A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 27

Yvan couldn’t fathom how Matilda had managed these past few years. Seeing her sobbing into Logan’s shoulder, a peculiar pang of discomfort twisted in his gut.

Drying his mother’s tears with a tissue, Logan gently said, “Mommy, let’s go home, okay? Please don’t be sad anymore.”

Hugging him tightly, Matilda trembled. “With you, I can make it through. With you, Mommy can survive…”

Looking up at his fragile mother and then at Yvan standing in the doorway, Logan sighed. “Mom, I told you before. Dad came to pick me up today. I know you hate him, but he is… my dad.”

His young voice carried an undeniable resolve. “Even though I’m not fond of him, having a daddy feels… safe. But if you don’t want to go back to him, Mom, I won’t interfere. Your choice is my choice.”

The tears welled up in Matilda’s eyes once more. “Logan, Mommy’s not afraid anymore. How about we go back and live a good life with Uncle?

The words. “Let’s pretend you never met Yvan and you never had a father went unsaid.

After putting Matilda to bed, Logan stepped out of the hospital room, his m

Yvan’s anxious one.

“How is she?” Yvan asked.

“She’s calmer now… not as agitated as before.”

gaze meeting

features bearing a striking resemblance to Yvan’s. It was

The woman Yvan detested had given him such a

Mom gets better, I have one condition, Logan announced, standing on his tiptoes. “You have to let

me to send you back to that so–called home?

his son suffering out in

you care about Mom

hard, leaving him speechless and motionless.

if you live together without love, it’s still unhappiness. Taking a deep breath. Logan continued, “So, it’s fine for me to live with Mom. You

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on

want to go back

and felt a dull ache in

have such insight… It was heart–wrenching.

After all, a Boyd should be raised by

the hospital Yvan brought Logan to visit her every day after preschool. She soon emerged from

thought to himself that at least

her stay in the hospital. As they moved through the busy hospital. tobby, she seemed like she

her, wondering what it was about this woman that drew his repeated attention. After

alongside her,

& handsome and dashing Gideon arrived to pick them up, his closeness to Logan making it seem as

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