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

bearing a striking resemblance to Yvan’s. It was evident to any discerning eye that they

woman Yvan detested had given him such a precocious son.

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

frowned. “You want me to send you back to that

thought of his son suffering

dimmed. “Dad, would you care about Mom if I didn’t exist?”

Yvan hard, leaving

with Mom. You can visit whenever you want. I’ll talk to her about it. I

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fine on our

to go back to Yvan’s place.

face and felt a dull ache in his

have such insight… It was

couldn’t let go of his son. After all, a Boyd should be raised by the Boyds!

every day after preschool. She soon emerged from her gloom, though she still glared at

that at least

looked fragile and slender, even thinner after her stay in the hospital. As they moved through the busy hospital. tobby, she seemed like

about this woman that

Logan hacoily skipping alongside her, Yvan followed

up, his closeness to Logan making it seem as though they were the real family.

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