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 evident to any discerning eye that they were father and

has a twisted sense of humor. The woman Yvan detested had given him such a precocious son. But was such early maturity a blessing or a curse?

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

back to that so–called home? What, you want

the thought of his son suffering out in the

would you care about Mom if I

leaving him speechless and

still unhappiness. Taking a deep breath. Logan continued, “So, it’s fine for me to live with Mom. You can visit whenever you want. I’ll talk to her about it. I promise

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fine on our

want to go back

face and felt a dull

a five–year–old have such insight… It

let go of his son. After all, a Boyd should

the hospital Yvan brought Logan to visit her every day after preschool. She soon emerged from her gloom, though she still glared at Yvan with

himself that at least

Logan walked hand–in–hand with her. She looked fragile and slender, even thinner after her stay in the hospital. As they moved through the busy hospital. tobby,

resisted the urge to help her, wondering what it was about this woman that drew his repeated attention. After all she

Logan hacoily skipping alongside her, Yvan followed them to he

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

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