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

to Yvan’s. It was evident to any

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

I have one condition, Logan announced, standing on his tiptoes. “You have to let us reunite with

frowned. “You want me to send you back to that so–called

stand the thought of his son

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

hard, leaving him

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

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fine on

want to go back to Yvan’s place.

at Logan’s face and felt a dull ache

have such

of his son. After all, a Boyd should be raised by the Boyds!

Logan to visit her every day after preschool. She

to himself that at least hatred was better than madness.

stay in the hospital. As they moved through the busy hospital.

what it was about this woman that drew his repeated attention.

alongside her, Yvan followed

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

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