A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 30

Matilda shuddered, her disbelief lifting her gaze to meet Mason’s indifferent eyes.

After his words settled, he rose, nodding slightly at them. “Well, I should get going. If you change your mind, give me a call anytime. Our design team at the firm is really looking forward to having you on board. And thanks for the coffee; it was great.

He pushed open the door and left, a business card of his tucked beneath the coffee mug.

Matilda’s heart raced, and it took her a while to collect her thoughts.

When Mason climbed into Yvan’s sleek car, Yvan immediately turned to him and asked, “How’d

it go?”

Mason just shook his head. “No dice.”

“I figured as much…” Yvan muttered to himself before starting the engine and smoothly pulling away from the studio.

As they merged onto the freeway. Mason finally broke the silence. “Why didn’t you just help her yourself? Why go through me?”

Yvan’s grip tightened on the steering wheel “Me? She’d probably rather diet accept my

help.”

“That figures.” Mason chuckled carelessly. “She’d welcome me more than you.”

the horn aggressively. “You have a

make some dough, and now you want me dead?” Mason shook his head and then prodded further. “But seriously, if you care about her so much, why did you send her to jail five years ago?”

the woman he hated most, so why

road ahead, and after a long pause, he said, “Because she was responsible for Rachel and her

look, she was pregnant too at that time, and you had no idea,” Mason implied that Yvan had imprisoned his own

backseat watching the landscape whiz by, felt the car accelerate. “What,

hit a nerve?”

ground his teeth. “I’ve been too soft on you. I’m going to

be a fucking dick, man! That’s no way to treat a

Chapter 38

a brother? Get

back home. His phone rang with an unfamiliar

his son!

voice, Yvan softened. “Logan, what’s up, kiddo?”

mature beyond his years. “Daddy, did

the kid

his room as he spoke,

someone recognized her as Dawn

deeply. “Daddy, you sent

hit the jackpot having such a

the apple didn’t fall far from the