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.”

horn aggressively. “You have

ex make some dough, and now you want me dead?” Mason shook his head and then prodded further. “But seriously, if you care

why did he go to such

was fixed on the road ahead, and after a long pause, he said, “Because she was responsible

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

the backseat watching the landscape whiz by,

hit a nerve?”

going to tell your old man about

Mason finally exclaimed, “Yvan, don’t be a fucking dick, man! That’s no way to treat a brother!”

Chapter 38

Get the hell out of

dropping Mason off at his place, Yvan headed back home. His phone rang with an unfamiliar

boy, his

softened. “Logan, what’s up, kiddo?”

sounded mature beyond his years. “Daddy, did

kid be so sharp?

as he spoke,

told me someone recognized her as Dawn and wanted to offer her a deal.”

deeply. “Daddy, you sent

he’d hit the jackpot having such a

didn’t fall far from