A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 38

About Matilda?

Glancing around. Yvan decided to simply scoop up Logan.

The little guy was cradled in his arms as he strode into the executive office.

He plopped Logan down on the desk, arched an eyebrow, and flashed a half–smile at him. “What’s up, kiddo? You need something from your old man?”

Logan met his gaze squarely, cutting to the chase. “Did you, by any chance, order the squeeze on my mom that’s got her cornered?”

Yvan’s face froze, caught off guard by the accusatory tone of his own son. A sting of pain. surged in his chest, deepening his voice involuntarily. “Are you here to read me the riot act?”

“No.” Logan murmured lowly, “just to get some justice for my mom.”

“Justice?” Yvan’s laugh was laced with sarcasm. “There’s no such thing as justice in this world, kid. Power and status are everything.”

their butts off to get by. Why are you pushing them around? If it’s just for

Oh, the

blood calling his actions silly!

huh?” Yvan sneered. “Did she send you here to

mind, it was already a foregone conclusion that Matilda

a woman truly fit

Yvan for a long moment before a knowing smile cracked his youthful face. For a five–year–old, it was a remarkably sardonic grin. After a pause, he said, “Mr. Boyd. you want me, right? I’ll come back to the Boyd family, but in return, you leave Mommy alone.

beat as Logan shifted back to that formal address, dropping the endearing ‘dad‘ for the

I’ll go with you. In exchange, you stay out of Mommy’s

words from the child’s mouth were

Matilda could not hurt him, but little Logan was

eyes was glaring as if Yvan himself had failed as a father.

Yvan asked

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