A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 50

Willow was taken aback by Matilda’s retort and found herself momentarily speechless, scrambling for a comeback.

It took her a while to collect her thoughts. “You… what’s with that attitude? Without my family’s help, you think you could slip through Yvan’s fingers? Not a chance!”

“Oh, but I don’t have to listen to you,” Matilda replied with a scoff, her arms crossed defiantly over her chest. “I’ve always been on my own, never leaning on anyone else!”

Matilda’s words struck a chord in Willow, and when she saw the cold smirk on Matilda’s face, it shook her to the core.

Even with that icy smile, Matilda was stunning–a woman whose allure once set the hearts of Sea City’s men ablaze. But after marrying Yvan, she had fallen from her pedestal like a shooting star, her radiance dimmed.

“I find you quite amusing,” Matilda said. “If you’re so set on chasing after Yvan, be my guest. What do I have to do with it? Or are you actually afraid of me deep down, feeling inferior, and that’s why you concocted this scheme to manipulate me?”

recoiling as if struck, muttering, “Nonsense! What do I lack. compared to you? Just

narrowed smile, “I won’t shed a tear

shade of angry red. “Matilda, stop acting so high and mighty! When Yvan’s done with you, you won’t know

“When he didn’t want me, I was less than a dog. Willow, make sure you don’t follow in my

in exchange for marriage. In the end, it was all for naught–an empty dream. When she awoke, she was

stammered, shaking with anger. “Alright, since you’re so capable, I can’t wait to see how

silent, her

chuckled. “Oh, right, I visited Yvan’s house the other

Yvan, oh Yvan, you demand that I maintain the image of a good mother, yet you bring home every Tom, Dick, and Harry! How disappointed

relish seeing Matilda lose her composure, smirking

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