A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 54

Matilda locked eyes with Yvan for a long moment before he let out a knowing, cold chuckle. “What’s the matter, scared I’ll gobble you up?”

Matilda’s fist clenched suddenly, but she sat down all the same. She couldn’t escape this, so why not face it head–on?

The bar lights cast a soft glow just then, and in the dimness, she saw in Yvan’s face those eyes that had haunted countless memories–cold, dismissive, carrying a chill that set her heart on

edge.

Taking her seat, Matilda flashed a wry smile at Yvan and Bennett. “I can’t stay long, though. There are people waiting for me at another booth.”

Bennett, with a mischievous twinkle in his eye, probed, “Oh? Guys or girls?”

Matilda didn’t specify, simply settling down to play games with Bennett while Yvan’s gaze lingered on her, probing. Probing for whatever thoughts she was hiding.

back when I used to hover around you, you wouldn’t

beauty before his eyes. Unconsciously, he reached

gesture, Matilda looked up at Bennett, then chuckled lightly. “Mr. Fuller, interested in

should be glad you’re Yvan’s ex… Otherwise, you wouldn’t be

“I’m flattered by your attention, Mr. Fuller, but I’m just a humble woman now,

aback, murmuring softly, “But back then…”

eyes glistening, “I used to be someone quite special…”

up a storm of recollection as she winked at Bennett. “All the glitz and glamour of the world–they’re just passing clouds. I once had so much, and yet, in the end, what do I have left? They say time proves everything, but time also spares no

was staring intently at Matilda, his look one of deep

know that Matilda was his ex–wife? Why was he looking at her

Chapter 54

Matilda’s

the waiter to fill Matilda’s glass to the brim, and with a casual lift of his hand, he toasted her.