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 spare me a glance.

entranced by the beauty before his eyes. Unconsciously, he reached

Bennett, then chuckled lightly. “Mr. Fuller, interested

he said, “You should be glad you’re Yvan’s ex… Otherwise, you wouldn’t

a beat; then she laughed it off. “I’m flattered by your attention, Mr. Fuller, but I’m just a humble woman now, hardly worthy of

aback, murmuring

Matilda seemed lost in memory, her eyes glistening, “I used to be someone

voice trailed off, stirring 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

one of deep

Why was he looking at

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himself, underestimating Matilda’s talent for drawing men

signaled the waiter to fill Matilda’s glass to the brim, and with