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.

you, you wouldn’t spare me a glance. And now, you’re suddenly all interested? What

was laced with sarcasm, but Bennett seemed entranced by the beauty before his eyes. Unconsciously, he reached out and

at Bennett, then chuckled lightly. “Mr. Fuller, interested in your buddy’s ex–wife?”

you’re Yvan’s

heart skipped a beat; then she laughed it off. “I’m flattered by your attention,

aback, murmuring softly,

in memory, her eyes glistening, “I used to be someone quite

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

staring intently at Matilda, his look one of deep longing that even Yvan found

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

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to himself, underestimating Matilda’s talent for

Matilda’s glass to the brim, and