A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

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Matilda felt like her depression was sinking its claws deeper into her, and Yvan’s reappearance was knocking her for six.

Prostrate on the couch with a throbbing headache, her work wasn’t making any headway, and her son was not with her. She felt like a total failure, now laid up with a fever, clueless about what to do next.

Then, out of the blue, her phone rang.

She glanced at the display: an unknown number. With a sigh of indifference, she answered. But the voice on the other end was familiar.

It was Willow.

In a voice that was cool and to the point, Willow said, “Head over to Fusion. I’ve got a business proposal for you.”

Matilda was puzzled. What game was this heiress playing now?

been coddled by her family for so long, especially considering her Simpson family’s own scandal she vaguely remembered before her stint in

had been smoothed over, and soon after, the news of Matilda’s incarceration eclipsed the Simpson family’s troubles. Five years in jail, with a shattered heart, had left her still feeling half–dead

truth be told, you’re still competing for my affections.

got up, showered, applied makeup, picked out a sharp outfit,

sneezed in the chilly air, Matilda approached.”

boots. A blowout and curling iron had

made people stop and stare;

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garden without disturbing a single

on the brink of death yet radiating a

was Yvan who had reduced her to this

nasal voice and frowned, “Caught

Matilda said nothing.