A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 70

Matilda’s gaze snapped onto Evie. Her silence failed to mask the cutting sharpness in her eyes. There was a chill in those orbs that sent an involuntary shiver down Evie’s spine.

How could a woman who’s done time have such a presence?

Evie retreated, seeking refuge in Yvan’s embrace, but Yvan, with a poker face, subtly put more distance between them.

Ignoring the obvious, Evie clung to Yvan’s arm and turned to Matilda with a sneer. “Once you’re feeling better, pack your bags and get out. The Boyd family doesn’t harbor freeloaders.”

She spoke as if she were the lady of the Boyd household.

Yvan had grown to detest this woman. It wasn’t him who had been with her that night, which is why he had turned off the lights and had someone cover her eyes. But the mere thought of Matilda stirred such fury within him that, out of spite, he had summoned Evie back.

What a curse…..

Once outside, Yvan shook off Evie with a cold, merciless look. “You know why I called you here. Stay in your lane. If you overstep again, I’ll make sure you’ll never speak another word.”

of self–pity. What did she lack compared to that

this in front of Yvan; instead,

Matilda.

Yvan left, only Matilda, her son, and the doctor

seems to be

is too deep. It doesn’t matter if it’s resolved or not,” Matilda replied, her tone detached, but her eyes betrayed fragmented

hope you both can

Matilda and Yvan were the golden couple destined for each other. How had they come to this

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laugh was laced with irony. “Why should I? I’m clear about love and hate. I stand by my actions. If I choose to hate,

imprisoned for five years, and he didn’t take

Look at what I’ve become. It’s a gift from his own hands. If he claims to have feelings for me now, wouldn’t that be slapping his own face?”