A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 96

Yvan’s words left Matilda speechless. She quietly administered medicine to Logan, and then took the glass back downstairs as if nothing had happened, resuming her vigil by Logan’s bedside.

But Yvan, seeing Matilda’s silence, felt a pang of panic. It was as though Matilda was ready to leave him at any moment, and Yvan was suddenly gripped by the illusion that she had truly resolved to break away from him.

Those who really left did so without a sound. They gave up the struggle and the resistance, too weary to argue or explain, leaving nothing but a silent silhouette behind. And Matilda seemed to be in exactly that state.

Irritated, Yvan left Logan’s room, where Matilda was softly telling bedtime stories to her son, the two of them flipping through picture books in an image of serene domesticity from an outsider’s perspective.

Sometimes Yvan wondered, why did it have to be Matilda, the woman who bore his son? Why did it have to be her?

A strange feeling crossed his handsome face before he slammed the door and stormed out of the Boyd Mansion.

me. The leads from five years ago…we don’t have to wait for the weekend.

read fairy tales to Logan, he soon grew tired and turned his head

“No, I don’t.”

was decisive and swift, “I hate

loathing a loathing

these deceitful novels? Mommy, reality is nothing like this. What’s the point of these stories?” Logan looked up, his eyes shining with defiance, “Everyone lies, and novelists are

such a strong repulsion from Logan, and it rattled her. She hurried to reassure

live in, it’s nothing like

sorry. It’s my fault, for not

clung tightly to Matilda’s hand. “The one who should be sorry is Daddy.

only five years old but with the insight of someone much