Chapter 141

The moment Matilda’s eyes met his, fragile as a spooked deer caught in headlights, Yvan felt his heart being torn to shreds. He couldn’t fathom why he felt this way; her pain was his pain, a shared torment that bound them inseparably.

Curled up into herself, Matilda clutched her arms as if seeking comfort in their embrace. Her voice was frall yet desperate, “I didn’t… I’m not a killer…”

Who, five years ago, had cast her into this relentless maelstrom of fate?

Yvan stepped closer, his voice a whispering balm. “It’s me, Matilda.”

Lifting her tearful eyes to his, she looked at Yvan with a lost gaze. “It’s you.”

The chill that ran through Yvan’s veins was mirrored in her eyes, where he saw his reflection, diminished and faint.

She murmured, “Yvan, you could leave me behind, but I… I just can’t do the same. It’s such a pity.”

Such a pity, indeed.

no more curses,” she pleaded.

body trembled. He yearned to hug her, yet he

a woman marred by wounds

gently pressed against her belly,

own, the truth heavy on his lips. “The pregnancy was too fragile in

with sobs. Through her

this baby. Anything tied to you, I reject! That child would’ve known nothing but hardship. I say it’s a blessing it left us

his voice laced with anguish. “How can you detest

you? You

was instinctive and swift. “What right

halted midway, the cutting remarks that once flowed so easily now stuck

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throat.

Why couldn’t he

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