A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 147

Ella couldn’t help but question her allure. Where had she gone wrong?

Previously, even when Yvan didn’t lay a finger on her, his eyes still held a certain warmth. This time, when Yvan asked her to stay overnight, she thought maybe, just maybe, something real might happen between them. But, to her dismay, Yvan remained as detached as ever.

Could it really be that after five long years, he had no desire to touch her?

She refused to believe it. If he didn’t want her, why would he keep her close for five years? Why shower her with affection?

Then it hit her. It must be because of Matilda’s presence in the house; that’s why Yvan was acting this way. If only Matilda and her son didn’t exist!

A surge of dark intent swelled within Ella’s eyes as she slipped into her lingerie and draped a sheer nightgown over herself, one as thin as a butterfly’s wings. She checked her tousled, sensual hair in the mirror before opening the door and stepping out.

Yvan was in the midst of shedding his shirt when he saw Ella in her seductive attire. His movements halted, his fingers stiffening over the buttons before he continued. Without a word, he strode past her into the bathroom and shut the door behind him.

his dismissal left Ella stunned, but she quickly reassured herself. It couldn’t be disinterest; Yvan

with her phone. As soon as the sound of running water from the en–suite bathroom ceased, she switched

as exquisitely handsome as

fallen for those mesmerizing eyes five years ago, but those same eyes had since

at her, it was always with a sense of nostalgia–a

Yet, after five years, she desperately wanted to be

The child had been lost before Ella could intervene, a fact that gave her a twisted sense of satisfaction.

was he willing to be with Matilda but not with her?

embrace him, pressing her body against his, and murmured

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was a voice no man

murmured low in response, patting her back

it? Just