A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 187

Matilda’s complexion was ghastly, yet she managed a smile. “So what exactly do you hope to pry from me? Would it ease your mind if I said, “Yes, I was once Yvan’s lover‘?” She had never used such a sharp tone with Orson before. In their recent interactions, Matilda had always looked at him with eyes filled with dependency. Orson understood that she was seeing someone else in him, and her reliance was due to the shadow of her brother that she saw in him. Even so, her demeanor had always been gentle, never as biting as it was now.

It took Orson a while to respond, “Get back to work.”

Matilda covered her face and chuckled, “I feel like I’ve let everyone down. It’s because, of me that Yvan decided to turn down the sponsorship.”

There it was, an outright admission.

Orson’s brow furrowed slightly as he said, “So you were involved with Yvan.”

Matilda muttered emptily, “Yeah, I was involved with him. And between him and me, it’s always been a matter of life and death.”

The situation seemed intense.

work. Our studio won’t collapse without

knew I was

drowning Orson and the others‘

looked at her pained expression, softening

between us?”

stormy, ice–cold despair. For

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he’ll definitely find ways to attack us. So, it’s

Matilda’s words. “We’re not as weak as you think. So, come back. It’s clear

Orson in front of her–it was indeed a remarkably warm studio, and that’s why Matilda didn’t want to be

work, and they’re worried sick,” Orson said, pouring himself a glass of water from the pitcher on the table. “Yoshi was about to call the cops, afraid you’d do something rash. So

mad at

her briefly. “The folks in our studio