A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 10

Gideon’s call came as a lightning bolt from the blue, his voice tense as he explained he hadn’t picked up Logan from preschool. The principal had seen someone take him – and it was undoubtedly Yvan.

Matilda rolled out of bed in a panic, her movements erratic as she yanked open the drawer and shoved the pills, long neglected, down her throat. She gagged, forcing the bitter tablets down her dry throat, then wiped away the tears that had stained her cheeks and stood up with a new

resolve.

Her eyes, tinged with red from crying, blazed with unmistakable hatred. Her hands trembled as she clutched the fabric over her heart.

“It’s okay. Don’t be scared. Yvan, you’ve taken everything from me, and now I’ll fight you with everything I’ve got!” She told herself.

Logan had been whisked away by Yvan at three o’clock, taken directly to the grand Boyd

estate.

Violet, Yvan’s mother, was taken aback the moment she laid eyes on Logan.

The old woman murmured through her tears. “Are you… are you a Boyd?”

Logan remained silent.

Violet’s sadness seemed genuine, but he had no desire to engage.

“Who are your parents?”

Logan’s smile held a precocious edge. “Who my father

parked his car, overheard Logan and kicked

simply, “Exactly what I said.”

could sense the boy’s deep resentment, especially towards ‘the Boyds, and didn’t dare to embrace him. She just watched him, asking, “Is your mother… doing well?”

dining courtesy of the government, so she’s got no worries about food

and lifting him.

Matilda teach you to talk like that,

“Who taught me? Everyone around me says the same thing. That my mom’s been to jail, that she’s a murderer. You said as much yourself in front of her

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Chapter 10

and set Louan down roughly, his words seething through clenched teeth.

“You may want to use me to threaten my

an admission that their loathing had seeped

around. Matilda was a nervous wreck, desperate to flee. That’s why she moved from

not understanding why he was so

“Yvan, please stop breaking things…”

just snorted and

on the couch, his expression stolc.

and son, both angry, mirrored each other

staff to clean up and sat next to

his head.

reddened eyes