Chapter 41


    Matilda wasn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. She had to keep searching, stubbornly holding onto


    the slim hope that someone out there could lend her a hand. She couldn’t admit defeat here, not now.


    It wasn’t until dusk, after yet anotherw office had shown her the door that she began to ept that


    some endings might be inevitable from the start.


    If it was Yvan she was up against, she was destined to lose.


    Matilda sat on the curb, her eyes rimmed with red. She pulled out her cell phone, intending to call


    Yvan–not to speak with him, but to hear Logan’s voice one more time.


    But as she held her phone, she hesitated, then reluctantly put it away.


    Sniffling. Matilda stood up. It’s okay. No luck today, but there’s always tomorrow!


    Mason was driving by the mall when he spotted Matilda sitting on the sidewalk. Raising an eyebrow in


    surprise, he found a spot to park and walked over to her.


    Only when his


    Shadow fell beside her did Matilda look up and see Mason. She instinctively moved away before


    steadying herself and said coolly, “Mr. Farrell.”


    “That afraid of me?” Mason chuckled, “Come on,st time I really just wanted to help you and Yvan…


    Help her and Yvan? As if they needed anyone’s help. Their battles had always been to the bitter end.


    “You haven’t had the best five years, have you?” Mason tried to make conversation, but Matilda’s


    indifference was clear–she didn’t want to hear it.


    Mason could only apologize. “Alright, alright, I’m sorry forst time. I lied to you about ourpany


    wanting to coborate. Truth is, I was helping Yvan find you. I’m sorry. Can you forgive me?”


    Matilda finally cracked a small smile. “It’s fine, Mr. Farrell. Is there something you wanted from


    me?”


    Damn, tough nut to crack!


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    Mason narrowed his eyes and stepped closer. “You look down and out. Ran into some trouble?”


    Matilda didn’t answer right away. After a long pause, she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear


    and said coolly, “Looking for awyer.”


    “Awyer?” Mason was taken aback, “What do you need awyer for?”


    “It’s about my child. I have to go to court against Yvan.”


    Matilda clenched her teeth. “He took our child back to the Boyd family on his own. But that’s my


    Chapter 41


    child, too!”


    Mason hadn’t expected such a situation between Yvan and Matilda. He grew contemtive for a


    moment. “It’s tough, I won’t sugarcoat it. In Sea City, even in the whole of Ashton City, winning a case


    against Yvan is like climbing Everest.”


    Matilda had braced herself, but Mason’s words still made her heart quiver, “But as the child’s mother, I


    have all the advantages on my side.”


    “No matter your advantage, going against Yvan in court…” Mason shook his head, “Don’t count on


    winning.


    The light in Matilda’s eyes dimmed, and after a long silence, she whispered, “Is that so? But… I can’t


    give up on my son. He’s my life.”


    Mason’s expression softened with sympathy, and he sighed. “Look on the bright side. The child is with


    Yvan, his own flesh and blood. Yvan won’t mistreat him. The Boyd family has better resources, the kid


    won’t suffer. You’re young, don’t waste your life on Yvan. There’s still time for new beginnings.”