Chapter 146


    Yvan’s face turned a shade of iron blue at Matilda’s mocking nce, and in an act of defiance, he


    nted a kiss on E’s cheek right in front of her.


    E, who had never been kissed by Yvan of his own volition, was grinning like she’d won the lottery,


    her eyes flicking towards Matilda, eager to gauge her reaction.


    However, Matilda’s gaze was as cold as if she were looking at a stranger. The flirtatious exchange


    between Yvan and E only served to make her stomach turn with disgust. Beyond that, her heart, long


    dead, remained unmoved.


    In front of Matilda, Yvan whisked E away to another room, and upon seeing the nursery’s contents,


    E’s suspicions were confirmed.


    Yvan’s child had been borne by Matilda. She’d always wondered, and now her suspicions had been


    validated.


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    E’s fingers clenched tightly, her eyes shing with a dangerous intent. She could not allow this child


    to exist!


    As E and Yvan vanished into the hallway, Matilda’s door was pushed open once more, this time by a


    much smaller figure.


    It was Logan.


    Logan dashed into Matilda’s arms. “Mommy, did Mr. Boyd make you sad again?”


    Matilda smoothed back Logan’s hair with a smile. “Mommy’s okay, sweetheart.”


    “It’s ‘cause Mr. Boyd’s been mean too many times,” Logan said, his innocence not quite understanding


    the depth of hurt, his limited vocabry failing to fully convey the pain Yvan had


    inflicted on Matilda.


    He clung to her hand. “Mommy, don’t be scared. We’ll be together again soon.”


    “I believe so, too.”


    Matilda gripped Logan’s tiny hand, confused by the strange look in his eyes today–a look that seemed


    tooplex for a child.


    But Logan’sughter soon dispelled her worries. “Then I’m sleeping here with you tonight!”


    He’d never called Yvan ‘dad‘ again, constantly referring to him as Mr. Boyd, a term both distant and


    formal.


    Perhaps out of spite, Yvan ended up letting E stay at the house. She was thrilled, deliberately leaving


    a pair of panties on the bed after her shower.


    When Yvan entered the bedroom that night, and his eyes fell on the provocative undergarment,


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    he quickly averted his gaze with indifference.


    Had the thought of Matilda quenched his desires recently?


    Yvan shook his head, trying to dismiss the thought as E’s voice echoed from the bathroom, “Yvan…


    Can you bring me my panties? I seem to have forgotten them.”


    To any other man, this would have been a tant invitation, and Yvan understood it as such. But his


    expression remained t as he picked up E’s panties and cracked open the bathroom door just


    enough to slip his hand through.


    E stared at the hand extended towards her, puzzled. Was Yvan not getting her hints, or was he


    simply not interested in her?


    Taking the panties from Yvan’s grasp, E brushed her fingertips across his palm, a flirty gesture that


    would typically unsettle any man.


    Yet, Yvan quietly withdrew his hand, closed the door, and walked away without a word, showing no


    interest in joining her.