Chapter 148


    E clung to Yvan’s neck as if under some strange spell, but his reaction was more fervent. Before she


    could resist, she found herself shoved to the edge of the bed.


    In the darkness, Yvan’s eyes were wide open.


    “E, don’t test my limits,” he said sternly.


    E’s heart turned cold, and her voice began to quiver. If the lights were on. Yvan could almost picture


    the hurt expression on her face.


    But the man remained unmoved. “If you’re notfortable sleeping here, you can go back to your


    room,” he suggested without a hint of sympathy.


    E’s soft sobs filled the room. It must be Matilda, she thought bitterly. Yvan’s resistance had to be


    because of Matilda. Otherwise, she would have already had her way!


    The night stretched on, agonizingly long. Yet, in another room, thanks to Logan’spany, Matilda


    slept soundly for the first time in ages. The mother and son woke up entwined in bed, with Matilda


    tenderly caressing Logan’s face.


    “Logan, for you, I’d sacrifice anything,” she murmured.


    Logan knew that Yvan had spent the night with E. When he woke up, he didn’t say a word; he just


    pulled Matilda into the kitchen to help with breakfast. They prepared two delightful and delicate meals,


    then sat contentedly at the dining table.


    “Let’s eat!” Logan eximed with a crisp voice. With Matilda by his side, even in the Boyd household,


    he feltpletely at ease.


    The child must have received a lot of top–tier education from Yvan; even his table manners were


    impable, like a little gentleman. Matilda’s eyes welled up with tears – her son was so young, yet he


    had endured so much.


    When E and Yvan came downstairs, they saw Matilda and Logan washing the dishes together in the


    kitchen. Logan, short as he was, had pulled up a chair next to Matilda, and theyughed together by


    the sink, an image of tranquil domesticity that made Yvan question his own reality.


    The cold Boyd residence hadn’t seen such vitality in a long time.


    E, standing beside him, red at Logan’s small figure with a viciousness that suggested she wished


    she could tear the boy apart.


    The presence of this child would surely threaten her future! Yvan’s heart held a ce for Logan, and


    when the boy grew up, he would undoubtedly share in Yvan’s power and authority.


    In E’s mind, it was best to nip such threats in the bud while they were still manageable.


    When Matilda and Logan turned and saw Yvan and E descending the stairs, they acted as if


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    they hadn’t seen them at all, not even a flicker in their eyes as they passed by like strangers


    without a moment’s pause.


    As they brushed past, Yvan’s heartbeat skipped a half–beat. He turned instinctively, only to see Matilda


    leaving him with a receding figure.


    It seemed that the mother and son had no desire to engage with him at all.


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    E thought this was to her advantage. The more distant they were from Yvan, the higher her


    chances of sess.


    That afternoon, Logan insisted on going out with Matilda. Unable to resist his pleas, the young boy


    approached Yvan, whom he hadn’t spoken to in a long while.


    “Mr. Boyd, I’d like to go to the mall with Mommy,” he said, as formally as if he were an employee


    requesting leave.


    Yvan’s eyes fell on Matilda and Logan’s tightly sped hands, and he had to admit he felt a sting. They


    clung to each other as if Yvan’s very words could shatter them.