A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 281

Declan walked in just in time to witness the humiliating scene of Matilda being pinned beneath Yvan.

Yvan's gaze was calm and indifferent; he just curled his lips into a smile. "Yvan, you've chosen my office to play rough? That's a new low, even for you."

Yvan stood up, quickly untying Matilda's hands from behind her back before casually taking a seat on the nearby couch. His face was composed, his posture graceful. All the disarray and chaos seemed to cling only to Matilda, while he could effortlessly step back and be free of it.

Matilda, braving the ache in her heart, walked over to Declan. "Mr. Yeager, about the investment in our studio..."

Declan squinted with a meaningful look. "I thought with your spirit, you'd never come crawling back to me."

Matilda's face turned ashen. "This game was Chloe's favorite. I can't just stand by and watch it be destroyed!"

Declan's chuckle was cold. "She's gone. How the game fares now, why would she care? Matilda, you're seriously overestimating Chloe's influence over me."

Matilda remained silent, then suddenly let out a cryptic laugh that irked Declan.

"What's so funny?" he asked coldly.

"I don't believe Chloe's dead. I'll do everything in my power to find her."

"And then what?"

Matilda looked up, her eyes brimming with disappointment. "If Chloe is alive and you manage to corner her, what then? Continue treating her like an animal?"

Declan found himself at a loss for words. Matilda turned to leave, having given up any hope in him. "I'm truly disappointed in you. You never understood Chloe's heart. Even in death, you only know how to pressure her. What do you get from that? To make her die all over again?"

Declan's pupils shrank as Matilda sighed. "Just open the door. I'm done asking for your help."

Yvan, who had been silent, finally spoke up. "Matilda..."

"As for you."

Matilda glanced back at Yvan. "I don't know what you hope to gain from me, but Yvan, even if I owed you, my debt's been paid. Why do you keep hurting me? What's your endgame?"

Why, she wondered, did these men never understand that love was about giving, not taking?

Yvan watched Matilda walk away, taking a deep, cold breath.