A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 332

"Spot on," Chloe, ever so oblivious, missed the depth in Logan's words and simply praised, "Matilda, you've got yourself a genius son."

Logan, standing by, chimed in, "Of course! As long as I'm around, no one can hurt Mom!"

"Oh? What if your mom and Yvan have a falling out again? Whose side would you be on?"

"Mom's, without a doubt." Logan's response was immediate, his young voice firm, "If one day Yvan stands against us, even if he's my biological father, I won't go easy on him."

Matilda looked up, startled at first by Logan's intense gaze. But in a blink, the boy was all smiles again, his innocence shining through, "Right, Mom?"

"Ah? Uh... yeah..."

Matilda glanced at her son but said nothing more.

As night deepened, everyone retreated to their rooms for sleep, including Logan to his cozy bedroom. The living room fell into a hushed silence, broken only when Godfrey returned home in the dead of night. As he entered, he noticed a figure seated in the living room, small yet poised, focused intently on a laptop screen, fingers dancing across the keyboard.

Godfrey squinted, making out the lines of code displayed on the screen.

He stood at the entrance, watching the silhouette for a while until he saw Logan press the Enter key, triggering a burst of colorful static on the screen, like an aurora borealis in a digital storm, a mechanical galaxy born from bits and bytes.

After observing the digital aurora, Logan turned, noticing Godfrey, "How long have you been standing there?"

Godfrey realized then that the child had been aware of his presence all along.