A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 441

Rachel's tears started to flow as she carefully looked at Yvan, reaching out to touch his face. Like he'd been electrocuted, Yvan recoiled violently. Rachel immediately burst into tears, "Are you blaming me? Yvan, it wasn't on purpose. Look at me, I'm disabled for life! I was scared to come forward, terrified that Ella might try to hurt me again…"

Yvan's brow twitched as he glanced at Rachel's legs, bound to the wheelchair, and suddenly asked, "What about the baby?"

Rachel visibly stiffened, and Yvan's voice turned ice-cold as he repeated, "The baby, Rachel. What happened?!"

"It… it didn't survive…"

Rachel's tears fell even harder. "You blame me, don't you? I admit, I was cowardly, but... I'm a victim too!"

Yes, they were all victims, with him as the perpetrator, the origin of all sins!

Yvan stepped back, his voice hoarse, "Why did you come to San Francisco?"

Rachel wiped her eyes as a servant handed her a paper napkin. "I heard you were attending a conference here, so…"

Yvan remained silent, rooted to the spot. So, she was the mysterious patron behind that counterfeit Matilda. He hadn't anticipated this deception, this long con... and the irreversible mistakes he'd made.

As Yvan turned to leave, Rachel desperately wheeled after him, a pitiful figure, "Yvan, please, don’t be mad. I was wrong, I won’t lie to you again. I was scared, I didn’t know Matilda would do this…"

Yvan paused, his eyes blazing as he turned back to point at Adlitam behind Rachel, his voice tinged with a hint of menace, "Don't talk to me about Matilda's unintended harm. You're just scared that she might mean more to me than you do, so you found someone who looks so much like her to test me!"