She decided to come clean to her son.
Logan blinked in surprise, "Mr. Boyd came over?"
His first thought was also about why Yvan would travel all the way here.
"He said he came to check on us."
Matilda turned away from the window, her gaze shifting. "But honestly, I don't quite get it. Why did he suddenly feel the need to visit?"
Logan glanced towards the coffee in Matilda's hand. "He bought you coffee?"
Matilda took a sip. "Want a taste?"
Logan made a face. "You're pretty chill about it, huh?"
"I'm the one living my life, as long as I'm comfortable, that's all that matters."
Matilda bent down to look Logan in the eye. "Logan, if Mommy ever did something you couldn't forgive, would you still forgive me?"
Logan furrowed his brows. "Why bring that up all of a sudden?"
Matilda just smiled. "No reason, just talking. Come on, let's go to the living room. We can go have a snowball fight in a bit."
With that, she stood up before Logan, heading out the door. Logan, after ensuring Matilda had left, sneakily peered through a corner of the curtain and saw Yvan leaning against his car, smoking.
The man's gaze was indifferent, his face half-turned away, leaning against his car as if he'd never clung to anything in his life.
The snowflakes fell around him in a silent dance. Logan watched him for a few seconds before letting the curtain fall back into place.
...
An hour later, Logan couldn't hold back any longer. He zipped up his parka and said to Godfrey, "Let's go have a snowball fight!"
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