A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 706

Dean cracked a smile, "Looks like Ms. Thompson is the real deal, knowing full well that to get that piece of land, she's gotta go through me. Well, I'm more than happy to make your acquaintance, quite the firecracker you are. If we have a blast tonight, I'll think about nudging my partners in your direction, how does that sound?"

His words were a thinly veiled invitation for Matilda to charm her way through the evening!

Matilda felt a mixture of anger and humiliation wash over her, her complexion turning from pale to flushed in humiliation. Yet, the stakes were too high, the entire company was counting on her, and backing down wasn't an option.

Gazing into the empty glass before her, Matilda's thoughts were a whirlpool of doubt.

Should she walk away now...? Doing so would undoubtedly offend Dean and possibly spawn countless adversaries in the future...

With her eyes brimming with tears and fists clenched so tightly her nails nearly pierced her palms, Matilda resolved to endure. This was Yvan's company she was fighting for; she couldn't let it fall into the hands of outsiders or watch it decline under her watch.

She had to guard everything Yvan left behind, even if it meant he might never return...

Spending a lifetime transitioning from one cage to another, Matilda realized all her efforts were just moving from a literal prison to a metaphorical one, built from Yvan's love and hate, trapping her forever in a limbo of waiting.

Her eyelashes fluttered, a wave of desolation sweeping through her heart.

Yvan... when will you come back?

I'm... barely holding on...