A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 238

It was another jaw-dropping twist in the tale. At eight in the evening, the scandal that had smeared Dawn's reputation was now old news, buried beneath the latest gossip. Mia, the alleged homewrecker, was accused of breaking up a family, and not just any family, but that of Yvan, the most eligible bachelor in Sea City.

"Wait, what? Mia split up Yvan's family?"

"Isn't that the time he had his wife thrown in jail?"

"Holy cow! The Boyd family's golden boy sent his own bride to the slammer? Who does that?"

"Man, I heard that fiasco was a real circus five years back. You reckon Mr. Boyd got duped by Mia?"

Suddenly, Mia, previously unconnected to the drama, was entangled with Yvan, turning the rumor mill into overdrive. People began to speculate that she was the villain who destroyed Yvan's domestic bliss.

Many of Mia's female fans were pounding the floor in frustration. "How could anyone do this to Yvan!"

"Mia always prides herself on being straightforward and not playing the innocent. So why's she silent now when faced with hard evidence? If you're innocent, shouldn't you be firing back hard?"

"Screw you and your thief's guilt! Mia doesn't need to explain herself to anyone. Innocent until proven guilty!"

"LOL, now that the truth's out, they can't act anymore, so they pull the 'innocent until proven guilty' card. You guys have played every part in the book, a bunch of drama queens."

"Mind your own business! Even if Mia was the other woman, I'd still love her! Focus on her work, not her private life!"

"She has work? Come on, name one thing that's not a rip-off. Does that plagiarized song count?"

"The fans are so funny when they're desperate..."

"Trashy guy meets sleazy girl. Bet the mess from five years ago was their doing. Poor Yvan's ex-wife!"

"Exactly! And she still has the nerve to go on Facebook ranting about others while she's all dolled up, as if everyone doesn't know Mia's the kind of girl who'd do anything for money!"

"Anything's fine. I overheard Uncle Adrian on the phone mentioning Mr. Boyd."

Logan glanced at Matilda. "Mommy, are you in some kind of trouble?"

A thought crossed Matilda's mind. Could the latest plot twist be Adrian's doing?

Why would he do that? To make her indebted to him?

Matilda pushed her suspicions aside and assured Logan, "It's nothing. Don't worry about it. Adrian and Yvan do some business together."

Logan nodded, while Orson sat on the couch, engrossed in his video game and seemingly oblivious to the mother-son conversation.

Despite the social media storm, the household seemed unaffected. Yet, another hour passed, and at nine o'clock that night, Yvan knocked on Matilda's door.