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.

For a child of five or six, spending all day at the computer might raise suspicions, but if it was to watch cartoons, that seemed perfectly normal.

That's how he'd evaded Yvan's scrutiny, using the resources and books in his study to enrich his knowledge, all the while pretending to be naive in front of Yvan.

Godfrey sincerely complimented, "You're very smart. Does your mom know?"

Logan smiled, shaking his head, "Mom doesn't know. She'd blame herself if she did."

Blame herself for not providing the normal childhood a kid should have, for making him mature so quickly and become accustomed to independence. If Matilda knew the extent of Logan's intellect, she'd definitely feel guilty.

He was so thoughtful, surely understanding this, which is why he continued to act like a carefree child in front of Matilda, even though his previous act of desperation in jumping into the sea to escape Yvan might have made her think he was merely trying to get away from someone he disliked.