He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 181

The old Janetta Ramirez had just been putting on an act.

As long as she played the victim, Sebastian Hayes's heart would soften, and she would always come back to him.

But now—

Helena Wallace slightly furrowed her brows. She couldn't explain why, but a wave of anxiety washed over her, a suffocating feeling that something terrible was about to happen.

She forced herself to stop overthinking.

The baby in her belly was restless. After Helena gently soothed her stomach, she leaned against the edge of the bed and drifted off to sleep.

At 3:00 AM.

A commotion echoed through the villa.

Helena was a light sleeper to begin with, and her senses had only heightened since becoming pregnant.

She opened her eyes, threw off the covers, and walked out of the room.

She froze in her tracks.

Beau Sterling had brought Sebastian home.

A heavy stench of alcohol filled the living room, and the butler was already awake.

Her mind flashed back to the recent media reports.

Helena let out a self-deprecating scoff in her mind, though her expression remained completely detached.

Beau shifted his gaze toward her. "Helena, Sebastian had a bit too much to drink. I'll have to leave him in your hands."

Regardless of what Beau actually thought of her, on the surface, he at least maintained a baseline of respect for Mrs. Hayes.

For the past seven years of their marriage, whenever Sebastian came home drunk, Helena was always the one to take care of him.

Because in moments like this, Sebastian only wanted Helena.

Anyone else getting close would only trigger his violent resistance, making the situation far worse.

Understanding this unspoken rule, the butler tactfully stepped aside, knowing better than to ask for trouble.

But this time, Helena merely gave Beau a flat, indifferent look.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sterling. I'm pregnant, so I really can't look after him. The butler will have to handle it." She refused him flat out.

The rejection caught Beau off guard.

For a split second, the air in the room seemed to freeze.

He looked at Helena quietly, his mind drifting back to earlier that night.

Sebastian had called him out to a private club for drinks. By the time Beau arrived, Sebastian was already heavily intoxicated.

He had assumed it was solely because Janetta had left.

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