He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 240

When Julian truly stopped caring about the consequences, absolutely no one could rein him in.

Was she terrified? Yes.

"What are you looking at?" Sebastian noticed her distraction and asked in a flat tone.

"Ah," she gasped softly, completely caught off guard.

He easily read the blatant panic in her eyes.

He didn't call her out on it.

Instead, he followed her line of sight.

That was when he saw Julian.

Sebastian's brow furrowed slightly. The man looked incredibly familiar, but he couldn't quite place the face.

Masking his confusion flawlessly, he maintained his stoic demeanor.

It wasn't until Julian came to a halt right in front of them that the tension peaked.

From start to finish, Julian hadn't spared Helena a single glance; his eyes were entirely fixated on Sebastian.

His expression was dangerously unreadable.

Keeping one hand casually tucked into his pocket, Sebastian responded with a slow, unhurried nod of acknowledgment.

"Mr. Hayes, this is Mr. Julian Shen, the heir of The Campbell Family," one of the business partners quickly stepped in to make the introduction.

Hearing the name, Sebastian was genuinely surprised.

The Campbell Family was the absolute apex of Coralia's elite.

On top of that, Julian's mother was the eldest daughter of The Dixon Family in The Capital, tying them directly to The Everett Family.

It made the Campbells an undisputed powerhouse with terrifyingly deep roots in The Capital.

And in this generation, Julian was their sole heir.

He was the undisputed crown prince of the Campbell empire.

But he was also notoriously eccentric, ruthless, and incredibly difficult to deal with.

Coupled with his deep disdain for the media, he rarely ever made public appearances.

Because of this, he spent most of his time abroad.

His sudden return to Riverton was indeed a massive shock.

Outwardly, however, Sebastian remained perfectly composed. Giving a polite nod, he said smoothly, "Mr. Shen."

Sebastian was used to keeping a cold distance.

Everyone also knew exactly whose baby Janetta was carrying.

But since Sebastian had never publicly legitimized the affair, no one ever dared to bring it up to his face.

Julian, however, couldn't care less about saving face. He ripped the ugly truth wide open for everyone to see.

"I actually saw Mr. Hayes and Ms. Ramirez practically attached at the hip overseas not too long ago," Julian drawled, a dark, mocking smile playing on his lips.

Finally, his sharp gaze shifted onto Helena.

Still, he gave nothing away.

"So, did the position of Mrs. Hayes suddenly get recast?" he asked, throwing the explosive question right at Sebastian's feet.

At his words, Sebastian's expression darkened dangerously.

The surrounding executives fell dead silent.

These were the kinds of questions they wouldn't dare whisper, let alone ask out loud.

Only someone as arrogant and untouchable as Julian Shen would dare to strip away Sebastian's pride in public.

But Julian was never one to meddle in other people's gossip. Why on earth was he suddenly tracking Sebastian's love life?

Anyone with half a brain could see exactly what was happening: Julian Shen had come here specifically to pick a fight with Sebastian Hayes.