He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 287

Helena didn't even need to look to know it was Janetta calling.

Janetta had planted more than enough spies around Sebastian.

Every move he made was reported back to her instantly.

There was no way Janetta didn't know Helena was currently staying at The Sanctuary Hospital.

She had been pulling the exact same manipulative stunts for years, yet she never grew tired of them because they always worked flawlessly.

Helena didn't try to intervene.

Sebastian answered the phone.

"Seb, I'm feeling a little unwell... I don't know if I'm just imagining things, but my vision is getting blurry," Janetta's sweet, innocent voice drifted through the receiver, dripping with helplessness.

That single sentence made Sebastian's expression darken instantly.

He remembered the doctor's grim prognosis.

Janetta's brain tumor was pressing against her optic nerve. In three months at most, she would go completely blind.

It was a horrifying reality that Janetta was completely unaware of.

She couldn't afford to suffer any emotional shocks.

Memories of everything they had shared over the years flooded his mind.

A profound, heavy wave of guilt washed over him.

Without missing a beat, he said, "I'm heading back right now."

"Okay," Janetta replied softly.

Throughout the entire call, she didn't mention Helena once.

The conversation was brief, wrapping up quickly.

Helena stood quietly by her bed, showing no visible reaction.

But she understood the game perfectly. This was Janetta's psychological warfare.

Janetta was a master at playing human nature.

By intentionally leaving Helena out of the conversation, Janetta painted herself as the magnanimous, long-suffering victim.

Naturally, that guaranteed Sebastian would side with her unconditionally.

After all, men always preferred the woman who smiled sweetly at them, the one whose world seemingly revolved entirely around them.

No man wanted to deal with a woman who constantly challenged him and made his life difficult.

But Helena was perceptive enough to notice a distinct shift in Sebastian's demeanor.

It wasn't just the superficial coddling he used to give Janetta.

She saw genuine, deep-seated guilt etched into his features.

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