He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 32

He simply hadn't wanted their marriage to end.

It was the memory of that look in his eyes that made Helena hesitate for a fraction of a second.

"Lena, you need to stay rational. Don't fall for his lies again. You've been married to him for years—hasn't he put you through enough? Just his cheating alone makes him deserve to rot!" Sophia's voice pitched up, genuinely panicked by Helena's silence.

Sophia knew better than anyone just how deeply Helena loved him.

But Sebastian didn't deserve a fraction of that love.

"I know. Don't worry about me," Helena finally replied, her tone flat.

Sophia knew when to push and when to stop, so they said their goodbyes and hung up.

Helena forced herself to pull it together.

She absolutely could not let Sebastian drag her back into his toxic web.

Opening her laptop, she powered through some work emails and logged on to schedule her US visa appointment.

The earliest available slot ironically fell on the exact date of their seventh wedding anniversary.

It felt like fate.

By the time she finished, it was the dead of night.

For the sake of the baby, Helena forced herself into bed, completely ignoring the media circus raging outside.

But her sleep was far from peaceful.

A suffocating weight pressed against her chest, leaving her tossing and turning in the dark.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that exhaustion finally dragged her under.

Over the next three days, Helena's mind gradually cleared.

She blocked out every piece of news regarding Sebastian's hospitalization.

Only a few stray rumors slipped through her filter, confirming that Janetta had stayed by his side the entire time.

Sebastian's mother, Grace Dale, was also spotted frequently visiting the hospital, looking thick as thieves with Janetta.

The tabloids were already speculating that wedding bells were in the near future.

Yet, neither Sebastian nor Janetta publicly confirmed the rumors.

Meanwhile, Helena stayed holed up in her apartment, quietly organizing her documents in peace.

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