He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 435

It was an incredibly jarring sensation for him.

It felt as though, in this completely shattered relationship...

Helena had suddenly become the dominant, assertive one.

The woman who used to chase after him endlessly was dead.

There wasn't a single trace of affection left in her eyes.

Only the desperate urge to flee.

That dark realization made Sebastian's voice turn harsh and merciless. "I told you, do not bring this up again."

Only he knew the truth: it wasn't about who ultimately kept the ashes.

He genuinely didn't care about that.

What he cared about was Helena's absolute determination to sever ties.

Flinching from his sudden roar, Helena stumbled backward in shock.

A thick mist began to gather in her eyes, making everything blur.

Her voice cracked, descending into profound despair. "Sebastian, what do you want from me? What use do you have for her ashes anyway? I don't want her trapped in some chapel with priests chanting over her. She belongs with me—isn't that where she should be?"

What child didn't need their mother?

And for the mother, having her child near was her only remaining anchor.

That was a piece of her own flesh and blood.

Sebastian couldn't possibly comprehend that kind of visceral agony.

By the end, Helena was practically begging.

It was clear that her child was the only thing keeping her tethered to reality.

If he took away this final piece of hope...

She didn't know if she could survive it.

Helena was on the verge of a total breakdown.

Sebastian saw it happening, his hands slowly clenching into tight fists at his sides.

Multiple times, the words hovered right on the tip of his tongue.

*If you want her ashes, then stay by my side.*

She didn't even know how to sustain this conversation anymore.

It felt like one day she and Sebastian had simply ended up here.

With no way back.

She just hadn't expected...

That even getting a divorce from him would be this torturous.

She offered a faint, ghostly smile.

Under that hollow gaze, an unfamiliar spike of guilt actually pierced Sebastian's chest.

"Sebastian, we were married for seven years. Even if there was no love, there should at least be some basic familiarity between us."

"Just for the sake of those seven years, for the fact that I never once betrayed you... please, give her back to me, okay?"

She spoke so quietly, as if she had finally exhausted all her fight regarding this matter.

"If you need me to sign papers, I'll sign whatever you want. You can have the lawyer bring the documents right now. Signing them early makes no difference, does it?"

"I'm the one who signed the medical waiver to stop her treatment. I'll sign the final death certificate too."