He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 519

At exactly ten o'clock.

Sebastian strode through the towering glass doors of the headquarters.

Helena's assistant intercepted him smoothly in the grand lobby. "Mr. Hayes, our CEO is ready for you in the boardroom."

Sebastian offered a curt nod of acknowledgment.

His executive entourage followed closely as they entered the private elevator.

Stepping into the expansive, sunlit conference room, he locked eyes with IGM's elite brass.

The very second the oak doors swung open, Helena's cold, calculating stare landed squarely on him.

Connecting with those chilling eyes, a jolt of genuine surprise fractured his predatory composure.

He had been in Coralia for less than forty-eight hours, yet this was his third encounter with her.

The first time in an underground garage, the second time in a pediatric ward.

She was violently branded into his mind—partially due to her name, but mostly because of those hauntingly familiar eyes.

Yet, in his wildest nightmares, he never imagined this mystery woman was the supreme ruler of IGM Technologies.

He stood frozen for a microscopic second.

"Mr. Hayes, a pleasure," Helena initiated the strike, extending a perfectly manicured hand across the mahogany table.

Sebastian didn't break eye contact, studying her with terrifying intensity.

He stepped forward, engulfing her hand in his. "Ms. Wallace. The pleasure is mine."

A polite, utterly meaningless smile graced her lips as she withdrew her hand.

Projecting an aura of absolute corporate supremacy, she gracefully lowered herself into the power seat at the head of the table.

Sebastian claimed the chair immediately to her right.

For the next hour, she didn't direct a single personal word toward him.

The summit officially commenced.

High-definition schematics flashed across the projection screen as the lead engineers passionately detailed the integration protocols.

Helena maintained flawless focus, her gaze anchored strictly on the data feeds.

Her hands rested elegantly in her lap, giving the impression of deep analytical thought.

But beneath her calm exterior, she could feel the scorching weight of his stare tracking her every breath.

She refused to twitch.

This was the first time in his legendary career that Sebastian had completely zoned out during a multi-million-dollar negotiation.

A woman whose soul was permanently fused to his through a decade of trauma.

Drowning in a suffocating wave of despair, his presence grew terrifyingly somber.

He tore his mind back to the present, focusing on the ruthless, radiant titan sitting beside him.

Aside from the chilling familiarity of her gaze, she was the absolute antithesis of his broken wife.

They simply couldn't be the same entity.

Doppelgängers weren't an impossibility; nature often repeated its designs.

Furthermore, Helena's death was a certified, indisputable biological fact.

He had personally ordered Carter Miles to process the DNA matching; the charred remains definitively belonged to her.

Denying the science was pure delusion.

Weaponizing his ironclad discipline, he forced the grief back into its cage, his face turning entirely to stone.

"Do you have any reservations, Mr. Hayes?" her crystalline voice sliced through the corporate drone.

Snapping to full alert, he turned to meet her gaze head-on.

"Your team's analysis is flawless. The parameters align perfectly with our internal projections. Once the legal teams run their final compliance checks, we are fully prepared to sign. Do you concur, Ms. Wallace?" he fired back with lethal precision.