He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 696

She casually looked down and scrolled through The Gossip App.

The 'See You Monday' tease that had blown up on Twitter yesterday had only grown more outrageous as it fermented.

There were over a hundred thousand comments.

Many speculated about a popular celebrity's secret pregnancy being exposed.

Others guessed it was about a wealthy heir's illegitimate child.

Or various celebrity surrogacy scandals.

Then, Helena saw one particular comment.

[You guys are all wrong. I bet this is gossip about a top-tier wealthy family in Riverton. Would The Riverton Tattler personally tease something as basic as celebrity drama?]

It didn't take long for that comment to be upvoted to the very top.

The top wealthy family in Riverton was the Hayes family.

Helena read through it calmly.

[The H-family patriarch definitely has someone on the side.]

[It's just rich people stuff. Who doesn't have a mistress or two? It's just not legally recognized anymore.]

[The H-family couple rarely even interacts in public anyway.]

[I bet my life on it. If it's not them, I'll eat my own shoe!]

...

The debate quickly reached a boiling point.

Helena watched it quietly, not showing much of a reaction.

Sebastian walked up beside her at some point, resting both hands on the back of the bench and leaning down close to her.

"What are you looking at?" he asked lazily.

Seeing him there, she calmly held her screen up for him to see.

He glanced down at it.

"Talking about you?" she asked bluntly.

He didn't reply.

She didn't mind and kept talking. "If they aren't wrong, then this heavily pixelated photo is of you and me. But as for the specifics, I have no idea."

There was a hint of seriousness in her tone.

She just murmured an 'oh' and left it at that.

But he didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, still leaning against the bench.

She was still trapped within his space, unable to move.

She felt a spike of unease.

He didn't make any sudden moves, but his gaze seemed to lock onto the area right behind her ear.

Right where The Plastic Surgery Scar was.

Though it was something you'd never notice on a normal day.

He stayed silent, completely still.

She quickly stood up. "I'll go check on them."

"Mm," he hummed.

He withdrew his hands and unhurriedly followed her.

Meanwhile, his phone buzzed with a message from Carter Miles.

Carter: [Mr. Hayes, about the Twitter gossip... our tech team restored the pixelated photo. It's a shot of you and Ms. Wallace on the way to Disneyland taken by the paparazzi. How do you want to handle this?]