He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 698

He kept getting the strange illusion that they were mother and son.

It was an absurd thought, yet it felt incredibly real.

He kept his mouth shut, suppressing the feeling the entire day.

While inside the park, he and Helena didn't talk much.

Most of their conversations revolved around the two kids.

Throughout the day, she took plenty of photos of Hope and Kyle.

During a quiet moment, she sent the solo shots of Hope to Julian.

But Julian never replied.

Staring at their WhatsApp chat, she let out a silent sigh.

She obviously knew he was furious.

After thinking it over, she typed out a formal message.

Helena: [Hope and I are returning to Coralia tomorrow. Depending on how she's feeling tonight, I'll likely book an afternoon flight and arrive by evening.]

She assumed he would just ignore her again.

But after her phone sat silently for a long time, a flight confirmation popped up.

Tomorrow at 3 PM, flying from Riverton to Coralia, landing at 5 PM.

Clearly, he had seen her message.

She screenshotted the notification and was about to send it to him.

But his message came through with the itinerary details attached.

Julian: [I'll pick you up at the airport at five.]

Seeing his text made her let out a breath of relief.

Without hesitating, she quickly fired back a reply.

Helena: [Okay.]

Julian didn't say anything else.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Sebastian walking over with the kids.

She smoothly tucked her phone away.

He cast a fleeting glance at her but didn't ask any questions.

"Are you returning to Coralia tomorrow?" he asked directly.

"Yes," she replied coolly. "I have a three o'clock flight tomorrow afternoon. I have to take Hope back."

It wasn't a negotiation; it was a decision.

Even if the photoshoot wasn't finished.

Even if he tried to use leverage against her.

Returning Hope to Coralia was a task only she could handle, not an outsider.

And Julian not showing up was his way of forcing her to bring the girl back herself.

When he remained silent, she didn't mind and simply finished her thought.

"Hope belongs to the Campbell Family. I can't leave her in Riverton. If anything happens, I can't shoulder that responsibility. Besides, you have no right to keep her here. If I don't go back, she definitely won't go back," she stated concisely.

"Sebastian, whatever is going on between us is our problem. I don't want to drag the kids into it," she made her boundaries crystal clear.

Just when she thought he was going to be unreasonable, he simply gave a faint hum.

It sounded like an agreement.