He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 979

Helena listened in silence, still reeling from the shock.

It took her a long time to steady her breathing.

"That's just how the situation played out. Honestly, it was an outcome everyone saw coming," Sebastian concluded smoothly.

Helena murmured an acknowledgment.

There was truly nothing she could do.

"Xavier wasn't as deeply devoted as you thought," Sebastian added, suddenly shifting the focus to him.

Helena looked up at Sebastian.

"He has his own interests and ambitions to protect. Jocelyn's mess was never going to stay buried forever. And Xavier definitely has rivals."

"If a professor gets branded with a stain like that, his career is essentially over. So resigning early preserves his reputation, leaving the door open for a comeback whenever he wants."

"Furthermore, when forced to choose between Jocelyn and the Zane family, Xavier always picked the family. He likes to play the part of the self-made man, but without the Zane family backing him, who would he even be?"

Sebastian asked the question with piercing directness.

His logic was so airtight that Helena couldn't even formulate a rebuttal.

The resources of this world were always heavily tilted in favor of the elite.

Helena nodded and fell silent.

She knew exactly how that game was played.

"So Xavier went back to the Zane family?" Helena asked.

"Who knows?" Sebastian arched an eyebrow. "Why do you care so much?"

There was a faint trace of jealousy in his tone.

Helena blatantly ignored it. "I was just curious."

"You don't need to be curious about other men," Sebastian shot back.

Then he smoothly changed the subject. "What time are you heading to the Everett estate tomorrow?"

"Around noon, I suppose," Helena mused.

The Everetts were still very traditional.

Her grandmother had always loved taking charge of the ancestral rites.

So the afternoon would definitely be dedicated to paying respects to their ancestors, followed by a large family dinner.

Helena usually arrived around noon during past visits.

"Alright," Sebastian nodded.

He didn't offer a single word more.

Helena paused, fully expecting him to tack on some demanding condition.

But he truly didn't ask for a thing.

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