He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 997

Sebastian parked the car before waking Helena up.

She was still a little groggy.

As she sat up, Sebastian handed her breakfast.

Helena stared at it in surprise. "You brought food?"

"Yes, I packed it before we left. You can't skip breakfast," Sebastian said matter-of-factly.

He was right.

Helena always felt physically ill if she didn't eat in the morning.

The suffocating wave of anxiety and irritability would become far more pronounced.

"As long as you're sincere, the heavens won't punish you for being a little late to offer incense. Besides, your grandparents arrived at dawn," Sebastian said with a soft smile.

Helena knew that, so she wasn't overly worried.

She quietly ate her food.

It was exactly what she liked.

By the time she finished, the scent of the food lingered in the cabin.

"It's fine. I'll roll down the windows to air it out in a bit," Sebastian said casually.

Since he didn't mind, Helena didn't argue.

Soon after she finished, he pulled the car over to the side of the road.

He led her up the mountain.

Xiangshan Temple was situated halfway up the peak.

On a normal day, they could have driven all the way up.

But on New Year's Day, the crowds were so massive that traffic control had blocked the roads early in the morning, leaving them no choice but to walk.

Helena frowned slightly at the endless flight of stairs stretching before them.

For years, she had lived in Coralia, only returning to the Everett family estate on New Year's Day.

Offering the first incense wasn't a duty that typically fell to her.

Naturally, she had never actually climbed these steps before.

"I'll carry you," Sebastian offered bluntly. "Your legs just recovered. You can't climb all these stairs."

Helena instinctively looked at him.

He wasn't wrong.

And it wasn't like he wasn't strong enough to carry her.

But carrying her up a mountain was a completely different story.

The stairs were steep and seemingly endless.

"Come on," he chuckled, crouching down in front of her.

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