Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 339

Sebastian couldn't care less about how the rest of the world viewed him.

He was entirely indifferent to whether his actions caused others joy or misery.

His life was his own. As long as he was satisfied, as long as he got what he wanted, no one else had the right to dictate his choices.

Not even the grandfather he genuinely loved.

If it came down to a conflict of interest, he would unhesitatingly follow his own desires, even if it meant standing in direct opposition to Maddox.

The moment he realized he was irrevocably in love with Elara, he was fully prepared to crush any obstacle regarding their age gap or background. Whoever tried to stand in their way would be destroyed.

When he first discovered she was dating Julian, his immediate instinct was to burn it all down and take her for himself.

But he had been too young back then—just a powerless kid banished overseas, entirely at the mercy of his family's grand design.

Love fueled by nothing but blind courage, lacking the power and ruthlessness to back it up, would never survive, nor could it protect the person he cherished.

So, he forced himself to endure it. He suffered through the grueling academic and corporate grooming his family demanded in a foreign country, praying every single day that Elara would realize Julian was trash and leave him.

When she married Julian, Sebastian had finally come of age. He was primed and ready to return, tear Julian's life apart, and claim her.

But by then, the obstacles had multiplied. It was no longer just a matter of age and social standing—it was a societal scandal.

Elara had gone from being the older woman he crushed on to his uncle's wife.

An entanglement with his former uncle's wife... just the thought of it was enough to scandalize the older generation.

Even a threat of suicide likely wouldn't have earned their blessing.

That was why Sebastian had been meticulously laying the groundwork for this very moment for years.

Getting Maddox to accept it was ideal, but if he refused? It didn't matter.

It was his life, not theirs. If they hated it, they could choke on it. It wouldn't stop him.

But was he truly entirely unaffected?

Sebastian couldn't lie to himself.

He did care.

Maddox was the only real family he had left after Juliet died. How could he not care? How could he not desperately want his grandfather's blessing?

The ruthless apathy was just a defense mechanism, a necessary armor if things went completely sideways.

Given a choice, he desperately wanted Maddox's support.

Julian was running out of options. The legal route was a dead end for him, so he was bound to try and force a resolution outside the courtroom.

Sebastian didn't regret revealing his intentions to Julian; it was bound to happen eventually, and things had reached a point where Elara would never turn back and forgive him.

He had fully anticipated Julian running to Maddox, attempting to weaponize the family's obsession with reputation to crush Elara.

So, Sebastian seized the opportunity, using Julian's inevitable move to half-veil his own confession to his grandfather.

He hadn't been entirely sure it would work, but he had no other choice. He had to make the play.

Thankfully, he won the gamble.

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