He Never Loved Me Until the Day I Finally Left Him novel Chapter 889

What Sebastian didn't anticipate was Helena's sudden, explosive reaction.

"I was in a coma! How the hell was I supposed to claim her?"

"When I finally woke up, I was in intense therapy for nearly two years. Clinically, I was emotionally unstable and severely traumatized. Was I supposed to raise a child like that?"

"Fine, I'm stable now. I could bring her back. And then what? How do I explain to my daughter why she doesn't have a father? How do I explain why I abandoned her for the first years of her life?"

"Do you have any idea how fragile her heart is? Do you know what kind of damage an emotional shock like that would cause?"

...

Helena screamed at him, her voice raw and breaking with fury.

She was panting heavily, glaring at him as if he had just asked the most offensive question in the world.

But beneath the rage, five years of suffocating guilt and agonizing heartbreak finally shattered to the surface.

Sebastian heard it loud and clear.

The guilt gnawing at him deepened into a chasm he knew he could never cross.

"Tell me, Sebastian. How do I claim her now?" Helena mocked, her voice trembling with a cynical laugh.

"I..." Sebastian opened his mouth, but the words died in his throat. He had no defense.

Helena nodded, her eyes flashing. "Right. So you show up here to talk about Skye, which means you want to take her away, right?"

"Go ahead. If she wants to go with you, I won't stop her. But have you actually thought about what's best for her? Or is this just about beating me?"

"She just had major surgery. You know her condition better than anyone since Solomon performed it. She cannot be subjected to any kind of stress. She needs stability."

"She is a deeply sensitive child. You want to drag her back to Riverton with the absolute mess your life is right now? Are you trying to kill her?"

Helena fired the questions off like bullets, not needing a second to think. Every word hit a fatal weak point.

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