Chapter 973 Love On The Brain


    "You are lying!" Helin cried out. She clearly couldn''t ept such absurdity. Roger seemed unfazed,


    however. Her res did not intimidate nor move him. She pointed at Bessie and, with her head towards


    Roger, began yelling once again. "What is it about this woman that attracts you? Why are you marrying


    her instead of me? What makes you think she is any better than me?"


    "Helin! Please,e to your senses!" Her father called out. Heron felt really embarrassed to see Helin


    humiliate herself in front of so many eyes. He would have done anything to make it all go away, to get


    her out of the rabbit hole she was sinking herself into. He had a hard time containing his


    disappointment. Despite that, he tried to calm himself down and addressed Helin with a stern face,


    "You drank too much today. You need to go get some rest."


    "I''m not drunk," She asserted forcing a smile. Then, her demeanor suddenly changed as if she had just


    had an epiphany. She turned to Heron with a hostile look and started ming him. "It''s all your fault! If


    it weren''t for you, Roger wouldn''t do this to me. You''d better stay out of my business from now on and


    leave me alone!"


    At the sound of her words, a smirk shed across Roger''s face as if Helin''s usations pleased him.


    His reaction revealed what was really inside his mind, but he didn''t think anyone would be paying


    attention to him or notice it. However, when he raised his head, he was met by Sheryl''s zing eyes.


    Heron was ovee by anger, but he still managed to put on an act in front of the crowd. He


    responded to Helin''sments on a low but patronizing tone, "You have to get hold of yourself! You


    can''t allow alcohol to turn you into this kind of person all the time. I''m going to start restricting your


    drinking from now on! You have crossed the line tonight."


    He then turned towards the crowd with a fake smile, attempting to persuade everyone that Helin was


    indeed drunk. "I am really sorry. My daughter has had too much to drink. I hope everyone doesn''t…"


    As Heron was trying to appease the crowd with a statement and prevent the dinner party from turning


    into a disaster, Helin was not about to budge on her request.


    Ignoring the inopportune timing, she kept asking for her answers. "You have to tell me. What does she


    have that I don''t? Why are you doing this to me? I don''t get it." She sighed and continued, "You know


    that I''ve loved you ever since I met you. You mean everything to me. All these years, the looks, the


    talks, the raised heartbeats... you can''t say you haven''t felt them too. If you really don''t love me as you


    im, then why have you strung me along? Why have you deceived me for so long? Please tell me


    that what you just said isn''t true. Tell me you don''t mean it."


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    Helin grabbed Roger''s hand and looked him in the eye for a few moments, then inquired, "Has my dad


    said something to change your mind? You have to tell me. If so, you shouldn''t pay attention to it. This


    concerns only us two. No matter his words, my love for you will never change. Trust me. Don''t let his


    words get in between us."


    "Helin, all these years... that''s not how I see them. You have been misinterpreting everything," Roger


    began exining. He paused to think and then rified, "My affection for you is nothing like what you


    are insinuating. I have always regarded you as my sister. Yes, I''ve heard the rumors about other


    people''s interpretations of our rtionship but I haven''t realized that you actually believed them. Should


    I have kept my distance from you because of them? I never…"


    Roger paused once again. He was ying his part quite well. Adopting a guilty stance, he apologized,


    "I''m sorry. It''s all my fault. I should have known you may misinterpret this and should have rified it to


    you."


    Helin''s heart sank deep in her stomach and her eyes swelled with tears. "I couldn''t have been mistaken


    for all these years. How can you just deny it all? How can you let it all go down the drain?" she yelled,


    not believing her ears.


    She took a few deep breaths to steady her nerves. Her eyes were staring down and her hands were


    clenching her purse as if she was on the verge of making a move. Finally, with trembling hands, she


    took out a tinum ring embellished with a priceless diamond and confessed, "You know... Today, I


    was going to propose to you. It was going to be a big surprise; at least I thought it would be. But I was


    wrong. What you''ve just said makes me realize that you''re not the one. I have just been too stubborn to


    see it." Roger turned to stone at the sight of the ring. All eyes were on him in that moment. Shocked, he


    dered, "Oh wow. I don''t believe this. As far as I''m concerned, her feelings and intentions are news to


    me as well!"


    Helin''s confession provoked a frenzy among the journalists present. To them, there couldn''t have been


    smoke without fire and that was definitely going to be big news. So they all began asking question after


    question, in order to get to the bottom of the story. They strained against each other, inching closer to


    Helin and creating a hugemotion.


    "How long have you loved Mr. Han for, Miss He? Have you been intimate? Can you tell us more?" They


    kept shouting without any respect.


    The cameras started clicking too. Blinded by shes, Helin remained silent.


    However, the questions kepting. "Miss He, what kind of rtionship do you and Mr. Han have


    exactly? What has made you buy him that ring? Has he ever hinted at marriage?"


    They were not about to stop running their mouths. Eventually, the questions started sounding more like


    insults, purposely thrown out to trigger a reaction from her. Sheryl grew worried watching Helin get


    attacked by the group of journalists. She kept ncing over to Roger, hoping he would pull her out or


    jump in her defense. However, Roger remained silent, acting like nothing was happening. Sheryl finally


    had enough and rushed to her side. She gave Helin a nce and then turned to face the journalists.


    "Everyone, please step back. You all can see that Miss He is not quite sober right now. Therefore,


    anything she may say cannot be counted on. Please do not use her state against her or ruin her


    reputation based on an erroneous slip of the tongue."


    "And who are you? What is your involvement in the matter?" a journalist retaliated. It wasn''t every day


    that they got such a big and juicy story. So the journalists were not about to back off. Sheryl''s


    interference only made the matters worse. They began verbally assaulting her as well. They were using


    their best scare tactics to get Sheryl out of their way.


    In spite of her embarrassment, Sheryl didn''t let them have their way. Eventually, someone seemed to


    recognize her and stated, "Oh! You are Mrs. Lu, right?"


    Wherever Charles went, he always had Sheryl by his side. Her presence was not a surprise. Realizing


    who she was, the journalists started to calm down and stop with the threats.


    Even if they were not pleased with her involvement in the matter, they respected Charles. So they


    slightly backed away from the two women and did not ask any more questions either.


    Sheryl felt pretty happy and surprised to learn how well-regarded she was in society. She had hoped


    this would be the end of the night''s problems, but Helin wasn''t done yet. She was still unwilling to


    believe what Roger had told her. Desperate for closure, she asked him, "Roger, I just want to ask you


    onest time. Whom are you choosing to marry, me… or this woman?"


    Roger gave her the barest hint of a smile. He had never loved Helin and didn''t care much about her


    feelings either. Plus, he was getting fed up of her scenes.


    So he decided to be straightforward with her. "Bessie and I have a real, solid rtionship. Helin, you


    are too young to understand what love is. For me, you''ve always been a sister. As for your feelings


    towards me, they''re probably infatuation at best. This is not love. I trust that you will soon realize it too."


    His answer left Helin numb. He had crushed any of her remaining hopes and dreams.


    She took a deep breath. She had never felt so stripped off of her dignity. After what felt like an eternity,


    Helin finally epted the truth. "Fine, I get it."


    With nothing else left to say, she set out for the gate. A minuteter, she was gone. Sheryl intended to


    chase after her but was stopped by Roger, who held her arm tightly. Irritated enough, she turned and


    shouted at him, "What''s wrong with you? Let me go."


    "Why are you here?" he pried. Roger had not expected to see Sheryl there. The situation was a bit


    awkward for him but all he could do was to act calmly and continue to y along.


    He had a goal in mind and was willing to do anything for it.


    "Why are you asking? Huh? Tell me!" She demanded, infuriated. She pulled her arm out of his hold and


    expressed her disappointment. "Roger, now I really regret giving you a hand when you were in trouble


    three years ago. You don''t deserve it. You aren''t half the man I thought you were."


    Sheryl didn''t want to waste any more time talking to Roger. She immediately rushed out in hopes to still


    catch up to Helin.


    However, Helin was gone without a trace.


    That caused her to turn into a bundle of nerves, as she was afraid that Helin might do something


    stupid. She decided to reach out to Heron and ask for his help. Seeing Sheryl''s honest concern, Heron


    got really moved. With a resigned expression, he instantly consoled her, "Oh, this child of mine! Never


    a dull moment with her! Sorry to make you worried but you don''t have to be. She knows how to take


    care of herself. She always has."


    Heron then caught sight of Roger in the distance, who had just raised his ss and was about to


    propose a toast. The image felt like adding salt on the wound for the poor father.


    So he excused himself, "Well… Looks like I''ll be leaving now." The hostess was gone anyway, so it was


    impolite even for Sheryl to stay there any longer. She offered Heron a respectful bow and then made


    her way out of the venue as well. Her driver was waiting outside patiently. As soon as she opened the


    door, arge shadow of a man overcast her.


    "Wait a minute, Sheryl," Roger called out.


    Sheryl turned around, a little surprised to see him approach her again. Then her brows creased into a


    demeaning stare. She was appalled by his earlier disregard for Helin. No matter what had happened


    between them, he should have at least tried to defend her reputation publicly. Instead, he humiliated


    her even more. That kind of a person could not call himself a man.


    Moreover, Sheryl could easily tell that he didn''t love Bessie either.