In the past, if Helen had seen a woman near Dylan, she would have torn into him, cursing him out with no mercy. But this time, she chose to ignore it and started throwing a tantrum instead.
Dylan quietly watched Helen making a scene. The sheer shamelessness and malice of this woman had far exceeded his expectations, so he decided to play along with the charade for now.
He sighed, swallowing his disgust as he said, "Helen, I understand now. I misunderstood you. I shouldn't have treated you like that. I regret it so much. It breaks my heart."
A flicker of triumph flashed in Helen's eyes. She thought she'd need to shed a few more tears, but just a couple of lies seemed to have done the trick. It looked like Dylan was still the same man she knew, just as easy to manipulate as ever.
Seizing
