My Husband Declared Me Brain Dead, But His First Love Survived Her Brain Cancer novel Chapter 12

It took a long time, but eventually Grandma was gently convinced that Sebastian was indeed her grandson-in-law. She furrowed her brows, asking him why he hadn’t brought Bella to visit her all these years. But then, in the next moment, she remembered—Bella was already gone.

Her emotions swung wildly, and she began to laugh and cry at the same time, murmuring Bella’s name. In the end, the housekeeper came to take her back to her room, leaving Sebastian and Charlotte alone in the now-empty living room.

The silence between them was thick. As Charlotte turned to leave, Sebastian grabbed her wrist, stopping her in her tracks.

"Charlotte, don’t you have something to tell me?" he asked, his voice cold.

Feigning ignorance, Charlotte replied, "Seb, what are you talking about?"

But the mask of innocence she wore only fueled the fire burning in Sebastian’s chest. His eyes darkened with a storm of rage.

"Three years ago—the brain cell surgery. Was it you?"

"Did you change the plan? Did you swap the brain cell transplant for a full brain transplant without my knowledge, causing Isabella to die on that operating table?"

Sebastian’s voice grew louder until he was nearly shouting. His fury was palpable, and Charlotte’s body trembled under its weight. Her face drained of color as she realized she could no longer hide the truth.

Knowing she couldn’t lie her way out of this, she started to speak, her voice small, playing the role of the frightened victim.

"Seb, why are you asking me like this? Isabella wanted to give me her brain. She offered it herself. She said she didn’t want to live anymore, and this was her way of making things right with you…"

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and she began to sob, covering her head with her hands.

"If you regret it so much, then go ahead—cut open my head and take her brain back!"

But Sebastian knew, deep down, that no matter how furious or desperate he felt, he could never bring himself to do such a thing.

For a long moment, there was only silence between them. Then, as if all the fight had drained out of him, Sebastian collapsed to the floor, completely defeated.

All the strength he had mustered vanished, leaving him utterly broken.