My Husband Declared Me Brain Dead, But His First Love Survived Her Brain Cancer novel Chapter 8

Sebastian had been working long shifts at the hospital for several days, using work as an excuse to avoid going home. Charlotte had been more persistent than ever, pressuring him to come clean to his mother about their relationship and to give her the official title of "wife."

Meanwhile, Mrs. Edwards had been calling him multiple times a day, demanding he bring Bella home to visit.

Sebastian, who had never been a smoker, found himself reaching for a cigarette when his colleague lit one up nearby.

"Mind if I have one?" he asked.

His colleague looked surprised but handed him a cigarette, even lighting it for him. As they stood together, smoke curling around them, his colleague chuckled.

"Seb, I didn’t know you had problems. What’s weighing you down?"

Sebastian glanced out the window, his face distant and detached.

"Who doesn’t have problems?" he muttered, glancing at his phone again. No messages.

"I’ve got to say, she was pretty incredible—sacrificing her life to save Miss Hayes’ from brain cancer. That’s some real selflessness."

Sebastian froze, the cigarette halfway to his lips. He looked up at his colleague, his face going pale, lips trembling slightly.

"What did you just say…? Whose death anniversary?"