Chapter 410

Nina turned Sweetie's face towards Seb. Sweetie was just the cutest little thing, with those big, bright eyes. She couldn't talk yet, but she was already stealing hearts left and right. Anyone who saw her would just melt.

Seb frowned, clearly not feeling the love. He barely glanced at Sweetie before asking, "You say this is my daughter. Who's the mom?"

Nina replied, "Isabella."

Seb's frown deepened. "Where is she?"

Nina said, "She disappeared after your accident."

Seb sneered. "So she's a heartless one, huh? I might've been in a coma, but I was aware. The one who stayed by my side, taking care of me, was Siena. If Isabella really cared, how could she vanish when I needed her most? I don't think she's missing. She saw me in trouble and just wanted to avoid it. Even if she comes back, I don't want her."

Before Seb could finish, Nina slapped him hard across the face.

Nina stood there, her hand stinging, eyes red with anger. "Seb, you've really changed."

Seb looked at her, annoyed and angry. "Jack, why are you just standing there? Call the cops and have her arrested!"

Jack was stunned. "Mr. Landon!"

Seb repeated, "I said call the cops!"

"Seb, do you really have to do this? Nina is my sister and Bella's too." Kelsey was crying now. She found Seb incredibly unfamiliar. Despite his amnesia, why did his temperament and personality seem completely different?

Jack stepped forward. "Mr. Landon."

Seb snapped, "Call the cops!"

"Seb, are you nuts?" Zaire was furious too. "Nina is my sister. How dare you call the cops!"

Seb just glanced at Zaire, then picked up his phone to call the police himself.

Zaire couldn't believe it. This wasn't a big deal, but if Seb did this, their friendship was over.

The old Seb was all about loyalty and relationships. But now, he was different.

Just as Seb was about to dial, Siena gently placed her hand over his. "Seb, maybe we should let it go. They're right; this won't look good if it blows up."

Seb looked at Siena for a few seconds, then put down his phone. "Alright."

He turned to everyone else. "For Siena's sake, I won't push this. Jack, show them out!"

With that, Seb took Siena's hand and walked out of the doctor's office.

Nina said nothing, holding Sweetie as she left.

"Nina." Kelsey hurried after her.

Zaire frowned, exchanged a look with Jack, and then left too.

From that moment on, Seb, with his lost memory, had cut himself off from everyone.

Late at night.

Margaret put on a coat and went downstairs for a drink of water, only to find Nina sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

Margaret called, "Nina?"

"Mom." Nina snapped out of it and forced a smile.

Margaret sat down beside her, took her hand, and looked at her with concern. "Can't sleep?"

"Yeah." Nina nodded lightly.

Margaret sighed. "I can't sleep either. I don't know where Bella is or how she's doing. Everything was going so well, and they were about to get married. But now, everything is a mess. Seb and Bella have really had a rough time."

Nina was still fuming about what happened earlier. Just hearing Seb's name made her scowl. "I can't believe Seb's turned into such a jerk."

Even if Seb had lost his memory, he shouldn't have changed this much! He used to love Isabella so deeply; can love really just disappear because of some memory loss?

Margaret was just as confused. "Kelsey told me about Seb's situation as soon as she got back. Seb and Zaire have been tight since school. We never thought Seb would act like this. Is there some misunderstanding? Kelsey mentioned his adopted sister, Siena, has been taking care of him. Did she say something to him?"

Nina shook her head. "Even if Siena did say something, Seb's not a kid. He should know right from wrong. Today, it felt like he wanted to cut us off completely! He doesn't even want Sweetie."

Margaret sighed. "Maybe Zaire can handle this. Don't stress. I'll talk to him."

"No need," Nina said firmly. "If he doesn't want Sweetie, I do! It's better for her to be with me than with a heartless father."

Seeing Nina's tired face, Margaret asked, "Still no word from Richard?"

Nina shook her head, looking lost. "No."

Margaret and Nina chatted a bit more before heading to bed.

Lying in bed, Nina pulled out her phone, found Richard's number, and dialed it, but it was still unreachable.

She then opened WhatsApp and scrolled through their chat history.

Their conversations were full of sweet memories. When Richard was around, Nina didn't think much of it. Now that he was gone without a word, she felt a deep emptiness.

Suddenly, she heard a noise from the balcony, just like those nights when Richard would sneak in through her window.

Nina jumped out of bed, not even bothering with her slippers, and ran to the floor-to-ceiling window. She pulled back the curtains, but there was nothing outside but darkness.

The glass reflected her smiling face, which slowly faded in the dark, indifferent night.

Nina stood by the window for a while, then closed the curtain again.

What she didn't know was that if she had opened the window and stepped out, she would have seen Richard hiding nearby. He was saying a silent goodbye.

Looking at the sliver of light coming through the curtain, Richard's fingers gently brushed the glass as he whispered, "Nina, wait for me!"

A moment later, Richard climbed down from the balcony, his black clothes blending into the night.

The next morning, Nina went downstairs to find the whole family waiting for her in the dining room.

Seeing her come down, Kelsey smiled and said, "Nina, breakfast is ready."

Kelsey even glanced behind her.

Nina didn't know what Kelsey was looking at and instinctively turned to look, but there was nothing there.

She sat down at the table and picked up a spoon to drink her porridge. Kelsey asked, "Where's Richard? Is he still not up?"

Nina was stunned and looked up to meet the concerned eyes of her family. "Kelsey, what are you talking about?"

Kelsey smiled. "Richard came to see you last night; we all saw it on the surveillance. We thought we'd see you both come down together."

Nina's mind buzzed, and the next second, she almost flew up the stairs.