Chapter 409 Amnesia
Nina had no clue why she decided to bring Sweetie along just as she was about to leave. Maybe she thought that after such a long nap, even if Seb couldn't see Isabella right away, seeing Sweetie might help calm him down a bit.
But when they opened the hospital room door and saw Siena bawling her eyes out in Seb's arms, Nina suddenly wanted to kick herself.
Kelsey was stunned for a moment, then she stepped forward and pulled Siena away. "Why are you still here?"
Siena bit her lip, looking at Seb with teary eyes, but didn't say a word.
Kelsey turned to Seb, fuming. "Seb, if Bella sees this, she'll be heartbroken!"
Seb lay on the hospital bed, a hint of confusion flashing in his empty eyes. "Who's Bella?"
His question brought silence to the room.
Zaire looked at Seb's pale face and seemed to realize something, his brows furrowing silently.
Nina stood to the side holding Sweetie, her face full of sarcasm.
Kelsey was in disbelief. "Seb, what's wrong with you? Bella is your fiancée!"
"Fiancée?" Seb's expression went blank for a moment, then his brows furrowed deeply, and his face gradually contorted in pain.
"Seb, what's wrong?" Siena rushed over and stood in front of the bed. "Stop asking him. Seb just woke up; he's not in a good state right now."
At that moment, Bradley and Seb's doctor walked in.
After asking everyone to leave, Bradley and the doctor ran a bunch of tests on Seb.
"Amnesia?" Kelsey was shocked.
Her reaction was the most dramatic; everyone else looked grim.
"Yes." Bradley nodded. "Mr. Landon's brain was stimulated during treatment, which directly led to his amnesia."
Kelsey asked, "What does that mean? Is it permanent or temporary?"
"It's hard to say," Bradley replied, "But during my treatment of Mr. Landon, I found that Siena plays a role in his recovery."
Kelsey asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Bradley said, "Generally speaking, psychological healing methods can be stimulated by familiar people or objects. We've observed that Mr. Landon is most relaxed when he's with Siena. No one can say for sure whether his amnesia is temporary or permanent. To be safe, we need to restore his memory as soon as possible."
Kelsey finally understood. "So you mean that Siena needs to stay by Seb's side and spend a lot of time with him?"
Bradley nodded. "That's about right. For Mr. Landon, Siena is just a means of treatment, a medium to help him recover quickly."
"Nonsense!" Kelsey retorted angrily, "Seb is a family man. Everyone knows Siena has bad intentions. With Bella missing, it's already generous not to kick Siena out. How can we let her stay by Seb's side? That's insane!"
No one said a word. The silence pretty much meant everyone agreed with Kelsey.
Bradley paused for a moment, then said, "This is the quickest and best way to treat him. Mr. Jose, please think it over."
"No way!" Kelsey shot back. "The most important people in Seb's life are Bella and Sweetie. Who is Siena? I absolutely disagree!"
"Ms. Jose!" Siena dropped to her knees, crying. "His kindness towards me isn't romantic; it's because I remind him of his mother. In Seb's eyes, his mother is the most important person. Please, let me stay and take care of him and Sweetie. Once Seb gets better and Isabella comes back, I'll leave right away."
Kelsey snapped, "No way, don't think I don't know what you're up to! Bella left because of you. Do you still want to stay and keep ruining their relationship? Zaire, get Siena out of here as far as possible!"
Seb had come out of the hospital room and was now standing at the door of the medical office, speaking coldly, "I'd like to see who dares to take her away!"
"Seb," Siena called out.
Seb didn't look at anyone; he walked straight to Siena and extended his hand to her.
Siena was stunned for a moment, then she joyfully placed her hand in his.
Holding Seb's hand, Siena stood up amidst everyone's incredulous gazes. "Seb."
Seb tightened his grip on Siena's fingers, pulling her closer, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one can make you leave."
"Okay." Siena was overjoyed inside.
It seemed Bradley hadn't lied to her; the hypnosis on Seb had worked.
In the past half month, while Seb was in a coma, Siena and Bradley hadn't been idle.
Almost every day, Bradley would come to hypnotize Seb. After half a month of hypnosis, part of Seb's memory had been erased. Now, Seb didn't remember who Isabella was; he only knew that Siena was a very important and indispensable part of his life!
"Seb, how can you do this to Bella?" Kelsey was almost in tears.
Seeing Seb and Siena holding hands tightly, Kelsey stepped forward, trying to pull Siena away and separate them.
But before Kelsey could act, Siena hid behind Seb in fear; Seb frowned deeply, pushing Kelsey away.
Seb's push was strong. Kelsey stumbled back several steps and was only able to stand steady with Jack's support.
Zaire couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Seb, the doctor said your brain was stimulated, and you have amnesia. You don't remember Isabella, but do you remember us?"
Seb's gaze swept around the room. "Of course. I remember."
"And her?" Zaire stepped aside slightly, revealing Nina holding Sweetie in front of Seb. "This is your daughter with Isabella, nicknamed Sweetie and formally named Stella Landon. Do you recall her?"