Mending a Broken Love (Roxanne and Sebastian) novel Chapter 124

Sebastian's bipolar disorder, a form of mood disorder, made his emotional responses nearly non-existent. The fact that Roxanne's departure was causing him such an intense emotional reaction was almost incomprehensible.

He didn't care for Roxanne, and it made no sense that her departure would affect him so deeply.

According to medical understanding, people like Sebastian didn't experience love the same way others did.

Nicholas looked at Sebastian with a mixture of helplessness and pain. "You don't believe it either, right? Honestly, neither do I."

As a doctor, Nicholas understood Sebastian's condition well. However, he wasn't a psychologist, and the complexity of Sebastian's emotional state left him uncertain.

Sebastian, a man who appeared incapable of emotions, was now torn apart by Roxanne's departure.

Nicholas was confused. He wondered whether it was possible for Sebastian to care about her or if he truly didn't care at all.

Jimmy moved quickly, setting up the IV drip for Sebastian and administering the necessary sedatives.

He turned to Nicholas and said, "I'll need to wait until he wakes up to understand what's really going on. It could be that after years of repressing his emotions, Roxanne's departure became the breaking point that triggered this episode."

Bipolar disorder was a lifelong condition—one that couldn't be fully cured. Sebastian hadn't had an episode in over ten years, but that didn't mean the illness had disappeared.

When Jimmy first started counseling Sebastian, he quickly realized Sebastian had had an almost inhuman capacity for restraint. His willpower was nothing short of extraordinary.

Bipolar disorder was a mental illness that couldn't be self-cured, but Sebastian had somehow used his immense self-discipline to keep it under control. However, now, something had shattered that control.

Jimmy was curious. He didn't believe that Roxanne's departure was the real cause. After all, from every angle, Sebastian wasn't a man driven by emotions. People like him didn't need feelings.

Looking worried, Nicholas turned to Jimmy. "When do you think he'll wake up?"

Jimmy replied, "Tomorrow. His nerves are extremely tense right now. I've given him a calming sedative, so he should fall into a deep sleep."

Nicholas didn't respond for a moment. "It's hard to say."

Sebastian's behavior toward Roxanne hadn't exactly screamed affection. He had never treated her like someone he cared for, but her disappearance had shattered him. He thought, "If that isn't love, then what is?"

Jimmy offered a more clinical interpretation. "Sebastian has always been emotionally void. He has never known what love feels like. Roxanne might've been the only one who ever loved him so openly and wholeheartedly. He doesn't know how to love back, but that doesn't mean he doesn't crave being loved."

And Roxanne's love had been nothing short of extraordinary. When she loved someone, she gave her all—her heart, her thoughts, her entire world would revolve around that person.

She was a pure-hearted woman who offered the kind of love that burned the brightest and stayed the truest. And she had given all of it to him.

Jimmy said, "To suddenly lose that kind of fierce devotion? For someone like Sebastian, that's a catastrophic emotional collapse. The crash from something so intense to absolutely nothing is overwhelming. That's the most logical explanation for his breakdown."

What Jimmy couldn't bring himself to consider was the possibility that Sebastian might have feelings for Roxanne. Because Sebastian simply couldn't love.