Chapter 162

Isabella turned and saw two women stepping out of the car behind her.

One wore a red dress with dramatic makeup. The other, in a black dress, had an elegant simplicity, but her every move exuded a noble presence that others couldn't imitate.

Behind them was Leo, dressed in a suit.

The three walked over. Leo's gaze briefly swept across Isabella's face. When their eyes met, Leo gave a slight nod.

The woman in the black dress greeted Sebastian first. "Sebastian, long time no see."

The woman in the red dress looked at Isabella, sizing her up before her gaze fell on Isabella's slightly rounded stomach. "I've heard Sebastian has a girlfriend, but I didn't expect her to be so young."

Isabella felt a bit at a loss.

Sebastian squeezed her shoulder and said, "This is Susan Anderson."

Before he could say more, the woman in the black dress extended her hand to Isabella. "Hi, I'm Emily Lopez."

Isabella instinctively felt that Emily was easier to get along with than Susan, so she politely shook her hand. "Hi, I'm Isabella."

Emily gave her a gentle smile full of warmth.

At that moment, another car drove up. It was Zaire's Phantom.

After the car stopped, Zaire got out. He seemed casual, but Isabella felt he was more tense and restrained than usual.

Zaire said, "Everyone's here so early? I thought I'd be the first."

Susan's smile softened as she walked up and hugged Zaire.

Zaire stiffened; any remaining casualness vanished instantly.

Susan turned her head slightly, her red lips seemingly brushing against his white collar. "Long time no see, Zaire."

The sound of a camera shutter clicked.

Everyone turned to see Leo taking pictures with his phone.

Leo smiled. "A moment of reunion, capturing a memory for you all."

Susan had already let go and stepped back a couple of steps, creating a slight distance between her and Zaire. But her carefully made-up eyes still stared at him with a faint smile. "You haven't changed much from how I remember."

Zaire scratched his head awkwardly and even blushed a bit. "You've changed."

"I know. I've gotten uglier," Susan said with a smile.

Zaire was taken aback, smiled, but said nothing more.

A waiter took the keys from him to park the car.

Isabella then realized that Miley hadn't come with Zaire.

Isabella, though timid, wasn't foolish. The ambiguous glances between Zaire and Susan were obvious to anyone.

Isabella quietly sent a message to Miley: [Where are you?]

Miley replied quickly: [Moon Club. Did Mr. Landon let you come?]

Isabella sat in the corner, reading the message, and instinctively looked at Zaire on the opposite sofa.

What a coincidence! Miley was also at Moon Club?

Was it a coincidence? Or did Zaire have other plans?

Isabella continued to text: [Where should we meet?]

Miley: [Room V12.]

Isabella's eyelashes fluttered.

They were currently in Room V11.

Isabella looked at Zaire again, her eyes filled with confusion.

It seemed like Zaire had arranged this on purpose.

Zaire was talking to Susan about her life abroad. Noticing Isabella's gaze, Zaire turned his head.

Their eyes met. Zaire jokingly complained to Sebastian, "Am I looking extra handsome today? Why does Mimosa keep staring at me?"

Sebastian glanced at him, handed a peeled orange slice to Isabella, and said, "Relax, Bella has high standards. She wouldn't be interested in someone like you. Even dressed up, you're still the same underneath."

Zaire was both amused and annoyed. "Alright, alright. Do you want me to spill your secrets?"

Sebastian looked up, giving him a cold stare.

Zaire immediately realized he had misspoken and quickly glanced at Isabella.

Before Isabella could ponder over the words, Susan spoke up, "Mimosa?"

Zaire quickly explained, "Isabella is shy; her ears turn red when she speaks, so I nicknamed her Mimosa."

Susan gave him a playful look. "Zaire, after all these years, you still love giving people nicknames? By the way, why isn't Kelsey here today?"

Zaire said, "She had something to do and couldn't make it."

Isabella turned to look at Sebastian.

He was focused on cleaning the orange pith, seemingly not paying attention to their conversation.

About seven minutes later, Jack arrived. He came alone.

After greeting everyone, he sat down nearby.

Just a few minutes later, Miley texted that she had arrived.

Isabella was about to get up to check when she heard a crisp knock on the door.

Zaire smiled. "Let me introduce someone special."

Saying this, he got up to open the door.

Isabella thought it must be Miley at the door.

Although she didn't know why Zaire arranged this, Isabella guessed it had something to do with Susan.

Zaire opened the door; all eyes in the room turned to the entrance.

"Mr. Jose." Before seeing the person, the voice came through.

Isabella immediately recognized who it was and looked at Jack in surprise. He was pursing his lips, staring gloomily at the door.

It was hard to tell if he was surprised or not.

However, his expression was definitely not good.

"Come in," Zaire said, slightly stepping aside.

Then, a red figure flashed in.

"So many people." When her gaze fell on Jack in the corner, Nancy's expression froze.

It seemed she hadn't expected him to be there; her eyes showed visible panic.

However, Nancy just clenched her dress and lowered her eyes.

She didn't seem to want to greet Jack.

It was as if she wanted to pretend not to know him.

Zaire put his arm around Nancy's shoulder. Since she was wearing an off-shoulder dress, Zaire's hand touched her skin directly.

Nancy didn't push him away, letting him hold her.

Susan's eyes narrowed, but she maintained her smile and asked, "Zaire, who is this?"

Zaire didn't rush to introduce her but looked down at Nancy. "Do you want to introduce yourself?"

Nancy raised her head, first looking at Zaire for approval and encouragement. Then she raised her head fully and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Nancy Shaw, a friend of Mr. Jose."

She hesitated slightly before saying the word "friend."

With Zaire's hand on her shoulder, it was easy to guess their relationship.