Chapter 21

The car left Sebastian's villa. Vanessa only looked away when the villa was completely out of sight. She asked Jack, "I never saw that old woman before when I came to Mr. Landon's house. Is she really Mr. Landon's grandmother?"

"Yes," Jack replied while driving. "Mrs. Landon used to live alone. But she got sick, and Mr. Landon was worried about her, so he brought her over."

Vanessa frowned. "Will she be living there from now on?"

There was nothing wrong with her question, but Jack felt that there was a hint of disdain in Vanessa's tone. He frowned and said, "You'll have to ask Mr. Landon about that."

Vanessa thought that she would ask Sebastian when she had the chance. How could young people live with elderly people in this day and age,? It wouldn't be a problem if he were single, but she was about to move in with him, and they would inevitably be intimate. If something like tonight were to happen again... it would be inconvenient.

"What did you say?" Zoe acted like she had heard something serious. She had been sitting calmly on the sofa, but she stood up abruptly.

Sebastian appeared to be calm. "Haven't you been telling me to get married because you want grandchildren?"

"I was anxious and did tell you that, but I never told you to just find anyone to be your girlfriend," Zoe replied urgently.

Sebastian remained silent for a while. "Don't you like Vanessa?"

"I don't!" Zoe answered very firmly with no hesitation. "You can tell a person's character from their appearance, and Vanessa doesn't seem like a good girl to me."

"She used to be in my assistant department. She was in the company for over a year, and I know her quite well..."

Zoe looked at him puzzled, "She used to be your subordinate? Doesn't your company prohibit office relationships?"

Sebastian felt somewhat helpless. "My... encounter with her was an accident."

Zoe was displeased. "Since they were both your subordinates, why didn't you have an 'accident' with Isabella? Why did you choose that woman?"

Sebastian didn't know how to answer that.

Isabella returned to the dorm and lay down after taking a shower.

It might have been because of the alcohol she drank, but she slept heavily and missed her alarm. When she picked up her phone and looked at it, it was 8 o'clock.

She rushed to the company, but she was still half an hour late.

According to the company's rules, being half an hour late meant a deduction of $100, which made Isabella feel sad.

As soon as she settled down, Jack walked over and knocked on her desk. "Isabella, get Mr. Williams' contract and go out with Mr. Landon later."

"Okay."

Since Sebastian had requested her to participate in this collaboration with Andy, Isabella was obliged to be present when the contract was signed.

She checked the contract and put it in a bag when Laura suddenly called to her. "Isabella, come here for a moment."

Isabella got up and walked over. Laura threw a stack of documents at her, "These are some newly organized expired materials. Can you please take them to the resource room? Thank you."

Isabella was usually the one who handled these things, so she had no reason to refuse. She took the stack of materials to the resource room. It only took about ten minutes for her to organize the expired materials.

However, when she tried to leave, she found that the door was locked from the outside.

Isabella panicked and fought with the door for ten minutes, but the door didn't budge. She had failed.

Unfortunately, she had left her phone on the desk.

Isabella had to wait for someone to come and open the door, but the resource room only contained unused materials. Even if someone did come, she might still have to wait for a long time.

On the other side, Jack walked out with Sebastian and quickly scanned the area. He didn't see Isabella in her usual spot, so he paused and asked, "Where's Isabella?"

Laura stood up and replied, "I don't know. She went somewhere with a stack of documents."

"I told her to prepare to go out with Mr. Landon," Jack said, glancing at Sebastian. Sebastian was known to dislike people being late. It was an important moment, but Isabella had disappeared.

Sebastian checked the time on his watch and said, "Call her and find out where she is."

"Alright," Jack quickly pulled out his phone. Isabella's phone rang, but it was on her desk.

Sebastian said, "We don't need to wait for her."

He looked around the assistant's office. Normally, he would have taken Vanessa with him, but Vanessa had already resigned. Laura stood there, her gaze filled with anticipation.

Based on qualifications, besides Vanessa, Laura was the most suitable among all the female assistants.

However, Sebastian remained silent for a moment before saying, "Let's go."

He didn't mention Laura.

The two of them walked toward the elevator, but Laura caught up from behind them and said, "Mr. Landon, since Isabella isn't here, can I come with you?"

Laura's ambition was clearly written on her face.

Sebastian didn't even glance at her and said to Jack, "Get her to contact Isabella. Once she reaches Isabella, tell her to hurry to the signing location."

"Yes, Mr. Landon," Jack turned and said, "Laura, you contact Isabella and ask her to come as soon as possible."

After that, they entered the elevator and left.

Laura stared at the numbers on the elevator wall and stomped her foot in frustration.

Isabella had been locked up all day until someone finally came to the document room to retrieve something just before everyone was about to leave.

When she rushed back to the office and stepped out of the elevator, she ran into Jack.

When Jack saw her, he asked, "Isabella, where have you been all day? If you didn't come back, we would have called the police."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Brown, I..." Isabella started to explain.

"You don't need to explain to me. Go explain to Mr. Landon," Jack shook his head and genuinely felt sorry for her for missing such a great opportunity.

Isabella bit her lip and resignedly walked toward Sebastian's office. She raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in," Sebastian's voice came through the door.

Isabella pushed the door open. She found him sitting in a chair with his back to the door, so she could only see half of his head.

"Mr. Landon." Isabella stood there uncertainly. "I'm sorry, I made a mistake today... Did I disrupt the contract signing between you and Mr. Williams?"

Once the opportunity was lost, it was lost. Although she felt regretful, there was nothing she could do. She would feel better if the company had not suffered any losses.

Sebastian remained silent.

Isabella felt very guilty. As she thought about Jack's attitude toward her, and how Sebastian was now speechless because of her, her guilt intensified. She closed her eyes and made up her mind. "If I caused any losses to the company, I'm willing to accept any punishment, including resignation."

The man in the chair turned around. Isabella could feel his gaze, but she didn't have the courage to meet his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Landon, I'll pack up and leave the company." After Isabella finished speaking, she turned around and walked out.

At this moment, the office door was opened, and Sebastian walked in from outside.

When she saw him, Isabella was stunned, "Mr. Landon?"