Chapter 214

Zaire was taken aback, thinking Nina was angry. But when he saw Richard walking in from the doorway, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, Zaire was a bit afraid of Nina. Zaire used to be the oldest in the family, and Kelsey was the youngest. Although Kelsey was a bit spoiled and mischievous, and sometimes even Steven and Margaret couldn't handle her, he, as the older brother, could still manage her.

Now that Nina was back, he had become the second child, and he felt quite concerned about Nina, since he was afraid that she might be unhappy or ignore him.

"What brings you here?" Nina asked, walking up to Richard.

Richard glanced over, made eye contact with Zaire, and nodded slightly. Then he answered Nina, "I was worried, so I came to check on you."

"What are you worried about?" Nina immediately became tense. "Has the Landon family done anything?"

Richard said, "Look at you! You've become very tense."

Nina exhaled. "I can't be at ease until we find Bella."

"There has been some progress, so relax a bit," Richard comforted her.

"Okay."

Sebastian locked himself in his room after waking up.

Worried that Sebastian might do something rash, Zoe assigned two servants to guard the door.

At lunchtime, Zoe looked at the table full of delicious food but had no appetite at all.

"Zoe, you should at least eat something." Emily filled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Zoe.

Zoe shook her head but suddenly noticed a bruise on the back of Emily's hand.

"What happened to you?" Zoe asked, grabbing her wrist.

"It's nothing." Emily smiled and pulled her hand back.

At this moment, a servant nearby interjected, "Mrs. Landon, Miss Lopez personally made this soup. She said you haven't been eating well these days, so she made some appetizing soup herself. Miss Lopez even burned her hand in the process."

"Stop talking!" Emily interrupted.

The servant lowered her head and said no more.

Zoe looked at her with a complex expression. "Emily, you've really had a hard time."

Zoe had lived a long life and had seen everything.

So Emily's little tricks couldn't fool Zoe.

Zoe also understood that Emily was trying to please her for Sebastian's sake.

"Emily, you and I both know how Sebastian feels about Isabella. Although I like you and hope you can stay by Sebastian's side, you saw what happened today. Isabella is gone, and I'm afraid Sebastian won't be into anyone. You're a good girl, and I can't take advantage your feelings to make you stay with Sebastian who is heartbroken. You've worked hard during this time, and I've prepared a small gift for you as a token of my gratitude. Pack your things, and I'll have the driver take you home this afternoon."

Emily shook her head and knelt down with a thud.

Zoe was shocked.

Emily leaned on her knees and said, "Zoe, I'm willing to stay with Sebastian.I know Sebastian is reluctant to open his heart, but I don't regret it, nor will I complain. I just ask you not to send me away. No matter what happens to Sebastian, I just want to stay by his side. Even if I get nothing, I'm willing to be with him!"

"But this is unfair to you. You're still young; there's no need for this."

Emily started to kowtow. "Zoe, please don't send me away, please."

Zoe sighed and was about to speak when Emily suddenly covered her mouth and nose and rushed into the bathroom.

The sound of dry heaving came from the bathroom. Zoe was stunned.

Zoe quickly got up and walked over. When she watched Emily dry heave in front of the sink, a suspicion slowly grew in her heart.

After Emily finished, Zoe asked, "Emily, are you..."

Emily lowered her eyes in embarrassment. "Zoe, I'm pregnant with Sebastian's child."

"What?" Zoe was both shocked and delighted. She grabbed Emily's hand tightly."Are you serious? When did this happen between you and Sebastian?"

Emily said, "It was the night Isabella had the car accident. Sebastian and I were an accident. Emma brought Isabella over and caught us. Actually, I'm also  responsible for Isabella's accident. If we hadn't fallen into a trap, Isabella wouldn't have had the accident."

Zoe shook her head."You can't be blamed for this. It's wonderful that you're pregnant!"

Emily lowered her head. "But I don't plan to keep this child."

"Why?" Zoe's face stiffened, and she became tense. "Why don't you want it? Don't you like Sebastian? Don't you want his child?"

Emily shook her head. "No! Zoe, I like Sebastian a lot, and I'm so happy to be pregnant with his child. But I'm afraid Sebastian won't want this child."

"Don't worry! I'll take care of it."

"Zoe..."

"As long as I'm here, Sebastian won't abandon you and the child."

Emily nodded, tears welling up in her eyes. "Thank you, Zoe."

That night, Zoe went to see Sebastian.

She said, "I need you to marry Emily."

Sebastian stiffened and said decisively, "I won't marry her!"

"Are you out of your mind? Do you know that Emily is pregnant?" Emily asked.

Sebastian did not react.

"I asked her, and she said the child is yours. Sebastian, the dead are gone, but the living must go on. Can you really bear to abandon this child? Can you really bear to see me leave this world with regret?"

Sebastian finally looked up, but his voice was still cold. "Grandma, I never touched Emily. The child is not mine."

Zoe was stunned. "How is that possible?"

"I can assure you that Emily is not pregnant. If you don't believe me, you can call Marvin over."

Zoe hesitated for a moment, "Okay, Emily said she was pregnant, but since you said she wasn't, let's have Marvin check."

One phone call later, Marvin arrived quickly.

After the examination, he said, "Mrs. Landon, Mr. Landon, Miss Lopez is not pregnant."

Zoe was greatly shocked and looked at Emily in disappointment.

Emily bit her lip and knelt down again with a thud. "I'm sorry, Zoe. I was afraid you'd send me away, so I lied. I'm sorry."

Sebastian said emotionlessly, "Jack."

"Mr. Landon."

"Take Miss Lopez home."

"Alright."

Jack responded and walked up to Emily. "Miss Lopez, please follow me."

"Zoe!" Emily cried out.

A trace of conflict flashed in Zoe's eyes, and she hurriedly stood up. "Wait!"

"Grandma!" Sebastian's voice deepened.

Sebastian's attitude was firm. If Zoe insisted on keeping Emily, he would move out!