Chapter 25

"Isabella," Sebastian softly called her name. "Did you need something?"

Isabella stood up straight, feeling a little embarrassed. "I was looking for Vanessa..."

"What do you need her for?" Sebastian quickly interrupted.

Zaire raised an eyebrow, giving him a meaningful look.

Since it didn't matter who she borrowed money from, Isabella hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Landon, I... wanted to borrow some money from you."

"How much do you need?"

"A hundred dollars."

Sebastian didn't even ask what she wanted it for. He just agreed.

Isabella felt a bit shy and embarrassed. "Thank you."

Sebastian picked up his phone. After a while, Isabella's phone beeped. He said, "I've transferred it to you."

"Thank you, Mr. Landon."

"You're welcome," Sebastian said calmly, "If it's not enough, let me know."

Isabella was stunned.

She didn't know how to respond to this, so she just said thank you again and turned to pay.

Sebastian watched her leave and fell into deep thought.

Zaire stared at him for a while and suddenly said, "I think that assistant is quite interesting."

Sebastian didn't answer, drinking his juice to moisten his dry throat.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to date her," Zaire said with a smile as he reached out a hand.

Sebastian glanced at him with a slight smile, but his voice was cold and heavy, "If you dare get a girlfriend from my company, I'll make sure you never have one for the rest of your life."

Zaire had nothing to say.

After dinner, the four of them walked out of the restaurant together.

Vanessa held onto Sebastian's arm. When the car arrived, and she waved goodbye to Kelsey. " Goodbye, Ms. Jose."

Kelsey rolled her eyes directly, rudely saying, "I don't want to see you again."

Vanessa smiled awkwardly and politely. She didn't feel angry even though Kelsey treated her like that. Instead, she felt proud. Kelsey was being rude to her because of Sebastian. That outstanding man belonged only to her, and Vanessa felt an unprecedented sense of pride and satisfaction.

As Sebastian's car drove away, Kelsey got into Zaire's car and urged, "Zaire, hurry! Follow them!"

Zaire asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"Follow them!" Kelsey urged. "I want to see if Vanessa is living with Sebastian!"

Zaire sighed. "Sebastian has admitted it himself, but you still don't believe it?"

"I won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes!" Kelsey insisted determinedly. "I don't believe Sebastian has such poor taste! He would never be interested in Vanessa!"

Zaire didn't know what to say.

He was also quite puzzled. Sebastian didn't seem very interested in Vanessa, so why had he accepted her as his girlfriend? Were they pretending?

Zaire was very curious. He stepped on the gas pedal and the car sped away, closely following Sebastian.

In the car, Jack said, "There's a car following us, Mr. Landon."

Vanessa turned around and looked. "It looks like Mr. Jose's car. I guess Ms. Jose doesn't believe our relationship is real and wants to follow us to find out."

Sebastian remained silent for a moment and said to Jack, "Let's go home."

"Alright, Mr. Landon."

Vanessa's lips curved calmly. "But I haven't moved my things over yet..."

"We have all the necessities at home. You can stay for one night and move your things tomorrow," Sebastian said without changing his expression.

"Alright," Vanessa nodded. "Okay then."

The car raced all the way behind Sebastian. When they got to Sebastian's home, they saw Sebastian and Vanessa getting out of the car and entering the villa. Zaire looked at his sister. "Do you believe it now?"

"I don't believe it!" Kelsey said angrily. "They must be lying! We'll wait here, Zaire. I'm sure that woman will leave in the middle of the night!"

"Kelsey, there are plenty of men in the world. Don't limit yourself to just one man," Zaire lamented. Spending the night in the car would be uncomfortable.

Kelsey said firmly, "If you don't want to stay, you can go back. I'll wait here by myself."

Zaire had no choice. He couldn't just leave her here by herself, so he had to stay with her and endure it together.

Inside the villa, Sebastian led Vanessa to the door of a room on the second floor and pushed it open. "You'll stay here tonight."

Vanessa walked in eagerly, but when she looked around, she found that the room was a bit cold, without any trace of Sebastian's presence. It was obvious that she had been assigned to a guest room.

Although it was a guest room, it was still very large and luxurious. Compared to the small three-bedroom apartment Vanessa used to share, this place was heaven. Vanessa had always dreamed of living in a mansion like this, and she hadn't expect to achieve her dream at such a young age.

First, Vanessa toured the room, then she took a bath and put on a white bathrobe from the wardrobe. She didn't put on anything else underneath and went to see Sebastian.

There were several rooms on the second floor, but Vanessa immediately recognized Sebastian's room. The black door matched Sebastian's temperament perfectly. Vanessa stood at the door, calming her emotions, then raised her hand to knock. "Mr. Landon, are you asleep?"

Knock, knock.

Vanessa knocked on the door a few more times, but it remained quiet inside.

"Mr. Landon, can I come in?" Vanessa asked before opening the door.

The bedroom was dark, the curtains were closed, and a pleasant fragrance filled the air. Vanessa walked in excitedly, heading straight for the large bed. She pulled back the covers and climbed in.

A moment later, a piercing scream filled the room.

Sebastian heard the commotion outside the door and turned to walk over. "Are you alright, Grandma?"

When the door opened, a disheveled Vanessa appeared before Sebastian's eyes.

Sebastian froze. "Vanessa?"

An angry Zoe stormed out. "I can't believe I still have to deal with people taking advantage of me at my age. What do you think you should do about this, Sebastian?"

Sebastian was speechless.

In the living room downstairs, the room was brightly lit, and the three of them sat apart from each other.

Sebastian poured a glass of water for Zoe. "Have some water and calm down, Grandma."

"Calm down?" Zoe stared at him. "You expect me to calm down after being so humiliated?"

Vanessa was sobbing. She sat on the couch, head down, crying quite intensely. Suddenly, she dropped to her knees, hands on the floor. "I'm sorry, Mr. Landon. I... I didn't mean to..."

Sebastian was confused. "Why were you in Grandma's room?"

"I... I came out to get a drink of water, and then I walked into the wrong room..." Vanessa cried endlessly. This was the first time she had ever experienced such humiliation. It was first time she had climbed into someone else's bed, and it was Zoe's bed. Imagine the psychological trauma this would cause her!