Chapter 32

The only person at the company who had the privilege of driving Sebastian's car back home was Jack.

This honor had never been bestowed on Vanessa, who had worked at the company for over a year, let alone Isabella, the newcomer.

Isabella shook her head, placing the car keys on the hood. "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Landon. I'll just take a taxi back. Goodbye, Mr. Landon."

After saying that, she nodded at Vanessa and turned to leave.

Watching Isabella's back, Vanessa asked, "How did Isabella end up with you? Did you take her to meet clients tonight?"

Sebastian glanced at her and replied, "She's my employee and my assistant. Is there a problem with me taking her to meet clients?"

Vanessa started to feel flustered by his response. "I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to show my concern for you..."

"Someone posted a photo in the company's internal group yesterday, causing quite a stir. Did you know about this?" Sebastian changed the subject so quickly that Vanessa couldn't keep up.

"A photo?" Vanessa feigned ignorance.

Sebastian scrutinized her. "I had Jack look into it. He found that the anonymous account that posted the photo resembled your previous one."

"That's impossible!" Vanessa panicked. "I left the company's group chat. If you don't believe me, look..."

She took out her phone, opened the app, and showed it to Sebastian.

However, Sebastian didn't even bother to look, just saying, "It better not to be you."

Those words caused Vanessa to break out in a cold sweat.

Sebastian went upstairs. Vanessa, on the other hand, went to the kitchen and took out the midnight snack she had carefully prepared, intending to please Sebastian. But as soon as she reached the second floor, Zoe came out.

Zoe had a keen sense of smell. She sniffed the air and asked, "What are you holding?"

"This is a midnight snack I made for Sebastian, Grandma."

"Is it? Let me see."

Vanessa certainly wouldn't miss an opportunity to show off. She immediately handed the food to Zoe to inspect.

"It looks good," Zoe commented briefly, then said, "Bring it to my room. I'm hungry."

Vanessa was stunned. "Grandma, I made this midnight snack for Sebastian..."

"Sebastian never eats midnight snacks," Zoe said, "If you don't want to give it to me, then give it to Sebastian first, and I'll ask him for it later."

Vanessa didn't know how to respond.

Sebastian respected and cared for Zoe deeply. It wouldn't be good if she did that. Vanessa gritted her teeth and reluctantly took the midnight snack to Zoe's room. Then she went to see Sebastian.

Sebastian was on the phone. On the other end of the line, Zaire was drunk and speaking incoherently. "Sebastian, you know, our relationship is so good, so do you think of my sister Kelsey as your sister?"

Sebastian turned on the speakerphone and tossed his phone aside. He stood next to the phone, wiping the water from his hair with a towel, and answered expressionlessly, "No."

"I don't care. If you won't agree to let Kelsey be your assistant, I'll take her to jump off the Landon Group building tomorrow!"

Sebastian replied, "Alright! I'll have someone prepare a VIP channel for you to make your way there faster."

Zaire was completely speechless. "How could Kelsey like you? You're such an old-fashioned guy. It's so annoying."

Sebastian picked up his phone. "Take care of her. She's your sister."

"I..."

Zaire's words were cut off as the call was disconnected.

Sebastian turned around and stared at Vanessa, who was eavesdropping at the door. "Did you need something?"

Sebastian had just finished showering, so there was still moisture on his body. His hair was casually swept across his forehead, which made him look very attractive. Vanessa wanted to get close to him, so she deliberately approached him. "I can't sleep, so I wanted to come and talk to you."

Sebastian frowned. "What do you want to talk about?"

Vanessa bit her lip. She knew that she had to fight for herself, so she approached Sebastian and hugged his waist. She tiptoed and whispered, "Mr. Landon, the night is still young... I want..."

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Vanessa. When the phone rang, Sebastian pushed her away. Sebastian took a few steps toward the window and said, "Have her come for an interview tomorrow. You can't say I didn't give her a chance."

As soon as he hung up the phone, Vanessa walked over and hugged him tightly from behind. "I'm so cold, Mr. Landon. Can you hold me?"

Sebastian pried her fingers open and pushed her away. He looked at Vanessa and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't feel anything for you."

Vanessa froze. She looked at him sadly and said, "But that night, we..."

"That night, I had too much to drink, which led to the absurd act of sleeping with you," Sebastian said calmly.

"Then why did you accept me and let me move in?"

"I made a mistake. I can't change the outcome. You lost your virginity because of me, so I needed to compensate you," Sebastian said. "If you don't want this compensation anymore one day, just tell me. I'll give you some money."

Vanessa bit her lip. "I'm not leaving! I've made up my mind that I like you, Mr. Landon, so I'll follow you for the rest of my life. Don't even think about kicking me out."

After saying that, Vanessa left his room.

Sebastian felt a headache coming on. He walked to the bedside table and took out the bracelet, gently caressing it.

Suddenly, Isabella's blushing face appeared in his mind. And the "erotic live show" he saw in the elevator made Sebastian suddenly get a boner.

He threw the bracelet into the drawer with a grim expression.

He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

He couldn't fall asleep.

After thinking for a while, Sebastian took out his phone, found Isabella's account, and sent her a message.

Isabella had just gotten out of the car. To save money, she had chosen to walk back to her school from the subway station. Suddenly, her phone beeped, and Isabella took it out and looked at it, stopping in her tracks.

Sebastian asked, [Are you home?]

That short sentence made her feel warm.

Isabella typed, [I'll be home in a moment.]

She looked up and saw many stars in the sky. She couldn't help but take a few pictures and sent the two best ones to Sebastian.

A few minutes later, Sebastian replied, [It's beautiful.]

He sent her another picture he had taken of the starry sky.

As Isabella read the message, she couldn't help but smile foolishly, then she saved that picture.

As she was about to take out her keys to open the door, her phone rang again. Isabella thought it was Sebastian, but when she took out her phone, she realized it was Nina.