Chapter 34

Isabella hadn't expected things to escalate like this. As she was about to explain, she heard Sebastian calmly say, "Do I still need to report my work to you?"

There was a hint of threat in his tone.

"That's not what I meant, Mr. Landon. I just wanted to fight for fair benefits for everyone..."

"I chose Isabella because I saw her excellent qualities. It's up to me to decide what work to give her and whether or not to protect her. Your job is to focus on your own work, not to gossip and teach your boss how to do his job."

Laura was infuriated by that remark. The others lowered their heads and didn't dare not say anything.

Sebastian turned to Jack and said, "We have a new employee coming in today, right? Move Isabella's desk to my office. I'll be in charge of her work from now on."

Laura looked up, wide-eyed, and said, "Mr. Landon..."

Isabella froze and couldn't react to Sebastian's words for a while. The president's office had only one general manager assistant, Jack, but he had an independent office. How could she, a newcomer, share an office with Sebastian?

"Mr. Landon..." Isabella spoke up.

Sebastian turned to look at her. Isabella's heart skipped a beat, but she said, "This isn't appropriate..."

"I am the boss, so I have the final say. You need to obey me, unless you're not part of the company," Sebastian said, then turned and walked into his office.

Jack immediately made a call to have the desks moved.

Laura was furious, her face contorted. She glared at Isabella and said, "You're really impressive, Isabella!"

After speaking, she turned and left. Right then, Jack called her back, "Wait a moment, Laura. A new candidate is coming for an interview this afternoon. You should receive them."

Laura took the documents and walked away, fuming in her high heels.

"Congratulations, Isabella," Jack congratulated her sincerely.

"I don't think this is right, Jack. Maybe you should talk to Mr. Landon. I'm afraid I've offended everyone."

Jack smiled and said, "I know Mr. Landon's temper. He's not afraid to offend people. You don't have to feel uneasy. I believe in Mr. Landon's judgment. You're definitely qualified for the job."

Moving a desk only took about half an hour. As Isabella entered the president's office, Laura's mouth twisted with anger. She picked up a cup of water and went into the pantry, quickly drinking two cups of water, but it couldn't extinguish the fire of anger in her heart. Just then, her phone rang. It was a call from Vanessa.

Laura answered without thinking. "Hello!"

"It's a beautiful morning. Who made you so angry, Laura? Why are you so irritable?"

"Who else could it be? It's that scheming witch Isabella, of course!" Laura recounted the whole story to Vanessa, not forgetting to vent her frustrations. "Do you think Mr. Landon's gone crazy? He said he saw qualities in Isabella? What qualities? Did he only see those qualities after she took off her clothes? I feel like there's definitely something going on between them. It's like ever since we came back from the camping trip, Mr. Landon's attitude toward Isabella changed a lot. You think... could it be that Isabella and Mr. Landon slept together that night?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Vanessa immediately interrupted her fantasy. "I was going to tell you this later, Laura, but now that I see you've misunderstood Isabella and Mr. Landon, I have to tell you the truth."

"What is it?"

Vanessa paused and said, "Actually, I quit this job for Sebastian."

Laura's mind went blank for a moment. "For Mr. Landon? Why?"

"Because he's the man I told you about, my fiancé."

Laura was shocked and dropped the cup in her hand. "You... what did you say? Mr. Landon is your fiancé?!"

"I've only told you about it so far, so you can't tell anyone else," Vanessa cautioned.

Laura was excited. "Wait... you and Mr. Landon... when did this happen? Why didn't I know about this?"

"It's been a while," Vanessa vaguely replied. "It's been over half a year."

"It's been so long? You hid it well, Vanessa!" Laura was a little angry. "I told you all my secrets. I can't believe you kept this big secret from me."

"I didn't mean to hide it from you. The Landon Group prohibits office romances, you know. I didn't want to give up this job, but I really had no choice. I needed to think about marriage, so I had to resign. So please, stop talking about Isabella. There's really nothing between her and Sebastian."

Laura raised an eyebrow. "Fine, but I still don't like her! I won't let her off the hook! It doesn't matter even if she's transferred to the office. I better not catch her doing anything wrong, or I'll make sure she leaves."

"By the way, I called to ask you about something else."

"What is it?"

"Is someone coming for an interview this afternoon?"

"Yes, Jack assigned that to me."

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"If the woman coming for the interview is Kelsey Jose, please don't let her pass the interview."

Laura was puzzled. "Why? Is she your enemy?"

Vanessa didn't hide anything from Laura, "She's my love rival. She's from the Jose family, she's Zaire's sister. She's not really there for the interview. She's just there to see Sebastian."

"So that's how it is... Don't worry, I won't let her pass the interview so you can become Mr. Landon's wife."

"Thank you, Laura. If it weren't for you helping me at the company, I'd really be worried about someone challenging my position while I was gone," Vanessa said politely. "I'll treat you to a meal in a few days."

Laura liked that and quickly said, "When you get married to Mr. Landon, I want to be a bridesmaid."

"That's for sure."

A few minutes later, Laura came out of the pantry and happened to run into Jack.

"Jack," Laura greeted him with a smile, her steps becoming lighter.

Jack looked at her. "Are you okay?"

She had been so angry. How had her mood suddenly improved after spending a few minutes in the pantry?

Laura didn't answer him directly. "It's a secret!"

Jack didn't know what to say.

In Sebastian's office.

Isabella's desk was placed next to the French windows, very close to Sebastian's desk. She just had to turn her head to see Sebastian.

"Why did you do this, Mr. Landon?" Isabella couldn't help but ask.

Sebastian looked at her, "Didn't they say I favored you? I'll let everyone know about this then."

Isabella was somewhat shocked.

She knew Sebastian was never afraid of anyone else's opinions, but she hadn't expected him to be so independent.

Sebastian looked at her pink cheeks. "What's wrong? Are you afraid?"

Isabella shook her head, "I'm not afraid. I'll work hard and make sure I don't embarrass you."

Isabella stood straight, almost raising her hand to take an oath.