Chapter 53

"Mr. Landon, please believe me! I really didn't mean to do it!" Samantha cried.

But Sebastian didn't even look at her. His gaze was fixed on Isabella. He said, "You know what to do, Jack."

"Yes, Mr. Landon," Jack said. He turned to Samantha and said, "Come with us to the police station, Ms. Cook."

As Matthew was about to speak, Samantha suddenly said, "Mr. Landon, Ms. Field who told me to do all this. You should be arresting her!"

As Samantha spoke, she took out her phone, opened her message records, and said, "This is a message Ms. Field sent me, telling me to do that! It really has nothing to do with me!"

Jack picked up the phone and looked at it. It really was from Vanessa's number, and the message said:

Samantha: [Ms. Field, Isabella and I are in the same dorm. If you need anything, just let me know! I can do anything!]

Vanessa: [Oh? Make her disappear then!]

Those sentences didn't explain much, but they at least proved that the whole thing was related to Vanessa.

"Mr. Landon." Jack handed the phone to Sebastian.

Isabella listened from the bed. Even though she didn't know what the message said, she could tell that Sebastian was very unhappy. Isabella also didn't know that this was actually related to Vanessa. After all, Sebastian treated her well, and she didn't want to ruin someone else's relationship. So she said to Sebastian, "I don't want to pursue this matter anymore, Mr. Landon."

"You don't want to pursue it?" Sebastian looked at her, not quite understanding why she would do this. "They almost killed you!"

Isabella shook her head and said, "I don't want to pursue it, let's just leave it at that."

Samantha felt very proud of herself. She knew that Sebastian would definitely protect Vanessa!

"What if I insisted on pursuing it?" Sebastian said.

Isabella was taken aback. This involved Vanessa, and she didn't want to make things difficult for Sebastian. She hadn't expected him to say that. It surprised her.

"We're all adults. You should take responsibility for what you've done. We can't just let something like this go because of me," Sebastian said. He turned to Jack and said, "We should let the police handle this."

"Alright." Jack looked at Sebastian, admiring his boss even more. Samantha was wrong. She thought that if she involved Vanessa in this, Sebastian would find a way to stop Isabella from pursuing it. She didn't know that Sebastian was someone with a sense of justice and that personal feelings would not affect his moral standards.

In the end, the police took Samantha away.

Jack and Matthew left as well, which left only Isabella and Sebastian in the dormitory.

Isabella looked at Sebastian, feeling complicated.

Sebastian couldn't help but smile when he noticed her staring at him and said, "Are you dissatisfied with how I handled this?"

Isabella shook her head and said, "Actually, you didn't need to do this."

"What do you mean?"

Isabella thought for a moment and said, "You didn't protect your family."

After hearing that, Sebastian thought for a while and said, "Vanessa and I aren't family. Don't overthink it. You don't need to feel guilty about this."

In his heart, Vanessa had nothing to do with "family."

Isabella didn't understand his meaning and asked, "Aren't you planning to get married? You're about to become a married couple, how isn't that "family"?"

"Marriage?" Sebastian laughed helplessly and asked, "Did she tell you that?"

Isabella didn't dare answer. She was afraid of damaging his relationship with Vanessa, so she chose to remain silent.

Sebastian sighed and said, "I said it before, we're all adults and everyone needs to take responsibility for their mistakes. I have to do the same."

He was only trying to make up for his own mistakes with Vanessa. As for the rest, he hadn't thought about it yet.

Curiously, Isabella asked, "Do you make mistakes too, Mr. Landon?"

"Why wouldn't I make mistakes? I'm just a regular person," he replied.

His eyes made Isabella feel a little flustered, and she apologized. "I'm sorry, Mr. Landon! It seems like I always cause trouble for you."

Sebastian joked, "To be honest, I'm usually afraid of trouble."

Isabella thought to herself, 'So, are you saying I'm trouble?'

He chuckled and continued, "But somehow, whenever I encounter your trouble, I don't feel bothered."

Isabella clutched the blanket and lowered her head, blushing, unsure of what to say.

Sebastian's mood improved when he saw the faint blush on her pale face. He smiled and said, "Don't overthink it, I'm just straightforward. I don't mean anything by it, I'm just speaking from the heart."

Isabella blushed even more.

Isabella's body finally began to warm up now that the heating was on indoors. She secretly glanced at Sebastian and saw that he was still sitting in the chair, looking down at the electronic files on his phone. It didn't seem like he was planning to leave.

After a while, Sebastian moved slightly, and Isabella hurriedly said, " Goodbye, Mr. Landon!"

Sebastian paused and looked at her with amusement, saying, "Are you trying to push me away?"

"No," Isabella felt shy. Unable to meet Sebastian's gaze, she lowered her head and said, "It's late now, and you have to work tomorrow, so you should go back and rest early."

Sebastian turned to face her, tucked her in, and said, "I'll stay with you a little longer. I'll leave after you fall asleep."

"That's not necessary!"

"You're alone here, what if you have a high fever and no one takes care of you? It won't do," Sebastian said calmly but indisputably. "I'd still worry about you even if I went back."

Isabella seemed to have no reason to refuse.

"Don't worry, I'll leave after you fall asleep." Sebastian patted her shoulder gently and said affectionately, "Go to sleep."

He stood up and turned off the lights, leaving only a bedside lamp emitting a soft glow.

Isabella closed her eyes and listened to the occasional sound of him pressing the keys on his phone, and soon fell asleep.