Chapter 57

Sebastian didn't immediately answer her because to him, Vanessa's message hadn't seemed like a joke. However, he couldn't think of a reason why Vanessa would harm Isabella, so he couldn't make a judgment.

"Don't you believe me, Mr. Landon?" Vanessa said grievously. "Looks like you really don't trust me."

Vanessa looked sorry for herself as she cried, and Zoe couldn't bear to see it, so she spoke up. " I'm not exactly sure what happened, but the fact that the police were involved means it was investigated. If Vanessa really did something wrong, the police wouldn't let her go so easily."

Sebastian nodded and said, "I believe that this was unintentional on your part, but Samantha definitely can't stay at the company anymore."

He was cautious about hiring people. He had already seen that Samantha was not trustworthy. If it weren't for Vanessa's plea, Samantha would have been fired on her first day. After what she had done, Sebastian couldn't possibly let her stay in the company.

"Okay." Vanessa nodded and said, "I felt sorry for her last time, and I only helped her because Laura pleaded for her. I didn't expect her to be like this. It would be trouble if she stayed at the company."

After this incident, Vanessa and Samantha no longer wanted anything to do with each other. Samantha had done something foolish by implicating Vanessa to protect herself, so even if Sebastian hadn't fired her, Vanessa would find a way to make Laura get rid of her.

Sebastian was at the doctor's office, learning about Zoe's condition.

"It's normal for the elderly to have gastrointestinal problems. From the test results, Mrs. Landon must have eaten something bad. It's not a serious issue, but we need to remind her to be careful with her diet. It could be serious if her gastrointestinal problems lead to other complications."

"Okay." Sebastian thanked the doctor and returned to the hospital room. Vanessa wasn't in the room; Zoe said she went outside to take a phone call.

Sebastian approached the bed and said, "The doctor said you can't just eat anything anymore, Grandma. It could lead to gastrointestinal inflammation if it gets worse."

Zoe innocently replied, "I don't just eat anything. I don't eat anything else besides three meals a day."

Zoe's diet was very regular, and she didn't eat anything other than some occasional fruit. If anyone said she ate just anything, Zoe would get upset.

Sebastian asked, "Well, think carefully about what you ate yesterday. If you had something you don't usually eat, it could have made you feel uncomfortable."

Zoe thought seriously and said, "I didn't eat anything else yesterday besides my three meals. Last night, Vanessa came back and made some macaroni and cheese. After I ate it, my stomach started to hurt after about half an hour."

"Grandma." Vanessa walked in, interrupting their conversation. "What are you guys talking about?"

"We weren't talking about anything important." Zoe obviously didn't want to discuss this matter further.

Sebastian thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to hire a nutritionist for the family, so we'll leave all our meals to the nutritionist from now on."

Vanessa nodded and said, "Alright. But I'll be even more bored then."

At the company.

Sebastian wasn't here today, so Isabella had less work to do. During lunch, she went to see Jack and tried to ask about Zoe's condition, but Jack didn't know anything.

Isabella wanted to visit Zoe at the hospital. After all, they had been in the same hospital room last time, and Sebastian had saved her again this time. Plus, she genuinely cared about Zoe's situation.

After work, she bought some fruit at the supermarket. As she was about to leave for the hospital, she received a call from Nina.

"Hello, Nina."

"Have you finished work, Bella?"

"I just finished. What's up?"

"I cooked dinner, but Charlie has a social event tonight and won't be coming back. Will you come over and have dinner with me?" Isabella could sense that Nina wasn't in a good mood.

Isabella had grown up with Nina, so she could immediately sense Nina's emotions. She replied, "Sure, I'll come right over."

Nina lived in a good neighborhood with good amenities. One of the reasons why Nina married Charlie was because Isabella knew that Charlie could afford to buy a house in this area. She thought he could provide Nina with a warm home. But now, it seemed that both she and Nina were wrong.

A man's ability doesn't necessarily have anything to do with whether he loves his family or not. The change in Charlie's attitude before and after marriage was the best example of this.

When Isabella got out of the car, she saw Nina waiting for her at the intersection.

"Nina." She quickened her pace and walked towards her.

Nina walked toward her with a smile and said, "Bella."

"I bought your favorite fruit." Isabella showed Nina the fruit she bought.