Chapter 67

Half an hour later, Vanessa arrived at the women's dormitory.

Samantha opened the door without being polite to her, and went straight to the point: "I am no longer with the Landon Group now, and I have no more utility value. I wonder why Ms. Field has come. Is there anything going on?"

In a sense, Samantha felt that Vanessa was similar to her, both belonging to the type of people who would shirk responsibility when something went wrong and let others take the blame. She didn't foolishly think that Vanessa had come to apologize sincerely.

Vanessa walked in, closed the door, first looked around this small dorm room, and then smiled. "Although your dorm is small, it is clean and cozy."

Samantha frowned. "Let's get to the point. I'm not in the mood to argue with you at this moment!"

Samantha was previously polite to Vanessa because she was an employee of the Landon Group. Now, she no longer cared about Vanessa's feelings after her expulsion.

Vanessa walked over and handed her the bag. "I really came to compensate you, sincerely. I didn't expect that a joke I told would lead to your termination. I feel really uneasy about it. Fortunately, nothing happened to Isabella that night. If something serious had happened, I wouldn't know how to face you."

Samantha glanced at the bag, and her expression softened. "What's this?"

"For the latest season's M.C., I asked a friend to buy it for me. Now I'm giving it to you as compensation." Vanessa smiled generously.

"For me?" Samantha reached out and took it. Inside the bag was an exquisite gift box containing a makeup set. "This must cost over two thousand dollars."

"Over three thousand." Vanessa flicked her hair and said, "It's worth it when given to a friend."

"A friend?" Samantha, taken aback, accepted the gift box. Immediately, Samantha's anger transformed into a smile. She even took Vanessa's hand and said, "Yes, we are friends. Sister Vanessa, I had a quarrel with my boyfriend just now, and I'm not in a good mood. I was a bit harsh in my words. Please don't mind."

Vanessa smiled. "Of course not. A true friend wouldn't be mad at you."

"Can I open it and take a look?" Samantha was a bit impatient, her hand constantly caressing the gift box and her eyes sparkling.

Samantha had never used such high-quality items before. The best skincare products Matthew had given her were only worth a few thousand dollars. This gift was like a priceless treasure to Samantha.

"Of course, it's for you. Feel free to look and it and use it." Vanessa said this while sitting down beside Samantha.

Samantha opened the gift box, took out each item to examine and smell, and carefully put them back in. She was overjoyed.

Vanessa's gaze fell on the bed near the balcony, and she casually asked, "Does anyone else live in your dorm?"

Samantha didn't look up. "That's Isabella's bed."

" Does Isabella live here too?"

"Yes." Samantha replied casually, then took out the perfume, sprayed a bit on her wrist, and sniffed it. "It's my favorite rose scent. Sister Vanessa, I really love this gift you gave me."

After losing a job and receiving such a generous gift in return, Samantha felt like she had gained something.

"It's good that you like it." Vanessa smiled, her gaze shifting to the bathroom door. "Samantha, can I use your bathroom?"

"Of course, feel free to use it." Samantha was completely immersed herself in joy, agreeing to everything Vanessa asked.

Seeing Vanessa enter the bathroom, Samantha quickly took out her phone, checked the authenticity of the makeup set, and also looked up the price on the official website.

Indeed, it was over three thousand dollars!

Even if she sold this set, it could fetch at least two thousand dollars at a low price.

Samantha was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She immediately took photos, edited them, added filters, and posted them on all her social media accounts.

When entering the bathroom, Vanessa took photos of all the skincare and bath products inside. After searching online, Vanessa was a bit skeptical. "Such cheap bath and body products?"

Even with expensive perfumes costing thousands of dollars, she still couldn't attract Sebastian. But Isabella managed to win Sebastian over with these cheap goods.

This is somewhat ironic!

However, Vanessa doesn't mind these things. As long as she could win Sebastian over, she would imitate him, even if it meant rolling in the mud. After taking photos, Vanessa sat for a while before bidding farewell.

Instead of going home, she went straight to the supermarket and bought the same bath and body products as Isabella.

The Landon Group.

As soon as Isabella arrived at the Landon Group, Kelsey dragged her to the water cooler.

Kelsey wrote a line on a check, tore it off, and handed it to Isabella, "Here."

Isabella looked down and saw a full twenty thousand dollars!

"Ms. Jose."

Impatiently, Kelsey stuffed the check into her hand and said, "Twenty thousand dollars. You're swapping desks with me."

Isabella was speechless.

What was Kelsey up to?

Regardless of whether Isabella agreed or not, Kelsey turned and walked out of the water cooler.

Isabella watched her enter the CEO's office, thought for a moment, then walked back to her original seat.

Not long after, Sebastian arrived.

Laura whispered, "Mr. Landon looks so energetic. He must have had a great time last night."

"What did Mr. Landon eat?" Colleague Amber looked curious and puzzled.

Laura smiled mysteriously and didn't explain. When she turned around, she saw Isabella and said sarcastically, "Did Mr. Landon kick you out?"

Isabella continued working seriously, but Laura's words, 'Mr. Landon ate well,' kept echoing in her mind. She remembered the status Vanessa posted last night, and she guessed that Vanessa and Sebastian must have had a pleasant night.

And the things Matthew said in the morning kept replaying in Isabella's mind.

Reflecting on this period, Sebastian had been particularly attentive to her. Could it be true, as Matthew said, that Sebastian just wanted to play Isabella? If that was the case, she needed to keep her distance from Sebastian!

Thinking of Sebastian led Isabella to think of Matthew. The thought of Matthew brought back memories of the morning when someone had forcibly kissed her. Even though she had brushed her teeth many times and even made her gums bleed, she still felt unclean in her mouth. Isabella opened her water bottle to take a sip, but her stomach acid surged, so she ended up spitting it out.

Sebastian walked into the office and placed breakfast on Isabella's desk. "I brought you breakfast."

"Thank you, Brother Sebastian," the sweet voice of a girl sounded.

Sebastian paused and turned to see Kelsey's face.

"Why are you here?"

"I swapped positions with Isabella for twenty thousand dollars. From now on, I'll be working with you."