Chapter 79

Zaire turned around, caressing the woman's chin. "You're so impulsive. If you stay with, you'll have everything."

Miley was fair-skinned and beautiful. Both she and Isabella were university students who had not graduated yet, but she already had the charm of a woman and fascinated him deeply.

Unlike Sebastian, Zaire didn't like gentle waters. He preferred fiery passion.

Zaire hadn't changed partners for a month since he had gotten involved with Miley's flame.

Even he was surprised that he could waste so much time on Miley and not feel bored after being emotionally hurt.

Miley raised her red lips that were full of charm, saying "You're generous, Mr. Jose."

Zaire was delighted at just one sentence from her.

He set down his glass, bent over to pick up Miley, and continued.

When Sebastian returned home, he found that there were guests in the house.

"Sebastian." Matthew stood up from the sofa, calling out to him indifferently.

Sebastian glanced lightly at him, a layer of frost covering his eyes. "Why are you here?"

"I came here with Mom."

As soon as he said that, two people came down the stairs.

"Sebastian, you're back." Vanessa hurried down the stairs, running to Sebastian and reaching out to hug him. She was so excited that she didn't care about the presence of others.

Sebastian pushed her away, his gaze falling on Emma behind her without saying a word.

"Sebastian." Emma walked over, a harmonious smile on her face. "It's been a long time."

Sebastian frowned, indifferent to Emma's greeting. "I have severed ties with the Landon family for a long time. Why are the two of you are here today?"

"Sebastian, I know you may resent me, but that's all in the past. If I've done something wrong, I hope you can forgive me."

"Mrs. Landon, you're being polite. I can't afford to do that." Sebastian's attitude remained stiff. He was not even willing to soften his gaze.

Matthew took a step forward. "Sebastian, Mom misses Grandma, so I brought her to see Grandma. We have no other intentions, don't misunderstand us."

"After you're done, you can leave. I won't see you off." After Sebastian finished speaking, he went upstairs.

He entered the bedroom, hanging up his coat. Vanessa knocked on the door and entered.

"Sebastian."

Sebastian instinctively furrowed his brow when he heard her. "I've told you not to call me that."

Vanessa looked aggrieved. "I call you Mr. Landon in front of outsiders, but is it appropriate for me to call you Mr. Landon in front of family?"

Sebastian glanced at her. "I'm going to see Grandma."

Vanessa watched him leave, pursing her lips in frustration. Then she turned and looked at the suit jacket hanging on the rack, walking over to take the car keys from the pocket.

Zoe had recovered well after she had been discharged from the hospital.

She was even happier when she saw Sebastian return.

After a brief conversation, Zoe steered the conversation back on track. "Matthew and his mother were here, did you run into them?"

"Yes."

"Do you know why they came?"

"Weren't they here to see you?"

"That's secondary. According to Emma, your father's birthday is tomorrow. Matthew intends to take his girlfriend back to see them. She came here to invite me to go back and meet them."

Sebastian furrowed his brow. Isabella and Matthew already had a child, so this meeting with Emma and Charles was surely about discussing marriage. It was no wonder Emma valued it so much and had personally come to invite Zoe there.

When Zoe saw Sebastian was silent, she squeezed his hand and said, "You should bring Vanessa with you and come with me. Let them see that you also have someone by your side."

Sebastian fell silent as he thought of Isabella and said, "Okay."

As Sebastian came out of Zoe's room, he ran into Vanessa.

Vanessa was holding an exquisitely wrapped gift box. It was the set of maternity skincare products he had bought from outside town.

Sebastian's face suddenly turned cold when he saw that. "Who told you to take things without permission?"

Vanessa was taken aback. "Mr. Landon."

"Put it back!" Sebastian took the gift box from her hand and turned to walk downstairs.

When he reached the car, he opened the trunk and started to toss the gift box in. But he saw another gift box in the trunk, which made him a pause.

He turned around to see Vanessa standing at the door, tears swirling in her eyes. "Mr. Landon, I bought that."

Sebastian closed the trunk, walked up to her, and asked, "Why did you buy this?"

"My skincare products ran out."

"I asked you, why did you buy this? It's for pregnant women!" Sebastian realized something and looked at her stomach. "Are you pregnant?"

Vanessa was stunned.

She had bought that set of skincare products solely to make herself feel better. If Sebastian wouldn't buy it for her, she would buy it herself. Why should Isabella have something she didn't have, especially when she was Sebastian's fiancée!

But when Sebastian asked that question, Vanessa immediately thought of the child in Isabella's belly. If she had been the one in the tent that night, she would be the one pregnant now. If she had a child, she could win Sebastian's heart.

She could buy whatever Sebastian bought for Isabella.

But the child was something she couldn't have.

When Sebastian saw that Vanessa was silent, he took out his phone to call Marvin.

Vanessa had to speak up. "No, I'm not pregnant. I heard from a friend that this skincare set is gentle and non-irritating, so I wanted to try it out. I didn't know you bought it too. Did you buy it for me?"

"No." Sebastian visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "That's for a friend."

"Really?" Disappointment flickered in Vanessa's eyes.

Sebastian handed her back the gift box. "Get some rest."

With that, he walked past her.

Vanessa watched his retreating figure and gritted her teeth in frustration, realizing she needed to speed up her plans.

During lunch break, Jack asked Isabella to go downstairs to get some documents.

But the elevator went to the basement garage on the second underground floor.

"Jack, weren't we supposed to get some documents?"

"The documents are in the car," Jack said as he walked to the car. He opened the trunk and took out a beautifully packaged gift box, handing it to her.

The box had a logo on it. When Isabella saw it, she was stunned. "What's this?"

"It's a gift from a partner. I don't need to use it since I'm a man, so I'm giving it to you."

Isabella handed the box back. "This gift is too valuable, I can't accept it."

Jack scratched his head, a little troubled. "If you don't accept it, I'll be in trouble."

"What?" Isabella didn't understand the meaning of his words.

Jack explained, "If you don't accept such a valuable gift, I'll have bad luck."

"Huh?" Isabella didn't understand the meaning of his words.

Jack explained, "If you don't accept such a valuable item, I'll have to throw it away. Wouldn't that be a waste? I'd be punished by the heavens."

Isabella was speechless.