Chapter 96

"Okay," Sebastian responded, but his eyes were always on Isabella's side.

Vanessa followed his gaze, squeezed out a smile, and greeted, "Hi, Isabella."

Isabella lowered her head, calmed her emotions, and then walked over. "Mr. Landon, Ms. Field. I'm here to pick up my sister."

"Your sister?" Vanessa looked uneasy. "I'm afraid it won't be over for a while. Everyone got food poisoning from eating Nina's food, so she must take responsibility for this."

Isabella's pupils contracted. "I believe in my sister. She wouldn't poison anyone, and there must be a problem with the ingredients!"

"I understand your feelings, but the police came to collect evidence. And harmful substances were found in the food made by Nina, she can't escape this," said Vanessa.

In the face of evidence, no amount of talk seemed pale.

"But I ate it too, why am I fine?"

Vanessa looked meaningfully at Sebastian, seeing his gaze still fixed on Isabella's face. She felt displeased. "Perhaps because she's your sister, so she didn't target you?"

Isabella was speechless. She could see that Vanessa was targeting Nina.

Of course, Isabella believed that Nina was innocent because she only ate the food made by Nina last night. While others didn't even touch a fork, they all ate the food made by another nutritionist.

Now all the blame was shifted to Nina, it was obvious that Nina was being targeted.

Unfortunately, Isabella couldn't provide any evidence, no one would believe her.

At this moment, Jack walked out of the room. "Mr. Landon, the bail procedures have been taken care of."

Isabella was surprised, Sebastian actually arranged bail for Nina.

"Can I see the paperwork?" Isabella asked.

Jack glanced at Sebastian first. When he had no objections, he handed the bail paper to Isabella.

Isabella took a look. Bail money was five hundred Dollars.

She asked, "The money?"

"I paid for it," Jack replied.

Isabella nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Jack. I'll transfer the money to you later."

"Okay." Jack knew she was stubborn, so he didn't bother being polite with her.

"Sebastian, I'm tired. Let's go back," Vanessa gently said, pulling Sebastian's arm.

Sebastian glanced at her, then said to Jack, "You stay and take them back."

"Alright, Mr. Landon."

Sebastian withdrew his gaze and then left with Vanessa.

Sebastian got into the back seat, and Vanessa was about to open the car door to get in. But she heard him say, "Jack's not here. You drive."

"Me?" Vanessa hesitated, her smile somewhat forced. "I'm not a driver."

Sebastian frowned. "If you really can't, then wait for them together."

He meant to go with Isabella and Nina...

Vanessa was highly suspicious that this was just an excuse Sebastian found. He couldn't let go of Isabella and he wanted to be with Isabella.

"I'll drive." Vanessa had to compromise.

She closed the back seat door and walked to the passenger side. Holding the steering wheel, she took a few deep breaths before opening the car door and getting in.

As the car left the police station, Vanessa played a soothing tune.

At this moment, she wanted to find some topics to chat with Sebastian.

But Sebastian was lazy, he even closed his eyes directly and said, "I'm tired. I'll take a nap. Wake me up when we get home."

Vanessa was speechless.

Although Nina was bailed out, the suspicion still lingered.

Fortunately, they didn't cause much harm, just mild symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Everyone stayed in the hospital for a couple of days, got a few IV drips, and finally, they were fine.

But Nina couldn't work as a nutritionist for the Landon family anymore.

Charlie didn't spare her these days.

Nina felt guilty and couldn't eat or sleep well. Her heart was always heavy.

In the morning, as she went downstairs to take out the trash, she was almost hit by a car.

The garbage fell all over the ground when the car barely stopped in time, just brushing against her knee.

The car door opened. A man walked over, and a pair of exquisite men's leather shoes caught Nina's eye.

Before the man could start scolding her, Nina quickly apologized, "I'm sorry."

"Are you a professional blackmailer?" A deep male voice sounded from above, with a hint of playfulness and teasing.

Nina was speechless.

The man squatted down in front of her, grabbed her hands that were picking up trash, and furrowed his brows. "God gave you such beautiful hands, not for picking up trash."

Richard's grip was strong and powerful, firmly holding her wrist, exuding a sense of male strength.

Nina looked up, staring at Richard in front of her. "Is it you?"

It was that Richard who looked fierce as if his gaze alone could kill a people.

"I'm Richard Cole. Remember that?" Richard suddenly introduced himself, making Nina a bit stunned. Recalling the previous incident, she still felt a bit scared. She retracted her hand. "I lied to you last time, but it was to protect myself. Are you still bothered by that?"

Bothered enough that he had appeared in front of her several times just to intimidate her.

Richard stared into her eyes and asked, "Do I look like a bad guy to you?"

Nina nodded, very sincerely. "Definitely not a good person."

Who would think a good person looked so fierce?

She felt that with Richard's appearance, even a grin would make passing children cry.

Richard frowned.

When he frowned, he looked even more fierce. "You're honest."

Nina tried to pull her hand back, but Richard held it firmly. As he stood up, he also pulled Nina up from the ground.

Richard's dominance made alarm bells ring in Nina's mind. She was about to speak but saw him let go of her hand. He squatted down again.

In Nina's surprised gaze, he picked up the scattered trash on the ground one by one and threw it into the trash can.

Somehow, Nina's heart softened a bit. When she looked at him again, she didn't feel he was that fierce anymore.

"It's done, you can go now." Richard walked back, still speaking in a cold tone.

"Your hands are dirty," Nina said.

Richard opened his hands, indeed very dirty.

It was kitchen waste, not only dirty but also a bit smelly.

"Go wash up?" Nina hesitated to speak.

Richard's eyes flickered. "Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person, yet you want to take me home?"

Nina explained, "Don't get me wrong. There's water in the garden outside my house, so you can wash there."

Although Richard helped her pick up the trash, she wasn't naive enough to relax her guard against him.

Nina just felt that it was her family's trash that dirtied Richard's hands, and there was no place downstairs to clean up. This was what she should do.

"Let's go." Nina turned and walked into the entrance.

Richard stood still for a few seconds, then followed.

Nina's entry garden wasn't large, but she kept it clean. She also had some flowers and plants, and one crabapple tree bloomed the best.

Nina took out hand soap from the cabinet and placed it on the sink. "Use this to wash."

As Richard turned on the tap, Charlie walked out from the elevator, giving Richard a hostile glance. "Who's this?"