Chapter 112: You Don't Want Me
Isabella finished her check-up and came out to find Seb's car waiting for her, just as she had expected.
She walked over. As she opened the car door, she caught a faint whiff of smoke inside.
"Have you been smoking?" Isabella asked in surprise.
She had been with the Landon Group for over six months and had never seen Seb smoke. He always appeared clean and fresh, never carrying such a strong smell of smoke.
Seb paused for a moment. "Yes."
He rolled down the window and turned on the car's air purifier.
In a moment, the faint smell of smoke disappeared.
The car started slowly. After leaving the hospital, he headed straight for Harvard University.
The two of them remained silent throughout the drive.
Seb parked the car in front of the girls' dormitory. As Isabella got out, she ran into Patricia Brown, who was taking out the trash.
"Bella's back." Through the car window, Patricia saw Seb sitting inside and walked over enthusiastically to greet him, "Mr. Landon, long time no see."
Out of courtesy, Seb got out of the car and nodded slightly. "Hello."
Patricia peered into the car, saying, "Your assistant didn't come with you? I asked my niece last time, and she's willing to give it a try. If it's convenient, could you leave me your assistant's contact information?"
A look of helplessness appeared on Seb's face and he said, "I'm afraid I can't."
"Why not?"
"He is in a relationship now."
Patricia looked disappointed. "So soon?"
Seb glanced at Isabella. "Outstanding people are always sought after. If you hesitate, someone else will snatch them away. It's understandable."
Isabella was speechless.
She felt that Seb was implying something.
Isabella went upstairs and ran to the balcony.
Downstairs, Seb was still standing by the car, and Patricia was tirelessly discussing her niece's marriage arrangements with him.
Suddenly, Seb seemed to sense something and looked up in her direction. Isabella was so startled that she quickly pulled back.
Not sure if he had seen her, Isabella clutched her chest, feeling guilty and breaking out in a cold sweat.
The urgent ringing of her phone interrupted her thoughts. Isabella looked at the screen and saw it was Kelsey calling.
As soon as she answered, she heard Kelsey's sobbing.
"Isabella, I feel so awful right now. My heart is breaking. It really hurts."
Kelsey's words were incoherent, mixed with sobs and occasional swallowing sounds.
Isabella asked, "Have you been drinking again?"
Kelsey seemed unable to hear her, continuing to babble and cry.
"Where are you? I'll come find you right away."
This time, Kelsey heard her.
"Rose Clubhouse." Kelsey stopped crying and earnestly pleaded, "Isabella, can you bring him with you?"
"Jack?"
"Yes. I want to see him, but he keeps avoiding me."
Isabella hesitated for only a second and said, "Alright."
Isabella hurried downstairs just as Seb was about to leave.
Seeing her run over, he stepped on the brake.
"Mr. Landon, Ms. Jose is in trouble!" Isabella said almost out of breath.
Seb didn't ask for details. "Get in."
"Alright." This time, Isabella didn't show him any courtesy, opening the car door and getting in. She then gave the address, saying, "Rose Clubhouse."
She took out her phone and called Jack.
Jack answered quickly. "Isabella?"
"Jack, are you free right now?"
"What's up?"
"Ms. Jose wants to see you. Can you..."
Before she could finish, Jack interrupted her, "Sorry, I can't."
"But Ms. Jose..."
"Ms. Jose is Ms. Jose, and I am me. There is nothing between us. I already apologized to her for what happened last time." Jack's voice was cold.
Isabella found herself at a loss for words.
"Sorry, I can't help you," Jack said before hanging up.
Isabella held her phone, feeling quite bewildered.
She could tell that Jack wasn't usually cold and heartless towards Kelsey.
"Do you need my help?" Seb's voice came from the front seat.
Isabella looked up at him, the light slowly returning to her confused eyes. She quickly handed over her phone,saying, "Yes!"
Seb glanced at it and said unhurriedly, "Answer one question for me first."
Isabella was speechless.
There were conditions after all.
Seb didn't wait for her agreement and asked, "Why did you suddenly resign?"
He had asked this question last time at the hospital.
Isabella felt that Seb seemed somewhat fixated on this.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "I felt the Landon Group wasn't suitable for me."
"And have you found a suitable job now?"
"Yes," Isabella replied, nodding lightly.
"But the dormitory supervisor said you've been unemployed for a long time." Seb calmly exposed her lie.
Isabella was speechless.
Patricia had only met Seb twice, yet she told him everything.
Seb glanced at her through the rearview mirror and continued, "She also asked me if you had made some mistakes so that I dismiss you. ."
"Mr. Landon."
"I told her it wasn't that I didn't want you, but that you didn't want me."
Isabella flushed, and she bit her lip. "Mr. Landon, I've answered your question. Can you call Jack now?"
Seb casually dialed Jack's number.
Once connected, without any small talk, he said directly, "Go to Rose Clubhouse."
Seb was the boss.
Whatever he asked, Jack wouldn't question or refuse.
Jack simply agreed and hung up.
At Rose Clubhouse, when Isabella and Seb arrived, they saw Zaire standing at the door of a private room, knocking and saying, "Kelsey, open the door and let me in to talk to you. Be good."
"Mr. Jose, Ms. Miller and Mr. Landon are here," the club manager said, walking over.
Zaire turned around and pulled Isabella over. "You're just in time. Help me persuade her. Kelsey has locked herself inside, and I'm worried she'll do something foolish."
Isabella nodded and stepped forward to knock on the door. " Kelsey, it's Isabella. Can you open the door and let me in?"
There was no response from inside, but a few seconds later, the door clicked open from the inside.
Kelsey stood in the doorway, her long hair disheveled and her makeup smeared from crying, looking quite a mess.
"Finally, you opened the door." Zaire's tense expression relaxed upon seeing she was unharmed.
Kelsey only opened the door a crack, scanning the outside before asking Isabella, "Where is he?"
"Jack is on his way."
As soon as Isabella finished speaking, the elevator dinged.
Everyone turned to see Jack stepping out of the elevator.
And following closely behind him was a woman, Nancy Wilso.
Isabella suddenly recalled Seb's earlier refusal to Patricia.
It turned out that when he said Jack had been in a relationship, it wasn't just an excuse.
Jack really was dating with someone.
Isabella looked at Kelsey with concern, fearing she wouldn't be able to accept it..
But Kelsey remained relatively calm, her gaze fixed on Jack and Nancy's clasped hands for a few seconds.
Jack walked over, holding Nancy's hand. "Let me introduce you to my fiancée, Nancy Wilso."
