Chapter 138 Don't Give Me That
Emma was taken aback and then looked at Isabella, saying, "Bella, after Matthew found out about this, he locked himself in the studio. He smashed the entire studio to pieces. We only found out that he ran out of the studio in the middle of night. Bella, please, have pity on me and help Matthew, okay?"
Charles also looked at Isabella full of anticipation.
Isabella had a soft personality and was the worst at refusing others.
Just as Isabella was about to speak, her wrist was grabbed by Seb. He said, "Enough of this. Isabella is not a psychologist, so she can't help Matthew. If you have time, why not find him a psychologist? Eight thousand dollars should be enough."
At this moment, a voice came from the stairs, "Let Matthew move in and live with us!"
Everyone turned around and saw Zoe coming down the stairs.
"Zoe." Emma wiped her tears and went up to her, "Did we make too much noise and wake you up?"
Zoe glanced at her indifferently, then turned to Seb and asked, "Seb, what do you think?"
Isabella could see that Seb didn't want Matthew to stay.
But Seb had to listen to Zoe.
In the end, Matthew stayed.
Back in the bedroom, Isabella was pulled over by Seb.
She looked up and noticed that Seb's expression was very serious.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Do you still like Matthew?" Seb stared into her eyes and asked.
Isabella shook her head. "No, I don't."
Seb's expression softened a bit and said, "Letting him stay was Grandma's idea. Bella, keep your distance from him!"
"Okay." Isabella nodded and obediently agreed.
The next morning, Isabella went downstairs to make breakfast.
She had just put the macaroni and cheese in the pot when a warm chest pressed against her from behind, gently hugging her.
Isabella smiled. Maybe because of her peaceful mind in the morning and the comforting hug, so she didn't resist. She leaned back closer and said, "When I got up, you were still asleep. How did you wake up so quickly?"
The person behind her didn't speak and just tightened the arm around her waist slightly, seemingly displeased with her words.
Isabella was startled and turned her head to look back, only to see Matthew's face.
"Ah!" she screamed and pushed Matthew away forcefully, her waist hitting the edge of the dining table.
Matthew staggered back a few steps, his hand reaching back and accidentally knocking over a bowl on the table.
The bowl shattered on the floor.
Matthew looked at Isabella with dark eyes, then silently squatted down to pick up the broken pieces.
"What happened?" Seb's figure appeared at the kitchen door.
As he saw the scene in the kitchen, his expression darkened.
He walked quickly to Isabella, frowning, and asked, "Did he touch you?"
Isabella, afraid that Seb would clash with Matthew, quickly shook her head and said, "No, Matthew accidentally broke the bowl. I'm fine."
She tightly clutched Seb's sleeve with a slightly pale face.
When seeing the macaroni and cheese in the pot start to boil, Seb turned down the heat and then noticed Isabella still looking at Matthew on the floor. He frowned, grabbed her chin, and turned her face away.
Then Seb lowered his head and kissed Isabella, ignoring Matthew's presence.
Isabella just felt a tingling in her palm. The next second, Seb had pinned her against the dining table, pulling her into his arms and kissing her hard.
Matthew had stopped picking up the pieces at some point, still squatting on the floor, looking up at the scene with a blank expression. He clenched the shards in his hand tighter and tighter, oblivious to the blood dripping from his hands.
After breakfast, Isabella and Seb left the villa together, driving to the Landon Group.
As soon as they left, Matthew put down his utensils.
Zoe noticed and asked, "Matthew, aren't you eating?"
Matthew, unable to speak due to a throat injury, just shook his head and went upstairs.
Seb's car pulled into the underground parking lot of the Landon Group building. As soon as the car stopped, Seb unbuckled his seatbelt and pulled Isabella onto his lap.
Isabella looked puzzled at him.
"Just hold me for a while," Seb said.
Isabella was speechless.
Since yesterday, she had fully experienced how clingy Seb could be.
No one would have thought that Seb, usually a cold and domineering CEO, was such a clingy person in private.
"It's time to go up," Isabella nudged Seb. "You have a meeting at eight."
Seb glanced at the time dissatisfiedly, saying, "One more minute."
A minute passed, but Seb didn't let go. Instead, his hand slipped under Isabella's shirt.
Isabella blushed and pressed down his hand,saying, "Mr. Landon!"
At that moment, a car pulled up next to Seb's. After two honks, the window rolled down, revealing Zaire.
Seb frowned, withdrew his hand, and adjusted Isabella's shirt before letting her out of the car.
Isabella, blushing, got out and greeted Zaire. "Mr. Jose."
"Ms. Miller, your face is so red." Zaire smirked at Seb and said, "Mr. Landon must have turned up the AC too high, making you hot."
Isabella didn't know how to respond. She was shy and couldn't handle teasing, so she said, "I'll head up first."
Then she quickly walked away.
Watching her retreating figure, Zaire laughed, saying, "This Mimosa is quite interesting."
Upon his saying, Zaire felt a chill on the back of his neck.
He turned to see Seb's hostile and wary gaze. He paused and then laughed, "Seb, you're so jealous now?"
"Is there anything you need?" Seb asked coldly, a stark contrast to his earlier warmth with Isabella. He didn't even bother to smile at Zaire.
"Let's talk in your office," Zaire said, starting to walk away.
But Seb stopped him and said, "Let's talk here."
Zaire looked around and said, "Here?"
"Yes," Seb said seriously.
"We've known each other for years, and this is the first time you've refused me. Didn't I always hang out in your office for hours?"
"That was before. Now I have a girlfriend, and it's not convenient for you to be in my office."
Zaire was speechless.
He stared at Seb for a while and said, "Do you know what I want to do right now?"
Seb glanced at him and said indifferently, "Do whatever you want. I'm not interested."
"Alright, Seb, you've changed. You found a woman and now you're ditching your friends?" Zaire said, feigning heartbreak. "Have you forgotten who stood by you through ups and downs all these years? Have you forgotten who sat with you at every banquet, despite the pressure? I've stayed single all these years for you. Now you have a girlfriend, and you abandon me first?"
Seb frowned slightly and said, "I stayed single because I didn't want to be with anyone. But you stayed single because Susan dumped you and you've never gotten over it."
