Chapter 44 Warmth
"Don't talk nonsense," Nina grabbed her hand and gently brushed her cheek with her fingers. She said softly, "You’re a good girl, Bella. You need to marry an excellent man. Don't worry, I won't let you go through the same hardships I did. I’ll help you find a partner with outstanding character and prevent you from suffering."
Isabella bit her lips tightly and remained silent.
It seemed that Nina was speaking out of anger, but she was actually speaking from the heart. It seemed like society had already laid out women’s paths in life. They were supposed to get married, have children, and then raise them at home. Men were the support of the family, and even if they made mistakes, they were worth forgiving. Marriage was not an expression of love, but a shackle placed on women. With that shackle, divorce was difficult.
And now, Nina seemed to be trapped in this shackle. Isabella knew that no matter what she said, Nina would not believe her. Nina wanted to give Charlie a chance because she still had hope for her marriage. Isabella hoped that Charlie would correct his mistakes and treat Nina well after this storm.
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In the Moon Club, Sebastian pushed open the door to a private room and walked in with big strides, ignoring everyone else’s gazes. He sat down and poured himself a drink.
On the couch, Zaire smiled and said, "What's wrong with you? You look so down, did you have a fight with Vanessa?"
Sebastian held his glass and glanced up at Zaire's suggestive expression, becoming even more displeased. "No."
"No?" Zaire took a sip of his drink and laughed even more freely. "Could it be that you can't fulfill Vanessa's needs so she kicked you out?"
Sebastian kicked him in annoyance and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Alright, I won't talk nonsense. But I've said it before, we’re normal men and we shouldn't suppress our desires too much. Sometimes we should relax. It's been many years but you've always been single and still a virgin. Aren't you afraid of damaging your body? Since you have Vanessa, why haven't you broken your vow?"
Sebastian looked at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zaire smirked mysteriously, "I heard you had a nosebleed at the company today. Maybe you're suppressing your desires too much, which causing that effect on your body. You're almost married to Vanessa, so why haven't you broken your vow?"
Sebastian was speechless.
He had a nosebleed because of that, but it had never happened before. Since the sexual encounter at the camping trip, his self-control had diminished significantly, and he had nosebleed because of that.
Zaire snatched the wine glass from his hand and laughed. "Why don’t you put down the glass and spend a wonderful night with Vanessa? What are you doing here? You don't even like the girls here."
Sebastian didn’t want to go home as he thought about Vanessa waiting for him. He picked up the glass again, ignoring Zaire's sarcasm, and drank the wine.
Zaire looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and walked outside. He stood in the corridor and dialed a number.
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Isabella had just walked out of the hospital gate when her phone in her pocket started ringing.
She took out the phone and saw an unfamiliar number from the local area on the screen. After hesitating for a moment, Isabella answered the call. "Hello? Who is this?"
"Is this Isabella?" The voice on the other end of the line sounded somewhat familiar, but Isabella couldn't immediately recognize who it was.
Isabella nodded and replied, "Yes, it is."
"Mr. Landon has had too much to drink at Moon Club. Can you please come and pick him up?"
"Mr. Landon has had too much to drink?" Isabella was slightly surprised and asked, "But shouldn't you call Jack?"
"Jack has had too much to drink too. They’re here together." Zaire casually fabricated a lie and continued, "If you don't come here, I'll have to send them out on the street."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Zaire looked at the phone screen and smiled. He thought, 'I want to see whether you're interested in Isabella, Sebastian.'
Isabella held the phone in her hand, hesitating for a long time. Images of Sebastian being kicked out of the club, drunk and sleeping on the street, flashed through her mind. If any reporters took pictures of him, Sebastian would be embarrassed.
Isabella thought about the day when Sebastian had a few drinks and she had driven him home. She felt that she had to go since she was his assistant.
Isabella hailed a cab and headed straight to the Moon Club. When she arrived at the entrance, a waiter walked out. "Are you Isabella?"
"Yes, I am." Isabella asked, "Where’s Mr. Landon?"
The waiter nodded slightly at her. "Please follow me."
Isabella felt relieved. It seemed that she was too late. They hadn’t kicked Sebastian and Jack kicked out.
The waiter led her to a room and opened the door with a room key. He said to Isabella, "Mr. Landon is in here."
"Thank you." Isabella was worried about Sebastian and didn't think about it much. She entered the room.
It was very spacious suite, with enough room for five rooms. Isabella searched the place and found Sebastian in the last room, but he was taking a shower. The light was on in the bathroom, and she heard the sound of water. Sebastian's strong figure was reflected on the glass, which made Isabella blush slightly.
"Mr. Landon, are you okay?" Suddenly, the water stopped, and Sebastian's hoarse voice came through the glass. "Isabella?"
"Yes," Isabella nodded.
"Who sent you here?" There was a lot of moisture in the bathroom, and as Sebastian listened to Isabella's voice, her image kept appearing in his mind, and the desire that he had suppressed reappeared.
"I don't know," Isabella thought for a moment and said, "It was probably the staff here. They said you had too much to drink and asked me to come get you." Sebastian immediately understood that Zaire had set a trap. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wait outside, I'll be fine soon." He had been drinking and had fallen into Zaire's scheme. He definitely couldn't drive home himself. Since Isabella was here, he would let her take him back after he finished his cold shower and suppressed his desires.
"Okay," Isabella agreed and waited outside.
She stood up to wait for Sebastian, but he was taking too long in the shower, so she sat down on the sofa by the window to wait.
There was a strange smell in the room that felt pleasant to her nose. Isabella couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, feeling the chill being dispelled and her body warming up. However, after smelling the scent for a while, she started feeling drowsy.
Ss Isabella had been sitting on the sofa for a few minutes, feeling her limbs become weak and uncomfortable, the bathroom door opened, and Sebastian walked out.
