Chapter 59 Like an Embrace
Isabella was unaware of Sebastian's anxiety. He had received her message while he was shaving in the bathroom. After seeing her message, he instantly felt happy. He felt that typing and texting would be too slow, so he decided to call her back.
When he heard that she was downstairs, he couldn't wait to rush down to meet her. He was always meticulous in everything he did, including shaving. However, he hastily finished the remaining half of his beard, rinsed his face, checked the mirror for any issues, and then left the bathroom.
He had stayed at the hospital with Zoe last night. Vanessa hadn't arrived yet. Zoe had already woken up and was sitting in bed wearing glasses, reading the news. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Sebastian darting out of the bathroom, but before she could see him clearly, he had already reached the door of the ward.
"I'm going downstairs, Grandma," he said while rushing out of the room.
Zoe stared, taken aback.
Suddenly, Sebastian rushed back in, grabbed his coat from the sofa, smiled at her, then dashed out again.
Zoe was puzzled.
What major event had occurred? Her usually composed grandson was unexpectedly flustered.
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Isabella had been waiting downstairs for about three minutes when she saw Sebastian.
"Good morning, Mr. Landon!" She jogged over to him. When she saw Sebastian, her heart inexplicably quickened and she blushed.
"Why are you up so early?" Sebastian looked at her, his gaze involuntarily softening. "You have to transfer to a few buses to get here from school, right?"
"Three buses. But there are fewer people in the morning, so the buses are faster. It wasn’t too much trouble."
Sebastian glanced at the coat she was wearing and asked, "Are you cold?"
Isabella shook her head and glanced at the black coat he was holding. She found it a bit strange since he had just come down from upstairs and probably didn’t feel cold. Why did he have a coat with him then?
"Let's go in, it's windy outside." Sebastian pinched the coat in his hand and suddenly felt that the coat was bothering him.
"Okay." Isabella followed him into the elevator.
The hospital was crowded that morning, so the elevator was also very crowded. When they entered the elevator on the first floor, there was plenty of space. However, people kept getting on at almost every floor, and by the time they reached the tenth floor, Isabella and Sebastian had been squeezed into the corner of the elevator.
As more people boarded the elevator, everyone started pushing inside. Worried that Isabella would be overwhelmed by the crowd, Sebastian turned sideways to face her, his hands on both sides of her, forming a protective barrier to keep her safe.
"Could you please squeeze in a little more?" a voice came from behind, followed by another wave of people pushing. Sebastian felt someone push him hard, causing him to lose his balance and accidentally press against Isabella, embracing her tightly.
Since they were facing each other, it looked as if they were hugging.
Sebastian looked down at her and asked, "Are you okay?"
Isabella could feel his warm breath from above and instinctively looked up, coming face to face with his deep eyes. She felt flustered and quickly shook her head, saying, "I'm... I'm fine..."
She lowered her head, too afraid to look at Sebastian again. However, she could still feel his burning gaze from above, as if it was fixated on her face.
As Sebastian watched her quickly blush, he felt an inexplicable joy. And as he smelled the faint fragrance of shower gel emanating from her, memories of that camping night suddenly flashed through his mind, followed by a certain physical reaction.
Sebastian averted his gaze, trying to distract himself. But all that floated into his mind was the soft and coquettish demeanor of that woman that night, and he found it difficult to control his thoughts.
Gradually, people started getting off the elevator, and the elevator became more spacious. Suddenly, Sebastian's voice said, "We're here."
Isabella suddenly snapped back to reality and followed him out of the elevator.
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When Zoe saw Isabella, she first felt surprised, then delighted. A kind smile appeared on her face as she pulled her to sit and said, "So it's you, Bella."
"I heard you weren't feeling well, Zoe, so I came to see you." Isabella placed the fruit and breakfast down and said, "Have you had breakfast? I brought some for you."
"Really? Just in time, I was feeling hungry."
Isabella placed the breakfast in front of Zoe.
"This tastes great!" Zoe took a few bites and couldn't help but praise the food. "It really is great!"
"It's from a shop near our school. It's been open for decades, and their business has always been good. Their ingredients are very fresh and the food is delicious, so I brought some for you to try."
"Thank you so much, Bella." Zoe said happily. "But the food from this shop is still not as good as your sister's cooking."
Isabella smiled and said, "Nina has always been a great cook. If you like, I’ll ask her to make some food for you next time."
"Really? That would be great! I've eaten a lot of amazing food in my life, but as I get older, I prefer simple food. I really like the food your sister makes."
When Isabella saw how happy Zoe was, she said, "Nina has had some time off recently, so I'll call her later and ask if she can make some appetizers. I'll pick them up and bring them to you tonight."
"Okay!" Zoe immediately got excited and said, "I won't have dinner. I’ll wait for the delicious food you’ll bring me."
"Alright."
"Will that be too much trouble for you guys?" Sebastian asked, standing next to them.
"It's no problem, but I’ll have to ask Nina if she has time to cook first."
"After you ask, let Seb know. It's okay if your sister doesn't have time to cook," Zoe said happily.
