Chapter 73 He Did It on Purpose
Isabella froze, wondering when Seb had appeared.
Laura and the others also noticed Seb, calling out "Mr. Landon" before dispersing.
Seb didn't say much. He just turned and entered the office, closing the door behind him.
Isabella felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She suspected Seb had heard those words, but she wanted that. Seb had Vanessa, and she couldn't interfere with Seb's feelings. Isabella had no intention of telling Seb about the child. It would be better for Seb to misunderstand the situation, and the distance between her and Seb could be maintained.
But she still felt sad.
In the office, Seb wasn't feeling great either. He placed the lunch box on the table and leaned back on the sofa to fidget, watching the birds flying by outside the window, Isabella's image filling his mind.
Seb understood his own feelings when he recalled Kelsey saying, "You like Isabella..."
But now his feelings didn't matter much. He wouldn't do anything to disrupt Isabella and Matthew, especially now that they were having a child!
In the afternoon, Seb took Jack out to discuss business and brought along an assistant.
Jack's gaze first fell on Isabella. Isabella understood, stood up, grabbed her notebook and pen, and put them in her bag.
But before she could take a step, she heard Seb say, "Laura."
Isabella paused, and the whole room went quiet for a few seconds.
Seb didn't even glance in her direction. He just called out her name and left.
Jack hesitated for a moment, looked at Isabella with some regret, and then followed.
Laura picked up her things, deliberately passing by Isabella's desk, smiling smugly at her.
As the three of them left, whispers filled the office, and the gazes directed at Isabella were filled with curiosity and schadenfreude.
At that moment, Kelsey came out. "Isabella, let's switch seats."
Isabella was puzzled. "Why?"
Kelsey was a rich young lady working as an assistant at the Landon Group and never hid her intentions. The entire office and everyone in the Landon Group knew that. It was hard enough to be in the same room as Seb, but in less than three days, Kelsey wanted to move out again.
Kelsey pursed her lips. "It’s too much pressure to work under the boss's nose. I can't even slack off a bit. Let's switch back, quickly!"
Isabella wanted to say a few words, but Kelsey was adamant about moving back.
Isabella had no choice but to move back into Seb's office.
In the evening, Isabella was leaving the company with her bag, when a voice called out to her. "Isabella."
Isabella was startled and turned to see who it was, surprise filling her eyes, "Emma?"
Emma walked over, taking Isabella's hand and giving her a thorough look. "I haven't seen you in a long time. You've lost weight again, haven't you been eating well?"
Tears welled up in Isabella's eyes as she pulled her hand back. "Emma, Matthew and I have broken up."
Emma sighed. "I know. Matthew told me. He knows he was wrong. I understand your resentment, Bella. But the child is innocent."
It was peak hour as they stood outside the building. Many people were coming and going.
Emma said, "Get in the car. let's find a place to sit and talk."
Isabella bit her lip. When she was dating Matthew, he had taken her to meet Charles and Emma Landon. Although she had only met them once, both Charles and Emma had been very pleased with her. Emma liked her a lot.
After that, Isabella and Emma had spoken a few times over the phone. Emma had even prepared delicious food for her and asked Matthew to deliver it.
At that time, Isabella had naively believed that she and Matthew would continue to be very happy.
They would get married, have children, and grow old together.
There would be no parental objections, only blessings and expectations. Isabella couldn't believe how lucky she had been.
Isabella felt like she had been dreaming until the day she pushed open the dormitory door and saw that scene, shattering the unreal dream.
Emma had come to see her on purpose, probably because Matthew had said something to her. Isabella felt it was necessary to clarify things, so she got into Emma's car.
The driver took them to a high-end restaurant, where Emma held Isabella's hand and walked in, telling the waiter she had reserved a table.
As they were led to their table, Isabella was surprised to see that Matthew was already seated there. It seemed like he had been waiting for her and Emma for quite some time.
When Matthew saw Isabella and Emma approaching, he put down his phone, stood up, and pulled out two chairs.
Isabella deliberately chose a seat farthest away from him, while Emma sat close to her.
"Bella, what do you like to eat? I’m buying." Emma handed the menu to Isabella affectionately.
Isabella shook her head. "Emma, I didn't come here to eat. I..."
"Isabella!" Matthew interrupted her. "Let's eat first. We can discuss whatever you have to say after dinner."
Isabella ignored Matthew and turned to Emma. "Emma, I don't know what Matthew told you, but I came here to make things clear. Matthew and I have broken up, and the child in my belly is not his. My baby has no relationship to him. I'm sorry, Emma."
Emma glanced at Matthew, full of doubt. "But Matthew told me the child is his."
"It's not his!"
Emma looked at Matthew, then at Isabella, unsure whom to believe.
Matthew looked at Isabella and calmly said, "Bella, then tell Mom, whose child is in your belly?"
Isabella bit her lip, looking at Matthew.
He was doing this on purpose!
He knew this was a secret that couldn't be revealed!
When Emma saw this, she believed what Matthew had told her—that Isabella was refusing to forgive him, so she was deliberately denying the child's existence. The atmosphere at the table became tense. Emma smiled and changed that topic. "Let's not talk about this for now, we're all hungry. Let's eat first."
Emma ordered a table full of food, but Isabella had no appetite. She stood up. "Emma, I should go back."
Emma held her back. "Bella, just think of it as accompanying me for a meal."
After all, Emma was an elder. Since she had lowered herself like this for just one meal, Isabella didn't want to offend Emma. After hesitating, she sat back down.
"Have some more." Emma served Isabella more food, quickly filling her bowl.
Matthew had been silently peeling shrimp. His long fingers were getting dirty, but he didn't seem to mind. After he was done, he offered the shrimp meat to Isabella.
Isabella usually liked shrimp, but due to her pregnancy, the smell of shrimp made her nauseous at that moment.
Without waiting for Emma to ask, Isabella covered her mouth and hurried to the restroom.
Matthew stood up. "Mom, I'll go check on her."
Emma nodded. "Go quickly."
