Chapter 95 Food Poisoning
An hour later, at the hospital, Seb and Vanessa arrived to find Jack already waiting at the entrance.
Upon seeing Seb, Jack greeted him, "Mr. Landon."
"What's going on?" Vanessa asked, "Why has everyone suddenly fallen ill?"
Jack's expression was also very serious. "I asked the doctor, and he said it's food poisoning."
Seb stopped in his tracks, a look of doubt flashing across his face. "Food poisoning?"
"Yes. The first to show symptoms was Laura Jones, who came to the hospital at one in the morning. I asked her, and she said she hadn't eaten anything else after having dinner at your house last night. The situations of the other people are also basically the same, so now everyone suspects whether the ingredients from last night were not fresh," said Jack.
"Impossible!" Vanessa immediately said, "All the ingredients for the house were delivered that day. Since we were hosting everyone last night, I personally checked everything several times. The ingredients were very fresh, absolutely no problem there."
Jack's expression became even more serious. "If it's not the ingredients, then there is only one possibility left."
Seb remained silent.
Vanessa asked anxiously, "What possibility?"
"It's not ruled out that someone poisoned the food," Jack said.
"Poisoned!" Vanessa exclaimed in shock, "The food last night was prepared by our nutritionist at home. Although I didn't watch the whole process, we usually eat the same things, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Just as they were speaking, a police car arrived and stopped behind the three of them, and two officers got out of the car.
Seb frowned. "Who called the police?"
"Laura Jones," Jack said. "She had already called the police before I arrived."
After the officers investigated and asked around, the target of this collective poisoning incident was finally directed at last night's dinner.
"Mr. Landon, can we come to your house to collect evidence and investigate?" asked one officer.
Before Seb could speak, Vanessa said, "Sure, there's still some leftovers from last night in the house."
Seb glanced at her with a frown but didn't say anything.
The group returned to the Landon family.
Zoe was sunbathing in the yard, and Nina was busy in the kitchen.
Suddenly, with so many people coming in, Nina was startled, but quickly eased. "Ms. Field, what's going on?"
Vanessa walked over, stood by Nina's side, and comforted her, "Nina, don't be nervous. The police are just here to check on last night's dinner. I remember there were some leftovers, and I asked you to put them in the fridge, right?"
"Yes." Nina turned around and brought two plates of food from the fridge.
After the officers collected evidence, Vanessa asked her to dispose of it.
Nina felt uneasy but couldn't find anyone to ask. Just then, Jack came down from upstairs, and Nina stopped him. "Mr. Jack, what's going on? Is there something wrong with last night's dinner?"
The police had come to collect evidence, and the two dishes left from last night happened to be ones she had made.
Because no one liked her cooking, except Isabella, no one had touched the food.
Isabella had a small appetite and hadn't eaten much.
That was why there was so much left.
Seeing Nina looking worried, Jack couldn't bear to hide it from her and told her, "Everyone who had dinner here last night ended up in the hospital because of unbearable stomach pain."
Except for him and Kelsey, as the two of them hadn't stayed for dinner.
"Stomach pain, is it because of the ingredients?" Nina didn't even think about herself.
Jack said, "The test results show it's food poisoning."
"Poisoning?" Nina's face turned pale. "Is it that serious?"
"Yes, quite serious," Jack said. "You better be prepared. If they find poison in the leftovers, you will definitely be called in for questioning."
Upon hearing this, Nina turned even paler.
Jack had other things to attend to and didn't stay long, so he left.
Nina took a while to calm down before suddenly remembering something.
"Bella!" She took out her phone and anxiously dialed Isabella's number.
Isabella was awakened by the phone ringing. "Sis?"
"Bella, where are you now? Are you okay? Is the child okay?" Nina's voice was trembling.
Isabella had just woken up and was still a bit groggy.
She propped herself up on her elbow. "I'm fine. What's wrong?"
Upon hearing that she was okay, Nina's tense heart relaxed. "Mr. Jack said that all your colleagues in the department were hospitalized due to food poisoning. They said it was from last night's dinner. The police just came to collect evidence. Bella, are you really okay?"
As Nina spoke, Isabella had already started getting dressed.
She had been tossed around by Seb last night, so she had been lying down until now.
At this moment, Isabella knew Nina was scared, so she wanted to go and comfort her. But halfway through getting dressed, she remembered that she had promised Vanessa last night never to appear in front of Seb again.
If she went now, she would be breaking her promise.
"Don't worry for now. Things will definitely be investigated thoroughly. But I'm not able to come over right now," said Isabella.
"It's okay. Don't worry. I'll take care of myself." Nina reassured her.
Isabella bit her lip. "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, she still felt uneasy.
She logged into her email, wrote a resignation letter, and sent it to Jack.
Then she prepared a few resumes and sent them to a few companies.
It wasn't until three o’clock in the afternoon that Isabella suddenly received a call from the police station.
They said Nina was suspected of poisoning and had been taken in for questioning, asking her to come over.
Receiving the call, Isabella couldn't think clearly.
When she first heard about this in the morning, she was also shocked. But after calming down, she figured it was probably due to contaminated ingredients, certainly not something Nina would be involved in.
This result was unexpected.
And the accusation was serious, being suspected of poisoning weighed heavily on Isabella's heart.
Arriving at the police station, Seb's car was parked outside.
Isabella's heart sank, she tightened her lips and walked in.
As soon as she entered the lobby, Isabella saw Seb.
Seb was dressed in a deep black suit, his coat draped over his arm, standing there talking to someone. The light from above tilted down, casting a faint white light over him, giving him an air of nobility.
Isabella hesitated whether to change her path, but Seb turned his gaze towards her.
Seb's deep blue eyes, like an invisible net, instantly enveloped Isabella.
He had finished his conversation with the other person but still stood in place. His gaze locked on Isabella, deep emotions flowing in his eyes.
Isabella wasn't sure if Seb was going to settle the score from last night. Perhaps she should pretend to be calm and walk up to him as if nothing had happened.
But her feet seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch. She stood there like a statue.
It wasn't until Vanessa appeared, affectionately taking Seb's hand. "Seb, I'm fine."
