The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

So, instead of taking her straight home, Landon decided to grab lunch with her. He couldn't have her helping out on an empty stomach, right?

When Allison called, Sabrina was in the middle of enjoying some pasta with Landon.

"Allison, guess what? I'm having pasta with Mr. Wells! He said he'll take me home later!"

Allison just nodded. Since she was with Landon, she knew Sabrina was safe.

But Landon felt a bit weird hearing Sabrina always call him Mr. Wells.noveldrama

"Hey, can you call me something else? You call Neal by his name, don't you?"

Sabrina, cheeks puffed out with pasta, was caught off guard. Did he really want her to call him by his first name?

"So, should I call you Landon?"

Landon nodded, surprisingly okay with it.

"Alright, that's settled. Adalyn's issue isn't sorted yet, so I might need your help

anytime. For convenience, give me your contact info."

He placed his phone in front of her. She looked at him before picking it up.

"Can I open your phone? Is there anything I shouldn't touch?"

Landon looked at her, puzzled. "Why do you ask?"

"A phone is pretty personal. I just wanted to make sure."

She said it so casually that Landon didn't think much of it. It was actually a habit from years ago. She once touched Felix's phone, saw something she shouldn't have, got scolded, and cried in a corner for ages.

Seeing Landon so chill about it made her a bit uneasy.

But she had to add her contact info, so she opened the phone and entered her number, adding her Facebook too.

Landon had already finished eating. Watching her carefully tap around like a little squirrel made him smile.

"Finish up. I'll take you back after you're done!"

Sabrina nodded and went back to eating. She thought she couldn't eat much but ended up finishing a big bowl of pasta.

"That was so good. Next time, I'll come with Allison!"

Landon felt a bit sad seeing her so happy over just a bowl of pasta.

"Do your parents mind you coming here for school?"

Her face fell at the mention of her parents.

"They don't have time to mind. They're Doctors Without Borders. I barely see them once a year."

Landon got it. She was a kid without much parental love, so he went easy on her. "What do you usually eat?"

Sabrina thought for a moment. "I grab a sandwich for breakfast, eat at school for lunch, and have Kismet's cooking for dinner. You have no idea, Kismet's cooking is amazing!"

Landon smiled, got up, and took Sabrina back to Serenity Manor. Allison was waiting at the door. Seeing Sabrina hop out of the car made Allison laugh.

Landon got out too, carrying two shopping bags filled with snacks.

"Landon bought these to thank me for helping!"

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Before Allison could ask, Sabrina explained. Allison ruffled her hair, signaling her to go inside. Sabrina took the bags from Landon and happily ran inside.

"Ms. Bennett, got something on your mind?"

Allison nodded. "Sabrina activated the search system earlier. I wrote it, so I get notified right away when someone uses it! Mr. Wells, you should know, Sabrina is super naive and unguarded, which is why she showed it to you. But that system shouldn't be in the hands of the SWAT team!"

Landon nodded in agreement.

"In that case, you should make her aware of the risks. She shouldn't carry such important stuff around with her!"

Allison looked at Landon, smiling but with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Mr. Wells, the most important thing to Sabrina is her brain, not her devices! Also, Alexander mentioned you wanted the drone attack program. If the price is right, I can send an engineer, but you must ensure their safety."

Landon nodded; this was good news for him.

"No problem, I'll personally ensure her safety!"

With this assurance, Allison felt relieved. After all, the person he had to protect was quite special.

Back at Serenity Manor, Sabrina was happily hugging a pile of snacks, making Allison feel a bit helpless.

"Did a bunch of snacks buy you off?"

Sabrina shook her head and handed another bag to Allison.

"Here's half for you. Landon said it's to thank me."

Allison sat on the couch and opened a bag of chips.

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"Did you find that person?"

Sabrina nodded, handing her phone to Allison. Allison's eyes turned fierce as she read the information.

"Red Butterfly, from Butterfly Shadow-they ambushed Felix. How despicable!" Allison called Carl, who knew about Butterfly Shadow. Three years ago, it was a small group, but it had rapidly grown through shady means.

"Leave it to me. Focus on your work and don't get distracted."

Allison nodded. With Carl taking over, she prepared for a closed test. She planned to leave Sabrina with Landon.

"Sabrina, starting tomorrow, you might have to follow Mr. Wells for a while. Our drone technology has been sold to the police, and you need to handle the installation and debugging."

Allison paused, stunned. Working with Landon again made the snacks lose their appeal.

"Allison, I'm scared. Landon is so intense!"

Then Sabrina recounted what happened today, especially being carried in and out of

the car by Landon, which made her feel so embarrassed.

Allison laughed, "Sabrina, you're too funny. No wonder I thought I saw a bug crawling out of the car when I saw you earlier!"

Sabrina blushed, "Allison, you're so mean, you're the bug!"

The two girls playfully fought on the couch until Cleo returned, and they stopped.

"I heard Felix was poisoned. Is it true?"

Allison nodded. This was serious, so she explained the situation and mentioned she had to go to the lab for virus testing.

"Carl has sent the blood samples. I need to go to the lab tonight. Cleo, you'll handle the calculations and meet Teddy later."