The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 115

Pierce let out a soft sigh. "Riley, even if we really do finalize this divorce, nothing will change the fact that I am Lory's father. I have visitation rights, and we are going to have family time together. Are you going to be this furious and resentful every single time?"

Riley was slightly caught off guard. She hadn't expected Pierce to be thinking so far ahead. It seemed he was genuinely starting to accept the reality of the divorce.

And he was right. She had been too narrow-minded. Visitation rights and time with her father were things Riley simply couldn't take away from her daughter.

"I understand. I'll try to do better next time."

The following morning, Riley purposefully woke up early to ensure she caught Pierce for breakfast. She didn't want him slipping off to work and dodging her all day.

At the dining table, she asked, "When are you free today? We need to go to City Hall to file the divorce application."

Pierce answered between bites, "I have a meeting this morning, a client at nine, and a business lunch. I have a thirty-minute window between ten and ten-thirty. We can go to City Hall then."

His absolute compliance threw Riley off for a second.

Noticing her silence, Pierce asked, "What's wrong? Are you busy then?"

Riley shook her head. "No. I'll wait for you outside City Hall at ten."

"Alright."

At ten o'clock, Riley waited at the entrance of City Hall. Ten minutes later, Pierce arrived.

They walked in together and successfully filed the divorce application.

As they walked out, Riley was about to leave when Pierce stopped her. "Could you do me a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Tomorrow is Eleanor St. John's eightieth birthday. The custom gift I ordered for her has arrived at The Gilded Vault, but my schedule is packed, and I don't have time to go pick it up. Could you go get it for me?"

"Third floor."

Riley thanked her and headed up to the third floor. She wanted to buy a gift for Sebastian.

If he hadn't subtly reminded her that the blood typing might have been wrong, Lory's true parentage would have been horribly questioned by the Landons, and her own reputation would have been destroyed.

Furthermore, he had saved her and her daughter's lives when she hemorrhaged, and he had given Lory incredibly generous gifts when she was born and when she turned one month old.

She had wanted to thank him for a long time but had never found the right opportunity. Now that she was going to Statenbury for Lady Eleanor's banquet, she wanted to use the occasion to give him a small token of her appreciation.

After browsing, she settled on a sleek, dark titanium tie clip embedded with subtle diamonds.

She had noticed Sebastian favored dark-colored suits, so this tie clip would compliment his style perfectly. The only issue was the price—it was astronomically expensive. This tiny accessory cost half her yearly salary.

But compared to everything Sebastian had done for her, it was a small price to pay. Riley gritted her teeth and bought it. Since she was divorcing Pierce, she absolutely refused to use his money; she paid for it using her own hard-earned savings.