The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 165

Riley hung up and opened the social media app. Sure enough, the hashtag #LandonEnterprisesCEOCheating was sitting firmly at number three on the trending page, with a bright red "HOT" icon next to it indicating the engagement was still climbing exponentially.

She clicked on the hashtag. The feed was flooded with photos of Pierce and Seraphina in various intimate settings: holding hands, embracing, feeding each other, walking in and out of hotels together...

The evidence was comprehensive. It was just as damning as the video she had secretly recorded of them kissing in bed.

Who on earth leaked this?

To get their hands on this many high-quality photos, someone had to be incredibly connected.

The comments sections were a warzone. People were absolutely tearing Pierce and Seraphina apart, throwing around vicious insults and personal attacks, while thousands of others rallied to defend Riley, encouraging her to take out the trash.

After reading through the comments, Riley clicked on the original poster's account. It belonged to a massive influencer with millions of followers, known for dropping nuclear-level gossip bombs.

Who had a secret baby, who got caught with drugs, who was arrested for soliciting, who was dodging taxes...

No wonder it skyrocketed to the top of the trending page so fast. It was launched by a massive media hitman.

But this influencer usually only exposed celebrities. Why go after a corporate CEO like Pierce?

Her instincts told her someone was intentionally targeting Pierce.

But who?

As Riley pondered this, the doorbell rang aggressively.

She had just moved in, and barely anyone knew her address. Given how early it was, she had a sinking feeling this wasn't a friendly visit.

Seeing Pierce stay silent, Riley continued, "Whether you believe me or not, I didn't do this. I only intended to use the scandal if you used your dirty tricks to hurt the people I care about during the lawsuit."

Pierce gave a slow nod, turned around, and started walking away.

Watching his back, Riley called out, "Pierce, let's just get the divorce."

He stopped walking. He stood there for a few seconds without turning around. "No." Then he kept walking.

Riley had offered that olive branch out of a brief moment of pity, not wanting to kick him while he was down. She had given him one final out. If he agreed, she would drop the lawsuit. But since he refused, they would just have to see each other in court.

Throughout the morning, Riley's phone blew up. Relatives, friends, and coworkers flooded her inbox, demanding to know what was going on, if the rumors were true, and what she was going to do next.