The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 177

Riley was feeding Alora some water. "What did they say?"

"They're claiming that you two grew apart a long time ago and mutually agreed to divorce, but were waiting until after you gave birth to file the paperwork." Quinn scoffed, her voice dripping with righteous indignation. "They really know how to spin a lie. He explicitly cheated while you were married, and now they're framing it like this was a planned, amicable split?"

In that moment, Riley finally understood why Pierce had suddenly changed his tune and agreed to the divorce. He clearly just needed the certificate to silence the public outrage. She smiled indifferently. "Don't be mad. As long as I got the divorce, that's all that matters."

Once Alora finished her water, Mrs. Gable took her into her arms.

Quinn muttered, "I bet giving you that villa was just him buying your silence so you wouldn't publicly contradict his statement."

Truthfully, even if Pierce hadn't given her the house, as long as they didn't drag her name through the mud in their statement, she wouldn't have cared. She had completely moved on and wanted absolutely nothing more to do with the Landon family.

Riley placed a piece of food on Quinn's plate. "Stop staring at your phone and eat."

"Holy crap!" Quinn suddenly gasped. "Pierce actually posted a public apology to you." She slid over next to Riley and shoved the phone in front of her.

#I should not have betrayed her before our divorce was finalized. I am formally and sincerely apologizing to her. I am sorry.#

Riley stared blankly at the words.

"The fact that he actually apologized publicly proves he has a tiny shred of conscience left," Quinn said, patting her on the shoulder. "But don't go feeling touched. There is an eighty percent chance this is just a PR stunt to put out the fire."

"I'm not touched at all," Riley said honestly. "Just a bit surprised. Besides, he was the one who screwed me over. He owes me an apology anyway."

Seeing how clearly Riley viewed the situation, Quinn felt deeply relieved. She truly had moved on.

Pierce's thoughts were entirely different from Arthur's. The real reason he pulled this move was that he wanted to win Riley back and refused to burn his bridges.

But right now, Riley was incredibly defensive around him. Only by actually divorcing her could he get her to drop her guard.

Love was something carved into a person's bones; it didn't just vanish overnight. He firmly believed she still loved him deep down. She was just stubborn and temporarily unable to accept his betrayal. He was convinced that time would heal all wounds.

He knew he had failed her in the past, but he was willing to wipe the slate clean and start over with her.

He had managed to woo her when they had nothing between them. Now that they were bound by Alora, he was absolutely certain he could win her heart again!

"Have we found the mastermind behind this yet?" Arthur asked. He suspected someone was manipulating things from the shadows, as Riley—a woman with zero background or resources—could never have orchestrated all this.