The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 205

Pierce answered honestly, "I hadn't been back in Riverport long before I heard you passed out saving someone. I rushed right back here."

Riley was confused. "How did you find out?"

"The news of you saving that patient blew up online."

So that was it. Still, she didn't want anything more to do with him. "I'm fine. It's just some scratches. You should go back."

Pierce stared at her intently. "We just got divorced; we aren't enemies. Mrs. Gable is taking care of Alora, so you can't be left alone in the hospital. If I was the one who got hurt, would you just abandon me?"

Yes.

Because he had Beatrice, Arthur, Serena, and Seraphina. She, as his ex-wife, would be the very last person who needed to care for him.

But he had flown hundreds of miles just to look after her. Saying that out loud would be too ruthless.

So, Riley stayed silent.

Thinking her silence meant she was still rejecting him, Pierce continued, "Don't worry, I know where we stand now. I'm only staying as a friend. I already asked the doctor, and you can be discharged tomorrow. Once you leave the hospital, I'll go."

Since he put it like that, Riley couldn't really argue without making things awkward. "Suit yourself."

Seeing that she finally stopped chasing him away, a faint smile touched Pierce's lips. "I bought you dinner, but it's gotten cold. I'll go heat it up for you." He stood up to warm the food.

Out in the hallway.

Sebastian and Franklin walked over from the elevators, catching fragments of gossip from the corridor.

"Remember the massive scandal a while back about the CEO of Landon Enterprises cheating on his wife? I can't believe Dr. Vance is actually Pierce Landon's ex-wife."

"Pierce claimed their marriage was dead a long time ago, but now that they're divorced, the second she gets hurt, he flies all the way from Riverport. He obviously still cares. You think he wants to get back together with her?"

Sebastian's face remained terrifyingly calm, save for his tightly pressed lips, which silently betrayed his mood.

Feeling the suffocating pressure radiating from Sebastian, Franklin asked softly, "Should we head back?"

Sebastian shot him a cold, fleeting glance before grabbing the handle and pushing the door open.

He had stepped aside in the past because they were married. But now that they were divorced, the spot next to her no longer belonged to Pierce.

Hearing the noise, the two inside looked toward the door.

Surprise flickered in Riley's eyes. It seemed Sebastian had seen the news online as well. She hadn't expected the insanely busy CEO of St. John Global to pay attention to something like that, let alone come visit her in person.

Pierce was also slightly surprised to see Sebastian, but then he remembered their drinks the night before. He had asked Sebastian to look out for Riley and Alora. It seemed he had taken his words to heart.