The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 243

First Medical Center.

As Riley walked through the halls, people pointed and whispered. She knew it was because the video of her awkward dancing had gone viral online. Her saving Jenna Joyce earlier had also been heavily discussed behind her back, but she could handle that calmly.

But not this. It was way too embarrassing and humiliating, especially since yesterday she had accidentally pinned Sebastian beneath her while fighting for his phone. Every time she thought about it, a fresh wave of regret washed over her.

Why on earth had she acted possessed, refusing to let him see the video?

Even if she stopped him then, couldn't he just watch it later?

Why hadn't that obvious logic occurred to her at the time?

So now, whenever she heard people mentioning the viral dance video, she inevitably recalled her hopelessly idiotic attempt to snatch his phone. She was embarrassing herself to the absolute limit.

To make matters worse, she had actually dreamt about that scenario last night. She and Sebastian... it was enough to drive a person completely insane.

Riley stepped into her office. As soon as she sat at her desk, Holly Xavier looked at her with starry eyes. "Dr. Vance, you are truly amazing. Completely abandoning your image and dancing like that just for Jenna's recovery... that level of dedication makes you a role model for all of us."

Riley: "..." Please don't. She was practically dying of secondhand embarrassment.

If God gave her a second chance, she definitely wouldn't... no, she would still dance with Jenna, but she would make absolutely sure to warn everyone not to record a video.

Holly was genuinely full of admiration and had no intention of teasing her. Seeing Riley's reluctance to discuss it further, she quickly changed the subject. "I heard the new hospital director is arriving soon. Do you know who it is?"

Riley shook her head. "No idea."

"Word on the street is that he's being parachuted in. There were rumors that the Vice Director was going to get promoted, so this news is probably killing him. And the people who were gearing up to fight for the Vice Director's vacated spot are going to be even more miserable."

"Parachuted in?" Between bouncing between the clinical department and the Research Institute, seeing patients, doing rounds, reviewing charts, and analyzing lab data, Riley had zero free time for office gossip. She truly knew nothing about the administrative politics.

Riley could hear the disappointment in Mrs. Gable's voice, and thought to herself: You're just intimidated, I'm too humiliated to even show my face, okay?

"He doesn't bite. You can do this, I believe in you," Riley said, offering empty encouragement from a safe distance.

After hanging up, Riley went to the hospital cafeteria for dinner, then voluntarily stayed late, working until eight o'clock before heading home.

When she reached her apartment building, she purposely stopped at a distance to check the parking lot for Sebastian's car. Only after confirming it wasn't there did she proceed inside.

Once home, Riley instructed Mrs. Gable, "From now on, whenever Sebastian comes over, you have to call me in advance like you did today."

That way, she could stay at work and avoid coming home.

Assuming Riley just wanted advanced notice so she could adjust her schedule to entertain Sebastian, Mrs. Gable quickly nodded. "Understood."