The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 267

"I'm not defending him. I'm just telling the truth." For some reason, Riley felt a twinge of guilt. "Have you forgotten? When I had that massive hemorrhage and was hovering between life and death, he was the one who saved me and Alora. He's my savior."

Quinn remembered and nodded. "But that still doesn't mean he's a good person. He was the adopted son of the Landon family. He owed them a debt of gratitude. At the time, you were Pierce's wife—his sister-in-law. When you were in danger, and he had the power to save you, of course he wouldn't just sit back and watch you die.

But when he returned to the St. John family two years ago, he purged the family with iron-fisted brutality and secured his position as CEO. Everyone knows this. How can a man whose hands are stained with blood be a good person?"

Riley didn't know why, but hearing Quinn talk about Sebastian that way made her chest feel tight. "Some things you have to see to believe. What we hear might just be fabricated rumors. Even if they are true, there might be hidden circumstances no one knows about."

Quinn looked at Riley appraisingly.

Riley felt uncomfortable under her stare. "Why do you keep looking at me like that?"

"You wouldn't happen to have feelings for him..."

"No, I don't."

"I didn't even finish my sentence, why are you so anxious?"

"I... just say what you want."

"I think because he saved your life, you've got on some seriously heavy rose-colored glasses when it comes to him."

Riley inexplicably felt a wave of relief. "I really don't. I'm just telling the truth."

"No, wait, we got sidetracked." Quinn snapped back to the main issue. "We were talking about the ointment. Why did Sebastian send it to you?"

"When I moved to Statenbury, Pierce asked him to look after me and Alora. He's a man of his word, so he's been taking care of us. I guess he found out about what happened at the restaurant because someone posted it online, and he sent the medicine."

Riley was explaining this to Quinn, but she was also trying to convince herself.

Seeing Pierce finish a phone call and walk over from the window, Arthur quickly asked, "How is it?"

Pierce sat on the sofa. "The PR department is already handling it. The video didn't get too much traction, and since we caught it early, we should be able to suppress it."

Arthur nodded. "What exactly happened this time? Did she really actively seduce you?"

"She definitely did. Otherwise, why would she move to Statenbury for work and then suddenly show up in Riverport?" Beatrice chimed in eagerly. "She even used Alora as an excuse. I bet she couldn't make it in Statenbury and wants to use the kid to trick Pierce into remarrying her."

Arthur glared coldly at Beatrice. "Did I ask you?"

Beatrice stiffened and awkwardly shut her mouth.

Arthur turned his attention back to Pierce. His tone was heavy with disappointment. "Divorce, the suicide attempt incident, and now this dinner. Whenever you get involved with her, nothing good comes of it. She's just a woman from a lowly background, not fit to tie the shoes of actual heiresses. Snap out of it, and don't let this so-called romance rot your brain."