The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 321

Mrs. Gable's eyes nearly popped out of her head at the sight. A second later, she immediately spun around. “I didn't see anything.”

Riley panicked, her first instinct being to pull her clothes back up.

Sebastian held her hand down. “Not done yet.”

He had just applied the ointment, but the dressing wasn't on yet. If she pulled her shirt up now, the medicine would rub right off.

Riley's face burned a brilliant red, her toes curling in sheer embarrassment. At a moment like this, this man was still focused on applying the medicine. “That's good enough.”

“No, wait a moment.”

A hurricane of thoughts tore through Mrs. Gable's mind as she sprinted back to her room, slammed the door, and collapsed on the edge of her bed, gasping for air.

Mr. St. John and Riley were actually...

And even when they were caught, they didn't stop... they had to finish...

This... this...

Riley was Pierce's ex-wife, Sebastian's former sister-in-law. How could they...

Mrs. Gable recalled that ever since they moved to Statenbury, Mr. St. John had indeed taken great care of Riley and her daughter. She had always assumed his care was purely familial, especially since he had personally promised Pierce he would look after them.

But now it seemed that 'looking after' meant something entirely different.

Suddenly, Mrs. Gable remembered the terrifying rumors about Sebastian—that he was ruthless and cold-blooded—and a shiver ran down her spine.

She had just stumbled upon his darkest secret. Was he going to silence her?

What should she do?

Riley would protect her, right?

While Mrs. Gable was drowning in her wild theories, the sound of the doorknob turning made her grip the bedsheets in pure terror as she stared at the door.

A moment later, the door opened, and Riley stood in the frame.

Mrs. Gable tilted her head slightly, peering behind Riley.

Riley knew exactly what she was looking for. “Sebastian left.”

Riley lowered her eyes, adjusting her clothes. “I just bumped into something accidentally. It's not as bad as it looks, it just looks scary. It's almost healed. I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to worry.”

“Honestly, why would you hide something like this from me?”

Riley continued her explanation. “Sebastian happened to be there when I got hurt, which is why he was helping me with the dressing. Don't overthink it.”

Middle of the night, a man and a woman alone, clothes half off—anyone walking in on that would overthink it, right?

Even though it was explained, Mrs. Gable still felt something was off. A man as busy as Mr. St. John coming over this late just to apply medicine?

Wasn't that a bit... too much concern?

But since Riley thought it was normal, she'd pretend it was normal.

Mrs. Gable nodded. “Alright, I understand. It's late, you should get some sleep.”

The next day.

When Riley arrived at her department, she couldn't shake the feeling that everyone was looking at her strangely.