The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 355

Riley's heart jumped, and she immediately looked at Sebastian.

Sebastian's face remained entirely unreadable. He stared at the name "Pierce" on the screen for two full seconds before handing the phone back to Riley.

Even though he didn't say a word, Riley felt the atmosphere turn incredibly awkward. Her ex-husband calling while she was sitting next to her brand-new boyfriend—who happened to be his close friend—was the definition of a nightmare scenario.

Riley took the phone and declined the call.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Why didn't you answer?"

Riley was speechless.

How was she supposed to answer that?

It was the middle of the night, she wasn't home, and she was at Sebastian's place. If she answered, how was she supposed to explain any of that?

"He's just calling to see Alora. She's not with me right now, so there's no point in answering."

It was both an explanation for declining the call and a reassurance that her only remaining connection to Pierce was their child.

Ding!

A text from Pierce came through: [Riley, why didn't you answer?]

Riley didn't hide it. Right in front of Sebastian, she typed her reply: [I'm out right now. Alora isn't with me.]

Sebastian turned to Riley. "How do you have my contact saved?"

"Huh?" The sudden shift in topic threw Riley off. After two seconds, she replied, "Sebastian."

Sebastian frowned. He was saved as 'Sebastian', but Pierce was saved just as 'Pierce'.

Riley noticed he was unhappy and figured he must not like the name. But he was the one who had agreed to let her call him Sebastian. Why did he suddenly dislike it now?

And why ask about contact names out of the blue?

Suddenly, she remembered the name 'Pierce' flashing on the screen earlier. Was he actually jealous over how she saved her ex-husband's name?

Right in front of him, she quietly edited Pierce's contact, adding his last name, 'Landon', while offering a small explanation. "I saved it a long time ago and forgot to change it."

"Your phone."

"Huh?" Riley didn't understand.

"Did you change the contact name in your phone book?"

Riley was completely speechless. He really is upset over a contact name.

She suddenly had the urge to laugh. The contrast between the mature, composed Sebastian St. John and a man getting jealous over something this petty was almost too much to process. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed Sebastian could act like this.

But she held it in. If she laughed right now, Sebastian would definitely get even more upset.

Riley quickly updated Pierce's name in her phone book to 'Pierce Landon' as well.

Sebastian even felt that seeing the name 'Pierce Landon' was an eyesore. Riley had only ever called him by his full name once—when she was almost attacked by those two thugs and he showed up, and she had called out 'Sebastian St. John' in disbelief.

He thought hearing her say 'Sebastian St. John' sounded far better than 'Big Brother' or 'Sebastian'.

But he also knew that compared to 'Ex-husband' or 'Alora's Dad', 'Pierce Landon' was the most appropriate title. He couldn't exactly demand she change it to 'Stranger #1'.

After updating Pierce's name, Riley looked at Sebastian's contact card, a bit stuck. If he didn't like 'Sebastian', what should she change it to?

'Boyfriend'?

"Then why didn't you call back?"

"I forgot."

"You... you only ever know how to work. When are you and Winona finally going to get married?"

Sebastian remained silent.

"Every time I bring up marriage, you play deaf and dumb. Are you trying to anger me to death?"

Sebastian remained silent again.

"Bring Winona to the manor for dinner tomorrow night. Your aunt Victoria is back."

Sebastian's eyes darkened instantly. Lady Eleanor had five children. His father was the eldest. Aunt Victoria was the second. Barnaby was the third, Montgomery the fourth, and Genevieve was the youngest.

Before he returned to the St. John family, St. John Global was run by Barnaby. Victoria, who had a terrible relationship with her husband, lived at the family estate year-round and served as Vice President of the company. Montgomery held a nominal manager position, and Genevieve had married someone overseas and stayed out of family affairs.

After his return, everything was reshuffled. He took control of St. John Global, forcing Barnaby out. Victoria returned to her husband in Southampton, and Montgomery defected to his side.

Now, the very moment he was ambushed, Victoria was back in Statenbury. Was that just a coincidence?

"I'm not in Statenbury."

"Another business trip?"

"Yes."

"When are you coming back?"

Sebastian looked down at his left leg. The impact trauma was severe. He wasn't going to be walking normally anytime soon. "About a week."