The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 378

Her neck was suddenly seized, and the suffocation instantly drained the color from her face. Soon, starved of oxygen, her complexion turned flushed, then gradually shifted to a dangerous shade of purple.

She struggled, but with her hands bound behind her back, she couldn't break free. Her feet were tied as well, leaving her to scrape uselessly against the floor.

She forced a few words from her throat. "Murder... is... a crime..."

Seraphina's bloodshot eyes burned with a mindless, feral madness. "You're just a worthless bitch. If I kill you, I kill you. What are you going to do about it?" She let out a deranged, arrogant laugh.

Her breathing was forcefully cut off, and a sharp, piercing pain spread through her chest. Riley felt like she was suffocating to the point of passing out.

Was she going to die here today?

No, she couldn't die. If she died, what would happen to Alora? And Sebastian—they had just started dating. She couldn't bear to leave him.

But her struggles were completely futile. The suffocation consumed her, her chest feeling as though it were being crushed beneath a massive weight. The suffocating agony began to blur her consciousness.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Seraphina froze, whipping her head toward the door. The grip on Riley's neck unconsciously loosened at the sudden sound.

Wisps of air slipped into her desperate lungs, granting Riley a brief moment of respite.

A moment later, the sound of a passcode being entered echoed from the door.

Seraphina's expression shifted drastically. This was a property under her name, one she rarely visited. No one she knew ever came here. Who could it be?

With a beep, the door opened.

Who was it?

And how did they know her passcode?!

In the next second, Pierce stepped into view.

Seeing the scene before him, shock and cold fury erupted in his eyes. The color drained from his face. "Seraphina, are you out of your mind?!" he roared, crossing the distance in a few quick strides and forcefully shoving her away.

Seraphina crashed into the glass coffee table nearby.

She reached for her phone, but when she pulled her hand away from his back, it was covered in blood. The sight of the deep red liquid made her freeze in horror.

In the next second, her entire body began to tremble. With shaking hands, she pulled her phone from her pocket, desperately trying to stay calm as she dialed emergency services. Her voice cracked. "Please hurry... Riverside Gardens, Building 3, Room 901... A stab wound..."

Seraphina stared at Pierce, who lay ashen and seemingly taking his last breaths in Riley's arms. Suddenly, she let out a short, broken laugh, which quickly devolved into hysterical, weeping laughter. "You actually gave up your life for her! Then what am I? What about our son?!"

Hearing the word 'son,' Pierce's pupils trembled slightly. He looked up at Riley, his voice incredibly weak. "I'm sorry..."

Riley's face was deathly pale, her hands pressing desperately against the wound on his back. The feeling of thick, sticky blood coating her palms sent panic coursing through her. "Don't speak. Save your strength. The ambulance is almost here."

The paramedics arrived about ten minutes later. They applied emergency pressure to stop the bleeding, then hoisted Pierce onto a stretcher and rushed him toward the door. Having lost so much blood, his face was terrifyingly pale, and he had slipped into a semi-conscious state.

Riley spared one last glance at Seraphina, who was still slumped on the floor like a soulless shell, before hurrying out the door after the paramedics. The moment she stepped outside, she called the police.

This was attempted murder.

She had drugged her, ordered her kidnapping, and almost ruined her. And now, this blatant attempt at murder. Again and again. This time, Riley would absolutely not let her get away with it!