The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 379

Pierce was rushed into the emergency room the moment he arrived at the hospital. Riley stood guard at the door. Half an hour later, the light above the doors flickered off.

Riley hurried forward. "Doctor, how is he?"

"The blade penetrated about two inches into his back. While it didn't hit any vital organs, the wound is quite deep and will require proper rest. He's already been transferred to a regular room. You can go see him."

His life wasn't in danger.

Riley let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. "Thank you, Doctor."

She walked into his room. Pierce was still unconscious. She stared at his pale face, her eyes filled with confusion.

He had betrayed her, fathered a child with another woman, and done the most absurd things. So why did he take a knife for her?

About forty minutes later, Pierce slowly opened his eyes.

Riley stood up, intending to call the doctor.

Pierce quickly reached out and grabbed her arm. The sudden movement pulled at his wound, and he let out a muffled groan of pain.

Riley frowned. "What are you doing?"

"Don't go. I have something to tell you."

Riley stared at Pierce for a moment, pulled her hand free, and sat back down on the chair.

Pierce looked at her, his face ashen. "You know everything, don't you?"

Riley's expression remained neutral. "To what are you referring? The fact that you cheated on me right after we got married, or the fact that you and Seraphina have a secret son together?"

The last trace of hope vanished from Pierce's eyes, leaving them dim. "She told you everything."

A moment later, he looked at Riley with deep guilt. "Riley, I'm sorry. I failed you and Alora."

When she first heard the truth from Seraphina, she had indeed been furious and devastated. But now, she had calmed down. She felt a sense of relief. "It's all in the past."

She had a new life now. Why cling to the past?

Holding onto resentment would only make her miserable.

Whether she had been deceived or kept in the dark, it was all smoke in the wind now.

"No, you have to listen to me." Pierce grew agitated. "It's not what you think. Back then, after Seraphina went abroad, she slit her wrists and threatened suicide. I stayed to take care of her, but I never expected her to drug me. I didn't do it willingly."

Riley found it so ridiculous she actually laughed out loud. "Pierce, so by your logic, cheating on your wife and raising a secret child is perfectly justifiable, and I'm the one being unreasonable?"

Pierce looked deeply remorseful, his gaze filled with desperate affection. "That's not what I meant. I just want you to know that the only woman I have ever loved is you."

Love?

He still had the nerve to talk about love?

Riley didn't know how he could even utter the word.

"When you love someone, you don't hurt them. For your own selfish desires, you destroyed our family. The truth is, you've never loved anyone but yourself. Don't act so hard that you actually start believing your own lies. Your so-called love is just a pathetic script you're using to soothe your own guilty conscience after destroying me."

Pierce shook his head. "It's not like that..."

Riley cut him off. "Pierce, betrayal is betrayal. There are no excuses that can absolve you. The only reason I'm saying all this today is to make you understand that there is absolutely no possibility of us ever getting back together."

Pierce's eyes reddened. "Riley..."

"Get some rest. I'll go call the doctor." Riley stood up and walked toward the door. Another muffled groan came from behind her. She turned around to see Pierce leaning over the edge of the bed, his face deathly pale.