The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 386

She gently shook her head. "I wasn't scared, I just..." It happened so suddenly, and she hadn't expected the usually composed Sebastian to act like that. She was just caught off guard and a little flustered.

"Just what?"

Riley pressed her slightly swollen lips together. She was too embarrassed to say it out loud, but if she didn't, she feared he might misunderstand. She stammered softly, "I just... didn't expect... you to be like that."

Like that?

Sebastian felt a slight sting in his chest at those words, but quickly accepted it. She had been married; he knew that. A two-year relationship and a one-year marriage. He knew all about her past with Pierce.

What he cared about was her.

That fleeting moment of discomfort wasn't disgust. It was merely... a man's natural jealousy and protectiveness.

She didn't expect him to be like that?

What kind of man did she think he was?

Sebastian spoke with a hint of helpless resignation. "I'm a normal man. I have normal emotional and physical needs."

Hearing such a blunt statement made Riley's already flushed cheeks burn even hotter. She couldn't continue this conversation. If they kept talking, she would spontaneously combust. "My suitcase is still outside."

Sebastian knew she was shy and trying to change the subject. "Yeah. Let's go."

Riley stepped aside slightly.

Sebastian opened the door and walked out.

Watching his broad back, Riley worried he might have misunderstood her hesitation earlier, so she proactively reached out and took his hand.

Feeling the soft warmth in his palm, Sebastian turned to look at her.

Riley didn't look away, meeting his gaze with tender affection.

Their eyes met, and without a single word, they both understood each other's feelings.

Riverport, hospital room.

Seeing the news about Seraphina online, Pierce's face turned livid. What happened to only loving him in this lifetime? What happened to not being able to live without him, begging him to give her and their child a home...

It was all a lie!

He stared at his phone, looking at the woman who claimed to love him deeply as she frequented nightclubs, mingled with various men, kissed her foreign boyfriend intimately, and even walked in and out of a hotel with Julian.

A monstrous rage boiled in his eyes.

He suddenly hurled his phone at the floor, shattering it into pieces upon impact.

Beatrice, who had just stepped out of the bathroom with a plate of washed fruit, was startled by the scene. "What's wrong? What happened?"

When Seraphina saw Pierce, it was as if she had seen her savior. "Pierce, tell them to let me go! I'm going to kill that bitch Riley!"

Pierce marched up to Seraphina and violently grabbed her by the throat. The aggressive movement tore at his healing wound like it was being ripped apart, sending a piercing agony through him, but he only frowned and didn't loosen his grip.

Whether from pain or pure fury, veins bulged on his forehead and neck.

He ground out the words through clenched teeth, "Whose child is it?"

Hearing this, Beatrice's eyes widened in shock. What did that mean?

Was Seraphina's child connected to Pierce?

They hadn't gotten together after she returned; they had been together much earlier, even having a child?

Now that Seraphina's scandalous private life was exposed, Pierce suspected the child wasn't his, which was why he had rushed over in a fury despite his injuries to interrogate her?

The two bodyguards looked at Ethan on the sofa.

Ethan gave them a look, and they immediately released Seraphina.

Seraphina clawed at Pierce's hand, trying to pry it away, but his grip was too strong. The lack of oxygen turned her face red.

When she didn't answer, Pierce tightened his grip. "Tell me, whose child is it?"