The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 391

In the stairwell.

Victoria looked at a travel-worn Sebastian, her eyes brimming with maternal concern. "You must be exhausted rushing back in the middle of the night. Go home and rest. I'll watch over things here, don't worry."

Sebastian's face remained composed, but the look he gave Victoria was filled with bone-chilling frost. "You tampered with her medication?"

Victoria looked completely bewildered. "Tampered with what?"

Sebastian ignored her feigned ignorance. "I can tolerate you making moves against me. But if you ever dare use my grandmother's life as a pawn, I have no problem tearing you apart."

Victoria looked at him in disbelief. "You honestly think your grandmother's illness has something to do with me? She's my mother. How could I ever hurt her?"

A cold, derisive sneer flashed in Sebastian's eyes. "Is there anything you wouldn't do?"

Victoria's expression instantly darkened as she scolded him sharply, "I am your elder, your own aunt! I don't know why you harbor so much hostility toward me. I've never hurt you, and I would certainly never hurt the mother who raised me. You're not a child anymore; you're the head of the St. John family. You need to watch how you speak."

"For your sake, you better hope you didn't. Because if I find proof, you know exactly what will happen."

A mocking smile touched Victoria's lips. "What, are you going to break my legs like you did to Barnaby?"

Sebastian stared at her in silence. He didn't deny it. His silence screamed: Try me.

His eyes were pitch black. Without saying a word, he exuded a chilling, murderous aura. The sheer ruthlessness radiating from his very bones was enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.

But remembering that he was just her junior, Victoria straightened her back.

Still, knowing this lone wolf had a reputation for absolute brutality, she softened her tone slightly, worried he might actually snap and do something drastic. "I've already stepped down from the company and hold no official positions. I pose no threat to you whatsoever. There's really no need for you to be this guarded against me."

Sebastian knew that without hard evidence, she would never admit to anything. He had confronted her just to give her a warning. "Go home. You're not needed here."

Victoria sighed. "Fine. If it puts your mind at ease, I'll go. I'll come see Mom tomorrow." With that, she exited the stairwell and walked toward the elevators.

Hiding in a standard patient room, Riley watched Victoria leave, completely stunned by the conversation she had just overheard.

First, she had nearly orchestrated Sebastian's murder. Now, she had actually targeted her own mother, putting Eleanor in the emergency room in the dead of night. Was that something a human being was even capable of?

Was power and money really that important?

Important enough to casually harm and use your own flesh and blood?

Riley couldn't fathom it. Her heart broke for Sebastian. He had rushed back to Statenbury in the morning just for her, flown to Southampton at 1:00 PM, and now he was back again for Eleanor. In a single day, he had bounced back and forth across thousands of miles.

Even a body made of iron couldn't withstand that, not to mention his wounds hadn't even fully healed.

Riley was still nervous, but looking at his exhausted features, she couldn't bring herself to push him away.

"How did you know my grandmother was sick?"

Riley went back to opening the bag. "It's the middle of the night, and there was quite a commotion over here. I came to check on her while she was in surgery."

"Then how did you know I was back?"

Riley paused for a second before answering. "I texted you and you didn't reply. Your phone was off. I figured you might have rushed back, so I came to look. I didn't expect you to actually be here."

He hadn't told her about his family's internal affairs, so she would pretend she didn't know.

Sebastian didn't hold back his praise. "So smart."

Was that really worth a compliment?

A small smile curled on Riley's lips. She took out the soup, placed it on the table, and opened the lid. She turned back to the man still hugging her. "Eat it while it's hot. Winter is coming; it'll get cold fast."

"Okay." Sebastian released her and took a bite. The hot food warming his stomach made him feel instantly more alert. He scooped up another wonton and brought the spoon to Riley's lips. "You eat too."