The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 441

"Yes."

"Aren't you worried he'll expose you and Riley?"

"He wouldn't dare." Sebastian's eyes were sharp with absolute certainty. His tone was casual but carried undeniable authority. "Between a woman and his entire empire, Pierce knows exactly how to do the math."

If Pierce truly had a reckless death wish, tonight's stunt would have played out very differently.

Zach raised an eyebrow. "You've really got him by the throat."

Franklin couldn't help but interject. "Sir, won't they find something when they check the cameras?"

Sebastian remained completely unbothered. "If Pierce couldn't even cover his tracks, Landon Enterprises would have collapsed years ago."

Since Pierce had planned to frame him, he certainly wouldn't have left a trail on the security feeds.

In the next room, Riley was finally lucid. Her strength slowly returning, she pushed herself up from the bed. Her pupils shrank when she noticed the blood on the floor.

Why was there blood?

Who got hurt?

Sebastian had been standing right there. Was it him?

Riley wanted to call him, but remembered her phone was in her purse. She had left it on the sofa when she went into the dressing room. Looking over, she saw her bag exactly where she had left it.

She threw off the covers and swung her legs down. As soon as her feet hit the floor, her legs gave out, and she collapsed. Her body hadn't fully recovered. She took a moment to catch her breath, then forced herself up, stumbling over to the sofa. She dug her phone out of the bag.

It was powered off.

She turned it on and immediately dialed Sebastian's number. He answered almost instantly, his deep, concerned voice filtering through the speaker. "What is it? Are you feeling sick?"

"Are you hurt?"

"...It's just a minor scrape."

The brief hesitation told her he didn't want to lie, but he also didn't want to worry her. Gripping her phone, her eyes reddened as she stared at the dark stains on the floor. "I saw the blood."

"It really is just a minor injury. Scraped some skin off, that's all. It's already bandaged."

Montgomery had already notified the Spencers. Not long after Winona woke up, Victor and Daphne arrived in person.

Seeing her daughter so weak she could barely speak, Daphne broke down in tears. "What kind of monster would do this to my baby?"

Winona quickly wiped her mother's tears. "Mom, I'm fine. Don't cry."

Daphne nodded tearfully. "I won't cry. Let's go home."

"Okay."

Victor scooped his daughter up in his arms, his cold eyes sweeping over Montgomery and Sebastian. "The St. John family owes me an explanation for this."

Sebastian gave a brief nod. "Understood."

Montgomery hastily promised, "Rest assured, Victor. I will conduct a thorough investigation and notify you the moment I have answers."

Victor scoffed coldly and strode out with Winona, his face a mask of fury. Someone dared to hurt his precious daughter. If their families weren't old friends, he would never have let this go.

As they stepped out of the room and headed for the elevators, Winona quickly spoke up. "Dad, wait. I want to check on Riley."