The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 444

Instead of answering right away, Sebastian asked, "Where do you keep your nitroglycerin pills?"

"I'm asking you a question. Why do you need my medication?" Eleanor frowned in displeasure. "Don't try to change the subject. You owe me an explanation tonight."

Sebastian offered a helpless half-smile. "I'm not changing the subject. I'm just worried you won't be able to handle the news. Let's get the pills ready first."

Eleanor blinked, then shot him a glare. "Do I look that fragile to you?"

"Just in case," Sebastian insisted.

What earth-shattering news could possibly be too much for an eighty-year-old woman to handle?

Her curiosity piqued, she stopped arguing and pointed at the nightstand. "Second drawer."

Sebastian retrieved the bottle, poured a glass of water, and placed both on the coffee table. He then sat down in the armchair across from her. "Winona wasn't the only one drugged tonight. Riley was too."

Thinking of the gentle, well-mannered Riley, Eleanor immediately felt a pang of worry. "How is she?"

"Like Winona, just knocked out. Nothing else."

Eleanor nodded, feeling a wave of relief.

Sebastian continued, "Pierce was behind it tonight. He was targeting me and Riley."

Eleanor was completely lost. "Aren't they divorced? Why would he target her? And the Landons are practically bending over backward to please you. Why would they target you?"

Sebastian opened the pillbox in his hand, his eyes locked onto hers. "Because Riley and I are together."

"What?" Eleanor felt she must be hearing things. There was no other explanation for such an absurd statement. "Who and who are together?"

Sebastian enunciated clearly, "Riley and me."

"Yes."

One bombshell after another struck Eleanor, making her body shake. "But Riley... she's Pierce's wife..."

"Ex-wife," Sebastian corrected smoothly.

"They divorced, yes, but Pierce is your brother in name!" Eleanor looked frantic. "She's your former sister-in-law. How... how could you be with her?"

She never could have predicted that her grandson, single for thirty years, would end up sleeping with his brother's ex-wife.

She wanted him to find a woman, yes, and she didn't care about social standing. But no matter what, he absolutely could not choose his brother's former wife. This... this was utter madness!

Sebastian looked at her, his voice unwavering. "I only want her."

A violent wave of dizziness rushed to Eleanor's head. The intense surge of emotions collided, stabbing at her chest until it throbbed with a suffocating tightness. Her trembling hand instinctively clutched her heart as she swayed in her seat.