The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 450

He openly admitted that the crisis threatening Landon Enterprises was entirely his doing. He made no effort to hide his methods, blatantly drawing a line in the sand: dare to bother Riley, and the price would be the complete annihilation of the Landon family.

Pierce knew Sebastian had the power to do exactly that. Coming from him, it wasn't an empty threat; it was a guaranteed execution. The suffocating helplessness of having someone wrap their fingers around his throat, holding every one of his lifelines, was enough to drive a man insane.

Pierce dug his fingernails into his palms so hard his knuckles turned white. He had prepared himself to swallow his pride before coming here, and now, he had no choice but to forcefully suppress the obsessive bitterness clawing at his insides.

He would swallow this humiliation for now. But one day, he would make Sebastian pay for stealing his wife and crushing his business!

Burying the raw emotion in his eyes, he slumped defeatedly against the sofa. "Understood," he muttered in surrender.

Sebastian leaned forward slightly, crushing the cigarette into the ashtray on the coffee table. He stood up, sliding his hands into his pockets, and looked down at Pierce like a king addressing a peasant. "If I hear even a whisper of gossip out there, you will be the first one I dismantle."

Pierce understood the warning perfectly. If word of Sebastian and Riley ever leaked, Pierce would bear the brunt of the fallout.

He tilted his head back slightly to look at him. "Do you really think you can hide her forever?"

"That is my business, not yours," Sebastian stated coldly, before turning on his heel and striding out the door.