The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 472

Riley hurriedly turned her face away, stubbornly refusing to admit it. "I'm not crying."

Sebastian gently turned her face back toward him, his warm thumbs delicately wiping away her tears. His voice was hoarse and tender. "Don't cry. It breaks my heart."

The emotional wall she had been fighting so hard to hold up instantly crumbled at his words. She looked at Sebastian through a blur of tears, her voice choking. "If you think I'm repulsive... why are you so good to me?"

As she spoke, she shoved him away. "I don't need your pity... and I don't want your sympathy..." Then, she turned back toward the door.

Sebastian's pupils dilated in shock.

What did she say?

He thought she was repulsive?

He treasured her more than anything in the world. How could he possibly find her repulsive?

It finally dawned on him that his agonizing restraint had made Riley completely misunderstand. He quickly chased after her, wrapping his arms tightly around her from behind. "I have never, ever found you repulsive."

Riley's tears fell continuously. What was the point of comforting her now? "I'm divorced. I've had a baby... I know I'm not good enough for you... You could have just told me straight."

Listening to her choked, aggrieved words, Sebastian felt his heart violently contract in pain. Gripping her shoulders, he turned her around to face him, his tone dead serious. "Riley, there is no one in this world good enough for you. But I will fight harder than anyone else to be worthy."

Riley stared blankly at him, crystal tears still clinging to her eyelashes. She listened as he continued, "I don't want to force you, and I certainly don't want you to give yourself to me out of pity, obligation, or anything else. I want you to do it because you truly want to."