The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 484

Sebastian drew a blank for a moment. "What question?"

Riley flushed, nestling closer into his embrace. "The one about... who I liked more."

It clicked instantly for Sebastian. The night before, in the euphoria of finally claiming her, an acidic jealousy had pierced his chest. He couldn't shake the thought that she had once belonged to Pierce, that they had shared this exact intimacy as husband and wife. He had desperately wanted to outshine him.

It wasn't disgust; it was pure, possessive jealousy over the fact that she had shared a marital bond with Pierce.

He had asked the question in the heat of the moment, his judgment clouded by the lingering effects of the drug. Now that he was sober, he remembered how sensitive she was. She had already misconstrued his actions as rejection the night before. He didn't want to upset her further. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to."

Riley tried to put herself in his shoes. If he had an ex-wife, she would undoubtedly want to know who he preferred. While she cared more about emotional affection, men were wired differently—their pride in the bedroom was paramount.

Unresolved tension, if left lingering, would fester in the subconscious. Over time, those unprocessed emotions could turn into deep-seated insecurities that drained a person's mental energy and damaged their wellbeing.

But the truth was, she and Pierce had only shared that single encounter on their wedding night. She had been heavily drugged by Seraphina, completely stripped of her senses—so much so that she hadn't even seen Pierce's face clearly.

Sebastian asking her to compare them was absurd; there was literally no comparison to be made.

Deciding to lay it all bare, Riley spoke softly. "We only did it once, on our wedding night. And I was drugged..."

"What did you just say?" Sebastian gripped her shoulders, pushing her slightly away to look at her, his eyes wide with shock.

Riley assumed his disbelief was about the drugging, an incident Pierce had actively covered up. She quickly explained, "Seraphina wanted to ruin my..."

"Repeat what you just said before that," he interrupted.