The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 489

"Got it."

About twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang. Riley and Sebastian had already washed up and were waiting in the living room.

At the sound of the bell, Sebastian released Riley's hand and went to open the door.

A moment later, Winona scurried inside. She was swathed in a bulky, unflattering black puffer coat with the hood pulled over her head, and a massive red scarf wrapped around her neck. Her face was already small, and between the hood and the scarf, she was virtually invisible. To top it off, she had a canvas grocery tote hooked over her arm.

Riley almost didn't recognize her. "Winona?"

"It's me!" Winona dropped the tote bag on the floor, her eyes brimming with convincing concern. "Is your flu that bad? You've completely lost your voice!"

Riley blushed. Her voice wasn't hoarse from a flu, and it had actually improved significantly since yesterday. Yesterday had been the real raspy nightmare.

"How did you get so sick? Weren't you dressing warmly enough?"

There was no flu.

Riley's face burned even hotter, her cheeks radiating heat. Guiltily lowering her gaze, she had no idea how to respond to the impromptu acting.

Sebastian looked at Winona and smoothly intervened. "Aren't you roasting in all those layers?"

Riley knew he was changing the subject to save her. She glanced up at him. He looked completely composed, entirely unbothered. His ironclad composure was something she deeply envied.

The heating was blasting inside, creating a stark contrast to the freezing morning air.

"I'm boiling!" Winona unwrapped her scarf and unzipped her jacket. "How's my disguise? The coat, the scarf, the grocery tote—all borrowed from my nanny."

Who would ever suspect the pampered princess of the Spencer family to look this frumpy?

At a glance, she genuinely looked like a middle-aged woman heading to the morning market.