The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 490

At the sound of her voice, Sebastian looked up. Seeing Victoria, his brow furrowed slightly before he returned his attention to his phone, entirely dismissing her presence.

Victoria's blood boiled at the blatant disrespect. In the past, she had bitten her tongue and endured his arrogance because of his iron grip on the company. Now that she held the ultimate leverage, she felt a sudden surge of invincibility.

"Sebastian, Riley is your former sister-in-law. Being at her apartment at the crack of dawn... if this gets out, it will be a catastrophic blow to both you and St. John Global."

Riley immediately tried to intervene. "Victoria, you're misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding?" Victoria sneered. "A man and a woman alone..."

"You need to drink plenty of warm water, Riley."

A bright voice cut through Victoria's accusation. She looked up and saw Winona walking out of the kitchen with a steaming mug of tea. She stared in shock. "Winona?"

Winona looked equally surprised to see her. "Victoria? What are you doing here?"

"My mother asked me to stop by and invite Riley and her daughter to the Manor for New Year's Eve. But what are you doing here?"

"I invited Riley to a charity gala last night, but she caught a terrible flu and couldn't make it. I was so worried about her that I dragged Sebastian out of bed to drive me over to check on her." Winona walked over to Riley and handed her the mug. "Here, drink this. Listen to how hoarse your voice is!"

Riley took the mug. "Thank you."

Only then did Victoria notice Riley's pale complexion and genuinely raspy voice.

Sebastian checked his watch, stood up, and looked at Winona. "I need to get to the office. Let's go, I'll drop you off first." He picked up his overcoat and Winona's jacket from the sofa.

Winona turned to Riley. "I'm taking off. Make sure you take your medicine on time!"