The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 526

From within the crowd, a woman in her forties or fifties spotted Riley and immediately pointed a finger at her. "That's her! She just divorced her husband, and turned right around to hook up with his older brother. Have you no shame?"

A patient who recognized Riley immediately came to her defense. "That can't be true. Dr. Vance has always been wonderful to us. She's a good person."

"A good person?" the woman scoffed mockingly. Pulling out her phone, she shoved the news article exposing Riley and Sebastian's relationship into everyone's faces, scrolling down until she reached a photo of Sebastian holding Riley. "See this? The proof is right here. Don't let her innocent act fool you. This is blowing up online, and somehow, none of you have a clue!"

Gasps echoed through the crowd. Some pulled out their own phones to check, while others began whispering furiously to one another.

"I thought she looked familiar this morning. So she's the woman from the internet who seduced her former brother-in-law. I completely missed it."

"She looks so pure, but behind closed doors, she's pulling this kind of garbage."

"The internet says she even had a daughter with her ex. Oh my god, if she's with his older brother now, what is that kid going to call him? Uncle? Dad? What an absolute mess."

"She always seemed so kind and gentle. I thought she was a respectable doctor. I guess I was completely wrong about her. How disgusting."

Riley stood frozen, all the color draining from her face.

She wasn't afraid of rumors, but she had never expected to be publicly humiliated like this, especially right in front of her patients. It felt like she had been stripped naked and thrown to the wolves.