The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 528

Inside the PR Department of St. John Global.

The assistant director rushed into the PR Director's office, clutching a tablet, her face pale with panic. "Director, Riley just admitted to dating the boss. The internet is losing its mind again."

The Director snatched the tablet. Frowning deeply as she watched the video, she snapped, "Why is she making things worse? She's just pouring gasoline on the fire!"

"We still don't know what's really going on between them," the assistant offered cautiously. "Mr. St. John just told us to suppress the trending topics without making any actual statements. If she really is just clinging to him, this could be our chance to flip the script."

Highly sensitive to corporate strategy, the Director immediately caught her drift.

If Riley was genuinely just obsessed with Sebastian, they could use this video to throw her under the bus, piling all the blame on her and completely clearing his name.

If it was painted as Riley's delusional fantasy and Sebastian as the victim, everything would be resolved perfectly.

The stock market was opening in just two days. That gave them less than forty-eight hours to kill this crisis. Despite their aggressive tactics, new articles were popping up like weeds, and the media kept digging up old rumors to keep the story alive.

If they didn't pull out a massive maneuver soon, St. John Global's stock was going to open in a freefall after the holidays, maybe even hitting the daily drop limit instantly.

Seeing her boss hesitate, the assistant pushed further. "Director, the views are climbing fast. We have to make a call. I seriously doubt someone like Mr. St. John would actually fall for a woman like her."

It made sense. One was an unmarried billionaire CEO, and the other was an ordinary, divorced single mother. There was absolutely no logic in them being together. Riley had to have used some dirty trick to blindside him temporarily.

The Director, however, found Sebastian utterly unpredictable. She couldn't begin to read him. But she agreed with her assistant's logic. Still, if by some miracle Sebastian actually cared about Riley and she threw the woman to the wolves, he would absolutely destroy her.

Playing it safe, she decided it was best to ask him directly.

Grabbing the tablet, she stood up. "I'm going to see the boss."