The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 578

The sheer shock of the accident left Riley paralyzed, frosting dripping from her arms as she stood completely frozen.

Winona dropped the knife, instantly spiraling into a panic. She hovered frantically, trying to wipe the cake off but having absolutely no idea where to start. "Oh my god, Riley! Are you okay?"

Riley shook her head, staring blankly at the ruined silk, trying to figure out how to handle the humiliation. The whispers of the crowd quickly surged back to life.

"What the hell is Mr. St. John doing?"

"Is he seriously going to help her?"

"I thought they broke up! If he's throwing himself into the spotlight like that, he clearly isn't over her!"

Riley snapped her head up. Seeing Sebastian charging toward her with absolute terror in his eyes, a violent spark of warmth ignited in her chest. A wave of undeniable joy hit her. He still cared. Even with Macy clinging to him, he still loved her.

But as she noticed the hundreds of greedy, judgmental eyes locked onto them, Pierce's threat echoed in her skull. The entire world is watching his every move now. One misstep could ruin him.

The joy vanished, replaced by sheer panic. She couldn't let him create a massive public scandal for her. She refused to drag his name back through the mud.

Before he could reach her, she grabbed Winona's hand and practically shouted to the crowd, "Winona, I'm fine! It's just a ruined dress! Please take me to the lounge so I can clean up!"

Winona nodded frantically. "Okay. Let's go!"

Riley deliberately swerved to avoid Sebastian. She stormed right past him, staring dead ahead, absolutely refusing to look him in the eye.

Macy watched Sebastian freeze mid-stride and sighed internally. The man was so obsessively, incurably in love with Riley that he couldn't stand to see her suffer even an ounce of embarrassment.

He had paraded Macy around solely to trigger Riley's jealousy. But the second Riley fled to the bathroom, he had bolted after her, inventing an excuse about a cigarette.

And now, over some spilled frosting, he was ready to blow up their entire fake relationship in front of hundreds of people just to save her.

How could a man so calculating and cold lose his absolute mind the moment this woman was involved?