The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 596

Victor gently squeezed Daphne's shoulder. "This is no place to talk. Let's head inside."

Daphne fought back her tears and nodded rapidly. "Right, let's go inside." She held onto Riley's hand and led her in.

Riley stared blankly at their joined hands. Daphne was being intensely affectionate tonight, but oddly enough, being led by her didn't feel intrusive at all. Instead, it felt incredibly warm.

Victor patted his youngest daughter's head. "What are you spacing out for? Let's go."

Winona tore her worried gaze away from her mother and leaned in to whisper to Victor, "Dad, is Mom having an episode again?"

Her mother was acting completely differently around Riley. She had been staring at her constantly, and last time she had completely lost control, mistaking Riley for her missing daughter. Now she was even holding Riley's hand.

Victor looked at his youngest daughter, his eyes overflowing with gentle adoration, mixed with a hint of cautious probing. "If Riley turned out to be your biological sister, would you accept her?"

They hadn't had a chance to tell Winona yet. They weren't trying to hide it; the confirmation had just come through, and they had been far too emotional to sit down and talk to her properly.

Plus, they were slightly worried. Winona had always been the little princess of the family. With an older sister suddenly appearing out of nowhere, would she feel threatened?

Winona nodded eagerly. "Of course I would! But Dad, don't tell me you're getting desperate and mistaking her too, just like Mom?"

Hearing that his daughter was on board, the heavy stone in Victor's heart finally lifted. He ruffled her hair again affectionately. "Let's eat first. After dinner, I have an announcement to make."

Winona was brimming with curiosity. "What announcement?"

"Dinner first." If he dropped the bomb now, the sheer emotional explosion would make it impossible to eat. He couldn't let the girls go hungry.

Winona pouted. "Fine."

The four of them moved to the dining room. Victor dismissed the butler and the maids, wanting to enjoy this dinner entirely as an intimate family of four.

Daphne sat right next to Riley, constantly using her serving chopsticks to pile food onto Riley's plate.