The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 6

Riley casually asked, “What's wrong with her child?”

“I'm not exactly sure. After my IV today, I swung by the legal department at Landon Enterprises. While sorting things out, I overheard some gossip. Landon Enterprises is preparing to partner with the Sutton family. Some busybodies have started dragging up the history between your husband and Seraphina.”

Riley frowned. “Landon Enterprises is partnering with the Suttons?”

Quinn looked surprised. “Pierce didn't tell you?”

Riley shook her head. “No.”

“I figured he would have discussed it with you beforehand.”

“I never interfere with his work.”

“This is different. It involves Seraphina. He shouldn't be keeping it from you.”

Riley pressed her lips together and stayed silent.

Seeing Riley's despondent expression, Quinn swallowed her own righteous indignation. “You should ask him face-to-face later. There might be a good reason. Communication is key in a marriage.”

Riley nodded. “I will.”

When Riley got home, she felt profoundly gloomy. Maybe it was just pregnancy hormones making her overthink.

Her mind kept circling back to why Pierce would hide the partnership with the Suttons.

Also, if they were preparing to collaborate, Pierce must have known Seraphina was back. Yet, he never mentioned a word of it to her.

Why hide it all?

Was it because he didn't view her as his closest confidante, or was it because...

He had a guilty conscience?

That night, Pierce didn't get home until past eleven. Walking into the bedroom, he saw Riley still reading a book. He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. “Didn't I tell you not to wait up?”

A year ago, Pierce had severed all ties with the Suttons for her, causing massive financial losses for the company. The shareholders had complained endlessly, but he used brute force to suppress the dissent.

Over the past year, the board frequently brought up restoring the partnership, causing Pierce endless headaches.

If he had simply agreed to the deal, she might have felt uneasy and upset.

But the truth was, he had been holding out against the pressure all along.

Riley was the type of person who returned a drop of kindness with an ocean of gratitude.

Pierce had done so much for her; how could she be so selfish as to keep making things difficult for him?

Besides... “A partnership is a win-win. Why reject a chance to make money? The baby is arriving soon, and our expenses are only going to go up.”

“You're always seeing the bigger picture. I was being narrow-minded.” Pierce seemed to remember something and added, “By the way, I heard from Ethan that his sister is back.”