The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 606

Hearing Sebastian's name, Riley's heart skipped a beat. "I want to see him."

She needed to know—was he really engaged to Macy Sinclair?

Winona gripped Riley's hands, her gaze fierce with protective stubbornness. "Riley, since he chose Macy, he shouldn't be bothering you anymore. I don't want you getting hurt again."

Riley knew Winona meant well. There were things she didn't want to hide anymore. She pulled Winona over to the sofa and sat her down. "Do you remember when I told you I broke up with him because of circumstances out of my control?"

Winona nodded, listening quietly.

"When our relationship was exposed online, it created a massive scandal that ruined his reputation. He was even stripped of his position as CEO. He was facing the storm all by himself, while I was trapped at home, totally helpless."

Riley's expression carried the exhaustion of her powerlessness.

"I didn't understand how ruthless family power struggles could be. I naively thought that as long as we loved each other and faced it together, we'd be fine. But then I found out that his disappearance when he was 15, his father's fatal crash, his mother's mental breakdown, and the accident last year that left him paralyzed... none of them were accidents."

As she spoke, Riley's body began to tremble.

Winona was stunned. She had heard vague rumors about the St. John family's internal warfare, but she never imagined it was this brutal.

She gently held Riley's hands, trying to pass on some warmth. "Don't be scared, Riley. It's in the past now."

Riley nodded, taking a deep breath before continuing. "They might be in the past, but I saw him scheming with his aunt, winding up severely injured, burning with a fever, and unconscious in a hospital bed.

"I can't go through that again. He lost his position as CEO. Without that absolute power protecting him, those hiding in the shadows wanting him dead will only get bolder.