The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 634

George's eyes darted away evasively. "Nobody."

Riley pressed him relentlessly. "Then who was on the phone just now?"

"My lawyer. The lawyer I hired."

Riley didn't believe a single syllable. George and Elaine hadn't even finished middle school; there was zero chance they had the proactive intellect to seek out a high-powered attorney on their own. They didn't have the legal awareness, let alone the foresight.

Someone was definitively pulling the strings behind the scenes.

And that someone... "It's Pierce Landon, isn't it?"

Aside from him, she couldn't think of a single person who would bother interfering in this mess.

"What are you talking about?" Elaine hastily denied it. "Pierce would never involve himself in this."

George echoed her defense. "Exactly. He doesn't even know we came to Statenbury."

Seeing how desperate they were to clear Pierce's name only confirmed Riley's suspicion. "Did you ever stop to think why he's helping you? Don't be so incredibly naive to think he actually gives a damn about you. We're divorced. To him, you are nothing but disposable pawns."

Elaine scowled. "I told you, it wasn't him! And even if it was, he isn't a heartless monster like you. Pierce is a loyal, deeply devoted man."

"Loyal and devoted?" Riley sneered. "Since when does a loyal, devoted man cheat on his wife? And the second he realized Seraphina Sutton's reputation was ruined, he abandoned both his mistress and his bastard son without a backward glance."

"He was seduced by that vixen Seraphina! He made a mistake, and he's already repented. You're the one being completely unforgiving and dragging his name through the mud."