The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 639

Sebastian stared down at Pierce with a glacial expression. "Feeling brave lately?"

His tone was casual, yet the suffocating pressure radiating from him was absolute.

Pierce knew that after tonight, the fragile veil of civility between them was completely obliterated. There was no point in hiding anymore. "Riley is mine. I will never let her go!"

A faint, mocking smirk touched the corner of Sebastian's lips. He pulled out a sleek cigarette case and a lighter, retrieved a cigarette, and placed it between his lips. Tilting his head slightly, he sparked the flame, illuminating his sharp jawline.

He took a slow drag, exhaling a plume of pale gray smoke before speaking in a dangerously measured cadence. "Orchestrating a minor rear-end collision—just enough damage to drive a wedge between Riley and me, but trivial enough to avoid drawing my full investigation. I underestimated your cunning."

A violent tremor rocked Pierce's core. He actually found out about that?

How was that possible?

He had executed it flawlessly. He had been so certain there wasn't a single flaw in the plan.

But before Pierce could even process the shock, Sebastian's next words unleashed a tidal wave of terror, cementing a deep, paralyzing dread in his chest.

"Exploiting the recent volatility at St. John Global to secretly hoard shares, poaching our lucrative projects, siphoning off our network... playing the subservient lapdog to my face while hoarding your miserable little stockpile in the shadows..."

Sebastian paused, lowering his gaze to casually flick a trace of silver ash from the tip of his cigarette. When he locked eyes with Pierce again, his stare was terrifyingly omniscient. "Do you actually believe you've amassed enough leverage to challenge me?"

Pierce's Adam's apple bobbed violently. His fingers curled into fists so tight that blood dripped steadily from his shredded palms onto the concrete.