The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 649

If they could secure this marriage alliance, the backing of the Spencer family would be far more solid than relying on the St. John connection.

Arthur slowly lowered his hand from his chest and struck his cane against the floor. "Alright. I'll give you one chance. But hear me clearly—just one. If the Spencer family refuses to relent, you will march straight to Sebastian with me, beg for his forgiveness, and end this nonsense forever."

Pierce's eyes lit up with arrogant certainty. "Just wait. I'll convince them. I'll bring Riley back to my side."

Just as he finished speaking, the suite door swung open, and Beatrice strutted inside.

Seeing her, Pierce frowned. "Mom, where did you go at this hour?"

Beatrice lifted her chin, looking immensely proud of herself. "I went to see Riley."

A sudden, terrible premonition gripped Pierce. "Why would you go see her?"

Beatrice practically glowed with self-satisfaction. "I told her to make Sebastian back off. Don't worry, I found her weak spot. Alora is her entire world. As long as we threaten to take the child back to our family, she'll do exactly what we tell her."

She kept babbling about her brilliant plan, completely oblivious to the fact that Pierce's face had turned absolutely murderous.

"You did what?" Pierce's voice dropped to a lethal chill.

Unaware of the danger, Beatrice smiled. "I said Alora is her weak spot. All we have to do is snatch the kid..."

"Enough!" Pierce roared, cutting her off, his eyes blazing with fury. "Are you trying to get me killed? Are you trying to destroy the entire Landon family?!"

Beatrice froze, staring at him in confusion. "How am I destroying anything? I'm helping you."

"Helping me?" Pierce's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "Do you even know who Riley is?"

Beatrice scoffed dismissively. "She's just an orphan. Are you scared of Sebastian? Oh, please. He's just playing with her for a little while. Do you honestly think he'd ever take a nobody like her seriously?"