His Heart, Her Sin
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Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Some Memories Hurt Too Much img
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 She Stole His Number, and a Little Bit More img
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 She Still Wants to Love Him img
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Business Talk, Broken Hearts img
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 He Called Her a Dreamer img
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 He's Got Someone in His Heart img
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Jealousy, Cocktails, and a Kiss img
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 A Kiss He Couldn't Resist img
Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Realizing She's No Longer Needed img
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Dinner with Boyfriend and Brother img
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Anchored by Four Wheels and Love img
Chapter 26 Chapter 26 When Rivals Steal Your Dream img
Chapter 27 Chapter 27 A Dinner That Feels Like a Date img
Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Winning Over Her Brother's Trust img
Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Shouting Matches in the Restroom img
Chapter 30 Chapter 30 He Just Can't Let Her Cry img
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 When Love Turns to Fury img
Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Maybe He Never Loved Her img
Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Hit Him Until It Hurts img
Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Caught in a Forbidden Embrace img
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 A House, a Hug, a Secret img
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 She Can't Know the Truth img
Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Slowly Winning Her Back with Love img
Chapter 38 Chapter 38 He Acts Like Her Husband img
Chapter 39 Chapter 39 They're Secretly in Love img
Chapter 40 Chapter 40 She Sees Him with Another Woman img
Chapter 41 Chapter 41 The Lie That Broke Her Smile img
Chapter 42 Chapter 42 A Lunchbox Full of Love img
Chapter 43 Chapter 43 She's Not the Only One Who Hurts img
Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Between a Brother and a Boyfriend img
Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Uninvited to His Birthday img
Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Not Even Allowed to Be Jealous img
Chapter 47 Chapter 47 The Distance Between Us img
Chapter 48 Chapter 48 I Still Know You Love Me img
Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Just Let Me Stay Tonight img
Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Her Brother Almost Caught Her img
Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Stolen Kisses and Shattered Dreams img
Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Framed, Betrayed, and Bleeding img
Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Sisters, Scars, and Old Wounds img
Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Envy Behind Cold Eyes img
Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Jealousy Between the Sheets img
Chapter 56 Chapter 56 The Grave That Shouldn't Exist img
Chapter 57 Chapter 57 She Didn't Know She Killed Her img
Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Truths Buried by a Mother's Love img
Chapter 59 Chapter 59  Wanna Spend the Night img
Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Third Wheels and Love Spells img
Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Denied, Desiring, and Left Outside img
Chapter 62 Chapter 62 He Was Getting Ready for Tonight img
Chapter 63 Chapter 63 His Mother's Ultimatum img
Chapter 64 Chapter 64 You're My Favorite Peace img
Chapter 65 Chapter 65 No Title, No Touch img
Chapter 66 Chapter 66 I'm Your Lover, Not Your Child img
Chapter 67 Chapter 67 She's Carrying My Brother's Baby img
Chapter 68 Chapter 68 High Heels, Red Lips, and Regret img
Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Chasing Romance, Catching a Cold img
Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Her Turn to Take Care of Him img
Chapter 71 Chapter 71 He's Giving Everything. She's Just Trying img
Chapter 72 Chapter 72 The Girlfriend Who Scores a Hundred img
Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Like Handing Over My Baby Sister img
Chapter 74 Chapter 74 She's Not a Doctor. She's a Decoy. img
Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Power Couple Plans and Wrinkle Warnings img
Chapter 76 Chapter 76 The Playboy and the Therapist Collide img
Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Girlfriend, Genius, and Third Wheels img
Chapter 78 Chapter 78 The Man Behind Her Dreams img
Chapter 79 Chapter 79 The Price of a Mother's Dream img
Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Sabotage in the Shadows img
Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Viral Fame and Hidden Tears img
Chapter 82 Chapter 82 The Ex-Lover's Curse img
Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Coming Home to You img
Chapter 84 Chapter 84 First Time, Forty Times img
Chapter 85 Chapter 85 When Kindness Turns to Chaos img
Chapter 86 Chapter 86 The Scandalous Doctor and the CEO img
Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Spoiled Rotten by Mr. CEO img
Chapter 88 Chapter 88 When the CEO Goes Silent img
Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Across Mountains to Find You img
Chapter 90 Chapter 90 We Carry the Same Weight img
Chapter 91 Chapter 91 She's the Only One Who Cares img
Chapter 92 Chapter 92 The First Man to Cry for Me img
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 A Ring of Promise img
Chapter 94 Chapter 94 You're My Every First img
Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Only You Make Me Feel Safe img
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 The Confession That Never Came img
Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The Most Handsome CEO Alive img
Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Finally, A Public Relationship img
Chapter 99 Chapter 99 Insecurity in the Glow of Love img
Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Tonight, I'll Prove My Stamina img
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His Heart, Her Sin

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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Seduction Denied, Secrets Revived

A slender figure slipped into the VIP suite at the top floor of the GrandSphere Hotel.

Sabrina Lionhart shrugged off her black trench coat, revealing a sheer red lace nightdress that left little to the imagination. The delicate fabric barely concealed her curves - the plunging V-neck teased a glimpse of cleavage, while the short hemline skimmed the tops of her thighs.

She walked over to the full-length mirror, turned once, and stared at her reflection.

Sultry. Unfamiliar. Bold.

She drew in a deep breath and climbed onto the king-sized bed, her hands clutching the soft bedsheets as her heart pounded like a drum.

"Don't ever show your face to me again."

She could still remember the way Cedric Strickland had looked at her when he'd said those words - his eyes glacial, like shards of ice cutting straight through her.

And yet, here she was.

She had worked tirelessly for this moment.

Years of sleepless nights, of clawing her way up from a clueless nobody to the industry's most sought-after skincare expert. She had gone from knowing nothing about beauty to becoming the woman everyone wanted to collaborate with.

All for one reason - to stand in front of him again, as his equal.

But now that she'd made it... she realized some things never changed. Between them still stood an unscalable wall - the past.

Five minutes later, the door opened.

Sabrina immediately straightened, her lips curling into a seductive smile. She propped herself up on one elbow, letting the strap of her dress slip down her arm just enough to be suggestive, her eyes fixed on the door with practiced allure.

But her smile froze when she saw not just Cedric-but two security guards behind him.

What the hell? After all these years, how is it that he still reads her like a book?

"Take her out."

Cedric didn't even blink. He tossed those three words out and turned away, heading toward the floor-to-ceiling window. The city lights outside became a perfect excuse to avoid seeing her.

But in the glass reflection, he saw her stretched out on the bed in that over-the-top lingerie. She hadn't really changed-still full of fake confidence and little tricks up her sleeve.

Back then, he'd been stupid enough to fall for it. And it had cost him his grandmother.

Cedric's gaze dropped, shadows clouding his expression.

Seeing the guards step forward to grab her, Sabrina instantly sat up and snapped, "Touch me and I'll file a harassment claim!"

The two guards froze. Move forward? Retreat? Neither seemed like a good idea now.

If it were anyone else, it'd be easier. But this one? Trouble.

After all, if Mr. Strickland really didn't care about her, she wouldn't have made it in here in the first place. Letting her in, only to have her dragged out? Yeah... men are confusing.

"Cedric, if you're not interested, that's fine. We can just talk," Sabrina said, slipping on her coat and walking barefoot to stand behind him, close enough for her body heat to brush against his.

"I heard you recently took over-"

"I said, take her out!"

Cedric's voice erupted, cold and sharp. That smile she threw at him had lit every nerve in him on fire. He'd allowed her to come in, hoping-stupidly-that she'd offer a real apology.

Instead, she acted like nothing had ever happened.

Like someone's death was no big deal.

That shout of his could've frozen fire. Everyone there flinched.

Sabrina didn't even get another word out before both guards grabbed her arms and hauled her out.

It was clean, swift, practiced. They didn't just dump her at the hotel entrance-nah, they blocked the door afterward too, like they'd been dying for an excuse.

Thinking through her next move, Sabrina's phone buzzed in her pocket. Annoyed, she yanked it out. It was her apprentice calling.

"Make it quick. You've got five seconds."

"Ma'am! The Pama Conglomerate just contacted us. They're offering a fortune to buy the exclusive rights to your Twinkle!"

"Decline," she said, leaning against the icy hotel wall, her voice hoarse but resolute.

"But ma'am, it's Pama! The biggest skincare group on the planet!"

Sabrina paused for a beat but doubled down, voice firm. "I don't care if they offer me shares. I'm not selling. I made this for my man."

She ended the call and walked into a nearby convenience store, downing two ice creams in silence. Only when her body had chilled did her mind start to clear.

Ding.

A new email appeared on her screen.

From: Gracewell Skincare Group.

A concise, formal invitation: they wanted to discuss a possible collaboration on Twinkle.

*****

Upstairs, in the very same room, Cedric stood by the window as his assistant reported to him.

"Sir, I heard Pama's aiming to launch some luxury cream this spring, with a major focus on skin recovery. And here's the kicker-they've reached out to a top beauty expert to buy her latest skincare product, called 'Twinkle'. It's got lab data backing real skin regeneration! If they land this deal, that cream could be a huge win-both profits and reputation! It might even become their next long-term bestseller!"

"Beauty expert? Twinkle?" Cedric raised an eyebrow. This wasn't a movie, but the way the assistant said it made it sound just as ridiculous.

"Oh! Mr. Strickland, you just joined Gracewell, so maybe you haven't heard. The skincare field's packed with researchers, but this woman's been at the top the past few years. She's got some serious results, and this 'Twinkle' is her latest..."

"That's enough," Cedric interrupted. He didn't need a skincare lesson. "If Pama's talking to her, then Gracewell will too."

"But Mr. Strickland, this expert is really -"

"No need to know more. All I care about is that we block Pama from finalizing anything. They can't get this cream out by spring. That's our goal, period." His brows tightened.

Being a guy running a skincare company wasn't something he signed up for.

All thanks to his sister bailing, leaving him stuck with the entire enterprise. Still... this was something his grandma left behind. He couldn't just walk away from it.

"Understood, Mr. Strickland," the assistant said before the call ended.

*****

Sabrina stared at the email, her lips slowly curling into a genuine smile for the first time that night.

A sly glint flickered in her eyes.

Well, Cedric...

Looks like this time, we'll be meeting on equal footing.

            
            

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