His Heart, Her Sin

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tried to switch into work gear. But before diving into any new projects, she needed to h

o much fun lately and

ls, she skimmed through them. Gracewell had sent her at l

ls were more polished and full of tempting offer

to respond to their first email ages ago, but then Lynne drag

mails and was about to type out a pol

wn nu

up. With a shrug, she picked it up and swiped to answer. Before she

Strickland, Executive Director

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htning storm expl

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even get

at on a hot pan, bouncing and pacing nervousl

edric's voice sounded polit

ad shape, she was sure her nostrils wer

ht before the words left her lips, a weird thought hit her-if she

ing how cold and distant he had been... Sabrina, just to be safe, grabbed a cush

you to meet? If not, we can reschedule. Tot

was calm, al

adjust to your timing" meant Gracewell was on the back foot. Otherwise

y twinge of pity for him. "

, see yo

ust landed a meeting with the legendary bea

y anything else a

dropped to the floor. Staring blankly at the ceiling, the pity she'd

for help-so why did she feel like s

they were meeting tomorrow. Time to slap on a face mask

*

ewell Skincare G

ic was still holding his phone, staring at the screen li

learly freaking out inside. "Mr. Strickland? Di

t or get excited. But judging by the way Cedric looked like his soul just left his bo

e barely know anything about her except that she's a woman. And she's so low-key! Every award she's ever won

heir best-selling product just got called out-turns out the ingredients are barely better than drugstore stuff,

verything he kn

e had a clearer picture of Pama's strategy. Business was tough across th

re determined not to l

gh, he sure as hell wouldn't let someone else

udden intensity radiating off his boss. He looked up, eye

ials. And run an updated valuation on our shares. If it comes t

roduct so special, but if Pama was willing to giv

isn't as hard as it seems. In busi

up, spine straigh

*

next

and poise. Her black leather handbag completed the look, borrowed fr

an upscale spot with serious history. It's said even v

zed the beauty expert he'd been dying to meet was actually her. Judging by how warm and hopeful he'd seemed at

rudge... right? After all, they say when someone accepts your gift, they owe you a favor. And if he t

smirked to herself, f

re home at that time. Sabrina quietly slipped out and arrived at

t of peace and quiet. Plus, if Cedric came alone, a guy and a girl

. The huge, sweeping landscape paintings were seriously stunning. After settling in,

rrived downstairs, wanted to prep a bit

and texted back that

more time. Still not satisfied, she clicked over to the glass wall nearby and used the

r and couldn't help getting a bit emotional. Who would've thought she'd

e at the door. Sabrina stood up

ehind, holding a sleek black binder under his arm-the kind filled with documents worth more than gol

ed in stead

Sabrina once said when he wore black, he gave off serious "don't mess with me" en

ivider and saw who was standing bes

ost crashed into Cedric's back. He gas

ut on her best host smile and brushed past Ced

he was trying to figure out if it was really her-or maybe someone who just lo

on stood still too. The tension in t

awkwardly. If Cedric kept standing there like

them, but now that someone else was in the mix, she

is expression said it all. This was no mix

like someone had playe

ging for this partnership-emails that now felt like they

d here he was, practically kowtowing to t

ght about it, th

rned around and walked out.

Orion blinked, thinki

nd Cedric? One call, and she showed up? That alone was brag-w

ng, but she ran-and caught up in seconds. Grabbing the hem of