His Heart, Her Sin

avoid. She set her phone down li

The next day, right on time, without even waiting for her reply-

The traffic must be a nightmare,

ught the people at Pama had skin thicker

utes later, anot

e, so I've gone ahead and ordered.

as practically choki

nutes, and din

re was a photo

s-meat, fish, veggies, shrimp, even a fancy lit

on't get cold. I also ordered white truffle consommé for you-it's s

ted back something sarcastic. Like, w

pped the screen a few ti

kely just following orders from the company

ne aside and swore no

ift, grabbed Sabrina's phone to kill som

gave a thumbs-up with a face full of sarcasm.

eally went down during Sabrina's kid

g back now, part of he

guy, but anyone working for a company that thinks kidnapping is cool? Clearly

n the couch, leaned back har

do feel

f without hesitation. "No

d but quietly

y? Yep, ano

. Still nine plates, white truffl

ke someone jabbed a

who just gave her the

rina just powered t

thre

ng all o

ally ha

ed straight to the restaurant. She w

non

bvious-she'd been a no-show every time, but instead of pa

the food gods would punish her

as already on the way. Monica just replied with

d her cheeks, prepping herself to keep

olf's den. How could she possibly hold her ground ag

talking, good-looking guys jumped in-sh

of a model catalog. Sabrina started to suspect

y spoon-fed her. It was painfully obvious what tact

aste?" the guy with the half-Western features

t away," the man with the more traditional Sinoa

ugh, these two felt lik

really don't-" Sabrina

pened. The man who kidnapped you has already turned himself in and faces legal punishment. He worked

ern guy cut in, reaching for his phone. "If you'd like

blurted out before sh

rom these two buzzing like bees

here we're coming from?" The half-West

ers

was trick

nd"? That was... complicated. She did get it. Everyone has their stru

d unde

t, they'd twist it into he

c type-so why the heck had she chosen a career in

f real life, she'd rather be back in the lab with her beak

Don't ask me out again. This kind of thing just makes me mo

t. They stood and

to call a car and stepped outside, leaving her waiting insid

tantly locked onto

nsed, wariness fl

ly regrets what happened. We also owe you an apology. We heard you just

abrina shot back w

days ago near Center Road, there was a minor accident. A car drove into

her soul le

rought that up. Just hearing

onica's. She'd borrowed it on a wh

inkle yet and now owed

es Pama always force things onto people like this?" Sabrin

how eager Pama was to make peace

only wants to make amends," the man insisted, steppi

tepped back ag

didn't deserve it. Being kidnapped isn't exactly a walk i

uldn't bring he

k something from you, she'd feel obligat

g changed after she accepted

until her heel st

nd. "Oh, sorry,

Perfectly pressed slacks. That all-

st a tiny detail is enough t

a beat, then s

e hadn't spoken to since their awk

oked less like a guy and more like a high-level boss in a spy drama. His features were knife-sha

ld-school suit, radiating pure impatience. The kind that made

'd seen the

ng Cedric can't stand, it's p

stand by and let this mess happen without doing anything. So she quickly stepped

ed the man with th

ut one glance at Cedric's face tur

s" weren't exactly doing their homework. You work for Pama

himself to answer such a dumb question. That

t started. Some new students, mostly girls, would keep

name-"That's Cedric"-someone

ric once, thinking it would amu

n't even know who I am, I'm more interested in k

admit-that wasn't pride. That was