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Autor: Acedomvile
last update Data de publicação: 2026-03-23 12:47:05

~YVONNE'S POV~

The lobby of The Deluxe was nearly empty at seven PM on a Friday —just Ottie at his post reading something on his phone, and one man standing by the elevators with his hands in his pockets.

My heart stopped.

Liam.

He looked wrecked. His hair was a mess, sticking up in different directions like he had been running his hands through it for hours.

His clothes were rumpled—the same shirt and jeans he had probably been wearing for days.

But it was his eyes that made my chest tight.
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  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    099

    YVONNE'S POVThe east stairwell was chilly. The lights buzzed above. There were no cameras—I had checked months ago when Arthur wanted to fuck me between meetings, and I was worried about evidence.Now I was grateful for the blind spot.Helen followed me in, the door closing behind us with a deep click. I turned to face her, leaned against the fence, and waited.She was restless. Picking at her nails. Her eyes darting around the empty stairwell like she expected someone to appear. Her bottom lip caught between her teeth.I recognized all of it. The nervous energy. The fear. The desperation.I had worn that same expression for three years."Okay," Helen said finally. "Five minutes. Thank you for—for hearing me out.""You have four minutes left."She flinched. "Right. Okay. I just—Yvonne, I know this is awkward. I know we don't really know each other. But I think—I think we might have more in common than you realize."I said nothing. I just watched her."Holly treats me like shit," Hel

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    098

    ~YVONNE'S POV~I could feel eyes on me.Sarah glances over. Brad looking in my direction. Marcus staring.'Why are they all looking at me?'Because Vanessa had stared at me, because Arthur's ex-assistant who'd been mysteriously absent for two weeks had come back the same day critical files went missing.Because they all thought I was weak enough, desperate enough, stupid enough to have taken them.I kept my expression calm, board and even.Arthur's jaw clenched. "Very well. We will do this the hard way. Security will begin the search in thirty minutes. No one leaves. No one touches their desks until they've been cleared. Understood?"Murmurs of agreement around the room."Good." Arthur looked at Holly, then at his mother, some silent communication passing between them.Then they walked out together. A Klein family united. The door closed behind them, for a moment, no one moved.Then the room exploded."This is bullshit...""I have dinner plans....""They can't just lock us in here...

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    097

    ~Yvonne POV~By 2 PM, everyone had been summoned to the main conference room.There was no explanation, just a mass email from Holly Sinclair: 'Conference Room A. 2:00 PM, mandatory attendance, no exceptions.' I walked in to find the room already packed, every chair filled. People standing along the walls, the energy was tense, crackling with whispers and assumption.I found a seat near the back, pulled out my phone, pretended to check emails while I listened."I still can't believe they lost the files," Sarah was saying to Brad two seats over. "Billion-dollar investment files just... gone.""That's what happens when you mishandle responsibility," Brad said, not bothering to lower his voice. "Holly's been so focused on her engagement and dating Arthur that she's getting sloppy with actual work.""Someone said Helen left them on her desk and they just disappeared," another voice chimed in. "Like, who does that with confidential documents?""Holly should have been supervising her assis

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    096

    ~YVONNE'S POV~The office was chaos.People opening drawers, checking filing cabinets, and searching through piles of documents on desks and credenzas.I walked slowly through the floor, pretending to look but not really caring.'A billion-dollar deal. If Klein Corp doesn't finalize it...'The thought made something dark curl in my stomach. What would happen if those files just... disappeared? If that deal fell through?Arthur would lose a massive investment. Richard Klein would be furious, the Sinclair merger might collapse and holly would be blamed for her assistant's incompetence.I touched the necklace at my throat and felt the tracker warm against my skin.'What would Liam say? Would he tell me to find them? To help save Klein Corp?' No. Liam would tell me to let it burn.I was making my way toward the break room—plainly to search, actually just to get away from everyone—when I saw Holly coming toward me.She had that same sweet smile, but her eyes were dead."Yvonne," she said

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    095

    ~YVONNE'S POV~The conference room was already half-full when I arrived at 9:50 AM.The Sinclair merger meeting wasn't supposed to start until ten, but apparently everyone had decided to show up early. Or maybe they had just heard I was back and wanted a front-row seat to the spectacle.I walked in carrying my tablet and notepad, keeping my expression unconcerned even though I could feel every eye in the room turn toward me.The whispers started immediately."—that's her—""—can't believe she actually came back—""—heard she was in the hospital—"I made my way to my usual seat in the corner—the assistant's chair where I had sat through hundreds of these meetings, taking notes while Arthur held court.Sarah from Marketing was sitting three seats away. She looked at me, then quickly looked at her phone, her lips curving into a smirk. Across the table, Brad from Sales was whispering something to Michelle. They both glanced my way and laughed.My phone buzzed in my pocket.I pulled it o

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    094

    ~YVONNE'S POV~The executive floor was quiet when I stepped off the elevator, early morning—most people wouldn't arrive for another hour.But I could hear voices coming from Arthur's office, murmuring, soft laughter.My stomach dropped.I walked slowly down the hallway, my heels clicking on the shiny floor. I passed my desk—exactly as I had left it two weeks ago, past the conference room, past the break room.Toward Arthur's office.The door was closed but not latched, slightly ajar. I could hear them more clearly now, a woman's voice, breathy and giggling.And Arthur, that low murmur he used when he was—No.I stood outside the door, one hand on my stomach, the other gripping my bag.'You're just doing your job, reporting for duty. It doesn't matter what's happening in there.' But it did matter, because even though I hated him, even though I knew exactly who he was, some small part of me had still hoped—I grabbed the door handle."Good morning, sir," I said, pushing it open. "Sorry,

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    046

    ~LIAM POV~Her phone had been vibrating against the table all night. A persistent, insect-like buzz that grated against my sanity.I noticed because I was watching her. I was always watching her. Even when I pretended to listen to someone talk about boring numbers, I was really just focused on the

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    ~YVONNE POV~The rest of the morning was excruciating.I could feel Arthur's eyes on me through the glass wall of his office, tracking my every movement like I was something he had lost and was trying to figure out how to get back. Every time I looked up, he was watching. Every time I stood to fil

    last updateÚltima atualização : 2026-04-01

  • Craving the wrong brother : His obsession    009

    ~YVONNE POV~I wasn't used to this. To being looked at. To have my body on display. It took me six months before I could stand naked in front of Arthur.And even then, he would turn off the lights.Said it was more romantic that way. I had believed him. Told myself it was sweet. Intimate. Now I won

    last updateÚltima atualização : 2026-03-17

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    ~YVONNE POV~Liam pulled up in front of a boutique I had never noticed before.All glass. Clean white walls. The kind of place where nothing had a price tag because if you had to ask, you couldn't afford it.The kind of place Arthur probably took Holly. I stared through the windshield, my bag squee

    last updateÚltima atualização : 2026-03-17
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