One Night With The Scheming CEO

Chapter 5

Word Count: 600 | Released on: 27/05/2026

like a palpable current of static against her skin, stripping her bare. The silence

tershave, clean and sharp, a scent that was now inextricably linked to her humiliation. The sheer size of him, his controlled

f his weight, the memory of his skin's heat. A hot flush crept

, his voice a low, even murmur, d

layed, mortifying shock. The heat in her face exploded into a furious, humiliating blush. He

ling," she stammered, he

able. His next words were delivered with the same flat, dispassio

ice gaining a desperate edge. "It was a mi

pple of something she couldn't decipher.

aced by a deafening roar in her ears. Her visio

y transactional. "This isn't an emotional decision. I have certain... obligations.

heir worlds.What possible reason could he have for wanting to marry a junior designer he'd just met? Unless... unless this was about something els

control, all because of one drunken, regrettable mistake. And yet, a small, cynical voic

courage. "Mr. Sterling, I appreciate your... offer, but it'

dropping, deliberately, "I alrea

the air, a final,

something cold and absolute, like a predator's gaze, in their depths. It was gone as quickly as it app

or, a bitter thought rising in her mind. As if so

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One Night With The Scheming CEO

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“At the company gala, Chloe caught her boyfriend of two years making out with her best friend in a shadowed alcove. Heartbroken, she got blackout drunk. The next morning, she woke up wearing nothing but a man's dress shirt in a massive, sterile penthouse. The man walking out of the bathroom was Damien Sterling, the ruthless CEO of her company. Instead of firing her, he coldly assessed her and stated, "I don't make mistakes. Chloe, marry me. You are the most suitable candidate." Chloe refused, terrified of the ice-cold billionaire, and tried to focus on quietly plotting revenge against her cheating ex. But Damien wouldn't let her go. He manipulated her into accepting a career-making trip to Paris, subtly showed he knew her deepest secrets, and trapped her late at night in the empty office building. Then, the real nightmare began. The next morning, her department head found highly classified blueprints of their biggest competitor planted on her work computer. The files were downloaded late last night, exactly when she was stranded alone on the executive floor with Damien. She remembered the artisanal hot chocolate he bought her, the way he bandaged her sprained ankle, and the chilling realization that he had been secretly watching her for months. He didn't want a wife. He wanted a perfect, disposable scapegoat for corporate espionage. Staring at the fake evidence that would ruin her life and send her to prison, Chloe's blood ran cold. She wasn't just fighting her cheating ex anymore; she was at war with the most dangerous man in New York.”