Permanent Marker

CEO Series #3

Seven years ago, she vanished without a name.

To Arthur Chen, she was only Hannah-loud, messy, hopelessly clumsy, the girl who laughed too loud, tripped over her own feet, and never cared what anyone thought. She was the only person who ever loved him for himself, not his family's empire or his reputation as a playboy heir. He never guessed this wild, unapologetic girl was the Landicho clan's most guarded secret: their hidden illegitimate daughter, erased from public life to preserve their perfect, polished image.

When she left overnight with nothing but a short note, Arthur broke. He thought she'd simply gotten bored of him, that he'd never been anything more than a fun distraction. He never knew she ran to save him-because her messy, unruly truth was deemed too shameful to be tied to the Chen name.

Seven years later, fate brings her back-unrecognizable, and one wrong name away.

Hannah returns poised, composed, and polished beyond belief, standing beside Disha Landicho: her golden, adored older sister... and Arthur's fiancée.

The man who spent seven years chasing a ghost now has her right in front of him-only to learn she was never a stranger at all. She was family all along.

Where did that loud, messy girl go? What threat forced her to trade her freedom for silence? And when the truth finally surfaces-will it burn down their lives... or bring back the love they thought was lost forever?

Some loves fade. Others leave a mark so permanent... you can never wash it away.