Shattered Illusions: The Billionaire's Secret Heir

Seven years ago, warm-hearted, plus-size Chloe faked her death and fled New York after overhearing her Harvard boyfriend, Peyton, mock her in a cruel bet. She survived a traumatic childbirth alone in a back-alley clinic, losing her twin sons while her newborn daughter, Annie, barely clung to life with a congenital heart condition. Seven years later, Chloe returns as Nicole, a stunning, world-class designer. To afford Annie’s astronomical life-saving heart surgery, she is forced back into the orbit of Peyton—now the nation's most elite cardiothoracic surgeon. As they clash in a storm of unresolved angst and sizzling tension, Peyton begins recognizing undeniable clues—a unique recipe, a rare allergy, an engraved old badge—proving this gorgeous stranger is the "dead" woman he has spent seven agonizing years searching for. Now, facing malicious schemes and a life-or-death crisis for their daughter, Peyton must kneel to redeem his past sins in a thrilling, high-stakes game of hearts.