Three years ago, Hazel Vance made a choice that changed everything. One night of passion with a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball left her with more than just memories—it left her with a son whose rare violet-blue eyes are a constant reminder of the father she'll never find.

Now a struggling single mother, Hazel desperately needs the executive assistant position at Sterling Group. The salary could finally give her two-year-old Leo the life he deserves. But her new boss, CEO Liam Sterling, is nothing like she expected.

Demanding, brilliant, and devastatingly handsome, Liam has a reputation for being impossible to work for. Most assistants don't last a week. When Hazel refuses to be intimidated by his cold demeanor and sharp tongue, something shifts between them. The attraction is immediate and electric, crackling through every professional interaction.

But it's his eyes that stop her cold. The same striking violet-blue shade that stares back at her every morning when she looks at her son.

As the tension between them builds and the lines between professional and personal begin to blur, Hazel finds herself caught between her desperate need for this job and her growing attraction to the one man who could destroy everything she's worked for.

She doesn't know that Liam has been searching for the mysterious woman from the masquerade ball ever since that night changed him forever. And he has no idea that the composed, fiery assistant who challenges him at every turn is the same woman who haunts his dreams.

When the truth finally comes to light, will it bring them together or tear apart the fragile new life Hazel has built for herself and her son?

Stella's cold shoulder was driving me absolutely insane. The situation got worse when Atlas called, demanding to know what the hell I had screwed up. He had bumped into her at the shopping center, and she flat out told him we were finished. Like hell we were. I refused to let it end like this.


The only silver lining was her new job with Liam's company. At least I could catch glimpses of her when I visited his office. Unfortunately, Liam and Damian were drowning in the same mess I was.


Then came that disaster of a lunch with the girls and Scarlett's brother's crew. Thank God Stella wasn't there to witness it. Those guys were shamelessly flirting with our women, and the girls were eating it up, playing right along.


Chapter 243 - S2 Chapter 27 - Jealous Obsession and Despera