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?

Ever since Adrian got involved with that nobody Stella, he vanished from my life completely. No calls, no texts, nothing. Then he had the audacity to actually start dating her publicly. The whole situation was beyond ridiculous.


I had been there for him whenever he needed me. We had been sleeping together for months, and I did everything possible to make him see me as more than just a hookup. But every time I brought up taking things further, he would shut me down cold. Always the same excuse about keeping things casual and never wanting commitment with anyone.


Then this random girl appears out of thin air and suddenly he is parading her around like she is some kind of prize. I refused to let this happen. Adrian belonged to me, and I would fight for what was mine. If that pathetic Jasmine could trap Liam with an accidental pregnancy, surely I could find a way to secure Adrian permanently.


Chapter 259 - S2 Chapter 43 - Victory Schemes and Phone Num