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?

I definitely hadn't seen that coming. Adrian had just sworn he belonged to me, and then this woman appears out of nowhere, practically throwing herself into his arms. I recognized her instantly - the same girl who had been all over him at the Community Guild. In that moment, I wanted to claw his eyes out and tear her apart with my bare hands.


We left the shopping center in silence, and I immediately called Maya, who told me her door was always open. Chloe offered to let me crash at her place with Hazel, but I declined. Hazel already had enough drama in her life without me adding my mess to hers.


I spent the evening at Maya's place, talking until the early hours. She gave me some hard truths about my situation with Adrian.


"Stella, you're incredible and you deserve someone equally amazing," Maya said as she hugged me goodnight. "I'm glad you have tomorrow off. When I get home from work, we can do something fun together."


Chapter 242 - S2 Chapter 26 - Workplace Revenge and New Opp