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?

Monday arrived like a sledgehammer to my skull. The whiskey from last night was exacting its revenge, and my body felt like it had been run over by a freight train. Every muscle ached, my head pounded with a relentless rhythm, and I seriously considered whether my playboy lifestyle was worth these brutal mornings.


But today brought salvation in the form of Chloe Dalton's interview. After checking with my network, everyone confirmed she was a force to be reckoned with in the assistant world. Professional, efficient, and apparently capable of taming even the most unruly executives.


Ava swept into my office carrying a stack of contracts that needed my signature. As she placed them on my desk, her eyes gleamed with that particular look she got when she had gossip to share.


"I spoke with Evelyn this morning," she began, settling into the chair across from me like she was preparing for a long conversation. "She finally found someone brave enough to work for Mr. Sterling."


Chapter 220 - S2 Chapter 4 - Meeting the Boss