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 spent an incredible night with my goddess. Stella was absolutely stunning and intoxicating. This woman had completely transformed my world. While I had been hesitant about the toys at first, her response was so passionate that by the time we finally collapsed into sleep, dawn was already breaking through the windows.


I hated to disturb her rest, but we had committed to Sunday lunch at my sister's place. Honestly, I had no desire to go. Something gnawed at me, a sense of unease I couldn't shake. But I had given my word to Iris, and backing out now would be unfair.


When we arrived, Atlas bounded over with his characteristic enthusiasm, wrapping Stella in a warm embrace and taking it upon himself to present her to everyone as if he were her personal ambassador. That charming little rascal.


Chapter 252 - S2 Chapter 36 - Sunday Ambush and Paternal Ma