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 was counting the hours until I could see Stella. Tonight she would finally come to my place after her shift at the mall, and I had planned something special for her. The anticipation was driving me crazy as I sat in my office, unable to focus on anything except the romantic evening I had arranged.


By mid-afternoon, restlessness consumed me. I decided to grab coffee and walk around the building to calm my nerves. That's when I accidentally overheard Chloe on the phone with Hazel, discussing their plan to visit the mall to check out some dresses Stella had mentioned earlier.


A brilliant idea struck me immediately. I rushed back to my desk and started calling the guys one by one. If one girl was heading to the mall, I knew with absolute certainty that the entire group would follow. It was like a law of nature with them.


Chapter 241 - S2 Chapter 25 - Shopping Disruption and Terri