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?

After the medical scare, I couldn't contain my laughter as I watched Adrian lying on the stretcher next to me, his face a portrait of wounded male pride.


"Could you please control yourself, Stella?" Adrian grumbled, adjusting his hospital gown with as much dignity as he could muster.


"I simply can't," I gasped between fits of giggles that bubbled up uncontrollably.


"Stella, Dr. Evans already explained that I fainted due to emotional overload," Adrian's voice carried that specific tone men use when their masculinity feels threatened.


"My darling husband," I wiped tears of mirth from my eyes, "you passed out cold during our baby's first ultrasound. What on earth will happen when you're in the delivery room?" Fresh laughter erupted from me at the mental image.


"This was a one-time occurrence, Stella." Adrian's stern expression only made me laugh harder.


Chapter 402 - S2 Chapter 186 - Fainting Pride Comical Aftermath