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?

The living room was filled with comfortable chatter as we discussed plans for an upcoming outing when Iris decided to check in on her kids via video call.


"Hi, Mom! Where are you now?" Miranda's voice rang through the tablet, her eyes bright with what appeared to be innocence—though I'd long since learned not to be fooled by those angelic looks.


"Hi, sweetie! We're in Madrid, waiting for our connection flight. Are you two behaving yourselves?" Iris looked relaxed and carefree, clearly enjoying her vacation with Eric.


Miranda didn't miss a beat. "I always behave, Mom. As for Atlas..." she threw a sideways glance at her brother, "well, he's a teenage boy. Can't expect much from him." Her tone dripped with sisterly disdain, which made me smile despite myself.


"That's ridiculous, Miranda," Atlas protested immediately. "Mom, I'm a well-mannered young man. Always behaving like a proper gentleman."


Chapter 327 - S2 Chapter 111 - Adoption Over Purchase