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?

Chapter 105 - Executive Welcome and Interrupted Moments


I gripped the steering wheel tighter as I pulled into the company parking garage. My nerves were stretched thin, and the entire drive had passed in tense silence. Hazel kept shooting me questioning glances from the passenger seat, but I couldn't find the words to explain the knot of anxiety in my chest.


When I opened her door, I pulled her against me and pressed my lips to hers with desperate intensity.


"God, I'm so relieved you're finally coming back to work with me," I murmured against her mouth.


She smiled and kissed me back, her fingers threading through my hair.


I had instructed Damian to assemble the executive team in the main conference area so I could formally announce Hazel's return. The office renovation that Stella had completed over the weekend exceeded my expectations. She possessed an incredible eye for design, and I was eager to see Hazel's reaction to the transformation.


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