Isla Fox

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 CEO’s Masked Secret Wife

Chapter 128 - Buckingham Palace Gifts and Stolen Kisses


My weekend passed in peaceful silence. Levi flooded my phone with apologies, explaining that urgent company matters kept him from seeing me. His messages arrived every few hours, each one more regretful than the last.


Evelyn spent Sunday wrapped around Leo like a devoted aunt, spoiling him beyond reason. She had returned from Boston bearing gifts that made my son's eyes light up like Christmas morning. The prize was an elaborate Buckingham Palace building set, complete with miniature street carpets and a red double-decker bus that actually moved and glowed with tiny working lights. Leo's delighted squeals filled our living room as he built and rebuilt his British kingdom.


Chloe watched the scene unfold with amused resignation. "Evelyn, you're making the rest of us look terrible," she laughed, shaking her head as Leo dissolved into giggles over his new treasure.
