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 164 - The Investigation Breakthrough


My office transformed into a war room within minutes. The controlled chaos of coordinated investigation filled every corner as Chloe barked orders while organizing the flood of incoming intelligence. Noah, whose hacking skills had proven invaluable, worked alongside Tobias at dual computer stations.


"Liam, we cracked into Hazel's phone successfully," Tobias announced, his fingers still flying across the keyboard. "Plus we obtained security footage from surrounding buildings and now have the license plate number of the vehicle that abducted her."


"Thank God, finally some progress." The crushing weight on my chest lightened slightly.


"Hold on before you celebrate too much. The plate turned out to be stolen, but we do have the make and model. We've already issued a citywide alert for matching vehicles," one of the police officers cautioned, tempering my brief moment of relief.
