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 147 - Reconciliation and Urgent Mysteries


I took yesterday off to clear my head. Today, I was ready to face whatever came next. I had rested, processed my emotions, and organized the chaos in my mind. Most importantly, I was prepared to confront Liam and demand answers. The silence from him felt unsettling. Not a single call or text since that scene at the reception desk.


Doubt crept in, making my chest tight with insecurity. Had he already moved on? That woman who pressed her lips against his in full view of everyone, could she be the mysterious woman he had been searching for all this time? If that were true, then Scarlett and Damian had been feeding me lies. Maybe Liam had already forgotten I existed.


The thought made my heart ache in ways I did not want to acknowledge. I needed the truth, no matter how much it might hurt.


When Owen walked through the office doors, I intercepted him immediately. He would have the answers I desperately needed.
