To escape the wedding of her backstabbing cousin and ex-boyfriend, Hazel Vance seeks oblivion at a masquerade ball. A passionate, anonymous encounter leaves her with a son, the only clue to his father a pair of striking, violet-blue eyes. Three years later, she becomes the executive assistant to Liam Sterling, an influential and notoriously difficult CEO whose gaze feels hauntingly familiar. But Liam wants nothing to do with his new assistant; he is obsessed with finding a woman who vanished into the night, the one ghost he can’t forget.

Chapter 211 - Gunshots and Critical Surgery


Julian dragged Liam toward the office while tears streamed down my cheeks. The moment they disappeared from view, the door handle turned slowly and Jerome slipped inside, pressing his finger to his lips.


"Mrs. Sterling, I apologize deeply," Jerome whispered urgently. "I have no idea how he breached our security, but we will handle this. Please go upstairs immediately, move quietly, and stay with the children. My team will guard you. Law enforcement is en route."


"Liam! Jerome, Julian is going to murder him!"


"I give you my word, ma'am, that will not happen. But I need your family secured upstairs. I will not let you down again." Jerome steadied me as I rose.


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