Single Dad Walked In Bruised—But My Ice-Cold CEO Boss Cooked Me Breakfast

Marcus Hayes thought he had it all figured out. Wake up at 5:30 AM, get his six-year-old son Jake ready for school, work as an executive assistant to Seattle's most formidable CEO, hit the boxing gym to release the stress, collapse into bed, repeat. For three years, he'd perfected the art of surviving alone—ever since his wife walked out without warning, leaving just a note on the kitchen counter.
Victoria Chen built her consulting empire on being the smartest, coldest, most efficient person in every room. No small talk. No emotions. No weakness. Her assistant Marcus was competent, reliable, and blessedly professional—exactly how she preferred all her relationships.
Then Marcus walked into the office with a bruised face from a boxing match gone wrong, barely able to stand from the pain. And Victoria did something completely out of character. She made him breakfast.
That unexpected act of kindness cracked open walls both of them had spent years building. As their professional distance dissolves into genuine connection, they discover that true strength isn't about enduring everything alone—it's about having the courage to let someone care.
What happens when two people who've survived by never needing anyone finally learn to lean on each other? Can a found family heal wounds that blood family left behind?
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