After his divorce from Serena Hart-Vale, thirty-one-year-old CEO Adrian Vale devotes himself entirely to raising his three-year-old son, Ethan, while running the billion-dollar empire of Vale Dynamics. Though feared by rivals and admired by the public, behind his cold exterior is a loving father struggling to balance work and family. When a forgotten bedtime story leaves him drowning in guilt, Adrian reluctantly hires a babysitter—Y/N. What begins as a temporary arrangement quickly turns into something neither of them expects. Ethan instantly adores Y/N, and before long, her warmth, kindness, and quiet presence become an irreplaceable part of their lives. She brings laughter back into the penthouse, scolds Adrian when he skips meals, and somehow sees the man behind the CEO everyone else fears. As months pass, Adrian finds himself coming home earlier, smiling more, and looking forward to the sound of Y/N and Ethan’s laughter. But with his lingering feelings from his divorce, the complications of falling for someone who works for him, and a son who’s already decided Y/N is his “dinosaur friend,” Adrian faces something far more terrifying than hostile boardrooms— Falling in love again. Surrounded by meddling friends, an overprotective family, a supportive ex-wife, and one very determined three-year-old, Adrian must decide whether he’s willing to open his heart once more—or risk losing the happiness he never thought he’d have again. “He could conquer the world. But loving her? That was the hardest thing he’d ever done.” ❤️
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