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Lily gulped, it's the 'devil'. She said in her mind with her hands still trembling.

Raven picked the phone from the girl's hand, turning it off, he said, "You don't want to do that. Now run along and forget everything that happened here, little girl." His voice low and chilly to the bone.

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Sunshine Meets Grumpy

He's a hitman, a hacker, a serpent slithering through the city's underbelly. Not a hero, not even close. The mafia's ghost in the machine, shadows his only companions.

Then, there's her. Bookish, buried in debt and dreams, juggling endless shifts and late-night study sessions. Sunflower yellow amidst the grimy alleys, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath her hopeful smile. "Plain," they call her, "basic." But her light, it's undeniable.

One fated night, a muttered curse, a stolen glance. Their worlds, oil and water, are destined to collide. Can sunshine melt the frost around a killer's heart? Or will their tangled destinies ignite a storm that consumes them both?

The Hitman’s Sunshine

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: GYMNOPÉDIE No. 1" ~ ERIK SATIE]

Lily had to hold herself back not to bang the door harshly when she stepped out. She didn't even know who to blame for her predicament, but in everything, she knew she wanted to strangle Raven.

"And he says he likes me? He isn't capable of liking anyone, and no woman in her right mind would like someone like him. He deserves to live alone and die lonely," Lily muttered as she walked back to the kitchen, her feet stomping on the ground.

When she saw Lucy, Lily ran to the robot. "Why didn't you tell me? Why did you let me go in there to embarrass myself?" Lily cried.

"I tried to hand it to you," Lucy said, holding up the small paper.

Lily sat on the floor with her legs crossed. "I thought it was the manual," she said, taking the paper from the robot. Only then did she see the instructions on how to clean the machine clearly stated on the paper.

GUESTS IN THE MANSION II