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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: PENETRATES COLDLY PAIN ~ NAM HYE SEUNG, JEON JONG HYUK, SOAP]

Raven strode into his office, his thoughts occupied with the past and why he wasn't able to join the pieces. He needed to know what he was fighting in order to protect Lily properly.

Old Bat, ever-observant, looked up from her newspaper with a raised eyebrow. She had arrived at the office before him. "Something troubles you, Raven?"

Raven turned to look at the older woman, but before he could say anything, Shadow entered the office. "Yesterday, Lily was at a lab, and she found Azalea's things."

Old Bat raised her brows. "I've searched every corner of this city, but found nothing. How is that even possible?"

Raven sighed. That was the problem. How was that even possible? What exactly did Lily see yesterday? The thought worried him, and why did the foundation struggle to show it to Lily instead of him?

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