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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: ARCADE INSTRUMENTAL VERSION ~ DUNCAN LAURENCE]

Outside the event hall, Raven followed the man who was trying to walk fast despite being supported by his walking stick. He noticed the man was about to take a sharp cut outside the hospital. Raven tapped his shoulder.

Edgar turned, looking at Raven with a crooked smile on his face. "Hello, Raven, we finally meet."

Raven's face held a bored look as he continued to stare blankly at the man in front of him.

"Seems like you don't recognize me. Well, you wouldn't; you only let Azalea near you," Edgar said with a wide smile.

"What's the game you're playing at? Why are you after Lily?" Raven asked, not ready to play around with words.

Edgar sighed deeply. "I'm not playing any game at all. I didn't even do anything wrong. I was just trying to help Lily remember."

Raven's frown deepened. "Remember what exactly?"

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