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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: Past Lives ~ Sapientdream & Slushii]

Inside the grand CL building, the director sat in a tense meeting with his worried investors. The board of management argued amongst themselves, pointing accusing fingers.

"If we don't do something about this, this will be the fall of CL," one of the investors pressured. "Director Luca, you're not saying anything."

Luca sat in his chair with his hand holding his head up and his head looking down. He had started a company that dealt with express telecom and supply chain. The business flourished at first, but then a scandal caused by one of his workers made the shares in his company plummet after the news. Just a few investors stayed behind. But right now, Luca was frustrated. The company's stock was in free fall, and he was running out of options.

"We need a new manager, Director Luca," the investor urged. "Someone who can turn this ship around."

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