Beneath The City Lights
The Lee Family.
Park Jisung (ML's Asst.)
📲 Mr. Riano, Chairman Riano wants the reports before midnight.
Kael Riano (ML)
📲 Then send them.
Park Jisung (ML's Asst.)
📲 The chairman specifically requested that you review them first.
Park Jisung (ML's Asst.)
📲 Yes, sir?
Kael Riano (ML)
📲 If my father asks, tell him I'm busy.
Park Jisung (ML's Asst.)
📲 ...He won't like that.
Kael Riano (ML)
📲 I wasn't asking for his opinion.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Ends the call and slips his phone into his pocket*
The rooftop was quiet tonight.
After a twelve-hour day of meetings, negotiations, and dealing with idiots, silence was exactly what he needed.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Walks toward the railing overlooking the city*
? ? ?
You know, ignoring your father sounds dangerous.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Points his gun at the unknown voice*
Kael Riano (ML)
Show yourself.
Someone was sitting on a nearby bench, a thick book resting on his lap.
The stranger looked around Kael's age.
Not an ordinary resident.
? ? ?
*Slowly raises both hands*
Surprisingly, he didn't look frightened.
Kael Riano (ML)
Most people scream when someone's pointing a gun at them. *Says coldly*
? ? ?
Most people don't have guns.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Narrows* Who are you?
? ? ?
Someone trying to read in peace.
Kael Riano (ML)
Wrong answer.
? ? ?
*Sighs and closes his book*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Seoyun Lee.
Kael Riano (ML)
The Lee family?
Old money. Powerful. Influential.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
The one and only.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Lowers the gun*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Stands and offers his hand*
Kael Riano (ML)
*Looks at the offered hand then shakes*
Kael Riano (ML)
Kael Riano.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Smiles slightly*
Kael Riano (ML)
Most people do.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Should I be impressed?
Kael Riano (ML)
Most people are.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Good thing I'm not most people.
For the first time in a very long time, Kael found someone genuinely interesting.
Neither of them knew it yet.
But beneath the city lights, this meeting would change everything.
Introduction
Set in a city where wealth, influence, and hidden truths shape every life, these individuals come from vastly different worlds.
Some are bound by family expectations, while others are searching for their own path.
Fate, however, has a way of bringing people together in the most unexpected circumstances.
Kael Riano (ML)
Age: 24
Height: 188 cm
Occupation: Underground Mafia
Personality: Cold, protective, sarcastic, secretly gentle.
Likes: Midnight drives, black coffee.
Dislikes: Crowds, lies, being pitied.
Quote: People fear monsters until they realize monsters can love too.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Age: 22
Height: 176 cm
Occupation: Literature student and aspiring writer.
Personality: Soft, kind, stubborn, emotionally strong.
Likes: Poetry, rain, bookstores, jasmine tea.
Dislikes: Violence, loneliness, thunderstorms.
Quote: Even the darkest nights deserve a little light.
Park Jisung
Age: 26
Kael Riano's personal assistant and trusted right-hand man.
Calm, efficient, and fiercely loyal, Jisung handles Kael's schedule, business affairs, and security. Always dressed in a black suit with an earpiece, he is one of the few people unafraid to argue with Kael when necessary.
Penthouse 1902
Kael had not expected to see Seoyun again.
Yet, the next evening, as he stepped onto the rooftop, Seoyun was already there, sitting on the same bench, a book in his hands.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Looks up and smiles*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
You're late.
Kael Riano (ML)
We had an appointment?
Kael Riano (ML)
Then how am I late?
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Closes his book*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
I don't know. It just feels like you're late.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Stares at him for a moment*
Kael Riano (ML)
You're strange.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
You mentioned that yesterday.
Kael Riano (ML)
And it's still true.
Kael ignored the unfamiliar feeling that laughter stirred.
Kael Riano (ML)
*Walks towards the railing*
A few minutes passed in silence.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
What do you actually do?
Kael Riano (ML)
*Looks at him*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
I'm curious.
Kael Riano (ML)
Curiosity kills.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
The cat, not people.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Raises an eyebrow*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
That's vague.
Kael Riano (ML)
It's meant to be.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Sighs dramatically*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
You're no fun.
Kael Riano (ML)
And still, you're here.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Opens his mouth but stops*
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Fair point.
Another silence settled between them.
Surprisingly, it wasn't awkward.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
*Stands up*
Kael Riano (ML)
*Looks at him*
Kael Riano (ML)
Excuse me?
Seoyun Lee (MC)
I'm making coffee downstairs.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Do you want one?
Kael Riano (ML)
You invite strangers into your apartment often?
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Only interesting strangers.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Great. Penthouse 1902.
As they walked toward the door, Kael's phone rang.
The screen displayed one name.
Kael's expression immediately darkened.
Seoyun Lee (MC)
Everything okay?
Kael Riano (ML)
*Declines the call*
For the first time in years, Kael chose coffee over family business.
He had no idea that decision would change everything.
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