Chapter 1 - Arrival of Lilian Choi

ONE

Lilian Choi stepped out of the taxi and looked up at the

building in front of her. The Blue Cloud. It was a sleek, modern tower, rising

up into the sky like a beacon of power and influence. Lilian had heard of the

organization before, of course. Everyone in her line of work had. But this was

the first time she had been here, to the heart of the organization that

controlled the world's assassinations.

Lilian had been trained for years to be a killer. She had

been raised in an orphanage, and had been taken in by the Blue Cloud when she

turned eighteen. She was good at what she did, and she had worked for the

organization for ten years now. But this was a new assignment, and she was

feeling a little nervous.

She walked through the glass doors and into the lobby, she

was amazed by the grandness of the building. Although she had previously been

to other organizations to complete her tasks, Lilian was feeling ecstatic by the

new and  fresh task assigned.

As she approached to the receptionist, at the lobby of the building.

The woman sitting in the reception looked up at Lilian as she approached closer.

"Can I help you?" she asked.

"I'm here to see Mr. William," Lilian said.

"Timothy William."

“Do you have a reservation for meeting him?” asked the receptionist.

Lilian showed the receipt given by her partner.

The receptionist rechecked and gave Lilian the directions.

"Of course. Please take the elevator to the

twenty-seventh floor. Mr. William's office is the first one on the left."

Lilian nodded and waited near the elevator which goes only

to the CEO’s office. So, the receptionist gave her an access card for the elevator

As she rode up, she thought about her new assignment. She

didn't know anything about the target yet, but she knew it was important. And

she knew that failure was not an option.

Lilian stepped out of the elevator and walked down the

hallway. She saw a door on the left with a silver nameplate that read

"Timothy William, CEO."

She knocked on the door and heard a voice say, "Come

in."

Lilian opened the door and stepped inside. The office was

large, with floor-to-ceiling windows that looked out over the city. There was a

large mahogany desk in the center of the room, and a man was sitting behind it.

"Ms. Choi," the man said, standing up.

"Welcome. I'm Timothy William."

Lilian looked at him. He was tall, with black hair and

piercing blue eyes. He was handsome, in a dangerous sort of way.

"Please, have a seat," he said, gesturing to a

chair in front of his desk.

Lilian sat down, feeling a little nervous.

"I'm sure you're wondering why you're here,"

Timothy said.

"Yes," Lilian said. "I assume it's a new

assignment."

"It is," Timothy said. "But it's a little

different from what you're used to. This time, you're the target."

Lilian sat there, stunned. She couldn't believe what she just had heard.

"I'm sorry?" she said.

"You heard me," Timothy said. "You're the

target. And I have to tell you, Lilian, you're a very difficult person to track

down. You've done a good job of covering your tracks."

Lilian felt a chill run down her spine. She had always known

that this could happen. But to actually be sitting here, hearing the words from

Timothy's lips, was something else entirely.

"Why?" she asked.

"Why what?"

"Why do you want me dead?"

Timothy smiled. "Oh, Lilian. It's not personal. It's

just business."

Lilian didn't know what to say. She sat there, feeling numb.

And then she remembered something.

"Roses," she said.

"What?" Timothy asked.

"I love roses," Lilian said. "I grow them in

my apartment. How did you know that?"

Timothy shrugged. "It's amazing what you can find out

about someone when you have the right resources."

Lilian felt a surge of anger. She had always known that the

Blue Cloud was powerful, but she had never fully realized just how much they

could learn about her. She thought about all the things she had done, all the

people she had killed, all for this organization. And now they were turning on

her.

"What happens now?" she asked.

"Now?" Timothy said, standing up. "Now, you die."

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