Sunflower Samurai

I’m Lily Stephens. Twenty‑six years old. Four years of my life devoted to Sunflower Company—only to have my promotion erased as if my work never existed. Then he returned. William Thomas—cold, calculated, untouchable. To everyone else, he’s power in its sharpest form. But to me, he’s the shadow that won’t leave my past… and now he’s everywhere in my present. He barely looks at me. In every decision, every meeting, he listens to her, never me. And yet somehow, every move he makes feels like it’s aimed straight at me. I can’t walk away. I can’t explain why. So I stay—and the longer I stay, the more I see that this isn’t just about work. It’s personal. It’s dangerous. And whatever William Thomas is after… it’s something only I can give.

“Assassinate the Alpha.” His instructions were clear and easy. Easy because it was me. I had taken down strong men and powerful women. Men who never thought they could be taken down. Taking them down was not easy either but again it was because it is me. Men stood no chance where I stood. There are older men and even women in our club. Yet I joined six months ago and I have taken down more than each has in the last thirty years since my father founded the organization. I overheard people in the organization murmur and gossip among themselves that my father trained me differently, but that was where they missed it. My father never trained me. In fact he did not want me anywhere close to the organization. He said multiple times that he wanted a normal life for me. That I am a happy girl with the nature of a sunflower – I was always happy. Which is an absolute contrast to my name if you take out the two latter words.

"Mommy, you have to be the first person to come pick me up, okay?" These are my daughter Dorothy Grant's final words to me when she walked me out of the house this morning. But when I stand at the kindergarten's entrance with a box of Dorothy's favorite strawberry shortcake in my hands, the security guard just stares at me as though I lost my mind. "Ma'am, this place might be where Sunflower Kindergarten is located, but it has already closed its doors for three years. This place is now a retirement home." I rush into the "kindergarten" instantly. The spot where the slide used to be is now replaced by a row of flowerbeds. The room that used to be the classroom now hosts a bunch of elderly people, who bask in the sunlight. With trembling hands, I call my husband, Chester Grant, on the phone. He sounds very exasperated and exhausted over the phone. "Honey, we've been married for five years, and we choose to be childless. You've never given birth before."

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Jennifer Martinez is a beautiful girl. She has the noble temperament of a great lady in a rich family. She always wanted to be in control of her life, like a resilient sunflower in the wind, will not bloom for anyone, nor wither for anyone. But when she met him, time changed everything, in the end, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't avoid falling in love with William.William Jackson is the only young master of the World Group. This Group World is one of the top ten financial groups in Southeast Asia. He is bossy, cold and hard to approximate the nature of a rich young man. He thought that in his whole life, there would be no girl that made him really flutter. Both Jennifer and he got married only because of the arrangement of the two families. A loveless marriage. After living together, going through many ups and downs, the two realized that they loved each other very much. But... the tribulation is not over yet. Will the two of them overcome this tribulation to embrace happiness together? Or will they let go first, letting the budding love quickly snuff out? We invite you to read.

Saat Lazuarrdi seorang pengusaha muda dan tampan, mendapatkan warisan pedang samurai. Petaka dan kejadian mencekam mulai menghantui dirinya. Berbagai teror menakutkan mulai membayangi dalam kehidupan lelaki tampan yang masih hidup sendiri. Hingga dalam sebuah kejadian, Lazuarrdi bertemu seorang wanita bernama Kazumi. Entah pertemuan itu nyata atau hanya dalam dimensi lain. Kazumi seorang wanita cantik yang selalu mengenakan kimono. Namun, dia terlihat seperti wanita pribumi kebanyakan. Rasa cinta mulai bersemayam di benaknya. Hingga suatu ketika pedang samurai itu, terus meneteskan darah. Berbau busuk dan anyir. Membuat Lazuarrdi mulai menyelidiki apa yang sebenarnya terjadi. Apalagi di saat waktu yang bersamaan sosok Kazumi pun menghilang. Lazuarrdi bertekad mencari keberadaan Kazumi. Hingga sebuah kematian tak masuk akal menimpa sahabat karibnya. Tak hanya itu, berbagai kematian mulai menimpa orang-orang terdekat Lazuarrdi. Apa yang sebenernya terjadi? Lalu, siapakah Kazumi yang tiba-tiba menghilang?

Twenty-year old Harper hasn't had much luck in life so far. Her mother is a drunk and a junkie and a serial dater, her father left them when she was five years old. Harper has never had a father figure, she only has her mother's boyfriends to go by. When her relationship with Dylan comes to an end, she is left devastated, lonely and filled with a longing to have someone who can make her feel whole, loved and protected. Dylan's father, Levi has been divorced for two years, he's hurting badly and wants a woman in his bed to take away the pain and loneliness. Harper is always at his house, the kid that was dating his only son and he can't help looking at her in a way he shouldn't. He knows she is way too young for him, he's thirty-seven and knows better but he can't resist her infectious smile, the way she laughs not to mention the way she looks. Can there be happiness between two people who are nineteen years apart, what will people think, what will his only son think? He must stay away from her at all costs, it could spell trouble for him. Only, Harper can't stay away from Levi he's everything she has dreamt off. He's powerful, strong and protective. He calls her Sunflower and takes care of her. He cooks for her, drives her to college and even buys her clothes. He's gorgeous, handsome, rugged and rides a motorbike. He's dangerous in so many ways but the hand of temptation is too much to resist.

Hana Sato berusia tiga puluh tahun, berprofesi aktris dan model cantik sekaligus dokter disebuah rumah sakit ternama dikota Tokyo Jepang. Hidup diera moderen abad 26, menguasai 17 bahasa, genius, ahli dalam segala bidang dan berwawasan luas. Didepan khalayak ramai, Hana Sato adalah sosok baik hati, lemah lembut, ramah dan juga dermawan. Ya, memang itu adalah karakter aslinya. Tapi tidak ada yang mengetahui sisi lain seorang Hana Sato. Siapa yang akan menduga, jika wanita itu ternyata seorang putri dari pimpinan klan mafia yang paling ditakuti sejak puluhan tahun silam. Sebagai seorang putri yang paling disayangi, identitasnya selalu disembunyikan. Semua demi menghindari dari dunia, karena tak sedikit yang mengincar nyawanya untuk ajang pembalasan dendam. Ahli dalam tehnik penguasaan Karate, Kendo, Aikido, Kyudo, Ninjutsu dan Kenjutsu. Menjadikan Hana Sato wanita yang sulit dijatuhkan jika berada disituasi hidup dan mati. Tak jarang terkadang Hana ikut andil dalam melakukan misi klan mafianya. Taktik strateginya dalam perencanaan yang ia buat, selalu membawa klan mafia keluarganya sukses dalam meraup keuntungan. Tapi bagaimana jika seorang Hana Sato, seorang yang tak mati meski terkena samurai tajam. Justru harus meregang nyawa dalam sebuah tragedi yang diakibatkan oleh kecerobohannya sendiri. Dan yang lebih tak masuk akal, bukannya pergi keneraka kesurga atau pun neraka. Justru malah terlempar kezaman kuno, dimana abad kesatu saja belum dimulai. Terlahir sebagai putri seorang petani miskin, dengan membawa keberuntungan karena diwarisi ruang dimensi, serta memiliki pengetahuan dari zaman moderen dikehidupannya yang dulu. Bagaimanakah seorang Hana Sato menjalani kehidupan barunya ini..? Jalan apa yang akan ia ambil, menjadi orang baik atau tetap menjalankan warisan kekejaman klan mafia keluarganya..? Jadilah saksi kisah perjalanan Hana Sato dalam ini.