sequel to candy liar. after his whole relationship with jooyeon, jiseok takes his concerns and issues to a therapist after retiring as a hitman. he expected his life to be easy after that, not for his victim to leave him with PTSD. jooyeon on the other hand adjusts to life in the mental hospital and without jiseok.

jiseok was your average sociopath, he never knew how to feel or sympathize. which led him down his path to becoming a hitman for a local gang. he was assigned lee jooyeon. a local bassist who'd offended their gang on numerous counts. jooyeon was unaware of this, having no idea this gang even knew of him. let alone, the boy he had begun falling in love with was assigned to kill him. jiseok slowly starts to learn how to love with his target, falling in love with him more and more, which only made his job harder. lowercases intended. completed may 13th 2023. BOOK 1 of THE CAKE SERIES