Sunsets With You

Sunsets With You

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"If you're going to burn this house down... let me give you the matches." ____ To the rest of the province, the Severinos are an untouchable political dynasty. But to undercover journalist Iris Evangelista, they are the monsters who ordered the hit that killed her mother years ago. Returning to her hometown with a fake identity and a fierce desire for justice, Iris knows that attacking the Governor or his ruthless heir head-on is a suicide mission. Instead, she targets the family's weakest link: Kairos Severino. Born from a different mother and carrying the heavy weight of his family's cruel secrets, Kairos is the aloof, isolated youngest grandson who prefers the shadows over his family's plastic spotlight. He is the perfect pawn for Iris's revenge. But as Iris strategically forces her way into his lonely world, the lines between calculation and genuine affection begin to blur. Every stolen moment under the fading horizon feels like a beautiful betrayal. Because a sunset is undeniably beautiful-but the darkness afterward is inevitable. ____ DATE STARTED: 06/06/2026 DATE ENDED:
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