In a quiet alley on the outskirts of the city, Ashley was walking quickly, carrying her only child, Alex, who was barely three years old, in her arms. A light rain was falling, wetting her long, night-time hair, which she had left untidy. She had grown accustomed to caring for her child more than herself.

Her life was simple, full of challenges, but she never lost her gentle smile. After her ex-husband divorced her and left her to face the harshness of life alone, she vowed to be everything to her little boy.

That rainy night, as she was leaving her humble job at the small bakery on the street corner, she bumped into a rock-hard body. She quickly looked up to apologize, only to find herself before a strange man: tall, wearing a black coat dripping with rain, his gray eyes staring at her with something strange: something akin to surprise and interest.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Take care of yourself."

She was surprised by his soft Japanese words, but she found warmth in them amidst the cold that surrounded her. Little did she know that this fleeting moment would change her life forever.

His name was Tomioka, a mafia man who had come from Tokyo to solve mysterious business in the city. He didn't believe in love, nor in weakness, but something in the eyes of that single mother captured his heart for the first time... and irrevocably.