I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game - Chapter 69

Clara Bennett's previous life was shattered when she discovered her husband cheating with her best friend, leading to a tragic fate of one body and two lives.Upon waking again, she finds herself reborn on the night before her engagement, determined not to become the foolish victim of love as she was in her past life.Thus, she takes the initiative to seduce the rumored ailing tycoon of the Beijing social circle, William Foster, intent on finding a more stable source of support.Unexpectedly, William Foster proposes marriage himself.Thinking about the wealthy widowhood that awaits her, William doesn’t hesitate to agree.Having turned the tables to become the aunt of her unfaithful ex, Clara watches as he greets her politely, feeling her choices were worth it.However, her expectations of a deceased husband post-marriage were never met, instead—William Foster: “Darling, I never said I had an ailment.”——William Foster, rumored to be the ailing tycoon of the Beijing social circle, is known for being cold and abstinent.Yet the rumor of his aversion to women was dispelled by his nephew’s fiancée, as one night with her left him addicted.In order to keep her by his side, he decides on a fake marriage but genuine love.He insists on winning the beauty over completely.

Alessia Bianchi has survived ten years in silence, bound to the Morano crime family to repay her late father’s mysterious debt. But when her service nears its end, a new chain is fastened around her neck, marriage to Luca Morano, the family’s feared and volatile heir.Luca is every bit the monster they warned her about: powerful, merciless, and dangerously captivating. He’s known for breaking rules and women. But when his obsession with Alessia ignites, so does something unexpected… desire, protection, and a hunger to possess her completely.Torn between her loyalty to a lost love and the storm Luca awakens inside her, Alessia discovers her fate was never hers to escape. Buried deep in her memory lies a secret her father died to protect an encrypted weapon that could eliminate the Atlan Syndicate and crown the Moranos kings of the underworld.But claiming that power means choosing a side, losing herself in the process and even loosing Luca's soul.As war erupts, loyalties fracture, and blood stains white silk, Alessia must decide:Will she give herself to a man born of darkness…Will Luca ever truly love her without possessing her?What if the very secrets hold were the reason her father died?Will Lorenzo rise again not as her saviour but as her enemy?Or rise from the ashes of her past and take control of a world that tried to silence her?

I have given up power that can make the strongest of men tremble. I bore scars very few can imagine; loved women, very few had the gall to talk; and tread paths with chaosfiends.

“And I'm still standing.”

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Gale was summoned into a mysterious world of magic and monsters for no particular reason. Thrown into squabbles of beings vastly higher than him, Gale strived to make a place for himself in the vain dream of immortality and a better world.

That was six years ago.

Beaten and battered from years of brutal war, Gale finally had enough and resolved to start over a new peaceful life in a totally unremarkable town with his trustworthy companion, Vale. Give up the weapon of slaughter and take up a hoe? That seemed like a fine deal to him.

Unfortunately, the valley wasn't as unremarkable as he thought it to be. Dictatorial governing bodies, suspicious practitioners, an exceedingly unwelcoming guest, and a secret that would change the entire world, all impeded his peaceful life. Gale will need all his mental stability to keep his temper in check, lest he brutalises his way out of trouble. Again.

Power and desire, money and strength, conscience and responsibility, the road ahead is at a loss, as a time traveler, Simon, where will he go, this is a leading mainstream novel with a relaxed daily life and a slow pace

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