Marvel: Empire of Power - Chapter 147 - 146: Gamma’s Echo, a Shield’s Scrutiny, and the Asgardian Bridge (2008-2010)

The daughter of a duke, the stuttering Maximilian, married a knight of lowly status at her father’s coercion.

Xiao Rou, a girl growing up in a poor countryside family, finds that she’s actually the daughter of a wealthy couple. Her mother had mistaken another girl for her back at the hospital. Thinking she would change from an ugly duckling to a noble swan and live happily ever after with her real family, reality strikes her in the face.

“From today onward, you’ll take your brother’s place and take over the inheritance of the Gu family!” With her mother’s declaration, she became her twin brother’s substitute.

Dressed as a man, but unwittingly enticed a lot of sisters!

Incidentally, she also captivated the younger sister of the most powerful authority in China, shouting to marry her!

Ming Shao was furious: “From now on, you will follow me. I will train you to be a qualified brother-in-law!”

Since then, she eats with Ming Shao during the day and lives with Ming Shao at night.

She has always thought that Ming Shao treats her as a prospect brother-in-law, but one day, Ming Shao pushed her down the bed and plundered her mouth!

Hey! Didn’t he say he wants her to be his brother-in-law, how come he turned into her boyfriend?

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Aurora Grey thought she could win her husband, Lucas Rossi's heart, even if it took years.For three long years, she endured his coldness, hoping that one day he would see her as more than just a convenient substitute.But when she reads the headlines announcing Lucas’s return to the city with his ex-girlfriend, Julia Mayhem, the truth hits her like a dagger—she never had a place in his heart.Lucas's affection had always belonged to Julia, and now that she’s back, Aurora knows her time is up.No longer willing to be the woman in the shadows, Aurora takes control of her fate. With a sharp resolve, she demands a divorce, choosing to reclaim her dignity rather than watch the man she loves cherish someone else.But Lucas Rossi isn’t a man who easily lets go of what he considers his. The moment Aurora steps out of his life, he realizes just how deeply she had entwined herself in his heart.Driven by a need to reclaim what he’s lost, Lucas tracks her down, determined to make her see that she belongs with him—and no one else.