I Became the Assassin Family's Foster Daughter (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 22
Even after Duke Gerwer’s question, silence reigned beyond the door.
He briefly considered using his ability to confirm the identity, but instead straightened his upper body from where it had been leaning against the desk.
Over the past half-year, scouring the slave markets had greatly drained his strength.
Though not as dire as Blake, another ability user who would soon perish, his own remaining time was also limited—thus, he must refrain from overusing his power until he found Ltiom.
Duke Gerwer shuffled over and opened the door.
Standing there was an eight-year-old boy with golden hair and golden eyes, strikingly similar to his own.
Beneath a well-defined nose, parched lips—withered from long illness—let out a flustered voice.
“F-Father.”
“Iandwein Gerwer.”
Though addressing his own son, his tone sounded as if calling a stranger.
Partly because his affection for his child had dried up, but also because he was a pitiful father who envied Iandwein.
A child with many years of life ahead—destined to inherit the Gerwer ability and lineage, living a life where everything was guaranteed.
The more he himself withered away, the more brilliant his son’s life would become—as if the boy were a tree feeding on his very essence, a thief stealing everything from him.
But he wouldn’t allow that to happen. He would let this child take nothing from him.
That included Ltiom, whom he would surely possess in the future.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
MANGA DISCUSSION
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Chapter Comments (25)
Will she become friends with all the ability users’ children?
It’s a pity two years got skipped just like that. I hope she was able to at least develop the restorative/healing skill from the shard.
I wonder why she needed to enrol in the Academy. What is the start plotting? And why instead of winning her over it threatened her instead?
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Unhappy even with the luxurious room, the Duke ordered him locked in a warehouse
So it was Ian in the mirror! I thought it was Zikbert at first. Why are all the heirs with abilities in danger?The Duke’s anger wouldn’t subside for at least two more days. Until then, no foo
Will they be able to talk this time? Or will she get scared of the ghost like the last time?
But now—without Pythons—
Strange… what can be done now? Waiting for three years isn’t good at all.
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