When the world casts you aside, the ultimate comeback begins.

Soren was branded a worthless, unawakened dud, a family embarrassment with no future. Ethea was the legendary Ice Empress, now left paralyzed after a catastrophic Gate incident. Cast out by their families, they were forced into an arranged marriage, abandoned and disowned.

Their families assumed they were finished, but fate had other plans.

That very wedding night, Soren awakens a unique power: the Investment Authority.

Risk his life to save hers? Get Supreme grade returns. Help her cultivate again? Gain an equal amount of experience immediately. Cook and feed her? Become the world’s most skilled chef.

Through his devotion, Ethea slowly transforms from a broken doll into something that surpasses even her legendary past. And Soren? The "worthless" unawakened trash becomes the most dangerous investor the world has ever seen.

Their families wanted to forget them. The world dismissed them as failures.

They're about to learn that the greatest returns come from investing in someone everyone else deemed worthless.

"You threw us away. Now watch us rise."
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Author's Note: Hey everyone! This is my first time writing in this genre, so please go easy on me. Furthermore, this is purely a work of imagination. Any similarities to real persons or events are coincidental. I'm just here to have fun and hopefully entertain you along the way.

If you enjoy the story, please add it to your library and throw some power stones my way. Comments and feedback are always welcome (the good kind and the constructive kind).

I'll try to update regularly, but life happens, so bear with me.

Now sit back, relax, and watch Soren make the worst investment of his life.

Spoiler: It turns out to be the best one.

Extra Tags:

#ArrangedMarriage #ContractMarriage #HiddenPower #Awakening #IceEmpress #CrippledFemaleLead #MaleLeadGrowth #PowerCouple #SlowBurnRomance #HealingTogether #Investing #Cultivation #AbandonedByFamilies #FromZeroToHero #EmotionalInvestment #WholesomeEndgame

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Status: Exhausted (Recovering / Critical)


[Rank: 7th Circle [Crippled / Regressed]]


[Mental Cultivation: Stellar Soul Weaver Sutra — Stage 1: Intent Foundation]


[Current Mental Power: 31340 / 50000 (Stabilized)]


[Core condition: 97% destroyed - severe irreparable damage]


[Mana pathways: 7% functional - catastrophic severing]


- Chronic Pain (Level 5/10 - Managed / Temporarily Soothed)


[Authority Status: Frost Sovereign - Sealed/Dormant]


[Curse: ▇▇▇▇▇'s ▇▇▇▇▇ - Grade: Eighth Circle]


[Details: Insufficient Authority - Unable to analyze]


[Estimated Survival Without Treatment: 8-11 months]


[Mental State: Sleeping (Subconscious peace, relieved of nightmares)]


Chapter 174 - Returns Granted [1]