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His Gilded Age Sweetheart: The Maid’s Second Chance

New York, 1900. The Gilded Age's opulence roars in symphony with the steel behemoths of the railroad. In her past life, Evelyn Kerr was merely a pair of humble hands in Ashford Manor—hands that served silver trays, scrubbed marble stairs, and were ultimately shredded by broken glass. All because of her beauty, because William Ashford, the railroad tycoon, had glanced her way once too often. His fiancée's jealousy, the servants' venomous whispers, and a framed theft charge hurled her into the abyss. She died in a Lower East Side gutter, her corpse colder than snow. Reborn, she stands on the same walnut staircase, palms unmarred, smile as meek as ever. But this time, within those emerald eyes lurk poisoned daggers. William Ashford—thirty, railroad tyrant, Wall Street's most feared predator. His empire forged from iron rails and blood, his fiancée Aurora the gilded rose of high society, his study adorned with a portrait that could break any woman's heart. And Evelyn, the new Irish maid, shall become his most loyal shadow— "Sir, I've come to light your fire." She makes his bed, blocks his drinks, kneels in mud to wipe blood from his leather shoes. She is his most docile servant, and his deadliest poison. She will make Aurora taste her own venom, will grind those who trampled her into begging for mercy. But William Ashford was never prey. He watches this girl who appears at every crucial moment, studies her perfectly angled profile, catches the fleeting chill in her gaze. "Evelyn," he speaks her name for the first time, voice like a midnight train pulling into station—"whose ghost are you, truly?" When the avenger becomes a pawn, and the tyrant begins to feel, a blood-stained rose quietly blooms along the iron rails of 1900.
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Authority Of Sel

On August 10, 2025, whether Chase Sullivan transmigrated or reincarnated into the world of Dvitara, were still debatable. This will not be a tale of his meteoric rise to the top, crushing all who stand before him with overwhelming power. This will not be a story fueled by burning revenge, where every action is calculated to bring down those who wronged him. This will not be an epic of how he trampled his enemies beneath his feet, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake as he claimed his throne. Or perhaps it will be a little bit of everything. This is Chase Sullivan's story of rebuilding. Of finding himself again after having his soul torn from one reality and thrust into another. It is a tale of rediscovery in a world where the impossible becomes commonplace, where the laws of physics bend to the will of those who can .. Perhaps, if fortune smiles upon him, this journey will lead somewhere positive—somewhere he can finally find the peace that eluded him in his previous life. This will be an epic tale, yes, but not the kind typically told in legends. This is the story of how Chase Sullivan learned to live a happy-go-lucky life in the world of Dvitara, a world suffused with magic and wonder. After all, if magic truly exists, if the fundamental forces can be channeled and shaped by human will, shouldn't such a life be possible? Shouldn't a world of magic offer opportunities for joy and freedom that mundane existence could never provide? The path ahead is shrouded in uncertainty. Will Chase Sullivan rise to become a figure of legend, his name spoken with reverence or fear across the breadth of Dvitara? Will he remain in the shadows, content with a quiet life far from the machinations of the powerful? Will he find the happiness he seeks, or will this world break him as thoroughly as his first life did? Or will he stumble, fail, and join the countless others who have been consumed by powers they could not control? Only time will tell. The story is just beginning, and the ending remains unwritten. But one thing is certain: whether this tale concludes in triumph or tragedy, in quiet contentment or spectacular glory, it will be uniquely his own. He will make his own choices, bear his own consequences, and ultimately determine his own fate. Good luck, Chase Sullivan. You will absolutely need it. Welcome to Dvitara, Chase Sullivan. Try not to die again. --- Hello Guys , I am starting this new story , i am hoping that you will support me by and provide feedback for how this story will proceed onwards . I have only written 10 chapters for this epic , and on your feebdacks i will correct story structure and narrative. So support me if you can . Thank You
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