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The Redemption of the Eternal Dawn

In the steam-powered era of depleted magic, the continent is heading towards an inevitable sinking. Victor Reinhardt, originally a low-level worker during the European economic crisis of the 2020s—delivering takeout late and receiving bad reviews, working overtime in factories without pay, defaulting on his mortgage, and dying in a car accident on a stormy night—is transported to a dilapidated minor noble family, becoming the most marginalized illegitimate son. This is a magical world resembling 1912: nobles monopolize magic crystals through ancient bloodlines, the propaganda of "unsinkable" steamships masks an iron wall of class divisions, and the lower-class magicians struggle in factories and mines. The magic economy is inflated like the Titanic—overexploitation, credit inflation, a frenzy for transnational magical bonds… everyone is reveling on deck, but no one sees the iceberg approaching. Victor awakens two great talents: A keen eye for business: discerning value differences, breaking down costs, and calculating compound interest as naturally as breathing; and a silver tongue: persuasion, negotiation, and oratory that sweeps through hearts like a storm. Starting from repairing pigsties and selling handmade magic soaps, he gradually built a small workshop, a chamber of commerce, and a bank… He befriended a cold and beautiful knight, a fanatical alchemical genius, a down-on-his-luck nobleman, and a black market fox spirit, forming a cross-class partnership. When "Magic Thursday" arrived—the largest magic mining group went bankrupt, a chain reaction of bank runs engulfed the continent like a tsunami, noble banks collapsed, and monster hordes invaded in the chaos. The giant ocean liner "Eternal Dawn" became the last hope for escape—Victor did not run away. He hoarded food, acquired bankrupt assets, issued relief magic crystal vouchers, and delivered the powerful "Castor Manifesto"... Using his modern economic memory and eloquence, he reversed the bank run, stabilized public sentiment, and forced the nobles to compromise. He didn't want to overthrow the old order, but to make the lie of "unsinkable" a reality: to establish a new era of magical constitutionalism, market freedom, and social security. Could a European illegitimate son prevent the Titanic, named "Continent," from repeating its tragic fate? From a lowly laborer to a redemption merchant of the Magic Federation, this is an epic journey of rewriting destiny with gold and incantations.
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My New Boss Is My Baby Daddy

“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place. Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby. “You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.” ===== For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister. Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds. He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web. In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.” She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant. In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years. Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?
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