Embers Ad Infinitum - Chapter 1: Central Assignment

Adeline Donovan thought she had the perfect marriage and the perfect husband until the night she walked in on her husband, Theodore, tangled in the arms of his secretary. Humiliated, she takes her young son and returns to her grandfather’s estate.But running from her marriage doesn’t mean she can run from responsibilities. For years, Theodore had been managing her shares in her grandfather’s powerful business empire. Now, with the truth out, Adeline steps forward to claim what is rightfully hers.She demanded to be divorced but her grandfather gave her a challenge instead; to make a proposal to Darien Hawthorne—a rival tycoon with a reputation as cold as the empire he built.Darien is dangerous, a rumored international playboy, and everything Adeline should avoid.How hard could it be?Unfortunately for her, she breaks a bottle of wine on Darien’s head on the first day they meet while in a drunken state.What seems to be a simple, yet nerve-racking business arrangement forms into a dangerous turn of events when family members turn greedy, enemies close in, and Adeline has to fight her feelings for Darien.As her world unravels, only one question remains; will she choose to stand by Darien, or walk away from the man who has become both her greatest rival and her most undeniable desire?And Darien, would he be able to fight his desire for the woman he’s loved since his teenage years especially when he has to make a choice, Adeline or his family?

Coming around, Hu Ma finds himself pierced by iron hooks through his scapulae. For several days, he has been forced to eat some disgusting red meat everyday by an old woman and a little girl who have been keeping him in the house. He has tried to flee but failed due to a sea of evil spirits outside.“Granny chants the calming spell for Brother Huma every day, feeds him soup and medicine, and even gave him meat from Master Tai Sui to eat. Now Brother Huma finally doesn't run around anymore, but Brother Huma doesn't recognize Granny or Little Hongtang,” says the little girl....One night, in his dream, Hu Ma hears a faint voice coming from the smoke of a burning incense stick.“Once they discover we are Reincarnators, they will perform soul extraction and strip our bones, refining us until not even a trace is left...”“They believe we are Yin Ghosts!”

Emily spent the last three years dying slowly in hospital beds, her brilliant silver tongue trapped in a body that didn't work. Her only escape? A spicy life sim called Queen of Hearts.One day, on New Year's, Emily dies as she gears up for another playthrough. But death, it turns out, is only temporary.She wakes up reborn inside Queen of Hearts, as her player character! Except this time, she isn’t clicking options on a screen. This time, she is Aegis Starcaller, a commoner nobody with silver hair, purple eyes, and a body that can finally move… and real, tangible ladies to seduce.Armed with copious amounts of meta-knowledge and a divine fertility blessing that makes every conquered love interest feed her magical power, Aegis sets her sights on Rosevale Academy, where she will build the life she never got to have on Earth.... And seduce everyone she can, while she's at it.---Yuri / Futanari harem story with a Futa MC! | Isekai Power Fantasy | Rags-To-Riches | Updates Daily!