Badge in Azure - Chapter 254: Lex’s Deal (Part 1)

Fiancé cheats, Evelyn Clayton is not willing to be outdone, so she spends the night in the bed of her fiancé's elder brother, which subsequently entangles her with the charming playboy, James Grant.In a sham marriage, everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself, waiting to see how many times she'll be cuckolded after marriage.However, after the wedding, the once womanizing James Grant astoundingly puts on an apron, cooks meals, and affectionately calls out to her again and again: “Evelyn, I finally married you...”Evelyn Clayton thought she was isolated and helpless in the Grant Family, cautious in every step, unaware that someone had long been silently supporting her, driving her to distraction.

The more ruthless the Palace is, the more miserable the loser will end up—this he understands. But what he does not understand is, why the brother whom he lived together with peacefully in the past, would so heartlessly humiliate him today. Asking him to beg for mercy, asking him to succumb to his knees, and even… asking him to tactfully entertain him. “Yong Shan, ah, Yong Shan, as of today you are the one who qualifies to succeed as a Crown Prince, what exactly is it that you want?”

For the past 16 years, Yong Qi’s gaze was never set on him. Despite being twins with his younger brother, Yong Lin, Yong Qi has always been directing his smile and laughter towards Yong Lin, and to him, Yong Qi deliberately alienates him. He does not understand, they have the same features and looks, and he obviously is his brother too, but why won’t he be intimate with him… as if he is humiliating him. “Yong Qi, ah, Yong Qi, why won’t you understand, what I want is very simple…”

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Born without a mana circle into one of the most powerful family of hunters in the country, Luthra was the ultimate failure. Deemed trash and disowned, he was cast out with nothing but the clothes on his back and a cold, self-hating resolve.For five years, he trained his body to its breaking point, only to discover his weakness was a lie. His power wasn't absent—it was a paradox. A 'Negative' mana circle so volatile it had to be sealed by a god at his birth, lest it annihilate his very soul.Now, the seal is cracking. To prevent catastrophe and seize his own destiny, Luthra is given a key: The Negative Leveling System. In this world, power means leveling up. For Luthra, true strength is found by leveling down.Armed with a simple industrial chain and an unshakable pragmatism, he begins his hunt. Every monster core he absorbs pushes him deeper into negative levels, unlocking twisted skills and an incomprehensible strength the world has never seen.They called him a zero. But in a system where Level -10 is stronger than Level 1, Luthra is about to show them what true power looks like from the bottom.

**He was fire in a tailored suit.She was the spark that ruined his rules.**Ezra Thorne is cold, and utterly untouchable. Emotions? He doesn’t have time for them. Love? That’s a weakness he would never entertain.Then came Evie.Soft lips.The wrong girl at the wrong time.But one fake relationship later, and suddenly… she’s everywhere.In his space. Under his skin. In his damn bed.She wasn't supposed to tempt him.He wasn't supposed to care.Now, he can’t stop wanting her.And she can’t stop breaking every rule he made to keep his heart locked away.But when passion collides with pride, and fake starts to feel dangerously real…Someone’s bound to get burned.