ERA OF DESTINY - Chapter 76: THE MYSTERIOUS BOX

This is a story of crime, scandal, and romance.

After being torn from the only life she knew, 16-year-old Margo is forced into a new home with strangers who call themselves her parents. Haunted by memories of her past and consumed by feelings of isolation, she struggles to adapt to her unfamiliar surroundings. School offers little relief—until she meets Lucien, a mysterious boy who appears just when she needs a friend the most.Gabriel is everything Margo needs: kind, attentive, and always ready to whisk her away from her troubles. Each night, he invites her to secret places—an abandoned playground, a fog-choked garden, a crumbling train station at the edge of town—each more unsettling than the last. Yet with every chilling rendezvous, Margo feels more alive... more seen.But something isn’t right. Gabriel never comes to school during the day. Her adoptive parents never see him. And when they catch her talking to thin air, their concern deepens into fear. They say Gabriel isn't real—that he’s a figment of her imagination. Margo wants to believe them, but Gabriel feels real. More real than anything else in her life.As the nights grow colder and more twisted, Gabriel’s true nature begins to surface. Shadows move where they shouldn’t. Time warps in his presence. And the places they visit seem to echo with whispers from another world. Margo is forced to ask herself: Who—or what—is Gabriel? Why does he only want her? And what will happen on the final night he asks her to come with him?As the line between reality and delusion begins to crumble, Margo must make an impossible choice: stay in a world where she feels loved, or return to one that barely feels real.But one thing is certain—some friendships never let go.

Ryan West was the kind of kid the world loved to crush—overweight, bullied, and forgotten. Every day at school was a nightmare of humiliation, fists, and fake smiles. When life finally broke him, he decided to end it all.But the moment he jumped… the world changed.[System Initialization Complete.][Welcome, Ryan West.]A mysterious system awakens inside him, giving Ryan a second chance—a chance to fight back, to rise, to matter. From a trembling loser to a fighter with quests, stats, and power-ups, Ryan steps into a brutal new reality where gangs rule schools, and bloodlines rule cities.With each victory, Ryan inches closer to uncovering the truth—about the world, the System, and the reason he was chosen.In a world where power decides everything, how far will you go when the system itself wants you to play its game?Gang Wars: Yes.Highschool Gang: Yes.Crews: Yes.Badass characters: Yes.Harem: Yes.Smut: No.Violence and a lot of fights: yes.Read the book if you're a fan of highschool/gang fighting between the crews. Urban readers, this is for you. It will hit all your emotions, and you will enjoy it as the story flows from time to time.

Shen Dong's marriage proposal failed, and he was dumped. That night, he was taken away by Chen Yuyan. When he woke up, Shen Dong found Chen Yuyan lying beside him. He was instantly dumbfounded. What made him even more confused was that Chen Yuyan actually said she liked him! And she had liked him for a long time!Chen Yuyan said, “Shen Dong, I want to be with you, but if you don't want to, I won't hold you responsible.”[Ding! The Ultimate Winner System is activated. The host currently has two options regarding the situation at hand.][First option, not taking responsibility for Chen Yuyan and pretending nothing happened, getting a reward of ten million yuan.][Second option, going to the civil affairs bureau with Chen Yuyan today to get married, getting a super gift package reward.]Holy crap! Holy crap!A cheat that could change his life had arrived!