Short, Light, Free - Chapter 172: People and Money I

She walked down the aisle for love.She walked into the fire for loyalty.Then she vanished — burned, broken, and buried by betrayal.Ally Miller gave up her crown for Nick Carter — trading wealth and power for a man who promised forever.But forever ended the moment he brought home another woman… pregnant with his child.And Ally? She was already carrying his.Heart crushed. Name erased.Left in the storm with nothing but a suitcase and a secret…She thought she'd hit rock bottom.Until a screech of tires stole her last reason to live — and shattered her face beyond recognition.To the world, she was gone.Dead. Forgotten.But Ally Miller didn’t die that morning .She was reborn.Seven years later, she returns as Samantha Bradley — stunning, ruthless, untouchable.A self-made billionaire with a killer wardrobe, a colder heart, and a name forged in power.He doesn’t recognize her.But she remembers everything.This time, she’s not here to cry.She’s here to ruin him.To expose secrets, tear down empires, and take back the life they stole.And she’ll do it wearing red heels — because nothing screams revenge like a woman who walks with purpose… and no mercy.

When Paige Sterling exited the entertainment industry, she set a small goal in front of the whole internet: to first earn fifty billion.The entire internet mocked: This woman must be crazy with poverty.Three months later, when everyone online thought Paige Sterling was down and out, she made a strong comeback by leveraging a high-intelligence robot, dominating the internet and achieving a textbook-level comeback.Haters: This must be fake, right? The person I hate can't be that awesome!Until Paige Sterling earned fifty billion after fifty billion, until she created one scientific miracle after another, until the youngest of the business circle's three giants, Mr. Hawthorne, publicly showed their marriage certificate, did the haters realize: Your dad will always be your dad.No one knew that Mr. Hawthorne, who appeared cold and distant in public, was actually a wife-loving maniac who quietly and skillfully showed off his affection.One day, Mr. Hawthorne posted a complaint: My wife has been in the lab for three hours and hasn't kissed me yet. What should I do? Waiting online urgently.Netizens: Get lost! Stop flaunting your love!

Magic. It is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales, but instead has become a technology of reality since a time unknown to people. Supernatural power became a technology systematized through magic, while magic became a technical skill. A “Supernatural Power User” became a “Magic Technician”. Magic Technicians (in short, Magicians) are nurtured through Magic High Schools and Universities. This is a story about: A defective elder brother and low achiever. A perfect, flawless younger sister and high achiever. After both siblings entered a Magic High School, The stage of daily turbulence was unveiled —.

The future unfolded on a magnificent scale into the Interstellar Age. Humanity finally solved the space warp technology, but when humanity transported themselves into the other end, they discovered that place neither had a past nor future, nor was there any land under the starry skies……