Lord of Mysteries: Starting as a Reader
Chapter 1633

The Wheel of Fate

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My name was Aurore. I was only fourteen years old, a little girl with a strong sense of justice.

That had not been my original name. It was the new name my stepfather gave me.

My biological father had been an impoverished noble. Our family had never been wealthy, yet to maintain so-called appearances, he borrowed money everywhere. Later, he became addicted to gambling and eventually mortgaged both my mother and me as "assets"...

At the time, rather than suffer humiliation, Mother had even considered Suicide!

But luckily, just as Mother and I were about to fall into a miserable fate, the gang behind the casino was thoroughly destroyed by the chivalrous Iron Man. Mother and I were saved as a result.

It was also from that time onward that I developed a deep admiration for "superheroes," often imagining that I could become someone like that too.

After escaping the gang behind the casino, Mother did not return to Father. Instead, she took me away from our Hometown and came to Limon City in Midseashire.

Because Mother had also been quite beloved by her parents when she was young, she had attended public school and could read, write, and do arithmetic. Thus, she found a fairly well-paid job in this city, which barely supported the two of us.

Ah, it was a pity that Grandfather and Grandmother had died so suddenly. That was why my cold-blooded uncle had not only directly embezzled the assets in Mother's name, but also, for the sake of appearances, married her off to my outwardly glamorous father...

However, after arriving in Limon City, Mother and I finally escaped that bleak life. Though we were not wealthy, every day was happy and full of hope.

Especially after Viscount Beldan's Film City began construction, it brought vitality

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