the porcelain ornament

This book is abandoned.

Could this really be what I'm going to be doing, cleaning up runways and acting all weird and stuff. Now I'm starting to wonder why.... Why I took that pendant from that old lady, well now I've learnt my lesson only to realize that it's too late. And the worst of it is the fact that I couldn't find Angel, I mean I know she was back home but I really wanted to go back home with her. 

As the saying goes, when there is chaos, the people will seek peace. When there is peace, the people will seek chaos. Lu Yu seeks neither. He enters the muddy waters of the capital city with no plans to delve into the depths of its political pools. Instead, he intends to pursue the truth behind his father's death. But when the opportunity presents itself, will Lu Yu be willing to abandon his quiet life to dig out the darkness buried in the imperial court?

In the cold, sapphire shadows of the Silas estate, I am nothing but a masterpiece. A "Porcelain Doll" kept on a pedestal of fear, my skin mapped by the heavy gold rings of a monster who calls himself my protector. Silas has spent years trying to bleach the soul out of me, marking me as his property until I forgot the sound of my own voice. Then came Julian Thorne—and the silence didn't just break. It burned. Julian is the city’s Golden Boy, a lethal prince with hands that should be used for prayer but are made for sin. He didn’t just look at me; he saw me. He saw the bruises hidden under my silk, the hunger behind my hollow eyes, and the raw, unpolished woman screaming to get out. Our love isn't a fairy tale. It’s a riot. It’s the frantic press of his lips against mine in a dusty storage room. It’s the way his bandaged fingers tremble when they slide beneath my lace, overwriting Silas’s cold touch with a heat that makes me ache. It’s the raw, desperate vows whispered in the dark of a rotting boathouse while the world hunts for us. Now, I am the prize in a war of obsessions. Silas wants to keep me caged, a silent ornament to his power. Julian wants to set me on fire, to hear me moan his name until the sky falls. Silas marked my body. But Julian... Julian is carving his name into my soul.

He gave his creation a soul of beauty… and awoke to find his own soul trapped inside it. When modern dollmaker Jacob Moreau dies in a tragic accident, he awakens to a silent horror — his spirit imprisoned within the lifeless porcelain shell of his greatest creation. Transported inexplicably to the 18th century, Jacob becomes a mute witness to a forgotten world. His doll-body is discovered by Elias Vinter, a grieving tailor who dresses her in his late mother’s gown and keeps her as a reminder of gentler times. But as nights grow longer and loneliness deepens, the doll begins to move. Bound between centuries and trapped between life and death, Jacob must uncover the secret of his rebirth — and the reason his soul has been called across time. In a tale of loss, love, and the fragile line between creation and creator, The Porcelain Heart asks: What does it mean to be alive… when your heart no longer beats?

My husband, Cian—the Don of the Valeriano family, the man who’d sworn eternal loyalty to me—was planning to let his mistress play Donna for a while. Just to make her happy. He fed me a line about our love fading, acting as if my position, my very identity, meant nothing anymore. Passing his private gym, I heard Tinsley’s sickly sweet voice through the steam-filled air. She asked if, once she became Donna, he would declare her his one and only woman, and wasn't he worried I might get suspicious? Cian’s laughter was low, laced with cruelty. He called me a porcelain doll on a shelf—beautiful but fragile, incapable of surviving without him and the Family. He even bragged about telling me our vows had simply expired, and how the "poor thing" actually bought it. He gloated that even if I discovered the truth, I’d just swallow my pride and keep quiet, because Tinsley was the only Donna his heart would ever acknowledge. I didn't storm in to call out their pathetic charade. Instead, I turned on my heel and walked away, letting them bask in their so-called brilliant plan. Because this "porcelain doll" was about to give them a surprise. One big enough to shatter the entire Valeriano family.

The day I saw two clear red lines on the pregnancy test, my husband, Emil Croft, confessed his affair—with my assistant. In a tone as casual as discussing the weather, he described how "wild" and "unguarded" the girl was—unlike me, the Hawthorne family heiress, sculpted by a lifetime of etiquette. He said it made him feel "reborn." I stood frozen, clutching the small plastic stick. Emil, however, seemed to have finally unburdened himself. "But don't worry, Avalon," he'd said, his tone so light it bordered on cruel. "I'll be a good father. That doesn't mean this pregnancy ties me down, though. A man has his needs, doesn't he?" Hearing all this, I actually laughed. Emil had married a Hawthorne, but did he really think that made him a Hawthorne? Now that the family has an heir, this vast empire belongs to my child and me. As for the father? Utterly irrelevant.

Seventy years of ruthless politics, underworld wars, and a final, bitter betrayal ended Arjuna Eshan Wijaya's life as the President of Indonesia. But instead of the quiet of the grave, a cosmic entity named Sol offers him a second chance. The plan was simple: return to 1949 Indonesia to rewrite history. The reality? A glitch in the cosmic transfer drops him into the dry, sun-drenched streets of 1799 Madrid. Even worse, he wakes up in the body of a breathtakingly beautiful, blonde-pink-haired twelve-year-old English noblewoman: Lady Sophia Cavendish. Armed with a flawless spatial illusion to hide his true male sex, a companion fairy named Tia, and a mysterious "System Shop," Arjuna must play the part of a fragile orphan girl. But beneath the doll-like porcelain face lies the mind of a cold, brilliant strategist. As he navigates the high-stakes diplomacy of the Spanish Empire and the warm embrace of his new artist family, Arjuna must quietly lay the foundations of a global empire. Because in 160 years, the first of three world-ending Trials will arrive. And the stage must be ready. A Note from the Author Hello, reader! Thank you for stepping into this world. Before you begin, I want to share a quick word about how this story is written. This project is a deeply personal labor of love. Every plot twist, character concept, and piece of historical world-building comes straight from my own imagination. To make the English prose as smooth and engaging as possible, I use an AI assistant to polish the grammar, refine the vocabulary, and help structure the sentences. Think of it as a diligent co-editor helping to bring my vision to life! Additionally, some elements in this story—such as familiar game mechanics and creative tropes—are borrowed and adapted purely for entertainment and as a tribute to things I love. I hope this story sparks your curiosity and keeps you guessing this is my second novel. Welcome to Sophia's journey, and thank you for reading!

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