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When a Genius Makes a Mistake

****Completed, but under revision.**** ***SUPER SLOW BURN MATURE 18+*** After struggling her way through university, Mina Harlow, a top tier graduate (and literal genius), with the aspiration of lifting her family out of poverty, was still living in the slums, taking odd jobs to earn a living. All of her hard work had been for nothing and her life is cast into turmoil because she offended the wrong Miss from a prominent family. Desperate to for her next source of income, Mina aligns herself with the wrong people, and finds herself amid several conspiracies that keep becoming more and more confounded by misunderstandings. She is mistaken for a spy, by one of the most influential families in the country and held captive as the confusion, mishaps and misunderstandings build up all around her. Under the extreme circumstance, Mina is thrown into despair, hatred and love all that the same time, but will the experience break her or make her ‘better?’ (This story is set in a fictional, modern day patriarchal society on the brink of a shift public opinion on the 'role' of the woman.) Excerpt: "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm stupid," Mina replied. The man laughed sarcastically. "I disagree. I think you are a very smart girl." "Being smart does not mean you can not be stupid." Who told her she was a genius anyway? ***THIS IS AN ADULT STORY WITH AN ADULT THEME. THERE IS VIOLENCE AND IMPLIED VIOLENCE. THERE IS ROMANCE IN THIS STORY, BUT IT IS NOT EXACTLY A LOVE STORY. ***

Shenyechi · Urban
Not enough ratings
890 Chs

Chapter 801: Innocent.

Ian did not like breaking his fiancé's heart, but he felt as though he had to tell her some of her past in order to keep her from being hit with the terrible memories all at once. He also wanted to protect her from herself, feeling as though she was truly at war in her mind. She had not actually said anything, but Ian could tell that Mina was upset about not being able to remember, especially when the memories were happy. 

So, to give her some perspective, Ian started with the locks on her bedroom door, briefly mentioned her father's habitual helping, even though he was not in a financially stable position to do so, and rounded with her uncle forcing her parents into extreme debt. He told her that anytime she displayed behaviors that her parents found frightening or odd, she was punished by being locked in her room. That seemed to be the most difficult thing for Mina to bear, and she shook her head in denial.