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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. ***

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Chapter 725: Keep Them [Bonus chapter]

As usual, Anne watched Mina care for Lady before leaving for work. She loved to watch her daughter interact with the child, but it was especially painful when she thought about the possibility of having two grandchildren instead of one. While Anne was extremely grateful for the opportunity to redeem herself as a mother, it was bittersweet because she felt that she had been a major contributing factor in why both of her daughters struggled with life so badly that death was literally their only escape.

Anne knew that Sadie was staying home, so she was not worried about Lady, and although Mina did not like when she and her husband left the house, they decided to take a stroll around the neighborhood. They did not plan to go far; in fact, they had only made it past a few houses when a couple they recognized as Mr. and Mrs. Lee approached.