Investing in My Crippled Wife: Every Return Makes Me Stronger

SorenValmere,unawakenedandtreatedasfamilygarbage,isforcedintoanarrangedmarriagewithEtheaMorvain,theonce-legendaryIceEmpressnowcompletelyparalyzedafteracatastrophicGateincident.Bothfamiliesexilethemtoamodesthouseinaworking-classneighborhood,washingtheirhandsoftwo“problems”theynolongerwanttodealwith.Butontheirweddingnight,Sorenawakensahiddenpower:theInvestmentAuthority.WhateverheinvestsinEthea—time,money,care,emotion—returnstohimamplifiedby10,000timeswhensheachievesbreakthroughs.Buyhermedicinewithhislastcredits?Receiveahundredmillioninreturn.Spendsleeplessnightshelpinghermoveasinglefinger?Gaindecadesofmartialexperienceinstantly.Riskhislifetosavehers?Unlockabilitiesthatshattertheheavens.Ashepourseverythingintothewifeeveryoneabandoned,Etheaslowlytransformsfromabrokendollintosomethingthatsurpassesevenherlegendarypast.AndSoren?The“worthless”unawakenedtrashbecomesthemostdangerousinvestortheworldhaseverseen.Theirfamilieswantedtoforgetthem.Theworlddismissedthemasfailures.They'reabouttolearnthatthegreatestreturnscomefrominvestinginsomeoneeveryoneelsedeemedworthless.“Youthrewusaway.Nowwatchusrise.”Author'sNote:Heyeveryone!Thisismyfirsttimewritinginthisgenre,sopleasegoeasyonme.Furthermore,thisispurelyaworkofimagination.Anysimilaritiestorealpersonsoreventsarecoincidental.I'mjustheretohavefunandhopefullyentertainyoualongtheway.Ifyouenjoythestory,pleaseaddittoyourlibraryandthrowsomepowerstonesmyway.Commentsandfeedbackarealwayswelcome(thegoodkindandtheconstructivekind).I'lltrytoupdateregularly,butlifehappens,sobearwithme.Nowsitback,relax,andwatchSorenmaketheworstinvestmentofhislife.Spoiler:Itturnsouttobethebestone.ExtraTags:#ArrangedMarriage#ContractMarriage#HiddenPower#Awakening#IceEmpress#CrippledFemaleLead#MaleLeadGrowth#PowerCouple#SlowBurnRomance#HealingTogether#Investing#Cultivation#AbandonedByFamilies#FromZeroToHero#EmotionalInvestment#WholesomeEndgame