Eugenie

Life for Eugenie had always been the same, quiet and uneventful. But what did she have to regret? She had lived the life every woman was meant to live. She had made peace with life, had everything an ordinary woman could ask for, and was content with things as they were. Of course, sometimes she looked back on the past and her younger days with a little nostalgia, but it was only a small pang of longing, a few memories. She was long past the age of losing herself in impractical dreams, no longer the girl who had once risked everything for love. Now all she wanted was an ordinary life. She was happy with what she had: friends, family, money, status, and her faith. At forty-four, she no longer asked life for anything more. At forty-four, she was happy for things to stay just as they were.

Until she met Eugenie.

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A derivative novel, a girls' love story, inspired by Eugenie Grandet and The Count of Monte Cristo, though for the most part I only borrowed the characters and their backgrounds. I also took inspiration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses, borrowing its romantic deceptions and epistolary format. I added some opera elements too, though they're rather shallow, since the author knows nothing about music. I only care about the plot, sigh.

This novel is divided into acts. After finishing an act, I'll wait until I've written the next one in full before uploading it, then post one chapter a day... The update schedule is truly awful, so read at your own risk.

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Also, feel free to check out my other works.

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One more warning: This novel contains drinking and smoking, activities prohibited to minors. Drinking and smoking are harmful to your health. Minors, don't smoke or drink. Really, don't, not even out of curiosity. It really can harm your body, and even the smallest harm is still real harm, right? Adult readers should take care too. Anyway, fictional characters are fictional, so you don't need to worry about lung damage, bronchitis, coughing up thick phlegm, impaired vision, fires, finding yourself unable to control how much you smoke, liver disease, mental fog and lethargy, irritability, losing control of your emotions, passing out outdoors with no one to keep you safe, losing valuables like your phone and other important personal items, or being unable to wake up the next day and missing appointments or important work (some of these things have happened to the author, so this is no exaggeration). You live in the real world and have a long future ahead of you, so take care of yourself. Maybe try picking up safer hobbies, like working out, walking, buying and reading books, practicing calligraphy, drawing, or listening to music? I like walking, reading, and drawing.

Theme: I have no idea either