The Man Who Burned Me Alive in My Past Life Was Also Reborn Novel by Fitzgerald Mitchell

The Carroll family was not excessively wealthy, but still with a few million dollars in assets to their name.

Naturally, Patrick spared no expense when it came to Yaritza.

He would take her on shopping sprees for the latest bags of the Miu Miu brand, buying up entire collections of merchandise from her favorite anime in one go.

For her birthday, he gifted her a big diamond ring.

In an upscale sky-high restaurant with live music, Patrick dropped to one knee, his eyes filled with fiery sincerity. “Yaritza, will you marry me? We may not be old enough to get a marriage license yet, but trust me, you’ll be my wife one day!”

Yaritza, overwhelmed with emotion, replied tearfully, “I… I would like to!”

As the crowd around them cheered wildly, they kissed each other passionately.

Later that night, Yaritza posted on her social media: [Being loved feels like having a fortress to lean on, and he is my fortress.]

The accompanying picture showed a large bed in a hotel room. A muscular arm wrapped around the delicate shoulder of a girl, both of them partially covered by a white duvet.

The meaning behind the image was obvious.

The comments section was filled with playful banter from their friends.

[Having a wonderful night again, bro.]

[Bring your wife out for drinks sometime.]

[Don’t forget to take measures.]

I spent a few minutes browsing through this nonsense before putting down my phone and resuming my math exercises.

In my previous life, my grades were not that outstanding, but they were enough to get me into a good university.

Now, given how much time had passed, I had forgotten quite a bit, and relearning everything was proving to be challenging.

So, aside from the essential breaks for eating and sleeping, I devoted almost all my time to studying. I woke up half an hour earlier each day to memorize my notes and reviewed key concepts before bed every night.

Gradually, I made noticeable progress.

The next morning, I went downstairs to have breakfast and found Dustin sitting on the couch, his expression serious.

When he saw me, his face softened a little. “Averie, please be honest with me. Is Patrick dating someone?”

“I don’t know, Dustin.”

In my previous life, it was because I could not bear to lie to Dustin that I remained silent, which led to Patrick’s retaliation.

This time, I was smarter.

If Patrick wanted to make a mess of his life, so be it.

“Dad, what are you talking about? In such an important period of my life, how could I possibly have time for a relationship?”

I did not even notice Patrick had come back. He glanced at me, sending me a warning look.

“Then explain to me where you were last night.”

Dustin asked sharply.

It was no wonder he was upset. Patrick had always been well-behaved and had never stayed out all night before.

“Dad, I was at a tutoring session. I got so caught up in solving math problems that I ended up pulling an all-nighter.”

“Alright, but don’t let it happen again.”

Dustin, ever trusting, still chose to believe his son.

After breakfast, as we were heading upstairs, Patrick stopped me.

“Averie, since we’ve both been given another chance at life, I won’t make things difficult for you. As long as you keep your mouth shut until the SAT exam, I’ll let you take the test without any trouble. When my company is established, I’ll even offer you a position.”

I could barely keep from laughing.

My dear brother, do you still think naively you will start your own company, marry Yaritza, and live a happy life just like in your past life? I thought.

Suppressing my amusement, I kept a serious face and replied, “Alright, I won’t tell anyone about your relationship.”

“Glad you know your place.”