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Reborn and Done Being Fooled

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By:  Frozen ExpanseCompleted
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Reborn

Revenge

Independence

System

Male POV

Melodramatic

Feel-Good Story

Face Slapping

On the day I married the most feared woman in the underworld, words suddenly appeared before my eyes. [Marry her and you're dead! She's actually in love with your stepfather. This whole thing is a trap to make him swoop in and steal the bride! [Run now while you still can. Otherwise, she'll auction off your virginity tonight in front of everyone and let her rich girlfriends have their turn with you! [Three days from now, after she's had you beaten within an inch of your life, she'll tell everyone you died of a sudden illness and dump your body in the outskirts for the wolves!] Last time around, I bolted the moment I saw those messages. That was a mistake. I got grabbed by Yvette Sinclair's enemies and brutalized. Meanwhile, my stepfather took my place in the wedding car and became the crime boss's pampered husband. After narrowly escaping death and finally making it home, he was already standing in the doorway with tears in his eyes. "I know you hate me," he said, "but why did you knock me out and throw me into another woman's bed?" My mother didn't even let me explain. She said I had humiliated the family, and she threw me out without a second thought. Told everyone she'd never had a son like me. My sister, the one who had always doted on me, stood there and watched me burn alive. Then she locked the door and walked away. It wasn't until after I died that I found out the truth. My stepfather had written those messages himself. Then I opened my eyes again, and I was back to the day of the wedding. The same words were already floating in front of me. I watched my stepfather fuss over my tie with a warm, satisfied look on his face. I grabbed the kettle and poured boiling water all over him. This time, I was going to give him a taste of his own medicine!

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The boiling water hit Frederick Parker's arm, turning his pale skin an angry red.

He stumbled back with a sharp grunt, and that warm, fake smile he'd been wearing all morning finally cracked. He glared at me with pure hatred.

"Jonathan Smith, have you lost your mind?"

He yanked off his jacket without thinking, and a white wedding suit was underneath.

He'd put it on before he even came to find me. He'd helped me send every groomsman away, cleared the whole path, and all of it was so he could get into the wedding car the second I ran.

Last life, I'd been too blind to see it. I actually thought he was here to wish me well.

I looked at him and sneered. "Sorry about that. My hand slipped. But since today is my wedding day, I have to ask. What exactly are you doing in a wedding suit, my dear stepfather? Were you planning to step in and swoop up the bride while I wasn't looking?"

His face went stiff.

The messages were already rolling across my vision.

[Your stepfather knows he never had a real chance with Yvette Sinclair. He just put on the suit to pretend, even if it's only in his head. Don't go reading into it! Seriously, shouldn't you be focused on getting out of here right now?]

I ignored them and took another step toward Frederick.

He couldn't meet my eyes. He looked exactly like a man who'd just been caught.

"Y-you're talking nonsense! Why would you believe those rumors?"

He was squirming, and I was just about to mock him again when the door swung open.

My sister, Elaine Smith, rushed in.

"Jonathan, what are you still doing in here? The convoy is already downstairs."

Frederick's fingers tightened around the hem of his jacket.

I glanced at him calmly and deliberately asked, "You don't look so good, Dad. Don't tell me you're not happy about me getting married today."

He pressed his lips together and forced a smile. "Of course I am. I couldn't be happier."

I grabbed my jacket and walked out without another word. Right as I stepped through the door, the messages appeared again.

[You're really going through with this? She's a mob boss. She kills people without blinking!]

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8 Chapters
Chapter 1
The boiling water hit Frederick Parker's arm, turning his pale skin an angry red.He stumbled back with a sharp grunt, and that warm, fake smile he'd been wearing all morning finally cracked. He glared at me with pure hatred."Jonathan Smith, have you lost your mind?"He yanked off his jacket without thinking, and a white wedding suit was underneath.He'd put it on before he even came to find me. He'd helped me send every groomsman away, cleared the whole path, and all of it was so he could get into the wedding car the second I ran.Last life, I'd been too blind to see it. I actually thought he was here to wish me well.I looked at him and sneered. "Sorry about that. My hand slipped. But since today is my wedding day, I have to ask. What exactly are you doing in a wedding suit, my dear stepfather? Were you planning to step in and swoop up the bride while I wasn't looking?"His face went stiff.The messages were already rolling across my vision.[Your stepfather knows he never
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Chapter 2
[Now's your chance. Make a run for the stairwell, hide in one of the trash carts, and let them wheel you right out of the building. This is it, last chance!]I smirked and walked straight to the elevator in the opposite direction.I sent an emergency text to the police while I was still in the elevator. Then I walked out of the hotel with Elaine at my side.I looked up, and my stomach dropped.The cars parked out front weren't my family's wedding convoy. They belonged to Yvette's enemies.[They think you're Yvette's true love, so they're here to grab you and make her pay! What are you waiting for? Get back inside!]I saw exactly what the messages were trying to do.These people had come prepared. They'd already taken control of the real wedding cars. If I ran back into the hotel, I'd be walking straight into a trap. That was how I'd end up dead for real."Hey, I just remembered I left the engagement ring upstairs. Can you go grab it for me?"Elaine studied my face for a mome
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Chapter 3
I'd barely sat up when the door opened, and a woman in a bathrobe walked in.[Just accept it, man. There's no way out now. Might as well relax and enjoy it. By the way, do we have to pay to watch what's about to happen?]I took a slow breath. Then, following the lead the messages had given me, I reached out and started undoing her robe myself.Seeing my resigned expression, the old woman burst into laughter, the fats on her body shaking."I'm going to enjoy every second of Yvette's husband."The words had barely left her mouth when I moved. I pulled the fruit knife I'd hidden earlier from behind my back and drove it into her stomach.She screamed and grabbed a fistful of my hair, then slammed my head against the wall."You monster! You want to die that badly?"I bit down on the tip of my tongue. The sharp taste of blood cut through the fog in my head just enough. I jammed my fingers straight at her eyes with everything I had.She stumbled back, and I ran for the door."Get hi
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Chapter 4
Frederick sighed and stepped forward, reaching down to help me up."Jonathan, I understand you're upset. But we're family. If you just tell us the truth, we can figure out how to help you.""Tell you the truth about what?"I shoved his hand away. "About how you married my mother while chasing after Yvette behind her back? Or about how I almost got killed taking the fall for you?""Enough!"My mother kicked me hard in the shoulder. "You can't control yourself, and now you're pointing fingers at your own stepfather? You're disgusting."Frederick pressed a hand to his chest and let out a long, wounded sigh. "I know Jonathan has never liked me. But if he's going to destroy my reputation like this, I don't see the point in going on."That was all my mother needed to hear. She completely lost it. "Bring me my whip."The Smith family had a punishment tradition—ninety-nine lashes. My father had once been beaten to death under that same rule. And now my mother was ready to use it on me,
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Chapter 5
I forced my head up.Yvette walked in with a dark expression and didn't slow down for anyone. Behind her, dozens of bodyguards spread out and surrounded the entire villa.My mother stopped mid-swing. She gripped the whip and stepped forward, her whole tone shifting in an instant."Ms. Sinclair, what brings you here?"Yvette didn't even look at her. She walked straight to me and eased me into her arms, careful and steady."I'm sorry. I should've gotten here sooner."I stared at her face and didn't move.Then she turned and looked around the room, her voice flat and cold. "Jonathan is my husband. I don't care what the reason is. You did this to him, and I think you owe me an explanation."The room went completely silent.My mother stepped forward slowly, clearly trying to read Yvette's mood before she said anything. She clasped her hands together and apologized respectfully."Yvette, this is our family's fault. I didn't raise my son properly, and what happened today breaks my h
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Chapter 6
My mother had already started to piece it together. She followed Yvette's gaze to Elaine and dropped her voice. "What's going on? Is this about you?"Elaine shook her head frantically. But before she could even speak, a gunshot went off.She screamed and hit the floor. The bullet had gone clean through her left knee, and blood was pooling fast beneath her.My mother went completely still, staring at Yvette with barely concealed fear."Mrs. Smith, I can't stand liars. Your daughter sold me out, and she doesn't have the spine to own it. So that's her consequence."Elaine stayed on the floor and didn't make a sound. Either she was too afraid to speak, or the pain had taken everything out of her.I was still leaning against Yvette. Every small movement sent a fresh wave of pain through my body. She must have noticed, because she steadied me and started moving toward the door.We didn't make it two steps before Frederick blocked the way."Ms. Sinclair, our family takes full responsi
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Chapter 7
Yvette's breath was warm against my ear. I went completely stiff and sat there on the sofa without moving a muscle."You're already my man. What does it matter if it happened a day early?"My ears went hot, and I pushed her back without thinking."Don't say that. The wedding hasn't happened yet. I'm not your anything.""You're not my husband? Then how did you end up with my marks on you?"As she spoke, her gaze fell on my neck, her eyes carrying an almost suggestive heat that felt like it could set every inch of my skin on fire.I yanked my collar up and shot to my feet."I... that's not... Yvette, you know exactly how this engagement came about. If it weren't for that agreement our fathers made, we never would've been put together in the first place. We've barely even met. We don't know each other at all."A marriage with no real foundation isn't going to last. Maybe what happened yesterday was the universe giving us both a way out. I think we should seriously reconsider this
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Chapter 8
After my family moved away, we lost touch completely. But Yvette had been looking for me all along, quietly, until she finally realized I was the same boy she'd been promised to since childhood."So, do you still want to call off the engagement?"Seeing the smile on Yvette's face, I lowered my head slightly in embarrassment. Thinking about it, she didn't seem quite so frightening after all.Just then, she looked at me with deep affection."Jonathan Smith, will you marry me?"I said yes.After we settled things, I went back to the Smith family's residence one more time. I needed to cut ties with them completely.The moment I walked through the door, the messages appeared again.[Yvette is a mob boss. Manipulating people is what she does best. Don't believe a word she said. Always trust your own family before you trust an outsider!]I walked past the misleading messages without a second thought.Frederick was in the living room, sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea.I set the
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