All Chapters of I Hope You Burn: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Smack!“Apologize to Mark. Don’t make me say it again!”I opened my eyes. My swollen face burned with pain, but it also made one thing painfully clear: I had been reborn and sent back in time.The moment I looked up, I met Janine O’Connor’s cold, vicious gaze. It was exactly the same look she had in my previous life when she ordered my skin peeled off. A chill ran through me. Cold sweat broke out as my fingernails dug deeply into my palm, yet memories surfaced uncontrollably.After my death, my soul had drifted free. I had watched with my own eyes as she and the dead Mark Davis held a wedding, crediting all of my research and survival achievements to him. She even erected a monument in his name, and beneath that monument, she placed my skin as a mat, letting everyone who knelt to worship him grind me into filth beneath their feet.When I didn’t respond, Janine frowned, her expression turning even sharper.“Know your place. You’re nothing more than a freeloader to the O’Connor fam

Chapter 2

As it turned out, in her eyes, the shelter I had bankrupted myself to build for her was proof that I was trying to climb the social ladder and latch onto the O’Connor family’s power. As for the way I had humbled myself, pleading with her to stay inside and escape the heat? She saw that as humiliation and imprisonment.Little did she know that she couldn’t even feel how hot it was outside because repeated heatstroke had already damaged her ability to sense temperature, and this was only the beginning of an apocalyptic heatwave.Before I could say a word, Mark suddenly turned pale. He clutched his chest and collapsed into Janine’s arms.Janine screamed and caught him, then shot me a furious glare.“Mark has claustrophobia! Are you trying to kill him by locking him in here? If anything happens to him, I will never forgive you!”Before I could stop her, she called the bodyguards. Within minutes, they forced the shelter door open.Mark pretended to gasp for air twice before looking we

Chapter 3

Janine’s brow twitched, and when she spoke, her voice came out through clenched teeth.“That was because I had no idea that he was greedy for money. Grandpa, stop trying to persuade me. No matter what, I won’t let you hand Mark’s plan over to him. He’s not worthy!”Mr. O'Connor’s face turned red with anger. He was clearly furious.In the end, he could only turn to me helplessly. “Will, what do you think? Is his plan actually useful? He says we should adapt to the environment by sunbathing and converting a refrigerated warehouse into living quarters. If it works…”He hesitated, then added, “After all, the shelter you built relies on solar-powered systems. If we produce them on a large scale, it would cost…”I shook my head. “I’m sorry, Mr. O'Connor. I–”Before I could finish, Janine cut me off sharply. “His broken little house is nothing but a money-making scheme. How can it even compare to Mark’s refrigerated warehouse? If you can’t decide, Grandpa, then let them sign a bet-on ag

Chapter 4

With trembling hands, I wiped my face. The fury in my eyes must have been terrifying, because Janine let out a sharp scream.“Didn’t you promise me,” I demanded hoarsely, “that if I helped the O'Connor family survive the apocalyptic heatwave, you’d make sure someone took care of my mom’s burial tree for the rest of your life? And this is how you ‘took care’ of it? By letting Mark turn it into sunscreen?”My eyes were bloodshot as I roared at her. I wanted nothing more than to rush forward and punch Mark a few more times. However, Mark immediately buried himself in Janine’s arms and cried out in pain.Janine narrowed her eyes. Then, she raised her hand and slapped me so hard my head snapped to the side. Her small face was cold as ice.“Are you done making a scene?” she said flatly. “Your mom has been dead for so long now. This is an apocalyptic heatwave. That tree might not even survive. Why are you nitpicking with Mark over something so trivial? Besides, I don’t need you to survive

Chapter 5

Mark smiled knowingly.“He’s never gone through heat-resistant training. Of course, he thinks the heat is unbearable.”Then, his tone shifted.“But the priority right now is dealing with the damage he did to my refrigerated warehouse. Grandpa is coming tomorrow to inspect the results. I can’t bear the thought of you actually marrying someone like him.”Janine’s eyes filled with emotion. Then, she turned to me, her expression turning ice-cold.“Will, don’t think your scheme worked! So what if Grandpa likes you? I’d rather walk away from the family with nothing, even if it means being scorched to death in this heat, than abandon Mark and marry you! If you don’t explain yourself, don’t even think about walking out of here in one piece!”She dragged me down from the rubble.After inspecting the ruins, Mark grabbed Janine’s hand in indignation.“Janine, the foundation is completely ruined because of whatever trick Will used. Even if we rebuild on top of it, it’ll collapse again. And

Chapter 6

Janine collapsed to the ground and struggled fiercely twice before finally regaining some strength. Trembling, she pushed herself up, swaying as she stood. The thought that I might still be buried beneath the concrete made her heart nervous.“Grandpa,” she demanded, her voice tight, “didn’t Will see you the night of the bet just to beg you to make Mark lose?”Mr. O'Connor’s face darkened instantly. His sharp gaze swept over Mark’s tense expression before he let out a cold snort.“When have I ever done something like that?” he barked. “Will couldn’t bear to put you in a difficult position. He chose to give in for your sake!”Janine’s face turned even paler. An unnamed heat flared up inside her body, restless and suffocating. All she wanted, for no reason she could explain, was for me to appear in front of her and take her into the shelter.She took a step forward and suddenly remembered that she had smashed my shelter. Only then did she realize that the complicated look in my eyes

Chapter 7

“Janine, what are you doing up here?”Mark’s face appeared in her line of sight.Janine pinched her fingertips hard, forcing herself to stay calm. Then, she put on a strained smile and asked what he wanted.Mark smiled and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Of course, to tell you the good news. I won the bet. Grandpa has agreed for us to be together. Right now, Central City’s doomsday base is already taking shape. All that’s left is the leadership election. Once you become the leader, we’ll hold our wedding. How does that sound?”Janine froze.It wasn’t until Mark frowned slightly and reminded her that she answered hoarsely, “Okay.”Sensing that something was off with her mood, Mark quickly changed the subject.“My refrigerated warehouse is running perfectly now. We can move in anytime. These next couple of days, I’ll take you out to get more sun. With my refrigerated warehouse and your heat-resistant physique, you’ll definitely win the election. When that happens,

Chapter 8

On the day the base elected its leader, I wore the newly developed temperature-insulated jacket and walked into the venue behind Zoe. The election was organized by the O’Connor family and held inside Mark’s refrigerated warehouse.One by one, the influential figures of Central City stepped out of their cars. They no longer cared about etiquette or composure. The moment their doors opened, they rushed straight into the refrigerated warehouse just to cool down. Their vehicles had been packed with ice, but before they could arrive at the O’Connors’ estate, all of it had melted. That was how unbearable the heat had become.The moment I stepped into the hall, a hand yanked urgently at my tie. Janine stood there, her expression dark as she glanced at Zoe walking away from my side.“Will, you’ve got some nerve,” she snapped. “I’ve been looking for you everywhere, and you’re hanging around with Zoe? Do you know she’s my competitor?”She was wearing a white gown that looked almost like a we

Chapter 9

If Mark’s theory and the refrigerated warehouse could really be applied on a large scale, humanity might actually stand a chance against the apocalyptic heatwave.For a moment, nobody knew who started it, but the word “leader” echoed across the election hall. Janine lifted her chin proudly and walked toward the leader’s seat, her hand resting on Mark’s arm. However, just as she was about to sit down, the main doors were slammed open.Mr. O'Connor stormed in, eyes blazing with fury, flanked by a group of bodyguards. Janine instinctively glanced at me, her face a mix of anger and disbelief.“Grandpa, did Will complain to you again?” she asked. “I won’t let you touch Mark. He’s our family’s great contributor!”Before her words could fully land, a sharp slap struck her face. Her eyes instantly filled with tears.Mr. O'Connor panted heavily, shouting before she could react, “Shut up! I’ve been careful all my life, yet I’ve raised a foolish girl like you! You’ve been deceived, and you’r

Chapter 10

After regaining consciousness, Janine shed tears, her hoarse voice thick with regret.“I thought Mark would never hurt me. Back then, when I suffered from heatstroke, he carried me all the way to the hospital, his feet raw from running,” she choked out. “I never thought… that in the end, he would ruin my life!”Hearing that, Mr. O'Connor slammed his cane to the ground with a furious thud. “You’ve been deceived! Will was the one who saved you! He stayed awake for three whole days to care for you. When you finally woke up, he had no time to see you because he threw himself straight back into the survival research. He couldn’t bear to see you suffer through the apocalypse!”Janine froze. When reality hit, she broke down, sobbing uncontrollably, venting all her grief and guilt at once.“If you loved me, why were you competing with me over the family fortune?” she screamed. “Mark saw it with his own eyes. You only agreed to the marriage because of the O’Connor family inheritance and the

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