Seven Years of Marriage with Jake

Chapter 69

Love Story 6-Chapter 1

The school hunk, Patrick Carroll, was now dating the school belle, Yaritza Hurley.

Patrick was the top-ranked academic genius who always held the number one spot, while Yaritza was the stunning beauty who could rival Helen of Troy.

When their official relationship announcement hit, it sent the entire school into an uproar.

While the whole class buzzed with excitement, I just sat quietly in my seat, immersed in study.

Curious classmates soon gathered around me, asking, "Averie, come on, be honest! When did your brother start dating Yaritza?!"

Patrick was my brother, at least in name.

When I was six years old, my parents' company went bankrupt, forcing them to take the desperate route of jumping to their deaths.

Patrick's father, Dustin Carroll, who had been my father's business partner for many years, took me in. Since then, I have been living with their family as their daughter, Averie Carroll, in name only. "I don't know."

I responded coldly, my face indifferent.

me whether Patrick was dating a girl, and

the hint, quickly contacted Yaritza's family, and sent Yaritza abroad, putting an abrupt end to

held a grudge against me. On that same day, he sent some thugs to hit me and even conspired to make me miss the most important exam for

there covered in blood as

what you

that scene from my previous life, I felt my breath grow rapidly, and a deep, endless hatred welled

to university and couldn't speak, so I had to make a

the other hand, managed to fulfill his dream of getting into Harvard University. Riding the wave of the internet boom, he soared to

who had secretly admired him. During a media interview, he bluntly stated that his greatest regret in life was losing his first love. This comment left his wife blushing with embarrassment. Now that given a second chance, I was determined to seize it tightly. I would

go to Harvard

live a life

shut, or you'll know what

from the desk in front

in the top school, but while he had earned his place

"She doesn't as smart as Patrick. Must be because

undefeated number

not been the same studious person he was in our

left blank, he could not be bothered to take notes, and he hardly paid attention during