Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Chapter 1978

Chapter 1978

After leaving Mark's place, Shirley received a call from her dad.

"Shirley, Mark said you two had a row. Try to be a bit more understanding, will you? The guy's swamped with lab work. Can't you just sit down and talk it out? You're not one for arguments, what's gotten into you?"

Shirley felt a lump in her throat and couldn't hold back any longer.

"Dad, this is between us younger folks. Please, stay out of it. You said it yourself, I don't like arguing. So, clearly, he's the one at fault."

"What fault can Mark possibly have? We've known the lad for years. Don't be so headstrong."

Tears welled up in Shirley's eyes. "So, without knowing anything, you've decided it's my fault, right?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end before her father spoke again, "I used to tutor Mark myself. Even back then, he was a good kid. I know him well. Just go easy on him."

Shirley hung up, marking the first time she ever hung up on an adult.

Back at her rented apartment, her head was throbbing with pain.

still lying on the coffee table.

met in Maplewood during

and her reaching out

no need for the argument. Mark had no intentions towards Jessica. If things ever crossed a line in the future, she could always break up then. There was

our club's mission was over. You chose to sponsor that kid. Shirley, sometimes you're too saintly. You're not exactly rolling in dough, yet you're dishing out $2,000 every six

Shirley burst into

a decent amount of money translating online and teaching abroad with her professor, saving up a tidy sum. Sponsoring a child was no issue for her, but in Mark's eyes, it seemed like she was just pretending to

back, when

child, the

all, none of

had offered to sponsor, and Shirley's proposition might have seemed like

for the kid, tall and thin,

courage, requested a

she merged onto the highway,

me to take over, and he's willing to pay you $10,000 a month. You won't

but pressed

she arrived at the

road leading up was newly paved but muddy from

recent knocks that drove her, but that letter gave her