Chapter 2017

Shirley was held tight in his embrace, frozen in the moment until she caught sight of Abner standing not too far off, her body stiffening instantly.

Abner, still with his backpack slung over his shoulders and his hair in disarray, looked as if he had just gotten back.

Shirley had spent the entire night at the hospital, and logically, Abner should have headed home to rest. Yet, there they were, bumping into each other at 4 a.m. beneath the dim streetlights of their neighborhood.

Without a second thought, Shirley pushed Mark away and strode towards Abner.

His lips were bruised, a purplish hue under the streetlights, and his arms bore multiple scars.

"Abner, what on earth happened?"

Abner's gaze, however, skimmed past her to Mark.

He saw them, clinging to each other. Was Shirley thinking of getting back together with Mark?

he hadn't felt before now seemed to engulf him, making his eyes burn with

started toward their

it over. They both

her

about what had happened to

Abner remained silent as Shirley flicked on the lights, revealing his condition more clearly. "Take off your

not to hear. Shirley stepped forward, pulling up his shirt herself. Seeing

returns home, assuming he was buried in his studies. "Abner, what's

You expect me to believe

and pushed him

and tried to pull his

and began gently pressing it into

imagination, the

face was flushed with

Davis two million dollars. Now, those men in black suits were being even more demanding, pushing

he had been used to hard labor since he was young, his reflexes and talents were quickly recognized, pleasing

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