Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

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?

wave of panic surged through him. The pain he hadn't felt before now seemed to engulf him, making his eyes burn

nearly frantic, grabbed his hand and started toward their house, but Mark

over. They

her

was more concerned about what had

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

he had just witnessed, turned his head away, pretending not to hear. Shirley stepped forward, pulling up his shirt herself. Seeing the bruises on his skin, her pupils

so caught up with work that she hadn't noticed his late returns home, assuming he was buried in his studies. "Abner, what's going on? Did someone hit you? Why are they so severe? If

me

shirt up and pushed him down

to pull his shirt down, but she

bruises and began gently pressing it into

was the medicine or just Abner's imagination, the skin

face was flushed with

men in black

had been used to hard labor since he was