Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Chapter 2031

"Mark."

James called out, his voice steady.

Mark saw her, his face falling instantly, knowing full well the purpose of her visit. James noticed Mrs. Davis as well and let out a small sigh of relief.

"I'm Mark and Shirley's homeroom teacher. Not sure if you still remember me."

Mrs. Davis nodded, her tone full of regret. "Shirley is so disobedient. We just tried talking to her, but she lashed out like a lunatic."

James froze. "Isn't Shirley on a business trip?"

"No, she's right here in this ward. Mr. James, if you can, please talk some sense into that girl. Abner has been nothing but a curse for us. If it weren't for him, Shirley and Mark would already be married." James suddenly didn't know what to say. He rushed into Shirley's room.

Shirley was still sitting, but not on a chair-she was on the cold floor.

"Shirley!"

James was startled, quickly rushing over to help her up.

"What's going on? Didn't Abner say you were on a business trip and wouldn't be back for a while?"

Shirley barely moved at the sound of his voice, her stiff gaze finally shifting slightly.

"Mr. James?"

James's heart ached. Shirley had grown so thin, her whole demeanor worn and exhausted.

"It's me, Shirley. What happened to you? Abner's been expelled, he can't take the college entrance exam, and now you're like this. What am I supposed to do?"

Shirley's eyes shifted, her brain sluggish but slowly piecing together the news James had brought. She lifted her head, her eyes bloodshot.

"Abner got expelled?"

James realized she hadn't heard yet.

"Yeah, Mark's parents went straight to the principal's office and personally demanded it. The other parents were outraged too, and the principal couldn't take the pressure. He expelled Abner and ordered him to publicly read a letter of repentance on Monday. Didn't you know? The police came to school during class to take him away. Rumors spread like wildfire. He's just a kid, after all."

Shirley immediately stood up but stumbled after just one step.

"Shirley!"

James's heart leaped into his throat, and he rushed to catch her.

with you? Why are

from hearing about Abner's expulsion. She had worked so hard to bring him out of the mountains, and he had been fighting so hard. How could

months left until the college entrance exam. How

grabbed James, her fingers

James, is there any way out of this?

"Mark? What happened?"

countless voices were screaming and pulling at her from within. She almost doubled

me. That's why

completely, then pulled her into a tight

spoke for a long time. Finally, James's voice came out thick with emotion. "Shirley, I hate to say this, but the truth doesn't matter anymore. You and Abner have both suffered terribly, but the Albright family is powerful, and they're not going to let this go. The only option left

trembled, and tears began to pour down her face. She had cried so much in the past few days that her tears had almost dried up, but now her eyes

just how dire the situation

you blow this up, they'll find a way to suppress it. Shirley, you've been in the workforce for a few years

Survival of the fittest.

words she had learned in middle school now took on a new, bitter meaning in the

worked so hard. How can they strip him of his chance

of

patted

The Albright family wasn't going to

"Mark."

his voice echoing slightly in the

of realization crossed his face, and his expression

and he let

and Shirley's homeroom teacher. I'm not sure if you remember me," James stated, trying

her tone laced with regret. "Shirley, that child, is just too stubborn. We just wanted to have

to be

Abner has been nothing but trouble for our family. If it hadn't

words, James quickly made

sitting on the floor, not on

"Shirley!"

and rushed to her side, helping her

happened? Abner told me you were away on a business

voice, Shirley's stiff

"Mr. James?"

how gaunt and worn-out Shirley looked, James felt a pang of

exams, and you're in this state, what am I supposed to do?" Slowly processing James's words, Shirley looked

"Abner, expelled?"

then James realized Shirley hadn't heard the news

to

gel

under the pressure, the principal had no choice but to expel Abner. They've even ordered him to read a public apology on Monday. Didn't you hear about it? The day the police came to the school to take Abner away, it was during class. The