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.

wrong with you? Why are

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

until the

her fingers

James, is there any way out of this? Abner did nothing wrong-it

"Mark? What happened?"

screaming and pulling at her

me. That's why Abner

pulled her into

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 is to apologize. But Abner...

pour down her face. She had cried so much in the past few days that her tears had almost dried up,

realized just how dire

Even if you blow this up, they'll find a way to suppress it. Shirley, you've been

Survival of the fittest.

now took on a new, bitter meaning

Abner? He's worked so hard. How can they strip him of his chance to turn his life

of this

gently patted her

The Albright family wasn't going to let Abner walk away from

"Mark."

voice echoing slightly in the

a shadow of realization crossed

to Mrs. Davis, and he let out a slight

you remember me," James

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

was taken aback. "Shirley was supposed to

I'd be grateful. Abner has been nothing but trouble for our

made his way into

the floor, not on

"Shirley!"

startled and rushed to her side, helping

away on a

Shirley's stiff gaze finally shifted

"Mr. James?"

Shirley looked, James

happened to you? Now that Abner has been expelled and can't take his final exams, and you're in this state, what

"Abner, expelled?"

was then James realized Shirley hadn't heard the

went straight to the

gel

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

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