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.

Why are you so

already shell-shocked 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 they destroy everything for him

were only two months left until the college entrance exam. How could

her fingers

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

"Mark? What happened?"

and pulling at her from within. She almost doubled over, struggling against the weight of the

assault me. That's

froze completely, then pulled her into a

You and Abner have both suffered terribly, but the Albright family is powerful, and they're not going to let this go. The only

much in the past few days that her tears had almost dried up, but now her

holding her, James realized just how dire the situation

a way to suppress it. Shirley, you've been in the workforce for a few years now.

Survival of the fittest.

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

her face in her hands and sobbed uncontrollably. "But what about Abner? He's worked so hard. How can they strip him

of

patted her

way out. The Albright family

"Mark."

his voice echoing slightly in the

of realization crossed his face, and his expression

gaze then shifted to Mrs. Davis, and he let out

homeroom teacher. I'm not sure if you remember me," James

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

aback. "Shirley was supposed to be on a business

some sense into her, I'd be grateful. Abner has been nothing but trouble for our family. If it hadn't been for him,

made his way

was sitting on the floor, not on a chair,

"Shirley!"

startled and rushed to her side,

were away on a business trip and wouldn't be

stiff

"Mr. James?"

and worn-out Shirley looked, James felt a pang

has been expelled and can't take his final exams, and you're in this state, what am I supposed to do?" Slowly processing James's words, Shirley looked up, her eyes

"Abner, expelled?"

Shirley hadn't heard

to the principal's office

gel

from the other parents was intense, and 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