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 you so

him out of the mountains,

left until the college entrance exam. How could this

grabbed James, her fingers trembling

there any way out of

"Mark? What happened?"

if countless voices were screaming and pulling at her from within. She almost doubled over, struggling

me. That's why

pulled

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... he'd rather die

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

just how

have connections with higher-ups. There's nothing you can do alone. Even if you blow this up, they'll find a way to suppress it. Shirley, you've been

Survival of the fittest.

middle school now took on a new, bitter meaning in the

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

fair-none of this was

gently patted

way out. The

"Mark."

echoing slightly

James's, a shadow of realization crossed

shifted to Mrs. Davis, and he let

if you remember me," James stated, trying to bridge

"Shirley, that child, is just too stubborn. We just wanted to have a chat

to

sense into her, I'd be grateful. Abner has been nothing but trouble for our family. If it hadn't been for him, Shirley and Mark would've been married

James quickly made his way into Shirley's

was sitting on the floor, not on

"Shirley!"

was startled and rushed to her side,

me you were away on a business trip and

voice, Shirley's stiff

"Mr. James?"

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

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

"Abner, expelled?"

Shirley hadn't heard

went straight to

gel

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 whole school was