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

bring him out of the mountains, and he had been fighting so hard. How

until the college

grabbed James, her fingers trembling

of this? Abner did

"Mark? What happened?"

mind, and it was as if countless voices were screaming and pulling

me. That's why

completely, then pulled her into

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

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

her, James realized just how dire the

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

Survival of the fittest.

in middle school now took

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

of

patted

The Albright family wasn't going to let Abner

"Mark."

echoing slightly

shadow of realization

gaze then shifted to Mrs. Davis, and he let

not sure if you

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

was supposed to be on a

this room, Mr. James. If you could perhaps talk some 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 by

words, James quickly made his way into

sitting on the floor, not on a chair, just on the cold,

"Shirley!"

was startled and rushed to her

Abner told me you were away on a business trip and wouldn't be back

Shirley's stiff gaze finally

"Mr. James?"

looked, James felt a pang of

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

"Abner, expelled?"

was then James realized Shirley hadn't heard the news

to the

gel

public apology on Monday. Didn't you hear about