Shirley was growing increasingly uneasy until their car came to a halt on the quiet streets of the small town. The relentless pursuit by the Albright clan left them with almost no way out. Abner stepped out of the car and, grabbing her hand, led her into an alley. "Shirley, this way."

Wearing a wedding dress, Shirley found it cumbersome and could only manage a few steps before she started feeling tired. She took off her veil and tossed it aside.

"Abner, cut it out."

Seeing her face, Abner felt a sharp pang in his heart and quickly averted his gaze.

"Did you strike a deal with Mark so I could go back to school? I don't want to take the SAT anymore, Shirley. Let's just get out of here."

Shirley wanted to hurl more hurtful words at him, but looking into his eyes, she found herself speechless. Abner continued to pull her along.

"They'll give up after a bit more chasing. This town is pretty remote with lots of alleys; I checked beforehand."

Shirley remained silent until they were cornered in a dead-end by a group of people. She sighed and patted his back.

"Go back to your studies. Let's pretend tonight never happened."

The ruckus surely angered the Albrights. But what she didn't expect was for Abner to start fighting. In her eyes, Abner had always been a pure and ambitious young man, but in less than ten minutes, he had floored the group of thugs. His fists were bloody, and despite being outnumbered, he took a hit to his back.

"Shirley, let's go."

pulled her along, choosing a different path to continue their escape. The Albrights had sent a lot of men, and seeing these pursuers, Shirley knew they couldn't escape. Mark wouldn't

to the head, Abner fell to the ground.

a weapon from one of the men,

everyone and came to her, she didn't know what to say. It was still raining, and the alley was filled with the smell of blood. Shirley's wedding dress was drenched and

blood from his forehead, but she had nothing on

that's enough. If you continue,

were Albright's men. How would Mark retaliate? She couldn't bear to think about it, suspecting it wasn't something that could be resolved by

again, he gathered his courage, perhaps

walk another 500 yards, and hide behind the door there. I'll handle

"Abner!"

him fight like a lone wolf, feeling as if

enough. Let's go

was about to say something when

long time. Ten minutes later, she finally blinked,

where to go. The path was dark, but she followed Abner's direction and found a hiding place, sitting

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