She had already begged him.

Abner stood frozen, baffled for a good while, before he finally swallowed hard and then turned around, making his way out of the hospital. The door to the hospital room opened and then closed again.

Shirley slowly walked over to sit down on the bed, lifting her hand to look at her palm. This was the hand that had just hit Abner.

She let her eyelashes droop, a bitter smile on her face.

That day, she went straight home.

Two days later, the college entrance exams were over. She glanced at her phone screen, at the contact named Abner, doubting he would ever text again.

For the following weeks, Shirley lived in a daze, disregarding everything and temporarily stopping work.

Until James called with good news, saying that Abner had topped the city in the exams, becoming the valedictorian. The school was already planning to hang banners in his honor. "Shirley, aren't you coming? What's with that kid, such a big celebration and he's unreachable!"

Shirley lay in bed, feeling for a moment as if her legs had degenerated, incapable of walking.

She opened her mouth, unsure of what to say, brushed it off with a few words, and then hung up.

Strangely, more than a month had passed since she ran away from her wedding, and there had been no word from the Albright family, nor her parents.

Her thoughts drifted to the man who had appeared in the hospital room; he must have settled everything, right?

What was Abner doing now?

Had he gone back to the Olson family with that mysterious man?

really never see each other

to the local supermarket. While picking up some instant noodles,

the teachers can't find him, no

Solstice College? Is he

a handsome kid. If my daughter could find a boyfriend

of noodles. She hadn't eaten much over the past two weeks,

achievement, yet felt an

from the mountains had finally taken flight,

that rainy night's menacing figure was just an

Shirley had pondered

of character, his skills too

his lineage for

carried much more

a responsible adult, and she had

felt a

entered the elevator, she couldn't hold back her tears any

staring at the chat history with Abner that remained

dared not send a message, haunted by the

chose to stay, he would end

power was beyond her

was promising yet

would always be that courteous young boy from the

sat in the living room until late into the night, unsure of

left for

places, the blaring music made her feel less

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