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?

they really never see each other

all the exam results were officially out, she made a rare trip to the local supermarket. While picking up some instant noodles, she overheard two parents chatting.

find him, no idea

Is he planning

such a handsome kid.

She hadn't eaten much

for Abner's achievement, yet felt an

had finally taken flight, but they were no longer

was as if that rainy night's menacing figure was just an

had pondered a

out of character, his skills too refined, considering the Albright family's bodyguards were alb professionally

lineage for some time but had chosen not to tell

he had carried much more

adult, and she

Shirley felt a sourness in her

the elevator, she couldn't

barely touched her noodles, staring at the chat history with

a message, haunted

stay, he would end

family's power

future was

always be

late into

left for a

such places, the blaring music made her feel

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