Chapter 1032

Seeing Titus furious at Eli's backtalk, Dora quickly stepped in. "Mr. Lloyd, it's not Eli's fault. Some thugs bullied him, and I just came over to help. He didn't lead me into any trouble." But Titus understood something else. "He's even hanging around with thugs? How many times have I told you that you should be focused solely on studying at your age? No part-time jobs, and definitely no hanging out with thugs! "Do you have any idea how hard your mother works just so you can stay in this school? Are you just trying to go against her?" The mention of his mother made Eli fall silent. His gaze held defiance, and his fists were clenched. Dora knew Eli came from a single-parent family. His mother worked multiple jobs to support him, and he helped out after school by working at a food stand. However, the pay was low due to his age. Not wanting to add to Eli's mother's burden, Dora pressed her hands together and pleaded, "Mr. Lloyd, Eli knows he made a mistake. We'll write a self-refle