Seeing Titus furious at Eli's backtalk, Dora quickly stepped in. "Mr. Lloyd, it's not Eli's fault. Sthugs bullied him, and | just came
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over to help. He didn't leadinto any trouble."
But Titus understood something else. "He's even hanging around with thugs? How many times have | told you that you should be
focused solely on studying at your age? No part-tjobs, and definitely no hanging out with thugs!
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"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 cfrom a single-parent family. His mother worked multiple jobs to support him, and he helped out after school by
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