“It was all because of you.”
Every word that came out of Joshua‘s mouth was sharp and cruel as he continued staring at Jim coldly.
“It was all because of you. You couldn‘t accept the fact that Charlotte had tricked you, you couldn‘t
accept that you had been hurting Bonnie all this while, and you couldn‘t accept the truth that you had
been abandoned by my Aunt Lucy…
“You were speeding on the highway because you didn‘t have the guts to face the truth. Bonnie was
worried about you and followed you in her car to ensure you were safe. “You knew fully well that she was
following you and that everything was your fault, but you were so selfishly absorbed in your emotions
that you didn‘t even stop.
“You should‘ve known from the start that an accident would eventually happen, but at that time, you were
so absorbed in yourself that you couldn’t even consider other people, and that led to Bonnie‘s downfall,
so how dare you blame other people for your mistakes?” Every word felt like a sharp knife slicing into
Jim‘s heart. Joshua was right; this was all his fault.
It was all his fault!
If he had come to terms with his feelings toward Bonnie sooner, and if he had taken Bonnie into
consideration instead of being selfish…none of this would have happened!
Bonnie would not have ended up this way!
It was all his fault!
Smack!
Jim closed his eyes, raised his arm, and slapped himself across his face. “I deserve this!” He deserved to
lose the only woman he ever loved; he deserved to live in emotional turmoil.
“Daddy!” Harvey, who had always referred to his father as only ‘Mr. Jim‘ suddenly lunged forward and
clung onto Jim‘s leg like a koala bear. “Please don‘t do this, Daddy! You hadn‘t meant for this to happen
to Mommy at all! Please don‘t do this….” Tears began to slide down Harvey‘s cheeks. “Mommy is
already on the brink of life and death, and I don‘t want to see you suffer too. I‘m scared…”
June, who was standing behind Harvey, grabbed onto his shirt sleeve and started crying too.
Even Luna was beginning to sob in Joshua‘s arms.
“Are you going to let your emotions overcome you again?” Joshua pointed out harshly. “You almost killed
Bonnie because of your impulsivity, Eb8“|(C{ now you‘re pointing fingers at other people–your own
parents–and even hurting yourself because of the same thing.
“You never used to be so emotionally driven.”
Jim, whose arm was raised in the poise of slapping himself a second time, froze when he heard this.
Joshua was right. He never used to be so impulsive and rash, but…
He glanced at Bonnie, who was still lying unconscious in her wedding dress while Rosalyn was straddled
across her body, desperately performing CPR. It seemed that all of his rationality and calmness would
disappear whenever he was faced with Bonnie.
He wished he could have known how much Bonnie meant to him earlier.
When he saw that Jim‘s expression was beginning to loosen, Joshua finally let out an exhale and gently
patted Jim‘s shoulder. “According to your relation to my Aunt Lucy, you‘re technically my cousin, and
from what I know about Bonnie, I‘m sure she wouldn‘t want to see you lose your rationality and accuse
other people like this.”
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