Upon seeing the group of Shepard family members in front of her, Ivor's long brows tightened abruptly.
Instinctively stepping forward, he shielded Bonnie behind him.
Bonnie's heart warmed when she saw Ivor blocking her path. She gently patted his arm to reassure him. "You go ahead first. I'll have a private chat with them."
Ivor hesitated momentarily, looking into Bonnie's clear eyes, and finally nodded.
"Okay, I'll be in the corridor over there. Call me if you need anything. I'll come over immediately."
"Mm." Bonnie waved him off.
"Go on, everything will be fine. Don't worry."
Gresham and Vera immediately rushed forward after Ivor left, wanting to express their apologies and regrets to Bonnie.
However, Bonnie raised her hand to stop them before they could speak.
"I know why you've come to see me now. I don't want to hear any of those excuses. I have a few words for you here. A broken mirror can't be mended.
“Even if you try to glue it back together, it can never be the same as before. Since you chose to break the mirror in the first place, there's no need to try to mend it again."
With that said, she didn't even look at Harold and the others and walked straight towards Ivor.
"Let's go."
Ivor nodded and held Bonnie's hand as they left the spot.
Gresham watched Bonnie's retreating figure, about to call her back, but was stopped by Harold's voice.
"Let's go back."
Vera looked at Harold in confusion.
"Dad, weren't we here to ask for Bonnie's forgiveness? Why are we leaving before even saying a few words?"
Carlee was also puzzled, "Yeah, Dad, why are we leaving like this? Didn't we come here for nothing?"
Facing their confusion, Harold sighed heavily.
"Haven't you heard what Bonnie just said? A broken mirror can't be mended, just like our relationship with her. It can't be repaired anymore."
He then turned and walked forward.
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