For a split second, Bonnie did not know how to answer.
Sean could not help sighing when he saw how lost she had looked. "You shouldn't blame yourself. The person who harmed Nikki was that bastard, and it had nothing to do with you at all.
"If anyone were to take responsibility for what happened, that person should be me."
Sean placed his hand on his forehead, obscuring his entire face, and said in a hoarse voice, "Nikki had already told me about her impending attack when I left the house, but I hadn't taken her seriously. I thought she had just said that to stop me from coming to save you, but I should have believed her, or at least...
"I should've brought her with me when I came to help you. That way, not only would she have been safe, but I would've been able to help you at the same time...
"It's all my fault. I should’ve been smarter about this, and if I had, Nikki wouldn't have gotten hurt..."
His voice was beginning to sound choked, but Bonnie could not tell if he was crying.
However, she could recognize the immense responsibility on Sean's shoulders.
He had not only blamed anyone for this incident, apart from the bastard who raped Nikki, but he even claimed that the person who should take responsibility for what happened was him.
Bonnie could not help but be reminded of Jim.
If...
If Sean's mother and Jim’s mother were indeed the same people...this would make them half-brothers.
However, how could these two people who shared the same blood differ so much in their personalities?
Jim probably had not recalled that he had left Bonnie alone in the car, almost leading to her death.
The person st
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