Chapter 85

The moment Bonnie saw me, she grabbed my hand and, to my shock, started sobbing. I was completely thrown off. What on earth was going on? I pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to her. "Bonnie, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Rebecca, standing beside her, tried to calm her down. "Aunt Bonnie, whatever it is, just tell Bryce. It's not that serious—why are you crying like this?" Still holding onto my hand, Bonnie looked up at me through her tears and said, "This isn't the place to talk, Bryce. Can you come back with me? We need to sit down and discuss things properly." Discuss things? I sighed and turned to Rebecca. "Did something happen?" Rebecca looked exasperated. "Aunt Bonnie called you yesterday, but you didn't pick up." Yesterday? Suddenly, I remembered Bonnie had called while I was napping. I'd been swamped with things and missed her call. And maybe… part of me had been avoiding it. "You're too much. After what happened with Isabelle, Aunt Bonnie's been worried s