"Why am I not strong enough? If only I were stronger, if only I didn't have such a strong sense of shame, if only... I was a woman who could do whatever it took to achieve her goals..." Ivy murmured.

She could not even stand still, eliciting sympathy. Her once aloof demeanor was now completely gone, replaced by that of an innocent and pitiful woman.

"Let's go inside and sit for a while." Gale supported her.

She did not know how to comfort Ivy. All she could do was accompany her. Shawn withdre