Complex sentence: Though Bobby Ray accepts the apology, he explicitly tells Melanie that Jake is not the only person she left behind, expressing the sadness that all her friends have felt after she fled to New York City years ago.
Split into simpler sentences: Though Bobby Ray accepts the apology, he explicitly tells Melanie that Jake is not the only person she left behind. He expresses the sadness that all her friends have felt after she fled to New York City years ago.