Chapter 22: Ultimatum
"I just came to see how my big sister is doing, can’t I be concerned after all we are all family." Brooke said with a pout as she pretended to be disappointed at Lyse’s reaction to seeing her.
"What. Are. You. Doing. Here Brooke?" Lyse repeated.
She wondered where James had gone because if he was at the door he would have never allowed Brooke to come in.
Brooke shrugged and cast off all appearances of concern and came closer to the bed. She looked at the bruises on Lyse and realized sadly that her injuries did not seem serious, despite the black eye and bandage she still looked beautiful.
She wished that Lyse had been hit harder and died, that would have immediately solved most of her problems. She hated that Lyse was like a cat with nine lives, it did not matter what was done to her she somehow managed to come on top.
"Fine!" Brooke rolled her eyes, "I want you to come help me with the spring summer collection."
Lyse started laughing at the ridiculousness of Brooke’s request and she groaned and reached a hand to her aching head while she looked at her petulant sister who looked like she was serious.
Lyse wondered if Brooke had gone mad with desperation, it had been a while since she had made that kind of request.
The conversation was reminiscent of the times when they were younger and Lottie would force Lyse into doing Brooke’s tasks. Her excuse used to be that she needed to make up for being the illegitimate child.