Chapter 188: Flashback
The television screen flickered, displaying the image that fueled Brandon’s rage. Lyse and Levi, hand in hand, walked out of the detention center, their faces radiating a mixture of relief and newfound strength.
The sight of their intertwined hands, their shared smiles, sent a jolt of pure, unadulterated fury and jealousy through Brandon’s veins. He could not stand it. He could not bear to see them happy, together while he was here, miserable. It was all Levi’s fault, everything that had happened was because of him.
His carefully constructed plan, the plan that was supposed to deliver Lyse into his arms and completely destroy Levi’s entire life, had crumbled. Levi’s miraculous exoneration, the revelation of Brett’s alleged involvement, had thrown a wrench into everything. He had been so close, so meticulously planned every detail, and now...nothing. It was all for naught.
He lunged forward, his hand connecting with a nearby lamp. It crashed to the floor, shattering into a thousand pieces, the violence of the act a small release for the tempest raging within him. He paced the room, his breath coming in ragged gasps, his mind consumed by a maelstrom of anger, jealousy, and a desperate need for control.
He thought of Lyse, her beautiful face, her kind heart. He had been a fool all this while, lost her and was now convinced that she was the only woman for him. But she had chosen Levi, the very man he despised, a man who had stirred up the calm waters of his life and turned it to a turbulent storm. The thought of Lyse in Levi’s arms, sharing his life, was like a knife twisting in his gut.
He thought about everything that he had done to get his plans in place, his thoughts then drifted to his mother. The memory of their last encounter, the confrontation that had sealed her fate, resurfaced in his mind, vivid and disturbing.
He had gone to see her after the bombshell that Levi had dropped, desperate for answers, desperate for her support. He had seen Brett leaving the apartment then and had felt a burning flame of anger in his belly.
FLASHBACK
Sutton opened the door, the expression on her face apprehensive until she saw who it was then she rolled her eyes and turned away from the door.