Chapter 261: What She Wanted For Herself
Outside, Brooke helped Susan to a bench at the hospital’s patio area, she hung the jacket on her shoulder over the woman. "Wait here, I’ll get you something warm to drink." She said after noticing how cold Susan’s hands were.
"Wait." Susan held her by the wrist, "Don’t leave me." She said in a pleading tone.
Brooke nodded and sat back down next to her, "Of course, I’ll stay as long as you want me to." She went on, "It’s the least I could do especially after I couldn’t do anything to stop her-"
"None of that is your fault!" Susan strictly told her, grabbing her by the hand.
Brooke’s heart skipped a beat. "Of course it’s my fault-"
She reached out and gave Brooke’s hand a tight squeeze."It’s that Cassie whose to blame! I never really liked her right from the moment I met her. I knew she was suspicious."
"I tried convincing my brother, but he’s so hell-bent on righting his wrongs. Anyone with eyes can see Serena is trying to exploit him." She reasoned.
Brooke sniffled, "Cassie is relentless, she won’t stop at any underhanded trick to get her way."
Susan shook her head,"But that won’t work this time, she picked the wrong people to mess with! I swear it, I’m going to make her and her worthless mother suffer greatly. I don’t care what happens to me after."
"Please, it would be a waste to go to prison over someone like Cassie. Think of Kayden, he’ll be all alone if something happens to both you and Mr Julian." She reasoned with her, trying to serenade her.
Kayden’s name seemed to work on Susan, her breathing stilled and the tight grip on Brooke’s hand lessened. Softly, Susan rested her head on Brooke’s shoulder, and sobbed softly into it.
"It’s my fault, I was the one who kept reminding him of his mistake. I should’ve tried to be more understanding, I should’ve been better."