Chapter 829
Chapter 829:
Brandon’s thoughts flew back to the first live show of Heavenly Melody. He remembered seeing Serena, feeling suspicious but dismissing it. How could Serena be Millie? The show had been only three days after that dreadful accident.
He recalled her standing beneath the lights—thin, scarred, fragile.
Later, when he pulled her aside to have a word, she could barely stand on her own. Charles had to practically carry her away.
When he later discovered Serena was indeed Millie, he had wondered how she had become so frail in just three days.
Now, at last, he understood.
A devastating car accident. Serious injuries from tumbling down the stairs. A miscarriage that nearly killed her. Life-threatening blood loss that left her fighting for survival.
And through it all, just three days later, she had somehow found the strength to perform in that show’s first live broadcast.
She had been pushing herself far beyond what any human body could endure. And then there was her depression.
He finally understood why she had been so desperate to adopt Ari after the divorce.
They were supposed to have a child together. A baby that would have completed their little family.
Instead, he had destroyed it all with his own hands.
Her voice echoed in his mind, soft, pained, and unending. “Brandon p>
It was as though she were still calling to him, her broken voice etched into his soul.
The realization hit him like a tidal wave. The last time she had spoken his name so gently was that night in the dark hospital stairwell.
And he hadn’t even turned to look at her.
He had promised to protect her, yet he had been the one to wound her most deeply.
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Over and over, he had told himself that keeping his promise to Vivian and waiting for her death would somehow fix everything. That once she was gone, he could reset their lives and go back to the way things used to be with Millie.
But now Vivian was still alive, while Millie had already been both physically and emotionally destroyed by his choices.
How much longer could he hold on?
Should he continue honoring that twisted agreement with Vivian?
The weight of his grief was crushing him.
Brandon’s fingers tightened around the safe in his hands. His eyes drifted to the live feed on his tablet, showing the scene outside Vivian Floral Design. He knew the password now. Perhaps it was time.
There was nothing left to fear. Things could not get any worse, right?
He carefully entered the password.