Chapter Eleven

Brent stood, frozen with agony. The words he heard his father spew over his situation with Judy broke his heart. Grief choked his heart, and hot tears trickled down his cheeks.

"Son…I don't mean no harm__________"

"Hold on Dad… so, you have held this in your heart against me? So, I am the villain in my story "? He asked, his eyes wide with shock.

"But you were harsh with Judy____ I watched you cause her pain, a lot of times. She always reported to m,e and your mother".

"_____but we got better with each other, father…we did. She too had her misdemeanors that I taught myself to accept and was ready to live with".

"Judy was not perfect…yes. But you weren't either. You constructively exerted your narcissistic personality on her and I always warned you about that behavior of yours".

"Stop it! Bradley, you're hurting our son. Let him be", Phoebe chided in with anger etched on her face. Bradley was breathing heavily, his heart racing with anxiety and stress.

"Phoebe, you don't love him more