“Having your world revolve around one person can be draining not only for them, but yourself as well.”
“For the longest time, Sarah was that one person who my world centered around. She meant everything to me and I didn’t want to imagine my life without her when I was still working alongside the Arcadian Fire Department.”
“Back then, I couldn’t imagine coming home after putting out flames saving people from burning buildings without seeing her face. I was so obsessed with being around her that I wasn’t paying attention to the signs that someone wanted her, and by extension me and James, dead.”
“After the arson attack, I was devastated to discover that she had died. I needed to find out who would do such a thing and be the hero I painted myself as.”
“Bringing the killer to justice mattered more to me than life itself at that point. If I could accomplish that, I thought to myself, I believed I could find closure and go back to being the father that James so desperately needed.”
“Of course, my obsession only drove a wedge between the relationship between me and my son. My obsession only turned me into a misanthropic monster that was willing to kill an innocent boy for his perceived misdeeds. My obsession nearly brought me nothing but further pain.”
“Much like it has for you, Jasper. Your obsession with Jackson has given you nothing but trouble this past year, as shown by your most recent attempt at clipping his wings.”
“Perseus, and by extension the rest of the APD, had shut down your gallery and sent you to Deathrow for your crimes against humanity. While down there, you attempted to turn his brother, CJ, into a carbon copy of yourself.”
“By doing so, you would turn brothers against each other and have them kill each other. When they did your dirty work, you’d then make an exhibit out of them both and display them in your gallery.”
“However, your plan failed the moment Attano kidnapped Thorpe and sent him to his father. Your acts of ‘friendship’ were exposed as the bullshit it really was, and both Cade brothers ended up reconciling then and there.”
“Now you’re left alone once again, with nothing to show for your efforts against the Cade family but a bruised ego and an empty exhibit. Your obsession has brought you nothing but pain and misery.”
“Meanwhile, I’m still standing despite my mishaps. Bruised, battered, and bloody, but still standing. Not only that, but I still have my son to fight by my side despite my attempts to kill him. Who do you have standing in your corner to fight along with you when things get ugly, Redgrave?”
“No one, that’s who. Your desire to end Cade has dragged you towards an open flame and not one person is there to pull you out. I’d feel sorry for you if you weren’t such a depraved bastard.”
“You weren’t careful with handling your obsession. Now you might just get burned because of it.”