sweet alert destroy method returns null blank page with no request - laravel

Question

i am using sweet alert method framework to show the alert when deleting but when i do this at destroy method return Request() or return $request it returns blank page with no requests or results i don't know why please help
here is my code
my route
Route::resource('brands',App\Http\Controllers\backend\brandController::class);
my table to view brands
<table id="example1" class="table table-bordered table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>brand name en</th>
<th>brand name ar</th>
<th>image</th>
<th>action</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach ($brands as $brand)
<tr>
<td>{{$brand->brand_name_ar}}</td>
<td>{{$brand->brand_name_en}}</td>
<td>{{$brand->image}}</td>
<td>edit
<a href="{{route('brands.destroy',$brand->id)}}" id="delete"
class="btn btn-danger">delete</a>
</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
my sweet alert javascript code
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(function (){
$(document).on('click','#delete',function(e){
e.preventDefault();
var link = $(this).attr('href');
Swal.fire({
title: 'Are you sure?',
text: "You won't be able to revert this!",
icon: 'warning',
showCancelButton: true,
confirmButtonColor: '#3085d6',
cancelButtonColor: '#d33',
confirmButtonText: 'Yes, delete it!'
}).then((result) => {
if (result.isConfirmed) {
window.location.href = link
Swal.fire(
'Deleted!',
'Your file has been deleted.',
'success'
)
}
});
});
});
});
</script>
my destroy method
public function destroy($id,Request $request)
{
return Request();
$brand = Brand::find($id);
}