Aggression In the hospital.

"Raegan, I blame myself...

You've suffered so much looking after me," Raegan’'s grandmother said, her eyes filling with tears.

Her emotional vulnerability had increased over the years.

"Don't worry, grandma.

You've always been there for me.

Now it’s my turn to look out for you," Raegan replied, her eyes moistening as well.

Brent was an asshole.

He rarely made time for family.

To ensure Raegan could attend school, Raegan's grandmother had taken on various jobs, everything from collecting trash to selling snacks.

As a result, leaving the hospital now seemed nearly impossible after the exhaustion of all these years.

"My only fear is that if something happens to me, there will be no one to care for you.

And you're not married yet, so I won't be able to rest in peace,” Raegan's grandmother confessed.

Brushing away her tears, Raegan said, "Grandma, stop talking like that.

You're going to live a long life.

Didn't you tell me that we would go back to your house together one day?” A glimmer of hope lit up her eyes.

"Could we really go back?” she whispered.

"Absolutely.

Even though Brent sold it, it's still vacant.

I've rented it, and I plan to buy it back as soon asT can afford to," Raegan assured her.

Raegan's grandmother grasped Raegan's hands joyfully and said, "Good, that's wonderful.” She hesitated before adding, "Raegan, I'm not sure I'll live to see that day.

I dreamt of your father last night.

It felt like he was eager to see me in heaven.

I suspect my time is running out." Tears escaped Raegan’'s eyes despite her efforts to hold them back.

Raegan's grandmother handed her a red paper bag containing a padlock-shaped amulet.

"You used to have it when you were a child.

Keep it with you.

Let it bless you for the rest of your life.” Her words struck Raegan like a farewell, causing Raegan to hug her grandmother tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Grandma, I've actually been married for some time.

It's a complicated situation, so I didn't bring it up.” Her grandmother looked stunned.

"When did this happen?" Raegan laid out the entire story, deliberately leaving out the contractual nature of her marriage.

Concluding, Raegan said, "Anyway, he's someone I've cared about for a long time.

He'll come to visit you after he gets back from his business trip.” Night had fallen by the time she left the nursing house.

headed back to

grandmother, she texted Mitchel to

his flight schedule

of waiting,

her phone buzzed

in a daze, Raegan

Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and

Raegan answered, "Are you finished with worke"

around to calling you.”

Raegan inquired, "Heading back

to join me?”

that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken a romantic

had always been

be back soon, right?”

"Raegan, are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that, Raegan

I could teleport back and have sex

at her phone and realized they were on a

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered her

voluptuous and enticing in the

of unbuttoning his shirt, his

bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and

as much since we

his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for

should be calling

he added, "I'll make sure you

the hook for now." Just as Raegan was about to share her day's

to the door and spoke in a foreign

tone shifted,

couldn't make out what he was saying

stated, "Alright, go get

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

phone conversation in her

something about

wave of unease washed

lying in bed for a while, her

inviting her

was taken aback

"Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing

different, but stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long

her an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed,

marry me when my hair reached

just chopped it off," Nicole

of the man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for words and

been out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that

saw it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt

Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light- colored beret, seemingly in high

caption read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged her

uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had

was the one

though the photo only showed a side profile, she knew

from mutual friends praised them, declaring them an ideal

with a smiley

friends, Mitchel

find her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain was preferable to

know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren

you now, the moment something happens

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