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

her conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if

his flight schedule before texting

period of

dawn broke, her

in a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

Mitchel's voice

you finished with worke"

got around to calling you.”

inquired, "Heading back

join

that ever since they reconciled, their relationship

their intimacy had always been confined

you'll be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

was a brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you

could teleport back and have sex with you

and realized they were on a

wearing silk pajamas that

seemed voluptuous and enticing

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled the

"I've suspected as much since we

weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words because

irritated, she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be calling me honey now," Mitchel

he

as Raegan was about to share

the door and spoke in a foreign language with someone

shifted,

out what he was saying

he stated, "Alright,

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation in her

about a young woman looking for

of unease

bed for a while,

Nicole, inviting her to

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a

"Do you not like it?”

While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave

her an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

marry me when my hair reached my

just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged with

man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found

the country recently?" Nicole

Raegan stammered, "Uh, how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan had reconciled

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her heart

her composure, Raegan inquired, "Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of

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

half an hour after Mitchel had ended his

that Mitchel was the one carrying

showed a side profile, she

from mutual friends praised them, declaring

had responded with a smiley

their shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed

Raegan's expression

silence, Nicole said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will always be Mitchel's muse, his everlasting

for you now, the moment something

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