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 grandmother, she texted

his flight

period of waiting, sleep

dawn broke, her phone

a daze, Raegan heard

your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious over the

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you finished with worke" "Sort

been swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed from his

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to the hotel?”

to join

ever since they reconciled, their

had always been confined to

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that, Raegan was

could teleport back and have sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw dropped at Mitchel's

glanced at her phone and realized they were on a

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered her

voluptuous and enticing

was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled the quilt up to

continued, "I've suspected as much

to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself

"You should be calling me

Raegan wouldn't comply over the phone, he added, "I'll make

Just as Raegan was about to share

the door and spoke in

tone shifted,

he was saying as he'd set his

stated, "Alright, go get some

to go." Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone

thought she heard something about a young woman looking for

wave of unease washed

a while, her

Nicole, inviting

taken aback to see Nicole sporting

"Do you not

been gorgeous with her long

lent her an air of

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering

promised to marry me when my hair

it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged with

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

out of the country recently?" Nicole

how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan

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

came to pick me up at the

hour

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's

only showed a side profile, she knew

friends praised them,

had responded with

of friends, Mitchel

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

thing in the world, Raegan?

he shows concern for you now, the moment

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255