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.

back to

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

flight schedule before

period of waiting, sleep

her

a daze,

did I disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

"Are you finished with

got around to calling

back to the

to join me?” Mitchel

since they reconciled,

intimacy had always been confined to the

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

replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

and have sex with you

glanced at her phone and realized they were on a

pajamas that flattered her figure

enticing in

process of unbuttoning his

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

suspected as much since

your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that

"Mitchel!" "You should be calling me honey now,"

comply over the phone, he added, "I'll make

the hook for now." Just as Raegan was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell interrupted

spoke in a foreign language with

tone shifted, becoming

out what he was saying as he'd set his phone

stated, "Alright,

Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone

heard something about a young woman looking for

unsure, a wave of

a while, her phone

was Nicole, inviting her

Raegan was taken aback to

you get a haircut?" "Do you not like

but stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a

lent her an air of

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?"

to marry me when my hair reached my

it off," Nicole

Raegan found herself at a loss for

been out of the country recently?" Nicole

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

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her

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

pick me up

been uploaded just half an hour after

the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in the

only showed a side profile,

them, declaring them an

with a

their shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a

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

moment something happens to Lauren, you'll have to graciously step

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