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 Serenity

with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he had

flight

long period of

dawn broke, her

a daze, Raegan heard

sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious

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

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

back to

join

reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken

intimacy had always been confined to

right?” Raegan rolled over as

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

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

and realized they

pajamas that

enticing in

of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

much

all your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a

yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should

phone, he added, "I'll make sure you

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

spoke in a

shifted,

was saying as

he stated, "Alright, go get

go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

phone

heard something about a young woman looking

of unease

bed for a while, her

was Nicole, inviting her to

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting

"Do you not

been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter

lent her an air

probed, "Is something bothering you?" "Nothing

marry me when

that he's gone, I just chopped it off," Nicole responded,

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

out of the

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

saw it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt

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

me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged

had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video call with

Mitchel was the one carrying

the photo only showed a side profile, she knew

praised them,

responded with

Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for each

heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift,

Nicole said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will

now, the moment something happens to Lauren, you'll have

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