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

she texted Mitchel to ask if he had reached his

had verified his flight schedule before

period of

dawn broke, her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan heard

Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious

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

swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The sound

back to the

join me?”

ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken

their intimacy had always been confined

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

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

I could teleport back and have sex with you right

realized they were on a video

pajamas that

enticing in

in the process of unbuttoning his

your breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much

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

should be calling me honey now," Mitchel

over the phone, he added, "I'll

off the hook for now." Just as Raegan was about

spoke in a foreign language with someone

tone shifted, becoming

he was saying as he'd set his

"Alright, go get

go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation

she heard something about a young

of unease washed over

a

was Nicole, inviting her

was taken aback to see Nicole

you get a haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her freshly-cut

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

lent her an air of

probed, "Is something bothering

promised to marry me when my hair reached

he's gone, I just chopped it

alluding to, Raegan found herself at

Mitchel been out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

find out?" Lately, Nicole had been

it on Lauren's posts.”

and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a

came to pick me

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video call

was the one carrying Lauren's

photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it was

mutual friends praised them,

with a

circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

find her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole

a moment of silence, Nicole said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren

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

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