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

on her conversation with her grandmother, she texted

his flight schedule before

long period of waiting, sleep finally

broke, her phone buzzed

a daze, Raegan heard

I disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you finished with

calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed

"Heading back to the hotel?”

to join

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

always been confined

right?” Raegan rolled over as she

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

wish I could teleport back and have sex with you

phone and realized

silk pajamas that flattered

voluptuous and enticing in the

in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice

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

suspected as much since we made out in the

your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day,

should be calling me

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

Raegan was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell

to the door and spoke in a foreign language with

tone shifted, becoming

he was

he stated, "Alright, go get some

go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

phone

about a young woman looking for

a wave of unease

a

was Nicole, inviting her

aback to see Nicole sporting

a haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing

stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long

lent her an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

me when

gone, I just chopped it off," Nicole

alluding to, Raegan found herself at

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

been preoccupied

it on Lauren's posts.”

Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie

someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged

had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel

was the one

a side profile, she knew

mutual friends praised them, declaring them

responded with a smiley

of friends, Mitchel and Lauren

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

silence, Nicole said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing in

if he shows concern for you now, the moment something happens to

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