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

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

verified his flight schedule

a long period of

broke, her phone buzzed to

a daze,

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

answered, "Are you finished with worke" "Sort

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

"Heading back to

join me?” Mitchel

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

had always been confined to

right?” Raegan rolled over

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

sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw

at her phone and realized they were on

pajamas that flattered her figure

and enticing in

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

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

continued, "I've suspected as much

passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words because

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

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

Raegan was about to

to the door and spoke in a foreign language with

tone shifted,

out what he was saying as

after, he stated, "Alright, go get

Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation in her

she heard something about a

a wave of unease washed over

in bed for a while, her phone

was Nicole, inviting

entering the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a new

you get a haircut?" "Do you not like it?”

always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look

an air of

Raegan probed, "Is something

me

chopped it off," Nicole

alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for words

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

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

saw it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan

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

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

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

that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's

though the photo only showed a side

mutual friends praised them, declaring them

responded with a smiley

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

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

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

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

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