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

grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask

verified his flight

of waiting, sleep finally

her phone buzzed

daze,

I disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious

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

around to calling you.”

inquired, "Heading back to

join

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

their intimacy had always

right?” Raegan

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

back and have sex with you right now." Raegan's

and realized they were on

wearing silk pajamas

voluptuous and enticing in the

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

me, or has your breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled the quilt up

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much since we made out in the

breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words because of

"You should

he added, "I'll make sure you

now." Just as Raegan was about to share her day's

to the door and spoke in a foreign language with someone

tone shifted,

make out what he was

"Alright, go get some

Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation

something about a young

of unease washed over

in bed for a

Nicole, inviting her

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting

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

her long hair, her new shorter

an air

Raegan probed, "Is something bothering

to marry me when my hair reached

I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged

Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss

out of the country recently?"

been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan had reconciled

posts.”

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

pick me up

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

that Mitchel was the one carrying

the photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately

mutual friends praised them, declaring them an

had responded with a smiley

circle of friends, Mitchel and

pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain

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

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

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