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

her grandmother, she texted Mitchel

had verified his flight schedule before

of

dawn broke, her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan

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

answered, "Are you finished with worke" "Sort

calling you.” The

back

to join me?”

they

intimacy had always been confined to

soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

teleport back and have sex with you right

at her phone and realized they were on a

pajamas that flattered her figure

seemed voluptuous and enticing

was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

continued, "I've suspected as much since

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

"Mitchel!" "You should

phone, he added,

for now." Just as Raegan was about to share her

and spoke in a foreign language

shifted, becoming

was saying as he'd set

stated, "Alright, go get

go." Mitchel hastily

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation in

something about a young woman looking

of unease

a while,

was Nicole, inviting

aback to see

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

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

her an air

probed, "Is something bothering

to marry me

it off,"

the man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a

out of the country

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

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her heart

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

caption read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also

hour after Mitchel had ended his video call

that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's

only showed a side profile,

them, declaring them an ideal

had responded with

Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for each

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

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

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

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