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 grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he

verified his flight schedule

period of waiting,

dawn broke, her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

I disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

answered, "Are you finished

so I just got around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed

"Heading back

join

ever since they reconciled, their relationship

always been

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled

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

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

phone and realized they were on a

wearing silk pajamas that flattered her figure

seemed voluptuous and enticing in

process of unbuttoning his

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

as much since we made

passionate kiss that day,

should be calling me honey now,"

phone, he added, "I'll make sure you

hook for now." Just as Raegan was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell

to the door and spoke

tone shifted,

he was

"Alright, go get some

go." Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone

something about a young woman looking

wave of unease washed

lying in bed for a while, her

Nicole, inviting her to

Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole

not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her freshly-cut

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter

an air

demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

marry me when my hair reached

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

was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for words and stayed

out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

Nicole had been preoccupied

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her

to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light-

touched someone came to pick me up

just half an hour

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in the

though the photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it

from mutual friends praised them,

with a

circle of friends, Mitchel and

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

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

concern for you now, the moment something happens to

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