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.

back to Serenity

with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask

had verified his flight schedule

period of waiting, sleep finally

her phone buzzed to

a daze, Raegan heard

Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious over the

Raegan answered, "Are you

calling

back

to join

that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken

intimacy had always been confined to the

you'll be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as she

are you attempting to

back and have sex

glanced at her phone and realized they

silk pajamas

voluptuous and enticing in the video

was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

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

as much since we made out in

his passionate kiss that day,

yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should

comply over the phone, he added, "I'll make sure you do when!

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

the door and spoke in a foreign

shifted,

was saying as he'd set his phone

stated, "Alright, go get some

to go." Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation in

about a young woman

of unease

lying in bed for a while, her phone rang

inviting her

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting

"Do you not like it?”

with her long hair,

an air

probed,

promised to marry me when my hair

gone, I just chopped it off," Nicole

Raegan found herself at a loss for words and stayed

out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

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

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her heart

to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of

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

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video call with

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's

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

mutual friends praised them, declaring them an ideal

responded with a smiley

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

Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that

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

the moment

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