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

her conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask

verified his flight schedule before texting

long period of

her phone buzzed

in a daze,

your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp

Raegan answered, "Are you finished

around to calling

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

to join me?”

sensed that ever since they reconciled,

had always been confined

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

are

"I wish I could teleport back and have sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw dropped

her phone and realized they were on a video

silk pajamas that flattered

voluptuous and enticing in the

process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

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

"I've suspected as much since we made out in

all your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found

irritated, she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be calling me honey now,"

over the phone, he

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

door and spoke

shifted, becoming

make out what he was saying as he'd

stated, "Alright, go

Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation

heard something about a young woman looking for

unsure, a wave of unease washed

for a while,

inviting her

aback to see Nicole

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

stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her

her an air of

Nicole's gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?"

once promised to marry me

chopped it off," Nicole responded,

was alluding to, Raegan found

been out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

off guard, Raegan stammered, "Uh, how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and

posts.” Raegan felt her

Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to

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

just half an hour after

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

only showed a side profile, she knew

praised them, declaring

had responded with a

circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren

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

the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will

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

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