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

she texted Mitchel to ask if

verified his flight schedule before texting

a long period of waiting, sleep

dawn broke, her phone buzzed to

a daze, Raegan

disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you

got around to calling you.”

inquired, "Heading back

to join me?”

sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken a romantic

intimacy had always been confined to the

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

"Raegan, are you attempting

have sex with you

and realized they

silk pajamas that flattered her figure

enticing in the

process of unbuttoning his shirt,

Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled the quilt up to

as much since we made out in

Recalling his passionate kiss that day,

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

wouldn't comply over the phone, he added, "I'll

Just as Raegan was about to share her

moved to the door and spoke in a foreign

tone shifted, becoming

was saying

after, he stated, "Alright, go get some

Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation

about a young woman

wave of unease

in bed for a

was Nicole, inviting her

Raegan was taken aback to see

you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing

but stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave

an air

Nicole's gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

marry me when my hair reached my

chopped it

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

Mitchel been out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

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

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

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

me up

just half an hour after Mitchel had

the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in

only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it was

praised them, declaring them an ideal

responded with a

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined

felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole

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

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

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