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

verified his flight

period of waiting, sleep finally

broke, her phone

in a daze,

Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and

answered, "Are you finished with worke" "Sort

to calling you.” The sound

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

to join

since they reconciled, their relationship had taken a romantic

their intimacy had always been confined to

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled

Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

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

glanced at her phone and realized they were on a

wearing silk pajamas that flattered her figure

voluptuous and enticing

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

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

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much

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

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

the phone, he

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

spoke

shifted,

what he was saying as he'd set his

stated, "Alright, go get some

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation in her

thought she heard something about a young

a wave of unease washed

bed for a while, her phone

Nicole, inviting

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a

not

with her long hair, her new shorter look gave

lent her an air of

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

once promised to marry me when

that he's gone, I just chopped it off,"

Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

Nicole had been

posts.” Raegan felt her heart

to keep her composure, Raegan inquired, "Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of

me up at the airport.” She'd also

had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his

noticed that Mitchel was the one

side profile,

friends praised them, declaring them an

with a

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

her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed

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

shows concern for you now, the moment something happens to Lauren,

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