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

conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if

his flight schedule before

long period of waiting, sleep

her phone

daze,

sleep?” Mitchel's voice

you finished

got around to calling

"Heading back to

join me?” Mitchel

reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their

intimacy had always been confined to the

right?” Raegan rolled

are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that,

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

realized they were on

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered her figure

and enticing in the

process of unbuttoning his

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

much since we

your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words

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

over the phone, he added, "I'll

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

moved to the door and spoke in a

shifted,

out what he was saying as he'd set his

"Alright, go get some

Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone

heard something about

unsure, a wave of unease washed

bed for a while, her phone rang

inviting

aback to see Nicole sporting a

not like it?” Nicole

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

an air

probed, "Is something bothering

to marry me when

I just chopped it off,"

man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss

the country

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

Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her heart

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

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

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video

the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in

side profile, she knew immediately it

them, declaring them

had responded with a smiley

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined

to find her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes

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

for you now, the moment something happens

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