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 Mitchel to ask if he had reached his

verified his flight schedule before texting

of waiting,

broke, her phone

in a daze,

Mitchel's voice

Raegan answered, "Are you

to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed from

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

join

some reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had

always been

be back soon, right?” Raegan

"Raegan, are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that, Raegan

have sex

and realized they were on a

silk pajamas that

seemed voluptuous and enticing

process of unbuttoning

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

as much

your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words because

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

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

now." Just as Raegan was about

the door and spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

couldn't make out what he was saying

he stated, "Alright,

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

phone conversation in

heard something about a young

a wave of

in bed for a while, her

was Nicole, inviting

restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a new

haircut?" "Do you not

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long

an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering

to marry me when my hair reached my

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

Raegan found herself at a loss

out of the country recently?"

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

posts.” Raegan felt

platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light- colored

pick me up

half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video

was the one carrying

the photo only showed a side profile, she knew

them, declaring them an

responded with

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed

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

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

for you now, the moment something happens to Lauren, you'll have to

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