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.

back

on her conversation with her grandmother, she texted

verified his flight schedule before

of waiting, sleep finally

dawn broke, her

a daze,

sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

answered, "Are you finished with worke" "Sort

swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The sound

inquired, "Heading back

join

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

their intimacy had always been confined

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

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

back and have sex with you right

realized they

pajamas

seemed voluptuous and enticing in the

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

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

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much since we made

all your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that

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

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

Raegan was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell interrupted

door and spoke

tone shifted, becoming

was saying as he'd set

"Alright, go get some

to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation in

heard something about a young woman

unsure, a wave of

in bed for a while, her

inviting

was taken aback

haircut?" "Do you not

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new

her an

probed, "Is something

to marry me when my hair reached my

I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her

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

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

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

saw it on Lauren's posts.”

keep her composure, Raegan inquired, "Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to

read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged her

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video

Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's

only showed a side profile, she knew

mutual friends praised them, declaring them an ideal

responded with a smiley

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and

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

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

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

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