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 conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he had reached his

had verified his flight schedule before texting

a long period of waiting,

dawn broke, her phone

in a daze,

disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp

answered, "Are you finished with

to calling you.” The sound of

inquired, "Heading back to the

to join me?” Mitchel

reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled,

intimacy had always been confined

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

was a brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce me?" Hearing that, Raegan

have sex with you right now." Raegan's

at her phone and realized they were on

pajamas that flattered

and enticing

in the process of unbuttoning

me, or has your breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned

"I've suspected as much

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

she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should

he added, "I'll make

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

the door and spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

out what he was

he stated, "Alright,

Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

phone conversation in

thought she heard something about a young woman

wave of unease

a while, her phone rang

inviting

entering the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see

haircut?" "Do you not like

While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look

her an air

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

once promised to marry me when

just chopped it off,"

to, Raegan found herself at a

out of the country

been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her

"Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage,

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

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying

side profile, she knew immediately it was

mutual friends praised them, declaring them an ideal

with a smiley

friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined

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

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

he shows concern for you now, the moment something happens to Lauren, you'll have to graciously step

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