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 to Serenity

her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to

flight schedule before texting

of

broke, her phone buzzed

in a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious over the

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you

been swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed from

inquired, "Heading back to the hotel?”

to join me?”

sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship

always been

right?”

Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you

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

phone and realized they were on

wearing silk pajamas that

seemed voluptuous and enticing in the

in the process of unbuttoning

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

suspected as much since we made out in the

Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself

and irritated, she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should

comply over the phone, he added, "I'll

for now." Just as Raegan was

spoke in

shifted, becoming

what he was saying as he'd set

"Alright, go get

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

phone conversation in her

something about a young

a wave of unease washed over

in bed for a while,

was Nicole, inviting

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see

a haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her freshly-cut

always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new

an air of

probed, "Is something bothering you?"

marry me when my

I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged with

alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss

Mitchel been out of the country recently?"

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

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan

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

read, "So touched someone came to pick me up

uploaded just half an hour after

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in the

side profile, she

praised them, declaring

with a

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed

had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift,

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

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

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