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

had verified his flight schedule

a long period of

her phone buzzed to

a daze,

sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you

calling you.” The sound of

"Heading back to the

join me?”

Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their

had always been confined to the

you'll be back soon, right?” Raegan

pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

teleport back and have sex with you right

her phone and realized they

silk pajamas that

seemed voluptuous and enticing in the video

the process of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

"I've suspected as much since

to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself

"You should be calling me honey

wouldn't comply over the phone, he added, "I'll

as Raegan was about to share her day's events,

the door and spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

what he was saying as he'd

stated, "Alright, go

to go." Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone

thought she heard something about a young woman

of unease washed over

lying in bed for a while,

was Nicole, inviting her to

was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a new

not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her

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

lent her an

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

to marry me

it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged with

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

been out of the country recently?"

off 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

posts.” Raegan felt her heart

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

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

just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video call with

that Mitchel was the one carrying

a side profile, she

mutual friends praised them, declaring them

responded with a

of friends, Mitchel

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

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

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