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

with her grandmother, she texted

had verified his flight schedule before

a long period of waiting, sleep finally

her phone

a daze, Raegan heard

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

you finished with worke"

to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed from

back to

join me?” Mitchel

Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship

intimacy had always been confined

be back soon, right?” Raegan

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

sex

her phone and realized they were on

was wearing silk pajamas

voluptuous and enticing

in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and

"I've suspected as much since

his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at

"Mitchel!" "You should be calling me honey now,"

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

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

to the door and spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

what he was saying as he'd set his

stated, "Alright,

Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation in

about a young woman looking for

of unease washed

in bed for a

Nicole, inviting

aback to see Nicole sporting a

haircut?" "Do you not like it?”

different, but stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a more

an

Nicole's gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is

me when my

he's gone, I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged

Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for words and

out of the country recently?" Nicole

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

Lauren's posts.”

her phone and navigated to

me up at

hour after Mitchel had ended

that Mitchel was the

though the photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately

friends praised them, declaring

responded with a

Mitchel and Lauren

her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain was preferable to prolonged

"Do you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will always be

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

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