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 conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to

verified his flight schedule before

of waiting, sleep

her

in a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

your sleep?” Mitchel's voice

Raegan answered, "Are you

got around to calling you.”

Raegan inquired, "Heading back

join me?”

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

had always been confined to

right?” Raegan rolled over as she

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

sex with

phone and realized they were on

wearing silk pajamas that flattered

enticing in the video

was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled

"I've suspected as much since we made out in

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

"You should be calling me honey now," Mitchel

over the phone, he added, "I'll make sure

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

spoke in a foreign

tone shifted, becoming

out what he was saying as he'd set his phone

after, he stated, "Alright, go get some

to go." Mitchel hastily

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation

thought she heard something about a young woman looking for

a wave of

in bed for a

Nicole, inviting

Raegan was taken aback to

get a haircut?" "Do you not like it?”

her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a

lent her an air

demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is

me when

I just chopped 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?" Nicole

been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't

saw it on Lauren's posts.”

platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light-

someone came to pick me up at the

had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying

the photo only showed a side profile, she knew

praised them, declaring them an ideal

had responded with

friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

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

know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will always be Mitchel's muse, his

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

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