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

she texted Mitchel

his flight

a long period of

her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan

voice

"Are you

around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps

back to

join me?” Mitchel

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

had always

you'll be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to

have sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw dropped at

at her phone and realized they

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered

and enticing in the

of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice

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

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

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

should

over the phone, he

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

moved to the door and spoke in

shifted, becoming

couldn't make out what he was saying as he'd set his phone

"Alright, go

to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone

something about a young woman

a wave of unease washed over

in bed for a while, her phone

was Nicole, inviting her

taken aback to see Nicole sporting a new

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

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

an air

demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?"

promised to marry me

I just chopped it off," Nicole

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

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan had

posts.” Raegan felt

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

to pick me up at the

uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying

only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it

from mutual friends praised them, declaring them an

with a

shared circle of friends, Mitchel

been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp,

the hardest thing in the world,

he shows concern for you now, the moment something happens to

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