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

conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he

flight

a long period of waiting, sleep finally claimed

her phone buzzed

daze,

did I disturb your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

"Are you finished with worke"

swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

to join me?” Mitchel

ever since they reconciled, their relationship had

had always been

back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you

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

glanced at her phone and realized they were on a

wearing silk pajamas that flattered her

enticing

was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

much since

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

"You should

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

for now." Just as Raegan was about to share her

door and spoke in a

shifted,

he was saying as

he stated, "Alright,

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

phone

she heard something about a young woman looking

of

lying in bed for a while,

was Nicole, inviting her

taken aback to see Nicole

you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her

been gorgeous with her long hair,

her an

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

marry me when my hair reached

chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile tinged

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

out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

Nicole had been preoccupied with

on Lauren's posts.”

platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a

touched someone came to pick me up at

hour after Mitchel had ended his video call with

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying

showed a side profile, she knew immediately

mutual friends praised them, declaring them

with a

their shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

to find her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that

you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren

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

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