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 Serenity

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

flight schedule

a long period of waiting, sleep

dawn broke, her phone

in a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

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

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you

calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to the

to join

that ever since they

intimacy had always been confined to the

soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are

sex with you right now."

her phone and realized they were on a

pajamas

seemed voluptuous and enticing

in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice

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

much since we made

kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for words because

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

wouldn't comply over the phone, he

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

the door and spoke in a foreign language

tone shifted,

what he was saying as

he stated, "Alright, go get some

Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation in her

she heard something about a young

of unease washed over

bed for a

inviting

was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a

a haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her

gorgeous with her long hair,

an air of

demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering

me when

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

alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for

the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

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

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her heart

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

someone came to pick me up at the

had been uploaded just half an hour

Mitchel was the one

the photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately

them, declaring them an ideal

responded with a smiley

circle of friends, Mitchel and

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

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

the moment something happens to Lauren, you'll

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