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

her conversation with her grandmother, she texted

his flight

of waiting, sleep finally claimed

dawn broke, her phone

daze,

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

you finished with worke"

so I just got around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed

back to the hotel?”

join me?” Mitchel

sensed that ever since they reconciled,

intimacy had always been confined

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled

are you attempting to seduce me?"

I could teleport back and have sex with you right

glanced at her phone and realized they

pajamas

enticing in the

the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

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

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

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

"Mitchel!" "You should be calling

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

was about to share her day's events,

spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

out what he was saying as he'd

after, he stated, "Alright, go get

Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation

about a young woman looking

a wave of

in bed for a while, her phone

inviting her to

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback

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

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a more

an

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?" "Nothing

promised to marry me when my hair

chopped it off," Nicole responded,

the man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found

the country

had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that Raegan had reconciled with

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt

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

someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged her location

hour after Mitchel had ended his video

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in the

a side

friends praised them, declaring

with a smiley

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and

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

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

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

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