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

conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask

had verified his flight schedule before

a long period of waiting, sleep finally

broke, her phone

in a daze,

voice sounded

"Are you finished with worke" "Sort

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

"Heading back to the

to join me?” Mitchel

Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had

always been confined to the

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

a brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting

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

realized

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered her

seemed voluptuous and enticing

of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much since we made

passionate kiss that day, Raegan found

"Mitchel!" "You should be

comply over the phone, he

off the hook for now." Just as Raegan was about to share

to the door and spoke in a foreign

shifted, becoming

what he was saying

"Alright, go get

go." Mitchel hastily ended the

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone

something about a young woman looking

unsure, a wave of unease

in bed for a while, her phone rang

Nicole, inviting her

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a new

haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole

gorgeous with her

lent her an

Nicole's gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is

marry me when my hair reached

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

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

the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware

posts.” Raegan felt

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

me up

half an hour after Mitchel had ended his

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

only showed a side profile, she knew

from mutual friends praised them, declaring them an

had responded with

of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain

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

for you now, the moment something

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