Love Unbreakable

Come Home With Me Just as Raegan was about to call Mitchel for the third time, she hesitated and chose to send a text instead.

"Honey, are you free right now?" She rarely used that endearment, but Mitchel liked it whenever she called him that.

Feeling buoyed by their candid conversation last night, Raegan figured being a little sweet would not hurt.

She imagined Mitchel might be tied up with work but would smile when he saw her message.

Nearly half an hour had passed since she sent the text.

Still, no response came.

Raegan found herself glancing at her phone more often than she would like to admit.

It was like having a rock in her shoe, and her focus kept drifting back to her phone.

At last, her phone buzzed.

She eagerly checked, only to find a message from Nicole, asking if she wanted to hit the town for drinks.

Figuring a night out was better than stewing in her own thoughts, Raegan agreed.

Without further ado, she asked the driver to drive her to their agreed-upon destination.

Nicole and Raegan decided to meet up at South River Club, a swanky venue known for its blend of caffeine and nightlife.

Once inside, they opted for a small, private room.

While one sipped juice, the other indulged in wine.

Nicole had been having a relatively peaceful time for the past two weeks.

Because of the death of the grandfather of Jarrod's fiancée, Jarrod's wedding had to be postponed for three months.

Jarrod was wrapped up in comforting his grief- stricken fiancée, leaving him with no time to stir the pot with Nicole.

In the last two weeks, Nicole had other reasons to be happy as well.

Her dad was on the mend, and her family business had weathered its roughest patch.

Sure, they were still in debt, but things were looking up.

Although her life was getting better, Nicole was concerned about Raegan.

"So, how are you doing with Mitchel? I've heard you two are lovey-dovey these days.

Am I going to be a godmother soon or what?" Nicole had been keeping an ear to the ground.

She hadn't heard much about Mitchel and Lauren getting together lately, which led her to think that Lauren was not causing a ruckus anymore.

At the thought of this, Nicole felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

Her best friend had loved Mitchel for a whole decade, after all.

If things were going well for Raegan, Nicole would be over the moon.

After pondering for a moment, Raegan finally broke the news.

"You're gonna be a godmother soon.” Nicole's eyes widened in shock.

"Wait, you're actually expecting? How far along are you?" "About three months.” "And you kept this from me for that long? What, do you have a new BFF or something?” Nicole feigned indignation.

"No, it's not like that.

1 wanted to make sure things were stable first," Raegan explained.

"And what about Mitchel? How's he taking the news?" Nicole curiously asked, keen to gauge his reaction.

"He..." Raegan recalled the scene last night when Mitchel had lovingly placed his hand on her stomach and asked why their little one had not started moving yet.

"He's ecstatic.” Then, out of nowhere, Nicole burstinto tears.

"Oh my...” "Hey, what's wrong?" Raegan coaxed Nicole.

Nicole enveloped Raegan in a hug and sobbed.

"I'm just so happy you found your happiness.” Nicole believed that at least one of them should lead a happy life.

Tears welled up in Raegan's eyes.

She returned Nicole's tight hug and swore, "You're going to find your happiness, too.

No way you're missing out on that.” "Okay..." Both women let the tears flow for a little while in each other's arms.

Eventually, Nicole stood up and said, "Listen, you're expecting now.

You're practically more precious than a national treasure.

Don't stay up late.

You should go home now." Just as Nicole ushered Raegan out of their chamber, they saw a familiar face in the corridor.

Raegan froze.

Her eyes landed on Matteo who was standing at the entrance of another chamber.

It seemed he was equally stunned when seeing her, but he quickly recovered.

He bowed his head and offered a greeting.

in here?"

he busy

forehead glistening with sweat, he answered,

chamber swung open, and a waiter wheeled out

woman's voice floated

pricked up at

the voice all

It was Lauren's.

pushed open the

entered was the most luxurious one in South

floor blooming with rare flowers to the SWAROVSKI crystal chandeliers that graced the

the pillars were sheathed

LCD screen blinked, "Celebrating the Little Princess Lauren's Birthday." Center stage was the birthday girl herself, bedecked in

yesterday's glum face, replaced by a smirk of

absorbed the scene, her complexion went ashen, as though her strength had been

bustling that nobody

on Lauren, who was arm-in-arm

piece of cake and guided it toward Mitchel's

like that is so boring,” a

this grand birthday

some gratitude! Feed him mouth-to-mouth|”" "Mouth-to-mouth! Mouth-to-mouth!" the guests

coy

objecting, she picked up a piece of cake between her teeth, clearly

air was thick

piece of cake inched ever closer to Mitchel’s mouth, Nicole uttered in annoyance, "Seriously? She's the

is disgusting.” Nicole grabbed Raegan's hand, urging her to

Raegan had other

"Mitchel," Raegan called.

silent, and every head swiveled

me." Mitchel

Raegan's mind went blank.

held her so closely and called

The room stayed silent.

on Raegan, but she did

"What's...

Raegan

something must have happened, or he

recent connection and lovemaking could not have been

unexplainable reason, Mitchel

someone broke the awkward

wrong room." "Are you trying to land a sugar daddy at South River Club? You must've spent a lot to get

organized it to make sure everyone knew she was still Mitchel'’s apple of the

guys and trust fund babies from

word got around, she would resume being the envy of Ardlens ‘ high society, the Murray family's prized daughter,

flings, so they naturally lumped Raegan into that

their comments grew

Nicole had had enough.

moved forward, took Raegan's hand, and

get out of here." However, Raegan was not budging and just locked her misty eyes onto

more curious by Raegan’s gaze on

guy is way out

you can

might just make it

burst into

someone

had an undeniable

outshone those

a vibrant shade of blue, looked submissive when she made

the way she lifted her

a stunner she

from the crowd

seemed deaf to them, and he did not even

balled her

as she was about to douse the crowd with her wine, someone

this is a place where you can act like an uneducated woman?” The cold, familiar voice sent a chill down

and found Jarrod glaring at

Jarrod yanked Nicole away.

get out of his grip but to

of the wealthy attendees recognized Jarrod and knew who

whisk Nicole away, they began to categorize Raegan as that sort

suddenly grabbed Raegan's hand

friend chose a

you'll get everything you want.” "Why should she go

offer you twice what he can." Raegan yanked her hand back and commanded, "Get lost!" Mitchel gazed at the

man lifted his hand to

Lauren intervened

"Mr.

Acosta, please do me a

remained predatory as

was still not certain about Mitchel's feelings toward Raegan

for her if she acted all high and

never left

up in her eyes and her nose turning

met her gaze, and a sneer tugged at the

of the moment, can you?” All of a sudden, Raegan's face turned

a leaf, and she looked fragile and

distant but filled with revulsion as if she was something

crowd cast a contemptuous glance at her, silently screaming how utterly ridiculous