Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook
Chapter 216

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Raegan lowered her head. Her eyes glistening with tears, she spoke in a soft but determined voice.

"Even if I say it ten times, my answer will still be the same."

Raegan and Mitchel had faced numerous trials and disapproval from Mitchel's parents. All of these signs seemed to scream that Raegan's love for Mitchel was a lost cause.

"Then there is no need to repeat it." Mitchel lowered his head, cradled her face, and kissed her tears away with his lips.

«Don't say it again. "I can't stand hearing your refusal."

Raegan felt the urge to resist. However, Mitchel hugged her so tightly that she felt like he was trying to merge her with his own being.

«I know you don't mean it. But please don't reject me so soon.

Promise me you'll think about it, okay?

Mitchel's hands, which were holding her, trembled slightly.

He was normally very proud, but he lowered his pride for the woman in front of him. He felt diminished, even humiliated, by his own actions.

A single word from Raegan could knock him down.

Once Mitchel was gone, Raegan opened the door and collapsed to the floor. The tears she had been holding back fell in a cascade.

Even though she constantly reminded herself not to succumb to temptation, being around Mitchel awakened something deep within her.

Right now, he hated himself for his lack of determination. She feared she would be broken beyond repair after becoming deeply entangled with him and falling in love with him once again.

The next day, Raegan went to the hospital to bring Nicole soup. Before going out, she carefully put on her makeup to hide the dark circles under her eyes.

As she reached the door to the hospital room, Raegan inadvertently caught the doctor's words from inside.

«The decision to maintain or terminate the pregnancy is exclusively yours. “I hope you will consider it carefully.”

Raegan froze in shock.

He didn't come to his senses until the doctor left. At that moment, he met Nicole's gaze and asked in a voice tinged with disbelief, "Nicole... Are you pregnant?"

Nicole's expression faltered and she asked in surprise, "Have you heard?"

Raegan nodded and sat down.

"Whose child is it?"

Nicole hesitated for a moment before saying a name.

"That?" Raegan exclaimed in complete surprise.

«How can it be? How could you and Jarrod…”

Nicole buried her face in her hands and looked up at Raegan with teary eyes.

“Raegan, are you going to despise me?”

Nicole had kept this secret for so long, not feeling like anyone could trust or understand her.

She felt plunged into darkness and weighed down by a weight too great to bear alone.

Deep down, he wished he hadn't met Jarrod.

Raegan wrapped Nicole in a tight hug, her nose tickling.

«I will not judge you. "I know you wouldn't intentionally destroy another person's relationship."

After being friends with Nicole for years, Raegan knew her all too well. Raegan was sure that Nicole would never intentionally meddle in another person's relationship, no matter how strong her feelings for her were.

There was only one explanation. Jarrod had forced Nicole into this situation.

Nicole cried for a long time on Raegan's shoulder and recounted the events that followed Jarrod's return.

Nicole had always been one of those who shared the joys but kept the sorrows to themselves. Even now, he left out the worst of Jarrod's actions.

However, Raegan gritted her teeth in anger after hearing Nicole's revelation.

«Jarrod is a bastard! How could he hurt two women just like that?

Looking at Nicole, now so frail that her cheeks had hollowed out, Raegan felt deep sorrow.

“What are you going to do now?” Raegan asked softly.

"If I say I want to keep the baby, would you think badly of me?"

Nicole responded with a sob.

At first, Nicole had considered abortion without a second thought. However, after consulting his doctor, he learned that the chances of surviving stomach cancer surgery were only ten percent.

His condition had worsened more rapidly than in typical cases.

In other words, there was a 90% chance that he would not survive.

Given these odds, the operation seemed almost inconsequential.

If she chose the traditional treatment, she might be able to hold out until the baby was viable for a C-section at seven and a half months.

Nicole hoped to give her parents lasting comfort and something of herself to hold on to. She wanted to ease her parents' pain and give them strength to move forward without her.

"No, the baby is innocent," Raegan reassured Nicole.

Nicole's pregnancy reminded Raegan of the baby she had lost, and a wave of sadness washed over her again.

After a moment of silence, Raegan asked, "Will you tell Jarrod about the baby?"

Nicole shook her head.

"No, I can't tell him."

She feared that if Jarrod found out, he would insist on an abortion.

As she left the room, Raegan unexpectedly saw Mitchel in the hallway. Jarrod was also in the hospital, so it was likely that Mitchel had come to visit him.

Raegan's first reaction was to avoid him.

She couldn't explain why, but meeting Mitchel filled her with apprehension.

Maybe she was tired of repeating those insincere words over and over again.

That same afternoon, after her classes, Raegan met with Henley.

They had agreed to have dinner together at a good restaurant.

Just as they were about to enter, a greasy-faced man walked up and patted Henley on the shoulder with a mocking smile.

"Wow, it's Mr. Brooks, fresh from Wall Street."

Henley's expression turned grim. He lowered his head and whispered to Raegan, “He's my old colleague. Let's go. “Ignore it.”

However, the man did not let the two leave. When he and Henley were in investment banking, Henley had always outshone him.

And now, he wouldn't pass up this opportunity to make fun of Henley.

He blocked their path and sneered: “Having dinner with your girlfriend, huh?”

Raegan was about to retort when she noticed the man's lascivious gaze turn toward her.

«Little beauty, did you know that he was fired from his company for breaking the rules? Getting fired by your old company means you're trash. No investment bank in the country will hire him again. You will have no future with him. "You would be better off with someone like me."

The man's words made Henley's usual calm cool.

At that moment, he protectively pulled Raegan behind him and addressed the man: "Aldo, watch your language and stop bothering my friend."

«How can you be so sure that he prefers you? “You don't even have a decent job,” Aldo replied sarcastically. He turned to Raegan and said, “Hey, pretty, come with me. I'll give you a life of luxury, unlimited credit cards, whatever you want.

Henley didn't even spare him a glance and pulled Raegan along.

«Don't pay attention to him. Let's go".

Despite Henley's calm exterior, Raegan could feel the tension in his grip. He was aware of why he had been fired, and it was unfair. Not only did he have to endure false accusations, but now he had to tolerate derogatory comments from a scumbag like Aldo.

Thinking about this, he paused and addressed the man: "You're Aldo, right?"

"Yeah!" Aldo smiled from ear to ear.

«So, beautiful, have you come to your senses? Come with me."

Raegan looked at her outstretched hand with apparent displeasure and replied calmly, “Having manners is a good thing. Next time you go out, bring them.”

Aldo was momentarily stunned and then realized that Raegan was insulting him. The next second, his face turned red with anger.

"Who are you calling uncivilized?"

Raegan rolled her eyes at him.

"To whoever follows and remains here, to that one."

Aldo pointed an accusing finger at Raegan and snapped, “You piece of…

Who do you think you are to put me down? "I'm so much better than this loser you're with."

He had intended to use more offensive language. But since they were in a classy restaurant, he bit off the rest of his tirade and endured Raegan's insults.

«Aldo, you have understood everything wrong. It's not that I despise you. I just don't care about you at all." Raegan offered him a sardonic smile.

«And another piece of advice. Put down the perfume. It's too much. No fragrance can mask the stench of being a scumbag.

Raegan's words, although worded politely and without curses, left Aldo furious and stomping.

Without waiting for his response, Raegan gracefully entered the restaurant, not giving Aldo a chance to react.

Henley, for his part, remained where he was and watched Raegan's retreating figure, apparently lost in thought.

Aldo tried to regain his composure and giggled.

"Wow, wow, I didn't expect that pretty lady to be so quarrelsome."

Henley looked back and cast a cold, piercing glance at Aldo. The intensity of his gaze silenced Aldo instantly.

Once seated, Henley handed Raegan the translation materials and expressed his gratitude.

“Raegan, thank you for standing up for me there.”

"Henley, we're friends." Raegan brushed it off as if it wasn't a big deal. He raised the materials in his hand and added, “You have helped me too.”

Henley studied her with an intense but inexplicable gaze.

After wearing a mask for so long, caring for others had become second nature to him. It was the first time anyone had jumped to his defense.

What's more, it didn't even seem like anything special to him. The nonchalance in the tone of her voice touched him.

At this point, Henley had made up his mind.

The idea of ​​having Raegan by his side didn't seem so bad after all.

As someone who had lived in darkness for too long, the warmth Raegan gave off was irresistible to Hen.

law, and awakened a deep desire to grasp and maintain that warmth.

Henley nonchalantly picked up a dessert with a serving spoon and offered it to Raegan.

"I remember you mentioned plans to go to Swynborough to further your studies, but you had to postpone it, right?"

Raegan just nodded in response.

«Well, we are going to the same place. I will work there next month. Would you like to come with me? I'll give you a ride."

It was the second time Henley had mentioned going abroad, offering to keep Raegan company.

Raegan took a moment to consider it and then responded, "If I decide to go abroad, I would like to challenge myself and live on my own."

His words were a polite refusal. Although Henley was an excellent man, she preferred not to lean on him too much.

Henley just smiled and said nothing more.

At that moment, from Luis's point of view on the second floor, he saw Henley and Raegan below.

He quickly took out his phone, took some photos, and sent them to Mitchel. He even mischievously added an emoji and typed a message that said: "Your wife is with another man."

Despite seeing several “typing” indicators on WhatsApp, Mitchel did not send any response.

Sensible as he was, Luis sent the location details.

A few moments later, he looked out at the floor below again. Stunned, he hurriedly pressed the voicemail button and exclaimed in surprise, "Damn, that Henley is proposing to Raegan!"

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