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In the quiet of the night, Mitchel's gaze darkened with uncertainty.

He desperately wanted to believe Raegan's words, but the doctor's words, that damning report, and Henley now lying on the floor made his statement seem increasingly implausible.

As her hesitation increased, Raegan's heart felt as if a heavy stone had settled inside it.

It was clear that even with the truth on his lips, Mitchel remained skeptical, unwilling to trust his words.

However, he had to make it unequivocally clear that he could not allow Henley to become embroiled in this mess.

Her eyes filled with tears as she explained, “I was so angry because you didn't believe me that I lied to you. The child is yours.

Raegan cast a pained look at Henley, who was bravely enduring pain on the ground. In a broken voice, he added, "Can you let Henley tend to his wounds first?"

Henley had come to his aid in times of desperation countless times, and now, he lay battered because of him.

The overwhelming guilt made her tears continue to flow.

Mitchel watched the scene with a cold, unyielding gaze, his throbbing headache adding to his agony.

He grabbed Raegan by the chin and forcefully turned her to face him. He asked coldly, “Raegan, are you lying to me again just to protect this man?”

Mitchell's grip made Raegan scream in pain. He managed to push it away and stammered: "I didn't... I haven't lied to you..."

Seeing the pain etched on Raegan's face, Henley couldn't stay silent any longer. He exclaimed: “Stop! What kind of man are you?

“Okay, okay, okay,” Mitchel repeated with a sinister smile, raising his eyebrows. He then ordered his black-clad bodyguards: “Hit him! Beat him to death.

The bodyguards, obedient to Mitchel's order, began to mercilessly unleash blows and kicks on Henley.

The sound of fists colliding with flesh was an eerie symphony that sent shivers down the spine of anyone who heard it.

However, Henley remained silent, knowing that any moan of pain would only deepen Raegan's guilt.

"No! For!" Raegan's eyes were red and her voice cracked as she screamed. But how were the relentless bodyguards to listen to her?

Desperate, she turned to Mitchel, tears flowing freely, and pleaded, “Please tell them to stop hitting Henley. I will do everything you ask of me. Just forgive him, okay?

Why did life weigh her down so much?

Why was he forcing her into such a sinful predicament?

Mitchel's indifference pushed her to the brink, forcing her to rush in and protect Henley, bravely confronting the bodyguards to stop their brutal attack.

The bodyguards didn't dare lay a hand on Raegan. Instead, they looked at Mitchel, waiting for his instructions.

Mitchel's anger flared upon seeing his actions.

He shouted, "Come here!"

But Raegan shook her head defiantly, unyielding.

«Mitchel, can't you do something for your son's sake? Please let go!”

Mitchel's eyes filled with frustration.

«Let him go? So that you can be together?

At that moment, Raegan's heart clenched in pain. His tearful face was marked by disappointment and despair.

He shook his head, a sense of helplessness in his voice.

"Why don't you believe me?"

Why was it so hard for him to trust her, for once?

Mitchel replied coldly: "If you want me to believe you, answer me this. Was the doctor wrong when he said that you and Henley are a couple?

«It was all a misunderstanding. You saw it when you came to the hospital later. Henley took me there for my injuries. "He found out about my pregnancy from the doctor."

Raegan knew she had to be careful, for the doctor's sake. I had to tell the truth.

But where was Mitchel when I needed him?

Should she have refused Henley's help and braved the pouring rain alone?

"Are you telling me that it was a misunderstanding that he knew you were pregnant and pretended to be your husband?"

Mitchel's eyes dripped with sarcasm.

Raegan knew he didn't believe her.

«Mitchel, it was really just a misunderstanding. Henley had nothing to do with it. "It's just that you never trust me."

He forced a bitter smile and added, "If those words came from Lauren, would you believe them without a second thought?"

The mention of Lauren made Mitchel frown and ask, "Why bring her into this?"

The night was dark, the wind fierce.

Raegan stood in the middle of it all, trembling like a withered leaf about to be blown away by the wind.

He murmured, “I'm just curious why you have so much faith in her but doubt everything I say. It's been two years, and you still don't know me? Am I really that dirty in your eyes?

Hearing the deep disappointment in his voice, Mitchel felt a pang of sadness.

I didn't understand why he treated her like that. If this were Lauren, I would have paired her with another man.

But when it came to Raegan, the mere thought of another man showing interest in her sent him into a fit of jealousy.

At that moment, he wondered if what he felt was love.

He thought he would never experience such emotions in his life.

Mitchel's silence only deepened Raegan's sense of hopelessness and resignation.

Wasn't the evidence from the past enough to show her how little she meant to him?

The reason he was so furious was that he believed she had had an affair and had embarrassed him.

She considered herself a failure.

She had loved him for a decade, but she couldn't gain an ounce of trust.

«It's all my fault. I shouldn't have overestimated myself. It's my fault. I shouldn't have been so naive. "I deserve it," he said, crying and forcing a smile.

Her grandmother had passed away and if she lost the baby too, life would be meaningless.

«Mitchel, it seems like you will never believe me, no matter what I say.

Why don't you divorce me? Then we will separate."

"Don't even think about it!"

Divorce was a thought that should never cross his mind.

Mitchel's face was dark as a storm cloud and his eyes burned with furious intensity. He stepped forward and scooped Raegan into his arms.

«I strongly suggest you abandon that stupid idea. You will not escape from me, ever.

"You…"

Raegan's eyes flashed with anger, unable to contain herself any longer. He bit her arm with all his might.

Mitchel winced as pain shot through his arm through the fabric of his clothing.

“Let go of me!”

Mitchel gritted his teeth, wondering why he always bit like a mad dog.

Soon, the metallic smell of blood mingled with the air, the hot liquid seeping beneath her clothing, but Raegan held on tenaciously.

Mitchel's first instinct was to throw her away, but he hesitated when he felt her shoulder trembling, knowing her anger was at a boiling point.

In a hoarse voice, she asked, "What else are you willing to do to save him?"

Just as he was about to pry her jaw apart with his fingers, Raegan suddenly passed out.

Mitchel hugged her tightly and shouted, "Raegan!"

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