He locked himself in the room, clutching the belongings, and muttered in a daze, "Where did it all go wrong? Raegan, I truly made a mistake, but why? Why?"

Seeing his distress, I couldn’t help but sneer. I had no illusions that Nelson had suddenly developed genuine affection for me; he was simply feeling guilty because he discovered I had ruined his child.

Jasmine knocked on the bedroom door. "Nelson, what’s wrong? Did Raegan’s parents say something to you?"

Nelson suddenly came to his senses. "Yes, Jasmine."

He quickly called the hospital where I had been treated. "I need to know why I wasn’t informed about Raegan’s critical condition before...