Chapter 464 That day, darkness consumed Mitchel's life.

Alexis and Luciana got into their worst fight yet. They hurled insults like "mistress," "old beast," and "nagging wife' at each other, words the young Mitchel wouldn't expect from such a refined couple.

Later, when Alexis hit Luciana in a huff, Mitchel jumped in, taking the blow meant for her.

Fed up with the tense atmosphere at home, Mitchel got into the car and told the driver to just head south, no destination in mind.

They wandered aimlessly until they nearly ran into Raegan, who was picking up her practice books from the ground.

The driver barely managed to stop in time, failing to see Raegan until the last second. Stepping out, the driver scolded Raegan sternly.

Tears streaming down her face, Raegan apologized and then stood on the roadside, clutching her ripped practice

books and wearing a drenched cotton jacket.

It was then Mitchel noticed Raegan was without shoes, in freezing weather, her pants soaked through.

The driver, feeling guilty for scolding Raegan, thought she looked too pitiful. His worry was that if he didn't scare her a bit, she could end up in danger with other drivers.

Feeling the stare from Mitchel in the car, Raegan quickly slipped on her shoes, gave a small bow to the driver, and got ready to walk away.

Raegan a ride, but she declined, "No, I'm soaking wet. Il mess up your car." Mitchel chuckled, looking at

with such a good-looking

her he was

grandmother's neighbor came by

to Mitchel and

reminded of Raegan's tears. For the first time, he felt

watching Raegan enter a house, Mitchel sent his driver to the local

called the bookstore, described the practice books, and went to pick them up, noticing its price was $72.80. Mitchel found it ironic. Some shed tears over $72.80, while others argue about petty issues despite being wealthy. When Mitchel got back to Reegan's house, he didn't want to bother her, so he quietly left the practice

kitten covered in mud back then. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. The morning I found the practice books, my first thought was of you. You

that, I pushed myself to study harder and eventually got into Ardlens. Coming from a small town,

a big LED screen downtown.

could ever match up. But at the end of the interview, you looked straight into the camera and said, Don't let setbacks scare you off from chasing your dreams. They're there to strengthen you,

words were like a light on a dark winter's night, guiding

to that motivation, she became the better version of herself. Her challenging experiences molded

person. As Mitchel listened, tears welled up in his eyes. To be honest, he had never really visited Tenassie before. He only made a quick stop there, not even aware it

he felt an overwhelming sadness. Raegan had overcome so much to be with him, yet he had questioned

drew Raegan close, his voice breaking

sorry. You've endured so much..." Now, he understood why Erick was so doting toward Raegan. Even

struggling to speak. "You deeply hurt me. I did everything I could to be with you, but when Lauren came back, all my

didn't just point out the faults in others. She was honest about her own mistakes as well. For she and Mitchel to be together, they needed to put everything

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