A cold light flashed through Mitchel's eyes. He resisted the urge to pull Raegan up.

He hadn't used much force earlier, so he didn't know why she had fallen.

He paused for a moment. His dark eyes were filled with unreadable meaning.

When Matteo saw the expression on Mitchel's face, he bent down and helped Raegan up.

Raegan wasn't pretending that she couldn't stand up on her own. But her legs were too numb to move. After all, she stood in the cold for hours.

Raegan stood up with Matteo's support, and she didn't waste any time.

She looked at Mitchel and said anxiously, "I'm here to ask for your help because of Nicole."

Nicole was Raegan's best friend. Raegan placed Nicole's well-being above her pride. So, she ignored the woman's mockery and hastily asked Mitchel for help.

"I'm busy," Mitchel refused coldly, leaving no room for negotiation.

Mitchel sneered in his heart. He had heard Matteo's phone conversation with Raegan that night. Matteo's insinuations were clear, so he waited at the office until three in the morning.

But what happened? Raegan didn't appear. And perhaps she wouldn't be here now if Hector hadn't failed to handle Jarrod.

This proved that Raegan only thought of him when she had no one else to turn to. He got frustrated whenever he thought about it.

In a sulking mood, Mitchel held the woman in his arms, turned around, and was about to get in the car.

His indifference made Raegan's heart tighten as if a sharp knife stabbed her chest.

But she couldn't give up. She couldn't bear the thought of witnessing Nicole suffer. Thinking of this had been tormenting her day and night.

She chased after Mitchel and pleaded in a hoarse voice, "Mitchel, please. I need to see Jarrod. Please let me see him just this once."

Mitchel's eyes narrowed. He said mockingly, "Why are you asking me for help? Who are you to me?"

His words were more like a reminder to her. That day, he told her that he wouldn't interfere in her affairs again.

Raegan's face turned pale. Of course, she hadn't forgotten his words.

But she didn't intend to give up.