He pinched Raegan's chin, his tone icy. "Say something!" His anger intensified, his grip tightening.

Raegan, on the verge of tears, stammered, “What do you expect me to say?"

"Didn't you try to explain it to me just then? Go on."

Raegan felt utterly confused. Without understanding the situation herself, how could she clarify it?

Mitchel, growing more agitated by her silence, lost the composure he had intended to maintain.

Mitchel's words dripped with sarcasm, “Raegan, do you enjoy flirting with others while making a pass on me?"

Tears brimming in her eyes, Raegan retorted, "When did I ever make a pass on you?"

Mitchel sneered, "Why did you kiss me when visiting me in the hospital even after I said I didn't want to see you?" Raegan opened her mouth to respond but found no words.

Mitchel continued bitterly, "Can't defend yourself? Let me answer for you."

Mitchel's anger, fueled by past grievances involving Henley, made him spill out in harsh tones, "Do you just enjoy hooking up and being a bitch?"

"You!" Raegan was livid at his insulting words. What a fucking bastard Mitchel was! An absolute asshole!

His harsh words cut deep. Raegan felt a surge of injustice, struggling to maintain her composure.

She had never expected that her attempt to make peace would be misread by Mitchel, even going so far as calling her a bitch...

His words stung, branding her with humiliation. How could anyone be so unjustly harsh?

Turning her face away, a heavy weight seemed to press on her chest, making it hard to breathe. She had no desire to speak to Mitchel.

But Mitchel didn't intend to let her go. He turned her face toward him, insisting, “Answer me one last time. Do you have anything else to tell me?"

Raegan was confused. Mitchel kept questioning her whether she was hiding something from him. But the only secret she had was their unborn child in her belly.

Fear crept in at the possibility of his knowing her pregnancy.

Was he asking about it?

No, she couldn't tell him she was pregnant with his child. Mitchel's current state of rage made her worry he might demand something drastic, like an abortion.