Seeing this, Raegan decided to play into Lauren's act, to expose her duplicity.

Approaching Lauren, Raegan asked with feigned concern, "Are you okay?"

Lauren, her lips bitten and eyes teary against her pale face, Looked truly pitiable. Yet, she seemed unaware of her appearance.

“Why did you hit me as soon as you came in?" Lauren questioned.

Raegan replied with a smile, “You're still talking? You must be fine, then."

The next second, without hesitation, Raegan swiftly slapped Lauren, not once, but three more times.

This time, Raegan gripped Lauren's hand to prevent her from falling or exaggerating her reaction.

"Ah!" Lauren, covering her swollen face with her free hand, burst into tears.

Raegan's voice was laced with sarcasm, "You enjoy playing the victim and accusing others falsely, right? I'm just helping you out."

"Raegan, I just apologized for any past offenses..."

Ignoring Lauren, Raegan yanked Lauren's hair and slapped her again.

“I'm sorry, I hit you. I apologize. Is that what you meant?"

Lauren was defenseless against the slaps and on the verge of Losing her composure. After being released from the mental hospital, her body was severely weakened. The strain of the pregnancy, particularly with a child she hadn't planned for, had depleted her of essential nutrients. It took her several days to gather enough strength to recover.

“Raegan, why do you despise me that much? My relationship with Mitchel isn't what you think..."

Lauren's voice deliberately trailed off, taking on a provocative tone.

It appeared she was insinuating that her relationship with Mitchel was exactly what Raegan suspected.

Raegan, seizing Lauren's hair, slammed Lauren's head against the sofa, her gaze icy.

“You know exactly why. You harmed my child. Did you think I'd let that go?"

Lauren, eyes wide with panic, stammered, “Raegan, you've misunderstood. I would never..."

"Raegan!" At that moment, Mitchel intervened, trying to pull Raegan away to stop the commotion.