Without waiting for Mitchel's response, Raegan pressed on, “Think about it. Since you've returned, have you done anything but embarrass me and make me feel worthless? What good have you done for me?"

Raegan fixed her gaze on Mitchel's troubled face, demanding, “Can you answer me that? What have you done that's actually helped."

"I..." Mitchel struggled to find the words of apology that lingered on the tip of his tongue, yet he couldn't utter them.

A cool breeze swept over, jolting Mitchel awake. With multiple threats still in the picture, he couldn't openly explain to Raegan why he was being this cold. All he could offer was a clear way forward for her, free from worries or burdens.

With this in mind, Mitchel pulled himself together. His face became cold and stern as he said, "Sorry for being nosy."

Raegan clenched her fists, unable to respond. She was exhausted, thoroughly so. She had rebuilt her hopes over and over, only for them to be shattered repeatedly by Mitchel.

Raegan laughed at herself. Just moments ago, she had thought he still cared about her, and maybe he couldn't let her go. She assumed everything he did had a reason behind it.

However, it seemed to be all in her head since she couldn't find any hints about his looking out for her. She overestimated herself.

Clenching her teeth, Raegan fought back the rising sourness in her throat before saying slowly, "Mr. Dixon, I hope you won't interfere like that again. I don't need you to look out for me, and it annoys me. If we run into each other again, just meet and part ways, okay?"

Raegan reflected on Erick's revelation that the boy she had saved back when she was a child was actually Mitchel.

At that time, Lauren's family as well as Mitchel's were invited to the estate.

Unfamiliar with the surroundings, Mitchel had accidentally fallen through the ice into a lake. It was Raegan, then just a child, who fearlessly broke through the ice to save him.

The rescue was intense. Raegan herself had fallen in the lake and nearly drowned.

After Raegan pulled Mitchel up, who was almost twice her size, from the ice, Lauren quickly ordered servants to take Mitchel away.

Raegan, unaware of Mitchel's name at that time, had only mentioned to her brother and mother that she saved a boy. Her mother reprimanded her for recklessly jumping into the water.

But at that moment, Raegan didn't dwell on it. It was a charity day at the estate, attended by many other children. Mitchel and his family had soon left, and what happened next wasn't hard to guess.

Mitchel woke up, and Lauren took the credit. Being grateful, Mitchel had been thinking he was in Lauren's debt.

Mitchel was oblivious to the truth that Raegan was the one who had risked her own life to save him from drowning. That incident left Raegan with a crippling fear of water every time she saw it.

Later, Raegan got lost and suffered a head injury that caused her to lose some of her memory. She even started to believe she couldn't swim. But in reality, she was an excellent swimmer. Her skills had saved her when she fell into the river five years ago. The fear spurred her to tap into her hidden potential.

Mitchel remained unaware of the truth, and there seemed no point in bringing it up.