He balled his hands into fists, noticing the reopening of his wound, now bleeding again.

However, Raegan couldn't see this, or she just turned a blind eye to it.

His emotional turmoil and fury no longer held her gaze.

Overwhelmed by frustration, weariness, and a sense of defeat, he felt crushed by their weight.

Watching Raegan's departing figure, Mitchel declared icily, “Raegan, leave with him and we're over for good."

He recognized the folly in his threat but couldn't bear her departure with Henley.

Raegan hesitated only a moment before resuming her exit without a backward glance.

For her, their relationship had ended with the loss of their baby and their subsequent divorce.

Mitchel's laughter broke through the tension as he mocked, "Raegan, have you longed for this? Were you two involved even before our divorce, eager to be together?"

His voice carried a bitterness tinged with envy he didn't acknowledge.

He spat out spitefully, "You're simply a woman I've left behind. If you choose to be with him, you have nothing to do with me from now on."

Mitchel was clearly enraged.

His thoughts were chaotic, blurring right from wrong, as he lashed out in anger.

He desperately wanted Raegan to turn back and look at him.

How could she discard him this desperately?

Abruptly, Raegan halted, pressing Henley's arm to silence him, whispering, “Just a second."

She turned around to confront Mitchel.

His eyes locked on hers, Mitchel challenged, “Raegan, you think I can't go on without you."

Smack! Raegan's slap echoed, her hand throbbing with the impact.

Glaring at him, fury in her gaze, Raegan enunciated fiercely, “This slap is for our baby."