Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Chapter 104 Meet Alicia Again On The International Food Festival 

As silence pervaded the room, Maria sighed and closed her eyes, stilling her emotions. When she opened her eyes again, the malice in them had vanished; it was as though it had never appeared. She stop touching her pearl necklace and stood up gracefully. Then, she walked out of the living room to the stairs, closely followed by the housekeeper.

When she got to the stairs, she held the banister gently. “Send someone to keep an eye on her,” she ordered the housekeeper without looking back. Although Maria hadn’t emphasized who “her” was, the housekeeper was quick to realize that she was referring to Rachel. “Yes, ma’am,” the housekeeper said, bowing respectfully.

In the Sue Garden’s dining room. Exhaustion had plagued Rachel for the duration of the meal. Her pregnancy symptoms weren’t easing up as time passed. Drowsiness was one of them, and it had continued to grow stronger over time.

She yawned and put her spoon down on the table. She hadn’t seen Victor since their conversation ended in an argument that night. The radio silence actually pleased her, she hadn’t bothered to initiate conversation and was happy being alone. When Lukas noticed she had finished her breakfast, he quickly handed her a glass of warm water and folic acid supplement pills. Rachel took the warm water and swallowed the pills with it.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the weather outside. “It’s a nice day today,” she warmly said, looking out the window. Following her gaze, Lukas also looked out the window and nodded. “Yes, it is. The temperature has dropped steadily for several days. Fortunately, it’s pretty warm outside today. Would you like to go out for a walk, Miss Bennet? It must be bustling outside today,” he said.

Rachel rarely left her bedroom, though. Not only had she had to deal with drowsiness in this early stage of her pregnancy, but it had also been cold outside recently. dear reader daily new latest chapters uploaded on www.novelheart.com For those reasons, she had felt rather lazy and didn’t want to go out.

bad for her health. Going out for a walk would do her some good, and she could search for clues about Abby’s whereabouts. As this thought crossed her mind, Rachel raised her eyebrows and asked,

on the Internet, Miss Bennet? Today is

Suddenly, she remembered the advertisements she saw on

of food culture between countries. Shelia had heard Quintin talk about it back when she was still a member of

did I respond to his offer back then?’ Shelia pondered, looking at the garden outside in thought. Soon, she remembered what she had said to him. “Quintin, if I hear one more word from that mouth of yours, I’ll throw you down,” she warned sternly. Upon hearing that, Quintin hurriedly turned away from Rachel, who was

was home to two crocodiles. They hadn’t eaten in a few days and were quite hungry. They were gifts from Rachel’s previous client to thank her for fulfilling his order. The crocodiles seemed to feel Quintin’s gaze and grew restless. They raised their enormous heads and opened their dangerous mouths

ditched his thoughts of celebrating the International Food Festival. After gathering her

Festival. Hundreds of stalls

don’t we check it out?” The other woman said, looking at Alicia, who was walking beside her. Alicia didn’t seem to hear her, though, causing the woman to frown, “Alicia?” “…” Alicia didn’t respond still. She just continued walking. The woman’s frown deepened, and she raised her voice. “Alicia!” The sudden shout

Why have you been so absent-minded these past few days? What’s going on?” “Have 1?” Alicia asked in a low voice as she silently touched her face. “Of course! You’ve been absent-minded since you returned from visiting your aunt,” the woman said. It was the truth. Alicia had been absent-minded

just given them a day off, so she took Alicia shopping because she was a little worried about her. However, Alicia’s sudden spells of absent-mindedness persisted. “Is something wrong with your aunt’s family?” Lori asked hesitantly. dear reader daily

was pregnant or not. However, she knew that asking Victor about this wasn’t wise. She feared he’d get mad at her if she tried. However,