Captivation: Want Nothing But You

"If I told you that Olivia was lying, would you believe me? If I said that I don't know how she hurt her arm, and that she never came to my room, would be you believe me? In fact, would you believe anything I said?" Rachel looked at Victor challengingly.

Her tone was level and calm, as if she didn't care whether he chose to believe her or not.Victor just looked at her and said nothing.It came as no surprise to Rachel when Victor remained silent; she'd been expecting it.But now that she'd accused Olivia of lying, she had to prove it.She'd always lived by those morals; keep quiet when necessary, or defend herself until she could prove she was right.

"Olivia, could you tell me when you came to my room and offered me something to eat? Or better yet, what did you offer me?" Rachel asked with a pleasant smile.

Olivia averted her eyes, choosing instead to stare at a point just past Rachel.

"Well…" she started, "I came to your room about an hour ago.I brought you a glass of milk with cinnamon and honey in it."

"And where is the milk now?" Rachel asked.

"It… It's…" Olivia suddenly lost her nerve and ability to lie.

She'd already planned out how she was going to contradict anything Rachel said, so she couldn't understand why she was suddenly struggling to speak.

"You accused me of throwing a vase at you.Can you tell me how big the vase was? Where I got it from? How hard I threw it? Was it underhand or overhead?"

"It… It was a small vase.And you got it from… I don't know…"

Olivia gave up trying to lie her way through Rachel's questions and turned to Victor with a pitiful expression.

"Mr.Sullivan, I don't know why Rachel is asking me these questions.But do you think it's really necessary? Surely you don't think I would have cut my own arm?" Victor kept his expression perfectly neutral.

"Answer her questions," he said blandly.

"Wh-? Mr.Sullivan?"

Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief.She stared at Victor like he'd suddenly turned a different color.

Rachel stayed quiet and watched the two of them.She was beginning to think her previous assumptions were right; perhaps there was something wrong with Victor's brain.

Olivia started to cave under the assault of Victor's cold stare.

Tears sprung to her eyes as all the color drained from her face.

"I…" she said in a trembling voice.

"I can't remember."

"That's alright.Let me ask you this one last question, just to make things easier," Rachel said with a triumphant smile.

"Was there water in the vase when I threw it at you?"

Olivia's heart was pounding so fiercely in her chest that she could barely concentrate.

Without thinking, she answered, "Yes.There was water in it."

Rachel said as if she

Olivia said, still in a

one of the shards of the vase could gash your

voice got louder and louder as

so badly from the guilt at being found out that the

my clothes afterwards," she blurted out, not even pausing

realizing

up stepping

changed your clothes, then why is your

towards the clothing she was

vividly described how a piece of broken vase had cut

understandable that the clothes she'd been wearing then

that the clothing she was wearing now also had a

fallen in the trap that Rachel had so cleverly laid out for her.She hadn't even seen it coming.Her face blanched of color, making her look as though she was going to pass out at any given second.She fell to

with your questions?" Victor asked Rachel,

have," Rachel said and tilted her head

was strange that Victor

look and left

could hear him climbing the stairs to the

Olivia in confusion, while Olivia had her eyes fixed

one to

slow, victorious smile started

just about to get to her feet when two men dressed in

her by the shoulders and forced her back down to the

you think

cried, trying to struggle against their

to Rachel and stood calmly

Bennet, these are the details to Olivia's bank account.Since becoming the head housekeeper, she has embezzled 50, 000 dollars from its daily earnings.The money is now yours, you are free to do with it as you will.Mr.Sullivan also asked me to tell you that you may punish Olivia as you see fit.You have been granted full permission to do whatever

down at the papers

stupid, she knew

of her; and that chance had come in the form of Rachel.He would be blameless in this sense, and all the weight of guilt and responsibility

twitched

really was

reality

long ago, and it had just been a

turned to Rachel and

go.I'm sorry.I'm sorry for everything.I'll do whatever you say.Just tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it.Please don't report me for embezzlement.I have children and parents to support.My

was going

to the bodyguards and said, "Throw her out of the Sue Garden.I don't want to see her here again.Starting

her hand and dropped something on

one noticed it; only

she grabbed the item