Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Carson slowed his car and narrowed his eyes at the man.He remembered seeing him before, it was just taking him a little while to remember his name.

"Isn't he one of the children from the Jimenez family? What is his name again?" he murmured to himself.

The man in question was Roger.He came to stand in front of Rachel with a warm smile, and said in a gentle voice, "Long time no see, Rachel."

Rachel looked up at him in confusion.She had a feeling she knew who he was; she just couldn't remember.

"You're…" she trailed off as a gust of strong wind blew, splashing raindrops against her face and clothes.

She blinked away the water and in that instance, she remembered.

"Roger, right?" she said with a small frown.

There had always been a saying in the business world of Apliaria, "When a Sullivan met a Jimenez, there was bound to be a tug-of-war."

Both families were powerful, with years of deep history and solid foundations.

Roger was the perfect idea of what a successor of the Jimenez family should be.

Even though Roger and Victor had very little dealings with each other, people often compared the two families.

It wasn't because they were rivals; it was because of the different paths in life that each had taken.

Victor had been an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock.

His mother had passed away when he was very young, leaving him in the care of his grandmother.

When he'd been growing up, he was very rarely seen at social occasions held by the upper-class families.

At the age of 14, he'd been sent to study abroad.

In direct contrast, Roger was seen as a golden child.

Growing up, he'd had the best of the best in everything.He'd had the best education, the best care, and a good family life.

He'd been a valued, respected member of society, and by the time he'd become a man, people always referred to him as a perfect gentleman.

Roger and Rachel knew each other because they'd attended the same high school.

They'd taken the Senior High School Entrance Examination in the same year, around about the same time, and Rachel had scored 0.5 points higher than Roger.

She was the highest ranked student in Apliaria that year.She could have attended any school she liked; including the first-rank senior high school.

And she probably would have, if it hadn't been for Alice.

Alice had applied too late and was put on the waiting list, behind the last applicant to the school.

Caroline and Alice tried just about everything to get her into the school.

They even went so far as to play on Rachel's emotions and persuade her to give up her place to Alice.

In the end, Rachel had agreed.

She gave up her spot and chose to attend the second best high school in Apliaria.

someone had scored higher on the test than he had, he was naturally curious as

get to know the girl who had beaten

was why he ended up following Rachel to the second

could also have gone to the best school, but his curiosity about her got

to attend the second best school caused

in Apliaria was, perhaps, not as good as

was how the two

enough about each other to end

for them to take turns in sharing the top spot

you don't

but it was more out

Rachel's friend, not

abroad.Seeing you here

got back a few days

the bags she was

did you buy so much food? Are you heading home

a little confused at his proposition.She

years; in fact they barely knew each other that well, but here

made no sense to

top it off, the original Rachel

you.I'll be alright on my own," she politely declined

carry all these things on your own,

eyes at him.He didn't have to say what

do you mean by that?"

eyes widened in realization and

and now it was too

that he knew she

took a step back, staring suspiciously at him the

at the Sue Garden.Roger had just returned from abroad; how did he know she

find any

him, not when she was looking at him like he'd

couldn't help but feel irritated

was staring him down, she suddenly remembered his surname,

was the same as

remained silent.She just looked him up

Sullivan Group, up in the CEO Office,

overall impression of the office was that it was tranquil, the oppressive feel of fury hung heavy in the

the paused video

to watch

watched the

Victor's face was impassive.

was thinking, or to gauge his

screen, just as they'd been since

the scene of the dismissed maid shouting at Rachel, while Olivia stood by and did

footage and left the video

had slandered Rachel behind her back, and had then provoked her until

announced that she was the mother of the Sullivan Group's future successor was to defend herself, and

and let the maids degrade her further, both of them would have surely suffered from whatever gossip would have

as her last