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.

than he had, he was naturally curious as

know

ended up following Rachel to the second best

also have gone to the best school, but his curiosity

school caused quite a

that the best school in Apliaria was, perhaps, not as good

was how the two of them became

class, they knew enough about each

take turns in sharing the top spot at

you don't recognize me?"

was more out

Rachel's

you

few days ago," Roger

the bags she was carrying and

Are you heading home now? Would

eyebrows at Roger, looking a little confused at his proposition.She couldn't understand his

as much as she could recall from Rachel's memories, they hadn't seen each other for so many years; in fact they barely knew each other that well, but here he was offering her a ride with

made no sense to

off, the original Rachel knew Roger; not

be alright on my

all these things on your own, right? And

her eyes at him.He didn't have to say what he meant; she already

what do you mean

watched as Roger's eyes widened

and now it was

knew that he knew she was

staring suspiciously at him the

Caroline, Alice, Abby, Andy and the servants at the Sue Garden.Roger had just

said, but couldn't find any other words

when she was looking at him like he'd

couldn't help but feel

staring him down, she suddenly remembered

the

him up and down, her lips

the CEO Office, tensions were starting to

was tranquil, the

video on the

to

watched the video

Victor's face was impassive.

was thinking, or to

remained fixed on the screen, just as they'd been since the first playthrough of

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

had collected the footage and left

two maids had slandered Rachel behind her back, and had then provoked her

reason Rachel had announced that she was the mother of the Sullivan Group's future successor was to defend

she had merely stood idly and let the maids degrade her further, both of them would have

as her