Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Rachel turned her head to look at Victor but for a brief moment only.

“It may not be convenient for you to go upstairs because of your wounds. But you can use the small washroom over there so you can change your clothes and take a shower after Roger comes out,” Rachel said in a bland tone as if she hadn’t heard Victor’s question. Victor held the clothes tighter. His eyes darkened. 

“I’m fine,” he said, his voice taut.

 “I can go upstairs and change my clothes.”

“Okay.” Rachel replied frostily.

 “I’ll go now and see if Lila needs my help.”

“Are you inviting Roger to stay for dinner?” Victor couldn’t help but ask.

“Yes, I am. Didn’t you hear my invitation?”

Victor noticed that Rachel had this habit of frowning when something displeased or annoyed her. He raised his hand instinctively. He wanted to smoothen the frown lines between her eyebrows.

Rachel saw Victor’s raise hand, and she turned her head away from him. Victor pulled back his hand but not before his cold fingertips touched Rachel’s face.

 Looking forlorn at her, he said, “I’m hungry, too.”

“Carson just texted. He should be here soon,” Rachel said as she stepped backward to keep a distance from Victor. 

“If you are hungry, I’ll ask Lila to make some rice paste for you so you can eat some. When you get back to the hospital, you can eat some more.”

“I’m not going back to the hospital.” His eyebrows drawn together, Victor asked, “Rachel, are you still mad at me?”

Rachel just shook her head. 

“Then why would you want to live here? Why not in our home? Why are you driving me away?” The hurt in Victor’s voice was discernible. 

am jealous.” Rachel was dumbstruck for a moment. She didn’t expect to hear the word “jealous” from Victor, and he was pertaining to

“You are jealous?” 

here. How do you that makes me feel? If you’re angry at me, let me know. Throw your temper at me if you have to. Just don’t do this to me.” Rachel narrowed her eyes.

you something. You

Victor suddenly coughed, interrupting Rachel. He put a hand on

but words were stuck in her throat when

so cold,” Victor said, his voice trembling a

fists, still looking at Victor. He had coughed at a critical moment and it interrupted her as she was about to say they were divorced. And Victor had done that several times. He suddenly coughed when she and Roger were about to enter the house a while

Rachel even doubted if Victor did it on purpose. She wondered if Victor had regained

She felt her temples throbbing. She thought that it would be more worrying if Victor

and reckoned that Carson should be on his way here. Victor wouldn’t be staying for

this on her mind, Rachel softened her tone and said, “of course, you’ll feel

turned around and left

his place for some time

the Baltimore project so they had to think of viable solutions. After everyone had left the meeting room, he took out his phone and saw the message sent from Rachel. There were also missed calls from Lukas. The message

Carson frowned.

 ‘Is Victor crazy? He could barely get out of bed, and yet, he left the hospital on

and walked to the door. In his haste, he bumped into Ivan who had some

Scott, are you going

Carson put his phone in his

pick

widened in

Sullivan?” he

do you have

Mr. Sullivan is in the hospital. Is the matter so serious that you’d want Mr. Sullivan to leave the hospital and personally solve

through all kinds of ups and downs during these

not a big deal. I can handle it,” Carson said with a smirk.

and then said, “Victor

hospital!” Ivan exclaimed.