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. 

moment. She didn’t expect to hear

“You are jealous?” 

letting Roger stay here. How do you that makes me feel? If you’re angry at me, let me know. Throw your temper at

you something. You know that the two of us

coughed, interrupting Rachel. He put a hand on his chest and

mouth but words were stuck in her

Victor said, his voice

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 ago, and his back even hit the railing with a thumping sound. Was that

if Victor did it on purpose. She wondered if Victor had

color. She felt her temples throbbing. She

at her watch and reckoned that Carson should be on his way

Rachel softened her tone and said, “of course, you’ll feel cold. You got wet in the rain. Now, go upstairs and change

turned around and left the

in his place for some time

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

Carson frowned.

get out of bed, 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 up

eyes widened in confusion.

he asked

you

leave the hospital and personally solve it?” Ivan didn’t think that whatever it was, it

Sullivan Group had gone through all kinds of ups and downs during these years.

a big deal. I can handle

his mouth and then said, “Victor

hospital!”