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 the word “jealous” from

“You are jealous?” 

a good reason. You asked me to go back to the hospital but you’re letting Roger stay here. How do you that makes me feel? If you’re angry at me, let me know. Throw your temper at me

something. You know that the two of us have

put a

in her throat when

said, his voice trembling a bit.

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 a

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

with him. His face was losing color. She felt her temples throbbing. She thought that it would be more worrying if Victor fainted in

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

feel cold. You got wet in

turned around and left the

Rachel go. He stood in his place for some time before he

one another after. There were some problems in 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

Carson frowned.

barely get out of bed, and yet, he left the hospital on a

Rachel back, he picked up his coat on the armrest and walked to

Scott, are

his phone in his

pick up your

widened in confusion.

Sullivan?” he asked

you

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

gone through all kinds of ups and

a big deal. I can handle it,” Carson said with a

and then said, “Victor is not in the

the hospital!” Ivan exclaimed.