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. 

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

“You are jealous?” 

me feel? If you’re angry at me, let me know. Throw your temper at me if you have to. Just

something. You know that the two of us

suddenly coughed, interrupting Rachel. He put

in her throat

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 ago, and

much of a coincidence that Rachel even doubted if Victor did it on purpose. She wondered if

losing color. She

be on his way here. Victor wouldn’t be staying

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

around

his place for some time before he walked

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 message sent from Rachel. There were also missed calls from Lukas. The message read, “Victor’s here with me.

Carson frowned.

out of bed, and yet, he left the hospital on

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

Scott, are

phone in his pocket.

and pick up

eyes widened in confusion.

he

you have

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

Sullivan Group had gone through all kinds of ups and downs

deal. I can handle it,” Carson said

his mouth and then said, “Victor is not in the

the hospital!”