Captivation: Want Nothing But You

With a loud thump, Rachel was pushed to the wall again.This time, however, she covered her lower belly with both hands before she hit the wall, protecting her unborn child.

Unfortunately, this prevented her from knocking Victor's hand away, and he grabbed her slender, white neck.

"Rachel, you're asking for this!" he bellowed in fury.

He ruthlessly squeezed his hand, tightening his grip on her neck.

The color on Rachel's face quickly faded, and she started wheezing in a struggle to breathe.

She raised one hand and feebly tried to pry his strangling hand off whilst protecting her lower belly with the other.

Victor's eyes were murderous, though, and he didn't let go.

After having a few words with the nurses, Clara left the operating room.

When she saw Victor strangling a feeble Rachel in anger, her face turned pale.

"Let go of her, now!"

If you don't stop, you will kill her!

"Good.Then, she can accompany her baby down there!"

Clara froze when she heard that.

‘'Accompany her baby?’' 

In her shock, her gaze shifted to the paper on the floor, and understanding dawned on her.Her eyes darted to Rachel, who was now making gurgling sounds.

Clara could tell she was dying.

"Victor, the baby is still alive!" the doctor screamed.

Victor stiffened when he heard that.

His grip loosened, and Rachel crumpled in a heap, passing out before her body hit the ground.

"What did you say?" Victor asked, turning to look at Clara with wide eyes.

His anger had already evaporated.

Clara didn't have the time to answer him, though.She ran past him instead and crouched in front of Rachel to check if she still had a pulse.

Her expression worsened, and she quickly took out her phone and rang the nurse station, asking them to send nurses over immediately to take Rachel to a ward.

The nurses arrived quickly, and Rachel was placed on a gurney and wheeled away.

A while later, Clara was standing beside a hospital bed, watching IV fluid drip from the infusion bottle into Rachel's arm.

She seemed lost in thought.

Suddenly, her phone rang out loud, jolting her from her reverie.

She took the phone out of her pocket and checked the caller ID displayed on the screen.

still unconscious, Satisfied that Rachel hadn't woken up and wouldn't hear her,

"Clara, are you busy?"

voice echoed

It was her brother.

missed your call earlier.Is anything wrong?"

to discern from her gentle

want to tell you I'll be back home next Wednesday,"

standing in front of the French window with one hand in

lit up with joy, and she exclaimed, "Are

I'll stay forever," he

be very happy! You don't know how much they have looked forward to your

old, and

the window, taking in the

really look forward

your flight arrive next Wednesday? I'll come

don't have to come and pick me up if you're busy.I can go home myself." Clara

am, I'll make time to come pick you up.You are my

settled then," Roger

there was a knock

and

someone came

document

on the table.I'll sign it later,"

but I'm afraid you'll need to sign the document now.It's of great importance,"

his attention back

have to go.There's something I need to deal with right away.When I come back, I'll

should get back to work "

to Rachel

hesitation, she

she could go on,

phone and pursed her lips, staring at the

to leave the

the door,

will need to rest properly for a

Victor eyes darkened.

you, Miss Jimenez," he

Victor had recognized

since expected him to discern her true identity at some point, albeit

quickly regained her composure and said, "You're welcome.I'm just doing my

made to leave but stopped after

baby.Please, I implore you, don't be violent with her again.The first three months of pregnancy are the most dangerous, as the fetus hasn't fully developed yet.The chance of a miscarriage is very high, and even mental duress can trigger

walked away without looking

had said all she could,

footsteps dissipated down the hallway, Victor stood there, staring at the

the ground played in his mind over and over

sheet, was the feature that showed most vividly

down

the struggle, she had bitten her lips so hard that she had drawn