Captivation: Want Nothing But You

"What?" Clara asked, looking at Rachel in bafflement.

"You knew I was lying, so why help me?" Rachel paused for a moment before she added, "We… We haven't met before, have we?"

Clara looked away, a peculiar smile on her lips.

"No, we haven't.To be honest, I suspected you might be lying but I wasn't sure.That's why I got along with what you said."

"I see," Rachel murmured, lost in her own head.

Clara's eyes slid to Rachel's stomach.

"You said you wanted to ask me a favor.What is it?"

"I need to get an abortion," Rachel said in a low but clear voice, locking eyes with Clara.

"Y-you…" Clara stuttered in surprise, but Rachel hurried to explain.

"Please, Dr.Jimenez, just hear me out.I won't actually get an abortion.I just want people to think I did.My stepmother won't rest until this baby is dead.So, I just need her to think that it's gone.I just found out she was planning to knock me out and perform the abortion without my consent.It was pure luck that I got away.Next time though, who knows what she'll think of? I won't sit back and let her hurt me and my child."

When Rachel stopped talking, the office felt eerily quiet.

Through the partway open window, a gust of wind was sweeping the curtain flimsy curtain back and forth and blowing the two women's hair across their faces.

"Okay, I will help you," Clara finally said, breaking the oppressing silence.

After making sure she saw Rachel entering the hospital with her own two eyes, Caroline went in herself, heading to Alice's room.

Then they just sat there, waiting to hear from the men they had hired to put their plan in motion.

"Mom, it's been half an hour and nothing.Do you think something went wrong?"

Lying on the hospital bed, Alice tried to sit up a little, as if staying still was impossible in her agitated state.

The movement had her crying out in pain, her face turning white as a sheet.

Caroline stood up from the visitor's chair and hurried to her daughter's side.

Seeing the forming bruise shaped like a hand on her daughter's cheek, she felt a wave of pity and tried to help Alice sit up.

"Of course not, sweetie.These people are professionals.As you said, it's only been like thirty minutes, so I guess they have already knocked that bitch out and shipping her to the OR."

seem to calm Alice's fears,

"Just call them."

send them

her own worry.She took her

ten seconds had

as short

is in

a sigh of relief.She showed the

relax and get some rest.You'll be

carefully and hugged her

best mom in the

you to have everything you want," Caroline said softly, stroking her daughter's

it's time for you to let Victor know.I'm just going to check how

Caroline left the room,

had left Ivan in charge of

name appeared on the screen, Ivan rolled

and under normal circumstances, Alice

for a few seconds, but then knocked on the door of the meeting

head and whispered, "Sir, you have

handed the phone to Victor, who glanced at it with an unfathomable expression on his

"What?"

his voice was unmistakable,

voice she said, "Mr.Sullivan, there is something you need to know!

Victor snorted unkindly.

to tell me that Rachel is

"But Rachel.."

the last time, I don't give a shit about

shiver at

about to hang up when Alice

sound came from the other end of the

Victor and he just sat there, eyes wide, his mouth

swallowed hard before asking slowly, "What, did you just

"I- I…"

turned pale, fear paralyzing her

"What.Did.You.Say.What's wrong with Rachel?"

was on the verge of exploding with rage,