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

"Just call them."

send them

was trying to hide her own worry.She took her phone

Barely ten seconds had passed before her

just as short as her own

is in

of relief.She showed the

you it would work.Now you can relax and get some rest.You'll be

carefully and hugged her

mom in the whole

just want you to have everything you want,"

know.I'm just going to check how your

the room, Alice made

he had left

name appeared on the screen, Ivan rolled his

under normal circumstances, Alice

but then knocked on the door of the meeting room

over Victor's head and whispered, "Sir,

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

"What?"

was unmistakable, freezing Alice to

"Mr.Sullivan, there is something you need to know! You must

Victor snorted unkindly.

tell me that Rachel is

"But Rachel.."

I

shiver at Victor's

about to hang up when Alice cried,

sound came from the other

Victor and he just sat there, eyes wide, his mouth opening and closing but no

and he swallowed hard before asking slowly,

"I- I…"

fear paralyzing her whole

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

the verge of exploding with rage, the veins on his temples bulging