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

"Just call them."

I'll send them

hide her own worry.She took her phone out of her purse and

seconds had passed before

just as short as her own

is in

a sigh of relief.She showed the text to

relax and get some rest.You'll be

leaned forward carefully and hugged her mother's

mom in

love you so much, honey.I just want you to have everything you want," Caroline said

for you to let Victor know.I'm just going to check how your father is

left the room, Alice made the

had left Ivan in charge

on the screen, Ivan

number and under normal circumstances, Alice would

knocked on the door of

whispered, "Sir,

who glanced at it with an unfathomable expression on his

"What?"

his voice was

in her voice she said, "Mr.Sullivan, there is something you need to know! You must come to the hospital

Victor snorted unkindly.

me that Rachel

"But Rachel.."

time, I

suppressed a shiver

to hang up when Alice cried,

came from the other end of the

just sat there, eyes

phone tightened unconsciously and he swallowed hard before asking slowly, "What, did you just

"I- I…"

turned pale, fear

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

of exploding with rage, the veins on