Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Abby turned her eyes to the ground.She lowered her head and said in a low, guilty voice, "I'm sorry I'm so useless, Miss Bennet."

Rachel finished applying ointment to Abby's wound and threw the used swab in the trash.

As she turned her head back to Abby, she saw the sad, hopeless expression on her face.

Rachel sighed softly as she said, "Abby, I'm not blaming you for what happened.I just want you to remember this.Remember how much this hurt.If something like this ever happens again, I want you to fight back.And if you can't fight, you need to run as fast as you can.Do you understand me?"

"Miss Bennet…" Abby's eyes filled with tears.

"Abby, I can't always be there every time someone you bullies you.The best I can do is punish those who hurt you.But what happens one day when I don't even know who to punish? I've never expected you to protect me… All I ask is that you protect yourself," Rachel said earnestly

 "I will do my best, Miss Bennet," Abby answered softly.

Rachel gave an affectionate smile, reached out and gently ran her fingers over Abby's head.

"I think you've made great progress.Maybe I'm just being too demanding.Take your time; do things your way.I have full faith that one day, you'll be strong."

There was no denying that Abby had already started to change for the better.

Rachel could account for that.She remembered that in the past Abby had been too timid to speak up for herself when she was getting bullied.But she was still worried.

While Abby was making good progress, she needed to learn how to protect herself quicker.

Ever since Rachel had taken Abby and Andy to be her friends, she'd started to care about them more; to the point where she was always afraid that she wouldn't be able to protect them from getting hurt.

In the past, she wouldn't have given them a second thought.

The Rachel from the past was cold and indifferent.

She wouldn't have cared if someone got hurt or bullied… But not anymore.

Yes, Abby had changed.

But so had Rachel.

Abby and Rachel went to the company's canteen for lunch.

They enjoyed their food and idle banter, and once they were done, they decided to head to the archive for a little break.

They'd just stepped into the hallway when they noticed a familiar figure standing there.

"Why is Mrs.Jenkins here?" Abby said in surprise.

what happened to Miss Jenkins this morning? What are

almost conversational tone she said, "What else can we do but let her do as she pleases? If she wants to get justice for her daughter, let her.The only thing I'd be able to do for her is give her a solid

allowed?" Abby said and turned to look at

said, and she was

Rachael was different now.

already done, Abby wouldn't put

Rachel wanted to smack her stepmother in public,

smiled in

at her, then

to steady her words, and then said

spotted them as soon as they stepped into

them, her elegant, handmade cheongsam hugging her body in all the ways

called gently as she

for your daughter, Caroline?" Rachel

hands tightened

like a predator sizing up their prey, then quickly regained her composure.She wanted nothing more

face staring up at her from the hospital bed had been enough

hurt Rachel the

mention the fact that Alice's coccyx was fractured

to make her blood boil, and she was only just barely managing to keep

preventing her from beating this bitch Rachel black and blue was the baby in

a good front, soothed her anger, and

you'd want to teach her a lesson every now and then.Alice told me that her fall had nothing to do with you.She said she

eyebrows in disbelief.She could hardly believe Alice would say something like that.But she didn't voice her thoughts and

favor, Rachel," Caroline said, and quite suddenly, she started

because of this, I know you dislike your father at times." Her

was starting to get crowded as lunch break ended and workers

that it

pretend that they weren't eavesdropping Rachel smiled in a way that would have been encouraging, had it not been for the

titled her head, feigning

visit him in the hospital.Rachel, I'm begging you.Please go and see him.Even

the tears she'd been trying to hold back slipped down her cheeks. She stepped forward and reached out to

back, twisting

"Rachel…"

eyes flooded with tears again as she stared desperately at

like she was barely holding back from throwing herself on the floor and kneeling

onlookers all switched their gazes from

expressions turned cold when they

person, but now she was giving