Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Chapter 66: Dad Wants To See Me 

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.

happened to Miss Jenkins this morning? What are we going to do,

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 slap

and turned to look

surprised by what she'd said, and she was

Rachael was different now.

wouldn't put it past her to make good on

Rachel wanted to smack her stepmother

just smiled

frowned at her, then looked towards

breath to steady her words, and then said seriously, "This time, I will help you.Don't worry,

as they stepped into

handmade cheongsam hugging

called gently

seek justice for your

tightened on her

predator sizing up their prey, then quickly regained her

up at her from the hospital bed had

to hurt Rachel the way she'd hurt her

mention the fact that Alice's coccyx was fractured because of how hard

and she was

Rachel black and blue was the baby in her

up a good front, soothed her anger, and chose to

a lesson every now and then.Alice told me that her fall had nothing to do with you.She said she was just being careless

Alice would say something like that.But she didn't voice her thoughts and chose

favor, Rachel," Caroline

dislike your father at times." Her voice was

to get crowded as lunch break ended and workers

it attracted more

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

head, feigning interest in what Caroline

the hospital.Rachel, I'm begging you.Please go and see him.Even if it's

hold back slipped down her cheeks. She

twisting

"Rachel…"

again as she stared desperately at

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

switched their gazes from Caroline

they saw how she was

person, but now she was giving them more reasons to believe they'd

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