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.

morning? What are

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 at

surprised by what she'd said, and she was also

Rachael was different now.

wouldn't put it

smack her stepmother in public, she

just smiled in

frowned at her, then looked towards

words, and then said seriously, "This time,

spotted them as soon as they stepped

handmade cheongsam hugging her body in all the ways that

she called gently

you here to seek justice for your daughter, Caroline?" Rachel asked

tightened on her

narrowed her eyes at Rachel for a moment, like a predator sizing up their prey, then quickly regained her composure.She wanted nothing more than to tear Rachel apart

staring up at her from the hospital bed had been enough to make

Rachel the

was

and she was only just

Rachel black

a good front, soothed her

lesson every now and then.Alice told me that her fall had nothing to do with

say something like that.But

to ask you a favor, Rachel," Caroline said, and quite suddenly, she started to tear

and Alice. And because of this, I know you dislike your father at times." Her voice was strained as she

get crowded as lunch break ended and workers

was speaking loud enough that it attracted

though they did their best to pretend that they weren't eavesdropping Rachel smiled in a way that

arms and titled her head, feigning interest in what Caroline had to

wants nothing more than for you to go and visit him in the hospital.Rachel, I'm begging you.Please go and see

Caroline spoke, the tears she'd been trying to hold back slipped down her cheeks. She

back, twisting her

"Rachel…"

tears again as

holding back from throwing herself

onlookers all switched their

cold when they saw how

but now she was giving

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