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.

what happened to Miss Jenkins this morning? What are

do as she pleases? If she wants to get justice

said and

wasn't surprised by what she'd said, and she was also inclined

Rachael was different now.

done, Abby wouldn't put it past her to make good

wanted to smack her stepmother

just smiled

her, then looked towards

a deep breath to steady her words, and then said seriously, "This time, I

as soon as they

walked over to them, her elegant, handmade cheongsam hugging her body

she called gently as she

justice for your daughter, Caroline?"

hands tightened

like a predator sizing up their prey, then quickly regained

sight of Alice's red, swollen face staring up at her from the hospital bed

Rachel the way she'd hurt

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

and she was only just barely

thing preventing her from beating this bitch Rachel black

put up a good front, soothed her

fault.As her stepsister, it's understandable that 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 was just being

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

Caroline said,

this, I know you dislike your father at times." Her voice was strained

starting to get crowded as lunch break ended and workers returned to

it

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

arms and titled her head,

you.Please go and see him.Even if it's just once.I can't bear to see him so upset and disappointed…

hold back slipped down her

back, twisting

"Rachel…"

tears again as

back from throwing herself on the floor and

their gazes from

cold when they saw how

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

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