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 we going to do, Miss Bennet?" Rachel

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

allowed?" Abby said and turned to

by what she'd said, and she was also inclined to believe

Rachael was different now.

all the unbelievable things she'd already done, Abby wouldn't put it past her to make good on

wanted to smack her stepmother in public, she

just smiled

frowned at her, then looked towards

steady her words, and then

as soon as they stepped into the

to them, her elegant, handmade cheongsam

called gently

justice for your daughter, Caroline?" Rachel asked

hands tightened

like a predator sizing up their prey, then quickly regained her

Alice's red, swollen face staring up at her from the hospital bed had been

hurt Rachel the

Alice's coccyx was fractured because of how hard she'd hit

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

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

front, soothed her anger,

was probably Alice's 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

something like that.But

a favor, Rachel," Caroline said, and quite suddenly,

you dislike your father

lunch break ended and

loud enough that it attracted

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

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

than for you to go and visit him in the hospital.Rachel, I'm begging you.Please go and see him.Even if it's just once.I can't bear

been trying to hold back slipped down her cheeks. She stepped forward and reached out to

stepped back, twisting her body

"Rachel…"

with tears again as she stared desperately at

back from throwing herself on the floor and kneeling before

all switched their gazes from Caroline

turned cold when they saw

but now

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