Captivation: Want Nothing But You

The next morning.

Rachel woke up exhausted, to her chagrin.

Not only had she fallen asleep at midnight, but she had also contended with many strange dreams, all of which made her sweat profusely throughout the night.

It took a few moments for her eyes to focus, and the ceiling came into view.

She sat up and looked out the window as the blazing-yellow sun rose slowly into the sky.She was lost in thought as sunlight covered every inch of the room.

Suddenly, her smartphone vibrated, jolting her from her reverie.

She looked down at the phone and saw a red dialog box that had just popped up on the screen.

It was filled with code that meant one thing: the search had failed, yet again.

Her eyes darkened as she closed the dialog box and clenched her fists in frustration.

She could no longer keep count of how many times she had seen the dreaded red pop-up of failure.

"Search Failed" were the two words that had been engraved in her mind, and it seemed she would be unable to forget it even in death.

Abby's whereabouts still eluded her.

Victor said he had sent Abby packing from the Bennet family's house but didn't take her away.

If that was the case, why couldn't she find her whereabouts? It was as though she had vanished into thin air.

Rachel had even hacked Apliaria's traffic monitoring system and sifted through all surveillance videos of every place within ten leagues of the Bennet family's house, the Sullivan Group's building, and the hospital.

However, the videos didn't turn up any trace of Abby's whereabouts—like smoke, she had completed vanished.

Frustrated, Shelia logged out of the monitoring system and checked the time at the top of the screen.

It was seven o'clock, and there wasn't much time left.

Rays of sunlight shone in through the glass door, illuminating the edge of the bed.

The warm, gold light soon covered the bed entirely, like a scene from renowned drama flicks.

As she basked in the sunlight, her eyes glimmered for a moment.She had made up her mind.

With a hint of determination in her eyes, she got from the bed a while later, took a shower and changed her clothes.

Then, she left the bedroom and went downstairs to the dining room.

As she walked into the room, she ran into Victor.

leave.Lukas was also nearby.He didn't wake Rachel

surprised to see Rachel suddenly come to the dining room, he still walked

you wake up so early? Don't worry.I'll have the servants bring you a nutritious

bother, Lukas.I'm not hungry," she replied in a hoarse voice,

course of

hear Lukas recommend that she eat "nutritious" food; it made

gave her the once-over and noticed

aware of what you're up to.You present yourself as poor, weak, and out of

couldn't help but chuckle at the accusation.She found it funny that Victor could be this

‘'Acting? Me?’' 

starving herself was an exercise in futility one she would

have the appetite to

before ten o'clock,"

if you kneeled right here, right now, I wouldn't relent because a woman like you deserves no pity from me.If you

he stopped dead in his tracks when he heard

she didn't yell, he clearly heard what she had

will sign the agreement, but

narrowed his eyes with

think you

back down,

but I'm more committed to ensuring that my interests aren't compromised.If I have to choose between safeguarding my interests and saving them, I'll choose to protect my interests at their expense.Don't forget, even for a second, that the baby is in my belly.If I decide I no

her lips curled up into

but it's hard to say if the baby will survive.In the first three months of pregnancy, the fetus is feeble and at risk, and anything can happen if it isn't properly cared

Victor's face turned ugly.

are so heartless!"

slowly, causing a lock of her hair to drop and cover her eyes for a few moments, hiding the fiery coldness that had suddenly appeared in them

pursues self-interest eventually, Victor," she slowly

you? I'm just a greedy, shameless, and stubborn

quite familiar to

these words time and

she heard them, she would get hurt; the words

didn't know if she had felt this way in the past because the words were too harsh, but now,

unusual, though, because she knew such words shouldn't have angered her, because she was Shelia,

she was pissed off

she got, the

fierce expression was plain for all

Victor was stunned.

those words, but the pain vanished as quickly

conditions?" he asked in a deep

hair behind her

moments later, she said, "One, I want all the shares you have in the Bennet Group.Two, I can agree to live in