Captivation: Want Nothing But You novel Chapter 123

Captivation Want Nothing But You Chapter 123 by Adolf Dunne

Throw The Handle After The Blade 

Alicia’s voice became lower and lower with every word she uttered. But even so, everyone heard her clearly. All she said was that she didn’t remember, and she thought it was a good excuse. She neither admitted to anything, nor denied that Rachel pushed her into the lake. Rachel, on the other hand, just smiled. Alicia raised her head, and met Rachel’s gaze. Her heart jolted upon seeing the look in Rachel’s eyes, and she felt even guiltier.

At once, she averted her gaze from Rachel, not daring to look at the woman again. “Oh, you don’t remember?” A playful grin was plastered on Carson’s lips when he reached the end of his sentence as he looked into her eyes. In a soft voice, Alicia replied, “It all happened so fast that I didn’t have the time to remember how it happened.” As she spoke, she turned to Victor with tearful eyes. “Victor, just… just let it go. I’m fine now anyway.”

1 Victor’s eyes dimmed, but he didn’t respond. Rachel withdrew her gaze from Alicia. She lowered her head, pondering for a moment. It was hard to figure out what she was thinking. Upon noticing her silence, Carson chimed in. “Miss Bennet, aren’t you going to defend yourself?” “Why should I?” Rachel stared back at him. Carson fell silent. Frankly, he had no idea how to answer that question. ‘This isn’t fun! No matter how hard I try to provoke Rachel, she just doesn’t care.’

As Victor watched them interact, a frown formed on his face. “Since Miss Schultz has decided to let this go, I’ll let this one slide for her sake, but you have to apologize to her right now,” he said. “Fine,” Rachel replied without hesitation. To everyone’s surprise, she agreed so readily! Alicia looked at Rachel in astonishment.

Before she could utter a word, she was violently pulled towards the steps near the lake, leaving her no chance to struggle or resist. Her face quickly turned ghastly pale as she tried to steady herself. “Rachel, what the hell are you trying to do?” Alicia exerted every ounce of strength in her body, but Rachel was far stronger than she was.

Not only could she not break free from Rachel’s grasp, her wrist also turned red. Victor’s eyes glinted as he strode forward and gritted his teeth. “Rachel!” “Victor, you’d best stay the hell away from me!” Rachel warned him. “I’m crazy, aren’t I? Not even I could tell what I’ll do next!”

Victor stopped dead in his tracks; his face turned grim. “Interesting…” Carson remarked. He crossed his arms and leaned against the pillar, enjoying the show. Alicia turned to the lake behind her and remembered how she almost drowned. She couldn’t help but shiver in fear. “Rachel, let me go! I said let me go this instant!”

Rachel scoffed at her and said, “Alicia, do you know what I hate the most in the world?” Alicia fell silent for a moment before she asked, “What is it?” The two of them were standing on the edge of the stairs. If Rachel were to let go and push her with the slightest amount of strength, Alicia would fall into the lake. With that in mind, Alicia trembled in fear.

“I hate being used as a scapegoat.”

“I… I never did anything like that!” Alicia’s eyes were laden with guilt and terror. ‘There’s no way I can tell the truth now! I lied earlier because I wasn’t thinking straight. If I were to confess, what would Victor think of me? 1 Besides, once I tell the truth, he would begin to have doubts of how I found out about Rachel’s pregnancy, and the car accident. No matter what, I cannot tell him the truth!’ Alicia looked at the lake behind her. She was so agitated that her eyes welled up with tears. “Rachel, we can talk about this, okay? Please…” “You may not know me that well, but if I have to debase myself and apologize, it should be for something that I really did,” Rachel said with creased brows.