Captivation: Want Nothing But You novel Chapter 168

Captivation Want Nothing But You Chapter 168 by Adolf Dunne

“What are you doing?” Ivan coldly asked as he exited the elevator, catching a glimpse of the medicine bottle in the woman’s hand. “Mr. Chavez!” The receptionist gasped and took a step back. Ivan quickly went to her and snatched the medicine bottle from her grasp. “Where did you get this? Who told you to throw it away? Answer me!” Victor had an international video conference earlier. During the meeting, he suffered a stomachache. He asked Ivan to bring the medicine he had kept in his office, but it was unexpectedly all used up.

Ivan called Lukas and asked him to bring some medicine. The latter never showed up, so Ivan decided to get the bottle himself. However, as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he noticed that the receptionist was about to throw away the medicine Victor had usually taken.

The receptionist stuttered, “I…um… Rachel brought it here. I thought the drug may be poisonous, so I…” “So you decided to throw it away? What gives you the right to decide throwing away Mr. Sullivan’s things?” Ivan narrowed his eyes. “I… I…” The receptionist turned paler by the second, tears running down her cheeks.

Clenching the medicine bottle tightly in his hand, Ivan gritted his teeth and said, “I will inform Mr. Sullivan about this. And you… Prepare yourself for the worst. Surely you’ve got some explanation for this. Get out of here if you can’t justify your actions!” After saying that, Ivan turned around and took the elevator, heading straight to the 33rd floor. The receptionist’s face was grim, and she couldn’t stand still. She took a few steps back and fell to the floor after colliding with the trash bin.

When Ivan arrived at the 33rd floor, the meeting had just ended. He knocked on the door first before coming in. He then proceeded to pour some water for Victor, and handed him two pills. Victor didn’t get enough rest this week. He had to work overtime for two consecutive days after coming home from Switzerland. The stomachache seemed to worsen and his pallor wasn’t any better. He took the pills and swallowed them without drinking water. “Mr. Sullivan, it was Miss Bennet who brought this medicine,” Ivan said as he placed down the glass of water, glancing at his boss. “Rachel?”

“Yes. I was going to get it myself, but I happened to see the receptionist about to throw the medicine away. I stopped her and asked why she did it. Then she told me Miss Bennet was

the one who sent the medicine.” Victor frowned and pursed his thin lips. What Rachel said to Lukas two days ago suddenly came to his mind. He felt his stomach lurch. “How long has she been gone?” Victor asked in a low voice. “Who?” Ivan leaned closer because he didn’t get who he was asking about.

“Rachel.” “She just left when I saw the receptionist trying to throw the medicine away, so I’d say around five minutes. If you head to her now, you should be able to catch up with her.” Ivan said.

Victor gave Ivan a cold look as soon as he finished speaking. “Who told you I was going after her?” Ivan gulped and immediately said, “I’m sorry. I thought too much.” Victor’s face remained deadpan. After a while, he stood up, grabbed his coat, and prepared to leave.

Ivan assumed he was going to check the company, so he decided to follow him. “I’m going to rest in the car. Don’t follow me,” said Victor. “Yes, sir.” Ivan came to a halt as Victor entered the CEO’s private elevator. He watched as the doors shut When he saw that the number on the elevator screen was fixed on “1,” Ivan burst into laughter. He never thought that his boss would be so mendacious.

Noticing the remorse on his face, Rachel shook her head and smiled. “I’m fine now, don’t worry about it. Besides, she was my responsibility. I was supposed to keep an eye on her, but in the middle of everything, we got split up and it took a long while before we could find her.” “Rachel, it wasn’t your fault. If only I was…” “Hold it!” Rachel interjected, helplessly smiling, “Are we going to just stand here and blame ourselves for what happened? If we keep this up, it feels like I should be sorry for going out that day. If I hadn’t left home, I wouldn’t have met you and Riley wouldn’t have gotten lost.”