Captivation: Want Nothing But You novel Chapter 41

Ivy sneered, "I've changed my mind.Even if you get on your knees and beg me for forgiveness, I won't let Rachel off the hook.Just give up!"

Upon hearing that, Abby's face turned paler.

"How could you break your promise, Ivy?"

"So what if I break my promise? Is there anything you can do about it?"

The way Ivy said those words were filled with disdain and malice.

Ever since Rachel showed up, she hadn't said much.

She held Abby's arm, and felt that Abby was clearly trembling.

She then cast Abby a glance, and only then did she see that her clothes had coffee stains too even more stained than the documents.

Abby's clothes were soaked, and due to how thin the fabric was, she could see her bare skin turned red after getting burned by the piping hot coffee.

It was apparent that Abby was trembling from the pain.

All of a sudden, Rachel's mood took a turn for the worse.

With a face devoid of emotion, she turned to Ivy and asked, "Did you spill coffee on her on purpose?"

Although she was asking a question, the way she said it made it seem like she was certain that Ivy did it on purpose.

The sound of Rachel's voice was so intimidating that it shook Ivy to the core.

"What… what are you trying to say? She's the one who bumped into me!" Ivy stammered.

Her face paled, and a look of guilt glinted in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down.

"Rachel, I was holding a cup of coffee, and your dog bumped into me.How am I the one to blame? You can't pass the buck to me with that baseless accusation!"

Every time Ivy called Abby her "dog", Rachel became more and more livid.

"Is that so?" she asked, averting her gaze from Ivy and looking at Abby.

"Abby, did you bump into Ivy on your own?" Rachel asked.

"I…" Abby lowered her head.

"Abby, remember why I kept you around in the first place.Today, I want to teach you a lesson that hopefully will remain in your heart forever," Rachel said calmly.

"Sometimes, tolerance and concessions does not bring sympathy from others.It only makes people take advantage of your kindness, and make things worse.Take a step back, and you'll see the big picture.But if you take more than one step back, you'll be standing on the edge of an abyss."

Rachel smiled at Abby, touched her head, and said, "Don't worry.I'll protect you."

"Miss Bennet… Stunned by Rachel's words, Abby could no longer hold back her tears.Back when Abby was old enough to leave the orphanage, the head of the orphanage told her, "Abby, you must depend only on yourself in the future.Remember, you're different from those who have families and parents of their own.Unlike them, you're alone, so you must endure whatever hardships come your way.As long as you can bear all those burdens, you can survive."

But now, Rachel told her that tolerance wouldn't invite people's mercy.

Instead, it would only make them take advantage of her.

Abby clenched her fists.

As of this moment, she decided that she didn't want to be a burden to Rachel any longer.

The only way she could prevent others from looking down on her was if she became stronger.

That way, she would be able to protect Rachel.

"Miss Bennet, I didn't do it," Abby said firmly.

She then looked Ivy directly in the eye.

"I didn't bump into Ivy.She ran into me on purpose when she found out that I was here to deliver those documents.After that, she spilled coffee all over me, and deliberately stained the files."

Noticing the obvious change in Abby's attitude, Rachel felt relieved and delighted.

It seemed that Abby was a fast learner.

At the very least, she was much more sensible than that brat, Quintin.

Meanwhile, Quintin was eagerly waiting for King of Hearts to login to the form.

Suddenly, she sneezed and cursed, "Who the hell is speaking ill of me?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ivy screamed, clearly panicking.