Captivation: Want Nothing But You novel Chapter 449

Rachel lowered her gaze to the critically-ill notice in Carson’s hand but didn’t take it.It looked as though she was trying to process a lot on her mind.

The doctor pressed, "Please, hurry up and sign your name here.We don’t have all the time."

Roger frowned, creases appearing on his forehead, as he looked at Rachel.

He moved his lips in an attempt to speak.

"Rachel, if…"

But before he could finish speaking, Rachel grabbed the pen and the notice from Carson’s hand and signed her name on it.

Seeing that she had signed it, the doctor rushed forward to collect it.

After confirming that the signature was correct, he swept a glance at them.

"You can just wait outside.We don’t know when the operation will be over for the time being."

With that, the doctor swiftly disappeared into the operating room.

When the door of the operating room was closed again, Rachel still had the pen in her hand.She stared blankly as she couldn’t get the words "critically-ill notice" out of her mind.

"Rachel?" Roger called with concern.

Rachel snapped back to reality.She closed the pen lid, then turned to look at Roger.Her lips slightly parted as she wanted to say that she was fine, but she couldn’t find her voice.

She tried to force a smile but failed.

It felt as though a boulder was on her chest, making it hard for her to breath.

‘What happened to me?’ she thought.

"Let’s go see Joe, shall we?"

Seeing Rachel’s expression, Roger suddenly felt a sense of powerless, as if he would lose her again if he didn’t say anything.He was not stupid.He understood the look on Rachel’s face.

Because he was once like that.

She might have just not realized it yet, but he could tell that her feelings for Victor were not as casual as she thought.

"Joe will wake up soon."

Carson took the pen from Rachel’s hand, and slid one hand in his pocket.

"You should go see him first.I know you’ll be the first person he would want to see when he wakes up."

Rachel’s eyelashes fluttered, but she said nothing.

"I’ll wait here," Carson added.

Rachel raised her eyes to meet Carson’s gaze, and only after a long while did she speak in a hoarse voice.

"Okay.Call me if anything happens."

When Rachel and Roger walked into the ward, Joey was still asleep.

Andy was standing beside the bed, looking at the boy with concern all over his face.

Only when they got closer did Rachel see Joey’s face clearly.

His forehead was wrapped in gauze, and there were visible bruises on his right cheek.

"I’ve asked the doctor.He just bumped his head a little.The gauze was to prevent infection.The bruises will heal in a few days, and there will be no scars left," Andy said.

Rachel nodded slowly and walked to the bedside, gently stroking Joey’s face in a bid not to hurt him.

When her fingertips touched his soft cheek and she felt his body temperature, Rachel felt so relieved that everything nat had held her emotions together broke loose.

Her eyes quickly reddened as the urge to cry hung in her throat.

Roger gently placed his hand on her shoulder and handed her a piece of tissue.

"It’s all over now.He’s sare.Only then did Rachel feel the warm trickle of tears on her cheeks.

She took the tissue and wiped her tears.

Glancing at her watch, she said, "Andy, Roger, it’s been a long day.It’s getting late and you haven’t eaten anything yet.Why don’t you eat something and go home to rest? I will watch him."

"Can you do it alone?" Andy asked with concern.

"I’ll stay too.We may need to call the doctor to check on Joe as soon as he wakes up.Besides, once the anesthetic wears off, he will feel pain and may find it hard to sleep again.You have had a long day.We can take shifts to take care of him," Roger said.