Captivation: Want Nothing But You

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Victor passed out.
Roger carried Victor on his back and put him on the bed.
Lila walked over to the bed, extended her hand, and touched Victor’s forehead.
"I’m afraid he has a high fever.He’s burning up."
Victor’s forehead was so hot that Lila had to retract her hand right away.
"Miss Bennet, if his fever doesn’t go down, he could die."
"Do you have any antipyretics at home, Lila?" Roger asked.
"Yes, we have some.Mr.Torres toldthat we must store santipyretics at home, so I went to the pharmacy to get several
them before Miss Becback.But judging from his situation, I’m afraid that even the antipyretics won’t work since the
fever is intensely high."
Lila lowered her head.
Roger heaved a sigh and peered out the window.It was still pouring outside, and the dark sky was accompanied by deafening
thunders from tto time.
"Let’s give him smedicine first.I’ll bring him to the hospital when the rain stops."
Then, Roger turned to face Rachel as if he was asking for her opinion.
Rachel pulled out her phone and called Carson.
The phone kept ringing for a while, but then Carson dismissed the phone.
Rachel’s temples throbbed.She put her phone down and raised her head, meeting Roger’s gaze.She carefully considered his
suggestion and said, "I guess that’s all we can do for now.But can he take antipyretics when injured?"
"I’ll ask my sister.It shouldn’t be a problem."
Rachel gave him a nod.

Lila went to get the medicine kit and returned with several boxes of antipyretics from different brands.
She went through the boxes one by one, unsure of what to choose because she had never encountered anything like this before.
"Lila, give them to me."
Noticing Lila’s panic, Rachel got a hold of the medicine boxes.
"Please geta glass of warm water."
"Yes, Miss Bennet."
Lila clasped her hands together and left the room in a hurry.
Roger took a quick picture of the antipyretics and sent it to Clara.
"I’ll call Clara and ask her about it."
"Thank you, Roger."
Roger exited the room and went down the corridor to call Clara, leaving Rachel and Victor alone in the guestroom Suddenly,
there was a faint voice coming from the bed’s direction.
The weak and pale man lying there moved his lips and mumbled incoherently.
Noticing this, Rachel walked up to the edge of the bed.
She tried to listen closely, but his voice was so low that she had trouble understanding what he was trying to say.
"What?" she asked.

Victor murmured once more, his eyes closed.
"What did you say?"
Rachel could still barely hear it.
Looking at Victor’s pale face, she assumed he must have been talking in his sleep.
It was common for people with insanely high fever to be delirious.

But, on second thought, she was worried Victor had something important to say.
She backed up a little and hesitated.
After another mumble cout of Victor, Rachel decided to lean over him and brought her ear closer to his lips.
This time, she could hear his words crystal clear.
"Cold..." Victor said Cold? Rachel eyed the heater.
People could walk around in short T-shirts since the room was so warm.
How could Victor be cold? Only then did Rachel notice the change of color on Victor’s lips.
They were turning purple.
Victor’s body started to shiver all of a sudden. Fearful that he would lose consciousness, Rachel reached out and gently gripped
Victor’s shoulders in an attempt to wake him up.
"Victor? Victor"
"Rachel..." Victor called out again softly.
"Victor? Are you awake?"
When Rachel heard Victor call her name, she thought he had already regained consciousness.
However, there was no response from Victor.He had not woken up yet.He was in the middle of a dream.
Rachel’s eyes narrowed as she placed the back of her hand on Victor’s hot forehead.
She couldn’t believe how high his temperature was.
Soon, Roger and Lila cback.
"Take this.My sister said Victor isn’t fit to take strong antipyretics right now since it will stimulate his body."
Roger picked out the medicine with the minimal side effects, then took two pills and placed them in his palm.
He then reached for the glass of warm water from Lila’s hand and said, "Letfeed him."

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"Okay," Rachel agreed.
Lila helped Victor in sitting up and placed several pillows behind his back.
Roger gently made Victor swallow the pills.
After he placed them in Victor’s mouth, the latter suddenly coughed and spat the pills out.
Following that, no matter how hard Roger tried to force the pills into Victor’s mouth, Victor would always have his lips shut as
tight as he could.
Because of this, Roger couldn’t make him take medicine at all.
"What should we do?" Lila asked anxiously.
"If he doesn’t take those pills, his fever will never go down.Maybe we can grind the pills into powder and let him take it with
water."
Roger stared at the pills in his hand.
The box contained only four pills.
Victor spewed out two of them.

One pill fell to the floor because he refused to take it.
There was only one left.
"Don’t grind it into powder,"
Roger reminded.
"That will destroy the medicine’s effect.The best way is to urge him to ingest the pill."
"Oh, right..."
"I’ll give it a try," Rachel said as she looked at Roger.

Roger raised his head and fixed his gaze on Rachel’s eyes.His hand holding the glass froze for a brief second, but soon, he
nodded.He then let Victor lean against the pillows, stood up, and handed the glass of water and pill to Rachel.
Rachel approached the bedside.
As soon as she sat beside Victor, she heard him say "Rachel" in a hoarse voice.
"I’ll go downstairs and cook noodles for you, Rachel." Roger glanced at Victor, who was still unresponsive, and then back at
Rachel.
"It’s getting late.You haven’t eaten anything yet."
"Oh, that’s... Mr.Jimenez, you’re our guest.I can’t bother you with that task.I’ll cook for both of you." Lila said quickly
"It’s alright, Lila.I want Rachel to taste my cooking," Roger said with a smile.
"I feel bad.I’m the one who asked you to stay.I was planning to cook for you," Rachel said helplessly.
"Don’t worry about it.You can cook forin the future.I’m sure there will be plenty of chances.
"You give Mr.Sullivan medicine first, and I’ll get started with the noodles," Roger said gently.
He paused for a moment as if he was afraid Rachel would refuse.He smiled at Lila and continued, "Lila, despite my bold
statement about cooking, I’m actually not good at it.I’m not sure if Rachel would like the food I cook.Maybe I need you to help
me."
Lila knew Roger was pursuing Rachel.She had sensed it from the moment she saw him look at her.
He didn’t hide his feelings for Rachel but instead expressed them openly.
Lila could tell that Roger really cared about Rachel.
He was a kind man with good nature.He was very polite and respectful to other people.
She liked Roger very much and believed he and Rachel were a perfect match.
Hearing what Roger said, Lila smiled and replied, "Mr.Jimenez, you’re too modest.Of course, I’ll do what I can to help you."
They chuckled before excusing themselves.

Rachel didn’t even have a chance to refuse.
Soon, the door was closed.
Rachel looked down at the glass of water in her hand and turned to Victor again.
Victor’s eyes were closed.
His striking features remained the sdespite looking frail and sick.He had dashing brows and a pointed nose as if God had
given him the best of everything.He appeared weaker and less powerful because he was in a vulnerable state.
It seemed that it was no longer difficult for people to get close to him now.
Rachel moved closer and attempted to put the pill in Victor’s mouth.
However, as expected, Victor kept his mouth shut.
The pill was neither big nor small, but Rachel couldn’t make him swallow it.
Worried, she pursed her lips and stared at the pill in her hand. She eventually broke the pill into two pieces and pinched Victor’s
cheeks.
She stuffed half of the pill into his mouth and followed it up by making him sip water.
But he still didn’t swallow.
Seeing that Victor was about to spit out the pill again, Rachel leaned closer to his lips.