Captivation: Want Nothing But You
Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Meet Alicia Again On The International Food Festival

As silence pervaded the room, Maria sighed and closed her eyes, stilling her emotions. When sheopened her eyes again, the malice in them had vanished; it was as though it had never appeared.She stop touching her pearl necklace and stood up gracefully. Then, she walked out of the livingroom to the stairs, closely followed by the housekeeper.

When she got to the stairs, she held the banister gently. “Send someone to keep an eye on her,” sheordered the housekeeper without looking back. Although Maria hadn't emphasized who “her” was,the housekeeper was quick to realize that she was referring to Rachel. “Yes, ma'am,” thehousekeeper said, bowing respectfully.

In the Sue Garden's dining room. Exhaustion had plagued Rachel for the duration of the meal. Herpregnancy symptoms weren't easing up as time passed. Drowsiness was one of them, and it hadcontinued to grow stronger over time.

She yawned and put her spoon down on the table. She hadn't seen Victor since their conversationended in an argument that night. The radio silence actually pleased her, she hadn't bothered toinitiate conversation and was happy being alone. When Lukas noticed she had finished herbreakfast, he quickly handed her a glass of warm water and folic acid supplement pills. Rachel tookthe warm water and swallowed the pills with it.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the weather outside. “It's a nice daytoday,” she warmly said, looking out the window. Following her gaze, Lukas also looked out thewindow and nodded. “Yes, it is. The temperature has dropped steadily for several days. Fortunately,it's pretty warm outside today. Would you like to go out for a walk, Miss Bennet? It must be bustlingoutside today,” he said.

Rachel rarely left her bedroom, though. Not only had she had to deal with drowsiness in this earlystage of her pregnancy, but it had also been cold outside recently. dear reader daily new latestchapters uploaded on www.novelheart.com For those reasons, she had felt rather lazy and didn'twant to go out.

However, she knew staying at home any longer would be bad for her health. Going out for a walkwould do her some good, and she could search for clues about Abby's whereabouts. As thisthought crossed her mind, Rachel raised her eyebrows and asked, “It's bustling outside?”

"Yes. Haven't you read the news on the Internet, Miss Bennet? Today is the Apliaria’s annualInternational Food Festival,” Lukas explained. “The International Food Festival?

Rachel wondered. Suddenly, she remembered the advertisements she saw on the Internet a

few days ago. Every year, Apliaria celebrated the International Food Festival to promote thecommunication of food culture between countries. Shelia had heard Quintin talk about it back whenshe was still a member of the Red Hackers Alliance. Back then, he had hoped to get her to join himto enjoy some food. *

How did I respond to his offer back then?’ Shelia pondered, looking at the garden outside inthought. Soon, she remembered what she had said to him. “Quintin, if I hear one more word fromthat mouth of yours, I'll throw you down,” she warned sternly. Upon hearing that, Quintin hurriedlyturned away from Rachel, who was busy cracking a program, and looked down. They were on athree-meter-high open-air balcony. Quintin was not afraid to jump off the balcony. He was nimbleand agile, so he was confident he'd survive.

However, the pond below was home to two crocodiles. They hadn't eaten in a few days and werequite hungry. They were gifts from Rachel's previous client to thank her for fulfilling his order. Thecrocodiles seemed to feel Quintin's gaze and grew restless. They raised their enormous heads andopened their dangerous mouths at him. “..."

Cold sweat dripped down Quintin’s back, and he had quickly ditched his thoughts of celebrating theInternational Food Festival. After gathering her thoughts, Rachel stood up and replied, “Since it'sbustling, then let's join them.”

She wanted to see how the International Food Festival was celebrated. It had to be somethingworthwhile since Quintin was keen to take part in it. The Eastern District was the venue for thisyear's International Food Festival. Hundreds of stalls already filled the district's massive square.These stalls had on display many special snacks for customers to taste. On the opposite side of thesquare was the largest shopping mall in the Eastern District.

At that moment, two women walked out of the building holding many bags. “Alicia, people aregathered on the other side of the street. Why don't we check it out?” The other woman said, lookingat Alicia, who was walking beside her. Alicia didn't seem to hear her, though, causing the woman tofrown, “Alicia?” “..." Alicia didn't respond still. She just continued walking. The woman's frowndeepened, and she raised her voice. “Alicia!” The sudden shout startled Alicia. It appeared she hadbeen deep in thought. She looked at the woman and blankly said, “What's wrong?”

“I should be the one asking that question. Why have you been so absent-minded these past fewdays? What's going on?” “Have 1?" Alicia asked in a low voice as she silently touched her face. “Ofcourse! You've been absent-minded since you returned from visiting your aunt,” the woman said. Itwas the truth. Alicia had been absent-minded a lot in the past few days. She lost her focus evenduring classes, leading to many mistakes in her experiments.

This caused her teachers to criticize her rather strongly. The woman walking with her was herroommate, Lori. Their tutor had just given them a day off, so she took Alicia shopping because shewas a little worried about her. However, Alicia's sudden spells of absent-mindedness persisted. “Issomething wrong with your aunt's family?” Lori asked hesitantly. dear reader daily new latestchapters uploaded on www.novelheart.com “No,” Alicia replied, frowning.

She had gotten annoyed when she recalled Maria's words. She really wished to know if Rachel waspregnant or not. However, she knew that asking Victor about this wasn't wise. She feared he'd getmad at her if she tried. However, not knowing the truth left her bitter, angry, and most times,absent-minded.

1 “Tell me what has happened, then. I could help you figure it out. Trust me—I may be able to helpyou solve your problem,” Lori said worriedly. Alicia looked at her and hesitated a little, after whichshe said, “Let's replace somewhere we can sit, and I'll tell you all about it.”

They walked over to the square and found empty benches in a temporary rest area. When they satdown, Alicia told Lori what had been bothering her. “Tell me, then. What should I do? I can't put mymind at ease if I don't replace out the truth. It took me two years to ensure Victor divorced.

However, if Rachel is truly pregnant now, then...” Alicia paused and gritted her teeth. The longer shethought about this, the angrier she became. She didn’t even notice when she ripped the piece oftissue paper in her hand to

pieces. “You just want to know if she’s pregnant or not, right? That's simple,” Lori said with a smile.Alicia looked at her in confusion. Lori leaned in close and whispered in her ear, “Aren“t there manythings a pregnant woman can't eat? Why not just offer her one? Then from her reaction, you'll getyour answer.”

Alicia's eyes lit up instantly! “That's genius! Why didn't I think of that?” Lori leaned back and smiled.“That's why they say, “Love often makes a person blind.” Alicia chuckled with embarrassment.Satisfied that her friend's mood had improved, Lori smiled and rested her chin on her hands. “I'vesolved a difficult problem for you, so you owe me.”

“No problem,” Alicia replied. “You couldn't take your eyes off a handbag a short while ago, right? I'llbuy that for you.” Lori grinned broadly. “Aww, Alicia, you're so nice! I'm going to use the restroomnow, so wait here for me. We can go and buy that handbag when I get back!” Lori said, giggling.Then, she stood up and hurried to the restroom.

Alicia smiled as she watched Lori hurry off. She felt better now that her roommate had offered her abrilliant solution. In a good mood, she stood up and headed to a stand nearby to buy two cups ofice cream. Something caught her eye suddenly. A Maybach had pulled up nearby. Someone familiarsoon came out of the supercar.

When Alicia saw this person, her smile evaporated instantly. She quickly took another look at theMaybach’s license plate, and her heart sank. She clenched her fists in rage, and her eyes turned red.Without a second thought, she marched to the car and blocked the path of the new arrival, Rachel,who was just about to enter the square. “Rachel, why were you in Victor's car?!” Alicia bellowed.