Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Chapter 492: Injured (Part One)  

Carson spent an hour outside waiting.

When he saw the gate of the Bennet family’s house finally open he immediately stepped on the gas, worried that Rachel would shut it again.

As soon as he pulled over on the driveway, Rachel came out to see him.

"Rachel," Carson said as he stepped out of the car and gave Rachel an apologetic smile.

In a low voice, Rachel checked her watch and said, "You still have half an hour to take him back.If you’re still here after thirty minutes, I will call an ambulance and send you and Victor to the hospital."

Carson shivered as he looked into Rachel’s cold eyes, realizing Rachel had run out of patience.It was almost as if she was warning him.

"Okay, okay.I promise I’ll take him away right away."

Carson raised his hand and gestured "Ok" with his fingers.

He was well-known in the Apliaria’s upper class, but he was always a little timid in front of Rachel, which was strange for him.

After saying that, Carson examined Rachel up and down and raised his eyebrows.

"Are you going out?"

"Yes."

"Where to? I can give you a ride.Just take it as my apology.I didn’t mean to do that last night.I never expected my car to break down on the way here.And when you called me again, my phone fell into the water and instantly died."

As if afraid that Rachel wouldn’t believe him, Carson took out his new phone and showed it to her.

"It was a hassle, really," he complained.

"I asked my assistant to get a new one this morning, and I came here as soon as I got the phone."

There was still half an hour before the scheduled meeting time.

Rachel glanced at the phone in Carson’s hand and eyed him coldly.

"You have twenty-eight minutes left," she reminded.

In the Bennet Group When Rachel finished the meeting and returned to her office, she stood in front of the French windows and looked down, recalling the heated discussion among all departments just now.

Now that the welfare house project had begun with the participation of the Jimenez Group, the Bennet Group had received numerous benefits publicly.

Gradually, one or two investors began considering joining their other projects.

The Bennet Group was getting better.

The people in the meeting also discussed the situation and had different opinions.

One faction believed they should quickly launch a new product line when the Bennet Group was popular to accelerate the project’s progress, aiming that the Bennet Group would return to its prosperous state as soon as possible.

The other faction disagreed and thought they should proceed slowly and be more selective in choosing projects and investors.

They didn’t want to be duped and lose what the Bennet Group had.

Everyone was firm with their beliefs and argued endlessly, making Rachel very upset.

She wasn’t good at scheming against others in the business circle.

The only reason she managed to keep the Bennet Group going was because of her promise back then.

Shelia had promised the real Rachel that she would always protect the Bennet Group no matter what.

Knock, knock, knock.

The assistant opened the door, came in, and said, "Miss Bennet, I brought your coffee.No sugar and milk.

"Thanks."

Rachel turned around and sat on the chair behind her desk.

She reached for the coffee cup and took a sip -the mellow taste of the ground coffee beans spread in her mouth, allowing her to relax.

"Miss Bennet, you have an appointment with the Tucker representatives in the Asian Pacific region at lunchtime," the assistant reminded.

"You don’t look good.Did you sleep well last night?"

When she heard this, Rachel subconsciously touched and pressed the back of her neck.

It was so sore.

"It’s okay.You can send me the information of the people in charge to my e-mail.I'll look into it later."

Indeed, Rachel didn’t sleep well last night.She leaned against the head of the bed with her head slightly tilted for the entire night.

When she woke up, her neck was sore.She thought she was lucky enough not to have a stiff neck.

The assistant nodded silently and left the office right away.

After a while, Rachel received a detailed email regarding the person in charge of the Tucker in the Asian Pacific region.

Although Rachel was irritated by the discussion in the meeting, she confirmed one thing.

The Bennet Group would collaborate with Tucker to launch a joint product line.

Since Rachel wanted the company to grow, they couldn’t work on the welfare house project all the time.

The founder of Tucker was someone who was born in this country but grew up in another.

The Tucker named their brand after the founder’s surname.

Rachel did some investigations about the founder as well.

Although their brand was built by an entrepreneur from this country and gained popularity in Europe, there was little information about them.

People only knew the entrepreneur was a woman.

Rachel didn’t choose to work with the Tucker.

The Tucker’s founder contacted her personally and said that the person in charge of the Asian Pacific region admired Rachel for daring to start the welfare house project when the Bennet Group was in such a difficult situation.

And because the Tucker happened to expand its operations in this country, the founder proposed collaborating with the Bennet Group.

This proposal was like a timely rain.

But because it was too convenient, Rachel became more vigilant, especially since she could only find little information about the Tucker’s founder.

Rachel had asked Quintin to investigate the woman and found nothing suspicious about her, so she was relieved and agreed to get in touch with her.

After drinking half a cup of coffee, Rachel felt a little better.

Soon, the assistant knocked on the door again.

But instead of going inside, she only stood by the door and said, "Miss Bennet, it’s time for us to go."

Rachel took her coat from the hanger and nodded as if she was telling herself that she was ready.She then proceeded to walk out of the office, her assistant trailing behind her.She entered the elevator, took out her phone, and opened the e-mail.She read the content immediately since she had little time until the lunch meeting. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

After scanning the e-mail, Rachel could say that the person in charge had rich experience and was a young and promising talent.

"Did he grow up abroad?" Rachel asked.

Standing behind Rachel, the assistant answered, "No.Kyle went abroad to continue his study after finishing his university at home.After completing postgraduate courses, he stayed abroad to develop his expertise.He just joined Tucker three months ago."

Kyle joined the company three months ago but quickly rose to a high position as the Asian Pacific region manager.It was apparent he was not a simpleton.

"Do you have any photo of him?" Rachel asked.

The assistant shook her head.

Just then, the elevator came to a halt on the first floor.

Rachel didn’t give it much thought.

She put her phone away and headed to her car, preparing to meet Kyle.

They had planned to have lunch at a Western restaurant not far from the Bennet Group.

When they arrived at the place, the assistant went into the restaurant first to speak with the staff.

It had to be perfect.

After all, the lunch would determine the success of the Bennet Group and the Tucker’s collaboration.

Rachel was about to follow.

As soon as she stepped out of the car, she noticed a wild cat leaping out from the side and pouncing on her.