Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Chapter 75: Victor Decided To Keep This Baby 

Surprisingly, Rachel was being cooperative.But the more she cooperated, the stranger she seemed to Victor.

"I see.You may take your leave," he said.

Ivan nodded in response before he left the office.

Slowly, Victor cast his gaze upon the floor–to-ceiling window, staring at the scenery outside; his eyes glinted with suspicion.

‘'Rachel, what are you up to?’'

That night, in a private room of the Crown Club, several colorful lights were flashing in the room, shining on the people seated at the sofa from time to time.

Along with the lights, the deafening music went on and on..

"Hang on, what did you just say?"

Carson couldn't help but raise his voice.

He sprang to his feet, staring at Victor with widened eyes.

The moment he finished talking, the music in the room suddenly stopped, and the half naked dancers on the miniature stage also halted.

Now, the entire room fell silent.

Carson pinched himself and cried out in pain.

"Damn, that hurts! So, this really isn't a dream, huh? I didn't mishear you, did I? Victor, are you saying that you're going to be a father?" he exclaimed.

Victor raised his head to look back at him, speechless.

At the moment, it appeared as though he was staring at an idiot.

"Oh, my God! This is shocking news!"

Carson covered his face with both hands, flinging himself unto the sofa.

"Mr.Scott, Mr.Sullivan is the one who's about to be a father, not you. Why are you so worked up about this?"

Ivan really didn't get why Carson was freaking out, although, he, himself had also been utterly shocked for days since he found out about Rachel's pregnancy. NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

Carson glanced at Ivan and said mournfully, "How could I not be upset, Ivan? Victor is a divorced man, and yet he's about to be a father! My dad has been urging me to get married.If he finds out that Victor's about to become a father, it will make my life even more difficult than it already is! Just think how much my dad will pester me to get married after hearing about this.I don't even have a prospect of meeting a suitable woman right now!"

Ivan fell silent.

‘'You already have a woman in your arms right now…'’ he thought.

However, he couldn't speak his mind aloud.

"Hold on."

Carson shivered at the thought of how much his life would get worse in the future, but something dawned on him all of a sudden.

He turned to Victor and asked, "You got Rachel pregnant?"

Victor looked back at him without saying anything.

Carson relaxed upon realizing that.

"Oh, God, that's a relief! You hate that woman.I don't think you'd want to keep that baby."

He paused for a moment, and continued, "Wait, would you?"

"Actually, I am planning to keep the baby."

The smile on Carson's face disappeared.

He stared at his best friend in disbelief.

"You're going to keep this baby?"

While taking a sip of his wine, Victor answered concisely, "Yep."

Upon hearing his answer, Carson put on a serious face.

"Don't you loathe Rachel?"

"I do, but the fact remains that the Sullivan Group needs a successor," Victor said flatly.

He had no plans on getting married again, which meant that it was nigh impossible for him to have a child in the future.

For the time being, the Sullivan Group appeared to be stable and peaceful.

But in reality, the members of the board of directors had their own ulterior motives.

Many of them supported Victor's half–brother, Odin, to become the company's successor instead of Victor, for Odin was the Sullivan family's legitimate heir.

But to everyone's surprise, the illegitimate son, Victor, took over the Sullivan Group, disrupting their devious plans.

In addition, during the past two years since he took office, he had taken drastic measures to deprive those scheming scum of their power.

Although the company was growing and expanding further day by day, those people hardly got any benefits out of it.

They certainly harbored a lot of resentment against Victor, and none of them gave up on the idea of helping Odin take control of the company.

When Victor got married, the board members had tried to reason with his grandmother one after another in order to prevent the wedding from happening.

Because once Victor got married, it was highly likely that he would have a child.

And if that were to happen, even if they managed to force Victor to step down one day, his child could still contend with Odin for the control over the company.

But no matter what they told Victor's grandmother, she wouldn't change her mind.

She insisted that Victor must succeed the Sullivan Group.

The members of the board had no choice but to accept her decision, and give up.

Once again, their plan was foiled.

Later on, they found out that Victor hated his wife, Rachel, so they assumed that the couple would never have a child.

Hope returned to their hearts, and they soon began to make new plans.

Their desire for Victor's resignation was rekindled.

They tried to convince Odin to come back from abroad several times.

During Victor's first day in office, his first act as president was to assign Odin to take charge of their overseas business operations.

That was why all these years, his brother had been working abroad.

If it wasn't necessary, Victor would never allow him to return.

Therefore, when Victor decided to get a divorce, the first reaction of the board of directors was to stop him.

Only if he stayed married to Rachel could they rest assured that he would never marry someone else and have an heir.

They even faked sincerity as they tried to persuade Victor not to get a divorce, saying that they had all been through the same situation.

They told him that fights were common in a marriage, and that a couple must learn to forgive and forget.

In order to prevent him from divorcing Rachel, they said a lot of nice things about her against their will, completely forgetting that two years ago, they portrayed her as a worthless, despicable woman in front of Victor's grandmother.

Unfortunately for them, their plan was a total failure again.

Victor and Rachel still got divorced.

They knew that they must find a way to bring Odin home before Victor got married again.

Since time wasn't on their side, they tried to come up with several "bright" ideas.

For instance, they had repeatedly proposed to transfer Odin back home during meetings, and they had requested to hold a general shareholder's meeting.

Carson knew about all these political shenanigans within the company.

Now that he had heard Victor's response, he immediately understood what his friend was planning.

"Are you planning to use this child to make those board of directors completely give up getting Odin transferred back home?" Victor took another sip of wine.

"No, that's not it.I think after the shareholder's meeting, Odin will come home sooner or later."

"Don't mess around with me," said Carson.

"If you don't want him to come back, he'll never be able to do so.Fine.Let's say that he manages to return to the country.But even so, he could never be the Sullivan Group's CEO.Whether he comes back or not, their plans will not work.The only difference is that if he does come back early, they'll be made aware of that fact earlier." Victor raised his head to look at Carson.

When Carson looked into his eyes, he knew how serious Victor was.

Carson pondered for a moment, and said, "Have you really made up your mind? Once that baby is born, Rachel will be its mother.If she uses your child as an excuse to badger you"

"She'll never have that kind of opportunity," Victor said coldly.

Just then, his phone rang.

When he looked at the caller ID, he saw that Lukas was calling him.

He didn't answer it, but he put down his wine glass, picked up his suit jacket, and stood up.

"I have something important to deal with, so I'll be heading out."

After saying that, Victor left the room with Ivan without waiting for Carson's reply.

As he watched Victor walk away, he raised his eyebrows and smiled with interest.

Carson sat on the sofa, crossed his hands at the back of his head while casually resting his legs on the coffee table.

"I hope so," he said.

Upon hearing that, the girl snuggled into his arms was confused.

In a sweet voice, she asked, "Mr.Scott, what are you hoping for?"

‘'What am I hoping for? Well, I'm hoping that Rachel wouldn't badger Victor after giving birth to their baby.However, once the child is born, will they really be able to cut ties with each other completely?’' Carson lowered his head, biting the apple offered by the woman.

He grabbed her chin and transferred the apple into her mouth using his tongue.

"Doesn't your boss teach you any manners? You shouldn't ask your guests questions that you're not supposed to ask.Don't stick your nose into your customers' private affairs."

He then shoved the woman away from him, wiping his mouth in disgust.

As he got up, he grabbed his coat and headed to the door.

The woman was stunned.

"Mr.Scott, I…"

But before she could even finish talking, Carson had already left the room.