Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 26

“No, I-I can’t do this…” she stammered, taking a few steps back on shaky legs. “G-Grandpa? I’m not feeling well… I think I’ll take my leave first. I’ll definitely come back another time! I’m so sorry!”

With that, she rushed out of the private room without even looking back.

The elder Mr. Norton sneered as he watched her disappear down the corridor. “So that’s the girl you married? She’s so rude.”

Finnick glared at him. “I wouldn’t have even tried if you haven’t been breathing down my neck the whole time.”

The elder Mr. Norton widened his eyes in shock. “Y-You’re no better than her!”

He loved his youngest grandson more than anything in the world, but everything changed after the accident ten years ago. Reading his grandson’s mind became incredibly difficult.

Finnick decided that he did not want to continue the conversation any further. Pushing the wheels of his wheelchair, he made a move to leave the room as well.

“Hey! Where are you going?” the elder Mr. Norton demanded.

“I’ve lost my appetite,” Finnick said without bothering to look back. “You can eat with Mark and Fabian.”

Upon reaching the villa, Finnick heard from Molly that Vivian had locked herself in her room ever since returning.

darkened, visibly

open the door to the bedroom and saw Vivian lying face-down on

only irritated Finnick

bed and stared at her with a blank expression.

him, as though he

a rage. “Vivian!” he yelled.

by a

sat up immediately, the blank look on her

him. “H-How did you know about my

get deceived by the men I

right,” Finnick said, not even bothering to make her think otherwise. “I’m sure you know that I won’t marry a random woman

to

painfully. “Were you trying to embarrass me by taking me

her wrist and squeezed it with all his might. “He’s just an ex-boyfriend! There’s nothing to worry about

handsome man before her, her lips pursed into

understand,” she said after a long pause. “You

live, and the pain from two years ago still felt

understand how

could not get any angrier, but he was

This stupid woman!