Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 79

“Who is this ignorant girl and where does she come from?” the elder Mr. Norton reprimanded her sternly, “Know your place! You are not qualified to address me as Great Grandpa as you have yet to marry into the Norton family. Hence, stop commenting about our family matters.”

Ashley was dumbfounded after being admonished and regretted her impulsive decision to speak out.

She had not expected that the scheme she painstakingly put in place didn’t hurt Vivian at all. Instead, she ended up leaving a bad impression on the elder Mr. Norton.

That very instant, she didn’t dare utter another word. All she did was keep her head down as her teeth dug into her lower lip.

Why? Why did he do that?

Why is Vivian always so lucky to escape whatever I throw at her? I just can’t beat her!

When the next dish was served, everyone ate in silence.

After dinner was finally finished, everyone proceeded to a hall in the next room to dance.

As the band performed on stage, melodious music filled the room. There were a lot of couples dancing in each other’s arms. Amidst the music, waiters weaved in and out of the crowd serving champagne and wine. The guests who didn’t dance crowded together and chatted merrily.

niggling feeling that she didn’t fit it. Standing behind Finnick’s wheelchair, she

Vivian was watching Ashley and Fabian dancing in the center of the room and how they captured everyone’s attention.

there was nothing much left to

staying the night here,” Finnick

perplexed, Vivian nodded

eyes darkened.

and didn’t know how to respond. “I’m fine with it. When that incident happened two years ago, I had endured much worse than this

had

an exceptional reputation, to end up becoming a laughing stock because

Vivian’s direction. When he saw her

he suddenly asked, “would

Vivian was

he definitely couldn’t dance.

puzzled expression,

and grabbed Vivian’s hand

With him?