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.

that she didn’t fit it. Standing behind Finnick’s wheelchair, she could sense the occasional condescending stare and mocking

and Fabian dancing in the center of the room and how they captured everyone’s attention. It simply made her

there was nothing much left to

the night here,” Finnick replied without

Vivian nodded

wrong? Are you not feeling comfortable?” Finnick’s eyes darkened. “Is it because

how to respond. “I’m fine with it. When that incident happened two years ago, I had endured much worse than this in comparison. I-I’m

From an outsider’s perspective, they might misconstrue that she had cheated on him. For

really didn’t want Finnick, who had an exceptional reputation, to end up becoming a laughing

then turned his wheelchair in Vivian’s direction. When

asked, “would you like

was

the wheelchair, he definitely couldn’t dance. However, other

he saw Vivian’s puzzled expression, Finnick smiled

he quipped and grabbed Vivian’s hand out of the

With him?