Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 228

Thankfully, she could finally rid herself of the influence from the Miller family.

Vivian felt as if a boulder had been lifted off her shoulder. She had no idea she had been bearing countless burdens by herself all this while.

Finnick sat by her side, holding her in his arms silently.

Once Vivian finished crying to her heart’s content, he lowered his gaze and asked, “Are you feeling better now?”

After Vivian nodded in return, he asked once more, “Are you willing to tell me about your past yet? I’m all ears for you. I believe this will help to take things off your mind as well.”

He kissed her on the cheek once he finished his sentence.

Vivian wiped her tears dry and started sharing her miserable past with Finnick.

the trio from the Miller family promised to bring me to the beach for a short getaway. I was thrilled because I had never been to a beach before. All I knew was that the ocean was blue with

on his lap, instructing her

of the idea of me tagging along with the Millers. Initially, we had a great time as a family at the stunning beach, enjoying the gentle breeze. However, things took a drastic

heaved a long sigh of despair because the upcoming part of the trip wasn’t as pleasing as the first

deliberately dropped her doll as a way to get the better of me. I’m not accusing her but I could still vividly recall the vicious grin on her face when Emma instructed me to pick it up on her behalf. Emma said I was a skinny girl. Therefore, I was the best candidate available

entire incident she had gone

down her cheek once again as she muttered, “I was afraid because I had never approached the ocean before. The boulders were covered with slippery seaweed and sharp seashells. I managed to make my way to the bottom of the pit and retrieved the doll, but as a result, I

had noticed the scars that Vivian mentioned a long time

would be such a heartbreaking incident associated with the scars. All along, he thought she must have accidentally wounded herself when she

added, “My wounds hurt because they were exposed to seawater, but Emma and Ashley ignored me and hailed a cab back to the hotel in advance. They said Dad was waiting for them to have their dinner together and left me alone. In the end, I had to make my

in pain due to the wounds, yet

even bother to keep their