Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 271

Along the bustling streets, Vivian anxiously tried to flag a cab down. Sadly, none stopped for her.

Her panic grew – she was going to be late for her grandfather’s birthday party if this predicament continued.

She tried calling Finnick, hoping that he could give her a ride. Unfortunately, the line just could not get through.

What on earth is he doing? Does he not know that I’m going to the birthday party?

Finnick’s lack of response only compounded her misery.

While she was sulking along the walkway, Fabian walked out of the mall. A gift bag hung from his fingers.

Vivian’s desperate figure quickly caught his eye. “Vivian? Why are you here?”

Observing the gift bag in her hands, Fabian guessed, “Where are you heading to? The Norton Residence?”

noticed Fabian’s gift bag and chuckled. “What a coincidence! You’re heading there too? Is

of thing only happens once in a blue moon.” Guessing that Vivian could not

unbecoming of her status to accept his offer.

Fabian replied teasingly, “You’re never going to get a cab at this hour. Just come with me – it’s not like I’m going to

comment, Vivian figured that making the elder Mr. Norton unhappy by being late was a much more undesirable scenario.

two entered

the pair found themselves stuck behind multiple red lights. To lighten the mood, Fabian switched

from our course who sang this song during a gala dinner to woo a girl.

replied, “Ah yes, I remember that whole fiasco. The best part of the story is that the girl was actually so touched by his act that they got together! We always mused back then that fortune truly favored

tended to be full of interesting and silly happenings. Some people had such a memorable time that they had enough tales

was a little too inappropriate. Changing the topic, she asked, “Anyway, do you know why Grandpa suddenly wanted to host a meal? It’s such short notice… I thought his birthday party would have been in

anniversary too. Therefore, he’s usually reluctant to celebrate his birthday. We assumed that this year

clarified many things

Vivian fell into silence, and the pair carried on

what seemed like forever, the Norton Residence came finally in sight. They alighted