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

called and announced that he’s holding a birthday party. This sort of thing only happens once in a blue moon.” Guessing that Vivian

little unbecoming of her status to accept his

get a cab at this hour. Just come with

Mr. Norton unhappy by being late was a much more undesirable scenario. “Okay

entered the

lights. To lighten the mood, Fabian switched on the radio. Coincidentally, the station was playing a song that was popular during their college

guy from our course who sang this song during a gala dinner to woo a girl. But his performance was horrendous – I’m not sure if he sang anything

The best part of the story is that the girl was actually so touched by his act that they got together! We

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

quickly snapped out of it, realizing that this conversation was a little too inappropriate. Changing the topic, she asked, “Anyway, do you

really like anything that’s too extravagant. Moreover, his birthday happens to be Great Grandma’s death anniversary too. Therefore, he’s usually reluctant to celebrate his birthday. We assumed that this year would be the same, which was why we didn’t prepare anything beforehand. But to our surprise, he

clarified many

Vivian fell into silence, and the pair carried

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