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?”

and chuckled. “What a coincidence! You’re heading there too? Is that

once in a blue moon.”

hesitated – it seemed a little unbecoming of her status to accept his offer. “It’s alright,

never going to get a cab at this hour. Just come with me – it’s

unhappy by being late was a much more undesirable scenario. “Okay then,

two entered the

peak hour was unforgiving. The roads were jammed and the pair found themselves stuck behind multiple red lights. To lighten the mood, Fabian switched on the radio. Coincidentally, the station was playing a song that

who sang this song during a gala dinner to woo a girl. But

back to Vivian. Her lips curled naturally as she 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

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

of it, realizing that this conversation 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

his birthday. We assumed that this year would be the same, which was why we didn’t prepare anything beforehand.

many things

Vivian fell into silence, and the pair carried on with the

forever, the Norton Residence came finally in sight. They