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?”

“What a coincidence!

a birthday party. This sort of thing only happens once in a blue moon.” Guessing that Vivian could not get a ride, he added, “Let’s

of her status to accept his offer. “It’s alright,

watch, Fabian replied teasingly, “You’re never going to get a cab at this hour. Just come with me

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

two entered

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 was popular during

guy from our course who sang this song during a gala dinner to woo a girl. But his performance

the story is that the

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

quickly snapped out 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 birthday party

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,

explanation clarified many things

into silence,

the Norton Residence came finally in sight. They