Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 291

She pushed the plate over to Vivian, saying, “I made your favorite shortbread. Eat it while it’s hot.”

“Mom, I’m asking you a question! How do you know him?”

Grinning, Rachel explained, “I used to be a housemaid for the Morrison family. At the time, my main job was to look after Benedict. That’s why we’re so close. You have no idea what a beautiful little boy he used to be! I found myself smitten by his cuteness. He took a liking to me too, always running around me and calling me Ms. Rachel. He was such an obedient child!”

Vivian could imagine how adorable Benedict must have been when he was young. She wondered if her baby would be as beautiful. Judging by Finnick’s appearance, it was a given. Once the baby was born, Rachel would be ecstatic to be able to look after another child again.

At this, she was reminded of her main purpose for this visit. Distracted by Benedict’s appearance, she had nearly forgotten.

Her lips curved into a grin as she purposely said vaguely, “Mom, Mom! I have good news to tell you!”

“What is it?”

“I’m pregnant!”

a long time since Rachel was

worried about her daughter. Now, it

the last of her apprehension

appetite is going to get a lot worse in a

on cue, Vivian felt her

every single day at every single meal. It got so bad I lost a lot of weight. After that phase, my appetite returned but I was insatiable. It was like my stomach was a black hole. I ate so much that I gained back all the weight I had lost and then some more. Walking

close attention to what her mother was saying. “Mom, did it

birth to you naturally, you know. At the time, I kept telling myself that I had

she had been in. It felt like her body was ripping in half. However, the moment she heard her baby’s first cry, tears trickled

her mother was to give birth

had been a saleswoman, an insurance agent, a newspaper stand seller, a tailor… The list was endless.

was scorn and disdain. Yet she still managed

at Vivian’s eyes at the

life too, she commented, “It was not easy bringing you up alone. I wasn’t very talented nor was I rich. I had to work hard to earn enough money to get us by. Looking back on it now,

you looked after Benedict when he was young. Does

Evelyn!