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 this

married, Rachel had been worried about her daughter. Now, it

felt the last of her apprehension vanish.

appetite is going to get a lot

on cue, Vivian felt

meal. It got so bad I lost a lot of weight. After that phase, my appetite returned but I was insatiable. It was like

“Mom, did it hurt when you gave birth to me? Did it hurt a

I kept telling myself that I had to endure till the end. I had to ensure you

in child labor. To this day, she could still remember the agony she had been in. It felt like her body was ripping in half. However, the moment she heard her baby’s

how great her mother was to

done in her whole life. Her mother had been a saleswoman, an insurance agent, a newspaper stand seller, a tailor… The list was endless. All these jobs were difficult

all these hard jobs, all she had gotten in return was scorn and disdain. Yet she still managed to raise Vivian and send

at Vivian’s eyes at the

Rachel had been thinking about her 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, the Morrison family actually treated me quite well. At least the work environment was

you said you looked after Benedict when he was young.

Evelyn!