Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 422

“Look at how drained you look. I’m sorry for making you worry,” Vivian uttered, touching his cheek with her hand.

Finnick felt worse hearing Vivian’s words. As compared to what she had been through, this was nothing. Yet, she was apologizing to him. He should be the one to apologize for not being there to protect her when she needed him most.

Pulling her into his arms again, he held back his tears and assured her, “Vivian, everything is okay now. Whatever happened is in the past, and I will not leave you.”

“Hmm?” Vivian gently broke out of the embrace and stared at Finnick in confusion.

Cupping Vivian’s face, Finnick earnestly looked into her eyes and declared, “Vivian, I love you. I love your heart and your soul. Regardless of what happens, I will never abandon you. Therefore, you must promise me that you will never leave me either, and you will stay with me forever.”

It was heart-warming to hear Finnick’s sudden confession, though Vivian did not understand where he was coming from.

“Why are you telling me this all of a sudden? Nothing happened to me. Am

heard her response but quickly recovered and replied, “Yes, you are fine now. Nothing happened. We can pretend that everything was

in the

Finnick let out a bitter laugh, trying

share what he meant, Vivian tried to ignore the burning questions she had. She did not probe any further and changed the topic instead.

her by the bell. Therefore, he probably

thought, she felt a surge of gratitude towards him. It was fortunate that he rushed there just in time. Otherwise, she would not be lying here and facing Finnick with her head held

not overthink it. “No, it

Vivian was bewildered by

Thinking that Vivian recalled her painful memories, Finnick regretted mentioning Mark’s name. He gently tapped her hand and

catch what he said as she was busy wondering

that Benedict sent her here because he was the last person she saw before she fainted. Other than him, only Evelyn knew she