Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 482

He married her to shield her from mockery; he had V.M. Fund set up in her honor; he erased the biggest stain on her character; he punished those who have wronged her… He had done so much and transformed her from a scorned Cinderella to the widely admired Mrs. Norton of the Finnor Group.

Yet, none of that seemed to have counted for anything, as the moment Evelyn reappeared, his heart was no longer with her. Perhaps it was as Evelyn had put it—she was only a brief fascination for whom Finnick would not stick with for long.

The biggest tragedy was how she still harbored a sliver of hope that all these might be untrue even in the face of the overwhelming evidence she had discovered.

Vivian wiped at her tears as she slowly got back on her feet. She told herself that she must be strong. Everything is going to be alright. Worse come to worst, we will just get a divorce. That was something she had mentally prepared herself for anyway.

Even if she was no longer wanted by Finnick, she would continue to raise the child on her own and make a good life for themselves together. She believed that she was capable of that.

If my mother could manage it, why not me?

through her thoughts, Vivian turned

and Evelyn. She could not bear to see the man she had once loved so deeply engaging the warmth of another woman.

into a sobbing mess were she to bear witness to the scene which awaited her inside. She may very well end up

in the bedroom

dressed in a bathrobe inside the room. She looked rather prim and proper seated in bed and did not appear as one who was deeply engaged in sexual intimacy. She was the only one in the

the nightstand next to her was a laptop playing the deep drawls of a man’s

own lascivious enunciations. Disdain

phone off the bed. Her smug smile turned to

later, you’ll be completely mine, Finnick.” Evelyn snarled under her

worried about Vivian actually barging