Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 546

Besides, he was the only one in sight. Vivian did not identify any other allies in the crowd. Everyone, however, was shaken by the sight of the gun. No one dared make a false move in his presence.

Vivian was unable to locate Larry in her brief scan of the present crowd. She let out a small sigh of temporary relief. Little Pumpkin should still be in the cabin then, Vivian concluded. Hopefully, none of the pirates have managed to find him!

Vivian turned to Hunter and gestured at the deck, indicating that they could sneakily access the cabins through it.

Hunter understood. He flanked Vivian from the outside to shield her as they made their way in. Their hearts beating wildly, Hunter and Vivian finally arrived at the cabins. They’d managed to successfully evade the pirate’s shifting eyes.

The moment she pushed open the door, Vivian darted in to search for Larry. He was nowhere to be found. As her search grew increasingly futile, Vivian became distraught.

“Little Pumpkin, are you here?” Vivian cried, already on the verge of weeping. All she had for solace was this single thought that she repeated to herself over and over again. Little Pumpkin’s a clever little guy! He’ll be all right!

But she couldn’t shake the nagging fact that no matter how intelligent Larry was, he was still only five years old. Vivian couldn’t help herself. Tears came and flowed uncontrollably. “Little Pumpkin! Are you in here? Answer Mommy, please!” Vivian cried in desperation.

about to collapse from sheer grief,

rushed over. Larry was indeed curled up inside,

scooping him up into her arms.

Mommy! Why did you come back only

Larry felt slightly indignant at having been left behind. Tears welled up in his eyes. It had been so scary being left

hug and babbled, “I’m sorry Little Pumpkin! It’s all Mommy’s fault; Mommy shouldn’t have left you

Larry said obediently, wiping at the tears cascading down Vivian’s face. “I was playing

head tenderly. “You’re really smart,

we should leave quickly. If that pirate discovers us, we won’t be able to

of her

and Vivian retraced the route they had taken through the deck. Just as they were about to board the speedboat, they heard a vicious shout from

“Bring Finnick here!”