Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 704

Finnick crouched down in front of Vivian and gently queried, “What happened, Vivian? You seem unhappy.”

His questions sent a pang of sorrow into her heart, and she averted her eyes after a glance at him. Forcing a smile onto her face, she mumbled, “Nothing. How can I not be happy that the surgery went smoothly? I’m happy.”

Finnick would not be easily fooled. He had seen the downcast look in her eyes, and he wanted to know what had happened.

Straightening her and making her look at him, Finnick uttered, “Vivian, you have to tell me if there’s anything on your mind. Trust me. No matter how difficult it is, I’ll do my best to solve it for you.”

The solemn look Finnick had in his eyes touched Vivian, but it also made her feel helpless. To Rachel, she only had one daughter—Evelyn. Vivian, the adopted daughter, was no one to her. How am I supposed to tell him about this? What can he do about it?

Vivian reassured him. “Thank you for today. Without you, the surgery would not have

be honest with him. He thought they were much closer after today, but it seemed like he was still not someone

we—” Right as Finnick was about to

Evelyn… Evelyn, c-come

Rachel before spotting the desolation on her face, Finnick finally realized

reached out to hold her hands as he whispered, “Vivian, don’t overthink it. Evelyn’s her biological daughter, so she’ll think about her a little more.

in Vivian’s eyes again. That’s right. Evelyn’s her biological daughter. It’s normal for a mother to think about her daughter. To Rachel, I’m still

had said the wrong words to her. For a brief moment, he wished he could punch himself. Why

all right. You still have me. No matter what happens, you’re always the most important person to me. I’ll always be by your side; I’ll never

of sweet words to her while he was courting her, but none had moved her as much as the words he was saying now. Perhaps, it was because this was the moment she needed these words

lay in his arms, tears streamed down her cheeks. Yet, as her tears escaped her eyes, so did the sorrow from