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?

really fine,” Vivian reassured him. “Thank you for today. Without you, the surgery would not have gone as

when he realized Vivian still refused to be honest with him. He thought they were much closer after today, but it seemed like

as Finnick was about

Evelyn, c-come

before spotting the desolation on

it. Evelyn’s her biological daughter, so she’ll think about

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 the adopted one. Naturally, I’m not as important to her as Evelyn. Why am I sad

to her. For a brief moment, he wished he could

and consoled, “It’s all right, Vivian. It’s all right. You still have me. No matter what happens, you’re always the most important person

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

Yet, as her tears escaped her eyes, so did the sorrow from her chest. Only when she was less