A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 88

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 88

Meanwhile, Fabian was momentarily stunned. He had not expected Ashley to utter those words, much less cared to question his feelings towards her. However, he quickly recovered and a cold look flashed across his face. “I’ve seen all the photos. What else can I misunderstand? What other explanations are there?”

Seeing his tense expression, she dared not say anything more.

Fabian observed the pitiful-looking woman in his arms, then suddenly remembered something. He frowned and questioned, “By the way, why and how did you end up with those photos?”

After all, those photos were sent to him by an anonymous contact through email. He had not shown them to anyone except for Finnick and Vivian. How did Ashley end up with those photos in the first place?

The question caught Ashley by surprise. She had been immersed in her worries, and initially thought that she had succeeded in changing the subject. Hearing his inquiry, her face paled once more.

Oh no! I almost forgot. I have yet to explain the origin of those blasted photos!

Noticing Ashley’s face had turned white suddenly, something in Fabian clicked. Realizing slowly the suspected truth, he gently pulled her away from his arms. With his stern expression and his raised eyebrows, Fabian interrogated with a frown, “Ashley, are you the one who sent me those photos?”

Ashley could not help but clench her fingers tightly. She knew that she was now in hot waters.

In fact, just a few days ago, when she first learned that Vivian was married to Finnick, her mind was so full of unjustified anger that she made up the plan on the spot to sabotage her without any careful planning nor afterthought.

Moreover, she was originally so confident in her plan. She even bribed a servant of the Norton family to help out in her plot. After the grand party, she arranged for the servant to resign and leave, hence tying up any loose ends and made sure that her whole plot was air-tight from being exposed.

Despite doing all that, she had undoubtedly underestimated the influence of the illustrious Norton family. With their power and efficiency, the investigation had proceeded much faster than she anticipated. That very night, she had been exposed.

As such, she had not come up with an excuse in time to explain the origin of those photos.

The moment she heard Fabian’s question, it made her flabbergasted. Her mind plunged into a state of disarray and she wished she were anywhere but here right now.

Indeed, whether it was the incident from two years ago or the recent case, the photos in Fabian’s possession were sent by her personally.

Because the scheme two years ago was all planned by her. Even the pinhole camera which snapped those photos was placed by her in the hotel as well.

Of course, Fabian must never know about all these.

While trying to calm herself down in the fastest possible time, an idea suddenly hit her. Her spirit was lit up with inspiration, along with her confidence.

Deliberately pretending to be frightened, she quivered, “Fabian, if I reveal to you how I have gotten hold of these photos, will you blame me?”