Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 1664

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1664

“Are you here to chase me away or to mock me?” she said harshly, though she still bagged the fruits for Joan.

Despite having a thousand words to say when she first recognized the fruit stall owner, Joan could only utter one word, “Neither.”

Gabriella smiled and passed the packed apples to her. It was unlike the look she gave to her other customers. Her lips curled into an arrogant smile, and she demanded, “That’s a hundred.”

That is clearly daylight robbery. How can she ask for so much money when she only gave me six apples? I can’t believe one of the customers earlier actually praised Gabriella for setting low prices. How did she become a completely different person out of the blue?

Begrudgingly, Joan pulled out a banknote from her wallet and paid Gabriella with it. True enough, the latter did not bother to give her any change, as though it was normal for apples to cost that much.

The moment Joan took the bag of apples from Gabriella, she heard the other party say, “Since my best friend is here, I should treat you to a cup of coffee.”

Joan did not respond to the offer, and Gabriella took her silence as consent. After the lady boss closed her shop, she waved to a granny not far away. Without forgetting about Joan’s presence, Gabriella announced, “Granny, I am heading out with my best friend and won’t be selling anymore for today. If any customer comes by to ask, you can tell them that!”

She emphasized the words ‘best friend’. If this happened in the past, it would irk Joan. However, she did not have any opinions after hearing that today, and it made it seem like they always had a close friendship.

“Joan, where do you think we should go? Let me treat you to something. Should we head to ‘Sweet Time’ or ‘Color House’?” The two places suggested by her were high-end cafes, patronized most by the upper echelon of Marsingfill.