Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 35

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When Vivian recalled why Finnick suddenly stood up that night, she blushed. Yet, she said with a smile, “A couple should trust each other.”

Xavier’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Vivian. He asked, “Vivian, did Finnick ever tell you why he pretends to be crippled?”

Taken aback, Vivian shook her head.

Finnick had said that it was better if she remained oblivious to certain things. Hence, she never pestered him for the answer.

“Ten years ago, a car accident happened to Finnick.” On the other hand, Xavier did not seem to have any reservations and told her outright. “Everyone thought that Finnick became crippled due to that accident. In reality, he only got injured and was fully healed after going to A Nation.”

Vivian searched her memories. She seemed to have read about his car accident in the news.

Back then, at barely 20 years old, Finnick had just started college. However, someone kidnapped him and demanded an exorbitant ransom. This created a huge commotion then as the news dominated the headlines for a long time.

According to the news, after the kidnappers received the ransom, they wanted to leave with the second son of the Norton family as their hostage. Unexpectedly, they got into a car accident mid-way. The kidnappers died on the spot, while the son of the Norton family got severely injured.

However, as most of the details were strictly withheld from the public, no one knew that his legs were injured. They only knew that he flew to A Nation for his medical treatment and he became really weak after the incident.

“I’ve heard about it vaguely,” muttered Vivian. “So, after being healed at A Nation, he still pretends to be crippled?”

“Yes.” Xavier tilted his head to the side. “But can you guess why?”

Vivian was amused.

Xavier is completely different from Finnick. With a personality like that, he’s probably very popular with the ladies, right?

“I have to guess?” Vivian pretended to contemplate it. “Does he want the Norton family to drop their guard against him?”