Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 99

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 99

Deafening silence ensued. Finnick parted his lips, and Vivian thought he was about to question her again. She was fumbling for an explanation in her head. However, he merely said, “Take a good rest. I’ll ask Molly to send over some chicken soup.”

Vivian was stumped. She lifted her head to look at Finnick. Just when she was perplexed about Finnick letting her off the hook, he covered her eyes with his palms.

“Sleep. We’ll talk when you wake up.”

Finnick’s voice was deep, and it brushed past her ears like a feather.

Vivian just took some painkillers, and it made her feel quite drowsy. She nodded and dozed off into sleep.

Strangely, she found that it was much easier to fall asleep with Finnick by her side.

When Vivian was about to fall asleep, she felt a soft touch on her forehead.

Then, she heard a low sigh.

“Vivian William, what am I going to do with you?”

…

Noah reached the hospital after Vivian had fallen asleep. He brought along Molly’s chicken soup as well.

“Mr. Norton, this is…” Noah spoke as he entered the ward and was shushed by Finnick.

Clueless, he turned around and noticed that Vivian was fast asleep. He shut his mouth instantly and followed Finnick out of the ward.

“Okay, speak,” Finnick spoke after they were in the corridor. “Have you investigated how Vivian got hurt?”

“Yes, I’ve asked the security guard. A lot of people saw it too.”

“So, what happened?”

“Their magazine company just did a piece to expose a food processing factory. The factory went bankrupt and did not pay the wages of their workers. A derailed worker sought revenge from Fabian. And then…” Noah paused, unsure whether if he should continue.

Finnick’s gaze darkened. “Continue.”

“The man was actually going after Fabian, but Mrs. Norton dashed over to protect Fabian. The derailed worker was enraged and stabbed Mrs. Norton.”