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As she wept and all sorts of nonsensical thoughts went through her mind, suddenly, she heard a shout.
“Vivian”
Vivian was startled and when she raised her head, she saw a figure running outside the flames.
“Fabian!” She tried to yell but her throat was hoarse, “I-I’m here! H-Here!”
Still, Fabian heard Vivian’s voice and rushed over immediately.
Nevertheless, the fire at the door was so strong that he could not get in at all. His tried to use his fire
extinguisher but its contents had run out.
Vivian felt desperate.
Am I fated to die here, now?
Suddenly, to her shock, she saw Fabian throw the fire extinguisher out of his hand and rushed into the
flames!
Vivian’s mind was blown away as she screamed, “No, Fabian!”
She could not believe her eyes.
The fire was blazing at the doorway but Fabian just rushed inside as if he was crazy!
Is he trying to get killed?
Or… did he only care about saving me?
At this thought, she bit her lip fiercely and tears rolled down her cheeks only to be evaporated by the
heat.
Fool… You are really a fool…
I’m not your girlfriend anymore. Why are you going so far to try to save me? It’s not worth it!
At that instant, Fabian had rushed into the fire and in the next, he had reached Vivian.
She could see that parts of his shirt had been burnt exposing his seared skin.
She was frightened and quickly patted him with the blanket on her body to put out the fire.
However, Fabian just put on a determined face and without wasting a second, he quickly hid under the
blanket. Grabbing Vivian in his arms, the both quickly rushed out through the door again!
Fabian was much bigger than Vivian and so in his embrace, she was totally protected from the flames.
It was different for Fabian. Although he was covered by the blanket, the fire still reached him and Vivian
could hear him grunting over her head.
Vivian could not help trembling all over but she knew that this moment was not a time to be emotional.
Fabian had done all these just for her and it was only because of her stupidity and ignorance that there
were facing this danger!
Hence, she had to grit her teeth and rush out of there!
Bearing these thoughts in her mind, she did her best to synchronize her steps with Fabian’s and the
two rushed out of the fire in the corridor. However, when they reached the entrance to the corridor,
most of the stairs had been burned out.
Without hesitation, Fabian embraced Vivian, turned around and jumped down!
Vivian was completely shielded from the impact as she landed on Fabian’s back because he had
turned around when he jumped.
Although the stairs were not high, there were burn wounds on his back. The moment they landed,
Vivian heard his groans of pain even though he desperately held back his cries. She could imagine
how much pain he was in!
As she bit her lips, tears ran down her face uncontrollably.
In spite of everything, Fabian staggered up as if he felt no pain, grabbed Vivian’s hand and ran outside.
He had barely run a few steps when he stumbled.
“Enough, Fabian, enough!” Vivian quickly steadied him and spoke hoarsely, “I’ll support you!”
Vivian discovered that compared to the second floor, the fire on the ground floor was less severe.
Although it was difficult for her petite stature to support Fabian along, it was fortunate that there was no
fire at all. Finally, she managed to help Fabian out of the door.
As soon as they were outside, she discovered that the fire had attracted the attention of residents in
other villas nearby. Someone had called a fire engine and an ambulance. When Vivian and Fabian
came out, there were exclamations of surprise from the crowd.
At that moment, the firefighters were just about to enter the villa. Seeing the two of them, they too were
surprised and hurried over to carry them up directly into the ambulance.
Vivian felt extremely giddy as if she were seeing stars but she forced herself to keep going. She
grabbed the sleeve of the closest fireman and asked, “I-Is he okay…”
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Helping him come outside had exhausted her so much that she had no energy left to check his
condition.
The fireman sensed that she was asking about Fabian so he quickly took a look and replied, “He is
quite alright but he has fainted. Don’t you worry!”
Only after hearing that was Vivian relieved. She closed her eyes and fell unconscious.
Moments passed.
When Vivian woke up the next time, she was lying on a hospital bed inside a ward.
At her bedside, sat Noah.
“Mrs. Norton, you’re awake!” Noah stood up as soon as he saw that she had regained consciousness.
“How do you feel? Can you see clearly?”
At his words, Vivian realized that indeed, her eyesight seemed blurry and she could not see very well.
However, she was not concerned about that, instead, she grabbed Noah and asked in a hoarse voice,
“Where’s Fabian?”
As soon as she spoke, she realized that her voice sounded like a damaged musical instrument.
A look of embarrassment flashed across Noah’s face but he replied, “Don’t worry. He’s fine. His
wounds are infected but he should be awake now.”
Vivian heaved a sigh of relief. Then she coughed violently.
Noah quickly poured her a cup of water. “Mr. Norton is on the flight. He should be landing in a few
hours.”
“Isn’t he in A Nation on a job?”
“The moment he heard about the fire at home, he booked the earliest flight back.” Noah continued in
earnest, “Mrs. Norton, Mr. Norton is very concerned about you.”
Vivian’s lips twitched.
Perhaps, he’s more concerned about the necklace?
At the thought of the necklace, she quickly felt around her neck and said in a panic, “Where is the
necklace?”
Noah was stunned at first. Then he remembered and immediately picked up the crystal necklace from
the bedside nightstand. “Are you referring to this?”
Noah had no idea what the crystal necklace was all about. He watched as Vivian held the necklace in
her hands and a wave of relief washed over her. “This is great! The necklace is still here…”
Noah felt puzzled. Just as he was about to call the doctor to give Vivian an examination, she looked up
suddenly and asked, “Mr. Lotte, can you please take me to see Fabian?”
She knew that when Finnick arrived, with his domineering temperament, she might not have the
chance to visit Fabian at all.
However, she was really worried about Fabian and more importantly, she really felt that she had been
unjust to him.
Noah looked uncomfortable as he replied, “Mrs. Norton, this is not quite right…”
I must be out of my mind to bring Mrs. Norton to see her ex-boyfriend…
Vivian frowned, saying, “Well, if you’re not willing to accompany me, I will have to go on my own.”
At that, she struggled to get off the bed.
“Oh, Mrs. Norton, please…” Noah was worried about her, and now he had no choice but to help her
into the wheelchair and hang the intravenous bottle on the chair as well. “It’s better that I send you
there.”
Pushing Vivian on the wheelchair, Noah arrived at Fabian’s ward. Before they could enter, they could
hear Ashley crying and sobbing.
“Fabian, how did you get such serious injuries? Oh, what am I supposed to do?”
Vivian was at a loss and instinctively, she wanted to leave. However, Fabian who was lying on the bed
had already seen her.
There was a twinkle in his eyes as he quickly spoke up, “Vivian, since you’re here, why not enter?”
Vivian could only brace herself as she signal Noah to push her inside.
The moment Ashley saw her, her tears stopped flowing and flames of jealousy and hatred filled her
eyes.
Quickly, Fabian turned to Ashley and said, “Ashley, leave us for a while.”
Unwillingness was written all over Ashley’s face but since Fabian was insistent, she had no choice but
to leave. Before that, she made sure to glare at Vivian venomously.
Noah left the room too.
In the ward, Fabian was alone with Vivian.
Vivian gazed at Fabian’s pale face. His legs were in plaster casts. On his face and shoulders were
numerous burn injuries and she wondered how bad were the burns under his clothes.
Spontaneously, her eyes turned a little red.
Nonetheless, she did her best to control her emotions and said softly, “Fabian, I really want to thank
you sincerely for this.”
Fabian looked at Vivian and replied calmly, “You really should thank me. Did you know how dangerous
it was back there? You went back into the room to get that necklace. If it weren’t for me, I guess you
would have died inside.”
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As a matter of fact, when he was saving Vivian, he had observed that she was risking her life to
retrieve a crystal necklace.
Vivian’s hands gripped her hospital gown as she spoke gently, “In truth, you need not have gone that
far to save me.”
“Need not have done that?” Fabian raised his eyebrows suddenly. “Vivian, what are you talking about?
Did you think that I would stand by and let you die?”
Vivian could not meet Fabian’s gaze and so she turned away, saying, “Actually, you only needed to
take care of yourself. I am not worthy of your effort.”
Fabian had told himself not to lose his temper with Vivian but hearing her words, he lost his temper
again.
He got up, and with his bandaged hand, he held Vivian’s chin and forced her to meet his gaze. Coldly,
he spoke, “Vivian, it is my decision to make, not yours!”
As Vivian looked at Fabian, she could see that he was no longer able to conceal his emotions.
She could not help feeling afraid.
No!
You can’t do this.
The person that she was now must never have an intimate relationship with Fabian.
With that in mind, she felt the need to do right. Quickly she broke away from Fabian’s hold and said
sharply, “Fabian, please be mindful of your attitude. Remember that I am your aunt now!”
Aunt Vivian.
Those two words were like cold water pouring on Fabian’s emotions.
In that instant, she moved his hand away as she frowned and looked at him. “Fabian, you will be
married to Ashley soon. I hope today’s lapse in self-control will never happen again.”
With that, she did not look at Fabian again but rolled her wheelchair out of the ward. Fabian was left
feeling lost, sitting on the hospital bed.
Outside the ward, Vivian stopped for a while to take a few deep breaths.
Fabian’s reaction just now felt like a thorn pricking her heart—arousing feelings she could not describe.
Back then, when Fabian tried every means to torture and insult her, she had thought that he just hated
her betrayal and so he wanted to revenge.
But today, seeing the unbearable sentiment in Fabian’s eyes and his desperation to control himself,
she knew that she was wrong.
He had never stopped loving her—not at all.
He tried to torture her before because he had not stopped loving her. It was because of this that after
he found out about the truth, he seemed to be expecting something that he should not expect.
However, now there was nothing to expect anymore.
She had become his aunt, and he was about to become her brother-in-law. The two of them were
destined to be strangers.
The thorn in her heart seemed to be constantly stirring up unbearable feelings.
At one point, they were certain that they would be partners for life. Yet, they had ended up this way.
Fabian, you have realized the truth too late…
As soon as Vivian came out on her wheelchair, Ashley suddenly popped out of the corner and stopped
her.
Ashley’s beguiling face was, at that time, full of tears as she bit her lips. “Vivian, I want to talk with you.”
Vivian knew Ashley too well. If she did not talk with her now, Ashley would keep on harassing her. She
had no choice but to reign in her own sadness and spoke to Noah, “You go back first.”
Noah looked at Ashley in suspicion and said to Vivian in a low voice, “Mrs. Norton, I’ll be just round the
corner. Call me if you need anything.”
Vivian nodded her head.
As soon as Noah left, Ashley gave up any trace of pretense. Immediately, she snarled at Vivian,
“Vivian! You shameless woman, when will you leave Fabian alone?”
Vivian found her accusation hilarious. “Ashley, since when am I not willing to leave?”
“You are trying to seduce him all the time! Otherwise he would not get burnt so badly just to save you.”
She felt extremely jealous and angry just to think that he had injured himself so badly over saving
Vivian. “You shameless woman, from the time we were kids, you have been trying to snatch my things.
What else are you good for?”
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Originally, Vivian didn’t want to pay any attention to Ashley, but when she heard Ashley’s words, her
expression darkened and she hissed, “Ashley Miller, ask your conscience, who was the one who
always wanted things that weren’t hers?”
Vivian spent her primary and high school days in international schools together with Ashley, and Ashley
had never made life easy for her.
When Vivian had a crush on a senior, Ashley confessed to him first and dumped him after three days.
Then, when Vivian wanted to be recognized as one of the model students in school, Ashley asked
Emma to bribe the higher-ups and the title went to Ashley instead. Furthermore, when Vivian joined a
club, Ashley asked the teacher to disband the club entirely.
Vivian could never understand why Ashley would go to great lengths just to spite her since Ashley was
already the favorite child ever since they were young.
It wasn’t until Vivian had enough of Ashley’s bullying that she enrolled in a different high school to
distance herself from Ashley and gained respite from her sister’s harassment.
Ashley glared at Vivian and retorted, “You of course! Don’t think I don’t know that you are jealous of me
since we were young. You wanted to take away everything that belonged to me, the only reason you
didn’t was because you failed time and time again. But this time, you actually succeeded! God knows
what kind of underhanded methods you used to deal with Fabian!”
Vivian was utterly shocked at how delusional Ashley was.
“Whatever.” Vivian was done dealing with Ashley. “I already told you, I’m married, so I’m not interested
in your man. Do whatever you want with that information.”
With that, Vivian wheeled her wheelchair and left.
As Vivian was leaving, Ashley bit her lip so hard it almost bled.
In actuality, Ashley knew that Vivian was speaking the truth, because the problem lied with Fabian, not
Vivian.
Now that Fabian is injured, the wedding will definitely be postponed. I’m so scared that the wedding will
just be canceled after the postponement!
How can I make Fabian stay?
With a glimmer in her eyes, she suddenly looked down at her belly.
Maybe that’s the only way…
After Vivian went back to her ward, she could feel her eyelids becoming heavier and heavier. She
closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
Unbeknownst to her, while she was sound asleep, a man stepped into her ward.
When Finnick saw how pale the woman before him was and how many wounds she bore, his
expression contorted in rage.
“Mr. Norton, Mrs. Norton is doing fine,” Noah whispered.
“Did you find out who did this?” Finnick asked in a cold tone.
“The reports of what happened will be delivered to us soon.”
“Good.” Finnick retracted his gaze and declared, “Before that happens, let’s go visit the other victim.”
It took a moment before Noah realized who Finnick was talking about.
Sitting in his wheelchair, Finnick arrived at Fabian’s ward.
It took a lot of effort for Fabian to chase Ashley away earlier, and he was currently staring at his phone
wondering if he should text Vivian to check on her. At that moment, he heard someone rapping on his
door.
“Come in.” He was curious as to who would visit him, but when he saw the man in the wheelchair, he
froze in shock.
“Uncle Finnick?” With a tone of surprise, he asked, “What are you doing back so soon?”
Wasn’t Uncle Finnick handling the Norton family’s business in A Nation? Why did he come back so
soon?
Could it be that he rushed back because he heard about what happened to Vivian?
At that realization, Fabian felt a sense of displeasure.
Even my biological father simply gave me a phone call after finding out about my injury.
“I heard you got injured because of Vivian, so I came to visit you,” Finnick said flatly with a poker face
on.
Fabian frowned and replied, “Thanks for your concern, Uncle Finnick. How is Vivian… Aunt Vivian
doing?”
Finnick’s expression darkened instantly when he heard the obvious concern in Fabian’s voice. Finnick
opted to not answer the question causing an awkward silence to fill the entire room.
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“It looks like you really are concerned about my wife,” Finnick slowly uttered after a long pause. His
voice was calm, but the feeling it gave off was inexplicably ominous.
When Fabian heard the possessiveness that Finnick had towards Vivian from Finnick’s voice, a surge
of anger bubbled within him.
Since Finnick and Mark’s relationship wasn’t great, Fabian didn’t really have much respect for his
uncle. He dropped his polite act and scoffed, “Yeah. After all, she was my first love.”
Fabian said that to get a reaction out of Finnick, but Finnick maintained his cold smile as he said slowly,
“Thanks for your concern.”
All of a sudden, the words died on Fabian’s lips. He finally lost his temper when he saw the smugness
on Finnick’s expression. He sat up abruptly on the bed and yelled, “Finnick, cut the crap and tell me
why you came to me.”
Finnick simply flashed a cold smile in response when he saw how frustrated Fabian was. “Of course
I’m here to thank you for saving my wife.”
In fact, Finnick meant his words.
Even though he was displeased at the fact that Fabian was the one who rescued Vivian from the fire,
but if it wasn’t for Fabian, Vivian might’ve suffered even more injuries.
Despite his sincerity, his words pricked Fabian’s ears like needles.
Enraged, Fabian laughed, he stared mockingly at the wheelchair-ridden Finnick and scoffed, “That’s
right. I was the one who saved Vivian from the fire, unlike a certain someone who would’ve only
burdened her even if they were there, right?”
A dark haze loomed over Finnick’s expression instantly and even Noah was angered by that statement.
Noah stepped forward and hissed, “Fabian Norton, what the hell do you mean by that?”
“I think I made myself very clear.” Fabian’s smile faded as he looked at Finnick’s legs. “How can a
disabled person like you ever give Vivian the happiness she deserves? If someday Vivian and you
faced some sort of danger, would you be able to save her? No! Because you’re a crippled piece of sh*t!
You can’t even-”
Before Fabian could finish, Finnick grabbed Fabian’s knees that were covered under the blanket.
Surprised, Fabian demanded, “What are you doing?”
He then tried to shake Finnick’s hands off, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t himself from the
immensely powerful grip.
“I’m just teaching you some manners as a family elder.” Finnick’s expression was as ambiguous as
ever.
“You crippled sh*t!” Fabian was a man of pride, so it was natural he couldn’t stand Finnick’s humiliating
threats. He struggled even more as he roared, “Let go of me!”
However, Finnick’s expression darkened further and he exerted more force with his palms.
All of a sudden, Fabian felt a sharp pain radiating from his knee and he fell backward weakly on the
bed.
“Stop using the word ‘crippled’ every chance you get.” Finnick’s voice had a hint of menace in it as
compared to his calm tone before. “I can make sure that you spend the rest of your life on a wheelchair
just like me.”
Instinctively, Fabian wanted to rebuke him, but he was genuinely scared now because of the pain on
his knees, so he held his tongue.
He knew that even though Finnick was wheelchair-ridden, he had the ability to cripple him because
Finnick learned all sorts of self-defense techniques since young.
Fabian smirked coldly when he saw that Finnick finally kept quiet. He let go of his knee and left without
saying a word.
“Finnick!” Before he left the room, however, Fabian yelled his name from behind.
Even so, he didn’t stop moving.
“I could’ve rescued Vivian from the fire without her suffering any injuries. But, she fought tooth and nail
to retrieve something and that caused us to be trapped in the fire!”
Hearing this, Finnick finally stopped in his tracks.
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“What was it?” Without turning around, Finnick asked in a cold voice.
However, Fabian didn’t answer because he recognized the necklace that Vivian risked her life for trying
to retrieve.
One time when Mark was drunk, he mocked Finnick by saying that he was a useless piece of lovesick
trash because he still cherished a cheap crystal necklace even though Evelyn had been dead for ten
years.
That means that Vivian tried to retrieve the necklace for Finnick’s sake.
Jealousy bubbled in him like an overflowing cauldron, so Fabian didn’t want to answer Finnick’s
question. Instead, Fabian smirked and suggested, “If you really want to know, why don’t you ask her
yourself?”
When Finnick heard that, he finally left for real because he no longer wanted to waste his words on
Fabian.
Finnick returned to Vivian’s ward and saw that she was still fast asleep. She looked pallid and her
brows were furrowed as if the pain from her wounds was troubling her even in her sleep.
Seeing that, Finnick felt a sharp tug in his heart.
“Tell the company that I’m not going back these few days. Arrange a video meeting if there’s anything
urgent or just come look for me directly,” Finnick instructed Noah softly.
“Mr. Norton…” Noah was absolutely stunned because he had never seen the responsible Finnick
Norton shirk his work even after working under him for many years.
Finnick ignored Noah’s shocked expression and approached Vivian, he then caressed her face
tenderly with his slender fingers.
While Vivian was in dreamland, she suddenly felt a hand gently stroking her cheeks.
It was a familiar feeling, so she opened her eyes slightly and saw a superbly handsome face in her
groggy state.
She stiffened and tried to sit up. “Finnick?”
However, Finnick pressed her shoulders down. “Don’t move. Just lie down.”
Vivian nodded and did as instructed.
“How are you feeling?” Finnick tried to sound as calm as possible, but a faint hint of anger still slipped
through his lips.
Vivian could tell that something was amiss even though she couldn’t figure out what. She frowned and
asked, “Finnick, are you angry?”
Finnick fell silent at that.
Angry?
More like scared.
A wave of fear surged within his heart when he found out that the house caught on fire while he was in
A Nation, just like ten years ago.
But, he had no intention of telling Vivian that. Instead, he held her wrist and inspected the burn marks
on the back of her hand with a sad expression.
“Fabian told me just now that you went back to the room to get something during the fire, right?”
Finnick answered Vivian’s question with a question of his own.
Visibly taken aback, Vivian suddenly recalled something.
“Yeah. I went back to get this.” Her eyes were still blurry from her sleep, so she fumbled around as she
tried to take the necklace off her neck. “You must be worried about this necklace, right?”
Finnick felt a sudden coldness in his palms, and he was shocked to realize that the crystal necklace
was already in his hands.
His head snapped towards Vivian and he asked in a quizzical tone, “Did you go back to the room just to
get this necklace?”
Because everything looked blurry to her, she couldn’t read his expressions, so she replied frankly,
“Yeah. I thought that you must be concerned about it.”
Finnick grabbed onto the necklace tightly and fell silent for a long while.
Never would he have thought that the item Vivian risked her life for was this necklace.
Sensing the cold silence in the room, Vivian asked anxiously out of concern, “Finnick, why aren’t you
speaking? Did something happen to the necklace? Did it get damaged during the fire?”
She then immediately inspected the necklace closely, but it was too small, and her vision was blurry, so
she couldn’t notice anything significant.
“Vivian William, are you f*cking insane?”
Just as she was squinting at the necklace, a furious bellow rang in her ears.
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Vivian froze.
Having known Finnick for so many years, she had never heard the man curse or speak in such an
agitated manner.
She frowned and asked, “Finnick, what’s-”
But before she could finish, Finnick interrupted her with another yell. “You went back to the room just
for a necklace? Do you know how lucky you were? You could’ve died in there!”
Finnick was absolutely livid at this point.
She’s such a moron! Is her life any less important than this stupid necklace?
I admit, this necklace is really important to me because it’s the only thing she left for me…
But how can a mere necklace ever compare to Vivian?
From the moment he found out about the fire, the only thing he was worried about was Vivian, and the
existence of the necklace slipped through his mind completely.
For Vivian to confirmed that she put herself in danger just for that necklace…
It was only natural that Finnick was furious.
Finnick’s tone was harsh, and it was very different from his usual composed and sophisticated manner.
Because of her eyes, Vivian couldn’t see Finnick’s concern and fear. All she registered was his fury and
disapproval.
She never expected that all she got after risking her life for a necklace was a scolding.
The fear that she had been suppressing since the fire and the indignance she felt now culminated into
tears in her eyes.
That brought even more pain to her eyes, so she had to lower her head to rub it.
On the other hand, Finnick was angry beyond belief, so he didn’t even notice Vivian’s expression. He
simply clenched the necklace until it bore into his palms as he looked down in frustration.
For the first time in ten years, he felt fury instead of despair and guilt when he saw the necklace.
Vivian was in danger all because of this necklace.
If I continue to keep this necklace, would that fool of a woman make the same stupid and dangerous
mistake the next time something like this happens?
He knew that he was being very irrational right now, which was a far cry from his usual composed
manner, but he couldn’t help himself from thinking that way.
When he saw Vivian’s pale complexion and the numerous burns on her body, rage surged within him
and forced his hands to hurl the necklace away.
Clang!
The sound reverberated throughout the silent room and caused Vivian to look up abruptly.
She couldn’t really see what happened, but the sound still gave her an uneasy feeling.
“Finnick Norton, what did you do!”
His anger not yet subsided, Finnick stared at Vivian and uttered coldly, “I smashed the necklace.”
“What! Are you crazy!” Vivian broke down when he said that. She sat up immediately and started
searching for the necklace’s fragments in his hands because she couldn’t see where it went. “Did you
really smash the necklace? What were you thinking! Your ex-girlfriend left it behind for you!”
That surprised Finnick because he never thought that Vivian would know about the necklace’s origins.
Despite so, at that moment, he couldn’t care less about it. He grabbed Vivian’s wrist with one hand and
wrapped his other arm around her waist. In just a split second, the distance between them was so
close it looked as if they had melded into one.
He looked down at Vivian and spoke in a tone that was full of fury, “Vivian, I’m telling you now that if
this necklace is going to cause you any danger in the future, I’d rather destroy it!”
Vivian, who was still in a state of breakdown, suddenly froze when she heard that.
What does he mean by that?
Did he… smash the necklace because of me?
How is that possible? Didn’t his ex-girlfriend give him that? Isn’t it very important to him? So why did he
do it…
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Vivian felt realization budding within her like a germinating seed; she somewhat understood what was
going on now, yet she didn’t have the courage to face it.
Because of his fit of anger just now, he didn’t notice that Vivian’s eyes were reddened and her gaze
was somewhat unfocused.
Panic rose within him the moment he saw Vivian’s state and he moved her back on the bed and waved
his hands in front of her.
Vivian frowned and said, “I’m not blind. I can still see; it’s just a bit blurry.”
“Blurry?” Finnick’s voice became softer. “Damn it. Why didn’t you look for a doctor then?”
As he said that, he pressed the bell to summon the doctor before Vivian could react.
Meanwhile, Vivian noticed that Finnick was very jumpy and easily agitated that day, unlike his usual
demeanor. “I thought it wasn’t anything serious, but honestly, it actually hurts a little now.”
The worry in his eyes grew even deeper when he heard that, and he momentarily forgot what
happened before. He covered Vivian’s eyes with his hands to force her to shut them. “Close your eyes.
Let’s wait for the doctor.”
Vivian lay down calmly on the bed and didn’t resist his touch. She thought that everything was fine as
long as Finnick wasn’t angry.
Soon, the doctor arrived. After inspecting Vivian, the doctor explained that her eyes were just exposed
to smoke, and the usage of eye drops would alleviate her discomfort. The doctor also added that her
eyes were drier than usual, so she was encouraged to not use her eyes for the next few days.
Vivian understood the doctor’s words as limiting her exposure to books, phones, and such, but the
fastidious Finnick asked the doctor to prepare a blindfold for her.
“Isn’t that too much?” She couldn’t help but protest, “It’s not something serious anyway. I can’t live a
normal life like this!”
“You don’t have to.” Finnick’s domineering personality was more obvious than usual. He put the
blindfold on Vivian and said in a tone that left no room for discussion, “I’ll take care of you.”
“But you need to work…” When Vivian’s sight was replaced by inky darkness, she felt uneasy. She tried
to take it off only to be stopped by Finnick.
“I already told the company that I’ll be working from here for the next few days.”
“What?” Vivian gaped in shock and forgot all about the blindfold. “You’ll be working from here?”
Isn’t Finnick someone who would work overtime without batting an eye? Is he really staying here just
so he can take care of me?
“It’s fine, really,” she hastily said. “You can just ask Molly to take care of me.”
“No. My decision is final. You should get some sleep now.” Finnick had already made up his mind.
Vivian knew his antics quite well, so judging by his authoritative tone, she knew that her protests would
fall on deaf ears. She had no choice but to lay back down on the bed.
Vivian had a lot of wounds, so she took some painkillers that made her feel sleepy. That, combined
with her blindfold, made her fall asleep soon after she lay down.
Noah, who didn’t dare to say anything just now, stepped forward and whispered, “Mr. Norton, I already
found out what happened during the fire.”
Once Vivian fell asleep, Finnick returned to his calm and collected demeanor. He wheeled himself to
the restroom beside the ward while keeping his eyes on Vivian and instructed, “Go ahead.”
“The fire started from the second floor and the site of ignition is probably the study next to the master
bedroom.”
Finnick’s gaze turned sharp. “So you’re saying that the perpetrator was targeting Vivian from the start.”
Noah nodded and said with a solemn expression, “Moreover, I sent some men to check every single
entry point of the room and found out that none of the anti-theft equipment was damaged. There wasn’t
any footage of anyone stepping into the room as well.”
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Chapter 139
Finnick narrowed his eyes.
Noah knew what was on Finnick’s mind and nodded in reply.
The security system in Finnick’s villa was top-notch. The fact that there were no signs of sabotage
could only mean that the fire was…
It’s caused by internal staff members…
Finnick tensed up, his voice was chilly when he ordered, “Get Liam and Molly for me.”
Half an hour later, Finnick arranged a few guards at Vivian’s ward and headed to the hospital’s
underground storage room alone.
Inside, a man and a woman were tied up on the floor.
The door opened. A slender man in a wheelchair wheeled in slowly and stopped in front of them.
Realizing who it was, the woman was astonished. “Mr. Norton! Mr. Norton, what did we do to deserve
this?”
Molly never thought that there would come a day like this. She had always taken care of Finnick with all
her heart.
Finnick ignored her and said flatly, “Liam, Molly, seeing that both of you are the seniors in the Norton
family, please just confess. Do not force my hand.”
Molly looked confused. “Confess? Mr. Norton, is there some misunderstanding?”
“How about you, Liam? Anything you want to say?” Finnick continued without answering Molly.
Ever since Finnick entered the room, Liam’s expression had been grim. As he looked at Finnick, he
suddenly let out a menacing laugh.
In response, Finnick simply sat there and let Liam have his time. He was in no hurry.
As Liam’s laughter ended, he glared at Finnick. “What a pity. To think that that woman would survive
such a huge fire.”
As Liam spoke, Finnick remained as calm as ever. It was clear that the latter already knew what was
going on. Molly on the other hand was stumped. “What nonsense are you spouting, old man?”
“Nonsense? I’m just saying the truth” Liam continued. “After all, Mr. Norton. You’ve already found out
about it, right? That I drugged Vivian’s soup and started the fire. Do whatever you want with me. My
wife knows nothing, so leave her out of this.”
Molly’s eyes widened and she screamed, “Liam Zachary! Are you crazy? You dare harm Mrs. Norton?
Have you forgotten what the Norton family had done for us?”
“Of course I remember!” Liam roared. “But I’m doing this precisely for the Nortons!”
Compared to the agitated state that Liam and Molly were in, Finnick, on the other hand, showed almost
no reaction. The only difference was that his gaze grew cold and gloomy.
Liam had been around Finnick for a long time to know the murderous intent behind that look. Cold
sweat started streaking down his face but he forced out a statement. “Mr. Norton, let me be honest with
you. There’s only one person who can inherit the Norton family business. And logically speaking, that
person should be the eldest of the family. On top of that, you’re now a cripple. There’s no reason for
you to be competing with your brother! This would only harm the family!”
Finnick sneered after hearing Liam’s justification. “So you’re telling me that you targeted Vivian just
because of that?”
“That’s right” Liam’s gritted his teeth. “I can’t allow you to have an heir that might compete with Fabian.
Everything I did was for the sake of the Norton family…”
“Excuses. All of it.” Finnick snapped with an icy tone. “Tell me the truth. How much did Mark offer you?”
Liam instantly went pale and his words died on his lips.
Looking at Liam, Finnick felt nothing but disgust for the old man.
This is human nature. On the surface, you kept insisting that everything you did is for the family. But
deep down, you’re just a puppet guided by your own greed.
Finnick had no need for people like him ten years ago. That fact remained true even now.
As the disgust that Finnick felt for Liam intensify by the second, he could no longer stand the sight of
the old man. Finnick turned around and got ready to leave the room.
At that moment, Liam shouted out behind him, “Finnick! Even though I accepted Mr. Mark’s bribe, what
I said is true! In the end, he chose to target Vivian instead of you. It’s clear that he still values this
relationship. Please stop going against him! With Norton family’s wealth, you won’t have to worry about
a thing until the day you die!”
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Chapter 140
Finnick stopped in his tracks after hearing what Liam said.
He snickered.
Oh Liam. You really are loyal to Mark.
“He values our relationship?” Finnick taunted. “Liam oh Liam. Looks like Mark never trusted you. Did he
not tell you the truth behind the kidnapping ten years ago?”
“What do you mean?” Liam turned deathly pale.
Finnick simply ignored him and proceeded to leave the storage room.
Back in the hospital hallway, he finally gave Noah an order. “Settle this for me.”
“Understood, Mr. Norton,” Noah noted and he raised an eyebrow. “But don’t you want to see this
through personally?”
Compared to when Finnick found out about Vivian getting hurt, his reaction this time was far more
calmer. Noah had thought that the man would be furious.
Finnick sneered, “He’s just a pawn in the grand scheme of things. There’s no need to be too serious
about it. Besides, the one that I’m after is still out of my reach for now.”
Noah immediately understood and said nothing further.
“One more thing.” Finnick suddenly thought of something as his gaze flickered. “Send Molly and her
son overseas and give them some cash.”
Noah knew Finnick never blamed the innocent. He nodded and accepted the request.
By the time Finnick returned to the ward, night had fallen and the hallways were empty.
“Um. Mr. Norton. Would you like to head over to a hotel nearby? Or should I find an empty room for
you?” Noah had no idea what Finnick wanted to do at the moment so he carefully probed.
However, Finnick’s answer left him in shock.
“It’s fine. I’ll sleep here in Vivian’s room.”
Noah’s eyes almost popped out from its sockets when he heard that. It took quite a while for him to
calm down. “Ok. I’ll ask the nurse to prepare an extra bed for you then,” he replied.
They arrived at Vivian’s room door while they talked.
Through the window on the door, Finnick’s gaze fell upon the bed that Vivian was sleeping in. The
bed’s actually quite big. But I guess that’s normal since this is a VIP room after all.
“Never mind that.” Finnick stopped Noah from looking for a nurse. “I’ll sleep on Vivian’s bed.”
Noah gaped at Finnick in shock.
I-Is this… S-Still Mr. Norton? Mr. Norton, who always has high expectations for quality of life, is going to
share a sickbed with a patient?
Perhaps it was because Noah’s reaction was too over the top, Finnick raised his head and looked at
Noah. “Is there a problem?”
Noah quickly closed his mouth and replied, “No problem at all. I’ll bring some toiletries and some clean
clothes for you then.
It only took a short while for Noah to send all the necessities over. Finnick washed up in the private
toilet provided, got into his pajamas, and came to Vivian’s bedside.
The bed was indeed big. Coupled with the fact that Vivian always slept curled up on her side, there was
even more space on it. Finnick easily found a comfortable spot and laid down.
Vivian, who was sound asleep, felt a sudden but familiar warmth behind her and her forehead creased.
She instinctively turned around.
Her nose bumped into something as she turned.
Ouch. That hurt.
She was instantly wide awake. Vivian tried to open her eyes but then she remembered that Finnick put
a blindfold on her that obscured her vision.
Vivian tried to take off the blindfold but her hands were held in place before she could do anything.
“Don’t move.” A soft voice whispered to her ear along with the warmth of the breath. “I already told you.
Other than when you need the eye drops, the blindfold stays on.”
“Finnick?” Vivian was stunned. She could not see a thing but she recognized the man’s voice.
Vivian felt something was amiss, but since Finnick prohibited her from taking off the blindfold, she had
no choice but to fumble around in the darkness with her hands.
Lo and behold, she could tell that what she was touching was Finnick’s chest. Flustered, she blurted,
“Finnick?” Why… Why are you on my bed? Wait! Are you in your pajamas?”