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Chapter 321

“Is there something wrong with everyone today? You’re all being so weird. All the things you’re saying

are out of the ordinary. Am I missing something?”

“What? Vivian, do you not know?” Fabian glanced at her in shock.

“Is there something I should know?” She looked back at him in bewilderment. Could there be

something that everyone knows and I don’t? Something related to me?

“Did you not look at your phone today?” Fabian found it bizarre. According to Vivian’s daily routine,

scrolling Twitter in the morning was first on the list. How could she be unaware of the news?

Is she feigning ignorance? At the thought of that, Fabian shook his head. How could that be?

“No, my phone spoilt after the water went in last night. I tried switching it on to no avail. I’ve yet to get it

fixed. I was actually planning on going later after work. Why?”

“I see.”

Everything made sense now.

Because her phone was down, she didn’t get to surf Twitter in the morning. That was why she didn’t

know what happened.

Maybe that’s for the better. If she sees the news, she is going to be devastated.

Despite feeling that way, Fabian still felt she had the right to know about the issue. There was no good

in keeping her in the dark.

He took his phone out and pulled up the news that was published that morning. Then he passed the

phone to Vivian.

She reached over to take it. Her brows furrowed upon realizing the reason behind everybody’s strange

looks and occasional sighs.

Breaking news!

Mrs. Norton committed adultery! The president of Finnor Group, Mr. Finnick Norton, lost the ability to

have children after becoming disabled. He’s been made into a cuckold!

As it turned out, somebody posted on Twitter that morning saying that the president of the Finnor

Group, Finnick Norton, was infertile due to his disability. There was a chance he wouldn’t be able to

bear offspring.

What a preposterous claim. Even though people see him seated in a wheelchair, they can’t possibly

think that way. Vivian felt it was incredulous that people had such wild conjectures.

The post continued to say: More importantly, Vivian Norton was once pregnant.

Unfortunately, everyone was unaware that her pregnancy was bogus. It was all a scheme that Ashley

plotted.

Everybody bought into that and really thought that Vivian was truly pregnant and had a miscarriage.

People then put two and two together. The news of Finnick’s sterility along with Vivian’s pregnancy led

people to believe that she actually went and conceived a child with some other man.

When she reached the comments section of the post, she saw that the majority of the people were

hurling insults at her and feeling unjust for Finnick.

One random user: Mr. Norton is so pitiful! Vivian Norton, why won’t you treasure his unconditional love?

Another random user: Stupid b*tch Vivian Norton! How dare you trample his love for you? Can’t believe

you even cheated on him.

Another random user: I hate you, Vivian Norton! Shameless s*ut.

The spiteful comments were incessant. Every comment was harsher than the previous one.

Vivian looked at the comments in shock and felt enraged. She turned to look at Fabian and asked, “Oh

my goodness. How could they talk about us like that? Fabian, do you know who the culprit behind the

original post is?”

Fabian shook his head. “I still don’t know yet. This is from an anonymous forum that’s well-known in the

industry. They’ve never revealed their sources. I’ve tried checking their webpage and hacking into the

system to no avail. There’s really nothing I can do.

 

 

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Fabian wanted to clear Vivian’s name so badly from all those nasty comments.

All of a sudden, an idea flashed into his mind.

“Vivian. Uncle Finnick… Is it true that Uncle Finnick is impotent? Then, you and him… “

Before Fabian could finish his sentence, Vivian interrupted sternly. “Bullsh*t! Of course, it’s not true!”

Vivian gave Fabian a death stare.

It suddenly dawned on Vivian that what Finnick had been through for the past ten years.

Those rumors had given him a really hard time. He suffered a great loss of dignity as a man. However,

he swallowed his pride to protect the people around him as well as to take revenge against the people

who had insulted and abused him. All those years, he had been struggling emotionally. Yet, nobody

was there for him. He was there to face those challenges all alone.

Vivian felt the need to see Finnick at that moment. She wanted to hug him and give him strength so

desperately.

You’ve been through a lot for the past ten years!

She couldn’t wait any longer. All Vivian wanted was to be in front of Finnick right then.

She had no intention of talking with Fabian anymore. No matter what she said, nobody was going to

believe her or Finnick anyway.

“There’s something I need to take care of, so I might need to take the day off.”

After her speech, she left his office angrily.

Right after Vivian left, everyone in the magazine company erupted into a fierce discussion.

“Hey, did you see that? Someone is ashamed…”

“Perhaps her attempt to get Mr. Norton to rescue her had failed. Hahaha…”

The crowd stopped their discussion when Vivian gave them an angry stare. However, they couldn’t

help but give Vivian an odd stare. Vivian couldn’t even stay at the magazine company a minute longer.

She decided to rush to Finnor Group as soon as possible and ask Finnick for answers immediately.

She had to figure out who was the mastermind behind everything.

After she went downstairs, Vivian took a taxi to Finnor Group. As expected, everybody in the company

strangely looked at her. They must have seen the news.

“Look! There she comes. Mrs. Norton is here. She seems to be rushing. Do you think the news is

true?”

“I think so. After all, Mr. Norton is a cripple. It’s hard to tell.”

“I thought she was pregnant before? So, who’s the father? I remember Mr. Norton was quite happy at

that time. It shouldn’t be… “

“Who knows? You should know that cats hide their claws.”

“Stop it. She’s getting closer. What if she overheard our conversation?”

They gathered in small groups and discussed amongst themselves. They kept looking at her

occasionally as if they were afraid that she would find out.

She had no time to take care of the way they looked at her and all those rumors. In no time, Vivian took

Finnick’s private elevator and went to his office right away.

Finnick…

At that moment, the only thing in her mind was to see Finnick… She didn’t care about any other things.

Even the secretary outside his office was unwilling to greet her and let her in directly. Vivian didn’t mind

that either.

The secretary couldn’t help but think of the news as she saw Vivian walking in anxiously. She must be

here to explain herself to Mr. Norton. I feel so sorry for him…

Even though Finnick was disabled, he was a good man. He had been treating his employees well all

the time, even towards a low-ranking staff like her.

The last time when he found out that Vivian was pregnant, Finnick was thrilled. It seemed to be against

his cool image. Mr. Norton must be heartbroken to know this!

As she thought about that, she couldn’t help but gave Vivian a dirty look.

Meanwhile, Finnick was signing some documents when Vivian stepped in.

Seeing Finnick being hard at work, Vivian felt a sense of relief all of a sudden. So what if nobody is

going to believe us? Nothing matters as long as we trust each other.

As if Finnick was telepathic, he looked up and saw Vivian standing at the door.

 

 

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Vivian was panting at that time. Finnick was surprised to see her and quickly wheeled himself to her

side. He took Vivian’s hands and asked, “What are you doing here? Why are you looking so anxious?”

“Have you seen the news this morning?” Vivian asked tentatively as she wasn’t sure if Finnick was

aware of it.

“Are you referring to the news about you and me?” Only then did Vivian realize Finnick had already

seen it. But, he didn’t seem to panic at all. It was in contrast to Vivian, who rushed to his office

immediately.

“Yes. You don’t know this. They…” Seeing that Finnick was calm, Vivian felt sorry for him. How could

they spread rumors like that when they knew nothing about the situation?

Finnick was not a cripple at all. He was only pretending to be one. The claim that he was impotent was

even ridiculous!

Finnick merely chuckled, as if he wasn’t bothered by those rumors at all.

Finnick got up from the chair. He wrapped his arms around Vivian and sat down on the sofa. “It’s fine.

Don’t worry about it. Do you know what the most effective way is to refute rumors?”

Vivian raised her head and looked at him in confusion. What does he mean? Has he thought of a

solution already?

“Hmm… Tell me! What is it?” Vivian panicked. She didn’t mind about herself, but she couldn’t tolerate

how they thought of Finnick.

Over the years, he had been living a hard life for acting like a cripple. It killed her to see him being

vilified like that.

Finnick came closer to Vivian. He tucked her hair behind her ears, gently caressing her face with an

affectionate look in his eyes.

Initially, Vivian was very worried. However, her face slowly turned red by his touch.

“Didn’t you say you’ve got a plan? What is it?” Vivian asked in an awkward tone. She felt her heart

skipped a beat by the way Finnick looked at her.

He noticed that Vivian was shy. Looking at her blushing face, Finnick couldn’t help but feel love

overflowing from his heart. He kissed Vivian gently on the corner of her lips and held her waist tightly.

Then, he put his entire body weight right on top of Vivian and pinned her on the sofa.

“The plan is… You’re going to have my baby now.” After whispering softly in her ear, Finnick kissed her

passionately. At the same time, he ran his hands all over her body and slowly removed her clothes.

His warm lips kissed their way down her neck and all the way down…

Vivian wasn’t expecting that at all. She pressed her hands softly against Finnick’s chest and turned her

head to look at the door. She was nervous. “We’re in the office. This is not a good idea.”

“Don’t worry. It’s soundproof here. Now, focus.”

After saying that, Finnick nibbled her neck as if he was punishing her for being distracted. How could

she still think about those things at this moment?

“Ugh…”

Vivian couldn’t help but moan softly. His nibble was so seductive that it made her toes curl.

Finnick was aroused by her moaning. He started becoming more aggressive. He reached out to grab

the remote control on the coffee table, switched off the lights, and pulled the curtains. His series of

movements were swift.

Finally, Vivian gave up struggling and immersed herself in the feeling of his touch gradually. She

hooked her arms around his neck and let her body responded to his.

Their clothes were all scattered on the floor.

The room was filled with a romantic atmosphere.

Vivian’s worries were all gone. Finnick had successfully distracted her from all her anxious thoughts.

Finnick is right. So what if rumors spread like wildfire? As long as we have faith in each other, we

shouldn’t worry about how those clowns thought about us.

Vivian hugged Finnick tightly at the thought.

After they finished everything, they cuddled on the sofa.

Meanwhile, Vivian’s face turned as red as a cherry. She felt so embarrassed that she wanted to bury

her head in the sand. How could I do that… We did that in Finnick’s office! What if people find out about

that? How am I going to face them? How embarrassing!

Looking at the way Vivian buried her face in his chest and was reluctant to look up, Finnick knew that

she felt embarrassed. However, he couldn’t help but tease her.

 

 

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Finnick jokingly said, “Isn’t it too late to be embarrassed? Who was the one that… “

“Shut up, Finnick!” As she heard that, Vivian quickly covered Finnick’s mouth with her hands to stop

him from saying anything.

Finnick wasn’t like that before. She used to think that he was an elegant and well-mannered

gentleman. Never did she expect that he could be the opposite in private.

However, Vivian couldn’t deny that she actually liked this side of Finnick. Nobody would ever have the

chance to see that side of Finnick. It only belonged to her exclusively.

Finnick really enjoyed looking at how nervous and annoyed Vivian was. He felt a rush of warmth in his

heart, like warm sunlight hitting him on a cold winter’s day. His mind was at ease.

After that, he left a kiss in the palm of Vivian’s hand and looked at her with a smile.

Vivian couldn’t help but feel her heart pounding at Finnick’s action. She lowered her head in

embarrassment and avoided his gaze.

Finnick knew her very well. He understood that if he kept on messing with Vivian, she might get mad.

Hence, he didn’t say anything further but held her close in his arms with a gentle smile.

After a long while, Vivian was able to calm herself down. Suddenly, she remembered the reason she

came.

She lifted her head and stared at Finnick seriously. “Do you have any idea about what’s going on with

the morning news?”

Finnick had been calm since she got there. Thus, she thought Finnick might know what happened.

He mulled over it for a while, thinking whether he should let Vivian know the truth. Finnick didn’t want

her to be worried about all those things. He only wanted her to be happy by his side, but not being hurt

by rumors.

However, Vivian had the right to know as she was involved in it. Furthermore, if he told her, she would

be extra cautious in the future. It was actually a good way to prevent her from getting hurt by people

with bad intentions.

As he stared at Vivian’s curious look, he said, “I guess I know who is behind all of these.”

“You really do? Who is it? Why is he spreading such rumors?” Upon hearing Finnick’s words, Vivian got

agitated immediately. She desperately wanted to know who was the one that slandered them.

Finnick smiled at her. He loved the way she worried for him. It showed that he was an important person

in her life.

Finnick didn’t answer her question. Instead, he asked, “Who could it be? Who has been making all the

effort to destroy us all this while?”

Vivian thought about it for a while. Finnick’s words meant that the person who did this wasn’t targeting

them for the first time. Could it be…

Even though she was unwilling to believe it, she guessed tentatively. “Could it be Ashley and Mark?”

“I suppose so. I can’t think of anyone else except for them,” Finnick sneered.

Did they think that I wouldn’t find out? Ha! They are clearly underestimating me! There is nothing in this

world that I couldn’t find out if I wanted to.

Last time, he was kind enough to let them off easily and decided to drop the whole thing. Not only were

they unrepentant, but they also became worse. Hence, he would not go easy on them anymore.

He would never again let them hurt Vivian and himself.

Upon hearing Finnick’s words, Vivian couldn’t hold in her anger anymore.

So it is them again. How can they do this to me and Finnick repeatedly? What is their purpose? One is

Finnick’s biological brother, and the other is my biological sister. How can they do this to their sibling?

Do they only care about their personal benefits?

Vivian was truly mad. Finnick held her hands and comforted her, “To be frank, I knew they are not going

to give up so easily. Based on Mark’s personality and his style of doing things, he will not let us off

easily. They will definitely think of ways to take revenge against me. But, I’m ready now. They are not

going to cause any harm to us anymore. You don’t have to worry.”

 

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“What have you prepared?” Vivian asked. How could she not worry even if Finnick told her not to?

Finnick was the man she loved the most. She could not just watch Finnick being set up like that and do

nothing.

Finnick purposely kept her in suspense. He asked with a cunning expression, “Ashley has been mean

to you. Do you want to take revenge against her?”

Vivian was stunned. She didn’t understand what Finnick was trying to say. Besides, it was her first time

seeing Finnick like that. His eyes twinkled with mischief like a boy who was going to play some tricks.

He looked totally different from his usual self.

She was confused. “Didn’t we already agree to let Ashley go?”

“That was because Ashley is pregnant. After all, the child is a Norton. Even if he wasn’t, I would never

do anything to a kid. However, what if she isn’t even pregnant?”

What? Ashley is not pregnant! How is that possible? So, Fabian…

Vivian looked at Finnick in complete shock. She couldn’t believe what he just said.

“Are you saying that Ashley is pretending to be pregnant?” Finally, Vivian came to a sudden realization

and said, “It can’t be. Have you checked? Are you sure?”

Vivian hadn’t recovered from her shock. She was dumbfounded.

“I’ve gotten Noah to look into this.” Finnick stared at her in amusement. “Absolutely true.”

Vivian knew that Noah was reliable. Since Finnick said so, it must be true.

She never expected that Ashley had the guts to fake her pregnancy.

Finnick couldn’t help but chuckled lightly to see her shocked expression.

She looked indescribably adorable.

He tapped her nose affectionately and said in a low voice, “Come on. Let’s get ready for a good show.”

“Show? What show?” Vivian asked with a puzzled look. Did he plan something secretly?

Vivian was confused. Finnick patted her head gently and assured her, “Don’t worry. I’m going to make

them pay the price.”

Finnick’s eyes were filled with love. Vivian’s face became red as she looked him in the eye. She

reached out her hands and hugged him tightly, leaning into his arms.

“Why are you so kind to me?” She was on the verge of tears. Vivian was so thankful to God for bringing

Finnick to her side. “Thank you so much… “

“I’m the one who should be thanking you.” Finnick’s eyes flickered slightly. He lowered his head and

looked at her.

Vivian gave him a perplexed look. “What are you thanking me for?”

Thank you for appearing in my life.

Finnick had an answer, but he only spoke those words in his heart.

After what happened ten years ago, his life was full of darkness. He once thought that he was not going

to love or care for a person anymore. From then onwards, his heart turned completely cold. He once

thought that there would be no happily ever after for him.

However, Vivian was like a ray of sunlight, appearing in his life and walking him through the dark. How

could he not be grateful for having such a person in his life?

Finnick didn’t tell Vivian his thoughts. Instead, he simply lowered his head and gave a kiss between her

eyebrows. “Let’s go.”

As he spoke, Vivian wheeled him out of the office.

The secretary couldn’t help but roll her eyes when she saw Vivian coming out. However, Finnick gave

her a cold-eye stare. She was scared and lowered her head immediately.

As they walked away, a cold voice came from the elevator. “If you dare disrespect Vivian again, then

please be prepared to leave Finnor Group.”

“Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Norton, I promise I won’t do that again. Mrs. Norton, please forgive me,” she said in

fear.

“It’s fine. Let’s go,” Vivian replied.

After that, Finnick brought her to a restaurant.

 

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When they arrived at the restaurant, Vivian helped Finnick to get out of the car. The usher outside the

door welcomed them warmly as soon as he saw them.

“Mr. Norton, are you coming for a meal with Mrs. Norton? We have a private room upstairs.” The usher

quickly asked when he saw Finnick’s wheelchair, “Do you need help? I’ll get someone right away.”

Upon speaking, the usher tried to push his wheelchair.

“It’s fine. I’ll take care of it.” Vivian tilted her body to avoid the action.

The other guests couldn’t help but sigh as they saw the way those ushers treated Finnick and Vivian.

They had never experienced such warm reception before. However, those ushers didn’t care about

how they thought.

After all, he was Finnick Norton. If he were happy, the revenue of the restaurant would be a few times

higher. Thus, their pay would definitely be a few times higher as well. So, how could they not be friendly

towards Finnick?

“It’s alright. We’ll just stay on the first floor for a while,” Finnick answered calmly.

“Sure, sure! This way, please.” The usher bowed politely and welcomed them.

Vivian wheeled Finnick into the restaurant. In fact, she still didn’t quite understand the reason for being

there. They didn’t come here for a meal often. Furthermore, it wasn’t mealtime then.

But she was feeling a little bit hungry. Perhaps… I’ve used up all my energy back in the office.

Vivian’s face blushed at the thought. It reminded Finnick what happened earlier as well when he looked

up and saw the red blush on Vivian’s face. His lips curled into a smirk.

Finnick told Vivian to push him to a table at the corner of the restaurant. It was a quiet and private area

with a partition screen there.

“Finnick, why are we here?”

“You’ll find out soon.” He looked at the other side with his dark eyes.

Vivian was confused. She followed his gaze and saw the people on the other side. Instantly, the anger

in her chest started burning.

Mark, Fabian, and Ashley were sitting somewhere not far from them and eating.

Vivian wanted to step forward and question them at that moment. She desperately wanted to know why

they did such a thing. I don’t understand. After all, we are a family. How could they be so heartless? Did

they have to drive Finnick up to the wall?

Finnick grabbed Vivian right in time. “Calm down. They will begin to quarrel among themselves in a bit.”

“Huh?” Vivian didn’t understand what he was trying to say, but she trusted Finnick. Therefore, she

stopped and waited for Finnick’s instruction.

Finnick grabbed her hand and made her sit beside him. “Soon, you’ll know.”

Vivian looked at Finnick’s confident expression. Then, she turned and took a glance at Fabian, Mark,

and Ashley. She sat beside Finnick silently and waited patiently for what was going to happen next.

On the other side, Fabian was obviously unhappy. The last thing he wanted to do was to let Ashley

have a meal together with his father.

Meanwhile, Ashley looked extremely happy. She was trying so hard to please both the father and son.

“Mr. Norton, have a taste of this. It’s delicious.” Ashley passed Mark the dishes attentively. “Fabian,

have a try too.”

She was in a good mood that day after seeing those angry tweets about Vivian on Twitter. Hence, she

was having a good appetite.

On the contrary, Mark appeared calm.

Mark and Ashley were having a discussion. They couldn’t imagine how embarrassing Finnick would be

once the news was released.

Fabian’s face was full of worries, “Will it be too much to Vivian?”

“What do you know?” Mark reprimanded upon hearing Fabian. “You’re so soft-hearted! How are you

going to achieve something great?”

Fabian wanted to refute his words. After much thought, he decided to swallow his words. He knew that

it’s useless to say anything. However, he had made up his mind to protect Vivian.

Meanwhile, Vivian and Finnick remained seated at the hidden corner. Fabian and the rest couldn’t see

them, but Vivian and Finnick could see them very clearly.

All of a sudden, Fabian received a call.

“Hello, what’s the matter?” The person on the other line said something to Fabian. His facial expression

changed instantly. “What? Is that true? Are you serious? Are you sure? It can’t be! What exactly is

going on? Did you check properly? Are you sure it is not a mistake?

 

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Ashley knew Fabian too well. She knew that the man would soften his resolve to leave because of the

child. Moreover, so long as Ashley carried his child, the man would always accommodate to her and

any of her follies.

And the lady knew very well that Fabian was a man who valued the virtue of responsibility. Therefore,

carrying a child was also equivalent to earning a marriage certificate.

She had everything planned out for the future. While Fabian was by her side, she would make him fall

for her bit by bit, and hopefully, try to become legitimately pregnant.

But now, everything was all for naught. Before her was a seething partner who hated her, along with a

fuming Mark who equally detested her lies.

Mark was willing to give up part of his shares thinking that he could use the child to gain more authority

in the board of directors, and subsequently earn the elder Mr. Norton’s trust and inherit more rights.

Now that Ashley’s façade was revealed, he could not help but feel utterly foolish for all the needless

investments he made.

Out of a moment’s rage, the man delivered a harsh slap to Ashley’s cheeks, sending her flying to the

ground.

Consequently, blood seeped from the side of her lips, mixed with her tears, and dripped off her chin.

Despite so, Ashley was relentless in her pleads. Crawling over to grab Mark by the hems of his pants,

she begged, “Mr. Norton, I-I shouldn’t have lied to you! But please give me another chance. I’ll get

pregnant this time around. Please forgive me! Don’t make me leave Fabian!”

“Scram!” bellowed Mark as he lifted his leg and kicked her in the stomach, causing the lady to double

over once again.

A shriek echoed throughout the room, followed by a series of uncontrollable sobs.

For a moment, Fabian felt bad for her. “Let’s just leave her be and go.”

But then it hit him. If not because of Ashley, I may just be living a blissful married life with Vivian by

now. Thinking of that made his blood boil, and he contemplated lashing out at the lady once again.

But like Mark, he was too mentally exhausted by then to argue with Ashley any longer.

As the pair took their leave, Ashley scrambled to make them stay once more. The words that came

from her were the same as before. “Don’t leave me alone,” “I love you Fabian,” and “I’m sorry.” They

were also as ineffective as before.

Vivian watched on at the side as Ashley wept her eyeballs out. Unlike the other customers in the

restaurant who watched the scene unfold like it was an entertainment show, Vivian’s feelings bordered

on being nonchalant.

She could not feel sympathy for the lady. Instead, watching her go from being the spoilt little princess in

the Miller family to the damsel she was only brought a sense of woefulness.

Ashley, do you feel the pain? Let this pain be carved into your heart forever so that you can understand

the agony I have gone through for the past two years because of you. Vivian sighed as unpleasant

memories came flooding back. Back then, her life plummeted overnight because of Ashley. Walking on

the school campus, all she got was onlookers’ judgmental stares and hushed gossips.

Worst still, Fabian disappeared without a trace, plunging her further into an abyss of negativity.

Unlike me, you brought this predicament upon yourself, Ashley. Why did you have to inflict so much

pain on me? Do you know how close I was to losing it back then? If my mother wasn’t around, I may

not even be standing here today.

 

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But in a twist of fate, her pain also brought her and her future husband together.

She smiled upon realizing this, thinking how lucky she was that Finnick appeared at the right place and

at the right time two years back.

Across her, the said man sniggered at the saga that had just unfolded. “This is just the beginning. I’ll be

sure to deal with Mark too and make him pay.”

“Mm,” Vivian responded with relief that she was on the same side as Finnick. After all, the man was

merciless when it came to revenge, as evident.

“Okay, the show’s over. Let’s dig in!” There was no trace of sympathy or guilt in the man’s countenance.

It was almost as if executing all these ploys was a mere walk in the park.

The waiter noted Finnick’s signal and came over to take the couple’s orders. “… And we’ll get this.

Thanks. Also, do you mind getting that hysterical lady out of the restaurant? It’s kind of annoying.”

“I’ll see to it, Mr. Norton.”

In a moment’s time, Ashley was evicted from the premise despite great reluctance. The lady screamed

her lungs out like a patient from the mental hospital—a stark contrast from her usual elegant

appearance.

Vivian’s mind wheeled in a flurry of emotions as she had her meal. On one hand, she wanted Ashley to

feel the agony she felt in the past. On the other hand, she could not help but feel taken aback by how

cruel Finnick could be. After all, the man took away what Ashley needed the most. It was equivalent to

switching off her life support.

By the time she reached home, Vivian felt nothing but lethargy.

…

On the following day, Vivian had an errand—conducting an interview with the popular designer, Elaine.

Elaine had her own work studio in a small alley located in the bustling city center, where the land was

considerably expensive to purchase.

When Vivian arrived, the first thing she noticed was the workplace’s classy décor. The sleek design

exuded a sense of sophistication. The next thing she realized was how relatively empty the studio was

that day.

She was soon directed to the meeting room upon arriving. Not before long, the star of the interview

arrived.

“Apologies for the wait, Ms. William.”

Elaine stepped into the room and greeted her. The designer boasted a clean shoulder-length hairstyle

that complemented the outline of her face aptly. Her outfit for the day was a simple white formal top and

wide-cut black pants, giving off an air of elegance that resembled the workplace’s interior design. To

top it off, the lady had a pleasant voice that suited her unmatched beauty.

Vivian was awed by how she looked even more charming in real life as compared to the photos she

saw online. No compliments could sufficiently justify the living perfection she was seeing.

And her portfolio is amazing! Whoever marries her in the future must be extremely lucky. If I were a

man, I would marry her without hesitation too. She’s simply the cream of the crop amongst all the

beauties there are out there.

Though, an odd sense of déjà vu bothered her. Vivian thought Elaine looked familiar, but she could not

pinpoint how she could have ever met her before.

Moreover, if Vivian did meet Elaine before, she would definitely have an impression of her, given how

unforgettable she looked.

I need to stop my overthinking.

 

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“No worries, I’ve just arrived. Nice to meet you, I’m Vivian William.”

“Glad to meet you too, Ms. William. I’m very honored to be interviewed by you. Do call me Elaine.”

“It’s more of my honor to be able to talk to you, Elaine.”

Following the courteous exchange, the pair settled down. Vivian quickly got down to work by fishing out

her notepad of questions and began the interview.

It was a short question-and-answer kind of interview. The questions ranged from asking about her

recent achievements, her ideal type, and how satisfied she was with her life currently.

Elaine answered every question thoughtfully without a hint of impatience, unlike some other celebrities

Vivian had interviewed before. This made Vivian even more certain that Elaine was the definition of

perfection.

When the questioning ended, Vivian took out her camera, intending to snap some shots. It was a

common practice.

But Elaine refused. “Sorry, I have to decline.”

“Why?” Vivian was perplexed, though she still kept her camera away out of respect and

professionalism.

“Now is not the time yet,” came her cryptic reply. Her tone sounded different when she said that. The

smile plastered on her face seemed less genuine than before too.

Vivian immediately felt a sense of foreboding, as if something was going to go terribly wrong and rob

her of her happiness soon.

But she was unable to read between the lines to figure out what the lady was implying. Or perhaps, she

subconsciously refused to read deeper into her response, fearing that the truth might break her.

“Why did you specify me as your interviewer?” Vivian finally could not contain her curiosity any longer.

Elaine smiled at the inquiry as if she long expected her to ask.

With tell-tale honesty, she replied, “I’m interested in the president of the Finnor Group, and heard that

you’re his wife.” Her polite smile never left her face.

“Ah. I see.”

Vivian twitched slightly at her answer. Interested in Finnick? What does she mean? A love rival? Vivian

shuddered at the thought. If so, there’s no way I can compare to her.

But she quickly caught herself and her spiraling thoughts. What are you thinking? Finnick loves you.

Don’t ever doubt that.

Vivian took a quick breath and recollected her thoughts. Maybe she just admires Finnick for his charm

and capabilities, that’s all.

Before Vivian could continue, Elaine asked, “Are you guys doing fine? How’s the marriage?”

“We’re doing well. Finnick is very nice to me. I love him, and he returns the affection without qualms.”

For a moment, Vivian felt like she was a teenager talking about her first boyfriend.

“I see. I’ve heard of the V.M Fund set up by the Finnor Group. He must really love you.”

Vivian noticed a lace of sadness when she said that. “Elaine, I believe you have someone who loves

you as much. You’re so lovely after all.”

Elaine looked up and noticed Vivian with a smile that was meant to be comforting. But unbeknownst to

the lady, all Elaine could feel was a sense of irritation. Nevertheless, she did not let it show. “Actually, I

do have someone like that. I love him a lot, and he’s very nice to me.”

“Who is it?” asked Vivian almost instantly out of immense curiosity. This was news to her.

“All I can reveal to you is that we’re temporarily not together for now. But I’m certain that I still have a

place in his heart. I would like to believe that I’m irreplaceable and that I would always be his true love.

Do I sound really inane saying this, Ms. William?” Elaine responded with a smile that did not reach her

eyes.