Chapter 17
Vivian cleared her throat and tried to sound as casual as she could. She did not want Finnick to find out about what happened. “Oh, | didn’t manage to have a
meal with them in the end. | caught a cold so | excused myself.”
Over on the other end, Finnick did not reply immediately. He felt something was off but was contemplating if he should pursue the matter. “Where are you
now?” He decided to drop the matter and give her some space in the end.
“Well, I'm at Yves Mansion. Why don’t you grab something to eat first? And could you ask Molly to prepare some soup? I'll have it when | reach home.”
Again, there was silence on the other side. Vivian looked at her phone and found out that it had switched off automatically because it ran out of battery.
Damn it! Now of all times?
How am | supposed to go back now?
She tried switching it back on but it just did not work. She stomped her foot in frustration and looked around desperately as she tried to recall the location of
the nearest bus stop.
But it was not long before she felt a sharp pain in her ankle. Her high feels were giving her blisters and it hurt badly.
Vivian groaned and shook her head weakly. It was really an unlucky day for her.
The Yves Mansion’s neighborhood was huge and she found herself wandering in the same place even after walking for a few minutes.
The night was getting colder and the frosty breeze blew right through her body. A shiver went down Vivian’s spine and she pulled her cardigan tighter around
her thin body as she continued walking.
to take a turn into another road,
see if it was a cab. To her dismay,
| even expecting? A cab in a posh neighborhood
took a closer look at the car as it
car
closer and finally stopped right in
car ramp came an attractive young man in
was none other than
But from the outline of his body and his chiseled jaw, Vivian could
during the hardest moments in her life,
right in front of Vivian and a smile broke out on his face as he
happy to see me?”
grinned. “Of course I’m happy to see
was true. She was happy
there for her whenever she was stranded. He had always been the light at the end of the
smile on her face, Finnick beamed with pleasure. “Let's go.”
and followed him toward the car. She had totally forgotten about the pain in her ankle as she walked toward him. But the blister burst and she halted her steps all of a sudden, trying to gulp
was jerking in pain and saw her checking out her