A Touch of Sweetness
Chapter 597

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 597

to believe that the child she carried was his. He persuaded her over and over again to abort it. Shemust have been frightened back then. She must have hoped fervently that I would trust her, that Iwould protect her and our child.

But I was a b*stard. I never accepted that child as my own. Even after I conceded for Vivian's sake, Inever loved the child. That was his biological child, his firstborn. Yet, Finnick had abhorred theinnocent child, loathing that the child had lived.

Afterward, his prayers came true—the child ceased to exist before it had the chance to see theworld. Finnick would never know how that unborn child would grow up to look like. He wondered ifit was a boy or a girl.

Finally, Vivian was disappointed in him. She left him and the country altogether, heading to aforeign country to start afresh.

When she came back years later, she was no longer the Vivian William he knew. The woman whoreturned was Vivian Morrison. Gone was the gentle, sweet woman, and in her place was a strangerwho regarded him with indifference.

It is what it is. Finnick chuckled ruefully. I was the one who drove her away from me. It was me; it hasalways been me!

He recalled an incident where he reproached her because of Fabian. “A trick to seduce men,” he hadlashed out. He couldn't believe that he had said such degrading words to her.

Did I let my eyes blind my judgement? Was that yet another incident where I let my assumptionsovershadow the truth? Is that why she was so enraged?

Finnick wished he could punch himself in the face. I am an a**hole, the scum of the earth!

He leveled a stare at Evelyn, his eyes so cold that it turned her blood to frost. “I'll ask you one lasttime—what exactly happened? Think it through before you reply. This is your last chance to redeemyourself.”

When Evelyn noticed the rage blazing in Finnick's eyes, she finally came to terms that nothing shesaid would save her. Finnick had lost all faith in her. He would only detest her more if she continuedto deny it.

"Yes, I did all of it,” she broke down and admitted. Tears streamed down her face as she wept inanguish. “But 1 did it all for you, Finnick. It's because I love you so much. I was so scared that I wouldlose you that I resorted to such petty methods. Can you forgive me this once?”

“Love me?” Finnick repeated cynically. “How dare you claim to love me!”

“There's nothing I don’t dare to say! I love you, and that's the truth. I've only ever loved you for allthese years.” Evelyn's eyes were crazed as she rasped, “I knew you first, and I loved you first! Whatright does Vivian have to be with you? How is she better than me? Nothing about her is worthy ofbeing with you!"

"Even if that were true, you shouldn't have done something so horrendous. Are you even the EvelynI know? Since when you became this vile?” Disappointment seeped through his fierce tone.

Fear gripped Evelyn's throat when she heard Finnick's harsh description of her.

She could not let Finnick view her as conniving. Her life would be over once she was labeled as such.“That's not true! Finnick, you can't say that about me. I'm not a horrible person; I was justoverwhelmed by jealousy. I know now that what I did was wrong. Please forgive me, won't you?”Evelyn reached out to grasp Finnick’s hand, but he flung her outstretched hand away.

“Finnick, I can't live without you. I'm nothing without you. I've already lost my legs; I can't lose youas well.”

“Finnick, you are the reason I can't walk now! You can’t abandon me! You promised me. You sworethat you would be by my side forever. You can’t go back on your words so easily!”

Obstinate as she was, she made another attempt to sway Finnick, tugging on his arm as shebeseeched him to give her another chance.

Fueled with contempt for Evelyn, Finnick pried his arm of her death grip. Perhaps the Evelyn heknew had died. He could not recognize the woman before him, and he had no intention to knowher.