A Touch of Sweetness
Chapter 743

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 743

As Vivian stared into Finnick's sincere gaze, a burst of warmth finally bloomed in her frosted heart.The corners of her lips curved into a smile to indicate that she was fine. She was no longer sad now,merely having some feelings within her which she couldn't quite describe.

About two hours later, the light above the operating theater finally went off. The moment thedoctor came out, Rachel rushed forward with anxiety and fear written all over her face. “How did itgo, doctor? Is my daughter okay?”

“She's fine. The operation was very successful, so she'll be fine after resting for a few days. The nursewill tell you the specifics later.” The doctor was exhausted after performing the operation, so hepivoted and left after saying that.

Upon hearing that Evelyn was fine, the anxiety on Rachel's face finally eased, and her heart that'dbeen in her throat settled back in her chest.

Perhaps she was too tense earlier that her body couldn't quite take it when her nerves suddenlyrelaxed, and she actually fainted right away.

At this, Vivian hurriedly called a few nurses over, and they swiftly carried her to the adjacent room torest. Finnick, on the other hand, made arrangements for Evelyn.

When Vivian saw the nurse putting Rachel on an IV drip, she heaved a sigh and left the hospitalroom. In the past, I definitely would've stayed until she woke up, but now... A wry smile tugged ather lips, and she couldn't help mocking herself. Now, I really don't know how to face her. Besides,she probably doesn’t want to see me when she wakes up.

Just after she'd walked out of the hospital room, she caught sight of Noah in the corridor, askingthe nurse something or other with an anxious expression on his face.

Is he here to look for Finnick? As this thought occurred to her, she called out, “Over here, Noah!"Noah turned around upon hearing someone call out to him. He was stunned for a moment,seemingly having not expected to see her here. Thereafter, he promptly strode in her direction.

“Is Mr. Norton here, Mrs. Norton? He called me earlier and asked me to come over to the hospital,but he didn't tell me what happened. Don't tell me he’s injured?”

Vivian chuckled upon hearing that. Then, she replied, “He's fine. It's Evelyn who's injured.”“Evelyn?” Noah frowned. “What exactly happened?”

The woman hesitated for a moment, uncertain whether she should tell him about everything. Butupon remembering that he was the person Finnick trusted most, she told him the truth about thekidnapping back then and repeated everything Evelyn admitted.

“It was her?” Shock swamped Noah after he learned the truth.

He knew better than anyone how malevolent Evelyn was. But never had he expected her to be socruel and ruthless even at such a tender age. It's truly horrifying if I were to dwell upon it!

Gazing into Vivian's trustful eyes, he felt utterly conflicted. Should I tell her the truth about whathappened five years ago? Evelyn is an extremely evil person, so she should've long since receivedher due punishment. Am I really going to help keep all those misdeeds she'd done in the past asecret forever?

While looking at her remorsefully, he couldn't help apologizing. “I'm sorry, Mrs. Norton. I shouldn'thave done that to you five years ago. I... I..."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he lacked the courage to come clean about theincident back then.

Meanwhile, Vivian's gaze darkened upon hearing this. She still couldn't forget the scene when Noahbrought along men to force her to have an abortion five years ago. Every time she recalled thedespair she felt, she couldn't convince herself to forgive Finnick. How can I forgive him when heonce treated me so callously?

This matter was a gulf that stood between them. Despite him treating me no different from before —his concern and protectiveness tangible, I just can’t bring myself to bridge the gulf without anyqualms.

Inhaling deeply, she forced a smile. “You did nothing wrong in this matter. Back then, you weremerely following orders, so if we're assigning blame, it could only be Finnick's fault. It wasn't yourfault, so you don't have to apologize anymore in the future.”