A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 1424

She held Natasha's hands and they slowly sat down by the edge of the bed. “Alright then.

Today, I shall tell you my story.”

She planned to recount everything that happened, beginning with her meeting with Fabian.

“I was keeping tabs on Fabian, or should I say Mr. Norton, hoping to be able to secure an interview with him, but without luck...”

“Afterwards, we entered a legally binding marital agreement in secret. We didn't share any mutual feelings at that time.”

“It was only later on that I found myself slowly falling for him, despite understanding that Chanaea's a deeply class-conscious country, and our family backgrounds were worlds apart. It

seemed neither possible for me to marry into the Norton family, nor for Mr. Norton to take a mere reporter as his wife.”

“What surprised me was that somewhere along the way, little by little, Mr. Norton started to care more about me. Though he had never expressed it explicitly, I felt it intimately. However, when I considered my own social standing, I had to distance myself...”

“Later on, I discovered that Mr. Norton really was in love with me. I was relieved, albeit a little worried, whether the love we had which transgresses Chanaea's traditions would be able to stand the test of time. I had no answer for that. I was in a dark place, and afraid. I thought about avoiding him, as I dared not face him.”

“It was until I'd met with Mr. Norton's mother that I realized how much effort he had put into trying to convince her to accept me. At that point, I told myself that I couldn't give up on this relationship so easily. If even he could persuade his own mother, what reason have I got to concern myself with what anyone else thinks? So I'd decided there and then that I would confront any obstacle and always give the best of myself to him.”