A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 23

Vivian froze and looked out of the window. Under the dim glow of the streetlights, she noticed how Finnick's expression seemed more stern than usual, as though something had been bothering him.

She sobered up immediately. "Are you angry, Finnick?"

I'm sure any man would be mad if they saw someone harassing their wife...

"What do you think?" he asked, making the temperature in the car drop by a few centigrade.

"I’m sorry..." Vivian whispered.

"That's it?" Finnick said, raising an eyebrow.

Vivian froze as something popped into her mind.

"Hey! Don't overthink things!" she exclaimed. "It was just a normal business meal... I didn't know Mr. Hark would do something like that..."

She feared that Finnick would misunderstand things too, just like how Fabian did two years ago.

In fact, she was gravely frightened by the very prospect of it.

Finnick was her husband and the only person who cared about her, and the last thing she wanted was for him to hate her as well.

Finnick stared at her with a strange glint in his eyes.

"I know," he said, sounding relaxed.

Vivian heaved a sigh of relief, only to freeze when Finnick spoke again.

"Don't go to these business meals anymore."

Vivian nodded obediently.

As Finnick continued to massage her temples, she found herself leaning into his touch.

Finnick shivered when he felt something soft burrow into his shoulder.

He looked down to see her resting her head against his shoulder, taking in her baby pink cheeks, long eyelashes and lightly parted lips.

His eyes widened for just a second.

What is this I'm feeling...

"Vivian..." he rasped.

"Hmm?" Vivian drawled as she looked up. She realized with a start that their faces were less than five centimeters apart.

"Ah! I'm sorry!" she exclaimed, pulling herself away from him out of shock.

However, before she could react, Finnick’s hand had already slid down her face and grabbed her chin.

Without warning, he pressed his lips against hers.

The coolness on her lips made her snap out of her drunken, confused state immediately.