Vivian kept picking up and putting down her phone many times, wondering if she should call Finnick. She was rather worried about him. It's so late now, did he have his dinner on time? Did he face any danger?
As Vivian was tired, she eventually fell asleep. It was already morning when she opened her eyes again.
The first thing she did was checking her phone. To her disappointment, there was still no message or news about Finnick.
Since Finnick wasn't at home that morning, Vivian went to the magazine company early. Besides, she would have a lot of tasks to finish that day because she took a leave on the previous day.
Coincidentally, she met Fabian as soon as she arrived at the magazine company. He looked rather tired when he stepped into the building.
When Fabian saw her, he asked, "Are you alright? Did you not sleep well last night?" He could clearly see that she looked pale with dark circles under her eyes.
Vivian smiled and replied politely, "Well, I could ask the same about you."
They fell silent for a few seconds before suddenly mentioning different names at the same time. Both of them chuckled awkwardly.
"Finnick..."
"Ashley..."
Seeing that Vivian seemed like she wanted to say something, Fabian said, "Why don't you come to my office for a while?"
She agreed and followed him to his office.
When they arrived at his office, he made her a cup of latte, which was her favorite.
He handed the cup of coffee over to her and said, "I remember that you like this type of coffee the most."
Vivian nodded and answered, "I'm surprised that you still remember about it."
"Well, I have never forgotten about it."
Vivian recalled that Fabian used to bring her to a cafe back then. Since coffee was rather expensive for them as students, they only ordered a cup of coffee. Nevertheless, Fabian didn't take a sip at all but only watched her finish the cup of coffee.
He used to say, "Vivian, I will build a large cafe for you in the future and collect different types of coffee around the world so that you'll be able to drink to your heart's content. Do you like my idea?"
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