Sensing something was amiss, Finnick put his hand on her forehead and felt that it was burning hot.
With no time to lose, he got Noah to send her home as quickly as he could and called the family doctor.
After prescribing her some flu and fever medication, the doctor advised her to get some sleep.
After she fell asleep, Finnick instructed Noah with a darkened expression, "Investigate what happened with Vivian's pregnancy!"
It wasn't until the next day evening that Vivian finally awoke.
Finnick helped her up and fed her the medications prescribed by the doctor.
Hanging her head, Vivian began to blame herself again.
"I'm sorry, Finnick. I'm not pregnant and I have let everyone down."
Finnick sat beside her and hugged her while she was still covered in her blanket. He whispered, "Silly gal, it isn't your fault. So there's no reason to blame yourself. Getting pregnant has always been up to fate."
Although she still felt sad about it, she nodded at Finnick's words as they did make sense after all.
"Don't worry, I'll get to the bottom of this," Finnick promised as he looked at her.
"But what about Grandpa and the others..." Vivian couldn't control the guilt she was feeling when she thought about how Samuel was supposed to be enjoying his time with his great-grandchild. But now, he had to contend with disappointment after getting his hopes up.
"I have told you, it's not your fault.” Furrowing his eyebrows, Finnick held Vivian's chin and forced her to look at himself. "Grandpa is someone reasonable. Once we get to the bottom of this, I'm sure he will understand and not hold it against you."
Finnick then kissed the tears on her cheeks one by one before licking them away. Finally, he planted his lips on hers as if to give her as much comfort as he could.
Feeling reassured by Finnick, Vivian began to calm down. With her breathing slowing, she gradually fell back into sleep.
After putting her down and tucking her in, he wheeled himself out to the living room.
Noah had returned with the results of the investigations.
"Mr. Norton."
"What have you found?" Finnick asked coldly.
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