A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 422

"Look at how drained you look. I'm sorry for making you worry," Vivian uttered, touching his cheek with her hand.

Finnick felt worse hearing Vivian's words. As compared to what she had been through, this was nothing. Yet, she was apologizing to him. He should be the one to apologize for not being there to protect her when she needed him most.

Pulling her into his arms again, he held back his tears and assured her, "Vivian, everything is okay now. Whatever happened is in the past, and I will not leave you."

"Hmm?" Vivian gently broke out of the embrace and stared at Finnick in confusion.

Cupping Vivian's face, Finnick earnestly looked into her eyes and declared, "Vivian, I love you. I love your heart and your soul. Regardless of what happens, I will never abandon you. Therefore, you must promise me that you will never leave me either, and you will stay with me forever."

It was heart-warming to hear Finnick's sudden confession, though Vivian did not understand where he was coming from.

She held Finnick's hands and curiously asked, "Why are you telling me this all of a sudden? Nothing happened to me. Am I not sitting here in front of you?"

Finnick froze when he heard her response but quickly recovered and replied, "Yes, you are fine now. Nothing happened. We can pretend that everything was a thing of the past."

"What happened in the past?" Vivian looked puzzled.

"Nothing. Nothing happened." Finnick let out a bitter laugh, trying to hide the pain he felt.

Realizing that Finnick was not going to share what he meant, Vivian tried to ignore the burning questions she had. She did not probe any further and changed the topic instead. "Did Benedict tell you that I was here?"

She remembered that Benedict saved her by the bell. Therefore, he probably sent her here.

At that thought, she felt a surge of gratitude towards him. It was fortunate that he rushed there just in time. Otherwise, she would not be lying here and facing Finnick with her head held high.