"What's wrong? Do you have something to tell me?" Finnick commented, noticing Vivian's burning gaze.
After some thought, Vivian decided not to reveal her guess. Instead, she would tell him once she confirmed the truth behind it and had evidence for it.
"Nope. I was thinking about how lucky I was for Benedict to save me in time. Otherwise, I would not be here in one piece," she made up an excuse.
"Lucky?" This time, Finnick was confused by her choice of words.
"Of course. Wasn't it fortunate?" Vivian did not understand Finnick's confusion. "Luckily, Benedict showed up in time to save me. Otherwise..."
She paused. Thinking about the incident in the warehouse, she burst into tears again. She lowered her head, and her tears fell on the blanket. Gritting her teeth, she took a deep breath before she muttered, "Otherwise, those people would have succeeded."
It made Finnick more baffled. Did she mean that those men did not touch her?That's odd. Evelyn told me that she saw Vivian being raped by them. The doctor also did a test and confirmed that she was sexually abused. What is going on?Does she not remember anything?
Although many questions filled Finnick's head, he did not want to question her any further. Looking at the crying figure before him, he did not want to upset her.
He tried to push away his thoughts. Using his thumb to wipe away the tears on Vivian's face, he said, "Don't cry anymore. Let's not think about
what happened. You should take a good rest instead."
Vivian silently nodded, closing her eyes and holding back her tears.
Cautiously, Finnick lowered Vivian down to a lying position and dried her tears with a tissue. "Get some sleep. When you wake up, everything would be okay."
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