A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 440

"Vivian's mother was diagnosed with leukemia, and she panicked for a bit. I'm going to get her now."

"Leukemia? How?” The old man was shocked to hear the news. "How serious is it? What did the doctor say?"

"I'm not sure. She wasn't able to say much else because she was crying."

"That poor child. After a shell-shocking revelation, God deals her a sh*tty hand again." The elder Mr. Norton waved Finnick off hurriedly. "Well, off with you. She's all alone, and she's probably panicked herself half to death."

"I'll see you soon, Grandpa." With that, Finnick strode out of the study with Noah in tow.

"Wait." The elderly man seemed to recall something and caught Finnick right before he opened the door.

"Grandpa, is there anything else you need?"

With a slightly sheepish glance at Finnick, the elder Mr. Norton bade Noah leave the room beforehand.

Noah nodded in understanding and went downstairs to wait instead.

Finnick gave the old man a puzzled look. What is Grandpa up to? What is it that Noah can't hear?

The elder Mr. Norton hesitated briefly before speaking. "I think you and Vivian should be a bit more... mindful, given the current circumstances. A pregnancy is the last thing you both need in the face of something like this."

Finnick noticed that the old man had a faint blush on his cheeks. Samuel Norton was truthfully quite embarrassed at needing to discuss this with someone younger. But how could he refrain when Vivian had already gone through so much? The poor child could never seem to catch a break.

The warning had made a mess of Finnick's emotions. He clenched his fists as he recalled the unwelcome image of the four men humiliating Vivian and her loud pleas for help.

Finnick knew that the incident would scar him for life at this rate. Every time he thought of this, he felt his heart break. How would he ever forget?

Sensing the anger that Finnick emanated, the elderly man sighed. These kids have really gotten the short end of the stick.