A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 545

"Is that the truth?" Vivian asked warily.

"I'll swear on my honor," Hunter replied, raising his right hand in the air as if preparing to take an oath. His face was unusually solemn.

Looking at his serious expression, Vivian recalled the tenderness he had shown her all this time. She decided to take a leap of faith. After all, it's still better to have one more person on my side than against me.

Vivian then flashed hunter a sunny smile. "Thank you."

It was for the best that Evelyn wasn't aware of her scheme's collapse. Otherwise, her devious nature would have resorted to other machinations.

From day one, Vivian had always treated him rather brusquely. This was the first time that she'd actually smiled at Hunter. He was momentarily transfixed by it.

Thump! Thump! Thump! The throbbing of his heart echoed thunderously in Hunter's ears.

With Hunter gaping at her thus, Vivian felt slightly discomfited. Her smile quickly vanished. "Little Pumpkin's waiting for me. I've got to head back soon," she hurriedly said.

"Oh, sure!" The spell was broken when Vivian spoke, and Hunter could feel his face flush from embarrassment.

As he crossed over to the captain's seat, Hunter was inwardly cursing himself for his foolishness. Hunter thrived in surroundings full of women. He'd therefore never anticipated that a single smile from Vivian would set his heart aflutter.

At the same time, he was delighted. Hunter couldn't even remember the last time he had felt moved by any woman. It felt both novel and exciting.

The speedboat hadn't traveled far, and they were back at the cruise ship in no time.

As they approached the cruise ship, however, Vivian felt a growing sense of uneasiness. Something was amiss. It was noon, and there should have been all sorts of noise and laughter coming from the deck. Instead, not a single person was in sight. The entire cruise ship was blanketed in unusual silence.

"Do you feel that something's off?” Vivian turned towards Hunter, asking doubtfully.

"What's wrong?" Hunter stopped the speedboat and examined the cruise ship. "It seems..."