She knew it wasn't a mere coincidence-he must be behind the odd seat arrangement.
On the other hand, Finnick was confused by her glare, but he noticed the reason behind it when he saw the crumpled boarding pass in her hand.
The man exclaimed, "Oh! It turns out you're sitting beside me? That's such a coincidence!"
Vivian got up from her seat and wanted to change her seat with Sarah or Caroline, but when she turned around, she saw everyone with their eyes on them.
She recalled the conversation she had with Sarah and thought it wouldn't be wise to change her seat.
In the end, the frustrated woman turned around and brought herself back to her initial seat.
Finnick felt helpless when he caught a glimpse of Vivian's response. He wondered if it was the right decision to get Noah to get Vivian seated right next to him.
"Finnick, what the heck do you want?" Vivian confronted the man in a hushed voice.
He replied in a serious manner, "I'm trying to get to know my staff better."
"Finnick!" If it weren't because of her colleagues, Vivian would have long cast her phone in Finnick's direction. Getting to know your staff? What kind of joke is this?
Sighing wearily when he saw Vivian's puckered face, Finnick said, "Vivian, I just want to spend some time with you."
"Is that reason behind this entire trip?" she asked in a callous tone.
"That's merely a part of the reasons because I meant it when I said I wanted to reward the team for a job well done. It's not easy to top the chart twice in a role," Finnick repeated himself.
Vivian's expression finally eased up when she heard Finnick's words, but she had no intention to talk to him anymore. She reached for the blindfold she had with her and turned around, facing him with her back.
Finnick knew that was the end of their conversation. It was destined to be a long journey for him to win her over again.
Initially, Vivian pretended she needed to sleep to avoid having a conversation with Finnick, but shortly after she closed her eyes, she started falling asleep for real.
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