She gazed fixedly at the fork in Vivian's hand, her eyes flickering with glee. Come on, hurry up and eat it! As long as Vivian swallowed those few pieces of braised pork, Evelyn's plan would be halfway to completion.
Vivian's fork was practically hovering next to her mouth. As she watched morsel after morsel of braised pork disappeared down her throat, Evelyn got so excited that she had to fight to keep a straight face.
You're dead this time, Vivian! I'll make sure no one will be able to rescue you!
After dinner, Vivian stood up and went to bid farewell to Rachel. At that moment, however, the loud ring of the doorbell pierced through the air. Is Finnick here? Vivian sucked in an anxious breath. Why had he arrived so early?
She walked over and opened the front door, feeling rather perplexed. To her surprise, however, it was Hunter who was standing by the doorway.
What the hell is he doing here?
"Hunter, what brings you here?" Vivian asked with an expression of shock on her face. How did he manage to find out Rachel's address? I don't recall ever telling him about it.
Noticing the commotion at the door, Evelyn wheeled herself over in her wheelchair. When she saw that it was Hunter, a pleasantly surprised smile appeared on her face. "Hunter, you're here!"
"Vivian, I was the one who told Hunter to come over. He was supposed to have dinner with us, but he didn't make it on time." Evelyn turned to look sweetly at Hunter. "You missed out on a great meal! We just cleared everything away. Didn't I tell you to come earlier?"
Seeing Evelyn's desperate attempts to seem chummy with him, Hunter's face clouded over ominously. He gazed at her without saying a word.
He finally tore his eyes away from her and turned to look at Vivian with concern. He scanned her up and down, looking slightly afraid that something might have happened to her.
Vivian seemed a little confused. "What's going on, Hunter? Why are you looking at me like that?"
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