Finnick's gaze seemed to be saying, Look, even Larry has agreed! Are you not coming home with me? How much longer do you want to drag things out?
After looking at Finnick, Vivian's stance relaxed.
"In that case, help us out later, Ben." Benedict was her brother, yet he was now kicking her out in such a hurry. Fine, I'll grant him his wish. But my only condition is that he does the heavy lifting!
"Hey, you're simply..." Benedict was torn between laughter and exasperation at her demand, but he didn't quite know how to describe it, so he simply trailed off.
"Hehe, only then will I be able to move out more quickly!" Vivian batted her eyelashes at him.
Then, she buried her head and ate away. She merely kept her head lowered as she enjoyed the food, not interested in whatever else he had to say.
Meanwhile, when Benedict noticed her good mood, he realized how long it had been since she had last been this happy in recent years. Perhaps Finnick is truly her perfect match. And it's only when she has gotten back with him will there be such a smile that was usually as rare as hen's teeth on her face. This is the kind of genuine smile that comes from deep within. In that case, as her brother, I should support her.
At the thought of that, he lowered his head and ate his breakfast as well. Inwardly, he planned on sending her back later.
At the side, a trace of chagrin welled up within Finnick as he watched Vivian's interaction with her brother.
She's still keeping some distance between us, yet she's being so natural with Benedict Morrison!
Unbeknownst to him, it was only after they had gotten back together that she was speaking to him in such a manner.
In the past, that was something that had never happened.
When they had finished breakfast in record time, Benedict was then called away by a phone call from his office. Before he left, he promised that he would be back very soon to help Vivian move her things.
At that, Vivian said that she was merely joking and wasn't really planning on making him help.
However, she couldn't outargue him in the end, so she could only wait for him at home.
While they were resting on the sofa just after Benedict had left, Noah came over and knelt before them.
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