A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 79

"Who is this ignorant girl and where does she come from?" the elder Mr. Norton reprimanded her sternly, "Know your place! You are not qualified to address me as Great Grandpa as you have yet to marry into the Norton family. Hence, stop commenting about our family matters."

Ashley was dumbfounded after being admonished and regretted her impulsive decision to speak out.

She had not expected that the scheme she painstakingly put in place didn’t hurt Vivian at all. Instead, she ended up leaving a bad impression on the elder Mr. Norton.

That very instant, she didn't dare utter another word. All she did was keep her head down as her teeth dug into her lower lip.

Why? Why did he do that?Why is Vivian always so lucky to escape whatever I throw at her? I just can't beat her!

When the next dish was served, everyone ate in silence.

After dinner was finally finished, everyone proceeded to a hall in the next room to dance.

As the band performed on stage, melodious music filled the room. There were a lot of couples dancing in each other's arms. Amidst the music, waiters weaved in and out of the crowd serving champagne and wine. The guests who didn't dance crowded together and chatted merrily.

The scene looked like what she had always seen on TV. However, Vivian had the niggling feeling that she didn't fit it. Standing behind Finnick's wheelchair, she could sense the occasional condescending stare and mocking gazes.

"Finnick." Vivian was watching Ashley and Fabian dancing in the center of the room and how they captured everyone's attention. It simply made her feel awkward. "Shall we go home now?"

After all, they couldn't dance and there was nothing much left to do.

"We will be staying the night here," Finnick replied without hesitation.

Despite feeling perplexed, Vivian nodded without protest.

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling comfortable?" Finnick's eyes darkened. "Is it because of what happened just now?"

Vivian was caught off guard and didn’t know how to respond. "I'm fine with it. When that incident happened two years ago, I had endured much worse than this in comparison. I-I'm just worried that you wouldn't be happy staying here," Vivian answered sincerely.

Finnick was her husband. From an outsider's perspective, they might misconstrue that she had cheated on him. For a man, this was extremely damaging to his ego.