However, Vivian had been through a lot in life, and she had long learned to stand on her feet.
Flashing Benedict a smile, she rejected, "There is no need, little pumpkin and I are fine staying at home."
"Alright then. I'll respect your decision."
Benedict didn't insist since he knew his sister was a strong-willed young lady. She would hardly change her mind after making a decision.
"Tell me if you need anything. Do you have enough money? I can..."
Soon, Benedict started to encourage her to stay strong and take good care of herself and Larry. He even taught her a hundred and one ways to protect herself against perverts and bad guys.
An hour had passed when Vivian finally had enough of Benedict's incessant talking.
"Ben, I suddenly recalled there's something I need to take care of. I gotta go now."
With that, she grabbed her purse and scurried her way out of the house.
Benedict had had that heart-to-heart chat with Vivian to give her some emotional support besides cheering her up.
It seems like my effort didn't go to waste. Vivian has indeed become livelier, judging from the way she fled the house. Benedict let out a chuckle.
Looking in the direction where Vivian left, he soon fell into deep thought.
Phew! Finally, Vivian managed to escape from Benedict's house.
She took a deep breath and instantly felt refreshed.
After checking the time, she immediately hailed a cab, heading to the magazine company.
The senior editor had only granted her a half-day leave, yet it was already half-past twelve now.
She needed to hurry, or she would be late at the office and get an earful from the senior editor.
The hectic life had allowed Vivian to temporarily forget about the pain of losing Finnick.
Nevertheless, once in a while, she would still think of Finnick in the middle of the night.
In spite of working, she would spend the rest of her time with Larry.
Gradually, her life got back on track. It had been a long time since she last cried because of Finnick.
In fact, she had tried to search for Finnick through the magazine company's connections, yet her efforts were fruitless.
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