Still glaring at Finnick, Vivian had no choice but to change into her clothes.
When she arrived last night, Molly had prepared some clothes for her to wear upon leaving.
Upon marrying Finnick, he had actually commanded his servants to prepare her lots of clothes, but as those outfits were too expensive, she dared not wear them too much for fear of appearing too high-profiled.
The clothes that Molly had prepared to go out were one of them. A seemingly ordinary spaghetti strap dress, it was actually made out of finely tailored exquisite materials, adorning its wearer with impeccable elegance when worn.
The only flaw with the dress was that since it was a strap-type, the hickey on her neck was in plain
sight.
Since Vivian had not brought any makeup concealer, she made do with just some dabbing of her foundation to cover it. After doing all that she could, she forced herself to go downstairs with Finnick.
In the dining room, elder Mr. Norton was flanked on both sides by Mark and Fabian, as well as Ashley. All those present were in the midst of chowing down on their breakfast.
Seeing Finnick arrived late, Mark stared sternly and said, "Finnick, you're late. How could you let your grandpa wait for you?"
Finnick retorted sarcastically, "Isn't grandpa eating now?" As his wheelchair slowly slid to the table side, he continued coyly, "I was a little busy last night, hence I went to bed late."
Hearing the phrase "a bit busy last night", everyone on the table seemed to get the same idea. Almost simultaneously, they turned towards Vivian who was beside him.
From his angle on the side of his table, elder Mr. Norton saw the distinctive mark on Vivian’s neck. His eyes lit up immediately as he elatedly commanded Mr. Zane who was next to him, "Mr. Zane, help me get the bird's nest that I brought back from overseas a while ago. brew it well and give Ms. William a bowl of it."
Feeling flattered, Vivian quickly replied, "Thank you, grandpa."
Seeing how elder Mr. Norton cared so much for Vivian, Mark showed a slight dissatisfaction. Perhaps the most obvious one would be Ashley. Jealousy was evident in her eyes as the flame of envy was burning brightly within her.
Fabian could not help but stare at Vivian as well. He too saw the obvious red mark on her neck.
That instant, his hands under the table were involuntarily squeezed tightly and his body tensed up.
Although he had long suspected that something must have happened between Finnick and Vivian, seeing both of them with his own eyes now made him felt unsettled. It was as if there was a monster within him that was roaring with rage.
Not only that, when he looked at Vivian's blushing face and her content look, he could not stop himself from imagining what she could be doing with Finnick last night.
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