When Vivian arrived back at the office, she plopped onto her chair and stared at Paris, who was still working. She said nothing as she contemplated how she should pair them off.
Sensing her gaze, Paris lifted her head, only to see that Vivian was staring at her intently as though trying to see through her.
"What are you doing, Vivian?" Paris called her out in a tactful remonstration, signaling her not to stare at her in such a manner.
"Nothing. I had lunch with my brother today."
Puzzlement swamped Vivian when she didn't notice any reaction from Paris after having said that.
Shouldn't she be jealous if she really likes him?
Why is she so calm and unruffled?
She then blurted out those questions, but unexpectedly, Paris simply countered by saying, "Why should I be jealous when you're his sister?"
Hearing this, Vivian was left with no retort. After pondering for a moment, she asked, "Aren't you curious about what my brother and I talked about?
"That's your private life.”
Fine, then. You win!
A sense of exasperation welled up within her at Paris' response. It's tough to talk to a naive person.
She scratched her head, still trying to figure out how to pair Benedict and Paris off.
Shortly after, an excellent idea occurred to her.
However, she felt that the idea had a flaw, so she tried coming up with another idea.
Throughout the entire afternoon, Vivian's mind whirred like lightning as she racked her brains for a solution.
Nevertheless, she simply couldn't think of any good ideas.
It was only when she went home at night and told Finnick about this matter did he give her a marvelous idea.
"We haven't gone on a honeymoon yet, no? Although we've been together for a long time, a honeymoon is still imperative. We can leave little pumpkin with Ben, and Paris is his tutor, so..."
Finnick didn't explain the entirety of his suggestion, trailing off halfway. Despite that, Vivian already understood most of what followed,
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