Chapter 196


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 196


    Ashley prepared a limited edition Hermes bag for the charity auction.


    After a thorough authentication process, the staff member said, “Alright, Ms. Miller. I’ve recorded your


    auction item. Please take a seat in the hall.”


    Ashley was still racking her brains on how to sabotage Vivian’s auction when the staff finished


    identifying her designer handbag. Suddenly, a malicious smile flickered across her face as an idea


    popped into her mind.


    She smiled courteously at the staff. “I admire your working attitude! How about we be friends?”


    Meanwhile, Xavier was also present at the popr auction event. After greeting Finnick and Vivian, he


    rushed off to catch up with the others.


    Other than Xavier and a few others, the faces in the hall were unfamiliar to Vivian.


    On the contrary, most of them knew Finnick well enough to exchange pleasantries with him. Upon


    knowing that Vivian was his wife, they couldn’t help but cast curious nces at her. Every second


    spent in the hall was getting more unsettling for Vivian. Sensing her anxiety, Finnick patted the back of


    her hand gently.


    Finnick reassured, “You’ll get used to these asions. Don’t worry, I’m here for you.”


    “Okay.” Vivian certainly felt better after Finnick’s encouragement.


    Fabian hadn’t taken his eyes off Vivian from the moment she entered the hall.


    While he understood that Vivian was new to grand asions like the auction event, he couldn’t help


    but feel bitter at the sight of her leaning close to Finnick.


    His heart throbbed painfully at the realization that Vivian’s heart no longer belonged to him.


    Fabian wanted to go forward and greet Vivian, but he couldn’t find any excuse to do so as Ashley was


    keeping an eye on him.


    When the auction was about to begin, Vivian rushed off to the toilet again because she was too


    nervous.


    Finnick offered, “Do you need me to apany you?”


    Vivian shook her head in response and dashed off with her bag.


    Before Fabian could follow her, Ashley turned towards him and said, “I’m leaving for a while, Fabian. It


    won’t take too long.”


    He couldn’t possibly go after Vivian when Ashley was heading in the same direction as her. Deciding


    that it wasn’t a wise move to upset his pregnant wife, he stayed put.


    When Ashley tiptoed into the restroom, Vivian just entered a cubicle and forgot her bag on the basin.


    Ashley’s initial n was to rope in the staff members and destroy Vivian’s diamond ne, but she


    couldn’t resist the urge to try her luck by following Vivian to the restroom.


    It turned out that she was having a stroke of good luck that day. Vivian conveniently left her bag on the


    basin!


    What else could be more perfect than this?


    Careful not to make any noise, Ashley rummaged through Vivian’s bag. Her face lit up with delight


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    when she found an object that would surely embarrass Vivian in public.


    Chuckling under her breath, she sneaked out of the restroom and made her way to the storage room


    before anyone could notice her.


    Vivian only exited the cubicle after Ashley was long gone. When she opened her bag to get her lipstick,


    she realized in horror that her amulet was missing. Vivian’s mother went to great lengths to obtain the


    amulet for her years ago. She had carried it with her in her bag ever since. How could it vanish all of a


    sudden?


    After a frantic search, she poured out the contents of her bag. Her lipstick, tissue, phone, and keys


    tumbled into the sink, but she couldn’t find her amulet anywhere else in the restroom.


    Could it have dropped out of my bag in the hall?


    Vivian rushed out of the toilet and ran into a man before she could see him. She felt a splitting


    headache from the force of the collision.