A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 400

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 400

Emma turned around and looked at Vivian in disdain. “Vivian William, I hated you from the moment I saw you. Why does an illegitimate daughter get to stay with us? For that reason, I took you to the hospital to get a forged DNA test done in hope that Harvey would kick you out of the house. To my surprise, the paternity test came back negative and that was when I realized you aren’t blood-related to Harvey at all!”

Emma’s disclosure triggered some of Vivian’s distant memories. Emma did take me to the hospital once when I was a little girl. She said that I looked a little malnourished and needed to go for a medical check-up so that she could take better care of me thereafter. I remembered feeling touched by her thoughtfulness and acceptance of me. I wouldn’t have thought that her real intention was to kick me out of the house!

“That’s impossible. If you had known that I’m not his daughter, you wouldn’t have waited until today to tell him the truth!” Vivian insisted that what Emma claimed could not be true.

If she had known for sure that I’m not my father’s daughter, her initial plan would have succeeded. Why would she hide this information from her husband for so many years? This doesn’t make any sense.

“Why don’t you turn to your mother for this question?” Emma snickered and glanced toward Rachel. “Rachel William, now that the cat is out of the bag; you’re not still planning on keeping quiet about this, are you?”

“Mom, what’s going on?” Vivian turned to her mother in bewilderment.

Rachel had stood frozen since the instant Emma dropped the bomb by saying that Vivian was not Harvey’s biological daughter. Her face was white as a sheet and her whole body was trembling as she stood there, at a loss how to answer her daughter’s question. It seems this secret can’t be kept forever, after all.

“Vivian, I-I…” Tears kept rolling down her cheeks as the older woman was fumbling for an explanation.

Her mother’s uncontrollable sobbing made Vivian feel anxious. “Mom, please say something. How is it that I’m not Dad’s daughter? Why don’t you just set them straight?” Vivian’s voice grew desperate.

Harvey was on the brink of an emotional breakdown after soaking up all the information. He walked up to Rachel and demanded an explanation. “Is everything Emma said true? Talk to me!”

Rachel was visibly shaken up. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. This is all my fault. I’m sorry…” All the woman could muster was more apologies.

Seeing as questioning Rachel was not getting them anywhere, Harvey grabbed hold of Vivian and barked, “You’re coming with me to do a DNA test right now!”

The man did not care that his excessive force had left bruises on Vivian’s arm as he dragged her onto his car. His mind was now occupied with only one thing—the truth about Vivian’s identity.