A Touch of Sweetness
Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2813

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2813

She trusted his words. Where could Jessica be under his watchful eyes? I'm sure he has it all plannedout.

Bowing her head, Joan felt so helpless. She knew that Jake meant his words. Once he had made uphis mind to do something, there was no stopping him.

"Why did you come all the way to pick me up?” Joan asked softly.

Isn't she asking the obvious? She's the answer to all of her questions. I came to see her and I wantedto give the villa to her as a present.

“Don’t you ever ask me such a silly question.” With that, he pushed her forward.

She pulled herself together and knocked at the door. Swiftly, someone answered.

"Oh dear, where have you been, Joan? We're so worried about you!” The old woman hurriedlywelcomed her in.

“I'm sorry, Ma'am, for making you both fret. I went away for a short trip. I'm okay,” Joan reassuredthem with a wry smile.

It was quite a trip, indeed. Joan wrestled with her own crushing emotions.

The old man seemed to be able to see through her. He approached her with a glass of water andsaid amiably, “Drink some water, don't be so worked up.”

Faced with his genuine concern, Joan became more flustered. All of her reactions were captured bythe old man.

This girl probably doesn't want to tell us what happened. He sighed, feeling slightly upset.

Then again, she’s not my daughter, what position do I have to probe into her private life? Heappeared troubled.

“Don’t overthink things. I'm fine, so please don't worry about me. See?” Joan made a few turns toprove that she did not get into any accidents.

They all smiled at one another and dropped the topic.

Joan felt blessed. Even though she had some very challenging moments in life and was harmed byothers, she was thankful that there were still people who truly cared for her and willingly took goodcare of her.

“Joan, it appears that someone is looking for you recently,” the old woman informed her.

Was it Jessica? She rubbed her hands vigorously. Unfortunately, she had no way to update Jessicaabout her status and followed her home.

The old woman caught her conflicting expression and patted her shoulder. With a benign face, shereminded her, “Feel free to ask for help if you ever need anything.”

A fuzzy feeling rose within her. There're good people in this world.

She was fighting back tears as she straightened her clothes. Joan was a sensitive and emotionalperson. Jake knew this quality of hers very well and used it to his advantage by threatening her withthe safety of Delilah and Lucius. Joan had no choice but to endure in silence.

The trio chatted briefly before Joan returned to her room. Laying on her bed in a pitch dark room,she could not fall asleep.

How are you, Larry? How can I contact you? Burdened with a ton of problems, she tossed andturned, trying to get some shut-eye.

At the Norton Corporation, Larry kept on working as if he was made of steel whereas Caspianappeared languid and haggard, yawning on the sofa.

“Let's go home, Larry,” Caspian urged softly. In the pursuit of locating Joan, two consecutive dayshad passed since he last had any sleep. He could barely hold on.

"You go ahead and get some rest.” Without even looking up, Larry waved his hand and gesturedhim to leave. Caspian would never leave Larry alone. Zipping his mouth, he slumped on the sofa andwaited patiently for him to complete all pending work.