Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2212

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2212

Am I that unreasonable? Jessica's nails had dug into her flesh, her emotions a complicated mess.

She knew Caspian liked her, and she had rejected his confession. Still, she allowed him to follow her to the nightclub. He even ended up getting hurt. Suddenly, she felt disdain toward herself.

"Don't think too much about it. It's normal to get hurt. Besides, isn't it normal for men to protect women?" Caspian returned nonchalantly.

Jessica's face went pink under his gaze.

He's right, but this is different.

"What would you like to eat? I'll go get it for you," she hurriedly changed the subject.

"I'd like some dumplings. Can you make them yourself?" Huh? Make dumplings myself? Seriously?

"Uh, I'll buy some for you. I'm not good at cooking." With that, she exited the ward in a hurry.

Caspian was left alone in the ward, chuckling to himself.

Meanwhile, Larry was still busy at work in his office.

His assistant came in and greeted him. "Mr. Norton."

"Did you replace something?" Larry didn't beat around the bush.

"Yes, but..." the assistant trailed off hesitantly.

Sensing something was amiss, Larry looked up at his assistant solemnly.

"An accident killed them both," she added softly.

Back at the hospital, Jessica returned with the dumplings. "Here you go." She handed them to Caspian.

"Mm, not bad," praised Caspian.

Jessica shook her head at how easily Caspian was pleased.

"Hey, are you hungry? Do you want some?" Caspian offered, feeling a tad shy.

"No, I'm not hungry. You should finish them yourself. And I'm going to leave soon," she responded.

"Where are you going?"

"None of your business." With that, she stalked to the sofa and sat down before flipping through a magazine.

Since she refused to divulge further, Caspian didn't press on.

Shortly after, Jessica left. Caspian lay in bed and spaced out.

What's wrong with me? I could've defeated those thugs. So why did I end up at the hospital instead? There was a glint of despondence in his eyes. "Have you eaten?" Larry showed up and asked.

"Mm, I've just eaten. What about you?"

"I'm fine. I have something important to tell you," said Larry in all seriousness.

Caspian instantly put on a serious look. Larry didn't like to joke. Seeing how grave he was, Caspian knew something huge must've happened.

"Jessica isn't here, right? It's about her parents. They were involved in an accident abroad and passed away," revealed Larry.

Caspian was thunderstruck.

He knew that there was no way Jessica could handle the truth. After all, she was her parents' only daughter. Her parents adored her a lot, so the news of their death would be a fatal blow to her. He immediately asked, "Larry, is there a possibility of you receiving the wrong information?"

"No. I've investigated for a long time, so it's true. Jessica is clueless, so don't inform her for now. We need to break the news to her slowly so she can accept it readily," Larry answered slowly. There was simply no way she would accept her parents' death easily. Caspian couldn't help but worry about how she would take it.

"Are you serious, Larry?" he blurted anxiously.

"Caspian, calm down," said Larry as he patted Caspian's shoulder. "It's definitely true. It seems like you will need to treat her well from now on. After all, you are all she has left."