Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2257

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2257

Sitting on the couch, Larry looked up at the ceiling with a murderous look. How dare they make fun of me? I have to teach them a lesson.

Thinking briefly, he took his phone and dialed a number, but the call didn't get through.

At the same time, Joan was still lying on the couch with her eyes closed. She didn't bother checking her phone at all.

Beside her, Dustin was waiting patiently for her to pull herself together.

"Alright, let's go," the woman said while standing up.

"Where to?" he asked quickly.

"Let's take a walk. I feel like having a barbecue."

"Sure," he replied. She can have anything she wants as long as she's happy. Then, the man seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Joan, your phone rang several times just now. Do you want to call the person back?"

"No. Let's go all out and have fun tonight!" she declared.

It looks like she's going to get over it soon. I'm glad things have turned out this way. It gives me an opportunity to keep her company. Larry, should I thank you for this chance?

Dustin let out a snigger before leaving.

"Where are we going? How about the beach?"

Joan was thrilled and elated by the idea. "Yes, let's go to the beach!"

Soon, the car pulled over on a beach. Everything they needed seemed to have been prepared beforehand.

"Wow! Dustin, when did you prepare all these? I only decided to come here at the last minute." Joan eyed the man in front of her speculatively, feeling amazed.

"I did it when you said you wanted to have a barbecue. I remember you said that you love doing this on a beach while enjoying the breeze and watching the waves and the moon," the man replied gradually. All of a sudden, Joan felt touched.

All these years, Larry never knew of this odd idea of hers because he didn't like the fact that she enjoyed eating junk food.

"Dustin, thank you," Joan said from the bottom of her heart and tilted her head in gratitude.

"Wait, what are you doing? That's not what friends do! Don't do that to me. You make me feel so old," he joked on purpose.

A smile broke across Joan's face at Dustin's attempt to lighten the mood. Later, the two started grilling the food.

"Take a seat and do nothing. I'll prepare the food for you," she said.

"Okay. Would you like some beer?"

"Of course, how can we not have beers with barbecue?"

Standing up, the man ran toward a convenience store next to the beach.

The store owner laughed heartily at the sight of Dustin. "It's been a while since you last came. This is a gift for you."

"Oh, no, how can I take this for free? Let me pay for it. We come here regularly. You'll suffer losses if you do this every time we come," Dustin rejected immediately.

Unable to argue against the store owner, he invited him and his children to join the barbecue at the beach.

There were only a few of them, but the beach instantly became livelier.

The store owner took out some glow sticks, brightening up their surroundings. Swaying the glow sticks, all of them sang merrily under the starry night sky, while the children ran around and screamed joyously. Even Joan was all smiles while barbecuing, looking though she had not heard about Larry's affair.

"Joan, let me help you. Take a break." The store owner's daughter came over to Joan.

"That's sweet of you. No worries, go head and have fun. I can handle this myself," Joan replied.

"No, let's do it together." With that, the girl began skewering the meat.

What a cute and obedient girl. Joan smiled with contentment.

"Are you still waiting for Joan to accept you?" the store owner asked Dustin suddenly.

The latter let out a sigh. Of course, or else I would've gone overseas, but I don't know how long I'll need to wait.

"No, we're only close friends now," he answered lightly.