Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2402

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2402

"I'm sorry, Caiden. I'm afraid I can't accept your gift. Also, I think it will be best if we stop contacting each other because I've already accepted Larry's proposal, and we will be getting married soon," Joan announced while hooking her arm into Larry's.

The man mentioned was taken by surprise, but he quickly regained his composure.

Playing along with her, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. "Well, Joan has always been mine from the start. Caiden, you'd better watch yourself."

"That's impossible! Joan, stop lying to me. I don't believe that Larry has proposed to you," Caiden roared.

"Besides, what happened to you? Weren't we doing fine before this? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?" He pressed on.

Suddenly? I've always been like that.

"I've repeated myself countless times, but you are just so stubborn. It's impossible for anything to happen between us! I'm simply an ordinary woman, and I would hate to get involved in someone else's drama. With that said, please watch your friends properly," Joan seethed.

Immediately, Caiden understood what she meant.

Someone must have visited her before me!

"Tell me, who came to look for you? I will explain to them that everything is my fault, and I will bear all the responsibility. Don't worry, Joan. I will not let them harm you in any way," Caiden asserted. Besides Larry, Joan did not trust the words of any other men.

"Forget it. If you continue to pester me, I will leave here once and for all," the woman threatened as she glared at the unwelcome visitor.

Hearing what she had said, Larry froze.

Where would she go? He felt anxious.

She can't just leave! Instinctively, he held onto her hand tightly. That gesture prompted Joan to look to the man beside her. Realizing that he was worried, she smiled at him to assure him that everything would be alright.

"Do you have to go to such extremes?" Caiden asked.

"Yes, that's who I am, and this is my true self."

That's impossible! She was never like this. Still, Caiden shook his head in disbelief, with tears glittering in his eyes.

"I was never a good girl, and I don't care about what others feel. I'm unreasonable, ruthless, have a bad temper, and definitely not your cup of tea. Whatever you've seen in the past was just a front I've put up," Joan snarled.

Caiden gave up finally.

It was not because she embodied the characteristics she mentioned but because she did not even spare him a chance.

"Caiden, please leave. My wife is clearly unhappy right now," Larry interrupted.

Taking one last glance at the woman before him, Caiden left reluctantly.

Bang! The door slammed shut.

Feeling weak, Joan collapsed onto the sofa.

She just spouted a string of cruel words that she could never bring herself to say.

At the same time, Larry could understand how she was feeling, and it made him certain that there was really nothing going on between Caiden and her.

"Are you okay?" He sat beside her and whispered.

"I'm okay. Was I too harsh earlier?" Joan groaned with her eyes closed while leaning back on the sofa.

"No, it seemed natural, and you did well," Larry replied.

"Larry, I'm tired," she whined. Then, she crawled into his arms with sadness in her eyes.

He knew how exhausted she was. Patting her back, he tried to give her some comfort.

It seemed like it had been a long time since they had been in such close contact with each other.

"Joan, I'm sorry," Larry apologised after some time.

Meanwhile, the woman was still in his embrace. She blinked a few times as though deliberating something.

It did not take much for her to realize what he was referring to.

Moving closer towards him, she murmured, "It's okay."

"Do you hate me?" Larry spoke in a deep voice.