Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2524

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2524

While munching an apple on the sofa, Caspian inquired, "That man from just now isn't your ex-boyfriend, is he?"

The next second, he let out a yelp when the woman threw a big pillow directly at his head.

"Ex-boyfriend? Who did you say was my ex-boyfriend?" she shouted, straddling the man to pinch his arm hard.

"Ow! Stop pinching me. It hurts. I was just joking, okay? Do you have to overreact?" Caspian begged.

"Don't ever joke about something like this again!" Jessica snapped, then got up from his lap.

"Where are you going? Let's stay like this. It's quite nice, no?" Caspian wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and said with a roguish smile.

"Nice my a**! Let me go. I have work to do, you know?"

At the mention of work, Caspian begrudgingly released the woman in his arms.

"Give me ten minutes." Jessica gave him a wink.

"Why don't you invite Caspian and Jessica over for a meal tomorrow?" Delilah suggested in the dining room.

"Sure," Larry agreed.

"Dad, I really miss Mr. Caspian and Ms. Zimmer," Lucius chimed in.

"Alright, I'll invite both of them over tomorrow, okay?" Larry replied gently while caressing the boy's hair.

Larry had long since regarded Caspian and Jessica as his family, so there was nothing wrong with inviting them here for a meal. Delilah, on the other hand, wanted to express her gratitude to Caspian for helping Larry so much recently.

The next day, Delilah welcomed the guests while chiding, "There's no need for all the formalities. We're a family, after all. You really didn't have to bring any gifts."

"It's no big deal, Ms. Young. What Caspian has is money," Jessica joked.

"Larry pays my salary, so technically, he bought it himself," Caspian replied awkwardly.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the house became lively. With so many people around, Lucius was more excited than usual, happily climbing onto Caspian's lap in the living room. "Lucius, behave yourself in front of Mr. Caspian," Joan chastised.

The boy pursed his lips and immediately got down from Caspian's lap. Caspian chuckled and comforted him, "It's fine, Lucius. You're only a kid. Come here."

"No. Mom said that children must have good manners. You're my elder, so I have to respect you," Lucius answered with a serious expression.

In an instant, everyone in the house erupted in laughter.

"I prepared all of your favorite food. Baked ribs, chicken wings, braised pork..." Delilah's introduced all the dishes.

"Ms. Young, you're the best! I love you to bits!" With that, Jessica starting eating.

Whenever she was in Delilah's house, she would always let go of all her reservations. Hence, everyone had grown used to this.

"Where are your manners?" Caspian nudged her from the side and reminded her.

"What's wrong with my manners?" Jessica asked while chewing on a rib.

"You're a guest. They're the hosts!" Caspian elaborated.

Delilah walked out of the kitchen just then and differed, "What's this talk about guests and hosts? We're all family!"

"Wash your hands first!" Joan came over and smacked Jessica's hand.

Both women were so familiar with each other they were practically sisters. Thus, even though Joan admonished her in front of the others, she wasn't the least bit angry.

"Okay, okay. Don't need to get all fierce on me." Jessica pouted and hurried to the bathroom, all the while muttering under her breath.

This was how she always was. The sight of food would get her so excited that the basic common sense of washing hands before meals would slip her mind.

"Why isn't Mr. Dustin here yet?" Lucius abruptly asked as he glanced at his watch.

All of a sudden, the house fell into pin-drop silence. "Lucius, what did you just say?" Joan asked anxiously.

"Mom, I think you should give Mr. Dustin a call." Then, he murmured to himself, "Could he be caught in traffic?"

But the problem was, none of them invited Dustin over to the house. Joan blinked at the boy in front of her in confusion.