Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2528

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2528

"The man you met on the road."

"He's just a regular friend," replied Joan.

"Come, let's give Dustin a toast to welcome him back!" one of the girls declared with her glass raised.

In an instant, the atmosphere turned lively. "Dustin, you left so abruptly, and came back when everyone least expected it too! What's that all about? "

"Yeah, Dustin. Thank goodness I didn't collapse from a heart attack, or you'd have to take responsibility for me!" hollered another girl.

Dustin chuckled, but ate his food without commenting.

There was nothing much to explain. He had left the country because of Joan. Similarly, he had returned because of her as well. He glanced sideways at the woman, who was chatting merrily with the others.

In truth, nothing else mattered except her happiness. Even if they could never be together, he would be happy as long as she was. Yet, for some unknown reason, he just couldn't stomach the thought of her being with Larry.

Perhaps it was a man's jealous streak at work, or perhaps he just had something against Larry. In short, every time he saw Larry beside her, a sense of extreme unease would overwhelm him.

"Dustin, why do you keep staring at Joan? Do you like her?" A tipsy girl pointed at him with narrowed eyes.

"What sort of question is that? Dustin has always liked Joan," another girl chimed in.

In fact, most of the staff rooted for Joan and Dustin. Everyone could see that Dustin had genuine feelings for her, but she only had eyes for Larry.

"All of you better keep your mouths shut!" one of the women warned loudly. "Use your mouths to eat, not spout nonsense!"

This particular staff was the closest to Joan. Hence, she understood the latter the best.

She knew that Joan would never easily give up on her relationship with Larry no matter how serious the problem was.

"Alright, alright. Don't be mad, okay?" The tipsy girl apologized in a whiny tone.

"Enough talk about this. Let's enjoy the meal. It's my treat today," Dustin gallantly announced.

With that, the party resumed.

The door was slammed open all of a sudden.

"Dustin!" A young and beautiful woman threw herself into Dustin's arms, like a damsel in distress.

"What do you think you're doing? Get up!" Dustin pushed her away while shooting nervous glances at Joan beside him. At that moment, he was filled with panic and exasperation.

"Dustin, I really missed you!" snuggling into his arms, the woman whined.

Suddenly, everyone was dumbfounded as they witnessed this scene. "What's going on? Are they dating?"

"Impossible, right? There's no way Dustin would fall for her."

"Actually, she doesn't look too shabby..." Subsequently, the staff engaged in an animated discussion.

"What nonsense are all of you talking about?" Dustin looked at them with a deep frown. With that, everyone stopped talking. However, it did not stop them from making speculations in their hearts.

But actions speak louder than words. Isn't it obvious? The woman is blatantly flirting with him. Not to mention, he even comforted her.

Indeed, when the woman started crying, Dustin couldn't bring himself to push her away anymore. Instead, he kept comforting her. "Alright. Stop crying," he murmured to her with a helpless expression.

What is she up to again? Dustin looked away, feeling distressed.

I already kicked her out of the supermarket back then. Logically speaking, she should hate my guts. Why is she behaving like this?

The woman in his arms finally stopped crying. Raising her head, she gazed at Dustin with a pitiful expression and asked, "Why didn't you wait for me, Dustin?"

"What are you talking about?" Dustin gritted out.

"I was so sad when you left the country, so I went abroad to look for you, but it was like you vanished into thin air. I was so worried..." she said pitifully.