Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2608

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2608

"Huh? I'm fine."

Joan's swift answer put Delilah's heart to rest.

"Mom! Come over and put your signature here," Lucius beckoned from the room.

"Right away!" Joan went over upon hearing her son.

Delilah cast her suspecting gaze at Larry after Joan left.

"Everything's okay. Don't worry," he assured, patting her on the shoulder.

Everyone went to bed for an early rest. The next day, Joan rose early and went to the photography studio without even having breakfast. "Morning, Ms. Watts. Do you need any help?" Caiden greeted her first thing when he saw her at the office.

Joan looked at the man sitting comfortably on the couch and shot him a rigid smile.

"I'm fine."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Don't worry."

Since she insisted that she could handle things on her own, Caiden left the studio after hanging around for a short five minutes.

After he left, the supervisor came over. "Ms. Watts, I think we need to recruit more people."

"I think we're doing just fine though," Joan replied.

Caiden had not told her about his arrangement.

"It's impossible we could do all this on our own," the supervisor said.

Do what? What is there to do? Joan lifted her befuddled gaze.

"Mr. Owens struck a deal with a client. It's a huge project..."

Joan finally understood why Caiden came to the photography studio this morning.

A frown settled on her brows. She did not like the way he handled things.

Over at the villa, Abelyn was sitting nonchalantly on the sofa sipping from a cup of warm coffee.

"Joan is really something," she commented, putting down her coffee.

"What are you trying to do this time?" Dustin asked anxiously without losing a moment.

"What's with the tone? It's not like I'll kill her." Abelyn shot him a quick glare.

Dustin evaded her stare and buried himself in the newspapers in his hands. God knows what you're capable of?

"Jake had already acquired the photography studio, so you'd better stop here and leave Joan alone," Dustin warned her severely.

That will depend on my mood. Abelyn walked to the balcony and tilted her head upward. She closed her eyes, enjoying the caress of the gentle breeze.

Dustin's gaze trailed her movement and the man wondered what was going on in her mind. A shadow of sadness crept past his face as he looked at her.

Over at the photography studio, everyone went into action and got to work.

Despite her busy schedule, Joan managed to balance her life well. She and Larry went to work in the morning and spent time together at night. Life was simple but blissful.

Life went on like this until a man came looking for her at the studio unannounced. "Ms. Watts, someone's waiting for you," an employee informed.

An inexplicable sense of uneasiness developed in Joan's heart.

She went into her office and saw a man sitting on the couch. From his back, she felt the man was somewhat familiar.

"Morning. I heard you're looking..."

The man stood up and turned around before she could finish.

"Mr. Owens?"

It was Caiden's father.

"Morning, Ms. Watts," he greeted coldly, "I bet you're feeling good about yourself. Not only do you have this whole studio under your control, but you also have Caiden in your hands." Joan was appalled by the amount of bitterness in his tone.

What are you even talking about? I'm just an ordinary employee here.

"I believe there's a misunderstanding, Mr. Owens. Things are not as you imagined it to be."

"Tell me, what do I have to do to make you leave him?" Keith cut to the chase.

His undisguised intention disconcerted Joan.

She knew Keith would in no way let her come close to Caiden, although both of them were really just friends.

"I'm sure Caiden will give you a satisfactory explanation, Mr. Owens."

"Don't you even utter his name. You are not worthy!"

Over on the outside, all the employees were eyeing the two in the office. They were afraid something would happen to Joan.

Two of them seemed to be engaged in a heated argument. One of the women could not stand it any longer, so she pulled out her phone and made a call.