Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2628

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2628

Truth Or Dare

Though Caiden had half-expected this answer, he couldn't help the sinking feeling in his heart at her brutal rejection.

"Mr. Owens, do you like Joan?" Abigail had appeared out of nowhere and was in gossip-seeking mode.

"It's nothing like that!" Joan clarified the situation while nudging Abigail's elbow.

Abigail's enthusiasm shrunk after she saw the cold expression on Caiden's face. She left in a rush.

"She was just kidding, you know. You shouldn't take it to heart." Joan tried to defuse the tension in the air. "She's right, though. I do like you a lot," Caiden replied before taking a sip of his wine.

Stunned, she turned to avoid looking at him.

I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear anything!

One by one, the staff began to amble back to the plush sofas. They were still laughing and playing around. "Hey, should we play a game?" Abigail asked loudly.

Oh god, why does she want to play a game now? Joan appraised the staff who were sitting in front of her. "I'm up for it!" One of the younger staff members supported her idea.

Soon, she was setting the stage for a drinking game.

"We're playing truth or dare. I'll go through the rules first."

When she saw how excited everyone looked, she couldn't bear to back out of the game and ruin the mood.

"Hey, Mr. Owens. Would you like to join us?" Abigail asked.

"How can you ask Mr. Owens to join you in such a childish game?" Abigail's supervisor told her off.

"Why not?" Caiden suddenly said.

His agreement baffled his staff.

"Yay, the more the merrier!"

And so both Joan and Caiden joined the game.

"Ok, so I've got an empty bottle here. It's not rigged, I swear! Look at it carefully."

She was hyping up the crowd effectively.

"If you don't want to answer my question or do the dare, then you need to down this bottle!" Abigail raised an unopened beer bottle to make her point. "Deal!" There was a smattering of applause from the crowd.

Though Caiden was playing the game with them, there was an unspoken agreement amongst the staff that he was basically untouchable. "Mr. Owens!"

Just then, the bottle stopped spinning and pointed toward Caiden.

The atmosphere instantly became awkward. The crowd exchanged glances covertly, not knowing what to do.

"Mr. Owens, truth or dare?" Abigail asked seriously.

Everyone thought Caiden would refuse to play and leave.

"Truth," he answered.

Jaws dropped at his choice. Everyone seemed stunned.

"Ok, then let's go with the truth! Mr. Owens, is there someone you like?" Abigail asked excitedly. She almost couldn't believe her luck.

"Yes," he answered firmly. His eyes darted briefly toward Joan.

The atmosphere relaxed. Caiden's answer made him seem instantly more approachable to his staff. They felt more comfortable including him in their conversations. Joan felt relieved at the sight.

I guess he made the right choice to join in. She took a sip of wine.

"Hey Joan, it's your turn! So who's your boyfriend?" Abigail pointed at Joan.

Joan turned her head toward the table and realized the bottle was pointing straight at her.

"Wait, what's the dare?" she asked in a hurry.

"Well, the dare to is to give everyone here a kiss!" Abigail shouted.

What? Who plays truth or dare like that? Joan pursed her lips in displeasure.

"I'll drink the bottle," she replied moodily.

"Joan, even our boss chose to tell the truth. Why can't you-"