Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2636

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2636

A Horrid Misunderstanding

Now Joan was interested.

"When? Where did they go? Is he handsome? He didn't bully her, right?"

Her string of questions confused Lucius.

"Erm, he was quite handsome. He was very tall too, and he wore a cap-"

Before Lucius had finished his sentence, Joan had rushed into the living room to confront Delilah.

"Ms. Young, I heard that you have a boyfriend now?" Joan teased Delilah.

Delilah seemed flustered at her question.

Joan smirked at her reaction.

"Of course not. Lucius is just spinning some tall tales," Delilah protested weakly.

"I didn't say Lucius told me about it," Joan pointed out.

Delilah blushed furiously.

"It's perfectly fine to date at any age as long as you're happy," Joan said.

"I'm going to sleep." Delilah beelined for her bedroom without answering Joan.

What a cute lady! Joan's eyes filled with humor as she watched Delilah's escape.

I guess it's good if she found someone she really loved.

Joan glanced at her watch. Larry was nowhere to be seen despite the late hour.

It was pitch-black outside. Even the moon was absent. Joan began to feel uneasy. Eventually, she pulled out her phone and called him.

"Hello?" A woman answered the call.

When Joan heard her voice, her heart sank. Her hands began shaking as she hesitated on what to say.

"Where's Larry?" she collected herself before asking.

"He's taking a bath," Della replied.

The phone slipped from Joan's grasp onto the floor.

"Hello? Joan?"

Della's voice drifted out of the receiver.

Why is Larry with Della at such a late hour? She leaned on the wall to support herself.

"Joan? Is there something you want to say?" Della asked loudly.

"Nothing." She hung up.

What is she doing? Della frowned at her phone.

I wasn't lying when I said Larry was taking a bath.

"Hey? Are you done?" Della asked.

"Yes." Larry came out of the shower after getting dressed.

"I'm sure the server made a careless mistake. You shouldn't-"

"I know," he cut in.

When they were having dinner earlier, one of the servers accidentally knocked into Larry, spilling some soup on his suit. Larry decided to book a hotel room so he could clean himself up. "Let's go." Larry made a move to leave.

"Larry!"

Suddenly, Della hugged him tightly from behind.

"Della, let go!" Larry demanded.

"No, I won't", she answered pettily.

"Della, you should know your boundaries."

Larry's voice was tinged with displeasure.

I may treat you as a capable business partner, but that doesn't mean you can get away with anything you please!

"Larry, why won't you accept me? I like you so much!" Della exclaimed flirtatiously.

"I made myself very clear. Nothing can ever happen between the two of us," Larry said firmly.

Urgh, why does he have such a strong resolve? Della was indignant.

"Would you be with me if Joan was no longer in the picture?" she asked.

"No!" His rejection was immediate.

This had nothing to do with Joan.

Larry couldn't deny that love was a mysterious thing. It could take hold of someone with something as insignificant as a facial expression or disappear with time and distance. But what he did know was that his relationship with Della could only be that of a platonic nature.