Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2656

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2656

Exhausted

After Faye's demise, Joan refused to hire another assistant. Hence, Abigail would always come and check on her out of concern.

Abigail might be playful, but she was undeniably a meticulous and thoughtful young girl.

"I'm fine," Joan assured her. "I just need to get some rest."

Seeing Joan in such an exhausted state broke Abigail's heart. After her suggestion of hiring another assistant was rejected by Joan, she dared not bring it up again.

"Okay, it's time to get off work. You should go. Don't worry, I'm alright." Joan waved goodbye to Abigail.

Slowly, Abigail walked out of her office.

Joan leaned back on the couch and shut her eyes to rest.

She had lost her appetite for Jake's matter was troubling her.

Her phone started ringing, but she wasn't planning on answering it.

It kept ringing for a while, so Joan picked up her phone and put it on the speakerphone out of frustration.

"Joan, how dare you refuse to pick up my call?" Jake's voice rang out clearly.

"I'm talking to you now, right?" came Joan's weak reply.

"Let's have dinner together tonight," Jake announced.

"I don't have time. I need to go home." Joan was about to hang up.

"I'll pick you up at home, then."

Suddenly, Joan lost her patience. "Jake!" she shouted out of the blue.

"What's wrong?" Jake's excited voice sounded over the line. "Quiet down. You have to be reserved."

"Don't go overboard," Joan said in a trembling voice.

Ha! How ridiculous.

If Joan was obedient enough to spend a night with him, Jake would consider letting her off, but she was too stubborn to go along with his wishes. Jake scoffed and answered, "What did I do?"

"You..."

Joan was momentarily lost for words.

She couldn't figure out what Jake wanted from her. He was in love with Faye but was now after her. She couldn't help but wonder if he had ever loved Faye.

"Well, I'll pick you up later," Jake announced and hung up without waiting for her reply.

He has definitely lost his mind! Joan threw her phone on the coach in exasperation.

Indeed, Jake's car arrived at the entrance of the photography studio when it was time for her to get off work.

"Come down. I'm waiting at the entrance," Jake called to inform her of his arrival.

"I'm busy. I need to work overtime tonight," Joan replied coolly and cut the line.

Oh? Is she playing hard to get? Jake flashed a sly smile and got off his car. "Hey, why is he here?"

"I don't know. Is he here for Joan?"

"Damn, seriously? Did he fall for someone else this quick?"

In the lobby, a few employees who had got off work started gossiping excitedly.

Thump!

Someone suddenly flung the door to Joan's office open rudely.

Joan knew who it was, so she didn't look up and continued working.

"Oh, you're quite busy," Jake commented as he strode over to her.

"Mm," came Joan's distracted reply.

She hurriedly added, "I don't have time to have dinner with you, so you should leave now."

"It's fine. I can wait for you," Jake replied, seemingly unfazed.

That was the final straw for her. "Jake, I'm Joan, not Faye!" Joan stood up and bellowed in frustration.

Oh? She's already mad? How impatient of her. Jake scanned his surroundings and shot her a disdainful look before looking at his phone.

"I know that," he answered calmly, choosing to ignore Joan's outburst.