Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2671

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2671

Altercation

Jessica didn't know that this joke she made was very likely to come true.

"I'm busy. Just leave me be." Larry absent-mindedly waved at Jessica and motioned for her to leave the office.

Seeing that Larry was in fact, busy, Jessica smirked and departed.

"Mr. Norton!"

An assistant had just barged in, drawing Larry's ire. "Can't you knock?" shouted Larry in annoyance.

The assistant looked sheepish but did not calm down. "I apologize, Mr. Norton. But this is urgent. Something has happened!"

"Well, out with it."

"Three of our partners have terminated all contracts with us," whispered the assistant. His tone did nothing to conceal the distress he felt. What? Larry stood up very abruptly.

While he had anticipated something like this, he never expected it to happen this quickly.

"Any other anomalies?" asked Larry tersely.

"We're still looking into it!"

The two then had a brief exchange. Soon after, Larry grabbed his coat and left the office.

F*ck you, Jake. You've really gone for the kill!

Larry fished out his phone from his pocket and made a call.

"Mr. Norton? To what do I owe the pleasure of your call?" came Jake's cheery tone from the other end of the receiver.

"Let's talk," replied Larry brusquely.

"Sorry, I'm rather busy right now."

"Then I'll meet you at your company."

Jake was about to hang up when he shouted, "No need for that!"

He took a few seconds to compose himself before adding, "We'll meet at our old joint." With that, Jake hung up.

The old place? That's the café where we met.

Larry frowned. What exactly is that b*stard going to do?Ruin Norton Corporation? Propose a merger?

The gaze in Larry's eyes turned dangerously cold.

At the café, Larry sat on the sofa and tried to calm himself down.

Half an hour later, Jake arrived.

"My, my. Aren't you early!" exclaimed Jake loudly as he made his way towards the table.

"Just on time."

It was here that their struggle really took off.

"Be honest, what do you want?" asked Larry, taking a sip of coffee.

"Well, did I ever do anything to you?"

"Cut the crap!" hissed Larry in a low voice.

If there was one thing Larry hated the most, it was people who wasted his time. He was always the type who wanted to settle things as quickly as possible. Jake recoiled in mock indignance. 'Why, Mr. Norton! What are you talking about?"

"Jake, let's speak plainly. We're both adults, so why don't we be honest and upfront? Enough of this moping around in the dark." Larry's words held quite a bit of weight in them. This angered Jake, whose expression shifted from mild amusement to pure rage. "What? Didn't Joan tell you?" asked Jake.

Tell me what? Larry glared incredulously at the smug-looking man in front of him.

Were they still involved with each other? That shouldn't be the case!

"Let's just say that everything that's happening right now is because of Joan."

What on earth does this have to do with Joan? Larry's expression was confused as he looked at Jake suspiciously. He needed some clarification.

"With Faye gone, I'll never let Joan off the hook! I want her to pay and have a taste of how it felt when her loved ones are hurt!"

Finally, Larry understood.

All this time, Larry assumed that Jake's grudge was directed only at him. He never guessed that it had anything to do with Joan at all.

How ridiculous! Larry had also erroneously assumed that this grudge was over something as simple as business or profit. All this time, it was over a woman. Even he found it difficult to believe.

'I've heard about what happened between you both and Joan. She had a good relationship with Faye and even shared a very close kinship with her." Larry sighed but continued. "When that accident happened Joan was devastated."

"Stop making excuses for her already! People are already gossiping about you being an alleged cuckold. You still have it in you to defend her?"