Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2676

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2676

A Naive Woman

"But what about Faye?"

Jake broke into a smile. It was now clear that Della knew more about him than he had expected.

"Did you really think I like Faye? I was only with her so I could get close to Joan."

His reasoning was so simple and yet so perfect that Della immediately believed him.

She might be an accomplished entrepreneur, but Jake was surprised at how silly she could be when it came to relationships.

I didn't even have to try that hard, and I've already gotten her where I want her to be. What a naive woman! Jake took a sip of his coffee as he tried to hide his smirk, happy with how well his plan was going. "Is there anything you need me to do?" Della asked warily.

"Not at all. Just sit back and wait for my good news," Jake replied with confidence.

Even though Della couldn't shake all her doubts away, her desire for Larry was so great that she decided to go along with Jake's plan.

She had thought that Jake's only goal was to get Joan, but she didn't know the extent of his deviousness. He was the reason the business partners had all decided to end their dealings with Norton Corporation. Not only did he want Joan, but he also wanted to destroy Larry.

Back at Norton Corporation, Larry was still cooped up in his office, unaware of the deal that Jake and Della had just made. "Larry, why don't you take a break?" Caspian said as he handed him a glass of water. Larry hummed in response and rubbed his eyes before finally putting his pen down.

"Have you been in contact with Joan recently?"

"No." It was such a brief answer that it worried Caspian even more.

"Jessica said she misses Joan," Caspian added while observing for any changes in Larry's expression.

"Okay."

The awkward silence that followed made Caspian a lot more uncomfortable than he expected.

After a while, Caspian decided to break the silence and changed the subject. "Larry, why hasn't Ms. Duff come to visit you recently?"

"No idea," Larry replied flatly. And I wish she'd never come back to visit me.

For some inexplicable reason, Caspian once again felt uneasy by Larry's response.

Meanwhile, Jessica was busy handling the affairs of her bookstore.

She was so engrossed in her work that one of her employees approached her in concern. "Ms. Zimmer, you should take a break first." "No need. I'm fine," Jessica replied, waving her employee off.

She'd rather be exhausted from working than risk having boredom set in from not working.

Before long, it was lunchtime, and only then did Jessica decide to take her well-deserved break.

As she walked out of her office, she glanced skyward and let out a yell. That, combined with a deep stretch, instantly refreshed her.

Just as she was getting ready to leave, her ears picked up a familiar voice. "Larry wouldn't see us, would he?"

Isn't that Della's voice?

Jessica spun around, and her curiosity was immediately piqued when she saw two figures in the distance.

Huh? Why is Della with Jake? Do they know each other? The more she wondered, the more Jessica couldn't shrug off the uncomfortable feeling that something was amiss. After some hesitation, she decided to follow them secretly.

Jake snorted as he puffed out a cloud of smoke. "Knowing Larry, I'm sure he's still working in his office."

The two of them soon made their way into a café, and Jessica followed closely behind.

The only reason Jake had asked Della out was to run her through his plan to ensure she doesn't ruin anything.

"So? What do you plan on doing?" Della asked as soon as they got into a private room.

"Be patient and listen to me."

Della was a ball of nerves, and Jake had picked up on it. "Relax. Don't panic," he added.

"I need to make one thing clear, Jake. All I want is to win Larry over, but I don't want you to lay a finger on him."

"Don't worry. He won't come to any harm," Jake assured.

But that doesn't mean Norton Corporation wouldn't come to any harm!

Unbeknownst to them, Jessica had stayed outside the room, listening in to their conversation.

"Larry has a dinner tonight. I'll replace a chance to spike his drink, and you'll be in charge of getting a hotel room... "

Even though Jake made it sound so easy, Della's expression had become very grim.

Would that be a good idea? Della was beginning to show signs of hesitation. As much as she wanted Larry, she didn't want to do it through such dishonorable means.