Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2680

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2680

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"Alright, you can go home now," Jake finally said in annoyance.

What a fool. It was such simple reasoning, and yet she couldn't grasp it!

"Nothing bad will happen, right?" Della couldn't help but ask.

"No. Don't worry."

Despite Jake's confidence, Della still couldn't shake off her anxiety. What made it worse was that nothing happened between Larry and her, yet she had to play along.

Jake noticed the change in her expression and decided to probe. "Ms. Duff, I suppose you and Larry have already... "

"No." Della's reply was quick, and the disappointment on her face was clear as day.

Jake stared open-mouthed at her. Is she joking? He had gone to so much trouble to set this all up, yet she didn't fulfill her part of the deal? Jake paced around Della in frustration, wondering if he should believe her.

Does she really like Larry? They spent the night together in a hotel room and nothing happened?

"Ms. Duff, can you tell me exactly what happened last night?"

Jake couldn't get past his curiosity of how a drugged man could have resisted that much temptation. Under those circumstances, there was no reason Della wouldn't have gotten her way with him! "He slept in the bathroom the whole night," Della finally replied with a sigh.

No wonder!

Larry, you're one hell of a cautious man! Jake turned to look out the windows, a cold glint in his eyes.

Even though they hadn't done the actual deed, the fact that the journalists had snapped photos of them together in the room should suffice.

"I got it. You just have to insist that you had done it with him," Jake said with a darkened gaze.

It was easy for Jake to come up with the suggestion, but it was Della who had to live with the guilt. She usually opposed such despicable acts, yet she was the one carrying it out now. "Why? You don't want to? You can choose not to admit it. Just don't forget your initial goal when you agreed to our plan!"

Della frowned and looked a little defeated.

Jake's right. All this is for Larry. I have to keep that in mind.

Jake, on the other hand, was getting increasingly annoyed at Della for being so indecisive. "Don't be silly! If you don't take the initiative, do you think Larry would care about you?" Della felt very conflicted as she furrowed her brows even deeper.

Since things have come to this point, let's just throw caution to the wind! With a renewed determination, Della straightened up and looked Jake in his eyes. "I understand." Brilliant! Jake smiled as he patted her shoulders, pleased that she had finally come to her senses.

Back at Norton Corporation, Larry was pacing around in his office, his anxiety in overdrive.

"Larry, how could you have gotten a room with Della?" Caspian chided.

Before this, Caspian had always strongly believed that Larry loved only Joan and would never let her down. But now, he couldn't be sure anymore.

"I didn't," Larry muttered as he held his head.

Caspian was flabbergasted. How could he not have? How would he explain the photos, the reports, and even the video? Were they all pranks? Besides, there were cameras in the hotels that could easily prove it...

"Larry, don't you think you owe Joan an explanation?"

Larry looked away and sighed deeply.

Thankfully Joan wasn't in the country. Otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to explain things to her.

"Not now. She's overseas," he replied.

"I still think it'd be better if you explained it to her soon! With how fast news spread on the internet and with you being a prominent figure...

Larry was still feeling stressed about having to explain things to Joan when Jessica stormed into the office yelling for him.

Oh, damn it. She's only going to make it worse for me.

Caspian immediately ran up to stop her. "Don't be rash. Let's talk things through!"

"He has been caught in the act! What more can I say?" Jessica angrily replied as she pushed Caspian away.