Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2689

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2689

Tough It Out

What a joke!

All that talk about remarrying and about loving me. Turns out it was nothing but a lie.

Men think with the part that's below their belts.

Smack!

In her daze, Joan accidentally knocked a drinking glass off the table. She felt the living room spin before her eyes.

She steadied herself and seized her phone to search for Larry's number. She wanted to call him so badly but she did not have the courage to do so.

She was afraid that Larry would tell her that he had moved on.

Ring!

Before she could dial his number, her phone rang instead.

At the sight of the caller, Joan picked up immediately.

"Joan."

Jessica's voice sounded uneasy on the other end.

"Jessica, is everything alright?" Joan asked at once.

"I'm sure you've seen the news, haven't you? Don't worry, I'm sure Larry has a reasonable explanation for that, don't overthink..."

Jessica made everything sound so simple but Joan could not believe a word of it.

If it were Casper on TV with Della, I'm sure Jessica wouldn't sound so calm!

"I know." Joan was about to hang up.

"Wait!" Jessica suddenly shouted in a panic.

Joan jumped and held the phone an arm's length away from her ear.

"Don't come back yet. Larry is attending to this matter and he is worried about it affecting you..." Jessica explained.

It was true. When Joan first saw the news, her first impulse was to return to the country and confront Larry about it.

"Jessica, talk to me. What is actually going on?" Joan asked with concern.

"It's... it's not a big deal, just a normal accident..." Jessica stammered in response.

Is she insane? She said that it was an accident, so how could it be normal? Something unusual or awkward must have happened back home. Joan's eyes flashed with coldness. Anger rose to her face. "I'm coming back to the country tomorrow!" Joan was about to hang up again.

"You can't!"

Jessica's cold voice alerted Joan's suspicions at once.

She must have something to hide for being so set on preventing me from going back!

"Alright, I'll tell you! Norton Corporation is now facing a crisis, and now Della is withdrawing her support..."

Jessica told Joan everything in an attempt to stop her from returning to the country.

It was simple. Larry had to devote all of his energy to keep his company alive. If Joan chose to return to the country at that moment, groups with specific interests would target her, thus necessitating Larry to divert his attention to protect Joan.

"Joan, please don't come back right now. Things aren't too good. Think of it as helping Larry by remaining out of the country and tough it out," Jessica explained helplessly.

It was at this moment when Jessica decided to side with Larry.

Though Jessica used to tease Larry to the point of angering him on purpose, Larry could always count on Jessica's support when it was needed.

The women chatted a little longer before hanging up respectively.

To avoid creating more problems for Larry, Joan had decided to stay where she was.

At that very moment, Dustin and Abelyn were on the couch with their eyes glued to the television screen.

"What's the situation? What's up with Larry?" Abelyn yelled as she munched on some chips.

To her left, Dustin watched the news with a stiff expression on.

He did not expect that Larry would cheat on Joan.

"Is that Larry trustworthy?" Abelyn wondered out loud as she cast a curious eye at Dustin.

"He is," Dustin answered calmly, as Abelyn looked at him scathingly.