Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2793

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2793

Bad People

After a long time, Larry switched off the lights in the living room and went to the bedroom, only to see Joan fast asleep on the bed, painting a serene picture.

He walked to the bedside table and opened the drawer, then took out a bracelet from the jewelry box inside. After carefully putting it on for Joan, he lay down beside her and closed his eyes.

The next morning, Joan woke up and tiptoed all the way to the living room. After grabbing the case, she left before anyone knew where she was going.

The man in bed grunted softly when the glaring sunlight pierced through his eyelids.

Larry stretched lazily before slowly opening his eyes. That was when he realized the spot next to him was empty.

"Joan?" he called out, but there was no response.

Has she left already? Larry sprung out of the bed and ran to the living room. Just like he feared, the case was gone.

Sh*t! He quickly grabbed his phone and powered on the GPS software. Luckily, he had the foresight to put on the bracelet for her the previous night.

"Caspian, bring over a few men."

In no time, a dozen or so cars parked in front of Delilah's house, with the men inside ready to carry out all orders.

"Stay here and wait for my call. Don't do anything rash." With that, Larry got into his car. He knew Joan's exact location. At that moment, she was still on the way to the destination. He couldn't catch up to her right away or the people who kidnapped Delilah and Lucius might change their minds or even worse, kill them.

"What are you doing, Larry? We should be looking for Joan. Why are you going around in circles?" Caspian looked at the man beside him dubiously.

"The kidnappers found out that you were following Joan yesterday," Larry answered.

Realization instantly dawned on Caspian and the car was quiet once again.

Larry kept checking his watch, as though he was waiting for something. Finally, when the minute hand reached twelve, he floored the accelerator. Caspian was slightly freaked out by Larry's nervous expression throughout the way.

Meanwhile, Joan had already reached the meeting location. Scanning her surroundings, she yelled loudly, "I'm Joan Watts. I have your money!"

I wasn't followed this time, right?

Joan looked over her shoulder, her entire body instantly relaxing. She didn't seem to sense the danger she was in, or perhaps all she could think of was Delilah and Lucius' safety. "Give me the money!"

Suddenly, a masked man with a burly figure appeared in front of her.

"Where is Ms. Young and the boy? I want to see them first!" Joan immediately hid the case behind her back and asserted in an icy voice.

This b*tch. How dare she negotiate with me? What right does she have to make demands?

"I'm warning you. You better hand over the money to me like a good little girl, or else..." the man threatened while stalking toward her.

What is he trying to do? Joan instantly went on high alert. Hugging the case to her chest, she abruptly turned and ran toward the sea. "Don't come any closer or I'll throw this case into the sea!" she spat fiercely although she could feel herself trembling all over. "Hey, hey. Wait! I'll release them, alright? I'll release them. Just don't throw it," the man said cautiously with his palms out. It appears that this woman isn't a fool. The man lit a cigarette and made a hand gesture.

"Mom!"

"Joan!"

Lucius and Delilah called out at the same time. Seeing the two of them tied up not far away, anxiety rose in Joan.

"I can release them, but you and the money must stay," the man said straightforwardly.

"Don't listen to them, Joan! They're all bad people!" Delilah shouted in a shaky voice.

Subsequently, a hard slap landed on Delilah's cheek.

"Fine. Now let them go," Joan agreed immediately.

With worry written on her face, Delilah shook her head vigorously at Joan. Is this girl crazy? She clearly knows that these people are here for her, yet she's going to willingly fall into their carefully laid out trap?

Tears pooled in Joan's eyes. I'm sorry, Ms. Young. I'm sorry, Lucius. I was the one who dragged you both into this. Then, she called out to Delilah, "Ms. Young, quickly take Lucius away. It's okay. I can handle this on my own."