Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2912

Chapter 2912

"The hospital!" The words stumbled out of Jessica's mouth as she pointed outside the office.

Soon, news of Joan's attempted suicide had spread throughout Larry's friend group, who all gathered in her ward at the hospital.

Jake didn't even have the energy to chase them away.

All he could think about was wishing for Joan to wake up.

Larry, on the other hand, swore to himself that he would not let Jake off the hook so easily for this accident.

"Is this what you meant by 'taking care of her'?" Jessica fumed, gesturing to a still-unconscious Joan.

"Shut up!" Jake roared back.

His patience was already wearing thin, and he wasn't in the mood to listen to anyone's yapping.

My, my.

Is he throwing a fit?This is all clearly his faultttf it weren't for him forcing Joan to marry him, she would have never resorted to this! Jessica pursed her lips in indignance, focusing her pained gaze on the woman lying in the bed.

Everyone in the room fell silent as they waited for Joan to wake up.

"Ugh..." There was a sudden movement as Joan slowly raised her hand to rub at her temples.

"Joan; Larry quickly pressed closer to her.

"You're finally awake..." She opened her eyes with much difficulty, scanning her surroundings before forcing a weak smile on her face.

"Why are you all here?" she rasped out.

"I'm fine.

Just came down with a fever, that's all" Nancy's chest squeezed painfully.

Even in this condition, Joan refused to let anyone else worry about her.

Jake merely stared at her, guilt and regret written all over his face.

He had had an inkling that things would somehow turn out this way, and yet, he still stubbornly went on with the wedding.

if she really did die, then what's the use of all my influence, social standing, and power? Previously, he had been so focused on exacting revenge against Joan and Larry that he had even considered killing her off.

But the moment she actually tried to commit suicide, he discovered how much he cared for her and didn't want to let her go.

"I'm hungry for meatloaf." Joan suddenly spoke up.

"I'll go buy some!" Caspian instantly ran out of the room.

Elsewhere, the wedding was still going on as if nothing had ever happened, but the atmosphere in the hospital ward was strained and awkward.

Jake stared quietly at Joan, unsure of what to say.

Meanwhile, Joan glanced at Larry, a mixture of emotions swimming in the depths of her eyes.

The emotions she was feeling were making her scared.

She didn't dare start up another relationship so quickly and so easily, let alone let herself fall for another person.

Jessica and Caspian, having read the room, had both left a long time ago.

"I'm sorry, Jake" Joan muttered, turning to face him.

However, an apology seemed useless after everything that had happened.

Fine.

Jake secretly admitted that deep down in his heart he still cared for her, but that didn't mean that he would give her up to Larry. "Stop talking,' he replied.

He knew that further discussion would do them no good.

There was no turning back for the two of them from now on.

"I think I've made myself very clear" Joan said nervously, her eyes growing visibly wet.

"Please do this for me." Her pitiful, cautious manner pulled at Larry's heartstrings.

This should have all been left up to him to resolve, but she ended up having to shoulder all of the burdens by herself.

"What do you mean?" Jake retorted.

"Let me go." Joan's voice trembled as she spoke.

That was all she wanted.

Upon hearing that, Jake immediately turned away from her and got up, walking over to stare sadly out the window.

So, she still wants to leave me.

Maybe it's truly time for me to give up on this relationship...

Sniffling slightly, he squeezed a smile onto his face.

"You wanted to move out, right? Sure, I'll agree to it" Joan perked up at that, some color returning to her face.

She hadn't expected that he would agree so quickly.

Unbeknownst to her, Jake just didn't want to lose her completely, and couldn't think of a better way to make her happy than fulfilling her wishes.