Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2986

Chapter 2986

"Joan, what's on your mind?"

Gabriella asked the dazed Joan, but the latter couldn't hear her.

Out of the blue, Gabriella yelled, "Joan!"

Joan was taken aback, shuddering in shock.

"Was it necessary for you to yell?"

Jake reprimanded Gabriella.

Afraid that Jake would lose his temper, Joan interrupted him by asking, "Yes, Gabriella? You were talking to me?"

Gabriella was upset after the man raised his volume at her.

She replied with her lips pursed, "I thought you were in a bad mood because you were spacing out."

"Something crossed my mind"

Joan replied awkwardly and scratched her head.

What crossed her mind? Could it be Larry? Jake's expression darkened at that thought.

Where is he when she needs him? Isn't he supposed to look out for her? He needs to stop being so irresponsible! After a short while, Gabriella muttered, "Joan, you need to talk about it with Larry once you're back."

What should we talk about? Is she referring to the incident at the mall? How am I supposed to bring up such an embarrassing incident? Joan heaved a long sigh.

After the car was brought to a halt in front of a restaurant, they got out of the car.

Are they going to have a meal together? Of all the people she could ask to join her for a meal, why did it have to be Jake? Couldn't she ask Caspian, Nancy, or Jessica? Larry got increasingly infuriated.

"I think they're merely having a meal together. Why don't we head back for the time being? I'm sure she's going to explain everything once she's back."

Caspian suggested tentatively in an anxious tone.

Deep down, he was equally befuddled when he saw Jake joining Joan for a meal.

Larry dismissed his suggestion and asserted in a serious tone, "No! I'll wait for her until she's done!"

As the first to face Larry's wrath whenever something bad happened, Caspian secretly prayed that he would still be in one piece at the end of the day.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

As soon as Larry picked up the call, Della's voice could be heard asking anxiously, "Larry, I have quite a few questions for you. Can you please drop by my office?"

He knew she was referring to the issues pertaining to her company, and it made sense since she was a rookie corporate player.

"Alright. Once he hung up the call, Larry instructed, "Let's make our way back to the company immediately"

"Joan, isn't that Larry's car?"

Gabriella, who was seated next to the window, pointed at the car that was nearby.

Joan turned around and followed her gaze.It's Larry's car! Why has he shown up here when he's supposed to be working? Is it a mere coincidence? She had a bad feeling about it and wondered if Larry had witnessed Jake heading into the restaurant with them.

Jake knew what Joan was thinking about, but he merely smiled, sipping his coffee calmly.

In fact, he had long found out that Larry's car was right behind theirs, yet he decided to play along with him.

He was certain that Larry would be jealous since Joan was having a meal with him.

Once they returned to the office, Caspian explained, "Larry, don't overthink the matter.It was merely a meal with friends. On top of that, Gabriella tagged along with them as well."

However, nothing Caspian said could change the displeased man's mind.

It didn't matter that Gabriella was there with them as all he could think about was the fact that Joan was with Jake.

She knew the man harbored feelings toward her, yet she still got in touch with him!