Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2176
“Well, I’d say it was a success. We’ll be able to go back soon,” said Larry slowly.
This is great! I can finally go back and Jessica will no longer pester me. Larry felt elated at the prospect.
“Where is Ms. Zimmer? Did you lose her or something?” queried Larry again.
“I doubt anyone will disturb that tiger-lady. She’s spending some time alone at the beach, worry not,” replied Caspian, his voice low.
That being said, it is getting dark outside. Why isn’t she back yet? A faint hint of worry flashed in Caspian’s eyes.
“Surely you’re not worried about her being abducted or something?” mused Larry aloud.
But why hasn’t she shown up yet? She’s in her twenties, for Christ’s sake. Surely she’d be able to find her way back on her own? Caspian snorted coldly.
“Please. Who’d want to kidnap someone who looks like that? If there’s a kidnapping, she’s likely the culprit.”
The pair sat at the table in silence, occasionally broken by the sounds of Larry’s keyboard. Caspian flipped through a magazine, visibly bored. He suddenly missed Jessica. When they were together, there was never quite a moment of peace. Jessica was quite the chatterbox, after all. Now that she was not there, he could not help but feel worried.
Was she going to find her way back at some point?It has been a while. Did something happen to her?
Caspian clenched his fist, feeling very uneasy.
Suddenly, the shrill sound of the phone rang, breaking his train of thought. Larry reached over to pick it up.
“Hello.”
“Hello, am I speaking to Mr. Larry?”
The voice did not belong to someone he knew, but how did the person know who he was? He looked at the phone suspiciously.
“Yes, this is Larry. To whom am I speaking to?”
“It’s like this. We have a lady who introduced herself as Jessica, an acquaintance of yours. She asked that we call you to come and get her because she lost her way.”
What kind of nonsense is this? Jessica got lost? In spite of the other party’s patience in explaining the situation to him, Larry was still confounded by the whole situation.
She is a grown-ass woman, how is her sense of direction still so bad?
Caspian sounded anxious. “What is it, Larry?”
“Let’s go. We need to pick up Jessica. Look at what you did! You forgot about her, and now she’s lost. How is she going to find her way home?” Larry’s tone was mild as he looked at Caspian’s worry-etched face.
Caspian could only nod and ran outside immediately.
At the time, Jessica was huddled in a corner, visibly afraid. Several people had tried to talk to her to alleviate her fears but to no avail.
“Jessica?” Caspian shouted her name as soon as he showed up.
However, Jessica barely gave him a reaction from the corner she was in.
“I’d really like to apologize for the trouble. She is a friend of mine, so you can just leave her to me.”
Suddenly, Jessica stood up hurled herself into Larry’s arms, sobbing.
“Hush now, it’s alright.” Larry tried to soothe her and gently patted her back.
Caspian watched the whole scene unfurl and felt his heart clench.
What did she go through? How could she suddenly get lost? The beach was not even that far away from the hotel, for starters. It was only a few minutes away! How did she end up at the police station, of all places?
“Let’s go.” Larry then proceeded to help her up and they all prepared to leave.
“Excuse me, policeman? How did she end up here?” enquired Caspian.
The policeman explained, “Oh, she was really out of it when we found her. I think she was swindled, but fortunately, her sense of self-preservation prevailed.”
Caspian had not realized exactly how seedy this place was. His gaze darkened as he pondered over what the policeman said.
However, he could not deny that he had a hand in this. If he hadn’t just left her so impulsively then, this would never have happened.
Caspian could still hear the sounds of Larry comforting Jessica.
Jessica’s face remained impassive. Her gaze seemed hazy and lost. Caspian sat next to them, just as speechless.
“Well, Ms. Zimmer, I’m sorry. It was all my fault.” Caspian could not control the outpouring of guilt in his voice. “If I hadn’t left you alone, none of this would’ve happened.”
