Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2315
Indeed, Dustin was invited but he did not intend to join.
He looked at Caiden and replied, “I’m not interested.”
The reason was that he did not have a plus one. Joan was Larry’s wife, so she would certainly be his partner to the banquet. Besides Joan, he did not want to bring any other woman to such an occasion.
Hearing his reply, Caiden smiled wickedly. “I see. I should thank you then, for giving me the chance to bring Joan to the banquet as my partner.”
What did he mean by that? There’s no way Joan would agree to that. Dustin sized up the man in front of him, baffled.
Soon, it was time for Joan to clock off. As her colleagues were getting ready to go home, she sat in the break room, looking grim.
“Hey, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
“You don’t look too well, Joan.”
The colleagues around her came over to her when they realized she was looking sick.
“I’m okay. I just need to get some rest.” Joan smiled weakly.
She was not sick; she just did not want to go out at the moment when her colleagues were still here.
Gradually, all of them went home and Joan was the only one left. After looking at the time on her watch, she finally mustered up her courage and walked out.
She still needed to go back home and prepare dinner. Ms. Young has been busy with gardening recently and Lucius is about to get back home. I need to hurry up and go home to cook.
As she stepped out of the supermarket, Dustin came over and offered, “Joan, do you need a ride home?”
“No, thank you. I’m okay,” she declined right away and walked past him.
The banquet should have started already. Has Caiden left? As she continued on the path, she looked around and saw no one.
Okay. I can finally go back in peace.
Little did she know that he was still there, sitting on a bench at the side. It was getting dark and that was why she did not see him. Furthermore, she did not know that the event had been delayed because Caiden was not there yet.
“Joan, let’s go.” A familiar voice came from her back all of a sudden.
Crap. Here he is.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before turning around to face him.
“Oh, you’re still here.” She smiled awkwardly.
“Of course I’m not going anywhere until you come out and attend the banquet with me,” he said, shrugging nonchalantly.
D*mn it! Is he for real? This guy won’t give up until I go with him, will he? Joan took a few steps back instinctively and was about to run away when he stepped forward and grabbed her wrist tightly.
“Listen to me when I’m talking, okay? Where are you running off to? We should get going. They’re waiting for us.” He tugged her forward and dragged her to the car.
Then, he brought her to get a gown, a pair of heels, and a makeover. Everything on her was new.
After they were done, she looked like a whole new person, attracting admiring glances wherever she passed.
Soon, the car came to a stop in front of Lane’s Hotel.
“Are you ready? Shall we go?” A smiling Caiden gave her his hand.
She ignored his gesture and looked away, feeling irritated. In the next moment, he took her hand forcefully and went out of the car.
“Wow! Is that Mr. Owens? He is so handsome!”
“Yeah. That’s Caiden Owens. I heard that he was studying abroad for the last few years.”
“Who is that woman beside him? Why does she look so familiar?”
“Hey, isn’t that the wife of Mr. Norton?”
In an instant, all the reporters surrounded them and snapped countless photos of the two. As they walked through the crowd, the flickering of the flashlights made Joan’s eyes uncomfortable so Caiden thoughtfully used his arm to block the glare.
“Mr. Owens, we heard that you have just come back recently. How was your life abroad?”
