Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2374
This naughty girl! Why did she tell him that? Joan shot her a glare, signaling for her to keep her mouth shut.
However, she turned a blind eye to it. “Here, Joan. This is your favorite. Larry was the one who told me!” With that, she handed another lunchbox to Joan.
Larry and Joan exchanged glances before silently digging into their food.
Seeing the embarrassed looks on their faces, Abigail pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Larry had already dealt with most of the issues at Norton Corporation. Since Joan didn’t want to go back, naturally, he would also choose to stay by her side.
Although Joan would occasionally express her dislike for him, he believed that deep down, she still cared about him. It was just that she was too afraid to admit it, and constantly hid her feelings.
“You can go now!” the woman snapped from the bed.
Go? Go where? Does she expect me to leave her here alone? Well, there’s no way I am going to do that.
“I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying right here with you.” Larry was adamant.
Why is he being so stubborn all of a sudden? Joan huffed angrily as she trained her gaze on the newspaper in her hands.
“Joan, if Jessica never showed up, would you have divorced me?” Larry asked out of the blue.
Of course not! Joan flipped a page halfway, slightly dazed by his question.
But what’s the point of saying this now?
“Just… don’t talk to me, okay?” she muttered weakly.
Suddenly, Larry took large strides toward her and cupped her cheeks, imploring her with his gaze. “Answer my question.”
Thrown into a frenzy, Joan retorted, “Larry, don’t you think this is a stupid and useless question? It has already happened. There’s no such thing as ‘if’. We’re all adults, so let’s be realistic, okay?”
“You’re right. Humans are realistic. Otherwise, you would never have divorced me. So please, answer this unrealistic question of mine.” Larry was persistent.
What’s wrong with him? Joan pinned him a cold look, then sighed as she felt a pang of sadness. He’s already a stubborn person, to begin with, but now he’s taking it to a whole new level.
“Don’t lie to me. I want you to tell me the truth!” he demanded.
“You want the truth? Fine, I’ll give it to you. Even if Jessica never showed up, other women would, and I’d end up divorcing you anyway. It’s that simple.”
If she was being honest with herself, she never wanted to divorce him in the first place. In fact, she never thought she would really file for a divorce. However, during that period of time, their relationship was going through a really rough patch. Even Delilah couldn’t take in anymore and suggested a divorce. Of course, it was merely a suggestion. But who would have thought that Larry would actually agree to it. That was something she had never expected would happen in her life.
What was more, Larry did not tell her that Dustin had become Norton Corporation’s largest shareholder, let alone explain to her the real reason he agreed to divorce her.
“After all we’ve been through, you still don’t trust me!” Larry had a displeased look on his face.
Suddenly, a phone rang from the table. It was Larry’s.
He glanced at the screen and without hesitation, put the call on speaker.
Jessica yawned on the other end of the line and said lazily, “My dear brother, where are you?”
Dear brother? Why did she call him that? Joan eyed the phone in Larry’s hand, completely baffled.
“I am out of town. Why?” Larry got to the point.
“Nothing. I just wanted to ask you a few things. Have you settled the issues at Norton Corporation? Do you need my help? Also, have you kissed and made up with Joan? I mean, what’s a grown man like you waiting for anyway?” Jessica berated him through the phone.
Larry glanced at Joan next to him before looking back at his phone with a satisfied expression.
As expected of my dearest sister. Who said we need to be blood-related to be in sync? She probably sensed that I needed help and called in such a timely manner.
“Mm, she’s beside me now,” Larry spoke slowly.
