Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2533
“A man by the name of Jasper has been troubling her lately.” There was a shred of complaint and lack of self-confidence in the way Caspian spoke.
“What are you afraid of? Jessica doesn’t even like him.”
“Yes, she doesn’t fancy him now but as time passes, there’s no guarantee that she won’t have a change of heart.”
Right then, Caspian finally realized what it meant to feel insecure and miserable.
“Aren’t you two living together? What are you still afraid of?” Larry reminded him.
Maybe I’m just thinking too much. Caspian frowned as he ruminated the reasons for his discontent.
Maybe I care about Jessica too much. Maybe I’m mad that she’s giving me the cold shoulder treatment. I don’t know. I’m just not in the mood!
“Don’t fret. You’re a man, aren’t you? Stop whining then. Look at you, your face looks all weird!” Larry exclaimed.
“You’re right!” Caspian replied loudly, and rose to his feet.
On the other side of town, Joan sat on the sofa in the living room, staring blankly at the ceiling above her.
The phone next to her had been ringing for a while, but she refused to pick it up.
The call was from Dustin. She dared not answer.
“Joan! Hey! Are you daydreaming? Your phone’s been ringing for ages. Can you just get that?” Delilah pointed out the obvious as she walked over to her.
“It’s just one of those spam calls. Some foreign marketing company wants to sell me stuff,” Joan simply came up with a lie.
“Get into your room then. You’re just going to affect my mood if you stay here,” Delilah urged her to leave the living room.
Joan collected her phone and shuffled into her room like a zombie. She flopped onto the bed, feeling resigned, as though all her hopes and dreams had been sucked out of her.
Should I come clean to Larry? What would he think of me if he finds out the truth? All that thinking was making her head throb.
Noises came from outside the house. Delilah was questioning a man who had dropped by, “And what brings you here?”
“Ms. Young, is Joan home?” Dustin stated his reason.
“She’s sleeping in her room. What? Do you need something from her?” Delilah fired another question.
“I called her several times just now but she didn’t answer. I got worried, so I thought I should check on her,” Dustin said with an awkward chuckle.
Oh my, how thoughtful! Delilah felt equal parts relieved and sad to see him.
Joan also heard Dustin’s voice coming from outside. She quickly pulled the covers over herself and pretended to be sleeping soundly.
“Hey! Just what do you think you’re doing? That’s Joan’s room! You can’t just barge in there!” Delilah shouted at the rude visitor.
What a jerk! Does he not know proper manners? How can he just march into Joan’s room like this? That’s not right. Dustin isn’t always like this. He’s the type who means what he says and knows what he’s doing, so what on earth is happening right now?
Delilah scrutinized the man who had come knocking on her property as she tried to figure out what he was on about.
Based on Delilah’s reaction, Dustin deduced that Joan had not told the older woman what happened between them the night before. With that, he did not see the need to barge into the woman’s room.
“Dustin, you get back here this instant!” Delilah yelled. The volume was loud enough to startle Joan who was hiding in the room.
Damn, Delilah must have sensed something! Joan sat up abruptly, leapt down from the bed, and dashed out of her room.
“Ms. Young!” She shouted at the woman on the sofa in the living room.
Both Delilah and Dustin turned towards her, confusion painted on their faces.
“Yes?” Delilah asked.
Dustin smirked when Joan entered the scene. That creepy smirk sent a shiver down Joan’s spine.
“Um, I’d like to have meatloaf for dinner.” Joan came up with an excuse, hoping to distract Delilah.
“For god’s sake, girl. Look at the time! If you want to place your orders for dinner, do it later! It’s too early for that now,” Delilah ranted as she gave Joan the side-eye.
Well, I don’t want you talking to Dustin!
“Dustin, don’t you have other things to do today? You really should get going! Come, allow me to see you off!” With that said, Joan approached the man and made to drag him away.
