Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 1712

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1712

Jory met his gaze. “She rejected me because of how flawed I was then. Don’t tell me you assumed that I was always this impeccable?”

Boisterous laughter burst from Dustin. “That person must be unlucky. I bet she’ll eat her heart out if she knew how great you turned out to be.”

“No, it wasn’t just because of my flaws. She rejected me because she has feelings for someone else.” Jory shook his head whilst uttering this. A brief second passed before he voiced his doubt, “Dustin. Should a woman marry someone she likes or a different person who’s impeccable in every regard? What do you think?”

“You shouldn’t ask me this…” Dustin shifted uncomfortably. He then explained, “You know I won’t say the right answer.”

Jory snorted bitterly. “That’s true, because we both love someone we can’t have.”

Then, silence shrouded them.

Dustin froze momentarily. Once he snapped out of it, he looked over to Jory. “We? You mean—”

“I saw her again.”

Jory paused for a brief moment before continuing, “Speaking of which, the first time I met her was like a scene in a movie…” Jory reminisced whilst gazing absent-mindedly into the space. However, Dustin’s patience was wearing thin as he interrupted, “Who is she?”

Jory coughed and couldn’t bring himself to meet Dustin’s eyes. Seeing this, Dustin questioned further, “Is she related to your plan?”

Nancy gave him a baffled look, and her hand clutched tightly onto the handle. “What do you mean by frequently? Did you get someone to stalk me?”

“I’m doing this for your safety. You understand, right, Nancy?” Simon affirmed with unyielding certainty.

Nancy’s face puckered, trying hard to disguise her disdain from him. “Why must we dissociate ourselves from him? Even if he and I once had a marriage contract and our families almost collaborated, there’s no need to cut off all ties with their family. Why must we pay for your generation’s greed for financial profits?”

Laughter thundered from Simon. “Nancy, listen to yourself. I almost believed that the person you really like is Jory. I would have never guessed that Caspian is your husband.”

“You’re changing the topic! Even if Caspian and I are married, what law states that spouses aren’t allowed to associate themselves with the opposite gender?”