Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 1944

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1944

Seated on the sofa next to him, a sense of disappointment flashed across Joan’s eyes.

Now that her checkup had been postponed due to the temporary closure of the hospital, it also indirectly meant that she would need to stay overseas longer. Larry will surely be more worried! Rubbing her hands nervously, she was in a daze.

“Joan, let’s go out for some fun. We haven’t had fun together for quite a long time,” Dustin’s voice cut into her thoughts abruptly.

Joan looked at the man in embarrassment and rejected him nicely.

At that moment, Larry’s good-looking face kept floating in her mind. She was not in the mood to entertain Dustin at the moment.

Dustin’s heart throbbed with pain at the sight of the helpless look on her face.

Maybe I shouldn’t have lied to her… His face darkened at once when he found himself in a dilemma.

After a while, pin-drop silence ensued in the place. Dustin continued to flip through the magazine casually, whereas Joan was seated on the sofa, staring off into the distance out of the window. The man looked for a chance to start a conversation with her once more, but he changed his mind as soon as the thought of interrupting her came to mind.

The atmosphere became awkward as both of them were in utter silence.

Dustin was in bewilderment. What’s the point of me planning everything and bringing her all the way here if we just end up doing nothing? What a waste!

At that moment, Joan was gazing sorrowfully at the cloud in the sky with a glint of sadness in her eyes.

What’s Larry doing now? Is he also staring at the same cloud in the sky?

She clenched her fists, lost in her own world. At that very moment, she really missed the man who had promised to protect her for the rest of her lifetime.

Dustin patted her shoulder and called her over, “Joan.”

“Ah?” The woman was stupefied.

“Let’s go out for a meal,” he suggested gently.

“Alright,” Joan agreed and rose immediately.

The two of them went to have a meal in a grand restaurant. The background music there was soothing and melodious, and the scent of roses hung in the air. However, Joan seemed oblivious to everything around them as her mind was occupied.

She cut the steak with her head lowered, her mind not focused on the task she had at hand.

“Ouch!” Suddenly, the woman felt a slight pain in her finger and gasped aloud.

“What happened?” Dustin raised his head to look at her the moment he heard it.

The blood oozing out of Joan’s finger caught his sight at once.

Thank you,” Joan replied awkwardly, flitting her eyes anywhere but the man in front of her.

Dustin looked at her with a smile and returned to his seat.

He teased. “You’re still as reckless as usual.” He tapped on her forehead lightly, a sense of affection in his eyes.

“I was just thinking about something,” Joan refuted.

Was she thinking about Larry? A glisten of coldness flashed across his eyes without the woman’s knowledge.

“Take this.” Dustin cut the steak on his plate into even slices and placed them onto Joan’s plate.

Her cheeks flushed a deep red, and she quickly said, “Oh! I can cut it myself.”

“Don’t worry. I haven’t taken any mouthful of my steak yet, so don’t be worried about swallowing my saliva,” he said jokingly, hoping to calm her down.

Despite his efforts to make her comfortable, Joan couldn’t help but still feel a little awkward.

“Ah! I’m so envious of that woman for having such a caring boyfriend.”

“Yeah, he’s really good looking too!”