Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1465


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1465


    He made his way to Joan’s office casually, Larry pushed opened the door and parked his butt on a


    chair before staring at the woman who had her head buried in her work.


    “You’re here, Mr. Norton?” Joan greeted without even lifting her head as though she had known about


    his arrival in advance.


    “Yeah. Anyhow, just carry on with your work. I’m just here to check on your progress,” Larry answered.


    He was still a tad perturbed by her addressing him as Mr. Norton, but he couldn’t do anything about


    that.


    “Okay, please make yourself at home, then. I’ll entertain you in a moment.” Joan maintained a


    businesslike attitude.


    Sensing the distance in her tone, a wave of irritation assailed Larry. He took out a cigarette from his


    pocket and lit it. That was a bad habit he had developed after she left, and it had now be an


    addiction.


    At the sight of him smoking, a sh of destion flittered across Joan’s eyes. He never smoked in the


    past, so it might be because of me as well. At the thought of that, her guilt multiplied.


    Larry was sitting very close to her, so Joan inevitably inhaled the lingering cigarette smoke. She had an


    inherent dislike of cigarette smoke, so despite having tried her best to suppress her distaste, a few light


    coughs still escaped her in the end.


    Upon hearing her coughing, Larry’s brows furrowed. All of a sudden, he remembered that she loathed


    the reek of cigarette smoke in the past. After hesitating for a long while, he snubbed out the cigarette in


    his hand and threw it into the trash can at the side.


    “I’m hungry, Joan Watts. Apany me to lunch.” Larry sounded as though he was issuing an order,


    his tone brooking no argument.


    “Thanks, Mr. Norton. I’m not hungry at the moment, so I’d like to continue with my work for a while,”


    Joan declined tactfully. She had been doing her best to avoid having too much interaction with him


    although her efforts had been futile.


    “This is just business, what with me having a meal with a coborator. So, don’t read too much into it.


    Also, I’ve got some business matters to discuss with you.” Larry gave her no room to turn him down.


    “Let’s go.”


    At that, Joan inwardly heaved a sigh. Good grief, why am I still so obedient to him, just like I did in the


    past?


    Subsequently, the two of them went to a western restaurant and took their seats at the table.


    “Just order whatever you want to eat.” Larry handed the menu to Joan.


    “Thank you.” After thanking him politely, Joan ordered a steak. Likewise, Larry also ordered something


    at random.


    Thereafter, a long silence reigned. Larry was waiting for Joan to speak, but thetter still seemed


    exceedingly reluctant to do so.


    In the end, he broke the silence himself. “The proposal is almost done, right?”


    “Yes,” Joan replied softly. “It should be ready by tomorrow.”


    “What’s your n after that?” An unprecedented bolt of apprehension shot through Larry at the thought


    that he would no longer have an excuse to seek her out in the future.


    “My n? I don’t have any ns. I just want to focus on my job and live a simple life. That’s enough for


    me,” Joan answered calmly.


    Also, to stay away from you. She added inwardly after she finished saying that.


    “I see.” Words eluded Larry for a moment, so he buried his head in his food.


    Unbeknownst to them, it so happened that Gabrie’s best friend, Lte, witnessed the lunch date


    and even secretly took a video clip of it.


    After the two of them had finished eating, Larry drove Joan back to the office before speeding off.


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    When Joan had returned to the office, she continued working on the proposal.


    Lte then sent the video clip to Gabrie. After watching it, Gabrie blew a fuse.


    Ever since she met Joan the previous time, she had sensed that her rtionship with Larry wasn’t as


    simple as they imed. Thus, she had someone investigated the matter, only to discover that they


    actually dated during college.


    She went abroad to Beskary then, so she didn’t know about their rtionship before that.


    “You’re such a vixen, Joan Watts! How dare you attempt to seduce Larry again when I treated you so


    well in the past? What an ungrateful wretch!” Gabrie hissed through gritted teeth.


    She had been regarding Larry as her prospective boyfriend, so she felt as though someone had stolen


    something off hers upon seeing that Joan and Larry could possibly rekindle their rtionship.


    That feeling was particrly acute when she could distinctly sense that Larry still loved Joan. While she


    had no evidence of that, her womanly intuition told her otherwise. As that thought urred to her, the


    unease within her snowballed.