Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1714


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1714


    Jory was certain that no one would trace the letter S to him since he wasn’t acquainted with Larry, let


    alone Joan. Furthermore, his connection to Joan was one-sided as he knew her, but she didn’t know


    much about him. Alpire Group had never coborated with Norton Corporation before this, so nobody


    really knew of his name.


    Although he had meticulously nned out everything, he neglected that Nancy had known him long


    ago. Even if they weren’t close, she could easily draw a connection between S and his family name,


    Synder. Their families had also been business partners for many years, so it was a given that she knew


    of Alpire Group. To top it off, Jory recently bumped into her on his way to meet Simon, and Larry had


    figured out Alpire Group’s IP address. Hence, Nancy could easily guess who S was.


    The IP address, Alpire Group, S—Nancy had connected the dots and found that they all led to Jory.


    She sat before him now, questioning if her guess was right. Jory wasn’t sure what to say. He could


    have easily avoided her or even ditch today’s meeting if he really hated her. Yet, he couldn’t quite bring


    himself to leave her.


    For some reason, he couldn’t lie to her face. So he asked instead, “If I asked you to keep it a secret,


    would you tell anyone?”


    If Jory hadn’t said this, Nancy would have without a doubt told Joan and Larry. However, Jory told her


    that this secret would be theirs alone. He asked her to keep it between them and not tell anyone else


    about it. It was as if Nancy fell into a trance, making a mental promise to keep her lips tightly sealed.


    So she nodded almost immediately. Jory stared at her for a moment, taking in the trust and resolution


    in her eyes before finally letting his guard down. He then nodded back in eptance.


    “But why did you do it?” Nancy felt confused by everything. Jory wasn’t even close with Joan or Larry,


    and Alpire Group had no existing business rtionships with Norton Corporation. It made more sense if


    Jory was attacking Nancy and the rest of the Barrymore family since she refused his hand in marriage.


    After all, it was only natural for her family to bear the cost of causing him so much pain. But how did


    any of this involve Larry’s family? And those pictures. Are they Jory’s doing as well?


    Note: Not sure if the whole thing should be narrative or inner dialogue.


    Unless… he has feelings for Joan and wants to break her and Larry up?


    This spection popped into Nancy’s mind and startled her. But the more she considered it, the more


    reasonable her spection seemed. Nevertheless, the thought of Jory trying to split up Joan and Larry


    still made her ufortable.


    Nancy had mumbled her doubts in front of Jory, who choked on his water and emptied the liquids in his


    mouth onto the floor. At this, Nancy fished out some tissues from her bag as she frantically apologized,


    “I’m so sorry, I was just casually blurting out my thoughts. If I misunderstood anything, then please


    don’t take offense or be mad.”


    “How could I possibly have feelings for some married woman who has also given birth? With a post-


    pregnancy body? Tsk. Tsk. Forget it,” Jory muttered flusteredly.


    Back then, Jory often expressed his doubts towards Dustin; he never understood why Dustin devoted


    himself to Joan when there was plenty of other fish in the sea. Dustin could have found any girl that he


    liked, yet, he remained hung up on Joan. At that moment, Jory realized that he couldn’tprehend


    Dustin’s stubborn feelings because he wasn’t experiencing things from Dustin’s perspective. After all,


    how could anyone truly understand if they haven’t experienced that kind of situation for themselves?


    Perhaps it was because men didn’t indulge in gossip as much as women; Dustin seldom brought up


    the topic of Joan before Jory, despite Jory helping him all this while. Jory now understood that an


    indifferent man like Dustin would also have moments where he would lose his cool—all of Dustin’s


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    indignation and resentment were sparked by Joan. Jory understood that he and Dustin experienced the


    same kind of unrequited love—one where they stood no chance of pursuing the ones they loved.


    Doesn’t everyone have equal rights to love? So why are some people destined to never be with the


    ones they love?