Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1743


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1743


    “I only hope for the best,” Joan told Larry.


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    Joan buried her head into Larry’s embrace and listened to his strong heartbeat. “I’m willing to share


    your heavy burdens with you.”


    At Jory’s office.


    Dustin threw a stack of newspapers onto Jory’s desk and asked agitatedly, “What is going on?”


    Jory briefly scanned the headlines on the newspapers: Acquisition of Norton Corporation Put On Halt!


    “What are you worrying about? I’m only slowing down but not aborting this n. As for the stock


    prices…” Jory’s gaze shifted from the phone screen to the newspapers and back. “They’re stable at the


    rock bottom. I don’t think it’s something that you should be rmed by.”


    “What I wanted to ask was why did you put a halt onto the n?”


    “I-I…” Jory hesitated for a moment. He raised his brows at Dustin and exined, “Because I want her


    to be happy. Seeing her in a miserable state breaks my heart.”


    Dustin was bewildered. He tilted his head and asked, “Her? Do you mean that girl who refused to marry


    you?”


    Jory’s heart skipped a beat as he had never mentioned anything about Nancy to Dustin, including the


    rejection he faced.


    “How did you know?”


    Dustin smirked. “You told me when you were sleep-talking.”


    What? He had indeed been dozing off in the office. However, was it possible that he let it slip during his


    nap?


    “So I’m guessing that your secret n is rted to this.”


    Dustin was smart indeed, as he had connected the dots intuitively. However, Jory doubted that he had


    said her name out.


    Dustin pressed his lips into a smile and said, “Don’t worry. You did not tell me exactly who it is. Though


    I did not know much, I was able to guess it.”


    Jory ced his right elbow on the desk and rested his head on it while his fingers lightly tapped on the


    newspapers. “You know me the best.”


    “Well, we’ve already known each other for more than a decade. The younger me would’ve never


    imagined that the kid who used to follow me around to y such a critical role in fulfilling my goals,”


    Dustin said as he leaned against the chair across Jory, giving off an aura of a gentleman.


    The beat of Jory’s tapping elerated. “Well, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I’m just


    doing what I like. Unlike you, who is perfectly all rounded.”


    Dustin sighed. “I’m not that great either. I have been the center of gossips since young. From then on, I


    have been drifting further away from my initial ambition of being a doctor.”


    Jory leaned back on the chair leisurely and stretched his backzily. “And it’s all due to you falling for


    someone who doesn’t feel the same.”


    He felt a wave of sharp pain as he was stretching and whined. Dustin was puzzled, so he asked, “What


    happened? Are you okay?”


    “I’m fine. I got kicked a few days back,” Jory said indifferently.


    “Wow. That person must have some guts to kick the man who holds a Taekwondo ck belt. If you’re


    injured, it only means that person is paralyzed,” Dustin joked.


    Jory formed a fist with both hands and said, “Thank you for yourpliment. However, that person


    also holds a ck belt in Taekwondo. In fact, that person is stronger than me.”


    “So you went to apetition? Did you manage to defeat him?” Dustin was more rxed and spoke in


    a more friendly tone.


    Jory replied while adjusting his hairstyle, “I’m just joking. Who am I? Do I look like the type to let him off


    without any injury?”