Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1769


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1769


    Larry shook his head. “We are too careless. When Dustin spoke to me, he told me Alpire Group’s


    target was the entire Norton Corporation. We didn’t take him seriously then. That was a big mistake


    from the beginning. They just wanted to lower our guard so that they can achieve their objective faster.”


    “No, Dustin wouldn’t do that,” Joan mumbled to herself. As if he was woken from a dream, Larry took


    out his phone and searched for Dustin’s number. “That’s right. Dustin must know something about this.”


    As Joan watched him make the call, they waited for a whole thirty-seven seconds before they heard a


    female robotic voice inform them that there was no one answering. Both of them exchanged nces


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    and were puzzled as to what was going on.


    Joan quickly found her phone on the bed. As if she was grabbing on to thest glimmer of hope, she


    called Dustin’s number.


    Thirty-seven secondster, she raised her gaze at Larry as the phone she was holding slipped onto the


    bedsheet.


    “No one is picking up.”


    After a while, Larry turned off his phone as the flood of notifications he was receiving was giving him a


    headache. “No, I must head to the office at once.”


    Tossing her nket aside, Joan pushed back her hair. “I’ming with you.”


    News traveled fast indeed. Before they even reached the office, the media had caught wind of the


    situation and the news dominated the headlines of all major websites.


    When Nancy was waiting at a red light, she reached into her bag for a bottle of mineral water. Just


    when she lifted her head to drink, she heard the news being broadcasted over the radio, causing her to


    almost spew the water out from her mouth.


    “After a brief respite, Alpire Group is back in action in its’ acquisition of Norton Corporation’s subsidiary


    again…”


    Alpire Group? Alpire Group! Does Jory have something to do with this? Is he attacking Norton


    Corporation again? Fearful of thinking any further, she turned the car around and sped toward Jory’s


    office.


    Meanwhile, Jory, who was in the midst of his morning exercise, was also surprised to hear the news.


    Takeover? Is this Dustin’s doing? Although Jory was the heir to Alpire Group, he had delegated to


    Dustin the authority to manage the matter. It shouldn’t be him. We were just admiring the moon the


    night before.


    Jory told himself not to specte any further. Instead, he should immediately ask the person directly


    involved. Hence, he had to call Dustin at once.


    The moment he called, he received a message saying Dustin’s line was busy. Why is his line busy?


    Can there be someone else wanting to talk to him during a moment like this? After ending the call, Jory


    patiently waited for a minute before calling again.


    This time, the line was no longer busy. Instead, it went unanswered. Why isn’t anyone answering? How


    can this be? Did he dispose of his phone away right after answering the earlier call?


    Jory was puzzled. After changing out of his sports attire and into his office suit, he saw a striking red


    Bentley driving in from afar. Jory stood where he was to await his guest’s arrival.


    Wearing a pair of ts, Nancy ran over to him once the car came to a stop. With the wind blowing in her


    hair, her fringes strewn messily all over her face.


    Holding her phone, its screen was still lit up. She looked upset and seemed to want to show him


    something.


    “Nancy, what are you doing here so early in the morning?”


    Still panting heavily, Nancy raised her phone at him. “D-Did you do this?”


    ncing over, it was indeed the news of Norton Corporation being taken over. If he denied it, no one in


    their right mind would believe him. After all, he was inextricably linked to Alpire Group.


    “Would you believe me if I said it wasn’t me?” Jory asked her in return.


    Nancy furrowed her eyebrows. “Since when do you need to say something like that to me? If you say


    that it wasn’t you, of course, I would believe you.”


    As Nancy’s trust warmed Jory’s heart, he pulled her into his embrace without any hesitation. Resting


    his chin on her hair, he exined in a gentle voice, “Thank you for your trust. To be clear, this isn’t my


    doing and I have no idea what’s going on. Hence, I’m on my way to investigate the matter.”