Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2100


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2100


    Joany on her side, her mind upied by thoughts about Larry. Luciusy t, thinking about either


    Delh or Larry. As for Caiden, he thought only of Joan’s pretty face. All three of them had their own


    worries but were reluctant to voice them out.


    “Mom, where do you think Dad is right now?” asked Lucius suddenly.


    Joan froze for a second, turned over to face the boy, and regarded him solemnly.


    “Dad has a lot of things to settle in thepany, so he can’t join us on the field trip, but he swears he


    won’t miss the next one.” Joan held Lucius’s hand, her expression a sincere one.


    Is that right? But Mom isn’t even sure whether Dad wille or not, or when he’ll show up. Dad hasn’t


    been answering her calls either. So how does Mom know that Dad is busy at work? Lucius’ eyes


    dimmed as he kept his thoughts to himself.


    “Lucius, I’d like you to know that it’s your father who asked me toe,” Caiden spoke. Lucius’ eyes lit


    up.


    “Is that true, Caiden? Do you know where Dad is?” Lucius turned over and asked him excitedly.


    Of course that was all a lie. Caiden just did not want to upset the kid. He could tell that Joan adored


    Lucius very much.


    Joan was surprised to hear him say that. She could not understand why Caiden would cover for her.


    Under normal circumstances, it would take a lot of courage to attend a family event on behalf of


    another person’s spouse or parent. Not only had Caiden assumed the role, he weed it with delight.


    He even helped smooth over Larry’s absence.


    “Of course it is, Lucius. Your father has several big projectsing up, so he’s much busier than usual.


    So, please don’t me him, alright?” Caiden said as he pinched Lucius on the cheek.


    Lucius was overjoyed to hear that.


    So Dad didn’t really forget. Something came up and he couldn’t make it, so he asked Caiden to take


    his ce.


    “Mom, did you hear that? Dad didn’t forget about today!” Lucius gently tugged at Joan’s arm.


    It was all quite awkward for Joan, but she forced a smile.


    “Alright, Lucius. Let’s get some sleep. It’s gettingte. We have plenty to do tomorrow,” Joan coaxed


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    her child.


    “Okay. Goodnight, Mom. Goodnight, Caiden.” Very soon, Lucius closed his eyes.


    Caiden nced at Joan on the other side, a swell of emotions surging within him. But Joan did not


    notice that. She pulled the covers over Lucius before turning her back away.


    Joan, when will you notice my feelings for you? Caiden sighed.


    Joan caught that sigh, and was quickly ovee with guilt.


    The next day, the sun rose early. Perhaps everyone had been too exhausted from the previous day’s


    events, so no one got up on time.


    In the tent, Lucius stilly at the center, but sometime in the middle of the night his body had slid to a


    lower position, while above him Joan and Caiden faced each other as they slept on, albeit no sign of


    intimacy whatsoever.


    “Um, Mom, time to wake up,” Lucius called her, his eyes barely open.


    Roused by the child’s voice, the adults slowly opened their eyes, only to realize that they were


    apparentlyying less than one centimeter apart from each other.


    “Joan, I’m sorry about that.” Caiden rolled over and sat up.


    “It’s nothing,” Joan muttered.


    When they exited the tent, there were already a few others moving about.


    Soon, the rest of the campers awoke one after another.


    “Oh, morning, Mr. Caiden. Where did you sleepst night?” One of the students’ parents approached


    him.


    Joan stood off at the side, appearing rather awkward.


    Why’s she asking such a stupid question? It shouldn’t matter where Caiden sleptst night. Who cares


    if he spent the night inside or outside the tent? It’s totally a non-issue!