Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2191


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2191


    “I’m fine. I think I can’t handle white wine. Miss, get me a beer instead!” Joan’s voice slurred.


    Has she lost her mind? She’s absolutely wasted! The restaurant owner shook her head disapprovingly.


    “That’s enough now. It’s gettingte, so you should hurry home and rest up,” the restaurant owner


    refused curtly.


    “No! I don’t want to go home. I can’t let Lucius see me all wobbly and drunk like this. No, I’m not going


    back!” Joan then kicked her legs in a child-like tantrum.


    “Oh? So you remember that you have a child at home, huh? I suppose you’re notpletely


    irresponsible. But look how haphazard you look… Who on earth pissed you off to get you so drunk?”


    The restaurant owner grumbled as she excused herself out of the private room.


    Meanwhile, Dustin remained by Joan’s side whilst patting soothingly on her back. Dustin couldn’t help


    but stare viciously into the space, knowing that someone had caused her so much pain.


    This was the woman he loved dearly and wanted to spend the rest of his life with, so he refused to


    stand by and watch as she experienced such humiliation.


    “How are you feeling? Better?”


    “Let’s get out of here. I’m too embarrassed to stay,” Joan murmured in between her hitched breathing.


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    How can someone drunk still care about trivial things like dignity and humiliation? She’s already made


    a huge fuss. What’s left for her to worry about? Dustin sighed to himself.


    “Okay, where would you like to go?”


    Joan snorted inwardly. Where else can I go? I obviously can’t go home, so a hotel is my only option for


    tonight.


    “About that… can you drop me off at a hotel in the city? I was originally nning to look for Nancy


    tomorrow, so it’ll be convenient if you could. I can’t go home smelling like alcohol tonight,” Joan uttered


    nervously.


    Oh? She must be decently sober if she can still think so logically, Dustin thought.


    “Come on.” Dustin helped her onto her feet and led her out of the private room.


    “Take care, okay?” the restaurant owner called out from behind.


    Joan then turned around and bowed clumsily, apologizing for the ruckus she had caused earlier. She


    also cooed, “Shhh! Please don’t tell Ms. Young or Lucius about today! I can’t be a bad role model for


    my child.”


    Upon hearing that, the restaurant owner burst out giggling.


    That silly girl is too adorable.


    “I shake it off, I shake it off…” Joan sang out whilst bawling. Her voice boomed aloud with a hint of


    sorrow as if she were the only person in the car.


    Dustin stared wide-eyed at her untamed way of expressing sorrow.


    She was never like this before. Yeah, she got drunk here and there, but she drank to get herself to


    sleep then. So why is she suddenly behaving so wildly instead of getting sleepy? Did reality hit her that


    hard? The thought of this made Dustin’s face darken to a gloomy grey.


    “Joan, aren’t you going to call Ms. Young?” he reminded with a gentle tone.


    “Right.” Joan then took out her phone and dialed Delh’s number.


    “Ms. Young? I did something big, huge! So I won’t be back tonight,” Joan mumbled whilst swaying


    drunkenly.


    “Joan, where on earth are you? Are you drunk? Who’s with you now? When are youing back


    then? Didn’t I tell you not to go out and drink alone?” Delh’s furious voice screeched from the phone.


    “Ms. Young, how could you say that? I just drank a little… just a smidge,” Joan giggled.


    At this, Delh scoffed inwardly. Has this girl lost all sense of reason? She hasn’t been herself ever


    since she got home today. Now, she’s drunk somewhere out there? Moreover, it’s already sote, and


    she still hasn’te home!


    “Hurry up and tell me your address now. I’ming to fetch you.”


    “Oh, it’s fine. I’m noting home—”


    Dustin then snatched her phone and said, “Ms. Young.”


    Dustin? The two of them are out together? Delh’s brows scrunched in suspicion.


    Dustin continued to exin, “Joan won’t be going home tonight because she’s worried Lucius will be


    negatively affected by her drunken state. Don’t worry. I’m taking her to a hotel for the night, and I’ll send


    her home tomorrow morning.”


    Thank goodness he’s by her side, or else I might actually worry myself sick. But… is it appropriate for


    the two of them to be out together thiste at night? What will happen if Larry finds out?


    Oh, to hell with it! He’s overseas now, so he won’t know as long as the three of us keep our lips tightly


    shut.