Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2484


    Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2484


    “No,” came Larry’s cold answer.


    It was better to have as littlemunication with his family as possible so they wouldn’t find out about


    his condition. But his phone kept ringing and showed no signs of stopping unless he picked it up. His


    patience running thin, Larry gestured for Caspian to put the call on loudspeaker.


    “Hello, Ms. Young,” he greeted.


    “You little brat! Where were you? How dare you not answer my call!” Delh sneaked a nce over her


    shoulder at Joan, who was still keeping herself upied in the garden.


    “I was busy and didn’t know that my phone was ringing, Ms. Young…”


    “Bullcrap! Tell me what happened to you!”


    Damn this woman’s sixth sense. How did she know? Of course, that didn’t mean that Larry was going


    to spill everything to her.


    “Nothing, Ms. Young. You’re overthinking things. I’m doing alright, just swamped with work and as a


    result, unable to call home often,” Larry exined.


    He was lying again. Delh clenched her fists, her fingernails digging into her palms.


    “If you don’t tell me what’s going on right this instant, then you can’t me me for not keeping Joan in


    check and making sure she doesn’t get swept off her feet by some other guy!” she warned.


    That got his attention.


    “Ms. Young, you must absolutely not tell anyone what I am about to tell you. Especially not Joan.”


    “Stop beating around the bush. Get it out!”


    Larry ended up confessing to Delh about everything, trusting that she would keep her promise.


    “I understand,” reassured Delh. “Take good care of yourself over there! And don’t worry too much


    about us; Joan’s doing fine and has no clue. She just thinks that you’re busy with work.”


    She understood how Larry must be feeling; after all, who would be willing to stay in a foreign country


    for such a long time for no apparent reason? Sighing, she went back to the garden.


    “What were you doing, Ms. Young?” Joan gave her a sidelong nce as she snipped away at some old


    branches.


    “I went out for a break, that’s all.” She had no intention of revealing the truth that Larry was actually


    injured.


    “Grandma, Mommy, why hasn’t Daddye home yet? I haven’t seen him in a while… I miss him.”


    Pouting, Lucius threw himself into his mother’s arms.


    Everyone in the family was eagerly anticipating Larry’s return home.


    “He’s still working,” Joan told him. “He’lle back after a while longer, okay?”


    Lucius had been asking about Larry’s whereabouts since the first day the man had left the country.


    “Come on, Lucius,” Delh called out from the kitchen. “Let your mom rest; it’s been a long day for her.


    I’ve made fish stew for you!”


    Lucius massaged Joan’s shoulders briefly in apology. “Sorry, Mommy.”


    She couldn’t help the content smile that grew on her face, ruffling her son’s hair.


    As the three of them sat down in the dining room to eat breakfast, Joan distantly thought to herself that


    the table seemed empty.


    “Your father wille home soon, so don’t worry too much about him. Rather than thinking about him


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    all day, you should be thinking about how you can get good grades so that he’ll be happy when he


    returns,” Delh chided, making sure to give the child more servings.


    Lucius tilted his head to one side in confusion. “You keep talking about grades, Grandma. I’m already


    the top scorer in our ss, so why do I need to keep working hard?”


    How could he think that he doesn’t need to work hard just because he’s the top scorer? Who taught


    him these wrong ideas? Delh narrowed her eyes, sitting up straighter in her chair.


    “As long you work hard enough, you will be able to achieve anything you want. Of course, you can’t


    rush the process, or else you’ll end up biting off more than you can chew,” she patiently told him.