Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2835
Was it really just an illusion? Abelyn felt lost all of a sudden.
At that moment, Joan was eating ice cream with the children in a shop nearby. Plain contentment was written all over her face.
“Joan, you haven’t come out to play for a long time,” one of the children uttered in a mischievous tone.
“Yeah, I haven’t been feeling too well recently,” she let out a small smile and replied.
She was acquainted with almost all the children staying around the beach. Hence, when she stayed at home for too long, she would really miss the naive and innocent children.
Very soon, a few kids seemed to have been re-energized after having their ice cream, and they left the shop one after another. Looking at the elated expression on their faces, Joan smiled contently.
“Ughh—” Out of the blue, Joan let out a cry.
“Joan, what’s going on?” the children quickly gathered around her and asked anxiously.
“It’s okay; I’m fine. I just need to take a rest. Why don’t you guys go out and play first?” the woman waved at them and replied briefly.
What’s happening to me? Why am I having a headache all of a sudden? Not only that, a blurred image of a little boy started appearing in her mind as well. Who’s this boy?
Holding her head in her hands, she was in great agony.
Meanwhile, Dustin and Abelyn still couldn’t seem to find Joan after a long search. Finally, Abelyn admitted defeat.
“Alright, let’s go.” With that, she turned around and was ready to leave.
“What’s happening to Joan?” some distance away, a child asked another child abruptly.
“She’s having a headache.”
It was at that juncture that both Dustin and Abelyn paused in their tracks all at once. Turning to each other, both of them had a hopeful glint in their eyes.
“Abelyn, did you hear something just now?” Dustin asked tentatively.
“I heard someone calling Joan’s name,” the woman replied in an exhilarated tone.
Instantly, the two of them turned around and ran over to the bunch of children who were having fun with each other. Hunkering down, Dustin asked in a soft tone, “Little boy, can you tell me where’s the ‘Joan’ you mentioned just now?”
“She’s over there. She said she’s having a headache, so you better not go and disturb her.” The child who replied to their question pointed at a shop not too far away from them.
Without a second of hesitation, the two adults sped toward the shop in a flash.
Bam! People in the shop were greatly astounded when the door was kicked open, resulting in a deafening sound. Joan, who was sitting on a sofa in the corner, was breathing heavily with her eyes closed.
That’s her back! Dustin walked slowly toward her with a gentle glow in his eyes.
Finally, when Abelyn and Dustin appeared before Joan, both of them were surprised. To be precise, they were pleasantly surprised. Abelyn was so moved tears streamed down her face. As with Dustin, he was so excited that he was at a loss for words.
“Joan,” Dustin called out softly.
The woman in front of them looked up at the two strangers before her, feeling curious. “Who are you? How can I help you?”
Her voice sounded weary, and she looked haggard.
What’s wrong with her? Is she sick? Dustin tensed up at the thought of that.
“Come, let me send you to the hospital.” The man was ready to help her out.
“No! I don’t want to go to the hospital!” Thinking of the medication she had previously had, Joan grew so upset that she shrugged off Dustin’s arm all of a sudden.
“I’m only a little tired. I don’t need to go to the hospital,” she added.
Alright then. At that, Dustin sat down on the sofa across from her. Looking at the woman he loved, he felt somewhat dazed. After some time, Joan finally recovered from her headache. She grabbed her bag and got up to leave, totally ignoring the two people sitting across from her.
“Hey, Joan, where are you going?” Dustin held her arm tightly and asked.
“Home,” she answered softly. She was so drained that she didn’t even bother asking how the two people had gotten to know her name. At that moment, all she wanted was to return home as soon as possible. She knew Jake didn’t like her wandering outside.
“We just reunited, and you’re leaving?” A pleading note could be heard in Dustin’s voice.