Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2851
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable.”
Huh? Did he switch off his phone? That’s totally out of character! He doesn’t switch off his phone unless he’s flying. Wait, did he go overseas? But why?
Caspian fretted.
The hours began to pass. Larry finally answered his phone four hours later.
“Larry, where are you?” Caspian asked.
“I’m overseas now. Nancy mentioned that she bumped into Joan here,” Larry explained.
Huh? Is that information reliable? Caspian stroked his jaw in contemplation.
In the meantime, Larry had met up with Nancy.
“Larry!”
“Where is she? Still missing? Are you sure it’s Joan?” Larry interrogated her.
“Yes, a hundred percent. But Larry, Joan seems to have lost her memories,” Nancy replied morosely.
This was old news to Larry, who barely reacted to her revelation.
“Come on, let’s look for her.” Larry strode off.
Unbeknownst to them, Joan was actually at the airport. Since Nancy had discovered her whereabouts, Joan no longer felt like staying overseas. She wanted to go home.
She was greeted by Jake when she arrived. “Why did you come back so quickly?” he asked gently as he pulled her into a hug.
“I was a bit tired, so I decided to cut the trip short,” Joan answered placidly.
There was, however, another deeper motive for her rushed return. She wanted to investigate Larry’s true identity. She knew there was nothing to gain by asking Jake about it. He’s not going to tell me the truth even if I confront him about it. He must know something about my past with Larry.
A couple of days later, Ted approached Jake timidly in his office. “Mr. Wilson, Ms. Watts has been investigating Larry Norton.”
Jake put down the papers in his hand and walked to the window. He clenched his fists in helplessness. She’s starting to dig into her past.
Ted was confused by Jake’s seemingly calm facade. Slowly, he walked closer to him as he awaited Jake’s orders.
“As long as she’s just skimming the surface, you can just let her be. Just make sure she doesn’t find out anything about her relationship with Larry,” Jake ordered as he turned around to stare at Ted, rage burning in his eyes.
Ted could not help but shiver. He took a few steps back while agreeing to Jake’s requests.
Joan, why must you be so stubborn? Jake sat down on a sofa and closed his eyes in frustration. Maybe I have to force her to make a choice now.
Joan was in her room at that very moment flipping through the information she had gathered on Larry. She reviewed them in intense concentration.
“President of the Norton Corporation, cold and arrogant.” It feels like he’s quite difficult to get along with. Frowning, Joan continued to look through the materials.
Urgh!
Her head began to throb painfully. Why does my head hurt every time I look at Larry’s photos? She massaged her temples in an attempt to relax.
“Joan.” Suddenly, Jake was knocking on her door.
Acting quickly, Joan shoved all the information into a drawer and closed it. She freshened up a little before opening the door.
“I’d like to talk to you about something,” Jake said earnestly.
At the sight of his serious expression, Joan agreed and followed him downstairs.
“What would you like to talk about?” she asked as she settled herself on the sofa. She also poured two glasses of water for them.
Jake gazed at her intently, as if he was trying to suss out if she was behaving abnormally. If she’s trying to hide something from me, she’s doing a good job. She doesn’t have a tell on her face at all.
“How have you been at home? Is everything ok?” he asked.