Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2876
As silence ensued, the place was engulfed by an awkward atmosphere.
The pastor looked at her and repeated the words of marriage officiation for the bride. Nevertheless, Joan was suddenly as motionless as a statue and could not utter any words.
What’s the matter with her? Is she going back on her word?
“Joan Watts!” Jake leaned closer to her ear and raised his voice.
“She’s not willing!” In a split second, the main door of the church was flung open. Everyone was stunned by the sudden emergence of Larry, Caspian and Jessica.
The moment Larry came into sight, Joan’s eyes lit up instinctively as her lips curved into a sweet, charming smile.
At that very moment, it struck Jake that Joan would never be able to get Larry out of her mind, even after she had lost her memories! Looks like I would never be able to defeat Larry and take over his place in her heart!
“Joan Watts, come with me,” Larry stretched out his right hand and said gently. Joan was momentarily bedazzled by his loving gaze.
All the guests gaped as they were overwhelmed by the scene.
Jake tightened his grip on Joan’s hand as if he was fearing that she would vanish into thin air at any moment.
What for? Looks like the bride does not have any feelings for him. What is the point of forcing her to walk down the aisle with him? The pastor shook his head and moved aside to take a seat.
“Jake, I’m really sorry,” Joan mumbled sheepishly.
“No way! Joan Watts, you can’t follow him and leave me alone! You’ve promised me earlier to be my wife, haven’t you? You ever mentioned that you dreamt of having a happy family with adorable kids. Have you forgotten everything?” Jake’s voice quivered as he yelled at Joan.
I have put so much effort into all these; yet, it still ends up in failure? No way! I can’t let Larry Norton defeat me!
“Jake, I really appreciate you for everything that you have done for me all this while. However, I can’t deceive myself. Being grateful is different from love. You’re the one forcing me to marry you all this while, but I don’t have any special feelings for you…” Joan tried to explain to him by all means.
Needless to doubt, Jake could sense that Joan had never fallen for him. Nonetheless, he still took the risk to have a bet with himself. He believed that Joan who was soft-hearted would give in to him eventually! To his despair, he was still the loser in the bet.
“Jake Wilson, do you think that you have set up a perfect plan without our knowledge? If you really have a clear conscience, why don’t you have the courage to let Joan know about the previous incidents? You’re really selfish and senseless by keeping everything from her. You’re a liar!” Larry glared at Jake with his blazing eyes and snickered.
In an instant, Joan kept her guard up by shrugging off Jake’s arm.
“Jake, what does he mean? You don’t have the courage to tell me about the previous incidents? Are you hiding something from me? What had happened previously? I suddenly recall how you kept telling me not to dwell on the past and look ahead.”
Jake’s anger was intensified. What have I done wrong? I have done everything for the sake of our future!
Wrapping Joan tightly in his arms, he tried to appease her as he consoled himself simultaneously. Jake Wilson, don’t panic! I’m sure that Joan hasn’t recalled the previous incidents. If she manages to recall everything, she would have left me earlier to look for Larry Norton instead of promising to marry me, doesn’t she?
“Joan, try to cool down and listen to me. It doesn’t mean that I don’t have the courage to tell you what had happened before. I’m just protecting you from enduring the torment again once you recall the incidents in the past.
Is Jake telling the truth? He’s just keeping everything from me to protect me?
By then, only the pastor and a few of them were still in the church as all the other guests had gradually left.
“Jake Wilson, Larry is the only man that Joan loves all this while. Why are you forcing her to marry you?” Unable to hold himself back any longer, Caspian yelled on behalf of Larry.
Out of a sudden, Jake laughed hysterically with a sense of ferocity in his eyes.
I shouldn’t have made a mistake by falling in love with Joan Watts. If she really follows Larry and leaves today, we can only be enemies for the rest of our life!
“Don’t go away with him. If not, we will become enemies for the rest of our life!” Jake hissed at her.
Joan was stupefied by his words. It never crossed her mind that he would have blurted out those words with such a ferocious look.
“J-Jake, I’m sorry but I can’t marry you…You’re not the man whom I love!” Joan stammered as she mustered up her courage to tell Jake.
She doesn’t love me? So Larry is the man she loves? Jake stared at Joan with his icy-cold gaze. In the end, I’m still a loser! What a joke! No matter how much I have sacrificed for her, her mind is fully occupied with another man!