Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1632
Dustin turned away and dropped the smile. âYou really don't want to see me.â
Joan blurted out, âIt's not that I don't want. I just can't.â
âSo you know. You've never forgotten about what I've said to you.â
âI'm married to Larry now.â
Abruptly, Dustin burst into laughter. âYou must have misunderstood me. Am I not your friend?â
"Of course we're friends,â Joan hastily uttered. âBut those rumors are killing me.â
âIf that's why you're ignoring me, I can stop those rumors by tomorrow. Will that make me a good
friend?â
Finally, a genuine smile grew on Joan's lips. She nodded fervently. The reflection of her figure in the
mirror behind her was seared into Dustin's mind.
Joan never expected the news to travel into Larry's ears so quickly.
It happened when Larry was at his peak period. The moment he heard about it, a rush of frustration
took over his heart. However, he chose to believe in Joan.
As he could not stop his work, he made a call to a familiar number. In minutes, Caspian barged into
the room and shouted, âBoss, what's the matter?â
âFind out the recent interaction between Joan and a man named Dustin. Also, find out who's the
one spreading the rumors.â
Caspian's heart skipped a beat. When Larry noticed the other man was silent for a long time, he
asked, âIs there anything wrong with that?â
âNo... Of course not. I-I'll take my leave now,â Caspian stuttered, not daring to even look at Larry.
Larry was perplexed by Caspianâs actions, but before he could ask him about it, the latter had fled
the scene.
âWhat? Are you serious?â Nancy could not believe what she was hearing. âDid you hear him wrong?
How can this be?â
âThere's no way I could have heard him wrongly. The man we saw that day? Boss is asking me to
check his recent interaction with Joan.â Caspian then hugged his arms. âIf only we told him that day.
What do we do now?â
Nancy patted Caspianâs shoulders. âI'm sure Joan won't do anything to hurt Larry.â
âI know the two of them are close, but how is she going to explain the rumor? It takes two to
tango!â Caspian scratched his head, looking stumped. âArgh! How could I have betrayed Bossâ
trust?â
âNo. We can't add fuel to fire. Larry's already beyond busy recently. If he finds out about these
unexplainable events, he'll only get more frustrated.â Nancy sighed.
At that very moment, Caspian felt that there was no harder decision than the one he was facing.
Firstly, he could not tell Larry about what he had seen. Secondly, he was supposed to be the one to
help Larry with his troubles and worries and not the one to add fuel to fire.
This time, Larry did not receive any news from Caspian about the incident. He knew Caspian was an
honest individual; he was truthful to him about everything. Larry kept telling himself that he had to
believe in Joan, but the longer the rumor spread and the quieter Caspian was, and the more anxious
he became.
Thus, he spent his time visiting his parents to find out about how Leslie was now. The boy was
growing fast. When he was born, he was completely red. Now, he was plump and fair. In other
words, he was adorable.
âLeslie, can you call me Daddy?" Larry was hunching over by the cradle, coaxing his child.
Meanwhile, the baby was making noises as he looked at the hanging elephant.
Right then, Larry's mother came over with some soup. âHow can a baby so young call you? Come
here. You must be tired from work. Come and have some soup.â
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