Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1713

“You’re right. There is no law prohibiting mixed-gender associations. However, you can probably guess what the consequences will be if Caspian finds out. As your dad, I would never put you in a difficult position. Everything I do is for your safety and wellbeing—”

“I know, Dad,” Nancy interrupted. “I’m actually here to ask you about—”

“About Jory,” he finished her sentence with the same certainty as before.

Nancy nodded hesitantly. “Yeah, I wanted to ask if our family had any special exchange of interests with Alpire Group.”

Simon fiddled with the fountain pen in his hand as he nervously responded, “There were many business collaborations back then, but they all ended when you refused to marry Jory. Moreover, I heard that Jory fought with his family over this issue and hasn’t been home for many years since. That is why I hope that you’ll cease contact with him… because there’s no telling how much he hates you and if he’ll end up taking revenge.”

murmured with a pout. At this, Simon petted her hair and explained, “People are unpredictable. Can you really believe that a mulish boy, who has magically transformed

why start with Norton Corporation? If the target is our family, then why not attack us

before instinctively continuing with her revelation, “That means that

Simon sighed. He then brought over a teapot and poured a cup of tea for Nancy. “Here, have something to

realizing it was

feet and hurriedly bid Simon goodbye. “Dad, I’ve got plans.

hand still hung in midair, holding the cup of tea which swayed a little after Nancy had abruptly stood up. “Wait, you haven’t had

and snatch the cup in his hands. She then downed the tea in one gulp then returned the cup to him before saying, “I’m off now. Bye,

gawked at the empty cup in his hand. He shook his head affectionately at the thought of how innocent his daughter was. If anyone ever tried to hurt her, he wouldn’t hesitate to employ all of the Barrymore family’s forces to protect her. Jory… if you’re as ambitious as I think you are, then I hope you put a limit on those ambitions of yours. Because if you go after things with force, then you may end up hurting

was at my dad’s earlier.”