Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1714

Jory was certain that no one would trace the letter S to him since he wasn’t acquainted with Larry, let alone Joan. Furthermore, his connection to Joan was one-sided as he knew her, but she didn’t know much about him. Alpire Group had never collaborated with Norton Corporation before this, so nobody really knew of his name.

Although he had meticulously planned out everything, he neglected that Nancy had known him long ago. Even if they weren’t close, she could easily draw a connection between S and his family name, Synder. Their families had also been business partners for many years, so it was a given that she knew of Alpire Group. To top it off, Jory recently bumped into her on his way to meet Simon, and Larry had figured out Alpire Group’s IP address. Hence, Nancy could easily guess who S was.

The IP address, Alpire Group, S—Nancy had connected the dots and found that they all led to Jory. She sat before him now, questioning if her guess was right. Jory wasn’t sure what to say. He could have easily avoided her or even ditch today’s meeting if he really hated her. Yet, he couldn’t quite bring himself to leave her.

For some reason, he couldn’t lie to her face. So he asked instead, “If I asked you to keep it a secret, would you tell anyone?”

would have without a doubt told Joan and Larry. However, Jory told her that this secret would be theirs alone. He asked her to keep it between them and not tell anyone else about it. It was as if Nancy fell into a trance, making a mental promise to keep her lips tightly

the trust and resolution in her eyes before finally letting his guard

and the rest of the Barrymore family since she refused his hand in marriage. After all, it was only natural for her family to bear the cost of causing him so much pain. But how did any of this involve

Not sure if the whole thing should

he has feelings for Joan and wants to break

speculation popped into Nancy’s mind and startled her. But the more she considered it, the more reasonable her speculation seemed. Nevertheless, the thought of Jory trying to split up

his water and emptied the liquids in his mouth onto the floor. At this, Nancy fished out some tissues from her bag as she frantically apologized, “I’m so sorry,