Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1715

“Why would I like her if I don’t even know who the hell she is?” A creamy magnolia fragrance wafted from the tissues Nancy had given him. He put down the tissue and continued solemnly, “I have, and only ever will, have one marriage contract in this lifetime.”

This was one of those instances where people blurt out their thoughts without considering the consequences. It happened subconsciously and unexpectedly as people tended to blunder out the thoughts that they had suppressed in their hearts for a long time.

Jory cringed after the words left his mouth. Did I just indirectly confess to her? He had his fair share of experiences with women, but he had no idea what it meant to confess his feelings. All he knew was that he sounded like he was saying, “I only ever had that one marriage contract with you, and you were the wife that got away from me then.”

However, Nancy didn’t respond. She was still stunned by the new information that she had discovered: Jory doesn’t like Joan. So what is Jory’s true motive then? The weight behind Jory’s confession had gone completely over her head as she had stopped paying attention to him halfway.

know you have some kind of motive that you won’t tell me, so I won’t bother asking. Just knowing that you’re S

so sure that I won’t tell you?”

she would beat him to speaking. She waved her hands at him, signaling him to halt. “No, no, no! Don’t tell me. Because if you do… I won’t

and influential family, her heart was much purer than his. She said whatever came to mind in an unapologetic manner which was unlike the way he behaved. Since young, he had learned to prepare default responses when talking to others for fear of saying the

all like him; they acted friendly but deep

as pure as the driven snow—untrodden and untainted. Then there were also times when she was like a blizzard, cleansing his

and frowned. She questioned her own actions. Did I agree to keep Jory’s secret from the others

since she was the one who insisted on canceling the wedding. I shouldn’t think about my ex like that. Wait, no. Can Jory even be considered an ex? Nancy mentally scolded herself. What am I thinking? I should be grateful that Jory and I don’t know each other well enough to be enemies. Thankfully it’s not as bad as Dad

saw the massive frown on Nancy’s face. With amusement laced in his voice, he comforted, “Don’t worry about these things anymore. It’ll just make you feel more troubled. Hmm… how about this? Since