Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1726

Her long curly lashes fluttered, and her eyes slowly opened, still sleepy. She realized she was being carried into the house by Larry, so she struggled to be let down. However, Larry would have none of that but tightened his embrace instead.

“Why are you awake? You were sleeping so soundly at the door,” he teased.

It was amazing he still had the mood to joke, but that did not cheer Joan up. “I woke up when you sighed. Why are you sighing? Did the discussion not go well today?”

Larry had laid her down on the bed and was pulling a blanket over her. He paused when Joan posed the question. She held his right hand and looked him in the eyes, full of concern. “Please don’t hide anything from me.”

sat by her side and held her hand tightly. “I…

a chance meeting? I thought… I thought

bombarded him with a load of questions as she could not believe it was Dustin. The last she met him was when she went to ask

financial controller of Alpire Group. He said their chairman sent him. At the meeting today, his message was clear. Alpire’s target was Norton Corporation.

want to take over Norton Corporation? This is unbelievable!” Joan’s eyes widened with surprise. To her,

and misunderstanding before finally settling down to a blissful life. He would rather maintain that bliss than try

switch was logical given his expertise and training. On the contrary, his latest move to that of a financial controller was puzzling. Wherever he went, they seemed to meet time and again. There were valid reasons for them to meet in his first two jobs, but Joan could not associate his