Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1731

Of course, the punch Larry swung at Dustin at the hospital back then rendered Joan’s relationship with him even more ambiguous. In response to Dustin’s confession, Joan merely replied indifferently, “There’s someone whom I love.”

All at once, a wave of bitterness surged within Dustin. He had known that he wouldn’t be able to get her love and had long since expected such a response, but he had never counted upon such an indescribable feeling upon hearing it directly from her mouth.

Before he had figured out how he should reply to that, Joan continued, “Besides, he loves me a lot as well, and our relationship is going very well.” She then halted her steps and stared right into his slightly anguished gaze. “If possible, I hope we can be friends forever.”

“Friends?” Dustin muttered. He snorted softly before shaking his head, the sorrow within his eyes brimming to the point of overflowing like a tidal wave.

asked him in a choked voice, “Dustin, tell me this. What’s your relationship with Alpire Group? What was your motive in requesting to see Larry? Are you working with them

Dustin echoed. “If all the fittest were to be accused of destroying the weak, would there still be order

to make herself sound more imposing. “You know full well that Norton Corporation is not weak. I don’t know what method Alpire Group used to acquire Norton Corporation’s branch companies, but I know without a shadow of a doubt that Norton Corporation will not be

chairman of Alpire Group to meet with Larry, I know you must be aware of Alpire Group’s true motive in acquiring Norton Corporation.

figure him out, so she could only feel him out. But from the look of things then, she wasn’t

the entire Norton Corporation, but I have no say in whatever they do. The only

relief. Her tone eased as well as she murmured, “You know what, Dustin? The thing I fear most is that you’ll one day tell me that everything that had befallen us