Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1743

“I only hope for the best,” Joan told Larry.

Joan buried her head into Larry’s embrace and listened to his strong heartbeat. “I’m willing to share your heavy burdens with you.”

At Jory’s office.

Dustin threw a stack of newspapers onto Jory’s desk and asked agitatedly, “What is going on?”

Jory briefly scanned the headlines on the newspapers: Acquisition of Norton Corporation Put On Halt!

“What are you worrying about? I’m only slowing down but not aborting this plan. As for the stock prices…” Jory’s gaze shifted from the phone screen to the newspapers and back. “They’re stable at the rock bottom. I don’t think it’s something that you should be alarmed by.”

“What I wanted to ask was why did you put a halt onto the plan?”

He raised his brows at Dustin and explained, “Because I want her to be happy. Seeing her in a

“Her? Do you mean that girl

as he had never mentioned anything about Nancy to Dustin, including the rejection

“How did you know?”

me

been dozing off in the office. However, was it possible that he let it slip during

I’m guessing that your secret plan is related

the dots intuitively. However, Jory doubted that he had

tell me exactly who it is. Though I did not know much, I was able to

desk and rested his head on it while his fingers lightly tapped on the newspapers. “You

other for more than a decade. The younger me would’ve never imagined that the kid who used to follow me around to play such a critical role in fulfilling my goals,” Dustin said as he leaned against the chair across

of Jory’s tapping accelerated. “Well, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. I’m just doing what I