Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1936

“Wow. What a coincidence!” A familiar voice rang out.

“Well, join us,” Nancy said aloud.

While Dustin made his way over, there was a twinkle of delight in his eyes when he glanced at Joan.

“Joan’s here too,” the man said.

“Yeah. I came to catch up with Nancy,” she replied.

Ring, ring, ring…

Nancy answered her phone promptly.

“What? Today? Alright, got it. I’ll be right over.” She appeared quite anxious when she hung up.

“I’ve got something to attend to. If you don’t mind, Dustin, keep Joan company on my behalf. And don’t you pick on her!” With that, Nancy picked up her bag and dashed for the exit.

The mood suddenly turned stifling.

A slightly self-conscious Dustin sat across Joan while she kept her head down and pretended to be focused on working her knife into her steak.

“Joan, what’s gotten into you today?” He finally broke the silence.

paused, laid down her cutlery, and regarded

moves on Norton Corporation?” she

So, it’s about this.

he wiped at his

withdraw myself if my entrance into Norton Corporation makes

her feel a little

something she should interfere in.

It’s just business, but I hope that you and

she loves that

plan was to buy the shares from some existing shareholders and become Norton Corporation’s largest

he dependent on a

will.” Dustin snorted and stared

Boom!

sudden downpour as it beat

some reason,

Joan?” Dustin

woman shook her head and implied

growing intensity of the downpour as the sky darkened only added to her burgeoning sense

getting late. Let me send you

Joan then turned to see

You should go ahead. Larry will come pick me up

of fear, she had sent Larry a text to pick her