Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1972

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1972

“Come now. Your mom made these baked ribs herself, so make sure to have plenty, okay?” Delilah cooed at Lucius.

“Okay! Thanks, Mom and Grandma, for the food!” Lucius said in a salute-like voice.

Without a word, Joan flashed an awkward smile at Larry.

“Uh…” Lucius suddenly made a distressed sound.

“What’s wrong, Lucius?” Joan immediately rushed before the boy.

“Mom, your baked ribs…” Lucius faltered.

“Hmm…?” Joan’s eyes shot suspiciously at the dish she made.

Is something wrong with it?

She immediately picked a chunk of the meat and placed it in her mouth.

Arrgh! She spat out the entire chewed-up chunk of meat. Her face warmed with embarrassment as she apologized profusely, “I’m so sorry. I mistook the salt for sugar. It’s way too salty to eat. I’ll get rid of it now.”

Joan paced off without hesitation, ready to dispose of the dish.

her with his arms. He blurted out, “Let’s not waste it. I like salty foods, and salty ribs

this, a pleased grin

on Larry for being so

literally inedible. I’ll make it again for you

to

not to waste precious food, right?” Larry eyed the

delight, Lucius responded accordingly, “Mm-hmm! Dad’s right, we shouldn’t waste

Attaboy!

a thumbs up at

the baked ribs back onto the dining table. The rest of the meal went on in

to their respective rooms for the night. Joan lay on her bed, staring wide-eyed out the

ask Larry for a divorce. At the same time, she didn’t understand why he

have to be dealt

long is planning to

melancholy blurred her

“Larry!”

“Joan!”

two called out each

“You go first.”

“You go first.”

same thing at the same

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