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.

He blurted out, “Let’s not waste it. I like

grin spread across Delilah’s

on Larry for being

literally inedible. I’ll make it again for

Larry refused to let

teacher taught you not to waste precious

his delight, Lucius responded accordingly, “Mm-hmm! Dad’s

Attaboy!

a thumbs up at

meal went on in silence. They would only play

chores before returning to their respective rooms for the night. Joan lay

Larry for a divorce. At the same time, she didn’t

things have to be

to

trace of melancholy blurred

“Larry!”

“Joan!”

out each other’s names

“You go first.”

“You go first.”

said the same thing at the same

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