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.

blurted out, “Let’s not waste it. I like salty foods, and

a pleased grin spread across

for being so

literally inedible. I’ll make it again for you tomorrow if

refused to

taught you not to waste precious food, right?”

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

Attaboy!

raised a thumbs

baked ribs back onto the dining table. The rest of the meal went on in silence. They would only play along by cracking a laugh

up some house chores before returning to their respective rooms for the night. Joan lay on her bed, staring wide-eyed out the window

wasn’t sure how to ask Larry for a divorce. At the same time, she didn’t understand why he still hadn’t told her

have to be dealt with,

is planning to hide it from

melancholy blurred her

“Larry!”

“Joan!”

called out

“You go first.”

“You go first.”

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