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 salty foods, and

a pleased grin spread

for being so

I’ll make it again for you tomorrow if

Larry refused to let her

not

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

Attaboy!

a thumbs up

the 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 or two whenever

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

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

to be dealt

planning to hide it

melancholy

“Larry!”

“Joan!”

called out each other’s names

“You go first.”

“You go first.”

thing

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