Never Late, Never Away

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2249

He came! Jessica realized with a jolt. Didn’t I tell him not to? Why didn’t he listen? she fretted. He’s already sick! What if he gets worse in this terrible weather? Jessica’s heart ached at the thought.

“Here, take this. Let’s go over,” Larry suggested, handing Jessica his umbrella.

“I don’t need it,” Jessica said brusquely. She shoved him aside in her haste and sprinted over to Caspian.

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you in the hospital? How could you do something like this! Let’s go now!” Jessica demanded urgently, the words spilling out of her. She seized Caspian’s arm and was ready to haul him away.

“Jessica, is everything over yet?” Caspian asked frantically.

Jessica almost burst into laughter at the thought. Everything had been over for her the moment those relatives had turned their back and fled. A part of Jessica’s heart had died along with their inhumanity.

Jessica recalled with bitterness how often her parents had bailed those relatives out. Their ingratitude itself was appalling. What made everything worse was that on the day that Jessica’s parents were to be memorialized, all that those relatives cared for was the money they’d left behind.

“It’s over! Let’s go!” Jessica snapped.

halted in his tracks, tugging at Jessica. He took off his jacket and placed

warmth than the jacket itself did. She looked up at

care that had been shown towards Jessica that day. A thought struck Jessica that Caspian might henceforth be

warmer

have come all the way here when you haven’t even fully recovered? Aren’t you worried that you’ll make things worse?”

Jessica’s worried face. What was there to worry about? What could be more important than you? Caspian mused. He reached out to brush a

that she cares for me?

more determined to make Jessica his girlfriend. I’d give her the world if

smiling? We should get going!” Jessica said earnestly. “Don’t do silly things like this in the future.

but he was someone who cared deeply for the woman he loved. Regardless of whether Jessica would

back into his bed. He flashed a smile at Jessica’s worried face. “I’m fine. Don’t worry

Caspian to insist on coming all the way out to the funeral

for

as Jessica tilted her head to the side,

are you thinking about?” Caspian asked, gently rapping his knuckles against

Nothing much. What do you want to eat? Let me buy you a meal,” Jessica hurriedly