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.

tugging at Jessica. He took off his jacket and placed it around Jessica’s

itself did. She looked up at him speechlessly, her

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

cold. It’s getting chilly lately, so wear warmer clothing, OK? What if

when you haven’t even fully recovered? Aren’t you worried that you’ll make

there to worry about? What could be more important than you?

speech in his mind. Does this mean that she cares for me? Is she worried about me? A smile hovered over Caspian’s lips as he

 I’d give her the world if she

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

for the woman he loved. Regardless of whether Jessica would accept him as her boyfriend, he

had insisted on tucking Caspian back into his bed. He flashed a smile at Jessica’s worried face. “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I’ve

the way out to the funeral to see her, even when he was so obviously unwell. Jessica’s heart softened. Caspian’s

fall for

watched as Jessica tilted her head to the side, as if deep

Caspian asked, gently rapping his knuckles against the side of Jessica’s head in a

What do you want to eat? Let me