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.

tracks, tugging at Jessica. He took off his

gesture filled Jessica with more warmth than the jacket itself did. She looked up

A thought struck Jessica

lately, so wear warmer clothing, OK? What

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

more important than you? Caspian mused. He reached out to

his mind. Does this mean that she cares for me? Is she worried about me? A smile hovered over

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

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

loved. Regardless of whether Jessica would accept him as her boyfriend, he would doggedly remain by her

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 already recovered

it was so typical of Caspian to insist on coming all the way out to the funeral to see her, even when he was

I fall for

head to the side, as

gently rapping his knuckles against the side of Jessica’s head

Nothing much. What do you want to eat? Let me buy