Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 2913

After hesitating briefly, Jake left the room, leaving Joan and Larry alone together in the room.

“How could you be so stupid as to do something like that?" Larry gripped her hand with a strength that greatly contrasted the soft tone of his voice and the pain in his eyes.

"What if something happened to you? What am | supposed to do then?" For some reason, Joan felt strangely safe with the man in front of her, but she didn't want to admit it, not even to herself.

! can't! She didn't understand Larry enough, and she couldn't allow herself to be blinded by his kindness and generosity.

It was natural for Joan's wariness against love to have increased gradually over time.

After all, she had been through torture after torture and was no longer the naive woman that she once was.

Sensing a change in her mood, Larry's grip on her hand tightened.

"What's wrong? Is there something on your mind?" | have too much on my mind, actually.

She pulled her hand away from him, looking past him and out the window.

"The weather has been getting colder recently’ she said casually.

Why is she changing the topic? Larry fixed her with a perplexed look.

me? “Are you feeling alright, Joan?

don't come looking for me

be left alone for a while to

happened lately, and | need to take a break from it

nice moment together!Or was it all just my imagination?

stil! rejecting my

what

his feet slowly and left the

as she watched the back of his silhouette slowly grow farther

him to go, but she was currently too drained

perhaps living alone would be the best choice for

Jake would not cause trouble for Larry, and

possibilities, she slowly drifted

Greak...

slowly and carefully

and awoke from her sleep, sitting up in bed as she

at night?

she afford to care about other people when

Abelyn scoffed internally.