Never Late, Never Away

Chapter 3371 More Trouble Than It Is Worth

Megan let out an awkward laugh and tried hard to conceal her embarrassment. She couldn’t very well admit that she had entirely forgotten about him.

“No, no. Of course, I didn’t forget about you. If it wasn’t because something cropped up midway, I would’ve been home a long time ago.”

Megan knew she couldn’t tell him that he didn’t once cross her mind. Hence, she shook her head profusely, not daring to give him any reason to doubt her.

Jake dipped his head and easily caught sight of the guilt peeking from her eyes. Raising his brows, he inched his face closer to hers and retorted, “I bet you didn’t think of me at all, did you? Lie better next time. Forget it. Tell me, what happened on your end?”

Tightening his arms around Megan, Jake did not see the need to dwell on trivial matters. Since she said something happened, this was what he should focus on asking instead.

Megan wasn’t planning to tell him about this at first, but since he asked, refusing to share it with him would only arouse his suspicion. With a soft sigh, she began recounting everything from start to end.

already darkened a few shades. That woman clearly knows that I’m on

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get angry because of something like this, okay? You haven’t fully recovered from your cold yet.” Megan couldn’t help but worry when he pursed his lips in silence. Looking up at his pensive eyes, she

it was unwise to blow things out of proportion. With Jacinta’s wide network,

threaten her in any way yet. Hence, she would only whip out Jake as her trump card when she really

from the

I be bothered? Leave this matter alone for now, okay? It’s

topic way, Megan’s gaze shifted to the study materials on the dining table. It was then she remembered that this was his gift to

she was overwhelmed with a maelstrom of emotions. Back then, she was forced to drop out of school. At present, she could finally realize her dream of entering college, and these books

mind? You

noticed the absent-minded look on her face, as though she was thinking about something else. At the sound of his voice, Megan returned to