An exasperated look spread across Nancy’s face. “You’re so petty.”
Jory laughed. “What are you saying? I don’t hate you now…” Perhaps, I hated you before I formally got to know you, but I don’t hate you now…
Gazing at Nancy’s exasperated look, he continued, “Conversely, I’m extremely grateful for your rejection back then. If you didn’t reject me, I might still be nothing but a spoilt playboy now.”
“If I didn’t reject the marriage…” repeated Nancy under her breath, “We’ll be…” Realizing that something seemed wrong mid-sentence, she quickly fell silent.
Jory had an urge to tease her. Smiling flippantly, he probed, “What will we be?”
Nancy shoved his shoulders and hurried back to her car, while Jory remained standing outside. Looking at her furious look, he felt intrigued.
“My office is nearby. Would you like to drop by?”
When Nancy started the car engine, Jory raised his volume. “I even have some great beverages to offer you! It’ll be a pity for you to miss them.”
Nancy burst out laughing when she heard that. “I don’t know where your office is. Why don’t you lead the way?”
Just like that, the two cars drove out of the narrow road.
Meanwhile, at Norton Corporation, Caspian was busy with a huge pile of documents.
“Come in!” he yelled, not even raising his head or bothering to find out who was knocking on the door. He continued immersing himself in his work.
Larry deliberately walked in quietly. However, as they were such close friends, Caspian knew who he was without even raising his head. He asked, “Boss, are you so free that you have the time to visit me?”
However, Larry replied, “I should be asking you that question.”
Seeing Caspian raise his head away from the pile of documents in a puzzled manner, he continued, “Didn’t I tell Nancy to stop you from coming? You’re extremely busy recently, so you need to take a good break.”
When he saw a solemn look creep into Caspian’s eyes, he inferred, “She didn’t tell you, right?”
Even at such a moment, Caspian still did not want others to worry about him. He quickly defended Nancy, “No, she told me already, but I insisted on coming. We want to help you as much as we can…”
Larry scoffed, “Nonsense. After all our years of friendship, I know you very well. Just tell me honestly, why did you argue with her? Is there a problem so significant that both of you can’t resolve it as a married couple?”
“Actually, it’s nothing… We just feel tired of being with each other all of a sudden. Both of us are no longer as carefree as before.” Caspian’s tone sounded sad, but he was trying his best to control his emotions and preventing himself from erupting into an outburst in front of Larry.
Larry did not know how to console him. Although he knew that it was normal for couples to have conflicts. Even when Joan and Dustin were being ambiguous, he did not feel like giving up on the relationship. But instead, he was jealous and furious.
Caspian and Nancy were obviously facing a different situation. After thinking about it, he asked cautiously, “I’ve experienced something similar before too. When I was in such a despondent state then, you and Nancy pulled me out of the slump. Why aren’t the both of you able to overcome this obstacle?”
Both of them fell into silence. Larry started tidying the documents that were messily strewn across the desk. Suddenly, something Caspian said shocked him so much that he almost dropped the documents.
“Boss, what does having a divorce mean?”
Surprised, Larry chided, “Are you out of your mind? Why are you having such a crazy thought?”
When Caspian saw how furious he was, he quickly explained, “Boss, I just want to know. I’ve never thought about something like that before…”
“It’s best that such thoughts will never cross your mind. If you dare to contemplate about them, I’ll definitely break your leg!” Larry knew that Caspian treated him as his brother since his father had been long gone. Hence, he believed that Caspian would definitely treat his words with importance.
