Suddenly, Joan’s phone rang. When she saw that it was Dustin calling, she was shocked.
Over the last few days, she had lost count of the number of times she tried to call him. Right then, he was finally calling her back.
“Hello? Joan, did you call me?” Dustin’s voice sounded languid.
“That’s right, I called you many times but you didn’t answer. Where are you now?” Joan asked anxiously.
Now that they finally got in touch with Dustin, it was indeed a great news to both Larry and Joan. He definitely knows something about Alpire Group’s takeover of Norton Corporation.
“I’m overseas. Why? I’ve been feeling exhausted for a while now, so I decided to leave the country.”
Overseas? Why would he suddenly go overseas? Joan looked at Larry in disbelief.
“When are you coming back? I need to talk to you.” Joan waited in anticipation for Dustin’s answer.
“Sure, I’ll be back tomorrow.” After making a little small talk, both of them ended the call.
From Dustin’s tone, Joan could sense that he had no idea what was going on. However, he is very close to Jory and is deeply involved in Alpire Group.
If it’s not Dustin nor Jory, who else can it be? Joan couldn’t think of anyone else.
“Don’t worry. The truth will be revealed once he is back. As long as I’m here, the company will be fine.” Larry helped Joan massaged her temple.
Suddenly, he felt guilty as she had to share his burden of worrying about the company.
“Why do you say that, Larry? Your troubles are also mine. Didn’t we say so before? No matter what happens, we will face them together.”
Without any hesitation, Dustin booked a ticket and flew back into the country.
Jory had already gotten in touch with Dustin earlier. When he found out that Dustin had nothing to do with the takeover, he didn’t say anything further.
“Dustin, I’m sure you have heard about Alpire Group’s takeover of Norton Corporation’s subsidiary over the last few days.” Joan looked at him intently.
“Norton Corporation? Subsidiary? Joan, if you want to speak to me about the company, I think Larry would be in a better position to do so.” Dustin took a sip of coffee.
The thing he hated the most was her speaking out for another man, even if she did so willingly. Unfortunately, the harsh reality was that Joan only loved Larry.
“Dustin, stop messing around. Tell me, do you have anything to do with this?” Joan looked at him warily as she pleaded.
With her eyes filled with sadness, it was obvious to Dustin how much pain she was in. However, he just refused to accept the fact that Larry was the one she loved.
“Joan, would you believe me if I told you that I had nothing to do with the takeover?” Dustin looked at Joan with anticipation.
He wanted to know if she trusted him.
Joan hesitated at his question.
Who else could it be? I mean, who else has the authority to instruct Alpire Group to execute the takeover?
“Dustin, tell me the truth. Does this really have nothing to do with you?” Joan asked again.
Dustin snorted as he knew Larry’s wellbeing was all that Joan cared about at that moment.
In truth, he wasn’t the one behind the takeover but the end result was something that he had wished for. Somehow, someone knew of his intentions and brought forward the takeover plan.
However, he could sense all the sadness and pain she was going through.
Jory is right. Her happiness is what makes me happy, while her sadness naturally affects me too. By then, his emotions were no longer within his control. Instead, they were simply being dictated by her.
