Ding! Larry’s phone pinged.
It was a video sent by Joan.
The video clip clearly showed Gabriella meeting up with the woman, and everything that happened in the hotel.
“This is the truth,” Larry said as he handed over the phone to Caspian.
So, I was drugged that day.
I was framed all along.
“Now it’s clear that Caspian had been set up by someone. As for what happened between Nancy and Jory, well, I think you guys know more than I do,” Larry said as he looked in Jory’s direction.
“What did you say? Caspian was framed?” Nancy widened her eyes in disbelief as she looked at Joan.
“Yes, given how Caspian is, it’s impossible that he would cheat on you. Nancy, Caspian really loves you. Aren’t you going to reconsider?” Joan looked at Nancy with a worried look.
She was not worried that Jory might mistreat Nancy, because she knew that the man loved her. However, she just could not bear to see Nancy and Caspian getting divorced.
A family was falling apart just like that. Nobody would have liked to see that happen.
“Joan, there is really no love between me and Caspian, but it’s different between me and Jory. We are in love. A marriage without love is just an empty shell, and nobody is going to be happy.” There was a hint of sorrow in Nancy’s eyes.
Even though she was disheartened to part ways with Caspian, Nancy knew there was no point keeping up with a marriage that simply didn’t work anymore.
“Okay, since you’ve already thought this through, I’m not going to say anything further. I just hope that you don’t regret your decision in the future.” Joan patted Nancy’s shoulders and decided to just support and respect her friend’s decision in the matter.
Not long after, Caspian and Nancy got a divorce.
The two of them were no longer a couple, but they stayed friends.
Even though Caspian’s thing was settled, everything remained a mess in Larry’s company, and that left him feeling more and more anxious as days went by. Joan felt her heart ached when she noticed Larry being tense all the time.
“Larry, don’t you have a better way to deal with this?” Joan asked as she lay in the man’s embrace.
“Alpire Group had taken over the subsidiary company of the Norton Corporation. Unless they are willing to hand it back to me, I really don’t see another way out of this,” Larry sighed.
Joan’s face fell after listening to him.
“Joan, I will be really busy recently. Why don’t you take some time off and head overseas?” Larry carefully regarded the woman in his arms.
He knew she wouldn’t agree to it. She would have chosen to get through this hurdle together with him. However, he really could not find the time to deal with everything at once. The problems at the company had already taken a big chunk of his attention and time, and Larry knew he would not have the energy to deal with other things, not especially if anything should happen to Joan. He thought that it might be better for her to take some time off rather than him ignoring her from being too swamped with work.
Joan lifted her head to look straight into the man’s eyes, and she caressed his hair gently.
“Okay.” Joan nodded her head.
Did she just say yes? Really?
“I will go find you as soon as the matter at the company has been dealt with, and then we will go on a trip together.” Larry looked lovingly at the considerate woman.
Joan knew he was just coaxing her. She knew there were a lot of uncertainties about resolving his problem at work. However, she believed that her man would pull it through like he always had. Even though Gabriella coveted him, Joan believed that Larry was a loyal man and that he would not just abandon her.
She knew he was between a rock and a hard place. Larry just didn’t want me to worry about him.
Joan started to pack after they had planned everything out.
“Joan, are you really leaving?” Nancy cast a curious look at her.
“Yes, Larry is really busy these days. I don’t want to weigh him down.” Joan managed an awkward smile.
How she wished she could help him out with the company matters.
Joan lifted her head to look at the sky, and a wave of helplessness washed over her.
Only Larry, Nancy, and Caspian knew that Joan was heading overseas. As a result, Dustin and Jory were kept in the dark about the matter.
