Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1943
“Joan, you must come back at once after you’ve settled your things. You promised to be my baby’s godmother, didn’t you? You must keep your promise!” Nancy said softly as she stroked her belly gently.
Do I still have the chance to be her baby’s godmother? Joan pondered and decided to avoid giving Nancy any response on that matter.
“Nancy, I’m sorry, but I need to hang up now to settle something!” Joan hung up at once before Nancy could react.
In the office, Larry instructed coldly, “Caspian, try to trace the addresses for all the other residences owned by Dustin!”
The moment he knew that someone had rescued Joan, Dustin’s figure flashed across his mind in an instant. Nevertheless, when Larry reached Dustin’s residence with Caspian, his neighbor informed them that the man had moved away long ago.
“Larry, do you think Jory will have any idea about the matter?” Caspian asked Larry warily, fearful of intensifying his frustration.
“Let’s go and ask him!” Larry picked up his phone and strode out of his office without hesitation.
“Get out of my way!” Larry growled at the receptionist, who was blocking his path.
“I’m sorry, Sir. You can’t enter without an appointment!” the receptionist tried to stop both of them.
“I don’t need an appointment!” Larry grimaced as he enunciated every word loudly.
“I’m sorry, but it’s our policy here. Whoever wishes to see Mr. Synder must make an appointment in advance…” Caspian straight away dragged the receptionist aside to let Larry get through.
Bang! The door of Jory’s office flew open.
Jory raised his head and gazed at Larry placidly.
Ah! He’s finally here as expected! Jory seemed to have foreseen that Larry would come and question him about Dustin’s whereabouts.
“Where’s Dustin Silverman?” Larry looked at Jory sternly and asked coldly.
Jory put down the document and snickered.
“Mr. Norton, are you joking? Dustin is one of the main shareholders of Norton Corporation. As the president of the company, you don’t even know about his whereabouts. If so, how do you expect me to have a clue? How ridiculous!” Jory replied mockingly at him.
Larry glared at Jory with blazing eyes as he approached him slowly.
“Stop wasting my time by beating around the bush! Just tell me where he is!”
Jory stood up and looked into Larry’s eyes with a snort.
“I have no idea,” he replied casually.
In an instant, Larry’s fury rose once again.
“You’d better be frank and tell me where he is now. If he’s really the one who abducted Joan and hid her somewhere, he could be charged with his heinous deed,” he said coolly, warning lacing his tone.
Dustin will be charged with abducting Joan?
Jory glanced at Larry disdainfully and sat down again.
“That’s none of my business,” the former replied with a glint of coldness in his eyes.
Larry immediately boiled with rage upon seeing Jory’s nonchalance. What a cunning fellow… He sure is good at lying!
Clenching his fists, the man continued to glare at Jory with his eyes that were becoming vicious at the moment. Instantaneously, Jory could feel the drastic drop in the temperature around them as he stared into Larry’s eyes which were as cold as the abyss.
“Tell Dustin Silverman, if he doesn’t send Joan back soon, I won’t let him off easily!” Larry warned in an icy-cold tone and stormed out of the room.
Jory heaved a sigh of relief when the man’s figure was out of his sight.
I really wonder what’s going in Dustin’s mind! He sure is a troublemaker! If not because of him, I would not have to face Larry!
“Dustin, Larry was here a while ago. He’s highly suspicious of you now. You’d better bring Joan back immediately. If not, you might meet your end at any time for infuriating him,” Jory warned him coldly.
“Ah! I was kind enough to bring Joan here for a checkup. Yet he’s even thinking of striking me? Don’t you think he has overreacted?” Dustin laughed scornfully.
“How do you expect him to stay calm? After all, his wife is in your hands at the moment,” Jory lowered his voice and replied sarcastically.
Dustin sneered. He had been scheming on all these to spur Larry’s anxiety, drive him crazy and strain his relationship with Joan! Larry Norton, do you like the surprise I’ve prepared for you? Are you having a great time at the moment?
“Dustin, you promised to bring me for a body checkup today, didn’t you?” Joan looked at the man in front of him quizzically.
Dustin was seated idly on the sofa, flipping through a magazine leisurely when she popped her question.
“The director of the hospital called me a while ago to inform me that there’s been a blackout in the hospital. Thus, it’s closed temporarily as they’re in the midst of fixing the problem. It will most probably only be reopened in two days.” He tried to convince Nancy by explaining the situation solemnly.
What nonsense! It doesn’t make sense for a blackout to occur in the hospital all of a sudden till it has to be closed for up to two days!
“A blackout? How can the hospital be closed temporarily all of a sudden? How about the other patients there…” she asked suspiciously.
“Joan, don’t you trust me? After all, don’t forget we are overseas now. Hence, it’s normal for them to have different methods of implementation and problem solving,” Dustin explained patiently with a smile.
He knew well that there was nothing awry about Joan’s brain. To spend some time solely with her, he had actually lied to her and intentionally brought her overseas.
