Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2020
“Mom, can you really play games with me? Have you recovered? I’m scared that you’ll be tired,” Lucius quietly muttered.
His words moved her. He’s such a sensible boy. It doesn’t matter if I get tired. For him, I’m willing to.
“Oh my dear flowers, this must be a tough day for you,” Delilah muttered under her breath when she reached the garden.
She had forgotten to move some of her plants into the room, so those were all soaked by now. Thus, Delilah quickly got to work. As she was too busy, she did not remember that her door was still unlocked.
Bang!
What’s that noise? Delilah wondered. However, she saw no one around when she raised her head.
That’s strange. I clearly heard something earlier. Could it be Joan?
“Joan?” Delilah called out.
Silence.
Forget it. I must have been hallucinating just now. Delilah returned to her work.
“Ah!” All of a sudden, a figure darted past her and punched the back of her head. Delilah passed out.
“Mom, why isn’t Grandma back yet? She’s usually back by now,” Lucius mumbled.
He’s right. She only went to the garden to move some pots. She wouldn’t need such a long time. Joan furrowed her brows. Could something have happened to her when she was on the way there? Worry overtaking her mind, she quickly took out her phone and called Delilah.
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable.”
What’s going on? Why can’t I get through to her? Where did she go? Joan’s frown deepened.
Ding, ding, ding.
When Dustin saw the name on the screen, he was excited.
“Hello, Joan. What’s up?” he eagerly asked.
“Ms. Young went out earlier to the garden, but she hasn’t come back yet,” Joan nervously said to him.
“What? It’s almost a day since she went out? I got it. Stay calm. I’ll be right over. Also, stay at home and don’t come out. You haven’t fully recovered yet.” With that said, Dustin ended the call and rushed to the garden with an umbrella in his hands.
Indeed, the door to the garden was wide open.
“Ms. Young, are you in there?” Dustin shouted, but no one replied to him.
Boom! came the deafening sound of thunder, and the man by the doorway shuddered.
“Ms. Young, it’s time for dinner,” Dustin continued shouting.
Yet, there were still no responses. At that moment, he panicked and ran into the greenhouse.
No one was around, but the pots by the corner were wet. That should be Ms. Young’s doing, but where is she? She’s gone.
Dustin spent a long while shouting in the garden, but still, he could not find Delilah.
“Hello? Joan, are you sure Ms. Young went to the garden? I don’t see anyone here.”
“I’m very sure. She even told us before she left that she’d be back soon, but she’s still not home,” Joan quickly said.
At that moment, a grim look crept upon Dustin’s face.
That means something happened to her. That must be it.
“All right, don’t worry. I’ll look for her right away. Stay at home and don’t come out, okay? Take care of the boy.” Dustin ended the call.
Joan was hurt, and now, Ms. Young is missing. I refuse to believe that there isn’t any connection between these two events. Who is behind this? Why are they so persistent in this? Dustin clenched his fists as his eyes burned with rage.
Could it be Gabriella? But why would she do this to an elderly woman?
“Larry, Ms. Young’s missing,” Dustin snarled.
This must have something to do with him.
“What? Where did she go missing?” Shocked, Larry jumped to his feet.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Gabriella was rubbing her stomach, carefree as she watched the television.
