Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1670Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1670
At that, Dustin’s expression turned solemn as well. “Come, let’s talk in my office.”
However, Joan couldn’t wait anymore. Following him closely, she asked in a voice colored with
urgency, “Did Larry ever come and look for you a few days ago? Did he say anything to you?”
Hearing that, Dustin glanced over his shoulder at her. “Why do you ask? And what makes you think
that he’d definitely come and seek me out?”
“Because the meeting at the hospital that day was definitely not the last time you two saw each other.
Considering his temperament, he’ll certainly seek you out to get to the bottom of things.” Then, Joan
continued, “I haven’t seen him for many days now, so I need to know where he is!”
“I’m sorry, but I have no idea on his whereabout,” Dustin replied unhurriedly.
All at once, Joan again reached out and grabbed the hem of his shirt. “I don’t need you to tell me where
he is. I only want to know whether he came and sought you out!”
Stopping shortly, Dustin whirled around. His movement was so sudden that Joan almost smacked into
him in her distracted state. Even then, she almost fell to the ground due to inertia. Unexpectedly, Dustin
reached out and wrapped an arm around her waist.
As the warmth of his palm seeped through her quality clothes to reach her waist, it burned like a brand
noveldramaand scorched her.
This time, Joan reacted swiftly. She still had her wits and she knew that she should keep some
boundaries between them. Her hands shot out without even thinking about it, and she pushed his
shoulders to immediately put a distance of at least one meter between them.Dustin, however, disregarded her wishes. Instead, his arm around her waist tightened a fraction. Sure
enough, she’s still the same as before! The moment something related to Larry is brought up, she’ll
behave like a porcupine with all her quills standing up straight as she’s seized by the urge to lash her
tail at me.
“Let go of me, Dustin!” Joan screeched. Afraid that he would do something that crossed the line even
further when he was hugging her, she timidly reminded, “We’re in the college.”
Nonetheless, Dustin was unfazed although a few people were already drawing close to them to watch
the show. Inwardly, Joan whined, Argh! I’m dead now! With this, not only will the rumors of me and
Dustin flying around the college cease to abate, but it’ll even escalate instead! It’s precisely the slew of
rumors about us that caused the misunderstanding between me and Larry to deepen…
At the direction of her thoughts, she didn’t dare contemplate further. She simply couldn’t shake off the
feeling that Dustin would grow even closer to her, while her beloved Larry would swiftly leave her at a
speed indiscernible to the naked eye.
“What if I were to tell you that I did something to him?”
The gentle voice was no different than before, but as it fell into Joan’s ears at that moment, a chill ran
down her spine. Did Dustin… really do something to him? Feigning calmness, she countered, “T-That’s
impossible. You’ll never use such a stupid method. You know full well that I’ll lose my mind if something
really happens to him, so you won’t make waves on a tranquil sea.”
Finally, Dustin released his hold on her. “Sure enough, it’s Joan Watts who knows me even better than
myself in this entire world.”
When he mentioned her name, his jet-black eyes stared right at her. Every time he gazed into her eyes,
he always wondered whether he could see through her and fathom her thoughts by looking into her
eyes.Conversely, Joan couldn’t understand what he meant. How could a person think that somebody else
understands him better than himself? Furthermore, I think I don’t understand him at all. I’m merely
speculating from what I know about him without having any inkling whether it’s accurate or otherwise.
“He indeed came to seek me out. I told him that we’re merely friends, and that has never changed
since the beginning. Thereafter, he left. As for where he went, he merely said that he’s going to clear
his head. That’s all I know.”
Huh? Larry only told him that he’s going to clear his head? So, I merely came here for an answer that’s
of little value in the end? Are there no other leads for me to find him?