A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 2123

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2123

“Larry, you should have some breakfast. Otherwise, your body won’t be able to function at its best,” Caspian reminded as he placed the food in front of him.

It had been a few days since Larry had slept at home. He had resorted to taking naps in his office before waking up to continue with work.

The issue at hand was far too tricky, and he barely had time for meals. If it weren’t for the reminders from Caspian and his assistant, he would have forgotten when to eat or when to knock off.

“Take it away. I don’t have any appetite,” Larry muttered while rubbing his temples in a bid to make himself more awake.

“Hey, you’ve been like this for days now. I’m worried about you.” Caspian looked at the other man in concern.

“I’m fine. How’s the manufacturer’s daughter? Has she come back?” Larry asked. He had a plan in mind and was counting on the woman to return to get it started.

“No. But I heard her flight’s tomorrow.”

Upon hearing that, relief washed over Larry. He was going to do everything within his power to get his biggest manufacturer back. After exchanging a few more words and again reminding Larry to take care of himself, Caspian left the office.

Larry turned his gaze to his phone lying silently on the table. He picked it up and scrolled through, only to realize there were countless missed calls from Joan.

An instant wave of guilt came over him as he thought about his family. He hadn’t been back in a while now, and he wondered how they were coping in his absence.

After much hesitation, he finally decided to head home to check on them. It was the only way to put his mind at ease.

“Good morning, Mr. Norton!”

“Morning! Mr. Norton!”

He had only just stepped out of the building when the employees of Norton Corporation started filing in one by one and greeting him enthusiastically.

“Have you heard? Mrs. Norton was seen shopping with another man. I think they were shopping for children’s’ clothes… “

“Seriously? I hope not. Mr. Norton has been toiling at work for his family. How could Mrs. Norton do something like this?”

“Who knows. Sometimes when women get too lonely, they throw caution to the wind and… “