A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 2192

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2192

“Okay then, Dustin. I’ll leave it up to you.”

The two then said their goodbyes before hanging up.

Next to him, Joan wiggled around in the front passenger seat. She was hollering loudly about how unfair life was, about how the gods above were cruel.

Is there a screw loose in her head? What’s up with the sudden pessimism? Dustin let out a long and exhausted sigh as he drove on.

Not long after, their car pulled up in front of a hotel.

“Alright, we’re here. Careful now,” Dustin cautioned as he held her hand and helped her off the car.

In the lobby, the receptionist shook his head apologetically. “I’m sorry, sir. We’re heavily booked for tonight. We only have one room available.”

At this point, Joan felt utter discomfort from the alcohol earlier. She winced as pain traveled down her body and nipped at her limbs uncomfortably.

“It will have to do then,” Dustin settled the payments in a flash. He then scooped Joan into his arms and carried her upstairs to their room.

Moments later, Joan lay sprawled out on the bed. She mumbled longingly in her sleep, “Larry… I miss you…”

Even in her dreams, all she thinks of is him. Dustin’s chest sank heavily at this. Larry is perhaps the only man whom she’ll love in her entire lifetime; I doubt any other man would get even the slimmest chance to win her over.

“Here, have some water.” Dustin tapped gently on her arm to wake her.

She must have felt Dustin’s presence as her arms suddenly snaked around his waist into a chain-like hug. For a fleeting moment, Dustin’s heart pounded erratically inside his chest.

“Joan, let me go.”

He knew that she probably mistook him for Larry.

His suspicions were confirmed when Joan’s hug tightened on his waist as she cried out, “Larry, why did it take you so long to get back?”

“Have some water.” Dustin carefully lifted the glass of water from the table over and passed it to Joan.