Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 2100

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2100

Joan lay on her side, her mind occupied by thoughts about Larry. Lucius lay flat, thinking about either Delilah or Larry. As for Caiden, he thought only of Joan’s pretty face. All three of them had their own worries but were reluctant to voice them out.

“Mom, where do you think Dad is right now?” asked Lucius suddenly.

Joan froze for a second, turned over to face the boy, and regarded him solemnly.

“Dad has a lot of things to settle in the company, so he can’t join us on the field trip, but he swears he won’t miss the next one.” Joan held Lucius’s hand, her expression a sincere one.

Is that right? But Mom isn’t even sure whether Dad will come or not, or when he’ll show up. Dad hasn’t been answering her calls either. So how does Mom know that Dad is busy at work? Lucius’ eyes dimmed as he kept his thoughts to himself.

“Lucius, I’d like you to know that it’s your father who asked me to come,” Caiden spoke. Lucius’ eyes lit up.

“Is that true, Caiden? Do you know where Dad is?” Lucius turned over and asked him excitedly.

Of course that was all a lie. Caiden just did not want to upset the kid. He could tell that Joan adored Lucius very much.

Joan was surprised to hear him say that. She could not understand why Caiden would cover for her.

Under normal circumstances, it would take a lot of courage to attend a family event on behalf of another person’s spouse or parent. Not only had Caiden assumed the role, he welcomed it with delight. He even helped smooth over Larry’s absence.

“Of course it is, Lucius. Your father has several big projects coming up, so he’s much busier than usual. So, please don’t blame him, alright?” Caiden said as he pinched Lucius on the cheek.

Lucius was overjoyed to hear that.

So Dad didn’t really forget. Something came up and he couldn’t make it, so he asked Caiden to take his place.

“Mom, did you hear that? Dad didn’t forget about today!” Lucius gently tugged at Joan’s arm.

It was all quite awkward for Joan, but she forced a smile.