Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 2249

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2249

He came! Jessica realized with a jolt. Didn’t I tell him not to? Why didn’t he listen? she fretted. He’s already sick! What if he gets worse in this terrible weather? Jessica’s heart ached at the thought.

“Here, take this. Let’s go over,” Larry suggested, handing Jessica his umbrella.

“I don’t need it,” Jessica said brusquely. She shoved him aside in her haste and sprinted over to Caspian.

“What are you doing here? Why aren’t you in the hospital? How could you do something like this! Let’s go now!” Jessica demanded urgently, the words spilling out of her. She seized Caspian’s arm and was ready to haul him away.

“Jessica, is everything over yet?” Caspian asked frantically.

Jessica almost burst into laughter at the thought. Everything had been over for her the moment those relatives had turned their back and fled. A part of Jessica’s heart had died along with their inhumanity.

Jessica recalled with bitterness how often her parents had bailed those relatives out. Their ingratitude itself was appalling. What made everything worse was that on the day that Jessica’s parents were to be memorialized, all that those relatives cared for was the money they’d left behind.

“It’s over! Let’s go!” Jessica snapped.

“Wait,” Caspian suddenly halted in his tracks, tugging at Jessica. He took off his jacket and placed it around Jessica’s shoulders.

Caspian’s gesture filled Jessica with more warmth than the jacket itself did. She looked up at him speechlessly, her eyes brimming with tears.

It was the first genuine display of care that had been shown towards Jessica that day. A thought struck Jessica that Caspian might henceforth be the only one who would care for her from then on.

“Don’t catch a cold. It’s getting chilly lately, so wear warmer clothing, OK? What if you fall sick?” Caspian chided disapprovingly.

“I’m fine. What about you? How could you have come all the way here when you haven’t even fully recovered? Aren’t you worried that you’ll make things worse?” Jessica replied in anguish, wrinkling her brow.

Caspian smiled tenderly at Jessica’s worried face. What was there to worry about? What could be more important than you? Caspian mused. He reached out to brush a stray tendril of hair from Jessica’s face.

Inwardly, however, Caspian was furiously turning over Jessica’s speech in his mind. Does this mean that she cares for me? Is she worried about me? A smile hovered over Caspian’s lips as he reflected on that pleasant thought.

It made him even more determined to make Jessica his girlfriend. I’d give her the world if she asked for it, Caspian resolved.