Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick) novel Chapter 2531

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2531

Afraid that she might wake the man on the bed, she got up slowly and picked up the coat beside her, planning to sneak away.

“Leaving so early?” came Dustin’s groggy voice.

“It’s late already,” Joan replied awkwardly.

Dustin rolled off the bed and offered, “Where are you going? I’ll take you there.”

“No need for that. Uhm, I can walk there myself. You should go back to sleep!” Joan hastily rejected.

It’s already unacceptable that we slept together on the same bed. I can’t get involved with him anymore!

Damn it! Who was it who kept forcing me to drink last night? She knocked her head lightly, trying to clear the fog in her mind.

“Stop it. You’re already not that bright. What if you become dumb by knocking your head like that?”

“Last night, nothing happened between us, right?” Joan blurted out.

“What? You’re really gonna pretend nothing happened?” Dustin raised his brows.

What does that mean? Did something really happen last night? Mortified, Joan stared at the man in front of her with horror in her eyes.

Calming herself, she continued, “Dustin, this isn’t a joke. I’m being completely serious right now.”

“Are you saying that you weren’t serious last night?” he asked.

This jerk! Why isn’t he making any sense? Panic rose his Joan’s chest.

“Last night, did we…” she trailed off as anxiety gripped her.

Should I tell her the truth? Dustin was in a dilemma.

If I lie to her, will she leave Larry and come back to me? He hesitated.

“Dustin! I’m asking you a question!” she snapped.

“Alright, alright. Don’t worry, I won’t hold you accountable for it,” Dustin lied.

In an instant, Joan plopped down onto the sofa by the side, a look of disbelief on her face.

Oh no. It seems like something did happen last night!

Suddenly, her arm was grabbed and she was pulled to safety. “What’s going on with you?” came Jake’s worried voice.

When she didn’t answer, he continued probing, “What the hell happened? Why were you so completely out of it?”

She raised her head in a daze and said, “It’s nothing. What are you doing here?”

“I came out for a run. When I saw you walking across the road so absent-mindedly, I was worried, so I followed you,” Jake explained, then checked her for any injuries, “How are you feeling? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Don’t worry,” she reassured with a sheepish smile.

“Where did you go last night?” he inquired.

“Huh?” Joan’s mind was still whirring.

“Based on the direction you were coming from, you didn’t go home last night, right?”

Yes, I didn’t go home last night. How I am supposed to explain it to Larry?

When she remained silent, Jake furrowed his brows and asked, ”What’s wrong? Did someone hurt you? Was is Larry?”