Ch. 1881..1890

Chapter 1881 Are You Going To Leave Me

“It’s been so long now, Grandma… Why aren’t Mom and Dad awake yet?” Lucius asked with his eyes

wide.

Caspian stared at Lucius curiously and began putting the pieces together. He was shocked when he

first saw Selena on the hospital bed, but he soon understood why Larry had not returned for so long.

“Joan! Joan!” Larry’s eyes shot wide open all of a sudden.

“Oh, my God! You’re awake, Larry!” Caspian exclaimed in relief.

“Caspian? Where’s Joan?” Larry grabbed his arm tightly.

A gentle smile formed on Delilah’s face when she saw that. He wakes up, and the first thing he does is

call out to Joan… Looks like I won’t have to worry about Selena after all…

“You’re finally awake, Dad! Mom’s right here!” Lucius shouted.

Larry quickly got out of bed and made his way toward Selena.

“It’s my fault… It’s all my fault!” Larry said in a trembling voice while running his hand gently through

her hair.

“It’s okay…” Selena slowly opened her eyes.

It pained her to see Larry blaming himself like that.

She then reached out and wiped the tears off his face as she said, “Don’t cry, Larry…”

Both Larry and Delilah froze in shock when they heard that. Selena had always addressed him as “Mr.

Norton” instead of “Larry,” so this must means… This is Joan! Joan’s back!

“Do you remember your name?” Larry asked anxiously.

“Of course I do, silly! What’s the matter with you? I’m Joan Watts, duh! I remember everything now!”

Joan said as she gave him a pat on the head.

The warm sun, the gentle breeze, the faint scent of flowers, and the rapid currents of the river…

“Thank you for everything, Ms. Young,” Joan said softly, having fully regained all of her memories from

before.

Delilah simply stared at her with a relieved and longing look in her eyes.

“Joan!” Nancy barged right into the ward all of a sudden.

“Hey, Nancy…” Joan called out to her weakly.

Nancy ran straight toward her and buried her face in her chest as she wailed away.

It was such an emotional moment that even Lucius began to tear up a little as he watched from the

side.

“Where have you been all this time, Joan? We were worried sick! W-We… We thought you were…”

Nancy sniffled as she struggled to speak.

Joan smiled at her in response and gave her a light pat on the head.

Despite the tough front she usually puts up, she’s just a little girl deep down inside…

“I was just gone on vacation. It was a little longer than expected, but I’m back now, aren’t I?” Joan said

with a chuckle.

“Mom…” Lucius called out to her, seemingly a little depressed.

Does Mom not want me anymore now that she’s regained her memories? His tears began to flow down

his cheeks at the thought of that.

“Come here, Lucius…” Joan reached her hand out toward the boy while Nancy and Jory watched in

utter confusion.

This is her child? Since when did she have a child this old?

“Are you going to leave me, Mom?” Lucius asked softly while leaning his head against her side.

Joan gave him a pinch on the cheek and looked at him, her eyes were filled with love and affection as

she said, “Silly boy… You’re my son! Why would I leave you?”

Lucius broke into a huge smile upon hearing that, much to Larry’s relief as he watched from the side.

Nancy and Jory, however, were still clueless as to what was going on.

Eventually, Nancy was unable to hold in her curiosity any longer and asked, “Joan… This boy is your

child?”

“Yeah, of course he is!” Joan replied firmly.

Nancy stared speechlessly at Lucius, much to the amusement of everyone else who burst into laughter

at how cute she looked when confused. Jory seemed to have figured it out after putting two and two

together but decided to keep it to himself anyway.

It wasn’t long before Larry and Joan were discharged from the hospital.

Since Joan had regained her memories, Larry began bugging her to go back with him, even offering to

bring Delilah and Lucius along with her. However, Joan knew there was no way Delilah would leave the

village in which she had spent most of her life at.

 

Chapter 1882 The Return Of Joan Watts

“Larry… I want to stay in the village a little longer…” Joan said and waited eagerly for his response.

The look in Larry’s eyes darkened instantly. I don’t get it… Why would she still want to go back to that

village after regaining her memories?

Joan leaned against his chest as she continued, “Ms. Young turns sixty this year, so I was thinking of

celebrating her sixtieth birthday with her before coming back.”

Larry wrapped an arm tightly around her waist and buried his face into her collarbone. Looks like Ms.

Young means a lot to her… Not only is she her savior, but she’s also her mentor in life…

“All right, I’ll go with you,” Larry replied softly, much to Joan’s surprise as she wasn’t expecting him to

say that.

After briefly discussing their plans, the two made their way toward the village.

Larry put his most trusted assistant, Caspian, in charge of things at the company. He had faith that his

remote guidance combined with Caspian’s capabilities would be enough to take care of any potential

issues.

“Mom! Dad!” Lucius was overjoyed to see Larry and Joan again.

“Why did you two come back?” Delilah stared at them in confusion.

Joan gave Delilah a hug as she replied, “Because we miss you two.”

Delilah felt incredibly touched when she heard that.

“Oh, wow! Selena’s back! That’s quite a long honeymoon, don’t you think?”

“I know, right? Selena, I can’t believe you actually ran away with a guy before you two are even

married! Looks like you’re growing up a little too quickly, huh?”

A couple of women teased her as they passed by. Having gotten used to their way of greeting others,

Joan simply smiled at them in response.

“All right, you guys head on inside. I’ll go buy us some food from the supermarket!” Joan said and ran

off before Larry could even respond, unaware of the huge surprise she was in for.

“Hey, Selena! You’re finally back! I’ve missed you so much!”

“That’s right! Why didn’t you invite us along on that trip of yours?”

Her colleagues surrounded her instantly, feeling excited to see her again.

“Ahem!” Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind, and everyone around Joan dispersed quickly

when they saw Freya approaching.

“Well, well… If it isn’t the great Selena Young… Why do you even bother coming back at all?” Freya

shot Joan a disdainful glare with her arms folded.

It took Joan every ounce of willpower she could muster to stop herself from slapping the living daylights

out of her. She had been putting up with Freya back then while she was Selena, but things were

different now that she was back to being Joan.

“Why, I came back to see you, Ms. Brooks!” Joan said sarcastically.

I don’t get it… Why on earth would the manager hire such an incompetent and unfriendly person as a

supervisor?

“Heh… Don’t you try anything funny, Selena! You’d better listen to me if you want to keep this job of

yours!” Freya said with an ice-cold glare in her eyes.

Funny hearing that from someone who’s always playing the victim after bullying me countless times…

Joan sneered at the thought of that.

“Sorry, but I’m resigning from my position here, Ms. Brooks,” she said with her chin held high.

Freya froze for a brief moment before shouting at her, “I don’t approve of this resignation!”

Oh, wow… She’s even trying to stop me from resigning now, huh?

“I’m afraid this isn’t for you to decide, Ms. Brooks. I’m going to hand in my resignation to the manager,”

Joan said with a smile before heading straight for the manager’s office.

Freya then ran up to Joan and stood in front of her, blocking her path to the manager’s office with a

mean look in her eyes.

“The manager isn’t in right now, so I call the shots around here!”

Does she place herself above the department leaders in the supermarket or something? Besides, I can

clearly see the manager inside his office!

Joan thought to herself as she glanced at the manager’s office.

“I’m heading toward the manager’s office, Ms. Brooks. Now, please step aside!”

 

Chapter 1883 Do You Really Think You Can Escape My Wrath

Freya grabbed Joan by the arm when she tried to pass her by.

Being the only one who had bullied Joan during her time at the supermarket, she was afraid of Joan

telling on her to the manager while handing in her resignation.

“What on earth are you trying to do, Ms. Brooks?” Joan turned around and shot her a stern glare,

causing Freya’s attitude to soften up instantly.

It was no secret that the manager was the only person in the supermarket that Freya feared.

“I… I mean… I approve of your resignation, so you may leave now… There’s no need for you to go see

the manager…” Freya whimpered.

“What’s going on here?” The manager came out of his office upon hearing the ruckus. “Oh, Selena!

Have you come to see me? Please, do come in!”

Of course, Joan knew he was only being so nice to her because of her relationship with Delilah.

“What? You’re going to resign? Why? Oh, I see… So, your real name is Joan Watts?” the manager

exclaimed in shock.

After listening to Joan’s lengthy explanation, the manager approved of her resignation.

“Sir, you mustn’t let her resign!” Freya burst into the manager’s office all of a sudden.

Whoa… Where did she find the courage to barge into the manager’s office like that? Joan stared at her

curiously.

“Get out, Freya!” The manager shouted sternly.

“But… Uncle!” Freya’s face was bright red with anxiety and awkwardness instantly.

“Who are you calling ‘Uncle’? I’m the manager, and you’re a supervisor! Know your place!” the

manager shouted angrily, much to Freya’s dismay.

She had always done as told and kept her identity a secret to avoid special treatment from the

department leaders, but they all knew she was the manager’s niece.

“I don’t care! She cannot be allowed to resign!” Freya repeated herself.

Joan was confused. Why is she trying so hard to stop me from leaving? Is it so she could continue

bullying me?

“Get out, now!” the manager yelled furiously.

Seeing as he had gone livid with anger, Freya could only pout as she stepped out of the office.

“I’m terribly sorry about this. Please excuse her rude behavior…” the manager apologized with a smile.

“It’s okay, I understand.” Joan replied with a smile.

The two then had a brief exchange, and Joan went home after that.

Damn you, Selena! Do you really think you can escape my wrath simply by resigning?

Freya had an ice-cold look in her eyes as she slammed her fist against the counter.

“Mom, Dad, when are you two getting married?” Lucius asked innocently.

Joan smiled and ruffled the boy’s head.

“We’re already married, silly!”

“Oh…” Lucius lowered his gaze, seemingly disappointed at not being able to attend their wedding.

Larry smiled in relief at seeing how happy the two of them were. Being able to find Joan is the luckiest

thing that’s ever happened to me…

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Joan answered the phone when she saw Nancy’s name on the caller ID, only to hear her sobbing

uncontrollably.

“Joan…”

Naturally, that scared the living daylights out of Joan.

“What’s wrong, Nancy? Stop crying and tell me what happened!”

As Nancy was emotionally unstable, it took her quite a long time to finally calm herself down.

“I’m pregnant, Joan! What do I do?” she whispered softly.

Joan rolled her eyes upon hearing that. My goodness… That’s it? What’s there to cry about being

pregnant? Jeez…

“And?” Joan asked with the most indifferent tone possible.

“I’m pregnant, Joan! What am I going to do?” Nancy repeated her question a lot louder this time.

Joan took a deep breath as she tried to think of how she should persuade Nancy to keep the baby.

 

Chapter 1884 Nancy Is In Trouble

“I wonder if your mom reacted the same way when she found out she was pregnant with you…” Joan

said with a playful chuckle.

She and Nancy were so comfortable with each other that they were okay with poking fun at each other

like that.

“Oh, shut up! Look, just come see me tomorrow, okay? Honestly, why did you even go back to that

village anyway? What’s so great about that place? Life is so much more convenient here in the city!”

Nancy grumbled.

Had it not been for Jory getting in the way, I would’ve stopped Joan from going back to the village the

moment I found out about it!

“There’s something very precious to me here,” Joan replied.

Thanks to her wealthy family background, Nancy had gotten used to life in the city since she was a kid

and had never once been to a village. As such, she had no idea what life was like in the countryside.

“Ah!” Nancy was heard screaming, and what came next was the sound of the phone falling to the floor.

“Nancy? Nancy!” Joan called out to her repeatedly, but there was no response.

Something must’ve happened to her!

With that in mind, Joan quickly scrolled through her list of contacts and gave Jory a call.

“Jory, I think Nancy is in trouble!”

Jory hung up on her immediately and began making a phone call as he ran out of the office.

“Hello? I want you to track Nancy’s phone right now!” Jory shouted, his voice filled with panic and

frustration as he punched the steering wheel with all of his might.

“Larry, I think something’s happened to Nancy! Come on, we have to hurry!” Joan tugged on his arm

anxiously.

Larry had a concerned look on his face when he saw how dark it was outside.

“You stay here, Joan. I’ll go alone.”

“No, I’m going with you!” Joan said determinedly.

Knowing how stubborn she was, Larry knew there was no talking her out of it. The two of them left in a

hurry after saying goodbye to Delilah and Lucius. Joan kept calling Nancy along the way, but there was

no answer.

Larry felt his heart ache when he saw the tears trickling down her face and held her hand tightly as he

reassured her, “Don’t worry, Joan. Nancy’s a smart girl, so I’m sure she’ll be fine.”

He then handed her his phone and said, “Here, give Caspian a call.”

Joan quickly took the phone over and dialed Caspian’s number.

“What? Nancy’s gone missing? Okay, I’ll start searching for her right away!” Caspian sprung to his feet

immediately after hanging up the phone.

Damn it, Jory! You can’t even protect your own woman?

There was an ice-cold and vicious look in his eyes as he punched the wall next to him.

Meanwhile, Nancy was tied to a pole in a dark and cold warehouse, still unconscious from the hit to her

head earlier.

After what seemed like an eternity, she slowly opened her eyes and glanced about in an attempt to

assess her surroundings. Despite the place being completely pitch-black, she could clearly tell that she

wasn’t at home.

“Hello? Is anyone there? Help me, please!” Nancy tried standing up, only to realize that both her arms

and legs were completely immobile.

“Shut up! There’s no point in screaming since there’s nobody around to hear you anyway!” A man’s

voice rang in her ears all of a sudden.

Nancy pricked her ears and paid close attention to the man’s voice as she asked, “Who are you?”

“That’s none of your business! Hmm… So, this is the legendary Nancy Barrymore, eh? Quite a feisty

one, aren’t you?”

Nancy felt a shiver down her spine when she heard the man walking toward her.

“Turn on the lights and show yourself, you coward!” Nancy shouted while struggling against her ropes.

Snap!

The lights were switched on, and Nancy was able to see the face of her kidnapper.

However, she was unable to recognize him and had no idea who he was.

 

Chapter 1885 The Security Footage

“I don’t know you, so why did you kidnap me?” Nancy looked at the man coldly.

“What about me? Do you know me?” Suddenly, a woman emerged as her voice sounded across the

room.

At that moment, Nancy understood everything.

Previously, she wanted to buy a bag she liked when she went shopping at the mall. However, right

when she was about to pay for it, a woman came and snatched the bag away. Given her personality,

Nancy couldn’t let this matter go.

Not to mention, she wanted the bag first. So, she argued with the woman and got the bag in the end.

Unbeknownst to her, the argument made her an enemy.

“Was that bag nice?” The woman paced toward Nancy and stopped in front of her.

In response, the latter glanced at her with disdain in her eyes.

How despicable! Hiring people to kidnap me just because of a bag.

Slap! Suddenly, the woman slapped Nancy in the face and the impact was so big that it managed to

leave a red handprint on the latter’s face.

Nancy raised her head and glared at the woman as blood dripped down the corner of her lips. Fury was

residing in her eyes, but she remained looking ever-elegant like the socialite she was.

Noticing Nancy’s disdainful look, the woman grew irritated.

“Kidnapping me just because of a bag? Do you know that this is against the law?” Nancy glared at her

and gritted her teeth.

The woman burst into laughter upon hearing her words.

“Do I look like I care?” The woman folded her arms and pulled on Nancy’s ear.

“So what if your man is powerful? I’m going overseas tomorrow. He can’t do sh*t.” The woman said

coldly as her lips curled into a wicked smile.

Meanwhile, Jory and Larry pulled all the strings they could to look for Nancy, but to no avail. After

tracking Nancy’s phone, they found it lying in a park. Naturally, she had already been taken away by

then.

“Jory, you son of a b*tch! Nancy is your wife. And this is how you take care of her?” Caspian hurled his

fist at Jory.

Larry immediately rushed forward to stop Caspian and motioned for him to calm down.

Watching the scene unfurled at the side, Joan quickly reminded, “Caspian, what’s important now is to

look for Nancy!”

“How can I calm down? Nancy is missing!” Caspian hugged his head as he grimaced in pain.

Although they were divorced, Caspian’s feelings toward Nancy never changed.

Ring! Ring! Amid Caspian’s outburst, Larry’s phone rang, and he hurriedly answered the call.

“Mr. Norton, we found the security footage.” A man’s voice sounded from the other end of the call.

“Okay, I’ll be there right away.” Upon hearing the good news, he hung up after replying and motioned

Jory to follow him.

The group of people went to the security control room.

Seeing them arriving in the room, a young man who was sitting in front of the computers said, “These

are the security cameras in the places Nancy had walked past. You guys can take a look. Since it

hasn’t been twenty-four hours, we can’t file a police report yet.”

They stared at the screen and tried to search for the location Nancy was last seen at.

Suddenly, Joan shouted and pointed at the screen. “There! Look at that.”

“Enlarge it! Quick!” Caspian yelled hurriedly as he widened his eyes at the footage.

Wearing a cap and a black mask, a man dressed in black could be seen hitting Nancy with a bat from

behind before dragging her out of view.

“Do you recognize this person?” Larry turned to Jory. The latter leaned in and shook his head after

looking at the screen for a while. “No. I don’t know him.”

Larry continued to ask, “Jory, did you offend anyone recently? Especially those that you’ve

encountered in business?”

Jory walked to the window and closed his eyes to calm himself down. Clearing his mind, he started

thinking about his business partners and those companies and projects he rejected.

“Nancy’s been kidnapped! Why are you still pretending?” With that, Caspian grew furious and was

about to lunge at Jory to vent his anger.

“Caspian!” Larry shouted, and Caspian immediately put his hands down.

“I know you’re anxious, but we all are. Nancy is Jory’s wife, so he must be worried too.” He walked

toward Caspian and tried to comfort him.

“But if he took care of Nancy, this wouldn’t have happened.” A cold glint flashed across Caspian eyes

as he spoke.

 

Chapter 1886 The Search Begins

When one’s limit was breached, they would even retort the words of a person they respected the most.

Larry stared at Caspian, his heart aching for the latter. It seems he still loves Nancy, even after they

were separated.

Suddenly, the young man said, “The car headed Northwest. That place’s rather remote.”

At that moment, everyone turned to the screen.

After pondering for a while, Jory announced, “No. I’m sure that I didn’t offend anyone.”

Although he had always been decisive and ruthless, he grew gentle ever since he married Nancy.

The young man said, “However, there aren’t any security cameras there.”

Upon hearing his words, Joan’s eyes dimmed. Larry uttered, “The area in Northwest is remote and the

houses are rather few, so it should be easier to look for her.”

Caspian couldn’t bear to wait any longer, so he suggested, “Right then. Let’s go, now!”

Ever the calm man he was, Larry came up with an analysis. “Wait, Caspian. We have to lie low since

no one knows why he kidnapped Nancy. If money is all he wanted, he could’ve contacted Jory.

However, he didn’t, so Nancy could’ve offended someone.”

If it’s not about money and Jory did not offend anyone… then the reason for this kidnapping could only

be because of Nancy. They knew Nancy’s personality well. She was a domineering woman when it

came to things she liked and the person she fancy.

In midst of the silence, Jory suggested, “Let’s split up. Mr. Norton, Caspian and I would bring one group

of men each and go there from different directions.”

Joan stood in front of Jory and insisted, “There’s a direction left. So I’ll go.”

“I’ll do it.” Just when the others were hesitating to agree to Joan’s request, a familiar voice sounded in

the room.

“Dustin!” Jory shouted in surprise.

“Hey, don’t worry. I’m here now.” Dustin walked toward Jory and patted the latter’s shoulder.

Then, he went to Joan, his gaze was gentle with a hint of longing mixed in as he stared at her. Opening

his arms slowly, he waited for Joan’s hug.

The latter smiled and widened her arms to hug him. Larry’s eyes dimmed seeing them being so close

to each other.

“Why are you back?” Larry asked rudely as he pulled Joan to him and hugged her waist tightly.

“Joan’s back, so why can’t I?” Dustin’s eyes were glued to Joan who was in Larry’s arms, all while

replying to him.

Larry glared at Dustin and clenched his fists.

“I called him here,” Jory said.

The moment Jory knew Joan was alive, he informed Dustin about it.

Caspian reminded, “Alright, that’s enough. Let’s not get caught up in this matter. We have something

more urgent to attend to.”

Now that there were four men, they set off in all four directions. Naturally, Joan followed Larry.

“Joan, it’s late. Why don’t I send you back home first?” Larry looked at her with concern.

However, Joan refused.

Nancy was important to her. It was the same as how Caspian was to Larry. As such, she could not

bring herself to do nothing when her friend was in deep waters.

Ring! Ring!

Suddenly, Larry’s phone rang. He took out his phone from his pocket and answered. It was Jory.

“Hello? Mr. Norton, we searched everywhere. Nancy’s not here.” The man sounded anxious as he

voiced the bad news.

Soon after, Larry received calls from Caspian and Dustin. Turned out, their efforts were in vain as well.

This could only mean that Nancy was in the direction that Larry and Joan were heading. Realizing this,

Larry clenched his fists and furrowed his brows.

He wasn’t afraid of getting hurt, but he didn’t want Joan to be involved, as it might get dangerous for

her.

After all, no man could accept seeing the love of his life getting hurt.

He didn’t wish for Joan to go with him. Nonetheless, he still asked for her opinion. With a serious look,

he said, “Joan, listen to me. Since Jory, Caspian, and Dustin said that they didn’t find Nancy, this must

mean that she’s where we’re heading. It’ll be dangerous. Are you sure you want to go with me?”

 

Chapter 1887 Entering The Warehouse

Without a hint of hesitation, Joan replied, “Yes.”

She wasn’t doing this just for Nancy. It was for Larry, too.

Despite knowing that it was dangerous, she couldn’t bring herself to leave Larry behind and return to

safety.

“Alright.” Seeing how she was determined, Larry took her hand in his and handed something to her.

“Here. This is a taser. Use it if someone attacks you. Remember, do not show any mercy to them.” His

voice was cold as he shoved the taser into Joan’s hand.

Since they had come this far, Joan knew she couldn’t afford to show any mercy.

Later on, they went from house to house asking the residents about Nancy while showing them her

photo, but to no avail. Having searched high and low, their last ray of hope now resided in a small

warehouse. The people there told them the warehouse had long since been abandoned. Thus, when

Larry saw the dim lights in the warehouse, he decided to go in.

She must be in the warehouse!

He tightened his grip on Joan’s hand, and she knew that they had come to the right place.

Suddenly, Joan whispered, “Ah, Larry. Wait a minute.”

He looked at her in confusion.

“Let me make a call for safety purposes.” With that, she dialed a number and placed her phone beside

her ear.

She got straight to the point, “Hello, Caspian? There’s a warehouse here. If you guys are done with the

search, come straight to us. There’s a high chance Nancy’s here.”

However, what she didn’t know was that when the men had received their mission, they agreed to

return to their original position and wait for the others to gather after finishing up their search. This was

to prevent attracting unwanted attention, as their group was rather big.

“Joan!” Larry quickly gave Joan a nudge and motioned at her not to call Caspian here.

Seeing that, Joan hung up immediately. Although Caspian’s EQ was quite low, Joan believed he would

bring some men over to help them in no time.

Other than Larry, only two other men were with them. The others were arranged to follow Jory,

Caspian, and Dustin. So, Joan was rather concerned that they wouldn’t be enough to take down the

people who kidnapped Nancy.

They started approaching the small warehouse. Right when they were about to charge into the

warehouse, Larry turned around suddenly to look at Joan.

“Joan, wait for us here and don’t come in. If we’re in danger, call for backup.” He looked at her and was

firm with his instructions.

Joan’s voice trembled as she replied, “No! Larry, I’m going with you!”

I finally regained my memories and returned to his side. I can’t just watch as he goes into the lion’s den

alone.

Larry grasped her hand and planted a kiss on her forehead. “Joan, calm down. You’re a woman, and I’ll

have to protect you if you go in. With that, I can’t go all out on them. So just wait for me here, okay?”

Joan thought his words made sense, so she agreed. He’s right, I can’t drag him down.

“Okay. I’ll wait for you. But you must promise me that you’ll come out safely.” She gazed at Larry with a

worried expression.

God knows how many people are there in the warehouse!

“Don’t worry.” With that, Larry went into the warehouse with the two men behind him.

Thud! The door to the warehouse was kicked open, flinging it to the side.

As expected, there were a few lecherous-looking men in the warehouse surrounding a pudgy man who

was in the midst of molesting Nancy.

“Who the hell are you?” One of the men stood up and walked toward Larry.

“I’m Larry Norton,” Larry replied.

In an instant, the men shuddered and stepped backward. Everyone knew that Larry was basically

omnipotent in this city.

“Boss, he’s Larry Norton! We can’t afford to offend him. Let’s just go.” A middle-aged man leaned in

and whispered to their leader.

The leader of the thugs gritted his teeth and looked at Nancy who was tied up at the side. Walking

toward the window, he started weighing the pros and cons.

Soon after, he lowered his voice and instructed, “See how many men they have and report back to me.”

The man hurriedly ran out of the warehouse and came back soon after. He then whispered the

information to his boss’ ears.

Only three?

The boss scoffed inwardly.

“Well, well. The almighty Mr. Norton only brought two men with him.” The boss curled his lips in

amusement.

 

Chapter 1888 Fight

“Interesting.” The boss rubbed his chin.

Nancy yelled, “Release me! Let me go! Larry, quick! Run away and don’t mind me!”

Slap! The man beside her gave her a slap across the face.

Larry froze for a while before coming back to his senses, his usual composed expression was back on

his face.

“What do you guys want?” he asked coldly.

“What else do we want other than money? As the saying goes, money talks.” The boss gave his

answer on purpose.

As expected, someone wanted to lay their hands on Nancy.

With this in his mind, Larry snorted.

“Release her immediately, and we won’t take any action. However, if you guys want to drag this out,

don’t beg for our mercy later.” Larry clenched his fists and laid out his warning.

Despite hearing that, the boss didn’t seem to be terrified.

“What can the three of you do?” the boss scoffed and started picking on his fingers, looking at ease.

Just then, a young man standing behind Larry shouted, “W-Who said there’s only three of us? W-We

have a lot of men with us.”

In an instant, laughter filled the warehouse.

The boss snickered, “Then why are you stuttering? Are you afraid?”

“Stop with the bullsh*t and let her go,” Larry gritted his teeth.

Meanwhile, Joan, who was outside the warehouse, waited anxiously for Caspian’s arrival. But after a

long while, the latter was nowhere to be seen.

Even though only five minutes had passed since Larry and his men went into the warehouse, it felt like

an eternity for her.

“I would advise you to mind your own business,” the boss warned.

After scanning the surroundings, Larry noticed that the boss’ boldness came from the number of people

on his side.

The middle-aged man whispered, “Boss, maybe we should…”

“Shut up! There are only three of them. What are you scared of?” The boss glared at Larry.

It seems they aren’t going to release Nancy. Larry clenched his fists tight as he got ready to fight.

“Shut the door!” the boss commanded.

In an instant, the door to the warehouse was closed with a loud thud.

“Ah!” All of a sudden, Nancy screamed at the top of her lungs.

“You should take it as an honor that I’m touching you. How dare you bite me?” One of the men slapped

Nancy, causing her cheek to become swollen almost immediately.

“Stop!” Larry shouted coldly.

At that moment, the atmosphere turned cold as silence ensued in the warehouse. The boss’ men

glared at Larry with hostility.

“Go get him!” Once the boss gave his command, each of the men took up bats from the side and

charged at Larry and his men.

Larry turned around and leaped before hurling a kick at them. The thugs collapsed to the ground and

fell unconscious. Although he was outnumbered, the bunch of untrained thugs couldn’t measure up to

him.

Bang! Just when he was about to knock out every single one of them, he was hit by a wooden bat from

behind.

He slumped to the ground. Seeing this, the thugs began swinging their bats at Larry who was on the

verge of passing out from the impact. In an instant, bruises and wounds appeared all over his body.

“Aren’t you good at fighting? Why are you not standing up?” The boss crouched in front of Larry and

sneered nastily.

Blood continued to drip out from the corner of his lips while his eyes went dull. Larry didn’t have any

energy left, and he couldn’t get himself to stand up.

“Beat him! Beat him to death!” The boss was ruthless.

Thunk! Thunk!

Larry curled up his body as the attacks continued to land on his body, from his head to his shoulder, to

his waist, sucking out every ounce of strength he had left.

“Joan…” he murmured.

However, no one could hear his voice, let alone his lover who he had left waiting outside.

Seeing Larry in pain, Nancy mustered her courage and shouted, “Stop! Stop beating him! A**holes!”

“How dare you call us names? You must be bored, right? Come, let’s have fun together.” With that, a

long-haired man dragged Nancy to a corner.

“What are you trying to do?” Nancy shot the man a cold glare.

The long-haired man ignored her and started taking off his clothes.

 

Chapter 1889 Caspian To The Rescue

Seeing this, anyone could have guessed what the man was trying to do. Nancy hurriedly got up, but the

man pinned her down to the ground.

“Weren’t you being all regal and mighty earlier? I’ll show you the meaning of being weak.” With that, the

man reached out and started unbuttoning Nancy’s shirt.

“Let go of me, you a**hole!” Nancy shook her head and yelled.

Pieces by pieces, the long-haired man took off her clothes until all that was left was her camisole and

safety pants. Finally, with her hope extinguished, she stopped struggling.

Right when Nancy closed her eyes in despair, awaiting the humiliation that was about to befall her, the

warehouse’s door was kicked open.

“Stop right there, you scumbags!” Caspian stood at the entrance with a group of men behind him.

At that moment, silence ensued in the warehouse as everyone stopped what they were doing.

Larry was lying on the ground lifelessly while Nancy leaned against the wall with her clothes

disheveled. Having seen all this, anger swirled within Caspian who was standing at the door.

With a wave of his hand, the men behind him charged into the warehouse. He roared, “Finish them off!”

“Larry!” Joan ran to Larry and hugged him gently.

Larry coughed weakly as he blinked to focus on the woman before him.

“Joan…” He reached out and touched her face gently.

In an instant, Joan’s face was smeared with Larry’s blood.

“Larry, hang in there! Please, live for me, okay?” Looking at Larry covered in wounds, she broke down

in tears.

“You silly woman. I’m fine…” Suddenly, Larry closed his eyes and passed out.

“Larry? Larry!” Joan hugged him and cried out in agony.

In the meantime, Caspian went to Nancy’s side and took off his coat before draping it over her body.

“Nancy, wake up! It’s me, Caspian.”

Nancy opened her eyes slowly and saw Caspian. She called out to him weakly, “Caspian… I want to go

home.”

At that moment, Caspian’s heart ached for her and he immediately carried her out of the warehouse.

In one of the ward at the hospital.

Nancy and Larry were still unconscious as they lay on the beds with IV drips stuck in their veins. Tears

were streaming down Joan’s cheeks as she sat beside them while Jory had a look of guilt on his face.

Larry always had the image of an indifferent man, coupled that with being the president of a company,

he had never suffered such humiliation before. Seeing how he was beaten up, Joan’s heart tightened.

“Stop crying, Joan. It’s okay. He’ll be fine.” Dustin patted Joan’s shoulders gently.

“Then why isn’t he waking up?” She gripped Larry’s hand and stared at him, afraid that she would miss

out on any of the man’s movements.

Suddenly, Nancy yelled out in her dreams. “Don’t! Please don’t touch me! I beg of you…”

“Nancy, wake up! Nancy!” Jory nudged her.

Suddenly, Nancy jolted up on her bed with a thump.

After scanning her surroundings, she leaned against Jory’s chest and burst into tears.

She cried out when she was reminded of the traumatic experience. “Jory, I had a nightmare. Someone

kidnapped me!”

Perhaps Nancy was too loud when she awoke because Larry regained his consciousness soon after

her.

“Larry, how are you? Are you feeling okay?” Joan leaned toward him and looked at him anxiously the

moment he opened his eyes.

Larry looked at her and smiled before taking her hand in his. “Don’t worry. I’m okay.”

Joan let out a sigh of relief.

“Caspian.” Larry coughed as he called out to Caspian. The latter hurriedly dashed to his front.

“Larry, don’t worry. I’ve handed the thugs over to the cops, so everything is settled,” Caspian reported.

Larry turned to look at Joan, and she nodded in acknowledgment, proving Caspian’s words to be true.

If Jory and Dustin didn’t come to the scene on time, Caspian could’ve dirtied his hands with the blood

of the thugs. After all, no one would have been able to keep their cool when they saw the person they

cared about being hurt.

Chapter 1890 A Talk Between Two Men

“Good job, Caspian. As long as no one died, everything’s fine.” Larry patted Caspian’s shoulder, feeling

relieved.

Knock. Knock.

Joan turned to look at the door, wondering who it could be.

The door to the ward was pushed open.

“Ms. Young!” When Joan saw who it was, she blurted in surprise.

Larry wanted to get up from the bed, but Delilah stopped him “Don’t. Just lie down.”

“Is everything alright?” Delilah looked at Larry in concern.

Larry nodded and smiled. Why is Ms. Young here?

“You young ones always lose your calm when this kind of thing happens.” Delilah pointed at the people

in front of her.

Upon hearing her words, Joan and Larry lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Just then, the police captain came into the ward and called out to Delilah. “Aunt.”

“Aunt, why didn’t you call me to pick you up?” The police captain had guilt written all over his face.

Hearing that, everyone in the ward was shocked. Joan glanced at the police officer and looked at

Delilah curiously. She wanted to say something but was at a loss for words.

“Come, let me introduce you. He is my nephew.” Delilah smiled.

Turned out, Delilah had found her family not long ago, but she didn’t leave the village. Maybe it was

because of her age that she didn’t want to move houses.

“Look for his help if you guys have any problems.” With that, she tapped on her nephew’s shoulder.

After a bit of chit-chat, everyone returned home. Before Delilah left, Larry asked her not to tell Lucius

about him getting injured because he didn’t want the child to worry.

“Promise me you won’t do this again. You scared me.” Joan pouted as she leaned against Larry’s

chest.

He caressed her hair, and his lips curled into a smile.

Days went by quickly after the incident. The woman who ordered the thugs to kidnap Nancy was taken

into custody while Larry and Nancy were discharged from the hospital.

Everything was great, but Caspian still harbored hatred in his heart.

Ding, ding, ding…

Jory took out his phone and saw a familiar number on the screen.

After answering the call, he greeted, “Hello, Caspian?”

Caspian said coldly, “Jory, come out. I’m waiting at the restaurant in your company.”

The way the man spoke made Jory’s heart skip a beat.

It seems Caspian can be manly sometimes.

After hanging up, Jory took his coat and left his office.

At the restaurant, Jory and Caspian sat in a corner in the café. The two of them sat face to face, and

they both had stern expressions on their faces.

Caspian was the one to start the conversation and he said without hesitation, “Jory, you know I don’t

like to beat around the bush. So, let’s get straight to the point. I just want to ask you this. Can you

protect and take care of Nancy?”

On the way to the restaurant, Jory had guessed that Caspian had invited him out because of this. He

decided not to show any weakness.

“Caspian, it’s my fault that I didn’t protect Nancy. But, I’ll make sure that this is the last time she gets

into danger.” Mustering his courage, he looked at Caspian with determination.

He understood Caspian was doing this for the good of Nancy, so he wouldn’t think that the latter was

jealous.

Caspian digested his words and kept silent. After taking a sip of his coffee, he stared at Jory coldly as

he enunciated his next words. “Jory, if there’s a second time, I’ll take Nancy back. So please remember

the words you said today.”

Jory understood Caspian’s words, so he swore to his promise in his heart.

In the office.

“Caspian, what’s the matter?” Larry looked at the man who had just returned with curiosity.

It must be something big, given how Caspian’s spacing out now and then.

“It’s nothing.” Caspian smiled awkwardly.

Seeing his reaction, Larry put down his documents and walked toward Caspian slowly. Even if the latter

didn’t wish to disclose the truth, Larry knew Nancy must had something to do with it.