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“Boss, did you mention a blind date just now? What is it about?” Caspian asked Larry as he was apparently confused.

“A blind date? My god, you must have misheard it.”

Then, Larry said casually to convince him, “Just finish the task as you always did. I mean, when did I ever lie to you?”

Larry patted his own chest as a gesture to assure Caspian.

“Since you’re not telling me the truth, I won’t finish the task as you instructed.”

Caspian decided to disobey Larry, given that Larry still wanted to hide it from him.

“Please don’t do that. I’ll tell you.”

Larry got nervous as Caspian wanted to opt out of the mission. As such, he immediately said, “Actually, the mission that I gave you is to join a blind date. Since you’re not young anymore, I reckon you should look for a girlfriend. Just give it a try. If you don’t have feelings for the girl, Joan and I will introduce a few more girls for you. I’m sure you will find your loved one sooner or later!”

Larry paused for a while and added confidently, “Rest assured that I’ll help you!”

“Boss, why did you suddenly arrange a blind date for me? I disagree and won’t be joining it!”

Caspian shook his head profusely as he was a bundle of nerves.

“Caspian, you’re already an adult and can’t stay single forever. Since I already have Joan, I think you should look for your loved one as well,” Larry persuaded him patiently.

“I won’t rush into that. Besides, don’t worry about me because I can look for a girlfriend myself.”

Once Caspian finished, he recalled the cute girl whom he met two days ago.

“Why are you so bad-tempered? My kids would have already grown up when you have a girlfriend. I mean, it’ll be too slow. Why don’t you join the blind date and take a look at the girl? You can leave anytime if you don’t like her,” Larry continued tempting Caspian.

“Forget it. I really don’t want to go. Boss, please don’t put me in a difficult situation.” Caspian declined again.

As Caspian didn’t want to dwell on it, he turned around and wanted to leave.

“Stay right there!”

Since Larry couldn’t persuade Caspian, he decided to do it the hard way.

“Caspian, I’m going to say this one more time: This is an order. You have to go whether you like it or not! You’re disrespecting me if you still refuse to listen.”

Caspian was shocked and stopped walking. He turned around and pled, “Boss, I really don’t want to join a blind date. Besides, it’s too hasty. You should at least give me some time to prepare for it.”

“I gave you some time, which is why you only have to be there tomorrow. Let Joan give you some advice on choosing the best outfit so that the girl won’t loathe you at first sight.”

Larry waved his hand as he made the final decision.

Caspian almost burst into tears because Larry ignored him no matter how many times he pleaded.

Knowing that Larry was insistent, he eventually submitted to fate and stared at Larry disgruntledly.

“Alright, I’ll go,” Caspian said helplessly as though he had lost hope in life.

“That’s my buddy.”

Larry finally put on a smile upon hearing it. Then, he rested his arm on Caspian’s neck and said gently, “Listen to Joan later. She’ll give you some advice on how to dress up. Don’t embarrass yourself before the girl!”

Caspian followed Joan into a room listlessly. When Caspian came out later, Larry felt that he had virtually turned into another man.

At this moment, Caspian looked tall and strong in a suit. Besides, his face looked clean after shaving.

Actually, Caspian had attractive facial features. After Joan designed a new hairstyle for him, he was now a handsome guy indeed.

Larry gazed at Caspian with satisfaction. After all, Caspian was thought to be slovenly and scruffy-looking only because he rarely spent time taking care of his appearance.

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“Good job, Caspian. All the girls out there will swoon over you with that look.”

Larry was very confident about it.

Caspian ignored Larry as he sighed. “Boss, can I go now?”

“Sure, you can leave anytime. No one is stopping you.”

Caspian hummed indignantly at his words but didn’t dare voice out his frustration.

“Well then, I will take my leave.”

He excused himself hastily and was about to leave.

“Don’t forget about your mission tomorrow. I’ll give you an earful if you fail,” Larry warned.

“Ok.”

Caspian replied petulantly and left.

He was worried he would go berserk if he stayed any longer.

“Larry, Caspian didn’t look too happy about it. Is he angry?” Joan asked.

“That’s not possible. Caspian isn’t that petty. He’ll even thank me tomorrow if all goes well,” Larry replied. “We’ll see how it goes.”

Caspian arrived at the restaurant the next day even though he didn’t really want to since it was Larry’s request.

He sat down and waited patiently for his date to arrive.

Caspian figured he would make conversation with the girl for a bit before excusing himself. That way, his mission would be considered complete and he’d get to avoid any awkward situation.

Five minutes seemed like forever for Caspian. Just as his patience was growing thin, he suddenly felt like someone was walking towards him.

“She’s finally here.”

Caspian took a deep breath as he grew nervous and slowly lifted his head.

He was stunned when he saw who his date was. She’s the cute girl I met on my business trip.

The latter also looked really startled to see Caspian.

“Why are you here?”

They spoke in unison as an embarrassed smile crept onto their faces.

“Good to see you. Please take a seat.”

Caspian didn’t know what to say as he quickly stood up and gestured for the girl to take a seat.

The girl nodded and sat opposite Caspian.

The both of them didn’t know what to say to one another. After a while, the girl spoke up. “You look better than when we last met.”

Caspian was a disheveled and sloppy-looking man during their last meeting. But he looked like a whole different person now.

“You look as beautiful as ever.”

Caspian wasn’t sure why he said that.

His heart fluttered when he saw the girl’s shy smile.

“Hello, I’m Nancy.”

The girl reached out and said sweetly.

“I’m Caspian. Nice to meet you.”

Caspian grinned shyly in response.

“Caspian, what a unique name.”

Nancy repeated after him as she took note of his name.

“It was given to me by the Chief when I was in the forces.”

Nancy. The name suits her well.

“You used to be a soldier?”

“Yeah, I was in the special forces for a few years.”

“Wow, soldiers are my favorite. Tell me about all that has happened during your time as a soldier.”

“Sure. What would you like to know?”

“Start from the beginning when you first joined the forces.”

They hit it off right away as if they were long lost friends.

Their affection for one another grew as time passes.

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“Wow, you’re so amazing!” Nancy stared at him in admiration.

“I’m nothing compared to my boss. He’s the best soldier I’ve ever met.”

Caspian said humbly even though he was over the moon with Nancy’s praise.

“You’re always talking about that boss of yours. Is he really that good? I think you’re the best. Oh right? Why did you agree to this blind date? Did you family force you too?”

Nancy was very curious about Caspian. It was a wonderful feeling.

“I’ll introduce you to my boss if I get the chance in the future.” Caspian smiled. “I’m not forced to be here by my family, but rather my boss. He intends to introduce a girlfriend to me.”

Caspian suddenly felt a longing to have a girlfriend as he stared at the pretty and cute girl sitting in front of him.

“I see. Your boss really cares about you.” Nancy replied cheekily.

“Yeah. Did your family force you to be here? You were at Yartran when we last met. Where are you from?”

Caspian suddenly felt inappropriate to ask so many questions all at once. He quickly added, “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. I’m being too nosy.”

“I’m from Marsingfill. I went to Yartran because I heard the cherry blossoms there are out of this world and wanted to take a look.”

Time flew by as they were engaged with one another.

“It’s getting late now. I should head home. It’s been a pleasure meeting you. I hope we meet again in the future.”

Nancy smiled sweetly at Caspian.

“Ok. We will meet again.”

Caspian suddenly felt reluctant to let her go, but was too embarrassed to ask her to stay.

“Ok, I will take my leave then. Bye.”

Nancy hesitated for a bit before she bid goodbye.

“Wait.” Caspian plucked up his courage and asked, “Can I have your number please?”

“Of course. Here, jot it down.”

Nancy gave Caspian her number without hesitation.

The two of them parted ways soon after.

Caspian chuckled as he stared at Nancy’s contact number on his phone.

He giggled all the way back to Larry’s. Caspian rushed up to Larry with the intention of giving him a big hug when he saw him.

At the moment, Larry was deep in thought when he suddenly felt someone coming towards him. He aimed a kick at Caspian without a second thought.

“Ouch!”

Caspian fell to the ground and snapped, “Boss, are you trying to kill me?”

Larry gave a bashful smile when he saw that it was Caspian. “Oh, it’s you. I was deep in thought just now. Sorry.”

Caspian groaned, dusted his butt, and stood up. “Luckily, I’m well trained. Else, I would have been crippled by that kick of yours.”

Larry smiled awkwardly and asked, “Caspian, how did your blind date go?”

Caspian grew excited again at the mention of his blind date. He wrapped his arms around Larry’s neck and chirped, “Boss, thank you so much. If not for you, I would never have met Nancy.”

“Nancy? Is she your blind date? How did it go?”

Larry felt like things went well with the look on Caspian’s face.

“We hit it off right away! Nancy was the girl I met during my business trip to Yartran. I even got her number. Boss, thank you so much. I’ll do anything you ask of me in the future. I’m all yours—dead or alive.”

Caspian hugged Larry excitedly and almost wanted to peck him on the cheek.

“Hey, get lost!”

Goosebumps crawled all over Larry’s body as he quickly kicked Caspian away from him. However, he was also beaming with joy. He was genuinely happy for Caspian.

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Just like that, things heated up between Caspian and Nancy.

After one month, Caspian announced to Larry and Joan that Nancy had agreed to be his girlfriend.

Larry and Joan were very happy for him. They also felt like a weight had been lifted off their shoulders.

Caspian finally found his potential other half. They didn’t have to worry about him anymore.

Larry brought Joan to the hospital for a medical checkup.

Just as they were waiting for their turn, they spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

Gabriella!

It had been a long time since they last met her. She was no longer the proud and arrogant girl she once was.

She no longer dressed herself in beautiful clothes and only wore light makeup. Even though she was still very pretty, she no longer stood out in the crowd.

“Larry, why is Gabriella here?”

Joan didn’t know that Gabriella had married Carl few months ago as she asked out of curiosity.

Larry explained to Joan how Gabriella had married Carl and how she was being treated by the Johnsons. It wasn’t hard for him to find out everything since Norton Corporation had power over a lot of things.

Joan sighed after she found out about Gabriella. What happened to her was terrible.

Gabriella, who was once the center of attention, ended up in the hands of Carl with so much pain and suffering.

Although Joan felt overwhelmed, she did not pity Gabriella one bit.

Perhaps she would have sympathized with Gabriella if she didn’t know her that well.

However, she no longer considered Gabriella her friend after everything she did to her. It was already very kind of her to not gloat over Gabriella’s misfortune.

Gabriella queued up silently without Carl by her side. Her head was lowered as if she was deep in thought and had not noticed Larry and Joan.

Both of them were not about to greet Gabriella either as they waited patiently for their turn.

Joan did a full body checkup. Larry felt relieved when the doctor concluded that everything was good.

They even found out that they were going to have a baby boy.

Even though the baby’s gender didn’t really matter to the both of them, Larry’s parents preferred a boy in order to carry on the family name.

They decided to head back to Norton Residence in order to tell them the good news after Joan’s medical checkup.

Joan looked around for Gabriella after her medical checkup but couldn’t find her anywhere. She didn’t think much of it and walked out of the hospital with Larry.

They first headed to the mall to purchase a few gifts for Larry’s parents after they left the hospital.

“Dad, Mom, we’re back.”

Larry spoke up the moment they stepped foot into Norton Residence.

Vivian and Finnick walked out upon hearing Larry’s voice. Joan had been receiving VIP treatment ever since her pregnancy. Finnick and Vivian were very keen on meeting their soon-to-be grandchild.

“Dad, Mom.”

Joan called out sweetly.

“You’re back, Joan. Come, have a seat.”

Vivian walked over and said to Joan kindly.

Finnick beamed as he watched Joan worriedly.

Larry felt indignant as he watched his parents fuss over Joan.

“Dad, Mom, your son is back. Do you guys not see me?” Larry said with a hint of jealousy.

“Oh, course I do. You can come in on your own since you’re such a big boy now.”

Vivian totally ignored him while Finnick responded nonchalantly.

Larry felt disconsolate. Am I really their biological son now?

He looked in Joan’s direction grudgingly, but the latter had already been invited into the room by Vivian and Finnick.

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Larry heaved a long sigh and walked into the room.

“Have a seat, Joan. I’ll go get you a glass of water.”

Vivian said after making sure Joan had settled down.

“No need, Mom. I’m not thirsty.”

Joan quickly turned her down. She couldn’t bear to see Finnick and Vivian fuss over her.

“No way. It’s important to stay hydrated,” Vivian insisted.

Sigh. When will I ever be treated like that?

Larry was really jealous.

“Mom, stop busying yourself. We have something to tell you.”

Larry would probably lose even more of his parents’ attention after telling them the news. He felt really displeased about it.

“What is it?”

Vivian stopped in her tracks and asked. Finnick was also listening intently by the side.

“We went to have a medical checkup today. Turns out we’ll be having a baby boy.”

Larry announced the news calmly and waited for their response.

“A boy? It’s a boy! That’s great news!”

Finnick was the first to react as he slapped Larry’s thigh and said happily.

Larry hissed. Why are you slapping my leg instead of yours?

He had no choice but to suffer in silence in his seat.

Vivian was also at a loss for words as she paced around the room back and forth. Her face was flushed red with excitement.

Larry and Joan were genuinely happy to see Finnick’s and Vivian’s reaction.

They had yearned for a grandchild for a long time. Hence, their loss of composure was totally understandable.

“This calls for a celebration.” Excitement laced Finnick’s voice. “Right, have you guys thought of a name yet? My grandson must have a good name.”

“We haven’t thought of a name yet. Do you have any suggestions?”

Larry and Joan had yet to decide on a name. Now seemed like a good chance to ask for Finnick’s and Vivian’s opinion.

“The baby’s name is an important affair. I’ll get a good fortune-teller to name the baby,” said Vivian.

“What are you talking about? This is just feudal superstition,” Finnick said begrudgingly.

He disagreed with Vivian’s opinion.

“Then, why don’t you suggest a name for the baby?” Vivian rolled her eyes at Finnick. “Don’t tell me you can come up with a good one with that pea brain of yours,” Vivian mocked.

“I…”

He was about to refute when Larry cut them off.

“Ok, this is enough. We can decide on a name in the future,” Larry said in exasperation.

Vivian kept her mouth shut and busied herself in the kitchen.

Even though they had housemaids to cook and clean for them, Vivian felt the need to personally cook for Larry and Joan whenever they came back for a visit. It was a small gesture of love as a mother.

“Mom, I’ll help you.” Joan stood up.

“No need. I can do it myself. You just stay here and get some rest.”

Joan had no choice but to sit back down since Larry, Finnick, and Vivian unanimously opposed to her suggestion.

Dinner was soon ready. With that, the entire family happily enjoyed a scrumptious dinner together.

After dinner, Finnick spoke up. “Joan, you’re in your fifth week of pregnancy now. It’s not very convenient for the both of you to stay all alone in the villa. Vivian and I hope that you can move back in so we can take better care of you. What do you think?”

Larry wasn’t against the idea of moving back in since he might not be able to take good care of Joan when he was so busy with work. If they were to move back in with Finnick and Vivian he wouldn’t have to worry about Joan anymore.

Hence, he turned to look at Joan.

Joan understood what Larry was thinking and nodded. “We’ll move back then. Sorry in advance for all the trouble I’ll be causing in the future,” Joan said, feeling embarrassed.

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“What are you talking about? It’s no trouble at all. We’re doing it voluntarily even if there is,” said Vivian.

“Haha.”

The entire family laughed joyfully.

Just like that, Joan and Larry moved back into Norton Residence.

Joan received all the attention during her time spent with the Nortons as everyone looked forward to the baby.

Larry also accompanied Joan to stay in her parents’ home for two days before she moved into Norton Residence. She was able to prepare for childbirth with peace of mind, learn more about her postpartum care, and did some prenatal education for her unborn baby.

“Larry, do you think our child will look like you or me when he grows up?”

Joan lay in Larry’s arms as she asked.

“Me of course,” Larry said narcissistically. “After all, I am awesome, so he got to take after me.”

“So you’re saying I’m not good enough?”

Joan’s tone changed as she pretended to be mad.

“Don’t get me wrong. You’re pretty, gentle, kind, elegant, thoughtful, and very capable. In fact, you’re just perfect!”

Larry quickly cleared the air and praised her.

“Hmph. That’s more like it.”

Joan nodded, pleased.

“Let’s go out for a walk tomorrow. I’m so bored just staying at home.”

Joan whined coquettishly at Larry.

Larry didn’t want to put Joan out there ever since her pregnancy for fear of getting hurt. However, he couldn’t bear to turn her down after seeing the expectant look on her face.

“Ok, I’ll go with you tomorrow.”

Larry nodded in agreement. Things should be fine with me around.

“Thank you, Dear.”

The next day, Joan was finally able to walk out of Norton Residence with Larry in tow.

She was like a kite with a broken string the moment she breathed in the fresh outdoor air no matter how hard Larry tried to stop her.

She was going crazy after spending two months at home. The outside world felt refreshing and way more interesting than Norton Residence.

She totally ignored Larry’s words. Larry had no choice but to keep up with Joan in case anything happens to her.

Joan’s baby belly was getting visible five months into her pregnancy. Nonetheless, she walked around with a spring in her step and wasn’t even tired out after a long walk.

“Larry, let’s go to the mall. I want to shop for some baby clothes for our future child,” Joan said cheekily.

“What’s the rush? We can wait till he’s born.” Larry looked at Joan affectionately. “However, we should get you some maternity clothes.”

“Then, let’s go!”

Joan hooked her arm around Larry’s as they walked to the mall.

“But, we’ll have to head home right after. You mustn’t tire yourself out since we’ve been out for so long now.”

Larry said with a serious look on his face.

“Alright, I got it. You’re so naggy, just like my mom.” Joan muttered, displeased.

Larry smiled helplessly. How dare you say I act like your mom? I’ll whack your ass if you’re not pregnant.

Both of them chatted happily on the way to the mall. Joan insisted on visiting the children’s clothing store while Larry insisted on getting her some maternity clothes.

In the end, Larry relented and accompanied Joan to the children’s clothing stores.

Unknown to Larry and Joan, they were being watched by a woman nearby who was shopping for clothes. A trace of madness flashed in her eyes as she pretended to shop for clothes while following closely behind.

Her name was Xyla. She was the wife of one of the assassins who tried to kill Larry.

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Xyla was also an assassin. Assassins were supposed to be killing machines void of emotions. But Xyla fell in love with that assassin during a mission and things spiraled out of control.

They were both in one of the deadliest jobs in the world. Hence, they were tired of putting their lives on the line and were thinking of leaving the industry to live their own lives.

However, they didn’t have much choice about it. It wasn’t too hard for Xyla to put everything behind since it had only been a short period of time since she became an assassin.

Nonetheless, things were different for her partner. He didn’t know what else he could do after quitting his job as an assassin. Hence, he didn’t want to quit.

Soon after, Xyla told her partner she had fallen pregnant.

He was over the moon when he heard the news. He said he would make more money by taking on a few more missions and quit his job forever as an assassin.

His last job was to assassinate Larry and Joan.

Xyla had been looking forward to the day when she would finally reunite with her lover, put everything behind them, and live happily ever after.

However, her dreams of a life together were shattered during his last mission.

Her partner failed his last mission and was captured by the police. In the end, he was sentenced to death because of the number of people he had killed in the past.

Their last meeting turned out to be their final farewell.

Xyla was in so much pain that she wanted to die with him after getting her revenge.

However, she was already eight months pregnant at that time. Her top priority was to give birth to his child before anything else.

Her resentment reduced after her child was born. Revenge wasn’t her number one priority anymore as she wanted to focus on bringing up her child.

She was planning to buy some milk powder for her child today but ran into her husband’s killer unexpectedly.

Hatred poured out of her once again and she wanted revenge!

She wanted to kill them or even teach them a lesson, at the very least, to appease her dead husband.

At the moment, Larry and Joan didn’t notice they had been followed by a woman who had been blinded by hatred.

“Larry, what do you think of this?” Joan asked.

“Very nice. Darling, you’ve asked about a dozen times already. Have you decided on one yet?”

Larry was going crazy with the torture.

“Ok, ok, this one then.”

Joan ignored Larry’s complaints and proceeded to pick a dress.

Larry breathed a sigh of relief. It finally ended.

Then, they went to the maternity section and picked out two maternity dresses for Joan. Joan couldn’t get enough of shopping and wanted to roam around a little while longer but was dragged out of the mall by Larry.

“Joan, you must be tired now. Let’s take a cab back.”

Larry couldn’t bear to let Joan walk the extra mile as he spoke.

“Ok, let’s take a cab.”

Joan felt a little tired after a long day and agreed to Larry’s suggestion.

At the moment, a middle-aged woman selling flowers walked towards them.

“Flowers for sale. Fresh and beautiful flowers for your wife and girlfriend.”

The middle-aged woman shouted as she walked towards Larry and Joan.

It was Xyla in disguise.

Xyla was skilled in disguising herself since she was an assassin. Hence, dressing herself up as a flower seller was a piece of cake.

“Larry, why don’t you buy me a bouquet of flowers? I’ve never received flowers from you before.”

Joan whined coquettishly to Larry when she saw the beautiful flowers.

Indeed, Larry had never gifted her any flowers before.

In the past, he only ever brought Joan to the canteen for meals because he simply wasn’t a romantic man. Now, he kept forgetting about it because he was too busy.

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“Ok, as long as you like it.”

Larry agreed to Joan’s request affectionately.

“Hello, would you like to buy some flowers?”

The middle-aged woman approached them when she heard their conversation.

“How much are you selling it for?” Joan smiled and asked.

“Ten for one stalk of flower.”

A sinister smile flashed across Xyla’s face as she replied Joan with a smile.

“Give me nine then.”

Larry didn’t notice Xyla’s strange behavior as he spoke.

“Ok, your total is ninety.”

Xyla handed Joan the flowers while she secretly observed Larry.

A sharp glint flashed in Xyla’s eyes when she saw Larry reaching for his wallet. She quickly pulled out a dagger from her flower basket and stabbed at Joan fiercely.

I’ll make you pay for killing my husband.

Larry could still see Xyla and Joan out of the corner of his eyes even though he was pulling some notes out of his wallet.

Larry snapped his head up when he noticed Xyla’s strange behavior. He cried out in terror when he saw her pulling out a dagger.

“Joan, be careful!”

Larry shouted and pulled Joan to his side. Joan almost got hurt as the dagger brushed over her back.

Xyla slashed at Joan once again. She knew it wouldn’t be easy to take Larry down. Hence, she figured Larry would be more wary if she targeted Joan.

Xyla slashed at a very tricky angle. Joan was going to get hurt no matter how hard she tried to avoid it.

Larry had no choice but to block the attack with his own body.

He lowered himself as Xyla stabbed him in the shoulder.

“Ouch!”

Larry grunted, resisted the sharp pain on his shoulder and aimed a kick at Xyla’s lower abdomen.

“Ahhh!”

Xyla screamed in agony as she flew backwards. Even though she had been specially trained, Xyla couldn’t get up from the ground after receiving such a heavy blow from Larry.

Blood was trickling out of the corner of her mouth when she got back up again. She was injured.

Xyla didn’t hesitate to run away after her attempt failed. However, Larry wasn’t about to let her get away as he kicked her down once again and locked her shoulder.

“Who are you?”

Larry asked coldly as he ignored the injury on his shoulder.

Only then did Joan regain her senses. She was shocked when she saw the dagger on Larry’s shoulder.

“Larry, how are you feeling? Let’s hurry to the hospital!”

Joan’s heart ached as she watched blood trickling down his shoulder.

“Don’t worry about me, I’m fine. Let me find out more about this woman first.”

Larry quickly consoled since he didn’t want Joan to worry too much about him.

He then turned his attention to Xyla once again. Soon, something about her caught his eye, he wiped Xyla’s face with his hand.

Very soon, the wrinkles were replaced with a young and pretty face.

“Who the hell are you?”

Larry asked once again since he couldn’t recall when he had crossed paths with this woman.

“Hmph. Of course, you wouldn’t know who I am! But I hate you with a passion!”

Xyla glared at Larry hatefully.

“Do you still remember the assassins who tried to kill you two months ago? The leader was my husband! It was his last mission. He promised me he would quit his job as an assassin forever after that. He said he would come back home and live a happy life with me. But he’s not coming back anymore because of you! I have lost my darling husband forever. My child, who just turned one-month old, would never get to experience a father’s love ever!

Xyla shouted angrily. Tears flowed out upon thinking of her poor child. Then, she started sobbing uncontrollably.

 

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“I hate both of you! You’re the ones who destroyed my family! You’re the ones who caused my child to lose his father! I’m gonna kill both of you!”

Xyla continued to struggle, but Larry pinned her against the ground, immobilizing her.

Hearing Xyla’s accusations, he kept quiet. After some time, he slowly said, “It’s a punishment that your husband was given a death sentence after being arrested for assassination. How can you seek revenge on us? Have you ever thought about those being killed by your husband? On whom should their families seek revenge? Wake up already. Don’t be so stubborn anymore.”

“I don’t care! The people he killed deserve it! He did all this for our family! He isn’t wrong at all! Those people deserve to die, and so do you! You all must go to hell!”

After speaking, Xyla let out a loud laugh that was filled with despair and hatred.

Looking at her coldly, Larry knew that she had gone mad, so he did not say anything else and just waited in silence.

Joan had called the police right after she saw that Larry was injured. The police should be there any second.

With her eyes on Xyla, who had given in to madness, Joan felt conflicting feelings of sympathy, hatred, and regret. “Why are you so obsessed with getting revenge? Have you ever thought about your baby son? His father has been punished by law for committing many crimes, whereas you, his mother, will be sent to the police station because of your impulsive action. Have you ever thought about your kid’s future? You adults don’t care about the consequences, but why must the child bear it? The child is innocent!”

The thought of Xyla’s newborn filled her heart with sympathy. As a mother-to-be, she understood very well what a mother meant to a child, so she resented Xyla for her action. But she’s also a poor soul. It must be tough for her to raise a newborn on her own after her beloved husband died.

However, there must be a reason for her pitiful situation. At that moment, Joan seemed to come to a realization.

Joan’s words left Xyla stunned. The thought of her kid being all alone and getting bullied in the future filled her heart with remorse.

“Oh, my baby,” she muttered as tears of remorse streamed down her face. Unfortunately, it was all too late, and she could never go back to the way things were.

After the police came, she was taken away.

Before she left, she stared at Joan with a pleading look in her eyes.

Joan knew that she wanted her to take care of her child.

However, all Joan cared about at that moment was to send Larry to the hospital soonest possible.

Looking at his pale face as he lied on the bed, Joan was heartbroken.

She held his hand tightly with concern.

“Don’t worry. I’m all right now,” Larry assured her upon seeing how anxious she was.

“How could you be all right after bleeding so much? Don’t talk anymore. Get some rest.”

Unconvinced, Joan was still worried.

“I can recover from such a minor injury in just a few days. After all, I’ve survived the injury that’s ten times more serious than this,” Larry said nonchalantly.

Sensing the jittery grew in Joan, Larry knew that he had said the wrong thing.

He brought up the past to comfort her, but her reaction made him regret bringing it up.

Joan gave him an annoyed look and teased, “Why are you so smug? Didn’t you have a painful grimace while you were getting bandaged earlier?”

Larry was embarrassed. “I was feigning it so that you’d be worried about me.”

Seeing that Larry was acting tough, Joan chuckled, and her anxiety slowly dissipated.

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1580

“Larry, there’s something I wanna ask you,” stated Joan as she thought of something.

“Go ahead.” Larry looked at her.

“Why don’t you have a single scare on your body even though you were in the special forces for so long?”

Joan had always been curious about the lack of battle scars on Larry’s body, but she had been too shy to ask previously. Now that she had the opportunity, she brought it up.

“You can’t laugh at me if I tell you,” said Larry as he looked embarrassed.

He had been trying to avoid being asked about this by Joan, but it seemed that he had to tell her now.

“Of course, I won’t laugh at you! Tell me,” Joan promised seriously.

That’s if it’s not particularly funny, Joan added inwardly.

“Upon my discharge, I went to the hospital for surgery to remove all the scars.”

Larry stole a glance at Joan, wanting to see her reaction.

“Why did you want to remove them? I thought scars are the medals for men? Why did you want to get rid of them on purpose?” Joan asked, feeling more perplexed.

“Because I’m such a perfect man. I don’t want to have any scars on my body. They are too ugly!”

Larry gritted his teeth and finally told the truth.

“So you’re saying you removed the scars because you’re a neat freak?”

Joan could not help but widen her eyes in disbelief. What a weird reason.

“Yeah.”

Larry nodded with a serious expression.

“Hahahaha! This is hilarious! You’re a man, and yet you’re actually scared of having scars on your body! I can’t believe you’re such a neat freak! Haha! I’m gonna die laughing.”

Joan burst into laughter, making Larry’s face turn gloomy.

“Didn’t you promise not to laugh at me?” Larry protested, looking displeased. Being laughed at by her embarrassed him.

“I’m sorry. Hahaha! It’s too funny. I couldn’t hold it back. I am laughing so much I can hardly breathe. Hahaha!”

Joan continued to laugh like a drain, whereas Larry got so angry that he turned his head to the side and stopped looking at her.

Seeing that he was mad, Joan remembered that he was still a patient and stopped laughing.

“I’m sorry, Dear. I won’t laugh at you like this again.”

She stood in front of him and pacified, “Come on. Don’t be angry. Give me a smile.”

Only then did Larry smile and decide to drop it. Afterward, he changed the subject and asked, “Joan, what are you going to do about Zyla’s baby?”

He had also noticed the pleading look Xyla gave Joan. As Joan was kind-hearted, he knew that she would dwell on it and decided to ask her first.

Joan fell silent at the mention of Xyla.

She had learned the name of the woman who stabbed Larry from him.

She had also thought about Larry’s question, so she replied without hesitation, “Although Xyla’s husband deserves the punishment, and Xyla should also be punished for what she did today, the child is innocent. Why don’t we adopt him? What do you think?”

She asked for Larry’s opinion because his consent was needed before she could make it happen.

Larry had long known that she would want to help Xyla’s kid, so he had come up with a win-win solution and made the arrangement.

“Joan, I know that you’re kind and will surely help the child, but the child is a newborn. The most important thing now is that you need to take good care of yourself, so you can’t take care of the child. If we adopt him, it won’t do us and the child any good,” explained Larry in a soft voice. What he said was reasonable.