A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 2528

“The man you met on the road.”

“He's just a regular friend,” replied Joan.

“Come, let's give Dustin a toast to welcome him back!” one of the girls declared with her glass raised.

In an instant, the atmosphere turned lively. “Dustin, you left so abruptly, and came back when everyone least expected it too! What's that all about? “

“Yeah, Dustin. Thank goodness I didn't collapse from a heart attack, or you'd have to take responsibility for me!” hollered another girl.

Dustin chuckled, but ate his food without commenting.

There was nothing much to explain. He had left the country because of Joan. Similarly, he had returned because of her as well. He glanced sideways at the woman, who was chatting merrily with the others.

In truth, nothing else mattered except her happiness. Even if they could never be together, he would be happy as long as she was. Yet, for some unknown reason, he just couldn't stomach the thought of her being with Larry.

Perhaps it was a man's jealous streak at work, or perhaps he just had something against Larry. In short, every time he saw Larry beside her, a sense of extreme unease would overwhelm him.

“Dustin, why do you keep staring at Joan? Do you like her?” A tipsy girl pointed at him with narrowed eyes.

“What sort of question is that? Dustin has always liked Joan, another girl chimed in.

In fact, most of the staff rooted for Joan and Dustin. Everyone could see that Dustin had genuine feelings for her, but she only had eyes for Larry.

“All of you better keep your mouths shut!” one of the women warned loudly. “Use your mouths to eat, not spout nonsense!”

This particular staff was the closest to Joan. Hence, she understood the latter the best.

She knew that Joan would never easily give up on her relationship with Larry no matter how serious the problem was.

“Alright, alright. Don't be mad, okay?” The tipsy girl apologized in a whiny tone.

“Enough talk about this. Let's enjoy the meal. It's my treat today,” Dustin gallantly announced.