Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1701

Jory watched her disappear behind the closing doors. He got even more crestfallen.

He rubbed his forehead and rearranged his thoughts. I’m meeting a VIP next. C’mon, get your act together! Soon, the doors open again with a ding, and he exited the elevator with steady steps.

Knock, knock, knock.

“Come in.”

Simon Barrymore’s voice, along with its hoarseness and vicissitudes that came with his age, rang from inside. One could actually feel what the old man had been through, even experience a little part of their life, just by listening to the sound of his voice.

“Mr. Barrymore,” Jory greeted him loudly.