Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 10 Hayley’s Probe

Angry and annoyed, Erica immediately thought of Hayley, whom she reckoned was the only person who could help her plot against Anastasia. Therefore, she contacted her to meet her at a cafe. When Hayley arrived, she appeared to be in an inconspicuous outfit. Just like what she usually did, she walked toward Erica and sat down opposite her.

“You said you went away for a trip. Where did you go?” Erica curiously asked.

“Erm… It was just a short trip around the city for a few days. After all, I needed a break,” Hayley answered in a panicky manner because she didn’t want Erica to know that she had been living like a rich woman lately.

“What about your shop? Aren’t you going to be back to business?”

“Nah. The shop isn’t doing well lately anyway, so I’ve decided to take a break.” Hayley appeared unconcerned despite the worrying situation in her business.

Erica responded in a huff. “Did you know? Anastasia got on my mom’s and my nerves today. She is back, but that’s not all because—she is now a mother of an illegitimate son.”

Hayley was stunned when she heard that, holding Erica’s hand while anxiously asking, “What did you say?! She has a child?!”

Noticing her friend’s dramatic reaction, Erica paused for a few seconds and comforted the former. “That child is her illegitimate son. Are you worried that she’ll bring the man whom we put up to a one-night stand with her and come after us? Relax, nothing is going to happen!”

was necessary for her to be aware of everything about Anastasia. Deep down, she couldn’t help but wonder whether Anastasia’s

and a half years old, and the father is probably someone she got laid with when she was living

the child didn’t belong to Elliot, instantly heaving a sigh of relief. She only had a one-night stand with Elliot. Nah, it wasn’t possible for her to be pregnant so easily in just one night. At the thought of that, Hayley gave in to her curiosity and probingly asked Erica more about Anastasia. “How is she now? Where is

what’s the big deal with that? She is

time, Hayley shared the contempt and disdain that Erica had for Anastasia, expressing exactly what was on her mind. “Well, I must admit that she was always talented at drawing,

my father’s favor. Besides that, even her idiotic son knows how to make my father happy. Bullsh*t!” Erica no longer cared

more cunning and shrewd, offered her a word of advice. “You know what, Erica? You should drive her away from home and probably even out of this country since you don’t like her so much! You need to

is gone.” Erica clenched her fists and swore to herself. Nonetheless, little did Erica know that Hayley wanted nothing more than Anastasia to be gone forever because that was the only way

to the necklace that Hayley was wearing. “Hayley, what’s the brand of the necklace that you’re

“Oh, it’s just a fake that

Hayley was wearing was, in fact, a product worth over two million under QR Jewelry Group. Needless to say, she had no idea who designed the necklace. Upon hearing Erica’s complaints and grumbles, Hayley couldn’t stop looking at the time because of her facial

she watched Anastasia take everything she had away from her. “No! Please! No!” Hayley sat up straight in horror with her face covered in sweat while frantically looking at her surroundings until she realized it was just

understand that she could never get her hands on what Elliot gave her again once she lost all of them. As her greed for wealth got the better of her, her obsession with the current comfort of her life unknowingly took over her mind. No, I mustn’t lose what I have now! I mustn’t! Soon, she tossed her pillow onto the ground, as if it was Anastasia. “Why aren’t you dead, Anastasia? Why aren’t you dead?!” Anastasia will only prove to be a threat to me as long as

with Anastasia because she wanted to know whether the latter was aware of what was going on back then. More importantly, she wanted to find out whether Anastasia knew she spent the night sleeping with Elliot. If Anastasia knows what is going on, I guess I must do something to prevent

with that night because the watch was all the clue he had before he decided Hayley was the one he had been looking for. Nonetheless, she was quickly worried by another possibility

of what was going on that night, but there was no telling that any word they said during their conversation could just jog their memory and help them recognize each other. Overwhelmed by her fear and anxiety, Hayley decided to creep from her bed and get herself dressed up because she wanted

the morning. Then, she was occupied by a meeting about the company’s new product launching, in which Felicia wanted everyone to submit more than ten proposals by the end of the month. When everyone left the meeting room, Alice intentionally bumped into Anastasia and provoked her. “I heard that President Presgrave has raised the reward to a million, so you should know that I won’t be defeated by you,