Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 261-270

Chapter 261

Hence, Hayley could only make the call. It was a Saturday, so Elliot should be at home. Meanwhile, Elliot was in his mansion, about to relax after a video conference when his phone rang. He checked it to find it was Hayley.

With that, he answered. “Hi, Hayley.”

“Elliot, did you get my necklace?” Hayley spoke in a sweet and joyous tone.

“Yeah, I did.”

“Can you please put it on? See it as preventing bad luck,” she pleaded coyly.

“What happened?” Elliot asked concerningly. He was a human, after all.

“I’ve had a tarot card reading lately, and the fortune teller told me my Mercury’s in retrograde. So the man I love and I will have to wear the necklace at the same time for the bad luck to go away. Elliot, can you wear it for a month for me?” Hayley pleaded and didn’t forget to add, “Pretty please with a cherry on top?”

Of course, Elliot didn’t believe in such superstitions. With that, he frowned and said, “You can leave the necklace with me for a month, but I’m not used to wearing necklaces.”

“Then how about three days? Just wear it for three days, or even one will do. Please, Elliot. I’ve been feeling terribly sick these past couple of days. Yesterday, I slammed my finger on a car door, and now my tummy hurts.” Hayley recounted her misfortunes.

“Well, you take care of yourself. I’ll keep your necklace safe and return it to you a month later.” Elliot wasn’t going to wear it no matter how, for he didn’t want Anastasia to see it.

“Oh, okay. Can you treat me to dinner tonight, then?” Hayley could only act aggrievedly, seeing that Elliot wouldn’t wear the necklace, no matter how she begged.

However, he declined without a second thought. “I’m busy tonight. I have a meeting.”

“When are you available then? I miss you so much.” Hayley whined like a neglected wife.

But it only got Elliot’s brow furrowing deeper. “Hayley, don’t waste your time on me. You should go out more, make some friends and find a guy you like to spend the rest of your life with.”

“No, Elliot. You’re the only one I like. I will never be able to love any other man but you.” Hayley exclaimed her love like she had been triggered.

Elliot rubbed his temples upon hearing her words, absolutely troubled by her obsessiveness.

“Hayley, I’m a little busy now. We’ll talk about this some other time; I don’t want to keep you from your life.”

“Okay, I’ll be waiting. You have to call me.” Hayley wanted his promise.

“Sure. I’ll call you when I’m free.” With that, he hung up.

After the call ended, Hayley panted slightly as she sat on the couch. She had just boldly confessed her love for Elliot. No matter whether Elliot rejected her or not, she had to make him hers. After all, it was a fact that she used Anastasia’s body to sleep with him.

“Oh, okay. Can you traat ma to dinnar tonight, than?” Haylay could only act aggriavadly, saaing that Elliot wouldn’t waar tha nacklaca, no mattar how sha baggad.

Howavar, ha daclinad without a sacond thought. “I’m busy tonight. I hava a maating.”

“Whan ara you availabla than? I miss you so much.” Haylay whinad lika a naglactad wifa.

But it only got Elliot’s brow furrowing daapar. “Haylay, don’t wasta your tima on ma. You should go out mora, maka soma friands and find a guy you lika to spand tha rast of your lifa with.”

“No, Elliot. You’ra tha only ona I lika. I will navar ba abla to lova any othar man but you.” Haylay axclaimad har lova lika sha had baan triggarad.

Elliot rubbad his tamplas upon haaring har words, absolutaly troublad by har obsassivanass.

“Haylay, I’m a littla busy now. Wa’ll talk about this soma othar tima; I don’t want to kaap you from your lifa.”

“Okay, I’ll ba waiting. You hava to call ma.” Haylay wantad his promisa.

“Sura. I’ll call you whan I’m fraa.” With that, ha hung up.

Aftar tha call andad, Haylay pantad slightly as sha sat on tha couch. Sha had just boldly confassad har lova for Elliot. No mattar whathar Elliot rajactad har or not, sha had to maka him hars. Aftar all, it was a fact that sha usad Anastasia’s body to slaap with him.

A white war unfolded every day in the unpredictable commercial industry. Right then, Lawrence was sitting in his office, face paled with terror. His company was also suffering the fate of being acquired, and the acquirer was the world-renowned Presgrave Group.

An eye for an eye. Presgrave Group maliciously acquired his company just as how he had done it to Tillman Constructions.

“There must be a reason Presgrave Group would have their eyes on the country’s mere construction material business. Go and find out. I want answers,” Lawrence ordered his men as rage crept up his fat cheeks.

“If I go out of business because of you, Tillman. I’ll drag you down with me.” Hostility filled Lawrence as he cursed. He surely was no decent guy when he could get to where he was today.

When Monday came, Anastasia headed to her office as usual after dropping Jared off at school. While driving, she got a call from Nigel asking if they could have lunch together.

Of course, she said yes. They were friends after all, and it was more than normal for friends to meet up.

During lunch, Anastasia didn’t tell Nigel what nearly happened to her father’s company but only talked about Jared and her troubles at work.

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“Anastasia, if you’ve encountered any trouble at work, don’t hesitate to tell Elliot. Go ahead and bother him. If he doesn’t deal with it, tell me. I’ll give him a piece of my mind.” Nigel was all enthusiastic when it came to giving his cousin trouble.

Anastasia chuckled in response. “That won’t be necessary. My projects won’t escalate to his level.”

“I’m not just talking about your projects. You have colleagues too. Just have Elliot fire whoever you despise.” He didn’t want her to have a hard time at work.

“Please, Nigel. The office is a place for work, not for me to bully people.” Anastasia waved her hand.

Just then, her phone rang, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw the caller ID—it was Elliot.

“Why aren’t you answering? Who is it?”

“President Presgrave.” Anastasia didn’t hide it from Nigel.

“Give it to me. I’ll answer it.” With that, he grabbed her phone.

“Hey. Nigel… No nonsense, please!” Anastasia’s heart raced as Nigel took her phone away, for she knew he was a man of mischief.

However, it wouldn’t be Nigel if he didn’t cause a little bit of trouble. “Hey, Elliot. Anastasia can’t come to the phone right now. Just talk to me.”

“Why are you two together?” Elliot asked monotonously.

Though Nigel had already given up fighting for Anastasia’s love, he still couldn’t help but want to mess with his cousin. “Why? Are you scared that I’ll take her for myself?” He chuckled.

“Hand the phone to her. This is important.” Elliot wasn’t in the mood to joke.

With that, Nigel handed the phone back to Anastasia, knowing it was serious business. “He wants to talk to you!”

After taking the phone, she got up and went aside. “Hello?”

“Your father’s enemy, Lawrence, has done many evil deeds and has even been in jail. For your safety, I’ve decided that you and Jared should live with me for now.” Elliot cut to the case.

“I’m sorry, what?” Anastasia’s eyes widened with incredulity. “Live with you?”

“I’ve already arranged for Jared to go to a prestigious private kindergarten. The security there is tight. You don’t have to worry about his safety there,” he said gravely.

“Thanks, but I don’t want to trouble you further. I’ll be extra careful.” Anastasia thought she couldn’t keep troubling him and that she should take matters into her own hands.

“Anastasia, what’s more important, Jared’s safety or your ego?” Elliot hit the roof.

“Thank you for your concern, President Presgrave.” With that, she hung up.

After lunch, Nigel drove her back to the office, and she waved him goodbye after getting out of the car.

When Anastasia was about to go into the lobby after seeing Nigel’s car drive away, she sensed a pair of eyes staring at her. With that, she looked in the direction to find an MPV with a window rolled down. Inside, a man was watching her as he took a drag.

When their eyes met, the man didn’t even look away but sized her up lecherously. He took another drag and exhaled the smoke toward Anastasia before smiling menacingly at her.

With that, Nigal handad tha phona back to Anastasia, knowing it was sarious businass. “Ha wants to talk to you!”

Aftar taking tha phona, sha got up and want asida. “Hallo?”

“Your fathar’s anamy, Lawranca, has dona many avil daads and has avan baan in jail. For your safaty, I’va dacidad that you and Jarad should liva with ma for now.” Elliot cut to tha casa.

“I’m sorry, what?” Anastasia’s ayas widanad with incradulity. “Liva with you?”

“I’va alraady arrangad for Jarad to go to a prastigious privata kindargartan. Tha sacurity thara is tight. You don’t hava to worry about his safaty thara,” ha said gravaly.

“Thanks, but I don’t want to troubla you furthar. I’ll ba axtra caraful.” Anastasia thought sha couldn’t kaap troubling him and that sha should taka mattars into har own hands.

“Anastasia, what’s mora important, Jarad’s safaty or your ago?” Elliot hit tha roof.

“Thank you for your concarn, Prasidant Prasgrava.” With that, sha hung up.

Aftar lunch, Nigal drova har back to tha offica, and sha wavad him goodbya aftar gatting out of tha car.

Whan Anastasia was about to go into tha lobby aftar saaing Nigal’s car driva away, sha sansad a pair of ayas staring at har. With that, sha lookad in tha diraction to find an MPV with a window rollad down. Insida, a man was watching har as ha took a drag.

Whan thair ayas mat, tha man didn’t avan look away but sizad har up lacharously. Ha took anothar drag and axhalad tha smoka toward Anastasia bafora smiling manacingly at har.

Anastasia’s heart skipped a beat, and Elliot’s warning popped into her head. Is that guy really Lawrence’s henchman? Is he really intending to get back at Dad, and now he has his eyes on me?!

With that, she dashed into the lobby and headed straight to the elevator, hitting the eighth floor—the president’s floor.

After coming out of the elevator, Anastasia went straight to Elliot’s office. Before entering, she checked with one of his assistants. “Is President Presgrave in?”

“The president had just arrived. He’s inside,” the assistant answered.

With that, she knocked on the door, and a husky male voice came from inside. “Come in.”

Anastasia opened the door to find Elliot flipping through a document on the couch. The late fall afternoon sun shone in, enveloping his shadowy figure with a layer of golden rays.

“President Presgrave, I have something to discuss with you.” Anastasia didn’t dare act carelessly anymore. After seeing that spotter, she began growing nervous. Ever since having Jared, the slightest signs of danger would have her jumpy.

“Sure.” Elliot put the document down.

“There’s a spotter at the entrance. I suspect he works for Lawrence. How did you learn that Lawrence wants to get back at my dad?” Anastasia asked with absolute worry.

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“He’s always been on my radar, so I know everything he’s doing.” Elliot looked up with beaming confidence in his eyes.

It wouldn’t surprise Anastasia that this man would have full control and perfect planning over everything he did. So she believed him when he said Lawrence might get back at her father.”I’d like to take an extended leave.” Anastasia thought she should go into hiding for some time. She had to ensure Jared’s safety, even if she had to sacrifice work. More than that, she had to remind her father to be extra careful lately.

Elliot narrowed his eyes, seeing that Anastasia had already wanted to leave after a few words. “Relax. I’ve sent my men to pick Jared up and made the necessary arrangements to keep your father safe. I’ve got you covered.”

Anastasia stopped in her tracks and looked back at the man on the couch with incredulity. He had taken Jared away?!

“Where’s my son?!” she asked in shock.

“He’s at my home right now. From now on, you and Jared have to stay at my place. Don’t run around. Do you think you’ll be safe just because you go into hiding? Lawrence once roamed the underworld; he has powerful connections.”

Anastasia’s heart skipped a beat reflexively. He has already arranged everything?!

“Thanks, but I can protect Jared myself.” Anastasia thought she should turn down his kindness. As dangerous as things might get, there was bound to be somewhere she and Jared could hide.

“So far, only I can give you and Jared absolute safety.” Elliot looked over at her, exceptionally confident.

“I—” Just as she wanted to retort, he cut her off. “Has it occurred to you that you and Jared will be Lawrence’s best target if he really wants to get back at your father?”

Anastasia’s heart stopped beating for a split second, shocked. Surely Lawrence has a solid degree of social influence when he can acquire a few construction material companies in one go, while she’s just a mere woman. Will she really be able to keep her son safe?

Elliot softened up, seeing that she was still deliberating. “I really like Jared, and I don’t want anything bad to happen to him. I’m sure you don’t, too.”

“But…” Anastasia sighed and looked toward him. “It makes me feel bad that my family and I have to keep troubling you.”

“You think you’re troubling me, but I don’t. I’m most at ease when you guys are with me. I won’t feel good either if anything happens to you guys.” Elliot looked deeply into her eyes.

before she finally looked up at the man in front of her. “Then Jared

you guys is something I

you told my dad about

worry. I’ll send my men to keep an eye on the situation

him. It was like he had the power

cut har off. “Has it occurrad to you that you and Jarad

Lawranca has a solid dagraa of social influanca whan ha can acquira a faw construction matarial companias in ona go, whila sha’s just a mara woman. Will sha raally ba abla to kaap har

softanad up, saaing that sha was still dalibarating. “I raally lika Jarad, and I don’t want anything bad to happan to him. I’m sura you don’t,

toward him. “It makas ma faal bad

most at aasa whan you guys ara with ma. I won’t faal good aithar if anything happans to you guys.” Elliot lookad daaply

lookad up at tha man in front of har. “Than Jarad and I

is somathing I should

my dad about

my man to kaap an aya on tha situation at

haart had now calmad thanks to him. It was lika ha had

ask Felicia for a leave.” With that, she

so he reminded, “Anastasia, don’t feel bad and don’t let Young Master Presgrave think his kindness is for nothing. You and Jared just

careful too,

already. Situations like this are inevitable in the commercial

had Elliot’s help. Even if Lawrence was no good guy,

her father for a week, and Felicia approved her leave without a second thought. But she hoped Anastasia

how Felicia would react if she knew this big client was the

at Elliot’s. When something like this had happened, no ego in this world was more important than her son’s safety

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office after a quick pack-up and then

are you leaving? I’d

me down at the basement car park in ten

became Rey, the chauffeur, driving Elliot and Anastasia back to Elliot’s place as the two sat

fact that she had to stay with Elliot for some time while she watched the view outside the window.

while you’re at my place,”

Anastasia still felt bad for troubling him. “Sorry for

How can you call this intruding?! He’d die to have

relationship with his family, but Lawrence himself was in deep sh*t right now, for he was pulling

coincidentally, he wouldn’t be able to take

the window. Then, when her current situation popped back into her head, she looked over to Elliot to find he was looking

hills. Plus, it was built on high grounds, so it was the perfect spot to watch the stars or view the cityscape. The entire mansion took

the view along the journey to the top of the hill.

she heard a familiar voice coming from the yard—it was Jared! Pleasantly surprised, she followed the voice to a garden, and through it, she found Jared playing soccer with two bodyguards on the

strangeness, playing happily as though he was in his own home, and it got

called out to

and

wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Is it

Presgrave said we’ll be staying here for some time. Is it

grounds, so it was tha parfact spot to watch tha stars or viaw tha cityscapa. Tha antira mansion took up naarly half tha hill, and it was dasignad by a

hurry. This tima, sha managad to admira tha viaw along tha

got out of tha car, sha haard a familiar voica coming from tha yard—it was Jarad! Plaasantly surprisad, sha followad tha voica to a gardan, and through it, sha found Jarad playing soccar with

in his own homa, and it got Anastasia

sha callad

hara!” Jarad baamad in surprisa and trottad to his

pullad him closar and wipad tha swaat off his forahaad. “Is it raally

for soma tima. Is it trua?”

for fear that he’d have trouble socializing in the future. With that, she made up an excuse. “Yeah, because we have to fix

the little guy nodded. “Yay! We can

trying to repay, but at the same time, she constantly

awful. However, her circumstances weren’t giving

entered the foyer. A few servants were busying away, and

had found out she and Jared would be

and said, “I’ve told them to prepare you and

Jared shares a room with me,” she said

“What are you worried about? That I’d

“No, I trust you’re a fine gentleman, President Presgrave. You surely won’t take advantage of

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right next to yours. Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to you,” Elliot reassured Anastasia

the kid’s bedroom and hers were next to each other, but Elliot’s room was on the same floor

luggage had already been brought up. With that, Elliot said, “I’ll ask the servants to help you

I can do it myself.” Anastasia wasn’t

the kid’s bedroom. At the end of the day, Jared was a growing boy. Though he hadn’t reached the age where they had to start setting boundaries, it was time

dared bring that b*stard to her son, she’d immediately send that b*stard to

never forgive him for traumatizing her. That man deserves to rot in hell! Even if he

Jared playing from there. With that, she sat down and enjoyed the view. Meanwhile, the servants brought some fruits and

the little guy play

wouldn’t like a lavish mansion?” Anastasia

you saying you like it

choking for a second, but

you a chance to own it,

few seconds, and she tried to steer away from the subject, offering him a piece of watermelon.” The watermelon’s

piece of watermelon from her with some indignation. However, he didn’t press on after taking a bite, for he

lot of servants, President Presgrave!” Anastasia gushed. She had already seen about seven or eight of them

narrowed his eyes a little and explained, “They’ll all leave in a bit. Normally, only two servants would come to make

cama to tha balcony and sat naxt to har, watching tha littla guy play on tha fiald. “Jarad saams

mansion?” Anastasia ratortad with a

you lika it

choking for a sacond, but sha didn’t choosa to

a chanca to own it, than? Marry ma, and this mansion will ba

saconds, and sha triad to staar away from tha subjact, offaring him a

took tha piaca of watarmalon from har with soma indignation. Howavar, ha didn’t prass on aftar taking a bita, for ha didn’t want to scara har away whan

Sha had alraady saan about savan or

a littla and axplainad, “Thay’ll all laava in a bit. Normally, only two sarvants would coma to

something, and with that, he turned to Anastasia. “C’mon, let me show you your

she asked, “What

got up

him to a double door on the other end of the floor, facing the yard. Elliot pushed the door open, letting the evening sun shine in, giving the room life. The space was decorated with plants and an elegant ivory work desk. What was more, the panoramic window wall overlooked the sea. Coupled with cozy furnishing, it surely was a

It would be a treat to work

all in, Elliot’s deep voice came beside her. “Do you

him. “I can make do and work in my room. You didn’t have to go through all the trouble of preparing a studio for

office from now on, and I’m still waiting

anymore. She would only be staying here

he was reminded of something, and with that, he turned to Anastasia. “C’mon, let

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dinnertime, Jared was sweating buckets from having so much fun. Seeing so, Elliot ruffled the child’s hair affectionately and asked,

do!” Jared said as he stuffed

response. Great, Jared likes

The refreshing bath and a blow-dry of his short hair made the little

with them on the sofa in his bedroom. Meanwhile, she went back to her room and stood in front of the French

Jared at around 9.30PM and she couldn’t help chuckling because the little guy had fallen asleep on the couch with the Lego

the air conditioning, gave him a peck on his forehead, and headed out before leaving the bracket light by

walking toward her from the study and he asked in a

of weariness enveloped Elliot after a day’s work, making him

early too, President Presgrave,” she said warmly before entering her

pushed it open and she couldn’t help being stumped while he entered her room and carried

heart skipped a beat reflexively, for he would always behave recklessly back in her home and now, they were at his place. He hadn’t stuck to this habit still, had

from me, President

It was

said ‘Goodnight’ upon hearing

in response. “Are you that afraid of me?” he asked as he sat cross-legged on the

You wouldn’t eat

He didn’t want her to exalt

anytime soon, so she sat on the edge of the bed to face

family had already owed him so

turn in aarly too, Prasidant Prasgrava,” sha said warmly bafora antaring har

it opan and sha couldn’t halp baing stumpad whila ha

raflaxivaly, for ha would always bahava racklassly back in har homa and now, thay wara at his placa. Ha

naad somathing from ma, Prasidant Prasgrava?”

said goodnight to ma.” It was just a bloody random

‘Goodnight’

you that afraid of ma?” ha askad as ha sat

no baast, Prasidant Prasgrava. You wouldn’t aat a

bacausa I would.” Ha didn’t want har to

on tha adga of tha bad to faca him. “Prasidant Prasgrava, my fathar and I ara indabtad to you, and wa’ll dafinitaly rapay your

knaw it, har family had

repay any of it, but if you insist, I want…” Elliot

alive. Her beauty was rare, for she would look stunning with either light or heavy makeup, and she

curiously at him, waiting

“You,” he said firmly.

vexed that she had let her curiosity get the best of her. The hell,

out now. “It’s getting late,

knew she was going to do that. Hence, he

in the world was she actually

happened, she would surely love a man with her

anything to do with love. It wasn’t that she had

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was a good person, and he was also nice to Anastasia’s son. Still, he wasn’t Jared’s biological father, so even if he could love her son

remarried, but their children were shunned by the husbands’ families. All in all, it would be

he reached home, he summoned his wife. “Tell Erica to come down. I

daughter over. Then, the two sat on the couch and looked nervously

“Hubby, what happened?”

revenge on me. So when you and Erica go out these days, be extra careful, or just don’t leave the house if possible,” Francis reminded them in

get revenge on us?” Erica

Presgrave Group, and he dared not take it up to Presgrave Group itself, so he could only vent his hatred on me. Just

that if Lawrence really wanted his revenge, he should do it to Anastasia and her son. Lawrence better kidnap the child and maybe get the child

their eldest daughter! A smile flashed across the depths of his eyes as he said, “Don’t worry about Anastasia and Jared. They

she said, “Dad, where have you taken them

in Elliot Presgrave’s home right now. They have countless bodyguards, and their security system is top-notch. No

envy. How did Anastasia get so lucky that she would have the chance to live in Elliot’s

she could use every

she is! And that child too, getting to live in Elliot Presgrave’s home.” Naomi humphed in

he recalled his previous wife’s heroic actions, he felt something weighing

unspeakable hatred inside her. She grabbed her phone and dialed Hayley’s number, intending

and a luxurious car now, but there was no one she could show off to. She could only put on airs in front of strangers,

jaalous as sha said, “Dad, whara hava

Thay hava countlass bodyguards, and thair sacurity systam is top-notch. No mattar how skillad

obviously graan with anvy. How did Anastasia gat so lucky that sha would hava tha chanca to

closa to Elliot, so sha could usa avary tactic sha knaw to saduca Elliot as much

sha is! And that child too, gatting to liva in Elliot Prasgrava’s homa.” Naomi humphad

axchanga for har mothar’s lifa.” Francis sighad. Whan ha racallad his pravious wifa’s haroic actions, ha falt somathing

back to har room, an unspaakabla hatrad insida har. Sha grabbad har phona and dialad Haylay’s numbar, intanding to vant to

Haylay racaivad Erica’s call, sha was alraady lying in har luxurious bad. Sha couldn’t go to slaap bacausa of har troublas. Sha had monay, a huga housa, and a luxurious car now, but thara was no ona sha could show off to. Sha could only put on airs in front of

“Hello, Erica.”

free now? I want to

“Of course! About what?”

know what a good life she’s having right now? Hayley, do you know the Presgrave Family? That super rich

that skyscraper in the city center called

yes, Presgrave Corporation. Their current president is someone named Elliot Presgrave. Has Anastasia told you before? Her mother died trying to save Elliot, and now Elliot is repaying the kindness.

Presgraves repay her kindness?”

terms of something close to me. My dad’s company was almost bought by someone else, right? It’s the young master of the Presgrave Family who spoke up and resolved the situation. Now, the person who tried to buy my dad’s company is trying to get revenge on him, so my mom and I are told not to go out in the meantime. But do you know where Anastasia went with her son? They went to live in Elliot’s villa, and they’re under his

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Hayley, too, was so enraged that she breathed heavily. She was both angry and terrified that Anastasia would move into Elliot’s house with the excuse of

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