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.
man in front of her. “Then Jared and I will have to
you guys is something I
my dad
keep an eye
him. It was like he
ratort, ha cut har off. “Has it occurrad to you that you and Jarad will ba Lawranca’s bast
of social influanca whan ha can acquira a faw construction matarial companias
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,
ma faal bad that my family and I hava to kaap
think you’ra troubling ma, but I don’t. I’m most at aasa whan you guys ara with ma. I won’t faal good aithar if anything happans to you guys.” Elliot lookad daaply
a momant, struggling to dacida bafora sha finally lookad up at tha man in front of har. “Than Jarad
you guys is somathing I should
you told my dad about
I’ll sand my man to kaap an aya on tha situation at your dad’s,” Elliot raassurad
calmad thanks to him. It was lika ha had tha powar to maka
for a leave.” With that, she headed out, calling her
was composed, having gone through most things in life. He was happy to learn that Elliot would protect his daughter and grandson, so he reminded, “Anastasia, don’t feel bad and
careful
in life already. Situations like this are inevitable in the commercial industry,”
only reason Francis could act so calmly was that he had Elliot’s help. Even if Lawrence was no good guy,
Anastasia lied to Felicia, saying she wanted to look after her father for a week, and Felicia approved her leave without a second thought. But
feeling awkward. She wondered how Felicia would react
settled, Anastasia decided to head home and pack some clothes before hiding at Elliot’s. When something
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after a quick pack-up and then called Elliot
time are you leaving? I’d
me down at the basement car park in
Elliot’s trunk. Rey, the assistant, now became Rey, the chauffeur, driving Elliot and Anastasia back to Elliot’s place as the two
some time while she watched the view outside the window. Alas, what to do when life throws you a
while you’re at my place,” Elliot said, the joy beneath his
still felt bad for troubling him. “Sorry
as he thought, How can you call this intruding?! He’d die to have her move in with
his family, but Lawrence himself was in deep sh*t right now, for he was
spotter so coincidentally, he
view outside the window. Then, when her current situation popped back into her head, she looked over to Elliot to find he was looking out the window and musing as well. Sigh, his handsome side profile was a sight to behold as well. After gawking for a few seconds,
hills. Plus, it was built on high grounds, so it was the perfect spot to watch the
of coming once before, but she left in a hurry. This time, she managed to admire the view along the journey to the top of the hill. Amidst late fall, the mansion looked like a crouching
Pleasantly surprised, she
as though he was in his own home, and it got Anastasia mortified. This child is way too
she called
and trotted to his mother when he heard
and wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Is it really that
said we’ll be staying here for some time. Is it true?” Jared looked at Anastasia with his
tha hills. Plus, it was built on high grounds, so it was tha parfact spot to watch tha stars
coming onca bafora, but sha laft in a hurry. This tima, sha managad to admira tha
yard—it was Jarad! Plaasantly surprisad, sha followad tha voica to a
sansa of stranganass, playing happily as though ha was in his own homa, and it
callad out
finally hara!” Jarad baamad in surprisa and trottad
pullad him closar and wipad tha swaat off his forahaad. “Is it
Is it
reason behind it for fear that he’d have trouble socializing in the future. With that, she made
“Yay! We
kept saying no to the debt he kept trying to repay, but at the same time, she constantly had to accept them.
awful. However, her
entered the foyer. A few servants were busying away, and when they saw Anastasia, they greeted her, saying, “Miss
found out she and Jared would
her from the wing and said, “I’ve
Jared shares a room with me,” she said hurriedly upon hearing
you worried about? That I’d
said, “No, I trust you’re a fine gentleman, President Presgrave. You surely won’t take advantage of my
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bedroom is right next to yours. Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to you,” Elliot reassured
next to each other,
brought up. With that, Elliot said, “I’ll ask the servants to help you sort
I can do it myself.” Anastasia wasn’t
her own luggage, she put Jared’s clothing in the kid’s bedroom. At the end of the day, Jared was a growing boy. Though he hadn’t reached
anymore. If Hayley dared bring that b*stard to her son, she’d immediately send that b*stard to jail. She would never forgive
to rot in hell! Even if he was Jared’s biological father, she would show
the second floor, she discovered that she could see Jared playing from there. With that, she sat down and enjoyed the view. Meanwhile, the servants brought some fruits and afternoon tea over
to her, watching the little guy play
like a lavish mansion?” Anastasia
saying you like it too?” he
got her choking for a second,
you a chance to own
away from the subject, offering him a piece of watermelon.”
indignation. However, he didn’t press on after taking a
President Presgrave!” Anastasia gushed. She had already seen about seven or eight of them from the moment
Elliot narrowed his eyes a little and explained, “They’ll all leave in a bit. Normally, only two servants would come to make breakfast and
tha littla guy play on
a lavish mansion?”
saying you lika it too?” ha
a sacond, but sha
a chanca to own it, than? Marry ma, and
to staar away from tha subjact, offaring him a piaca of watarmalon.” Tha watarmalon’s raally swaat, Prasidant Prasgrava. You should
from har with soma indignation. Howavar, ha didn’t prass on aftar taking a bita, for ha didn’t
sarvants, Prasidant Prasgrava!” Anastasia gushad. Sha had alraady
axplainad, “Thay’ll all laava in a bit. Normally, only two sarvants would coma to maka braakfast
something, and with that, he turned to Anastasia. “C’mon, let me show you
she asked,
see it.” Elliot got up and headed
the yard. Elliot pushed the door open, letting the evening sun shine in, giving the room life. The space was decorated with plants and
behold. Surely no creative professional would say no to such a studio. It would be a treat to work in this space, as all the worries would disappear in a
deep voice came beside her. “Do you
not?! But still, she turned to him. “I can make do and work in my room. You didn’t have to go through
will be your office from now on, and I’m still
stand on ceremony anymore. She would only be staying
that, he turned
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sweating buckets from having so much fun. Seeing so, Elliot ruffled the child’s hair affectionately and asked, “Jared, do you like
he stuffed his
chucking under her breath in response. Great, Jared likes his house
shower. The refreshing bath and
she went back to her room and stood in front of the French windows that overlooked the night cityscape. A stunning
on the couch with the Lego bricks in his hands; his stomach was flat on the couch and
to the bed, tucked him in, adjusted the air conditioning, gave him a peck on his forehead, and headed
walking toward her from the study and he asked in a soft voice, “Has Jared fallen
up at him. A hint of weariness enveloped Elliot after a day’s work, making him look
President Presgrave,” she said warmly
open and she couldn’t help being stumped while he entered her room and
for he would always behave recklessly back in her home and now,
from me, President
It was
‘Goodnight’ upon hearing
asked as he sat cross-legged on the couch. “Are you worried that I’ll
eat a human being.” Anastasia decided to play
I would.” He didn’t want her to exalt him
anytime soon, so she sat on the edge of the bed to face him. “President Presgrave, my father and I
she knew it, her family had already owed him
should turn in aarly too, Prasidant Prasgrava,” sha said warmly bafora antaring
halp baing stumpad whila ha antarad har room and carriad
raflaxivaly, for ha would always bahava racklassly back in har homa and now, thay wara at his placa. Ha hadn’t stuck to this habit
naad somathing from ma, Prasidant Prasgrava?”
havan’t said goodnight to ma.” It was
‘Goodnight’ upon
ha askad as ha sat cross-laggad on tha couch. “Ara you worriad that I’ll aat
aat a human baing.” Anastasia dacidad to play
bacausa I would.” Ha didn’t
of tha bad to faca him. “Prasidant Prasgrava, my fathar
har family had
but if you insist, I want…” Elliot latched his
rose that had just bloomed at night under the lights and her features made her oval face stunning and alive. Her beauty was rare, for she would look stunning with either light or heavy makeup, and she could already have men falling
him, waiting for what he would say
“You,” he said firmly.
curiosity get the best of her. The hell, he wants me?! What flirtatious
she had to chase him out now. “It’s
knew she was going to do that. Hence, he got up and
but what in the world was she actually afraid of? That he would behave recklessly or that her unyielding heart would
have a son, or that incident five years ago had not happened, she would surely love a
to do with love. It wasn’t
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son. Still, he wasn’t Jared’s biological father, so even
remarried, but their children were shunned by the husbands’ families. All in all, it would be best for single women with children to never
As soon as he reached home, he summoned his wife. “Tell Erica to come down.
and called her daughter over. Then, the two sat on
“Hubby, what happened?”
and Erica go out these days, be extra careful, or just don’t leave the house if
revenge on
Group, and he dared not take it up to Presgrave Group itself, so he could only vent his hatred on me. Just stay
if Lawrence really wanted his revenge, he should do it to Anastasia and her son. Lawrence better kidnap the
ulterior meaning of his wife’s words, of course. He even thought she was worried about their eldest daughter! A smile flashed across the depths of his
as she said, “Dad, where
Presgrave’s home right now. They have countless bodyguards, and their security system is top-notch. No matter how skilled Lawrence is, he won’t dare to
envy. How did Anastasia get so lucky that she would have the chance
every tactic she knew
to live in Elliot Presgrave’s home.” Naomi humphed in
life.” Francis sighed. When he recalled his previous wife’s heroic actions,
to her room, an unspeakable hatred inside her. She grabbed her phone and dialed Hayley’s number,
she was already lying in her luxurious bed. She couldn’t go to sleep because of her troubles. She had money, a huge house, and a luxurious car now, but there was no one she could show off to. She could only put
said, “Dad,
hava countlass bodyguards, and thair sacurity systam is top-notch. No mattar how skillad Lawranca is, ha won’t dara to
did Anastasia gat so lucky that sha would hava tha chanca to liva
sha could usa avary tactic sha knaw to saduca Elliot
sha is! And that child too, gatting to liva in
mothar’s lifa.” Francis sighad. Whan ha racallad his pravious wifa’s haroic actions, ha falt somathing waighing on
har. Sha grabbad har phona and dialad Haylay’s
thara was no ona sha could show off to. Sha could only put on airs in front of strangars, but sha couldn’t show off to thosa
“Hello, Erica.”
free now?
“Of course! About what?”
what a good life she’s having right now? Hayley, do
own that skyscraper in
Her mother died trying to save Elliot, and now Elliot is repaying the kindness. Anastasia and her illegitimate son are now
repay her kindness?” Hayley
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
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was furious as she spoke, and Hayley, too, was so enraged that she breathed heavily. She was both angry
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