Never Too Far Novel
Chapter 321-330
Chapter 321
Anastasia opened her closet, and next to the neat suits was a row of dresses. She rarely wore dresses, but the handful that she had were definitely capable of stealing the show.
In the end, she had chosen a tight, long-sleeved gray polka dot dress with a form-fitting waistline and a nice ruffled hem that accentuated her exquisite body figure.
Since having her son, she had not been dressed like this for a long time as her daily outfit consisted mostly of T-shirts and jeans.
At around 6.00PM, the entire staff from the Department of Design had arrived and all of them were well-dressed for the party. The ladies, in particular, were vying for the limelight to flaunt their beauty, and Alice was no exception. Although Aliona would be the center of attention at the party, they might also have a chance to be seen by Elliot.
The daily office outfits were no longer their battlefield. On the contrary, tonight was the perfect time to present a different side of themselves.
Aliona was the first to arrive and her appearance was particularly eye-catching. Those familiar with international fashion trends could recognize immediately that the sequined pearl dress she was wearing was the Chanel show’s latest fashion. Aside from that, people had also noticed the branded wristwatch and the necklace she was wearing. It was without a doubt that Aliona was the star of the show.
“Aliona, your watch is stunning. It must be exorbitant.” Someone tried to flatter Aliona.
“Not really,” Aliona replied with a gentle smile as she settled in her seat and the empty seat next to her must be reserved for Elliot.
People who already knew the price, like Alice, wouldn’t have to ask because this wristwatch was a limited edition, with only a few available in the country.
People who already knew the price, like Alice, wouldn’t have to ask because this wristwatch was a limited edition, with only a few available in the country.
It was obvious that Aliona came from a wealthy family background, and her purpose to enter the company was not to compete with her but to secure a rich husband like Elliot.
“What do you guys know? This is a limited edition and it is not available for the general public,” Alice said, intending to earn a good impression in front of Aliona.
Aliona said nothing but smiled as Alice’s flattering had worked on her. Riley had raised her with extravagance , so all of the food that she ate and the clothes that she wore had to be the best.
And to repay her godfather, she was to take down the Presgrave Group by marrying Elliot.
At this moment, Anastasia had arrived at the entrance and people’s attention was drawn to her. When she saw Felicia waving at her, she naturally walked toward Felicia and took a seat next to her.
What a coincidence; Anastasia’s seat was the exact opposite of Aliona’s.
“Hi, Anastasia. You have finally arrived,” Aliona greeted politely.
“I’m late. Sorry about that,” Anastasia apologized to everyone in the room. Under the lights, she lightly stroked her hair that was resting on her chest and that movement emanated an amorous atmosphere that stunned them for a moment.
Even if Anastasia seemed pitiful after being abandoned by Elliot, there was no doubt that she could marry into the purple with her gorgeous face.
Everyone had been used to the way she dressed in the workplace, so they never expected her to be as charming as a dazzling diamond after she was dressed up.
At that moment, Aliona’s heart skipped a beat as Anastasia had given her a great sense of crisis tonight.
The fact that Anastasia was here would most likely undermine Aliona’s presence, which was detrimental to her plan.
“Excuse me. I will be back in a moment,” Anastasia said to Felicia and walked toward the restroom.
Seeing that, Aliona’s expression changed. Then, she got up and headed toward the restroom as well.
Anastasia was slightly startled when she saw Aliona’s figure reflected in the mirror while washing her hands in the restroom.”
Aliona raised her head and brushed her long hair with her fingers to reveal her slender wrist with the branded wristwatch. Then, her red lips parted as she said, “Anastasia, out of goodwill, I think you will be better off leaving the party.”
Right then, Anastasia’s hand washing movement halted. She raised her head to glance at Aliona from the mirror and their eyes were locked on each other.
In that instant, Anastasia could sense the animosity that was coming from Aliona.
“Miss Dora, what do you mean by that?” Anastasia asked as she squinted her eyes.
Aliona crossed her arms and turned to face Anastasia. Her gaze looked intimidating. “Don’t you understand what I said? There will be a lot of affectionate interactions between me and President Presgrave tonight. I’m afraid that you can’t handle it,” she bragged.
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In order to drive Anastasia away, Aliona did not mind revealing her dark side as she was threatened by Anastasia’s beauty.
Anastasia stopped for a split second before discovering that this seemingly sweet and harmless girl had a dark side. “You two may go ahead and show off your affection. It won’t affect me.”
She elegantly caressed her long hair in the mirror and intended to leave.
When Aliona realized that Anastasia refused to leave the party, she reached out with her hand and clasped Anastasia’s wrist. Aliona narrowed her eyes and warned, “Anastasia Tillman. I hope that you can leave so you don’t disturb me and Elliot.”
That in itself was already a threat.
Anastasia blinked her eyes a few times and abruptly broke free from Aliona’s hands. “Don’t worry, I won’t disturb the two of you,” she stated.
“Elliot’s eyes are only on me now. Why do you need to be here and make a fool of yourself? So many people are watching!” The mockery in Aliona’s eyes intensified as she had always felt malice toward Anastasia and now, there was no need to hide them.
The old saying is right. Never judge a book by its cover. I learned my lesson here. “Miss Dora, are you lacking in self-confidence? Are you afraid that I’ll steal Elliot’s heart?” Anastasia smirked. She wanted Aliona to understand that she was not a pushover.
“Since you are so shameless and insist on staying at my welcome party, I can only say that you have thick skin.” Aliona snickered, intending to provoke her.
Anastasia was completely speechless. Shameless? Thick skin? Me?
“The cost of this dinner comes under the Department of Design’s expenses, and as a member of the said department, I am entitled to enjoy this benefit,” Anastasia retorted as she arched her eyebrow. Then, she pushed the door open and left the restroom.
After Anastasia left, Aliona bit her lips in annoyance as she had never thought that Anastasia was nobody’s fool.
After Anastasia returned to her seat, she pretended that nothing had happened.
“I just received a call from President Presgrave. He wants us to proceed with the dinner first,” Felicia whispered to Anastasia.
Hearing that, Anastasia froze for a second. So, he is not going to show up?
Soon after, Aliona had also returned to her seat. Her eyes were locked with Anastasia’s and there seemed to be an invisible war going on in the atmosphere. Since Aliona had exposed her true self, there will be no need for fake politeness toward Anastasia.
Is Elliot aware of Aliona’s hidden side? Anastasia thought to herself. Anyway, it was not something she should be concerned about.
It was up to him to decide what kind of woman he was going to marry.
Right then, the food was served.
“Since President Presgrave has yet to arrive, I will welcome Aliona on behalf of our Department of Design. Cheers to everyone,” Felicia stated as she stood up and held her cup.
Anastasia followed Felicia’s lead and held her cup while she glanced at Aliona, who did not hide her gaze.
The long table that held more than twenty people was full of dishes and desserts as everyone had started to eat.
While everyone was eating, Aliona gave Anastasia a malice gaze and took out her phone to dial Elliot’s number. When the other end answered, she asked in a deliberately affectionate tone, “Why haven’t you come yet, Elliot? We’re all waiting for you!”
Anastasia, who sat across from Aliona, could hear everything she said on the phone. After she heard the phone conversation, she couldn’t help but reach for her wine glass and took two sips depressingly.
“Don’t drink too much.” Felicia leaned over and reminded her in her ear.
Only then did Anastasia realize she had almost finished the whole glass of wine. She looked at Felicia and gratefully nodded.
Ten minutes later, the waiter’s greeting voice had drawn everyone’s attention to the main entrance.
Elliot was late, but no one said anything. Under the lights, they could see that he was dressed neatly in a black shirt with suit pants and he walked elegantly toward their table.
The lights had cast a dark shade on his body, which made him look colder and indifferent.
“Sorry for keeping everyone waiting,” Elliot apologized. Then, he gazed around and found the empty seat next to Aliona, so he walked to the seat directly.
However, when he noticed Anastasia was sitting across the table, his deep eyes flashed for a few seconds of consternation. She is surprisingly attractive and amorous tonight. Did she dress up specially?
A faint smile flickered in Elliot’s eyes as if he could see through her intention to dress up beautifully.
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Anastasia’s long locks were swept to one side as she glared into his ocean eyes. Her own eyes looked as though there were stars in them as they reflected the light on the room.
She also looked like a red rose that had emerged from a bed of snow—despite how thorny she was, she was a beauty that no one could resist.
Elliot’s mood began to fluctuate violently because he could feel how strong her jealousy was.
“You are late, Elliot. Your punishment is to drink a glass.” Aliona immediately brought a glass of red wine in front of him, and she smiled sweetly as she propped her chin in her hands.
“That is right! President Presgrave, you have to show us!” Alice was also fanning the flames.
Without saying a word, he picked up the wine glass and elegantly drank its content in one gulp. The light shone on the buttons of his French cuff shirt as the dark gemstones flashed a deep blue color.
In short, he was elegant, extravagant and fatally charming.
Anastasia’s eyes were half-lidded as she gloomily brought her beer to her mouth. Everyone was watching the man across from her drinking as a punishment, but all she wanted to do was drink by herself.
While remaining in the same pose as earlier, Aliona was looking at him with eyes full of admiration. Elliot, on the other hand, was enjoying the punishment in front of everyone.
The entire scene was an eyesore for Anastasia.
Is my glass extremely small? Why is the glass empty after just a few sips? she thought grumpily. She could only pour herself another glass before bringing it to her lips again. Without Felicia noticing, half of Anastasia’s beer bottle had already been emptied.
“Elliot, have something to eat!” After Aliona finished speaking, she reached over to place some food on his plate.
The man, however, only responded in a low voice, “I will do it myself.”
Aliona could feel her heart jolt upon hearing his cold words. She didn’t dare act casually with him after that. As Elliot took his fork to eat, his gaze shifted to the woman across from him who was moodily downing one drink after another.
Anastasia’s eyes were fixated on one spot, but her drinking never ceased once.
At that sight, Elliot furrowed his eyebrows when he saw it and he reminded her, “Anastasia, don’t drink too much.”
go again. After she drank it, she clicked her tongue and he could
and angry at her because it seemed
sort of special relationship!” Alice brought it
the kinds of topics Aliona liked
“To tell you the truth,
her words. None of them had expected her to come from
daughter of Elliot’s father’s good friend
she had not told Hayley about this. If not, May was
many of Elliot’s admirers, and that she had not secured the position as Mrs. Presgrave. Seems
eyes only went up a few notches when she turned to
meet her gaze, she could feel how
me anything about work that you don’t know from now on. I will make sure to help
colleague of hers, so she
look at Anastasia who looked like
instead of answering
with you,” a worried Felicia offered after noticing that 2 beer
didn’t realize it when Anastasia
her way into a private room along the corridor. The private room was empty because the
Anastasia weakly leaned against the door frame for support, Felicia quickly supported her and asked,
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Anastasia answered with a nod of her head. All she wanted now
this, Felicia couldn’t help but feel bad for her. “There is no need for you
Anastasia forced herself to
when Anastasia’s phone on the table suddenly rang. Elliot
words on
annoyed
managed to unlock Anastasia’s phone’s facial recognition, he also took the opportunity to save his own face as a password to her phone. Now that he was able to unlock her phone, he was instantly greeted by a message with words filled with
dinner event. Did you drink alcohol? Do you
of displeasure flashed across the bottom of his eyes. Since when has she become so
again. ‘Tell me your address. I will
as he stared at the screen of the phone and he eventually put the phone face-down on the
the man’s handsome face had turned cold in
to
back, Elliot
Aliona asked as she
only replied
private room where Anastasia started to feel tipsy as
and pleaded in barely coherent words, “Can
go! I don’t want to
table after they exited the private room, Felicia had her wait by the exit while she went back
I will be sending her home. Enjoy the rest of your evening, everyone.” She then turned to Elliot.
with squinted eyes, only to see that the beer bottles in front of her were all empty. Darn it, he quietly cursed. She
clouds as she stood by the elevator and it was difficult for her to even stand. Felicia had to hold Anastasia to make sure
his chair back. He was holding both his car keys
action, and she tried to call out
the diminishing number on top of the
Everyone was
who exactly
might be the final victor
the only one who knew that he didn’t have the slightest bit of interest in her despite the
rumors if he still cared about Anastasia. It was at that moment when a thought dawned
she figured it out—she had been
lit car park. A man’s deep voice soon rang out from behind. “Please bring her
toward them with his car key in his hand. He then unlocked the doors of his sedan before he opened the door
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concerned Felicia caringly reminded, “President Presgrave, please
her to me,” Elliot replied in a low voice. Then, he opened the
him driving off with Anastasia in his car. She already knew that he was the reason why Anastasia drank to
thought was Felicia’s car. She held her forehead in her hand to suppress the excruciating headache as she said in the direction of the
mood and if they did, she would be grateful
voice answered from the driver’s seat, “Is anyone taking
home,” she obediently
the car moved, she quickly slumped on the seat
Elliot waited for the traffic light to turn green, he grabbed her phone with his long fingers and
worry about her son came shortly after Elliot sent
not have been in her right mind, but she was still capable of thinking and emotions. She started to mumble in her drunken state toward the
shocked that she was scolding him behind his back, but he soon tilted
him.” Her voice sounded like she
drunk she behaved and he tried probing again, “You are telling me that you hate him even
of him… I would be an idiot for liking him…”
“I hate him… He can like whoever the hell he wants to.
and she definitely had no clue where she was. The car was only filled with sounds that sounded like ‘b*stard’, ‘trash’ and ‘I don’t ever want to see him’ before
have
heartbroken. I must have
light stop, he turned to look at the sprawled out figure in his backseat before he sighed. “I am sorry. This is
owned by the Mansons, and as soon as he carried the drunk woman into the hotel lobby in his arms, the manager of the
he reached out to brush away a few strands of hair on her forehead. Then, he pressed a kiss on her forehead. “Sleep well. I will explain everything when
covers on her, her glassy eyes shot
again. Her head had been so occupied with him these 2 days that she thought what she was seeing was
I don’t want you in my dreams anymore.” After saying that, she reached out to slap herself on
help but be startled when she suddenly started slapping herself and he quickly
hitting yourself for?” he
fair skin on her face had been tinted with a pinkish hue due to the alcohol.
however, was when he couldn’t
would probably snap his neck first thing the next morning if he were to touch her
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in a hushed voice, “I was wrong, Anastasia. Can you please forgive
through clench teeth, her
face between his palms. “I am
she couldn’t help but acknowledge the reason why so many women fell for him. He had a face that
he looked at her. His gaze then fell to her slightly quivering pink
smoke. He didn’t want to hold back any longer and he started listening to his heart as he slowly leaned in. The woman dazedly blinked at him before a sudden discomfort in
Anastasia started to painfully hurl
that and he quickly gave her gentle pats
as he wondered if he was so visually unappetizing that she started puking after looking at
floor. She puked so much that there was bile after she had emptied her dinner. After she was done,
the front desk a call to inform them to give
procedure and when the other suite was ready for them
helped Elliot and Anastasia change rooms, and they couldn’t help but silently exclaim about how handsome and sculpted he was. He looked like the protagonist who
cleaned up in the big bathroom of the presidential
second and in a soft bed the next. She was so deep
predatory eyes. Even though Anastasia was covered with a blanket, she was still seductive to
would be Aliona—was going to lose sleep tonight. Not only did she fail to seduce Elliot, she was
Anastasia was so thirsty that she called out to no one and nothing in
and he strutted over to the bed. After hearing what she wanted, he quickly brought a glass of warm water and fed it to
open her eyes throughout the entire time. After drinking the water, she suddenly leaned into the warmth of his embrace as she
down and caressed her long locks before he lowered his head to
the night until the first ray of sunlight
Anastasia was disturbed by the brightness in her eyelids, she let out a frown before finally opening
saw was a white bathrobe and she slowly looked up. She seemed to be hugging
She quickly pulled her hands away and exclaimed, “Why
thoughts began flying through her head then. Didn’t I come to the hotel with Felicia? Why did I wake up with Elliot
had been changed out of her dress and into a bathrobe. She didn’t feel like she had anything else other than the fluffy white piece of cloth. “My—my clothes… Who changed me out of my clothes?”
choice but to tell a white lie, Elliot answered, “You threw up last
between dream and reality when a strong arm carried her into the wide backseat of his
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didn’t know what to expect if he were to tell Anastasia that he was the
with suspicious eyes, “Why are you in my room?
am in charge of taking care of you now,” he answered in a low
seemed to come
panicked. Did
then. “You
her cheeks started heating up. She did vaguely remember puking, but she had no recollection
but to
she chided him as she turned to look the other way. “I don’t need you to take care of
to explain about the rumor regarding Aliona and me that
have to. There is no need for that.” Not wanting to spare him the time of her day for him to give his excuses, she flipped open the blanket and got out
continued to say, “Would you believe me if I were to tell you that the
let out a smile. From him giving flowers with a pair of couple’s bracelets to Aliona to him walking out
in the rumors regarding you. I
man couldn’t possibly let her leave. Elliot stood up and grabbed her by her wrist, and the already
red with anger as she
you hear out,” he commandingly interrupted as
as she gritted, “Do I
question first, then. Why did you pick up Jared with Alex on Wednesday? Have I ever crossed your mind when you were spending time alone and flirting with him? You can’t even be bothered with
expected him to know that
call, she had actually placed her phone on silent when he called. She didn’t call
clear up the rumor. I intentionally went to the restaurant that you were at to let you see us. I purposely called you to my office to see
to think after listening to him rambling on. He started the rumors just because of that one time Alex and I picked up Jared together, and didn’t
about the whereabouts of the other bracelet. “Did you give out your couple’s
“It is in my drawer. Come
she asked, shocked. Isn’t it supposed to
else other than you has the right to wear a couple’s jewelry with
hadn’t given him an answer yet when a smile suddenly appeared on Elliot’s face. “Why did you
I want to?” After having
though she eventually broke free, she was back in his
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