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.”
gulped it at one go again. After she drank it, she
her because it seemed
you and President Presgrave must be having some sort of special relationship!” Alice brought it up to Aliona to
these were the kinds of topics Aliona liked
she smilingly boasted, “To tell you the truth, my dad and Elliot’s father have been good friends for years. We are
they heard her words. None of them had expected her to come from such an
be the daughter of Elliot’s father’s good friend meant
told Hayley about this. If not, May was sure that Aliona would come for her
as Mrs. Presgrave. Seems like Anastasia is out of luck as well even after everything that happened between her and the
a few notches
didn’t directly meet her gaze, she could feel how Aliona
me pour you a drink. You can ask me anything about work that you don’t know from now
indeed fancied this colleague of hers, so
look at Anastasia
shot up from the seat instead of
you,” a worried Felicia offered after noticing that 2 beer bottles in front of her had already
she didn’t realize it when Anastasia
steps and pushed her way into a private room along the corridor. The private room was empty because the
the door frame for support,
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answered with a nod of her head.
help but feel bad for her. “There is no need for you to do this to
fine.” Anastasia forced herself to
at the table when Anastasia’s phone on the table suddenly rang. Elliot took
were 2 words on the screen—Mr.
was annoyed to see the name, he unhesitantly rejected the
soon came again. Back when Elliot had managed to unlock Anastasia’s phone’s facial recognition, he also took the opportunity to save his own face as a
your Dad that you have a dinner event. Did
of his eyes. Since when has she become so close
message then came again. ‘Tell me your address. I will be
screen of the phone and he
sitting beside him, noticed how the man’s handsome face
was no way he would allow another man to take advantage
needed someone to send her back, Elliot was the only
asked as she pretended to
only
where Anastasia started
raised her blurry gaze and pleaded in barely coherent
don’t want to
her wait by the exit while she went back to inform the rest
she loudly announced, “Anastasia is drunk. I will be sending her home. Enjoy the rest
the beer bottles in front of her were all empty. Darn it, he
for her to even stand. Felicia had to hold
his chair back. He was holding both his car keys and Anastasia’s phone
at his sudden action, and she tried to call out to him,
out of the restaurant and near the elevator then. Seeing the diminishing number on top of the elevator, he panicked as the expression overtook his stoicism and he rushed down the staircase beside
the dining table immediately changed after that. Everyone was casting
all knew who exactly Elliot had
be the final victor after
have the slightest bit of interest in her despite the crazed
he still cared about Anastasia.
paled when she figured it out—she had
might to carry the wasted Anastasia across the dimly lit car park. A man’s deep voice soon rang out from behind. “Please bring her to my car, Director
car key in his hand. He then unlocked the doors of his sedan before
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Presgrave,
Elliot replied in a low voice. Then, he
She already knew that he was the reason why Anastasia drank to the
conscious Anastasia sat up in what she 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 driver’s
terrible mood and if
the driver’s seat, “Is anyone taking care of
home,”
even dizzier as the car moved, she quickly slumped on
the traffic light to turn green, he grabbed her phone with his long fingers and sent Francis a message in her name that she would
about her son came shortly after
emotions. She started to mumble in her drunken state toward the driver, “Felicia,
he was shocked that she was scolding him behind his back, but he soon tilted his head toward her and asked,
sounded like she was on the verge of
by how drunk she behaved and he tried probing again, “You are telling
him… I would be an idiot for
can like whoever the
clue where she was. The car was only filled with sounds that sounded like ‘b*stard’, ‘trash’ and ‘I don’t ever want to
have fallen asleep by
heartbroken. I must have really hurt her
turned to look at the sprawled out figure in his backseat before he sighed. “I
by the Mansons, and as soon as he carried the drunk woman into the hotel lobby in his arms, the manager of the hotel immediately gave them access to
Anastasia on the soft bed before he reached out to brush away a few strands of hair on her
placed the covers on her, her glassy eyes shot open to
him these 2 days that she thought
out to slap herself on her forehead
couldn’t help but be startled when she suddenly started slapping herself and
you hitting yourself
locks, the corners of her eyes and the fair skin on her face had been tinted with a pinkish hue due to the alcohol. His mind was giving him ideas as his gaze followed along the tip of her
when
his neck first thing the next morning if he were to touch her without
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in a hushed voice, “I was wrong,
she rebutted through clench
held her face between his palms. “I am not lying.” His voice
the man in breathing distance from her. Taking in the handsome features on his face, she couldn’t help but acknowledge the reason why so many women fell for him. He had a face
at her. His gaze then fell to her slightly quivering pink and pouty lips. They looked like they were
and he started listening
Anastasia started to painfully hurl
wide at that and he quickly gave her gentle
was so visually
She puked so much that there was bile after she had emptied her dinner. After she was done, she weakly lay on the
and gave the front desk a call to inform
suite was ready for them to use, Elliot carried the now unconscious Anastasia to the new
looked at him. They left the room after they had 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 had stepped right
the presidential suite before he brought the woman on the
a soft bed the next. She
with predatory eyes. Even though Anastasia was covered
Elliot, she was stupid enough to reveal her hidden side to Anastasia.
that she called out to no one and nothing
and he strutted over to the bed. After hearing what she wanted, he quickly brought a glass of warm water and fed it to
time. After drinking the water, she suddenly leaned into the warmth of his embrace as she wrapped her arms around his waist. She
lowered his head to kiss
to sleep in his arms for the rest of the night until the first
was disturbed by the brightness in her eyelids, she let out a frown before finally
a white bathrobe and she slowly looked up. She seemed
she had been electrified in that instant. She quickly
come to the hotel with Felicia? Why did I
feel like she
white lie, Elliot answered, “You threw up last night. You were changed out of your clothes
between dream and reality when a strong arm carried her
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to expect if he were to tell Anastasia that he was the one who changed
with suspicious eyes, “Why are
I am in charge of taking care of you now,” he answered
he had on before her heart seemed to come to a stop for a moment. “You…” she
here last night? she panicked. Did Elliot
casually reminded her then. “You threw up all over
remember puking, but she
but to
the other way. “I don’t need
I go,” he calmly mentioned, “I want to explain about the rumor regarding Aliona and me that has been going around these 2 days.” He didn’t want the misunderstanding to continue
Not wanting to spare him the time of
believe me
her bathrobe tightened at that and she let out a smile. From him giving flowers with a pair of couple’s bracelets to Aliona to him walking out of a restaurant with
you for taking care of me the whole night, but I don’t care who is involved in the rumors regarding you. I am going home now.” Anastasia started
her leave. Elliot stood up and grabbed her by her wrist, and the already lightheaded Anastasia
as she looked at
you hear out,” he commandingly interrupted as his
teeth as she gritted, “Do
beating around the bush. “Answer my 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 picking
froze when she heard his words. She hadn’t expected him to know that she had gone with Alex to take Jared
she had actually placed her phone on silent when he called. She didn’t call him back after that because she didn’t
bouquet the next day. I purposely didn’t 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 my order on the pair of couple’s bracelets. Everything I did was because I was jealous
of what 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 take his call
a full minute, she was suddenly curious about the whereabouts of
grumpily flicked her on the forehead at that moment. “It is in my drawer. Come and get it
asked, shocked. Isn’t it supposed to be
the right to wear a couple’s jewelry with me?” His dark eyes were looking
Elliot’s
you?! Can’t I drink because I want to?” After having been found out, Anastasia meekly argued with him as she
she eventually broke free, she was back in
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