Never Too Far Novel

“Don’t worry. Jared will be fine.”

“How about you? I worry about you as well, you know, not just Jared,” she said in a hoarse voice.

“I will be fine too. Trust me.” He laughed, trying to ease her worries.

“Promise me, Elliot, that you will come back safely.”

“Is there any reward for returning safely?” he suddenly asked in a serious tone.

“Let’s get married when you’re back. I will marry you and be your wife!” Anastasia answered decisively.

That surprised Elliot. “Are you saying it for real? You’ll marry me as long as I return safely?”

“Yes. I’m not deceiving you.” Anastasia was equally serious. She was willing to do anything as long as he returned safely to her.

Can he, though? Can he escape from Riley’s men without any harm?

All of the kidnappers were well-trained, and their abilities were not to be underestimated.

“Deal. I’ll crawl back to earth to marry you even if I’m in Hell.” Elliot’s tone was solemn, and it was as if he were swearing an oath.

However, that scared her. “I don’t want you to crawl back, Elliot. I want you to walk back, safe and sound.”

Crawling back meant he lost an arm or a leg. She couldn’t bear the thought of it because it made her heart race with fear and insecurity.

“I know. I promise to walk back to you.” Elliot laughed, as if he had infinite motivation to keep his promise.

For the next two hours, Anastasia had no idea what she was doing. Her mind was on the verge of collapsing and she didn’t take her gaze away from the surveillance camera for even a second, occasionally catching a glimpse of Elliot on the deck of his boat. However, no matter how hard she stared at the screen, she couldn’t see Jared.

“President Presgrave is only ten nautical miles from them now. They will be exchanging the hostages soon.”

Rey and Anastasia tensed up and focused on the screen as soon as they heard that. Finally, the two ships appeared to be only a hundred miles apart. Elliot’s yacht arrived quickly at Aliona’s, and from the screen, Aliona greeted him personally with a wide and polite smile.

Meanwhile, on the two yachts on the international seas, Aliona saw Elliot coming down from his yacht. She was wearing a figure hugging dress that made her appear graceful. She knew that she couldn’t conceal her identity any longer.

“Elliott, we don’t need to go this far.” Aliona exhaled a sigh. She could finally feel like she had him under control.

“Give me the child.” Elliot glared at her. “You can deal with me in any way you want.”

A tinge of hatred flashed through her eyes when she heard that. How did Anastasia captivate him to the point where he is willing to sacrifice himself to save her son? Her son is not even related to him!

Aliona clapped and within seconds, her bodyguard brought a child out from the cabin. When Jared saw Elliot, the boy was so surprised that he exclaimed right away, “Mr. Presgrave!”

Elliot’s gaze was fixed on Jared’s face and when the man noticed the blood on Jared’s face, he glared venomously at Aliona. Aliona sensed ruthlessness in his gaze, which terrified her. She quickly explained, “He was disobedient, so I taught him a lesson. Nothing else.”

“I’m fine, Mr. Presgrave.” Jared did not want Elliot to worry about him.

“How do I get this child back?” Elliot asked calmly.

“I’ll hand him over to your men while you come to me. The rest of your life is up to me,” Aliona said calmly. She bet everything she had this time to complete her mission, so she had to be ruthless.

Elliot then approached her men. There were tens of them on the deck now, compared to Elliot’s two bodyguards. In addition, Jared was present. Elliot, she reasoned, would not dare to do anything.

After all, Jared’s life might be endangered if the situation got chaotic.

Walking over to Aliona, Elliot voluntarily extended his hands for her men to tie.

“Pass them the child. Otherwise, I’ll hunt you down using all I have.” His words were like a curse or spell hovering over her heart.

Aliona waved her hand and Jared was released immediately. However, he ran straight to Elliot.

“Why are you tied, Mr. Presgrave? I don’t want you to be tied by them just to save me. She’s an evil woman!” With an angry expression, Jared pointed at Aliona.

Though Elliot’s hands were clasped, he was still as unyielding as usual when he squatted down. He looked at Jared solemnly and said, “Jared, return to your mommy. I will be fine.”

“I don’t want to leave you behind, Mr. Presgrave. Let’s leave together. I don’t want to leave without you!” Jared hugged Elliot and started crying anxiously.

Elliot then used this opportunity to signal to his men and one of his bodyguards, Ricky, rushed over and grabbed Jared. Jared, on the other hand, struggled to get away, attempting to pry open Ricky’s grip and refusing to leave. Hence, Ricky had no choice but to forcibly remove him from the yacht.

Jared’s cry could still be heard in the air. “Mr. Presgrave! Mr. Presgrave…”

When Elliot heard Jared’s cries, he felt his heart ache and tears welled up in his eyes as well. Jared was akin to his own son. To him, both of them were related by blood.

That made Aliona sneer. “What an emotional father-son duo! You should know by now how you would be treated here, Elliot.”

She then ordered, “Retract the suit against my father and return him his freedom!”

A phone was handed to Elliot. At the same time, a sniper was aiming at the three people who had just left the yacht.

Elliot’s gaze dimmed when he saw that. He took the phone and called Captain Anderson. When the phone was answered, Elliot said calmly, “Captain Anderson, I want to retract my allegations against my uncle, Riley. Please release him three days later.”

“Are you sure that you want to forgo the investigation of the incident that year, Young Master Elliot?”

“Yes. My uncle is not the suspect,” Elliot replied in a serious tone.

“Fine. I’ll arrange for his release.”

“Thank you.” After hearing that, Aliona kept the phone, feeling satisfied. She then signaled to her bodyguards. “Let them off. We’ll leave right now.”

Anastasia, who was watching everything through the surveillance camera, was crying at this point. She witnessed Elliot’s sacrifice to save her son. The man now had his hands tied, and he was like a helpless beast who had succumbed to Aliona.

“Miss Tillman, your son is safe now. I will send someone to get him. Now, let us handle the rescuing of President Presgrave.”

“Elliot… Please save him!” Anastasia pleaded with Rey and the group of men with him.

“Don’t worry. We won’t let anything happen to President Presgrave.” Rey nodded. He appeared to be extra calm.

Anastasia then rested in a corner as she waited for Jared to return. However, her heart was still troubled over Elliot’s safety. She wanted both of them to be safe.

Meanwhile, Jared was already with the rescue team.

At this moment, the surveillance team reported that their tracking on Aliona’s yacht was lost. She had cunningly sailed into the waters of a country with a signal interception system, effectively blocking all of their tracking signals. Hence, under the protection of that country, she and Elliot vanished from their radar.

Rey did not expect Aliona to be this cunning too. He took his phone to a corner and dialed a series of numbers. “Hello?” On the other end of the line was a man’s cold voice.

“Sorry to disturb you, Young Master Weiss. I need your help concerning President Presgrave’s life.”

“What? Elliot endangered his own life?” The man on the other side of the phone was shocked.

“Yes. He needs your assistance now.”

“Where is he?”

“He was now kidnapped into the waters of Dansbury. We have no idea if he is still alive. Please enlist the assistance of Young Master Lloyd as well in order to save President Presgrave.”

“Just how did he get himself into such a situation?” Arthur sighed. “Give me his last tracked location.”

Rey felt relieved after that and immediately sent Elliot’s last known location to Arthur. The former knew that if Arthur and Richard intervened, Elliot’s chances of survival would improve dramatically.

Truth was, Rey was unsure of their identities because he had only seen them on the phone. Both of them were Elliot’s close friends who had been through life and death with him. Despite living quietly in some parts of the world, they had exceptional wealth and abilities.

Before Elliot left, he had instructed Rey to not contact these two guys unless absolutely necessary. But now, Rey was terrified of how things had turned out, and he had no choice but to enlist the duo’s assistance.

On Aliona’s yacht, she was sitting on the sofa in the living room, staring at the man who was tied on the bed. She was unwilling to kill him, as she couldn’t bear the thought of him dying too.

“Elliot, if you listen to me and have a child with me, I can beg Father to let you off the hook. We can then spend the rest of our lives together.” After she finished her words, she approached him and raised his chin with her finger. Her gaze seemed to be questioning him.

Elliot, on the other hand, had a razor-sharp gaze that made anyone who looked at him nervous.

Aliona continued, feeling irritated, “Don’t look at me like that. If you want to live, you can only do what I just said.”

“You’re not qualified to have my child,” he replied coldly and turned his face to the side to break away from her fingers.

That made Aliona grit her teeth in rage. She looked at his angular brows and nose, and he appeared exceptionally wild and unruly to her.

But his personality was particularly appealing to her. He was so seductive that she couldn’t bear the thought of killing him.

“Do you really want to die, Elliot? Whether you want it or not, I’ll be pregnant with your child, and the child will inherit the Presgrave Group. Father will undoubtedly see to it!” Aliona yelled, as if she were insane. She then grabbed Elliot’s face and tried to kiss him hard.

However, he gave her a warning look, which terrified her.

Seeing that, she held back her urge of kissing him and reluctantly let go of his face. “What do you like about Anastasia? Am I not better than her?”

not answer. Aliona was so incomparable to Anastasia that Elliot did

to let me get pregnant naturally or through the doctor’s method. Aliona then slammed the door and walked away after she said

how much time had passed. By now, Anastasia should have gotten Jared, and he felt

figured that Rey had informed

necessary. But, clearly, the situation now warranted

Instead of waiting for them, he decided to flee on his own when

…

in a

chairman seat in Yelina’s military meeting

she looked at the yacht which was less than a hundred meters away from her. When the yacht arrived at the port, the bodyguard lowered Jared, and the boy immediately

yelled while

each other tightly. Anastasia repeatedly kissed

mark on his face, her heart

face?” she asked

answered with tears in

is saving him. Don’t worry. Nothing will happen to him. Let’s go back to the hotel first.” Anastasia

have been frightened by it. Hence, Anastasia

the bed, wiping Jared’s face with a wet towel. She felt compelled to kill the vicious woman, Aliona, after seeing her child’s tender face that had a visible

While Jared was speaking, his tears dropped from his

when she saw that. However, she knew that crying couldn’t solve anything, so she turned around. Wiping her tears off, she replaced it with a smile. “Jared, Mr. Presgrave is good at everything.

was comforted and

her child, Anastasia swore she would never let him experienced

finally fell asleep in her arms, with tears still on his face. Her heart was aching for him when she saw

accompanied him on the sofa, fearing that he would have

herself to get impregnated with Elliot’s son. After Elliot was killed, she could then bring her son back as Elliot’s legitimate heir and send

in front of her. Despite his current situation, he maintained his

Aliona had no say over it as they only followed Riley’s instructions. Thus, they would not treat Elliot better simply because of what she

right hand, Paul, had a crush on her. He undoubtedly treated

walked into the laboratory with a towel in her hand. “Elliot, you’d best be cooperative. They don’t

was about to wipe his face, Elliot coldly rejected her.

just want to

don’t need that. Piss off!” He was unappreciative of her help and merely gave her

Paul entered and scoffed at him. “Miss Dora is kind enough to be polite

the latter only grunted. Hence, Paul was unsatisfied. He continued to lash out at Elliot with another punch. Seeing that, Aliona immediately pulled him

after tonight. You don’t need to feel sorry for

his head and his gaze appeared to be one of a predator’s. If he wasn’t tied up,

big deal after

me alone.” With his

have you lick my shoes.” As Paul was one of the Bauer Mercenary Group, he had absolute

stare, as if

mockery flashed in Paul’s eyes before he turned and left the laboratory. After he left,

will be together tonight, and we will do whatever it takes to have a child, whether you are willing or

her with disgust when he heard that. In his mind, he only had one woman, one

night and Paul was in his room, wiping his saber. He was in a provoked state. Remembering that Elliot was about to

the reputable Elliot, it would be the most glorious moment of

the courtyard. I’m

be

for the past three years. Knowing that she

vent his

his man immediately went to bring Elliot over

in the courtyard, Elliot was brought out, with his limbs remained chained.

“Paul, what if—”

would such a pampered young master defeat me? Guard by the side, and if he dares to flee, teach

beside them, waiting to witness their battle. Elliot, on the other hand, was dressed in a

a brief moment, Paul was concerned when he noticed Elliot’s chains had been removed. He knew that Elliot was not someone to be underestimated. Paul had, however, boasted in front

the chance to challenge

removed his coat, revealing his sturdy build. His muscles beneath

on,” he responded

fists were clenched tightly. He was dying to teach Elliot a lesson and beat him to a pulp right now. It would be even better if Aliona could see

such an opportunity. He secretly scanned his surroundings, looking for anything that

dead silent at this point, leaving only the sound of the

avoiding Paul’s attack astounded Paul, who

the young

the most. His appearance was so perfect that Paul had the urge to destroy it. With that, he raised his fist, preparing to give Elliot’s face a hard

the face when his wrist was grabbed by a powerful palm. The palm had so much strength in it that it made Paul’s bones ache. Seeing

and he stood up immediately, ready for another fight. However, he

Elliot?” Paul clenched his teeth and

sneer exuded an inexplicable

were standing off to one

again. He

quick reaction were crucial. Everyone present could see that Elliot was equal to, if not better

beaten up by Paul earlier today when they disembarked from the yacht. How did he remain

“Be careful, Paul.”

up!” Paul yelled. At this moment, Elliot gave Paul a kick on his chest. Elliot’s movement was as fast as lightning and Paul was unable to

was getting frustrated, and his eyes turned red. He was using all his strength to

in the Bauer Mercenary Group, and I can’t beat

She walked out of the backyard to see Elliot and Paul fighting, and she panicked. “Paul, stop it! Cuff him now.

he did not want

confident, Paul tried to muster all his

moment, a silver light flashed under the moonlight. There was an army knife in Paul’s hand as he was desperate. I must make Elliot yield even

as she didn’t

subordinates’ respect and now, he had lost

attack. Paul was like an uncontrollable wild beast that tried to stab

Elliot found the chance. When Paul saw the opportunity to stab his thigh, Elliot immediately choked Paul with his

Elliot’s thigh was hurt, he also managed to choke

into the trajectory of the bullet. Suddenly, Paul

The subordinate panicked as he felt his legs

didn’t expect Elliot to find a chance to escape. Now, he

kill him.” Paul was sweating and choking as Elliot continued to strangle him, and

crazy and didn’t care about Paul; she only

with Paul’s subordinates,

the nearest mercenary and snatched his gun. Then, she aimed at Paul. Paul’s life flashed before his eyes as Aliona

any longer. When everyone was still stunned by the turn of events, Elliot let go of Paul and

Elliot, who had climbed over the wall and escaped. Then, she shouted,

over the wall. Behind this private house was a dense forest hillside. Meanwhile, Aliona followed one subordinate and drove a

end of the mountain. Aliona purposely chose this covert location to carry out the childbirth

expect Elliot to

his injured

she found that Rey and his team had turned off the monitoring equipment and were resting. It was as if they

wrong, Rey? Are you giving up

Tillman, please be rest assured. Another group of people will save President

to?” Anastasia asked in

lounge. After sitting down, he told

and capable. Now, they are rescuing him. We just need to

are they?” Anastasia asked because she was

a secret training camp when he was an eight-year-old until he was sixteen. During the training, he met the young masters of the other two families and they trained for eight

didn’t really understand Elliot’s

own tracking systems with accurate positioning. As long as they arrive at Dansbury, they will be able to quickly find President Presgrave and save him.” Rey believed they would definitely rescue Elliot if he didn’t die before they got

felt a

airport in Dansbury. Three black armored SUVs appeared at the rear of the aircraft.

group left, another private plane arrived. The dark color sucked up the lights near the airport. From the rear, another two cars rushed into the

had offended. She ordered her subordinates to search the depth of the jungle for

Don’t let him escape.” Aliona didn’t want the plan to

to complete the plan if she

simply too big.” Her subordinates felt that

it, but you have to find him. Go!” Aliona sat in the car and

Elliot go? He was stabbed in the leg and must be bleeding badly, and it will consume his strength. He can’t go too far with the

He was lying under a big tree at the moment. He tore off his shirt and tied a knot on his leg to stop the bleeding. He felt

soon. I just need to stay in a safe place and

someone in the middle of the night was a nuisance. Aliona’s

over the wall, followed by the blood stains he had left. Following the blood stains, Aliona

must have torn off the clothes to stop the bleeding.

“Come on, get him back to me!

sound of a helicopter coming

Her subordinates also had a bad hunch. Why is there a helicopter

worry about it. Continue to find him.” Aliona hoped that the helicopter was not

their heads and parked

the plane. One of them was a young man dressed in black. He stood there like a

his hand and then pointed in

onto the grass. The lush grass squeaked under

of people is

in a low voice and

went

man finally walked to a big tree

tree trunk. Opening his eyes, he answered the man humorously,

man walked to Elliot and squatted down before him. A ray of light emitted from the iPad and scanned Elliot’s body until it met his bleeding thigh. “Let’s go. I’ll take

arms around Elliot and helped him stand up. Both of them had similar heights and build. Then, they slowly

after a surprise attack from the enemy. Aliona squealed as she saw a dark figure appear before her. Her both arms

helicopter cabin while wearing a black