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?”

incomparable to Anastasia that

better think it through, Elliot, whether you want to let me get pregnant naturally or through the doctor’s method. Aliona then slammed the door and

eyes, gauging how much time had passed. By now, Anastasia should

he figured that Rey had

of his unless it was absolutely necessary. But, clearly, the situation

he decided to flee on his

…

black helicopter was rising in a huge

the chairman seat in Yelina’s military meeting was

pier, her tears flowing as she looked at the yacht which was less than a hundred meters away from her. When

Jared yelled while running, his

two of them then hugged each other tightly. Anastasia repeatedly

when she saw the red mark on his face, her heart ached, as if it had been stabbed with a

she asked as she suppressed her

woman! She even kidnapped Mr. Presgrave!” Jared answered with tears in

first.” Anastasia carried Jared in her arms and

and he must have been frightened by it. Hence, Anastasia could not let

a wet towel. She felt compelled to kill the vicious woman, Aliona, after seeing her

but Mr. Presgrave was taken away by them.” While Jared was speaking, his tears dropped from his beautiful eyes. He had been crying all his

Wiping her tears off,

comforted and nodded

hugging and kissing her child, Anastasia swore she would never let him experienced such terror again.

long and he finally fell asleep in her arms, with tears still on his face. Her heart was

accompanied him on the sofa, fearing that he would have

the pier. Elliot was taken to a science laboratory, where Aliona had arranged for 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

who was handcuffed in front of her. Despite his current situation, he maintained his domineering demeanor. His face still bore the marks left by the bodyguards when he refused to exit the

by them. Aliona had no say over it as they only followed Riley’s instructions. Thus, they would not

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

with a towel in her hand. “Elliot, you’d best

was about to wipe his

to wipe

of her help and merely gave her a

entered and scoffed at him. “Miss Dora is kind enough to be polite to you. You had

He continued to lash out at Elliot with another punch. Seeing that, Aliona immediately pulled

need to feel

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

not a big deal after all!” Paul

fight with me alone.” With his teeth gritted, Elliot tried to

I’m going to step on you and have you lick my shoes.” As Paul

with only a cold stare, as if inviting Paul to

After he left, Aliona turned and looked at Elliot.

continued, “We will be together tonight, and we will do

he heard that. In his mind, he only had one woman, one who

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

it would be the most glorious moment of

the courtyard. I’m going

be with Miss

had been having a crush on Aliona for the past three years. Knowing that she was about to offer herself to Elliot and coupled with the fact that Elliot

his life.” Paul merely wanted to vent his anger, and he was dying to vent it on

man immediately went to bring Elliot over for

out, with his limbs remained chained. Paul found that unchallenging,

“Paul, what if—”

him. With that, he sneered. “How would such a pampered young

waiting to witness their battle. Elliot, on the other hand, was dressed in a black coat, a vest

Elliot’s chains had been removed. He knew that Elliot was not someone to be underestimated.

on, Elliot. I’ll let you have the chance to challenge me,” Paul said, his

his sturdy build. His

on,” he

if Aliona could see it so that she would know he wasn’t inferior to Elliot. Paul

an

this point,

and dashed toward Elliot, but Elliot easily avoided him. His ease in avoiding Paul’s attack astounded Paul, who began to

being the young master of

most. His appearance was so perfect that Paul had the urge to destroy it. With that,

the face when his wrist was grabbed by a powerful palm. The palm had

flat on the ground. He couldn’t care less about the pain in his back and he stood up immediately, ready for another fight. However, he

you, Elliot?” Paul clenched his teeth and his eyes were filled with

exuded an inexplicable aura that made one

who were standing off to one side, started

of you? Dream on!” A provoked Paul attacked again. He kicked his leg and

skills and quick reaction were crucial. Everyone present could see that

today when they disembarked

“Be careful, Paul.”

chest. Elliot’s movement was as fast as lightning and Paul was unable to avoid it. As a result, he

turned red. He was using all his strength to fight, but Elliot could still cope

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

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

made Paul furious, as he did not want

confident, Paul tried to muster all his strength to

an army knife in Paul’s hand as he was desperate. I must make Elliot yield even if it means I have to use

him.” Aliona’s face paled in fright, as she didn’t want

He had lost his subordinates’ respect and now, he had lost his dignity in

Paul was like an uncontrollable wild beast that tried to stab everyone he saw, and it was hard to predict his movements. Facing an irrational enemy, Elliot reacted

time, he was looking for the best opportunity to neutralize Paul. Finally, Elliot found the chance. When Paul

he also managed to choke Paul

push Paul into the

Paul!” The subordinate panicked as he felt his legs

expect Elliot to find a chance to escape.

Paul was sweating and choking as Elliot continued to strangle him, and the former was turning

but don’t let Elliot escape!” Aliona went crazy and didn’t care about Paul; she only needed Elliot to be

mercenaries was filled with

and snatched his gun. Then, she aimed

the deranged Aliona, Elliot knew Paul could not be his shield any longer. When everyone was still stunned by the turn of events, Elliot let go of Paul and rushed to the high wall under the moonlight, as if the injury didn’t affect

had climbed over the wall and

their senses and hurriedly jumped over the wall. Behind this private house was a dense forest hillside. Meanwhile, Aliona

stretched to the far end of the

didn’t expect

walk far with his injured leg.” Aliona took the

his team had turned off the monitoring

Rey? Are you giving up on

group of people will save President Presgrave, and they are more capable

you referring to?” Anastasia

to another lounge. After sitting down, he told her

friends. Both of them are powerful and capable. Now, they are rescuing him. We just need

asked because she was

Old Madam Presgrave sent him to 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

didn’t really understand Elliot’s

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

Anastasia felt a

Dansbury. Three black armored SUVs appeared at the rear of the aircraft. The vehicles

left, another private plane arrived. The dark color sucked

offended. She ordered her subordinates to search the depth

plan

never have had the chance to complete the plan if she

Dora, this jungle is simply too big.” Her subordinates

you do it, but you have to find him. Go!” Aliona sat in the car and ordered. Then, she left

and must be bleeding badly, and it will consume his strength. He can’t go too far with the

He tore off his shirt and tied a knot on his leg to stop the bleeding. He felt his strength was ebbing

them will arrive soon. I just need to stay

find someone in the middle of the night was a nuisance. Aliona’s dozen subordinates had been

by the blood stains he had left. Following the blood stains, Aliona thought he bled too much and

the clothes to stop the bleeding. There is a lot of blood, though, so

on, get him back

this moment, they heard the sound of a helicopter coming to them. The

dark. Her subordinates also had a bad hunch. Why is

it. Continue to find him.” Aliona hoped that the helicopter was not here to rescue

later, the helicopter circled over their heads and parked on a

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

pointed in a

grass squeaked under his feet. He put his strength in the legs akin to

a group of people is coming

man answered in

went

big tree and sighed. “Are

the tree trunk. Opening his eyes, he answered

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.

wrapped his long arms around Elliot and helped him stand up. Both of them had similar heights and build.

to the helicopter when they were attacked by a mysterious group of people. Her men were not ordinary citizens, but she still lost half of the men after a surprise attack from the enemy. Aliona squealed as she saw a dark figure appear before

Elliot was sitting in the helicopter cabin while wearing a black coat.