Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 531-540

Elliot turned his head and gave Rey a dirty look, signaling the latter to shut up.

Anastasia was visibly stunned; inwardly, she was incredibly moved. He’s done so much behind the scenes for my dad’s condition, she thought. “Thank you so much,” she said. Then, ignoring the crowd coming and going around them, she flung her arms around Elliot’s neck and stood on tiptoe to kiss him on the cheek.

Elliot put his muscular arms around her waist to make it easier for her to kiss him.

Rey turned around behind them while stifling a laugh. President Presgrave has to thank me for this. Would Miss Tillman have been so moved if I hadn’t spoken out of turn?

After kissing Elliot, Anastasia held his hand, saying, “In that case, let’s go upstairs and take a look!”

Elliot nodded before heading for the elevator with her in his arms.

Rey didn’t go with them, though; Elliot had something else for him to do. Perhaps because he was too disgusted with Alex, he ordered Rey to monitor Alex’s every move from now on. He wanted to get something on Alex as soon as possible in order to send the latter to jail. Now that the latter was obviously not capable enough of managing Tillman Constructions, he would definitely take some illegal shortcuts, or he might want to wangle some money out of the company and then run away. Whatever he wanted, he would certainly do something.

Standing in front of the French window, Anastasia looked at the few specialists, who were standing before Francis’ sickbed in the middle of a discussion. Her heart was filled with hope and anticipation as she hoped that they had a better way to bring him round.

Just then, Elliot came over to her from behind with two cups of coffee in his hands.

Taking a cup of coffee from him, Anastasia turned to look at him, only to see a somewhat tired look on his good-looking face. Not only that, but there seemed to be dark circles under his eyes, which caused her to feel sorry for him at once. “You didn’t sleep well last night? Did I disturb you while we were sleeping?” she asked with self-reproach. The man’s beautifully-shaped eyes were bloodshot, making her feel even sorrier for him.

Elliot curled his lips into a smile before gracefully taking a sip of his coffee. “Nope. You slept like a log.”

“Then why couldn’t you sleep well?” Anastasia was puzzled.

Elliot turned to look at her, but he was somewhat hesitant to speak. This woman probably has never been romantically involved with a man before, which is why she’s clueless about men’s troubles. Well, it’s not her fault. I’m glad that there’s never been another man in her life. Not wanting to put her on the spot, he could only find a random excuse. “Nothing. It’s just that I slept late last night because I was too preoccupied with work.”

Anastasia took a drink of her coffee, which was aromatic and silky smooth. Somehow, looking at the specialists standing before Francis’ bed, she felt even more reassured. These people are probably leading medical authorities from different hospitals, so this guy must have done a lot of things for them to show up in Dad’s ward together. For someone as proud as him, it must’ve been difficult to plead with them in person. “Sorry for causing you so much trouble over what happened to my dad,” she said sincerely.

“He’s not only your dad; he’s also my father-in-law. Isn’t it my duty to save my father-in-law?” Elliot asked her in reply.

Anastasia was floored by his question right away. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say, so she could only let out a laugh. “Okay! If you say so, I’ll have to marry you in the future.”

“That’s of course. Who are you gonna marry if not me?” Elliot had absolute confidence in himself.

Anastasia blinked her eyes. Seems like I won’t be getting the short end of the stick by marrying him. So, I’m the one who has struck gold by taking advantage of him, right?

Meanwhile, Erica didn’t get to see Alex at the Tillman Residence that night. He said he had to visit a client on business, so she stayed alone all night.

Unbeknownst to her, however, instead of going anywhere, he spent the night finding solace in Hayley.

Early the next morning, Erica left home in her car. However, when she drove out of the gate, a figure suddenly dashed over and stopped her car. Startled, she hurriedly slammed on the brakes, upon which she felt that she had knocked down the person.

Frightened, she immediately opened the car door and got out of the car to take a look, only to see the man who had lingered outside her home last night. He was lying on the ground, but it was obvious that he wasn’t injured.

“It’s you again? What the hell do you want? Get lost!” Erica swore in exasperation.

Just then, the man got up and suddenly approached her. After studying her face with probing eyes, he finally saw the mole on her cheek, upon which he laughed happily like a fool.

“What the hell are you looking at? F*ck off! Get in my way again and I’ll run you over!” Erica snapped with a snort.

The man gave a sigh, as if to lament about something. “Did Naomi teach you to conduct yourself like this? Well, that’s understandable. Your mom is such a person, after all. One can’t expect her to teach you to be good.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? And what did you call my mom? Naomi? Who gave you the right to call her on a first-name basis?” Erica only assumed the man to be a former friend of Naomi. But what makes him think he can come asking for Mom right now? He looks so ignoble and disgusting. He’s got to be up to something.

“What’s your name? Do you know what your father’s name is?”

“I’m Erica Tillman. My dad is Francis Tillman.” Erica proudly told the man Francis’ name.

Upon hearing her words, the man gave a wry laugh right away. “Francis Tillman isn’t your father.”

The smug look on Erica’s face instantly vanished. She and Naomi were the only ones who knew that she wasn’t Francis’ daughter. How did the man know that? “What bullsh*t are you talking about? I’m warning you, cut that nonsense!”

However, the man said again, “You’re not Francis’ daughter.”

Erica’s face instantly paled with horror. She glared at the man, saying, “That’s nonsense! I am Francis’ daughter.”

The man was finally unable to restrain himself any longer. Staring at Erica, he growled somewhat irritably, “You’re not! You’re the daughter of Naomi and me! I’m your father, and you’re my daughter!”

Erica’s eyes widened in horror; fear enveloped her as she looked at the man in disbelief. What? The low-class man before me is my father? No, that’s not possible. I’ll never acknowledge such a man as my father. “F*ck off! Who wants to be your daughter? I’m warning you, if you dare talk nonsense again, I’ll—”

“I need 10,000. As long as you give me the money, I promise you that I won’t go around telling people about it.” The man didn’t go out of his way to come here to reunite with his daughter. He was here to ask for money.

Erica really looked down on the man before her from the bottom of her heart, but she had to silence him. She looked around, and luckily, there wasn’t anyone else around. She hurriedly took her bag out of her car and grabbed a handful of cash out of it. Handing the cash to him, she said in a quavering voice, “Get out of my face with the money and don’t show up in front of me ever again. I don’t care who you are; I’ll never have anything to do with you.”

Seeing the cash, the man took it from her without counting it; he knew just by touching it that there had to be more than 10,000 in it. He said happily, “Whether you admit it or not, I’m your father. And, you’re quite pretty.”

Erica only found his words disgusting. Nevertheless, she stared fixedly at the man for a few seconds. He was by no means comparable to Francis, who had regular features and gave off an air of scholarly refinement through every pore. On the other hand, one could tell at a glance that this man was struggling for a living at the bottom rung of society. “Take the money and don’t show up in front of me or come to me again,” she warned.

The man couldn’t help but take another look at her car before stretching out his hand to touch its painted surface. “This car must be expensive, right? The paint seems to be of such a high quality.”

“Don’t touch my car with your dirty hands!” Erica was pissed off. She didn’t want to see the man even for a second!

The man felt a twinge of inferiority as well. He could only pull his hand back, asking, “Where’s your mom?”

Erica didn’t want to tell him about Naomi, though. Pulling the car door open, she said, “Don’t come to us if there’s nothing.” With that, she revved up her car and sped away.

The man crouched on the ground and began to count the cash. After counting out a total of 15,000, he happily produced a packet of cigarettes and started smoking.

Now, I’ll have someone to rely on for cash, thought the man as he left while smoking happily.

At this moment, Mrs. Garner, the servant, stood up behind the wall next to the little door with a shocked expression. She couldn’t believe she had just learned a big secret by chance.

She happened to be sweeping the yard when she heard Erica yelling outside the gate earlier. She had wanted to head out to take a look, but when she saw that Erica was alright, she didn’t feel like doing so anymore. Consequently, she eavesdropped on Erica’s conversation with the man.

She couldn’t believe that the plainly dressed man was actually Erica’s biological father. Perhaps nobody in the Tillman Family knows the secret of Erica’s parentage. Now that she thought about it, that would make Anastasia the only real daughter of the Tillman Family.

Having worked here for more than ten years, Mrs. Garner had witnessed with her own eyes how Naomi had abused Anastasia both verbally and physically during Anastasia’s maiden years. Naomi’s daughter lived like a princess whereas the real daughter of the Tillman Family couldn’t even buy a piece of clothing.

Inwardly, she felt somewhat sorry for Anastasia, but she felt even sorrier for Francis, who had raised another man’s daughter for over 20 years. Even his company had fallen into Naomi’s and Erica’s hands now, whereas Anastasia seemed to have only gotten less than one-third of its shares.

Mrs. Garner was shrewd, so she wouldn’t easily let out such a big secret. Not only that, but she had learned how to be shrewd and calculating while living here. This was a great opportunity to make a fortune!

Erica would make a fortune in the future with the shares she now held in Tillman Constructions. I’ll trade this secret for some money, which will be enough for me to live out my life in retirement. She didn’t have to live the humble life of a servant anymore. And besides, it wasn’t like Naomi was nice to her, anyway. She resented Naomi and Erica deep down.

Meanwhile, Rey left home for work in the morning. On his way to his office, he received a phone call. As it turned out, the person he had sent out last night to trail Alex found something. “Send me the photos,” he said.

The person quickly sent Rey the photos. The instant he tapped on them, he was stunned right away. Why was Alex with Hayley? Who else is the coquettish-looking woman holding Alex’s arms in the photos if it isn’t Hayley? Is Alex having an affair with her as soon as he is married to Erica?

for how Hayley and Alex ended up getting involved with each other, Rey was no longer interested to know because he had to

his way there,

narrowed slightly as he merely took a glance at the photos before swiping them away. “Send these photos to Anastasia and see if they’re of any

“Roger that, President Presgrave.”

sitting in the specialists’ office and listening to their discussion on Francis’ condition. She didn’t understand the terms they used, but it seemed from the way they sounded that there

the phone and

sent her over

The photo showed Hayley holding Alex’s arm in a seductively charming posture. Not only that, but there were also several

shortly after marrying her. Apart from that, the person whom he was cheating with was someone whom Erica thought was her bestie! On the other hand, Hayley really had no scruples;

exultation. I’ll just watch what happens next and let the two women rip each

Hayley only liked Alex for his money. It was especially so after he became the president

corners of Anastasia’s lips. Will she still be able to laugh if I freeze all of Alex’s debit cards? The finance department had confirmed from the account statements that

and called the person in charge of the finance department, telling them to start preparing for this. The department would go through

he had suddenly lost quite a few clients thanks to Elliot, he had to source for new clients, so

her mind was elsewhere today, preoccupied with the man she had come across this morning. The

sleep well last

Why did you come back early

“I came back early in the morning for the meeting. Don’t you see that my

saying, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have doubted you. You’ve worked hard enough for the company.” What if… A smile curled the corners of Anastasia’s lips. Will she still be able to laugh if I freeze all of Alex’s debit cards? The finance department had confirmed from the account

her. “It’s okay! I can bear all kinds of hardships for your

little. Well, nothing wrong will happen as long as the secret of my parentage remains hidden. Otherwise, if Anastasia learns about it,

However, Erica didn’t understand the company’s affairs, so she could only go out

happened to be free as well, so

in designer clothes again. Not only that, but the latter was carrying

I didn’t. It’s just that someone’s been nice to

after all. However, nobody knew the price she paid for this. She had now lost both her sense of smell and sense of taste, which made her life extremely difficult. However, life had to continue, so she had no choice but to wangle money from Alex for her medical

a little like Anastasia with your

says that I have to look like her? I just want to be myself

a moment. She felt that Hayley was obviously imitating Anastasia in every aspect. Not only that, but she even purposely wore light makeup like the latter. However, she lied through her

And how is your dad?” Hayley

ask in surprise, “How did you know what happened to my dad? When did

“You didn’t tell me about it? Then where did I hear that? Oh, right, I accidentally heard it from someone when

dad’s comatose, and my mom… She was set up by

“What? What

mom who made my dad comatose. That’s

as though you have justice on your side? “Anastasia is indeed scheming and vicious. Neither of us is a match for her. You’ve got to watch out for her in the future,” she

course. I won’t let her have

go shopping,” Hayley suggested before getting

Erica waited for her in her seat. The card she was using right now was Alex’s, so she naturally handed it to

of yours is declined,” the waitress said

and glanced at it. “How is that possible? I just used it this

a few more times, but the payment was still

card back and pay the bill in cash. As she walked toward Erica, she was inwardly puzzled. Did Alex cancel the

she had something to deal with. As a

to find out what was wrong with her card. She was sitting at the counter when the bank officer said to

frozen? Who

this card? If not, you should ask the

what circumstances will a debit

what happened in particular.” “That’s of course. I won’t let her have an easy

her hand, she had a bad feeling in her gut. She took out her phone and dialed

“Hey, Hayley.”

is your card frozen? I couldn’t buy

his phone’s messages; he hadn’t had time to check his cell phone because he was too busy with the meeting. And sure enough, his phone registered a notification from the bank saying that all the bank cards under his name had been frozen. “Hayley, I’ll call you back in a minute. The card

here were her subordinates. Alex went to Gregory Lewinsky, the group leader in charge of the

Tillman’s orders. You can call her to ask her about it,” Gregory replied

wrong and that it’d be difficult to talk about his misappropriation of the company’s funds. “Mr. Lewinsky, how about you unfreeze my cards first? I’ll explain the matter to Miss Tillman

obey Miss Tillman’s orders here,” Gregory

Standing before the French window, he took out his cell

voice was

you inform me before freezing my debit cards? My life is affected now that all my debit cards are completely unusable,”

of letting him off, though. “President Hunter, you should know why I have your debit cards frozen. There

brother-in-law. Could you unfreeze my debit cards first for the sake

follow the company’s rules,” Anastasia replied

tremendous pressure recently. There were always problems with running the company; he often had to deal with either a lack of materials or a bunch of customer complaints. Not only that, but he had to

choice but to take out his cell phone and dial

“Hello?”

yours for a

would Anastasia freeze your

it as a

you a card

hung up on her. Still, he was finding a way to unfreeze his

was replacing his cannula when she suddenly sensed a movement in his arm as she was holding

were checking on Francis’ condition before his sickbed, she stood outside the window with a flicker

the nurse in charge of replacing Francis’ cannula just now came over to

dad’s recovering,” Anastasia replied thankfully. After that, she took out her cell phone

didn’t realize that it was strangely quiet on the other end of the line. Elliot’s voice sounded especially deep and clear as if it were played in stereo; he was happy for her. “Is that so? Well, that means our efforts aren’t in vain.” Alex’s eyes were bloodshot; he had no

the other end, Anastasia asked

Elliot replied

ahead with your meeting. I won’t bother you any

I’ll call you back when the meeting is over,” Elliot said

him immediately what had just happened to Francis, but she somewhat blamed herself upon recalling how she had interrupted him while he was in a meeting. As for Erica, she had no intention of sharing the matter with her. She didn’t

At this moment, she experienced how distressing it was to be imprisoned. Only two weeks had passed since she was put behind bars, but she was already feeling miserable. To her, life in

hoping that Francis could regain consciousness and get her out of prison. Even if he hated her and divorced her, she was fine with it as long as she didn’t have to go to prison. And besides, Erica couldn’t be of much help to her while she was here; all the former could do was bring her clothes. Other than that, all she had here was a bed surrounded by ice-cold

to such a bad end, she thought. She hoped day after day that Erica and Alex would get her out of here, only to get disappointed every single day. Still, she knew

bank card, wanting to ask him out to dinner in the evening before spending some quality time together. After all, now

invitation, saying that he had to work until

binge on TV dramas in bed than keep Alex company while he worked extra hours. Moreover, Alex also persuaded her to go

beep of a text message. She picked up her cell phone and took a look, only to see a message saying that 40,000 had been withdrawn from

For whom did Alex withdraw the 40,000? Not only that, but it pained her that he had withdrawn such a large amount at one go. However, recalling that he needed the money

withdrawn by Alex. Seeing the stack of notes on the desk, she hugged Alex happily. “Alex,

“I can’t let you suffer, after all.” He was really in love with Hayley, whose gentleness and adoration for him made him

wall next to the gate. Startled, she immediately got out of her car.

man asked her for money right away as her father. “Erica, I need more money. Your

you’re my dad? Get out of my face! I don’t want to see you at all! How could you ask me for money again after I gave you over 10,000 just a few days ago? Are

the man had found out about the Tillman Family’s background. “How could you have no money? Francis Tillman is rich; he’s got a big company and owns assets of over a billion! What about your mom?” Erica was stunned. For whom did Alex withdraw the 40,000? Not only that, but it pained her that he had withdrawn such a large amount at one go. However, recalling that he needed the money urgently to feast the clients or something, she had

very moment, Erica hated Naomi somewhat. Why would the latter choose such a low-class man to be her father? He was nothing but a useless good-for-nothing. “That’s the

I don’t need much, Erica. Just give me another 20,000, and

that, Erica immediately believed him. “Really? You

about it. I won’t show

from her bank account. Upon hearing his words, she took out her bag and produced a stack of notes from it before handing it to him. “Hide

face lit up with pleasure as he took

she wished she were Francis’ daughter, just like Anastasia! However, as long as no one uncovered her parentage, she would still be Francis’ second daughter and the second young

no longer a secret.

of good news that night. Francis’ brain waves had begun to show a response. The response wasn’t strong, but this was nonetheless a piece of great

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