Never Too Far Novel

“They’re my dad’s clients. Shouldn’t I be treating them well?” Anastasia was unsure of what she should do.

“There’s no need for that since all of them are more than happy to continue working with your father’s company.” Elliot curled his lips into a smile.

Anastasia clearly sensed the arrogance in his tone. After all, this man was the reason these people were here to seek a collaboration with Tillman Constructions.

Currently, the conference room was filled to the brim with all these people. As Anastasia sat in the foremost seat with Elliot by her side, each of the participants came up to her and introduced themselves briefly before they proceeded to discuss with the employees regarding their respective projects, such as the supply of materials and conditions for working together in the future.

Without lifting a finger, Anastasia watched the company come back to life. It was all thanks to Elliot that the company that was on the brink of bankruptcy was so full of vitality right now.

“Miss Tillman, are you satisfied with my pricing? You’d be pleased to know this is the highest price we’ve ever offered to any company.”

Since the man had already said this much, Anastasia nodded with a faint smile. “I am very satisfied.”

“Miss Tillman, I still have several properties under construction. I’ll be using your company for the building materials.”

“Miss Tillman, we will keep a close eye on supplying Tillman Constructions. As long as your company is in urgent need of raw materials, we will be the first to send them.”

Anastasia was all smiles as she listened to all these prominent figures. The managers of Tillman Constructions were no exception, as their smiles were even wider than that of Anastasia’s. They knew the company was not only saved but would continue to grow even bigger from now on.
“They’re my dad’s clients. Shouldn’t I be treating them well?” Anastasia was unsure of what she should do.

“I’ll leave the rest to you all.” Elliot had been patient in listening to all of them before he stood up and took Anastasia’s hand. “Let’s go take a break.”

Anastasia was speechless at what Elliot suggested, as she felt it was inappropriate for her to take a break when the company was having such an important meeting. Yet, the man continued to drag her out of the conference room without an explanation. “I am the president here, so I should be staying with them inside,” she said begrudgingly.

“We can’t waste time here, as we still have a lot to do,” Elliot replied.

When Anastasia saw they were heading to the finance department, she immediately realized it was time to recover the money Alex had embezzled from the company.

Although there were still Alex’s men in the department, each and every one of them wore a stern expression at the moment and dared not even take a deep breath. “Miss Tillman, do you have business with us?”

“Alex had made a transfer of 30 million. I want to see the records of that transfer.”

One of the men’s eyes lit up; that man was Alex’s only accomplice here. Alex would not let everyone know about the transfer with a sum that huge. Thus, he was the sole accomplice.

“You there, come here.” For someone as astute as Elliot, he managed to identify the accomplice with just one look.

“President Presgrave… Can I help you?”

“If you sort out all the evidence of Alex’s embezzlement, I will spare you for your wrongdoings,” Elliot said, his tone cold and hostile.

The employee in question immediately had his face grow white in fear. “President Hunter did indeed ask me to make a false account, but that money… that money is already in an overseas account and is completely untraceable. It’s impossible to get that money back.”

“I just need you to get the evidence ready.” Saying that, Elliot patted Anastasia on her shoulder. “I’ll go make a phone call.” He then left after Anastasia nodded in acknowledgment.

After Elliot left, Alex’s accomplice immediately came over to Anastasia with his fear clear as day. “Miss Tillman, I’m sorry. President Hunter forced me to do this. I had to do it for my family…”

“How much did you take?” Anastasia did not believe the man in front of her was innocent.

“I… only took a million…” The man hung his head sheepishly. “I’ll return the money to the company and sort out the evidence at once. So, Miss Tillman, please spare me. Don’t send me to jail.”

“That will depend on whether your atonement is good enough. Should you still have something you’re not telling us, I guarantee you will be going down with Alex,” said Anastasia resoundingly with her eyes clear and cold.

Overwhelmed with fear and awe, the employee hurriedly said, “Miss Tillman, I am also a coward by nature, which is why I’ve recorded the conversation between me and President Hunter. I’ll send the recording to you along with the evidence of his embezzlement.”

“Good.” As Anastasia said that, she looked at everyone in the room and announced, “I’ll hunt you down if any of you informs Alex behind my back.”

Instantly, everyone became tense. They could already guess how Alex would end up, so nobody dared to be on his side at this time.

“Don’t worry, Miss Tillman. None of us will inform President Hunter,” said one of the older employees.

Anastasia nodded after hearing his answer.

At this moment, Elliot strode into the room and told her with his eyes that he had gotten back the money that Alex had embezzled.

With the connections that he had, getting the money back was as easy as ABC. Now, Anastasia should also begin to prepare for Alex’s arrest.

“The lawyers that I hired for you are on their way here now. They’ll get ready with the procedures.” Elliot had already handled everything for her as he wanted Alex to be thrown behind bars more than she did.

Most importantly, each and every one of his lawyers were experts, so they would definitely have Alex in prison for the rest of his life.

A grateful Anastasia hugged Elliot around his waist. “Thank you. I really don’t know how to return your favor.”

He kissed her on her hair before saying, “That’s what I’m here for.”

In fact, the reason why he did all these was not only because of her, but he was also repaying the Tillmans for being the reason for her mother’s death.
“Good.” As Anastasia said that, she looked at everyone in the room and announced, “I’ll hunt you down if any of you informs Alex behind my back.”

At this moment, Anastasia decided in her heart that she would always be by his side for the rest of her life, no matter what happened.

On the other hand, Alex was having an intimate moment with Hayley in the apartment. With this money, he could bring her abroad and enjoy themselves there in no time.

Although she was not really into traveling abroad, she wouldn’t let this chance slip when he had this large amount of money in hand. “You’re really impressive, Alex! Now, Erica will definitely go down with Tillman Constructions!” she said with a smile tugged on her lips.

“She’s really an idiot. I don’t think she can accomplish anything in her life.” Alex greatly despised anyone like Erica. Meanwhile, Hayley was so proud that she could enjoy herself with Anastasia’s father’s money without her knowing!

“Let’s start our vacation at the beach first and enjoy our life to the fullest,” he told her while hugging her.

“Okay, whatever you say. My job is only to have good food, have fun, and make you happy,” she declared happily.

“By the way, do you know Erica’s sister, Anastasia?” Alex asked her as he was always curious about this.

“Anastasia?” Hayley pretended to recall. “I met her a few times a long time ago. Why?”

He started to look at her face closely as though he was trying to find another woman through her. “You truly look like her.”

Hearing that, she felt bitter on the inside. Why does every man that has met Anastasia get obsessed with her? Elliot is obsessed with her, and so is Alex! Why am I always her substitute?

“Don’t tell me that you like me because I look like her.” She pretended to be jealous and turned her head to the side.

“What? No. I don’t give a damn about her. She’s already another man’s toy.”

“Whose toy?” A surprised Hayley thought, Is there anything else that I don’t know about her?

While grinding his teeth in anger, Alex replied, “Elliot Presgrave.”

“Elliot Presgrave? Isn’t he the president of the Presgrave Group?” She knowingly wore a puzzled face.

Then, a contemptuous Alex grunted, “Other than all the dirty money that he has, he’s actually nothing!”

Looking at his furious face, Hayley mocked him in her mind. Is he honestly saying that when he’s the one who is ‘nothing’? In her heart, no matter how many Alex’s there were, they couldn’t compete with one Elliot.

However, she still needed to look at him with her face full of affection. “I don’t care who Elliot is. I just know that I love you, and don’t you dare say I look like anyone again. I don’t like that.”

“Okay, okay. I won’t.” He embraced her in his arms, but deep down, he always treated Hayley as Anastasia’s substitute because she really looked like Anastasia most of the time.

Meanwhile, at Tillman Constructions…

When Anastasia heard from Rey that Alex was in his apartment with Hayley, she knew that she should tell Erica about it.

She needed to let her know who was the one constantly pestering Alex, spending her money without her knowledge, and making her get the cold treatment after her marriage—her best friend, Hayley.

If she revealed everything to her, she expected to see a heated argument between these two best friends. Although she couldn’t be there in person to see it, she wanted to let Hayley know the consequences of stealing another person’s man.

With that in mind, she took her phone and called Erica.

“Hello, Anastasia? What’s the matter?” Erica was a little nervous when she picked up the phone.

“Although I hate you, I still need to tell you this. Alex has been together with Hayley throughout your marriage with him. They are now together in his apartment. You can go there and see it for yourself.”

“What? Hayley? Are you sure?” As expected, Erica was shocked. From what she knew, there was zero interactions between Hayley and Alex!

“See it for yourself if it’s Hayley or not. I’ll send you the address.” As soon as Anastasia said that, she sent the address to Erica.

this moment, Erica was actually preparing to go home, but when she saw the

way, she was screaming inside her head, How is that possible? Hayley and Alex are together? But when? Don’t tell me that she was with him for all those ‘outstation’ nights that he told me about. And what about the money

going crazy as she recalled that Hayley had only gone to Tillman Constructions once with her. Did she hook up with Alex that day? If that’s the

exactly like Anastasia. With that face, it would

reached her destination, she strode right into Alex’s apartment with some other people and pressed the 18th-floor button in the elevator. Just

janitor, “Madam, can you do me

don’t you have

If I knock on the door, they definitely

that, the kind-hearted janitor answered with a righteous expression, “Okay. I’ll knock

on the door

couch and looked through the peephole, only to see it was the janitor. Then, she reached

just ignored her and turned around, walking away. Just as the puzzled Hayley wanted to

faced each other, Hayley was in total shock, while Erica was glaring at her in

hand over her mouth. At this

And did you continue living with him even

how smart Hayley was, she was unprepared for this moment and lost her skills

also felt that she had been fooled all this while. When she and Alex were just boyfriend and girlfriend, she would show affection toward him in front of Hayley all

definitely had a good laugh at her from the beginning. As she humiliated her,

gonna f*king kill you, Hayley Seymour!” Erica bellowed. Right then, she threw her purse

heard noises of women fighting and screaming outside. He even heard someone shouting for his help. “Save

of bed and rushed out of the room, only to see two women yanking and kicking each other on

in shock after seeing Erica there.

into the fight to pull Erica away from Hayley and push her onto

at Hayley and snapped, “You

every part of her face furtively as she was afraid that Erica had displaced the

Are you hurt?” Alex asked her

her husband. So, seeing him

not fit to be human! You’re just a sc*m and a b*tch!

leave the place at once, since Erica is totally worthless in her eyes now. Meanwhile, Alex, who had just

love with her because she looks like

Hayley glared at

went for plastic surgery and had her face

Erica still found one photo of Hayley’s face before the plastic surgery and showed it to Alex. “Take a look! Now you know how fake her face is. She has spent a few million

stunned. He grabbed Erica’s phone from her hand and saw the face in the photo. The person in the photo had a square face, which looked completely

really you?” he asked Hayley,

a sigh. “You said you wouldn’t care about

Her past is really splendid. She has slept with almost every man she met. You should ask her how many she has slept with before

out, Erica!” Hayley shouted while

return my money yet!

“Ya. I spent it all.

how long you can keep your fake face on. Are you planning to get

your f*cking mouth!” Hayley’s

spurious Hayley was. Now, he had a change of plan—he wouldn’t be sharing a

my house. Hayley, pack up your stuff and get out of here.” Alex was a hard-hearted person who knew the

her bullsh*t, Alex. My face is fine, and it will stay the same

to get this man, but she had not gained any

was furious all of a sudden and looked at

told Alex, “You think that I’ll be doomed, right?

are you

shares to Anastasia. So, Tillman Constructions is hers now,” she announced proudly. “I

up to Erica, stopped her from

“This morning.”

to his room and

Erica’s arm. “Who sent you here?” She thought Erica would never find out about her relationship with Alex because she was

“Anastasia told me about it. Don’t you

ghastly expression once again. It’s Anastasia again? Why is she always

his room, “Why is

spun on her heels and left the place. At the same time, Hayley noticed something as

that he embezzled would definitely be recovered, and

was ready to leave too. Erica picked up her bag and told Alex, “You think that I’ll

all she heard was Alex cursing in rage, noises of

in her eyes, she took her bag and left the place, as she was also tired of acting for such a long

downstairs, she met a few men who were going up, and she was a little surprised by that. When she came out to the parking lot, there were several patrol cars and a few men there watching over the place. Curious,

a while, she also saw Hayley coming out of the

to hit her with the car when she realized how blind she was previously to be best friends with her all

married to Alex, I’ve been sharing the same men with her. She felt nauseous thinking about

on the other side, told him frankly that his transaction had been found to be illegal and that the bank would halt the process of recovering

raving, he heard someone break into his apartment. Shocked, he rushed out of his room, and the plainclothes police, who broke into his apartment, jumped on him

need to follow

sudden. It’s a trap. It was a trap that Anastasia set for him to purposely let him embezzle that money after seeing

fallen into Anastasia’s

previously, could get him a sentence of

coming out of the apartment with

entering the patrol car. Instantly, her brain started to figure out what was going on. Why is Alex arrested? What

thirty-million sum of money previously, and he divorced me a few days after that. Since he was in the finance department and he also had a record for embezzlement, did he embezzle that thirty million too? And

Hayley looked at Alex getting arrested in the patrol car with

he saw her older pictures, she was irked by

why are you constantly on my tail?”

anxious. She suddenly had an urge to go to the spot where she pushed Wanda down. She wanted to verify whether Wanda was

Is Mrs. Garner dead?

into the sea by Erica, she was swept to the shore by the waves. When she was found, she had

the sea shore and glanced at the vast ocean, which seemed like the perfect burial ground. Mrs. Garner might have perished. She stayed there

the company being on the brink of bankruptcy and how they were in arrears with their employees’ pay which made the headlines. The media somehow heard rumors about it and released the news in order to boost traffic and

them. Instantly, Tillman Constructions was regarded as one of the most promising companies within its industry. As Hayley

was overturned because of this. Subsequently, the incident of Naomi being suspected of murdering her husband and robbing his inheritance was revealed. At the same time, Anastasia’s efforts

the netizens. They praised her for her good looks, her acts of filial piety, and her new

The news amused her, and she believed that it was the doing of Elliot. In actual fact, he was the one that bailed out Tillman Corporation, but he gave her all the credits. She had won praise for being a savvy president who had successfully redeemed her reputation. Although Anastasia was never bothered by how others looked at her, those nasty comments in the

doctor performed checks on him. After being

who came into his ward noticed that his eyes were open and she walked

ran out to get the doctors. Two of the doctors entered the ward and performed some regular checks on

do you feel any

long have I been unconscious?” Francis asked

have been unconscious for 31

had to lean on the headboard as

wait for a moment. I’ll

the voices that he had last heard rang in his ears. Those voices were like a nightmare to him. The fact that Naomi and Erica tried

into the hospital hall, the nurse at the reception informed her delightedly, “Ms. Tillman, your dad is

With a bag in her hand, she dashed over to the elevator as she couldn’t wait to head upstairs, and rushed all the way to her father’s ward. When she saw him sitting up, she fought back the tears

Francis seemed tired, but he desperately

Leonard, how is my father’s condition after he has regained consciousness?” Anastasia looked at the

not taking in any food for a prolonged period of time, he’s not feeling any discomfort. We

my daughter

can.” The doctor made everyone leave the room after

heartstrings. Did Dad discover something before he

period of time,” she said as she sat in front

about everything that happened after I went unconscious.” He was eager

he got admitted into the hospital. She even told him about how shameless Naomi was without reservations. Her heart ached when she saw how upset her father was. However, in order for him to see Naomi’s true colors, she did what

to hurt you, it only means that she doesn’t have any feelings for you.” Anastasia

more than twenty years. Anastasia, I’m a fool for not being able to tell apart who my foes are among those that are close to me. Naomi, Erica, Alex, and Colin are the people closest to me, but they wanted me dead.” “Doctor Leonard, how is my father’s condition after he has regained consciousness?” Anastasia looked at the doctor

him as

his eyes. “That’s right! I still have you. I’m fortunate to

There’s solid evidence to prove that Naomi tried to harm you and that Erica is her accomplice. It is

in so much distress that he shut

you’ve recovered. If you

and calm Anastasia was since she managed to apprehend Naomi and got Alex arrested while he was unconscious. Everything she had done was

door. It was Elliot

awake,” Elliot said

that you’ve hired medical professionals to treat me, and it was because of it that I could regain my consciousness.” Francis

glance at Anastasia, and she turned around and met his

as if she could sense the excitement behind his

engagement. If not for my accident, both of you would have gotten engaged.” Francis felt guilty for ruining his daughter’s

Tillman, please don’t feel bad about it. The most important thing is your

capability, his love for Anastasia was evident, which made

it to her father while Elliot waited outside. After Francis finished eating his porridge, the doctor came in, and Anastasia