Never Too Far Novel

A graceful and elegant Sophia danced along the rhythm by twirling her body and swirling her arms to execute the clean moves with seamless flexibility.

Initially, Arthur was irritated by the jarring music, but he now couldn’t shift his gaze from the dancing girl. From staring blankly to watching her performance with delight, he had set the laptop aside on the fly.

Dance was a wordless means of communication via souls. When she noticed that he was watching her attentively, she smiled lightly as a calculative glint flickered in her bright eyes.

As the music was coming to an end, she began spinning toward the man, who was in the middle of the living room. Finally, she feigned fatigue before falling into his arms.

Noticing her fumbling steps, Arthur stretched out his arms instinctively to catch her as she did the ending pose in his embrace before rising to her feet with a smile. “I feel refreshed now. Oh, I’m already sweating. Guess I gotta go take a bath.”

Before he could even realize it, Sophia had already headed upstairs and left him zoned out while mesmerizing the soft sensation on his fingertips, which was so vague as if he hadn’t hugged her waist during that fleet second.

As soon as she returned to her room, she took a deep breath and patted her chest. It wasn’t until then did the embarrassment struck upon her for dancing unreservedly in front of the man.

Sophia opened the wardrobe and looked at the tight red dress, which made her sigh in a dilemma. Should I wear it? I mean, why not? If I can’t make him fall for me within one year, I’ll be a dead meat! So, why shouldn’t I try my best when I still get the chance to do so?

Then, she took a shower before wearing perfume and putting on makeup. After a full makeover, she saw a beautiful girl in red from the mirror.

Arthur was still a mysterious person to her; she only knew of his last name until today. Since she didn’t know what he would prefer and thus to show him the best of her.

At the same time, Arthur was having a phone call with his grandmother, Elizabeth, who was informing him on something.

“Artie, please find a local fortune teller to determine which place is suitable for your grandfather’s tomb. It is his wish to be buried in his homeland.”

“Sure, Grandma. I’ll stay for a little longer in the country to search for the perfect spot for Grandpa,” he promised.

As soon as she returned to her room, she took a deep breath and patted her chest. It wasn’t until then did the embarrassment struck upon her for dancing unreservedly in front of the man.

“Alright. Do inform us once everything is settled. We’ll bring him back to the country.”

“Okay. I’ll find it as soon as possible,” responded Arthur.

“Relax while you can. Don’t push yourself too much. You should be having fun when you’re on a trip.” Elizabeth was concerned about his personal life as their family had amassed enough fortune for their younger generations to lead a life of leisure.

Hearing the descending footsteps, he turned his head before he was paralyzed in confusion. While she was still talking on the line, his baffled mind was buzzing and he didn’t hear a thing.

Hence, he asked, “Grandma, what did you just say?”

“I said that your grandfather is afraid of water, so find somewhere near a mountain if possible. ” She trusted fortune tellers.

“Got it.” Arthur turned his head back to pay attention to the conversation.

Elizabeth exclaimed, “It’s been a long time since I’ve gone back to the country. I can’t wait!”

“Grandma, once I’ve found a spot for Grandpa, you can come back for a trip with Mom and Dad,” he said.

“Alright. Do inform us once everything is settled. We’ll bring him beck to the country.”

“Okey. I’ll find it es soon es possible,” responded Arthur.

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“Grendme, once I’ve found e spot for Grendpe, you cen come beck for e trip with Mom end Ded,” he seid.

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“Alright then. Let’s talk another time.”

As soon as Martha hung up the phone from the other end, Arthur glanced at the phone in his hand. Meanwhile, Sophia sat on the couch like a lady waiting to attend a ball.

The evening gown she had on was a dress that she had spent a fortune on abroad and the quality of the gown was impeccable.

Since young, she had been brought up with tender, loving care. As she lacked nothing at all, she was used to the finer things in life.

“Are you going to seduce some man by dressing up?” Arthur scornfully remarked.

She took the opportunity to jokingly reply, “You’re the only man here right now, though.”

In response, Arthur scoffed, “Well, you’re not pretty enough to seduce me.”

At that moment, Sophia’s face flushed slightly, and she could feel a shameful feeling wash over her. If it wasn’t because she owed him the necklace, she would never have to endure such humiliation and endure his taunts.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in the sunlight as a ray of sunlight shone on his face. At that moment, his delicate features were perfectly illuminated.

Sophia was shocked upon seeing that.

He was too handsome and at that moment, as he basked under the sunlight, there was an indescribable regal look to him that was quite enchanting yet seemingly impersonal.

This was the type of man that usually appeared in novels and was hardly ever seen in real life. She thought, His existence on this earth must be to make women feel inferior.

She exhaled moodily and felt that everything she did seemed to be pointless because there was nothing she could do that would attract his attention.

“Well… I was just joking earlier on. I’m not interested in you.” She smiled sheepishly and got up to get out of the room. Subsequently, she went to the garden and remained there by herself.

Sophia found the air quite suffocating when she was in the same area as Arthur.

At that moment, there was a notification from the phone number used to contact the guests. There would be a ball organized in the main hall tonight, so the guests were invited to enjoy the glorious night.

Since she had left her phone number, she received the message too. At that moment, she felt quite excited. Can I attend the ball?

Meanwhile, on the spacious deck overlooking the sea, Anastasia came out to look for her son. She bumped into a group of people and it was such a coincidence that the old man was the person who had gotten into a spat with Harriet in the morning.

He glanced at Anastasia walking toward him and greeted her kindly, “Anastasia, you’ve worked hard.”

“Hi, Granduncle Henry. Nice to meet you.” Anastasia greeted him politely.

The other people by his side of the younger or same generation greeted her politely too. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Presgrave.”

She smiled and nodded. These people here were this elderly man’s younger generation. There were strict rules to follow in the Presgrave Family, which meant that there were rules in terms of addressing people as well.

Anastasia was here to seek her son Jared as Nigel had said that he would bring Jared to enjoy the beach nearby.

She could sense Henry sizing her up, and there was a scheming and speculative look that was quite evident in his eyes.

“Well… I was just joking earlier on. I’m not interested in you.” She smiled sheepishly and got up to get out of the room. Subsequently, she went to the garden and remained there by herself.
Anastasia noticed everything, but she didn’t show it. She merely greeted them with a smile before leaving.

As soon as she walked off, the middle-aged man next to the old man revealed a smile. “Dad, once she takes control of the family, it will be much easier for us to enter the Presgrave Group.”

“We’ve got to be patient and wait till she marries into the family. Harriet will hand over control of the family to her soon enough,” the old man reminded his son.

“I’ve waited so many years,” his son complained unhappily, “If it wasn’t for Harriet being in the way, I would have become one of the shareholders of Presgrave Group a long time ago.”

“Darling, there’s no need to rush things. How much longer can Harriet remain alive anyway?” A well-dressed woman adorned with jewelry spoke up as she clutched his arms.

Meanwhile, Nigel was building a sandcastle with Jared on the shore of the clean beach. Nigel was quite childish and he had fun building a large sandcastle with Jared, which left the young boy just as elated.

“Mommy, look at this. I built this with Uncle Nigel.”

Anastasia walked over with a smile. “That’s great.”

As soon as she said that, she quickly took out her phone to record this moment for her son. The smile on Nigel’s face widened too.

“Daddy!” Jared pointed in the direction of the fence close by and he waved to Elliot, who was busy entertaining the guests from abroad.

Anastasia turned her head and saw her charming husband. At the same time, Elliot glanced at her from afar. Although there was a slight distance separating them, his loving, tender look seemed to be meant only for her.

Anastasia felt a sense of bliss within her. In three days’ time, it would be their wedding day.

Night descended, and the atmosphere on the island tonight was merrier than ever because of the party that the guests were eagerly waiting to attend. This was even more so for the younger crowd, as they were full of excitement for tonight’s event.

The band invited to perform tonight was the top band in the country. Furthermore, there was great wine, good food, and interesting young souls at tonight’s event.

However, both the bride and the groom had no time to attend the party.

Anastasia was summoned to see Harriet. The reason was that Harriet had prepared photos of everyone from the Presgrave extended family to make things easier for her granddaughter-in-law. Harriet also went through each person in detail with Anastasia, going through the person’s background and personality.

Although Harriet was aged, she had a great memory and a logical train of thoughts. Anastasia was quite impressed by that.

Anastasia was also quite touched that Harriet had done so much in preparation for her upcoming role as the lady of the house. Anastasia forgot about everything else and focused on Harriet’s analysis.

There were two powerful forces she had to pay attention to amongst the Presgrave extended family.

The first one was Old Master Presgrave’s first cousin. They were closely related due to their blood ties, so their families tended to interact with each other.

The second force to be mindful of was the influential group passed on decade after decade by the earlier generations of Presgrave ancestors. They pledged their allegiance to the Presgrave Family, but they had their own power and wealth. They had once intended to join the board of directors of Presgrave Group, but Harriet had denied that.

On the surface, Presgrave Group seemed to be peaceful and stable, but in actual fact, the entanglement of relationships within was messy and quite complicated. From then on, it was imperative that she handle every relationship carefully.

The Presgrave Family continued to uphold their reputation and the glorious family prestige passed on from a hundred years ago. As such, it was essential that they uphold the family reputation, and there was no way that the family name could be tarnished in any sense.

Harriet’s words. Evidently, she would have to interact with this group

my best to maintain a good relationship with

resort to anything when there are personal interests to be gained. I’m not worried about you and Elliot, but you should be

it.” Anastasia glanced at the photos on the table and kept Harriet’s words to heart. The former was left impressed by the latter’s sage

this. You should go and find Elliot to have lunch with.

that it had been more than a day since she last saw Elliot. She walked out of Harriet’s villa and

where

the villa and is waiting for you to have

so she quickly entered the buggy waiting by

and as she walked into the brightly lit-up villa, she saw that he was no longer dressed in the suit

continued to uphold their reputation and the glorious family prestige passed on from a hundred years ago. As such, it was essential that they

arms as he wrapped his arms around her waist quite naturally and kissed the top of her head. She shifted

past two days, and it pained him to realize that she had to withstand all

wanted to marry her and shower her with plenty of love, but the complicated situation with his extended family meant that she had to learn the ropes to deal

Elliot kissed her on the forehead. “You haven’t even married me, and yet

prepared for all this.” Anastasia wrapped her arms around his neck and looked at him with firm eyes. “Trust me, I will definitely be a great

tightly. “I trust you, of course.

start dinner and then we can keep Jared company later on. We’ve been too busy and

with us tonight.” Elliot also made the decision to bring their

bring him here. He can sleep

there was a slight intimate look that flashed across his dark eyes. “I

slightly red as she rolled her eyes at him. “Exactly what sort

agree that Jared should stay with Nigel for the

head into the ground. Does he

inside for the entire day. In the evening, he headed out, and that was exactly what

up any further. She thought, Anyway, my mission of seducing him would definitely take more than one or two days to succeed. As such, she decided to cast aside this humiliating matter for now and

trouble for myself! It would have been so awesome to enjoy my freedom! Look at how restricted

single move she made and had to

she had dressed up nicely today, so it was perfect to attend the ball in her current attire. She wasn’t intending to seek an exciting or romantic affair. She was, in fact, merely seeking fun, and she wanted to go and have a relaxing

cart and left for the party. There was melodious music that was audible from a banquet ball, and at that moment, there seemed to be a romantic feeling in the

night fell, there were plenty of young men and women who flocked to the party. Each of them was dressed to the nines,

trays in their hands with champagne and red wine on them. They served

the room, she instantly attracted the attention of many young men. One of them was

into Jacob. Subsequently, she greeted him,

by yourself? Where’s

finally found the chance to explain that matter, so she hurriedly spoke up to Jacob, “Jacob, you’ve misunderstood the situation. He’s not my boyfriend. We’re simply

joy flashed in his eyes. “Is

She nodded firmly. “Yes.”

the dim lights had a look of purity to her, which was quite a rare trait. Besides, the red evening gown she had on accentuated her innocence yet exuded a sexy feel. She was the type of woman men were

here?” Several young men came forward and looked at her with

cart and left for the party. There was melodious music that was audible from a banquet ball, and at that moment,

introduced her, “This is Sophia, and she’s my junior in school.” At the same time, he shot a meaningful glance at

that he was interested in this woman, so they

men by his side were

a seat. At that moment, she saw the band that had just entered

the living room of the mansion. At that moment, he

called out,

he received was the slight howl of the breeze outside

on the island tonight, so he was quite sure that she must have sneaked out to

personal quiet

red dress today. Is she dressed like that to seduce men at the

just mad that she claimed to be keen on working for him, but then she went against her words the next moment and

strict punishment

cell phone next to him to make a phone

got in after pulling open the door. “Head over to

the banquet hall, and Arthur got out of the car. His bodyguard attempted to trail after him, but Arthur stopped him. “You can go

was concerned

back.” Arthur wanted to go

the end, the bodyguard stood by the side and mentioned, “Young Master, we’ll wait for

he tucked one hand into his pocket and walked toward the direction of the banquet hall. At that moment, a woman had just gotten out of a golf cart, and she was drawn to that

back, she was deeply drawn to him. The woman that had just arrived was Katrina, and she had dolled up before attending the party. Her main

in attendance tonight were either the Presgraves extended family or their prestigious guests, so she definitely didn’t want to

toward the attractive strapping figure, and the black shirt he had

back is so mesmerizing, so his actual features must be quite good-looking too, huh? I hope his looks won’t be disappointing. Katrina held

just ended their performance, and it was time for

light in the center of the room that

the banquet hall, and he instantly noticed the group of people

sought her out the last

low profile and took a glass of red wine from one of the waitstaff. Subsequently, he took a seat by the couch on

entered the room, she was amazed to see the man holding a wine glass on the

castle. He had perfectly delicate features, and yet his charming masculinity was evident. He sat there with an air of aloofness that kept the crowd away from

on the couch next to him. She

that he had arrived. At that moment, the young men and

his friends purposely wrestled each other and took

ended their performance, and

the chance to wrap his arms around her waist, and he smiled while chiding his friends, “You guys have to

and asked gently, “Sophia, I hope you weren’t injured

didn’t realize that they did that intentionally, so she quickly got up

silly girl doesn’t even know

everyone seemed to be heading toward the dance pool in pairs, so he glanced at Sophia pleadingly. “Sophia, could you be my partner for

not a good dancer.” Sophia blinked. In fact, she knew how to dance, but she was too shy to

just join me

quite hard to reject someone, especially when Jacob directed a tender and expectant look at her. It felt as if it

moment before nodding. “Alright then!” However, she didn’t place her hand into his outstretched hand instantly. Instead, she headed to the dance pool by the side.

insanely handsome guy next to

she noticed that the man had his eyes intently on the girl in the red dress, and there was a complicated

stood up and

put her hand into Jacob’s palm when, all of a sudden, her half-outstretched hand was forcefully grabbed hold

around. Arthur? What’s he

was stunned at that point. After all, his prey was snatched from in

I heard from Sophia that you’re not her boyfriend. She has promised to

master and she’s my servant.” Arthur curled his lips into a smile, and he wrapped his other hand around her waist domineeringly as he maintained a

face flushed red as she thought, Can he not mention to the crowd that I’m his servant?! This is so

did he threaten you? Don’t worry. I’ll protect you. You just have to let me know

for her at the moment, so she smiled awkwardly, “Jacob, thanks for the offer. I

hand around her waist, and she found

she could smell a slight woody scent in her nostrils. The crisp and fresh

treated like a little puppet while he exerted force. He manipulated her as she twirled around the original spot before ending up

after that, he

that point, their faces were so close to each other

he always so high and

her face quite pretty at such a close

skin; her red lips were juicy and very attractive; and her huge eyes shone brightly as the lit-up chandelier reflected in them. Her eyes resembled a

of breath upon being in such close proximity to his handsome

her, but she panicked, and her dance steps

out of his arms as

was once again shoved by external force into Arthur’s arms. At the same time, she had her arms outstretched, and she hugged his waist. Her current action

frantically, and she could smell a slight woody

suddenly found herself feeling

the side, felt a burst of jealousy within

the hug enjoyable for you?” Arthur asked in

sprang aside instantly upon saying that, and she covered

was flushed a bright red right to the tip of her ears. She had been brought up strictly and her family had been extremely protective. Other than the brief one-sided love she experienced in high school, she hadn’t actually entered

Arthur’s earlier move was actually the most intimate moment she had had with a man in her

Arthur had just turned around when another girl came up to him bravely and asked, in

her, “I’m

didn’t even bother to cast his eyes on her as he focused his

him, that girl he rejected took a huge blow from the rejection. She had actually had her eyes on him the moment he entered the banquet hall. She had mustered up all of her courage to go up to him and speak to him. However,

lights, he saw her little face flushed red and there seemed to be a clean and fresh look around her. At that

look. This girl looks so innocent. She was clearly quite naive in her ways, so it would be very

was a hurdle in front of him,

of the former’s investigation didn’t return anything that showed the latter came from a wealthy background. There was nothing conclusive from the investigation report, and the only information obtained from that was his name and that

and his attire, he didn’t look like a typical rich young

now.” Sophia got

you,” Arthur spoke up coldly and made the move to step out of the

him, and Katrina was one of the ones looking intently at him. She couldn’t help asking

don’t quite know his actual identity. The only thing we know is that he comes from a very wealthy family,” The girl next to her couldn’t contain her

up too and added, “I heard that he hails from one of the

must be

from a family comparable to the Presgraves and is also

joyful surprise in Katrina’s eyes. She didn’t expect to meet another guy equally as outstanding and handsome as Elliot at Elliot’s wedding.

man from earlier, as long as she latched

that moment, Katrina decided to make full use of this chance on the island to approach Young

had just exited the location when she saw the bodyguards holding the car door open as they waited for

had the chance to come out and have a break, so she turned to

soon as she said that, Arthur’s commandeering voice rang

in front of the door and shook her head firmly. “I want to take

night, and the night skies were perfect. There was a slight breeze in the

when she heard a bodyguard’s voice ring out, “Young

around and saw that Arthur had come after her, and evidently,

must be loaded

originates from a family comparable to the Presgraves and is also friends with Young Master Presgrave is definitely an

had intended to take a walk by herself to clear her mind. Why

Weiss, where are

her upon saying

the beach. “Young Master Weiss, let’s head back by walking along the

he headed in the direction of the beach.

shone brightly. There was also a