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.

to interact with this group of people in the future, and it would be quite a mission

maintain a good relationship

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

table and kept Harriet’s words to heart. The former was left impressed by the latter’s sage

with. The dishes here are too bland, so I’m sure you would find them

since she last saw

where

and is waiting for

I’ll be back shortly.” Anastasia didn’t expect that he was already waiting for her, so she quickly entered the buggy waiting by the

was no longer dressed in the suit he had

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

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

sympathetically. He knew the reason Harriet had summoned her over for the past two days,

he blamed himself for all that. After all, he 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 with the Presgrave Family matters

worked hard.” Elliot kissed her on the forehead. “You haven’t even married me,

mentally prepared for all this.” Anastasia wrapped her arms around his neck and

his eyes was quite evident as he pulled her into his arms tightly. “I trust you, of course. From now on, no matter what happens, I promise I won’t let you

been too busy and we haven’t been spending much time with him.” Anastasia felt

in the same room with us tonight.”

up shyly, “Let’s not bring him here.

slight intimate look that flashed across his dark eyes. “I get

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

should stay with Nigel for the time being.” The smile on

into the ground. Does he mean that I’m

inside for the entire day. In the evening, he headed out, and that was exactly what Sophia was waiting for. After all, she planned to

mission of seducing him would definitely take

I shouldn’t have caused so much trouble for myself! It would have been so awesome to enjoy my freedom! Look at how restricted

freedom in every single move she made

coincidental that 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

was melodious music that was audible from a banquet ball, and at that

were plenty of young men and women who flocked to the party. Each of them was dressed to the nines, and each of them looked charming and

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

entered the room, she instantly attracted the attention of many young men. One of them was quite excited and elated to see

into Jacob. Subsequently, she greeted

yourself? Where’s your boyfriend?” Jacob asked

that matter, so she hurriedly spoke up to Jacob, “Jacob, you’ve misunderstood the situation. He’s not my boyfriend.

look of joy flashed in his eyes. “Is that true? So, you guys

She nodded firmly. “Yes.”

of purity to her, which was quite

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

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

Sophia, and she’s my junior in school.” At the same time, he

that he was interested in this woman, so

and the men by his side were the younger generation of Presgraves, who

she saw the band that had just

his escorted car and entered the living room of the mansion. At that moment, he had

called out,

the only response he received was the

where she was. After all, there was a ball on the island tonight, so he was quite sure that she

personal quiet time the most, but right now, inexplicably,

that skin-tight red dress today. Is she

nothing to do with him at all. He was just mad that she claimed to be keen on working

to the Weiss Family rules, strict punishment was to be meted out to disobedient

slightly and grabbed the cell phone next to

and Arthur got in after

arrived outside the banquet hall, and Arthur got out of the car. His bodyguard attempted to trail after

was

go back.” Arthur wanted to

the side

bother to respond as he tucked one hand into his pocket and walked toward the direction of the banquet hall. At that moment, a

man from the 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 purpose was to gain the attention of several men and then make use of her

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

strapping figure, and the black shirt he had on enhanced

good-looking too, huh? I hope his looks

had just ended their performance, and it was time for the dancing

and there was a ring of light in the

the group of people by the side

next to her was the young man who had sought her out the last time.

from one of the waitstaff. Subsequently, he took a seat by the couch on

to see the man

who had just walked out of a castle. He had perfectly delicate features,

of red wine and sat down on the couch

turn around, so she was oblivious to the fact that he had arrived. At that moment,

Sophia for a dance too. However, two of his friends purposely wrestled each other and took the opportunity to bump into Sophia. Somehow,

the ballroom, the band had just ended their performance, and it

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

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

did that intentionally, so she quickly got up to

by the man sitting opposite them, and he saw everything clearly. This silly girl doesn’t even know that she’s like a little prey ensnared

be heading toward the dance pool in pairs, so he glanced at Sophia pleadingly. “Sophia, could you

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

can lead you. Could you just join me for this dance?” Jacob stretched

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

headed to the dance pool by the side. At that moment, there was a flash of joy in Jacob’s eyes as he thought, I

insanely handsome guy next to her, but

other hand, she noticed that the man had his eyes intently on the girl

he stood up

a sudden, her half-outstretched hand was forcefully grabbed hold of by someone, and a cold male voice

Sophia turned around. Arthur? What’s he

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

She has promised to dance with me,” Jacob

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

Sophia’s face flushed red as she thought, Can he not mention to the crowd that I’m

look at Sophia and spoke up for her bravely, “Sophia, did he threaten you? Don’t worry. I’ll protect you. You just have to let me know what he has

smiled awkwardly,

felt pressure from the hand around her waist, and she found herself falling into Arthur’s

thudded frantically, and she could smell a slight woody scent in her

stretched out his hand and lifted the other hand as Sophia was treated like a little puppet while he exerted force. He manipulated

that, he leaned

faces were so close

tomato by then, and she thought, Isn’t he always so high and

found her face quite pretty at

very attractive; and her huge eyes shone brightly as the lit-up chandelier reflected in them. Her eyes

of breath upon being in such close proximity to

his arms around her, but she panicked, and her

arms as she retreated at

her arms outstretched, and she hugged his

heart thudded frantically, and she could smell a slight woody scent in her nostrils. The crisp and fresh smell was

and she suddenly found herself

himself, Jacob, who was watching them by the side, felt a burst of

the hug enjoyable for you?” Arthur asked in a low

that. I didn’t mean to impose on you.” She sprang aside instantly upon saying that, and she covered her face

had been extremely protective. Other than the brief one-sided love she experienced in high school, she hadn’t actually entered into a proper relationship up till now at her current age of

earlier move was actually the most intimate moment she had had with a man in

turned around when another girl came up to him bravely and asked, in a shy voice, “Sir, would you join me

rejected her, “I’m

he focused his deep eyes

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, she received a merciless

under the lights, he saw her little face flushed red and there seemed to be a clean and fresh look around her. At that moment, he was quite curious. Could it be that she hasn’t

to Sophia’s adorable look. This girl looks so innocent. She was clearly quite naive in her ways, so it would be very easy to gain her affections with

for him though, Arthur was a hurdle in front of him, otherwise, he definitely would not have let her

had actually investigated Arthur, but the result of the former’s investigation didn’t return anything that showed the latter came from a wealthy background. There was nothing

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

now.” Sophia got up

and made the

on him, and Katrina was one of the ones looking intently

that he comes from a very wealthy family,” The girl next to her couldn’t contain her

heard that he hails from one of

be

a family comparable to the Presgraves and is also friends

of 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. Besides,

earlier, as long as she latched onto any of them, she would be

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

the car door open as they waited for

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

Arthur’s commandeering voice rang out from the backseat,

and shook her head firmly. “I want to take a

It was currently about eight o’clock at night, and the night skies were perfect. There was a slight breeze in the air, and she could walk along the beach

she heard a

and saw that Arthur had come after

be

to the Presgraves and is

by herself to clear her mind. Why is he following

are you

take a stroll.” Arthur walked past her upon saying that, and he strode

pointing at the pathway leading to the beach. “Young Master Weiss, let’s head back by walking along the seashore. The view over there would definitely be

but he headed in the direction of the beach. Joyful, Sophia

night was quite nice as the moonlight shone brightly. There