Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 711-720

“I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, Mrs. Goodwin,” Arthur said. He was someone who had to get his answers.

“You should know well why my husband’s company went bankrupt, and what methods you used to threaten the people around him to betray him and set him up! You made my husband owe the bank one billion, but even if you repaid the debt for us, we won’t be grateful to you. Just leave! You’re still young, so why are you so cruel?” After Emma finished speaking, she turned around and left.

Outside the door, Arthur’s face stiffened as he remembered what he did to acquire the company. It was true that the theft of his family heirloom had pushed him into putting a knife on Drake’s partner and threatening him to set up a trap for Drake to fall into, making him lose his company and even owe the bank one billion.

Arthur was never one to regret his actions, but for this matter, he did regret a little. If Drake and Emma knew about this, did their daughter know as well? If she did, was it the reason why she hadn’t answered his calls?

In the hospital, Sophia had just taken her phone from the nurse. As soon as she turned on the screen, twenty-eight missed calls appeared in her notifications.

She couldn’t help but feel surprised and quickly clicked in to see who had called, only to find out that it was all from Arthur. Was this guy crazy? Why did he call her so many times? Just as she was thinking that, her cell phone rang again with another call from him.

Sophia’s hand jolted, causing her to nearly drop her phone. Fortunately, she scooped it back into her arms and asked huffily, “Why do you keep calling me?!”

The man on the other end coughed slightly before asking, “Where are you?”

“I’m at work.”

“You’re working?”

“Yes, I’m working now. If you don’t need anything in the future, don’t come looking for me,” Sophia said righteously.

“I only gave you a short holiday. I didn’t allow you to completely leave my side,” Arthur grumbled unhappily.

“I don’t think I’ve signed a contract to sell myself off to you! I didn’t put my fingerprint on anything either. I have my own freedom, and you don’t have the right to interfere,” Sophia rebuked sharply, her back straightening as she spoke.

Her guilt of losing his heirloom disappeared because of what he had done to her father. If she lost it, then so be it. If he wanted her to pay for it, she had nothing of value to compensate him, only her own life.

“Let’s meet!” Arthur suggested, not wanting to argue with her over the phone.

Unexpectedly, Sophia agreed readily. “Fine. I’ll be waiting for you at the cafe next to Presgrave Corporation.”

She even decided on the venue.

“All right.” Arthur was clearly taken aback.

Sophia took a taxi back to Presgrave Corporation and walked to a high-end cafe next to it. She kept cheering herself up and thought about many things. In particular, Martha’s words clung to her mind like a magic spell, telling her to leave Arthur, and that even if she hurt him, she had to leave him.

She was just dazing away, immersed in her own thoughts, when she felt someone coming over. She raised her head and saw the man who had just come in from outside appearing in her sight, his handsome figure silhouetted by the light. She felt her heart beat faster uncontrollably, and all of the women around them had their gazes and hearts stolen away by the man as well.

Arthur saw the girl sitting in a corner at the back instantly. He strode over elegantly, and as he sat down on the couch, he crossed his long legs as if it was the most natural thing ever. When the waiter came over, he casually asked for a cup of iced Americano.

Sophia glared at him, her eyes no longer as timid and obedient toward him as before.

“Let me ask you. Did you use any dirty methods to take my dad’s company away?” She immediately interrogated him.

Arthur nodded. “Yes, I did pull some strings, but that was because…”

“You don’t have to explain; I don’t want to listen.” Sophia pretended to be irritated. “What’s done has already been done.”

A flash of surprise passed through Arthur’s eyes. This girl is a little different today, he thought.

After his coffee was served, he picked up the cup and took a sip before saying in a low voice, “Then, how do you want me to pay your family back? Tell me, and I’ll do it.”

Sophia’s beautiful eyes narrowed. This man was admitting his mistake? It was her first time hearing that from him!

“My family and I don’t need your compensation.” Saying that, Sophia tightened her grip around her cup and bit her lip before continuing, “Also, I have something to confess, because I lied to you.”

Arthur raised his eyebrows curiously. “What is it?”

Sophia took a deep breath and fixed her eyes on the man opposite her. “I lost your family heirloom, and I can never get it back.”

Arthur paused in surprise for a few seconds, while she lowered her head and waited for him to burst out in anger. She had prepared herself to bear his fury.

“How did you lose it?” Unexpectedly, he only asked her a question calmly.

Sophia raised her head in shock. “Aren’t you going to scold me?”

Arthur smirked. “Do you want me to?”

“I thought you’d scold me. After all, it is your family heirloom, and it’s priceless.” Sophia blinked. “I didn’t mean to lose it. When I saw my dad being arrested and thrown into jail, I lost it while hurrying back. Before that, I’d been wearing it the entire time.”

Arthur’s eyes suddenly narrowed. “You were wearing it?”

When Sophia heard this, she thought he was a germaphobe and hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry, I didn’t wear it on purpose, but I knew it was very precious, so I didn’t dare to leave it in the hotel in case I lost it. That’s why I kept wearing it and hiding it under my collar. It was fine until I came back home.”

“I didn’t say you couldn’t wear it,” Arthur said in a low voice. When he had inherited the necklace, she was the only other person except for him who had worn it, and Martha had said that the second person to wear the family heirloom could only be his future wife. That was why he was so surprised when he found out that this woman had worn it.

“I know I shouldn’t lie to you. When I said that I wanted to work for you for a year, it was just a half measure. I was afraid you’d send my dad to jail again, so I thought that I could stay by your side for a year, then…” At this point, Sophia’s pretty face turned red uncontrollably.

Her original plan was pretty despicable in its own way for trying to make him fall in love with her and forgive her for losing his family heirloom. Now that she thought about it, it was unfair to him as well.

“Then what?” As he looked at her hesitant expression on her flushed face, he was extremely curious about what she had to say next.

Sophia had always been honest since she was a child, so she didn’t think much. She took a deep breath and looked up at him, saying, “Promise not to laugh at me.”

“Okay, I won’t laugh.” When Arthur looked at her serious expression as she said this, he already felt like laughing. How could she make an apology so interesting?

Sophia blew a few stray strands of hair on her forehead before slowly saying, “This is what I had planned. I was thinking that since you couldn’t get your necklace back, then I’ll… I’ll stay by your side a little longer and see if you would fall in love with me… If you fell for me and I told you that I lost your family heirloom, you might forgive me, so… I was going to seduce you…”

Arthur was just about to take an elegant sip of his coffee when he nearly choked on his drink. He clutched his chest and coughed.

Sophia blinked before saying with a red face, “You can’t laugh!”

Not only did Arthur feel like laughing, but he wanted to scold her too. This brat barely followed her plan! From the start to the end, when did she ever seduce him?

“Then?” he rearranged his expression and asked.

“Then, I found out that it’s impossible to make you fall in love with me,” Sophia concluded.

However, Arthur disagreed. Even if she didn’t follow her plan, he had already started to like her a little. Otherwise, when he heard about the loss of his family heirloom, he would’ve definitely been furious and wanted to beat her up.

“Sophia, nothing is impossible in this world. As long as you try, many things can be possible.” Arthur hinted at her with his words.

However, Sophia didn’t understand Arthur’s words and asked, “If you lost your family heirloom, will your grandmother scold you?”

“Yes,” he replied truthfully.

“In that case, I’ll go and apologize to her with you. I was the one who lost it; it has nothing to do with you,” Sophia hurriedly offered.

Arthur was truly speechless by her actions. Just a while ago, she was interrogating him about her father’s issue, but she was now worried about him.

“Forget it, I’ll deal with it myself,” he refused, his brows slightly furrowed.

As she recalled Martha’s words, her beautiful eyes brightened as she came up with another idea. “Since I lost your family heirloom and you bought my father’s company, we’re even now, and neither of us owes the other anything. Let’s end things here! You can live your life, and I’ll focus on my work. We don’t have to meet again.”

She wanted to cut off all ties with him.

After she finished speaking, she picked up her bag and made to leave, but as she walked past him, a large hand suddenly grabbed her wrist, and a cold voice sounded. “Sophia, before I get my family heirloom back, we can’t call it quits.”

Sophia looked at the huge hand that was holding hers tightly before lifting her gaze back to him. “What do you want?”

“I can give your father’s company back to him, but you have to look for my family heirloom with me.”

“What?”

“I don’t care about your dad’s company. I’ll return it to him today, but you’re not allowed to go anywhere until the heirloom is returned to me.” Arthur stood up, his figure tall and oppressing.

“Only when we find it will I let you go,” he said bossily with his seductive lips.

Sophia violently retracted her hand. “What if we never find it? Do you want me to stay by your side forever?”

Arthur’s lips curled into a smile. “Then you have to try your best to help me find it.”

“It’s impossible to get it back. I don’t know which corner of the world it’s in, or if someone picked it up.” Sophia was desperate as she concluded that she couldn’t find it again.

a second option. You can continue your plan to seduce me and make me fall for

She asked, “If you

“By then, would you still

not going to fall for you,”

darkened. “Sophia, am I unworthy

said, “No, I’m the one who’s unworthy of you. You’re a rich and noble young master of a wealthy family,

words sound so

my heirloom isn’t in my hands, you can’t leave me. Got it?” Arthur continued

to work now.” Saying that, Sophia

watched her leave, feeling powerless. He felt

asked boldly, “Hey, handsome, did your girlfriend ditch you? It’s

before he left, while the woman was immediately rendered speechless, intimidated by his

spot her entering

All at once, his expression turned solemn, and he reached out and

“Hello? Artie?”

sorry for

“Yeah.”

the funeral? I’ll

I’ll let

course, Arthur knew about Elliot’s close relationship with his grandmother. After all, he had

the moment to do what he wanted and chase after the person he liked. If not, he was afraid that he would run out of time to get her in his hands. He turned his gaze toward Presgrave Corporation again as he fell into deep

At the same time, the media turned their attention to the newly appointed Mrs. Presgrave, Anastasia, who would soon become the most powerful woman in

handled everything and hardly slept, while Anastasia did not go to the company and prepared for the funeral with him. Harriet had instructed during her lifetime not to make her

came back from Nigel’s house. The moment he arrived home, he instantly asked Anastasia, “Mommy, Uncle

and said gently, “Then, you have to miss her,

What about phone calls? Can I

her son and said, “Jared, Great-Grandma has left us. Let’s keep her

wiped the tears from his mother’s eyes sensibly, as if he understood where Harriet had gone. He consoled, “Mommy, did Great-Grandma pass away? You don’t have to hide it from me. I’m

at her son’s resolute gaze, she hugged him in relief and nodded softly. “Yes, your great-grandma has gone to heaven. You

“I’ll miss her.”

a figure appeared at the doorway as Elliot walked inside. He had heard everything, and he wanted his son to

The young boy jumped into his father’s arms, his large eyes turning red as if he understood what it

and gave him

had not slept for several days, she walked over to hug him, feeling pained. Just like that, the family of three embraced each other tightly

Goodwin Residence’s entrance, three black SUVs came to a stop, and Arthur walked over with several senior executives of Goodwin Corporation behind

before he asked in a cold voice, “Mr. Weiss, what is

I’ll hand your shares back to you. Please take over your company again.” Arthur’s tone was different, as if he had turned into another person, and he

instantly shocked to his core. What was this young man planning? First, he bought his company, but now he was giving it back. The process was extremely complicated, but he was returning

Just take the company if you want it! But I’m warning you, stop pestering my

I are friends.” Arthur started seriously, then turned his head and

previous subordinates, and they immediately came to persuade

live without you! It’s a good thing that Young

right! President Goodwin, you’re still so young. You should think

is doing well. We’re just waiting for you to come back and lead

his company back—it was his life’s work, after all. He walked outside toward the yard, only to see Arthur standing next to the pond with

Weiss, why are you giving my company back to me all of a sudden? What are you up to?” He

just succumbing to my conscience. And besides, the management model of your

you? Why couldn’t I find any information about you in the

Goodwin. I’m not a bad guy. My family lives

be able to recover it for the rest of

best to search for it in

family heirloom, and now, not only is he giving the company back to me, but he also decides not to hold Sophia responsible. Why? Anyway, this is a good thing for the Goodwins, he thought. “Really?” he

right, Mr. Goodwin. I just need her to cooperate

pale at once. “Do you

head earnestly. “I just want to be friends

sigh of relief. He didn’t like this guy to be his future son-in-law. It was obvious at a glance from the latter’s capricious moods and unpredictable behavior that

with all his shares returned to him. Moreover, he found that his company had won a few good bids after he let Arthur manage it,

call from her father. “What? Mr. Weiss returned the company to you?” she asked in

any unreasonable demands on you?” Drake asked

just friends.” Sophia hurriedly clarified the matter. Nevertheless, the two kisses she had had with Arthur last time crossed her mind. Still, it’s just

good. Just stay away from that guy in

“I know that, Dad.”

don’t you quit

didn’t want to quit the job, though. “No, Dad. I don’t want to quit this job. I like this

I’ll make money

for you, Dad.

came into her mind. Arthur seems to have become a different person now, she thought. Just then, her cell phone beeped with an incoming message, which she opened to reveal a simple text. It read, ‘Let’s eat together at noon.’ The text was sent by Arthur, and it wasn’t an invitation, but a

returned her family’s company to her father. Should I treat him to a meal as a token of my gratitude? ‘Alright, it’s my treat,’ she texted, deciding to end their relationship

for you outside the Presgrave Group’s

that it was time for lunch. At 11:30 AM, she stepped into the Presgrave Group’s lobby. Just as she was hurrying toward the entrance with her head down, she accidentally bumped into someone, whose chest was so sturdy that it hurt her nose. She hissed in pain before she heard a deep male voice snort overhead. “What a clumsy girl,” it

eyes widened.

he saw her rushing all the way out of the elevator. He wanted to go over and greet her, but she bumped right

give me a shout next time instead of blocking my path?” Sophia

you in such a hurry to see me?” Arthur asked with a smile

Turning her pretty face away,

you made a reservation at a

work

Arthur suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed her wrist before taking

taking me by the hand? There are a lot of my colleagues

from her on behalf of her father, “Mr. Weiss, I’d like

pretty face, Arthur replied with a smile, “Is that all you

“What kind of thanks do

his body tense up. He gave a gulp, saying, “Why bite your lips for no reason? Aren’t

uneasy. When she heard Arthur’s words, her crescent-shaped eyes curved in a smile. “I’m not

keep biting your lip in front of a guy from now on. Do you know what kind of cue it is to a

trying to seduce anyone.

out of the habit,” ordered the man across from

obediently. “Okay. I’ll get out of this habit starting

lips curved in

went red in the face again. What is this guy taking me

was served, Sophia talked about her current job. Knowing that she was actually working under Anastasia,

Tillman really takes good care

deal with in

shook her head resolutely. “Thanks, but it’s not necessary.” She would sever all contact with him after this meal; this was

was already past 1:00 PM. After checking the time, she promptly said, “I should get back to

wanted to say “see you again,” but she thought they would never meet again from now on. Every step she took toward the Presgrave Group was resolute, albeit with a hint

followed her with his gaze. She was dressed in a well-fitting suit, and her long hair bounced slightly in the midday sunshine. There were many attractive and charming urban beauties around her, but his eyes were glued to

returned to his study, his bodyguard knocked on the door, wanting to come in.

we’ve issued reward notices along the route on which Miss Goodwin lost the necklace.

attention to the secondhand market as well. Perhaps someone

Can we talk to her to learn more information

disturb her. There’s no hurry.” Having a headache, Arthur sank into the

bodyguard replied. As he left the room, he suddenly noticed a figure trotting away. It was none

her back against the door, she patted her chest somewhat nervously. What did

who lost it? Oh, my God! That heirloom is supposed to be worn around my neck! To think that Sophia—that b*tch—has lost it! Damn it! I’ve got to tell Old Madam Weiss about this!

Is something

family heirloom

she had expected, Martha sounded shocked on the

true. I just heard that Artie was anxiously searching for it, but it seems that

I’ll come back

the phone with a flicker of delight in her eyes. Now that the family

later. She said to a bodyguard standing

room before entering the small garden

you this—did Artie lose his

lip; Arthur had told them not to go around

talk, huh?” Martha asked in a commanding

not defy her. “Yes, it

“Who lost it?”

hesitated to

black as thunder. “Is it lost at

few seconds. “You know

was inwardly exasperated. Not only had her grandson given their family heirloom to a young lady without her permission, but the young

downstairs when he saw the bodyguard coming over in a hurry from the

could realize what had happened, a stern and commanding female

voice, Arthur immediately sensed that something was wrong. After darting a look at the bodyguard who left in a hurry, he went

eyes were blazing with fury as she sat on the sofa in the garden’s glass house while watching Arthur coming in. Not only that, but she had a serious

Arthur sat down across from her while

the family heirloom your mom gave you?

was about. But how did Grandma learn about the loss of the family heirloom? “Grandma, you know all about

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