Never Too Far Novel

In fact, Elliot owned the hotel. The moment Anastasia entered the room, the man who had promised to listen to her trapped her against the door with his blazing gaze upon her.

“Sorry, sweetheart, but I’m not going to let you go tonight,” he apologized before pressing his lips against hers aggressively.

She was the only person who knew how he would behave after forsaking his sophisticated and cold image, which was shown to the public; beneath that facade lay a beast.

Still, it was early to determine who was the one in control tonight as Anastasia was the siren waiting for her husband to take the bait.

Otherwise, she would not have let her hair down in the elevator and made eyes at him while being all touchy by linking arms with him or leaning on him. The coy act was to display her charms to appeal to Elliot, who was the only one who could enjoy that treatment.

One of her little entertainments after tying the knot was to see her husband being assertive; that was why he could not hold himself back against such temptations.

However, he was oblivious of his wife’s little ploy.

After the long and deep night came the morning.

The sunlight streamed upon a girl’s beautiful face in the other room and woke her up. The first thing Sophia did after opening her eyes was to look at the man next to her.

Little did she know that he had been watching her the whole time with a smile while propping himself sideways with his arms supporting his head.

“Naughty girl.” The endearment escaped his sexy lips.

Embarrassed, she covered her face with the blanket. “No, I’m not.”

“Well, you’re right considering how many times you said ‘stop’ last night.” Arthur pulled her leg when he could.

Her face turned crimson as she dared not recall what had happened last night. Everything felt so real since she was now sober, but she would never regret it.

It was then that his arm wrapped around her body gently and he whispered sweet nothings into her ear, “I’ll take responsibility for you for the rest of your life.”

She turned her head to meet at his determined gaze before smiling. “You don’t have to be responsible for what happened last night.”

Arthur was baffled for a moment before staring at her nervously. “Sophia, what do you mean by that? Was last night merely a game to you?”

She blinked her beady eyes. “Can we not think about the future just yet? Let’s focus on the present and cherish it. I’m satisfied as long as you’re by my side.”

It was because she dared not think of the future, which scared her.

However, he was disheartened as he felt himself being played with; Sophia’s cool manner had hurt him.

“I’m going to the bathroom for a while,” she said before getting out of bed.

He removed the blanket to get out of the bed too, but his eyes were fixated onto the red stain on the bed. It tightened his heart and the strong resolution to take care of her surged in him.

Regardless of her attitude, he had made up his mind to be her only toy in her lifetime.

Feeling the water flowing from her head to toe, she was not sure if the droplets on her face were tears or water.

When she came out with wet hair and reddened eyes, the hickeys on her exposed areas were visible.

A startled Arthur came over and cupped her cheeks to take a closer look at her eyes. She then hastily lowered her head to dodge his gaze as she was afraid that he could see through her frail heart.

“What’s wrong with your eyes? They’re red.”

“The water must’ve gotten into my eyes. It kinda burns.” Sophia simply glossed it over by making up an excuse while blinking her eyes profusely.

“Let’s go to the hospital,” he suggested.

“No.” She shook her head. “I’ll buy an eye drop later. It should be fine.”

He cupped her face again to check on her eyes as his heart ached. “Stay here. I’ll buy one for you right now.”

Having said that, he immediately changed his clothes and left. She did not stop him because her mind was in a mess as well. She figured that she might as well take the time to calm herself down.

Once Arthur was gone, Sophia’s eyes became teary again. When she gazed at the bed, a smile appeared on her lips as she knew she was not going to regret it forever.

Even if he was not the one who would walk down the aisle with her—or even not walking down one at all—she acknowledged him as the man whom she loved the most in this lifetime.

Fifteen minutes later, he rushed upstairs with every eye drop he could find in the drugstore.

Momentarily stunned, she picked the one she normally used and asked him to help her with it before lying on the bed.

He looked at her peaceful expression and landed a soft kiss on her forehead. He was not going to go anywhere; he would stay by her side until her eyes got better.

At that moment, his phone rang before he looked at it with a frown. Although it was an important call, he did not answer it nevertheless.

During noon, they had lunch with Elliot and Anastasia, and the atmosphere was great. While the women chatted away about jewelry, the men listened to them attentively.

Then, Elliot accompanied Anastasia to the company to deal with some work whereas Arthur and Sophia returned home.

She was exhausted by the time they got home, so he stayed by her side until she drifted into dreamland.

It was not until then that he made a phone call and the receiver picked up the line immediately. “Young Master Weiss, where are you?”

“What’s the matter?”

“Three days ago, the family’s bank account was short of one billion. We need you to come back to look into it.”

“I’ll leave it to you.”

“Young Master Weiss, it’s not only about the money. It’s about the company’s succession too. You must come over.”

The glint in Arthur’s eyes simmered. “Alright. I’ll return soon.”

“Please be back within a week.”

“You can trust me with that.” After ending the call, he let out a sigh.

In the next three days, Arthur and Sophia barely went downstairs other than meal time. It was as if nothing could hinder their love after having broken through that intimate stage. Nothing mattered more than spending time together with each other.

Back in Goodwin Residence, Drake heard the news of Sophia’s boyfriend from Emma, which sparked the curiosity of the man’s identity. Although he could accept a guy with a normal background, it was important for him to be hard-working in life.

Since the family business would be taken over by Sophia, it was best for her to find someone who was capable in handling company affairs so as to lead a better life.

“Honey, I’m so curious about the guy. Why don’t we take a look in secret?” Emma had not been eating or sleeping well these days. Nothing seemed to pique her interest, yet she was eager to know what kind of man her daughter was dating.

A parent would have to send their daughter away when they got married someday and the elderly couple had come to terms with it. Not to mention that Sophia was turning twenty-four this year, which was about the appropriate age to start thinking about marriage.

Drake shared the same thought as well and he nodded in agreement. “I’ll have someone positioned after them to capture some photos for us. We mustn’t surprise them.”

“Okay. Ask your assistant to do so. Tell him to take a clear picture of the man’s face, not his back,” requested Emma.

At the drop of a hat, he contacted his assistant to hide at either the entrance of Sophia’s neighborhood or the underground parking lot. As the pictures were compulsory to be delivered by today, the assistant hit the road instantly to accomplish his mission as ordered.

On one hand, Sophia was cuddling in Arthur’s arms on the couch at home, sniffing his scent as happiness filled her to the brim.

He revealed his casual and gentle side of an ideal boyfriend to her, which was unknown to anyone else.

The simple gray T-shirt looked captivating on him. Despite the ordinary fabric, it looked like a high-end custom made design since he was wearing it. The aura of a young master dissipated as his fringe covered his forehead, making him look younger and more handsome. He could easily make one’s heart skip a beat at first sight while looking like that.

This explained why Sophia felt time was flying by so fast during the last three days she spent with Arthur. He was either hugging her the entire time or she was clinging onto him the rest of the hour; they basically could not leave each other’s side.

It was as if they had entrusted their whole world to each other. There was nothing else that bothered them besides their love.

“Where do you wanna go tomorrow?”

“The amusement park! Are you willing to go with me?” asked Sophia.

Arthur kissed her lips in response and answered in a horse voice, “Of course, I am.”

She shoved him away bashfully. “Stop it!”

“Oh? Does my naughty girl not want it?” He teased her because of what had happened during the night she got drunk.

man kept calling her with that nickname in a teasing tone until it naturally became a term of

the face of his charms? That was how the afternoon turned into a special

big bad wolf finally took her out for a grand meal in order to compensate

Arthur’s arm while exiting the elevator in the underground parking lot, where the hiding assistant quickly lifted the camera to take pictures of them as

his fingers as the couple were all lovey-dovey in front of him. They played ‘rock, paper, scissors’ in which Arthur lost

She buried her face into his chest in

wildest dream had she expected the scene to be recorded by Drake’s assistant, who sent it to her

exclaimed in his head, Miss Goodwin truly has an eye for men. Her boyfriend

assistant’s news at home. When Drake’s phone rang, he

accomplished, President Goodwin. I’ll send the video over to you right now. Congrats! Miss Goodwin’s

Hurry up and send it to

nervously. When she sat down beside him, his

easily recognize the man’s face

him?” Drake’s eyes widened in astonishment as he found out that the

look, she became anxious. “Why is Sophia with him? He’s not a good guy. She must be

mafia from abroad. Sophia must not be with him and I will never accept him as my son-in-law.”

did our lovely daughter end up

the couple since the first meeting,

of a mafia leader. Judging from how he

the same time, Sophia found herself in a tip-top restaurant in the city

to eat here? It looks pretty expensive,”

up? Are you already starting to think about my spending when you have yet

eyes at him while smiling. “Yes, we’re spending your money, but it still pains me to see you spending like this. I’m worried you’ll

nothing about his ancestry. Of course, he had no plans of telling her now either. “Don’t worry. It’s

sounded like an incantation. She jolted upon seeing the caller ID

don’t make a sound, okay? It’s my mom,” explained Sophia as she hushed the man sitting across

kept quiet,

answered the

this instant.

it? Are you okay, Mom? Is it Dad?” Sophia

to talk to you about.

I’ll come home at 2.00PM,

You have to come home, get it?”

for she knew the two were together as they spoke. Emma and Drake just wanted to keep Sophia in line.

mom wants me to

I’ll send you home

fine. I’ll drive. I’ll drop you off at my place first.” Sophia planned to hide Arthur for fear that her parents would

meet your parents.” Arthur was more than ready

that just yet. I’ll find out what they think about it first.” After all, she knew all

their meal, she dropped him off at her

the journey, she kept wondering if something had happened for her mom and dad

she entered the living room, she found her parents sitting gravely on the couch, looking like they were expecting to see her home. In fact, it looked as though they had been waiting

feeling apprehensive. It had been a long time since she last saw this kind of

Emma called out to her

over and sat across from them. Suddenly, Drake slammed his hand on the armrest.

heard her parents exposing her affair with Arthur and her face flushed in an instant, not daring to look straight into her parents’

lowering it. “What is up with you? There are so many

things were now out in the open, Sophia knew she could only admit

a money launderer or even someone from the underworld. No good will come out of this if you date someone like him.” Emma was livid with oncoming

upset. Artie isn’t from the underworld, and his family does honest dealings. It’s just that they’re not from here,”

they from,

at that. To be honest, she didn’t know either, for she had never asked Arthur anything about

Are you going to help him count his money after he tricks you and sells you off?” Never did Emma

now on, I don’t want you to have anything to do with the man,” Drake ordered, not

have to break up with him. Your father and I will find a good family for you

that, Sophia grabbed her bag and shot right up. “Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you two, but I love him, and I don’t want to break up with him.” The next second, she dashed out of this place; she knew

the latter

gotten our daughter for good,” said Emma fumingly, but she then recalled how good-looking Arthur was. That man looked like he could be on the front cover of The Sexiest Man Alive, for she had never seen a hotter man than

However, not only was this man mysterious and unfathomable, he was filthy rich and crazy powerful.

Sophia stopped at a red light, she made a call to

voice came from the other end of

out about our relationship. I’m coming back now. We might have to move out of my house,” said Sophia. Her parents would definitely try to catch them at her

to

how scary my mom and dad looked when they talked about you. They seriously have

can persuade them into letting us date.” Arthur tried to

“No, let

shouldn’t get too emotional. I’ll be waiting

home, but it didn’t stop her from speeding a little. At last, after parking her car, she dashed right home and threw herself

us to be together for the rest of our lives,”

arms and kissed her hair as he cooed, “You won’t lose me. You’ll never have to worry

of the future. What man would he be

protect the one his heart had dead

Flor, and in that manor lived a mysterious

to two hundred years ago. They were as wealthy as a nation; their business spanned nearly everything; and they possessed

sat restlessly on the couch. She paced

her hair tied elegantly into a bun approached the young woman and held her hand. “Relax, Emily. I’ve asked around, and Young

eyes were filled with joy when she heard the news. “Mom, is he really coming

have to pick a woman amongst

red-rimmed from oncoming tears. “I’ve liked him ever since I was little. My dream has always been marrying him and becoming the matriarch of the Weiss

into her mother’s arms, crying anxiously while unwilling to resign to

thought hit Vera as she patted her daughter’s back, and she soothed Emily by saying, “Don’t worry. You will become Mrs. Weiss. I’m sure you

supposed to return with them, but he ended up going back on Marth’s

woman thought of this, only to discover that she didn’t seem at all anxious. It was like she approved of Arthur and Sophia’s romance. This would mean Martha would eventually give in if

with a briefcase in his hand, looking somewhat tired. Vera thoughtfully took her husband’s coat from him and handed it to their maid for dry-cleaning when she smelled the chemical odor on

Jennings worked as a bio researcher for the Weiss Family and was currently assigned to a highly classified project. The man was already a world-renowned scientist, and he held a very high standing

the likeliest candidate to become the future Mrs. Weiss out of the

to you about,” said

Emily thrown another

Vera remained evasive. “Let’s talk

the door, Vera

“We’ve succeeded.”

just in time for

when he paused mid-air. He looked at his wife with surprise as he noticed the ambitious gleam

You’ve dedicated your life’s work to the Weiss Family; you deserve more than this, and our Emily

is worthy enough for this.” Johnny, too, had utter confidence

Master Weiss decided not to return to Flor because of a girl? One that he wants to marry, and this girl poses a

words rendered Johnny reeling for a good few seconds. “You want me to

not? Inject the serum into his system when he least expects it, then wipe off all his memories and knowledge of that young woman. Only then will Emily be able to marry Arthur. Are

After all, it was a kind of serum that used biotechnology

could wipe out specific memories from a human’s central and peripheral nervous system, ultimately

to be for the military or certain special behaviors. But now, his wife wanted him to use the inchoate finding

“I’m not absolutely certain it will work on Young

will be returning to Flor real soon, and I’m just asking

just a nobody. Wiping it away from Young Master Weiss’ memories won’t cause any significant consequences. Besides, Old Madam Weiss also hopes that he’ll marry our

nodded in agreement. Their daughter’s happiness was

the other side of the world, Sophia agreed with Arthur’s suggestion after his successful

and said that she and Arthur would be going over later that night

as well to receive the call. At the very least, Sophia was

then. I’ll get

evening, with Arthur driving, the couple arrived at Goodwin Residence

to admit that Sophia and Arthur made a lovely couple now that they were seeing it for themselves. However, they

Though I’m Florian, I hold a local passport. If I can have your permission to

he had never brought

exchanged a

I hope you can accept me

happened between her and Arthur was of her own free will, yet this man promised her parents so much with the intention of settling down here.

love Sophia? Will you cherish her forever?” Drake bore into Arthur, whose gaze was filled

family. Can you really only love her your whole life?” Emma questioned, leading Sophia to

on the other hand, vowed without a second of hesitation. “I can

to sacrifice anything for their daughter, which was something

to prepare dinner while the rest of them went to the couch.

said your family’s huge, so

biotech research, to be specific. We also have other international investments. We’ll be here all day if I list them all out, but they’re all

gobsmacked as well. Is the Weiss Family’s business this massive? Just how wealthy are they, and

in Sophia as she listened to

to mobilize so many connections at such a

fingers, and he reached his hand out