Never Too Far Novel

Both of her parents had been arrested. Her mother was detained as an accomplice, and they had denied Emily’s involvement in order to protect her. Therefore, she was released by the police even though her parents were imprisoned because of her.

It was something that she regretted most in her life, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Her phone rang all of a sudden, causing Emily to startle. When she saw that it was a call from her good friend, she spoke into the phone. “Hi, Sally.”

“I never thought that you’d do such a thing in order to get Young Master Weiss’ affection. You always seemed pretty confident in front of us, but I bet you’re dying of embarrassment right now.”

Hearing that, Emily’s face turned pale. Her friend wasn’t calling to check on her; instead, Sally was calling to kick her when she was down.

“Since your parents have been imprisoned, you’ll be kicked out of the family soon. I don’t think we will be able to see each other or go shopping together anymore. By the way, the bag that you previously ordered has arrived, but I don’t think that you will be able to collect it. In that case, I shall do you a favor and buy it up since it’s a limited edition make.”

Emily had enough of the insults and ended the call. Now, she finally knew how it felt when her friends turned their backs on her when she was in trouble. She had brought it upon herself since she was used to trampling on others when she was doing well.

However, the thing that irritated her the most was Sophia being the future Young Mistress of the Weiss Family, subsequently owning the entire Weiss Family’s fortune. Once Sophia married Arthur, they would build a family together and stay by each other’s side forever, which was supposed to be the life that Emily was going to have. She was sure that Sophia would act high and mighty in front of her if they were to meet in the future.

At 6.00PM, the dinner banquet that was being held at the Weiss Residence had commenced. Martha, who was the hostess, sat at the head of the table while five attractive youngsters sat next to her. The servants were amazed at how good looking they were as all of them were uniquely gorgeous.

The thing that Martha was most interested in was how Richard and Elliot noticed that Arthur wasn’t his usual self and how they realized that he was being harmed. While Richard explained the situation to Martha, Arthur, who was all ears, felt touched by what Richard had done for him. Moreover, he realized that something was wrong from just a phone call.

“We know Arthur well. He would’ve definitely called personally to tell us that he is getting married,” Elliot said.

“I must have been confused and slow to catch on because of my age. If not for all of you, something disastrous would have happened within our family.” The thought of it still scared her as there was not much she could do if the Jennings Family were in control of her family due to her old age. She was also worried that something would happen to Arthur due to the side effects of the poison.

“Elliot, Richard, cheers to both of you! Arthur raised his glass and said.

“No worries. The other time something happened to me, you and Richard came to my rescue too.” Elliot knew that they had each other’s backs.

“This is what friends are for.” Richard laughed.

Anastasia, who was sitting opposite Sophia, smiled at her as she was happy that they were now sisters. Their husbands saw each other as brothers, after all.

“Sophia, I’d like to apologize to you for the words I said to you back then,” said Martha, apologizing to Sophia in front of everyone.

“Grandma, you don’t have to apologize to me. I understand your situation.” The sudden apology surprised Sophia.

Arthur felt bad for everything that she had gone through and caressed the back of her head as he looked at her. Sophia turned and looked at him too. Noticing that, Martha was glad as after the whole episode, she finally got herself a future granddaughter-in-law who loved Arthur with all her heart.

After dinner ended, all of them left separately. Elliot brought Anastasia for a walk while Richard went back to his room to work. Meanwhile, Arthur brought Sophia out for a short drive. Under the spotlight, the sight of roses in full bloom in the garden looked spectacular. The air was filled with their pleasant floral scent. As Anastasia was admiring the flowers, she suddenly felt nauseous. She wasn’t sure why, but it could be the overpowering scent of the flowers.

The next moment, Anastasia covered her mouth and bent over as she felt like puking.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Elliot bent down and hugged her.

“I just feel nauseous all of a sudden.” She was feeling unwell.

The nauseousness came back again after she took a few more steps. She felt dispirited since she didn’t know what was wrong with her body.

When he noticed that, Elliot brought her back to their room and poured some warm water for her. She lay on the couch after finishing the drink since she felt uncomfortable. Then, Anastasia started retracing what she had eaten or done the past few days. Besides constantly feeling tired, she didn’t seem to have eaten anything wrong.

Suddenly, something came to her mind as she immediately sat up and stared at Elliot.

Elliot seemed startled by her reaction and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Do you think we’ve hit the jackpot?” She immediately got down from the couch and walked toward the cupboard. She was searching for something in her pouch.

“What are you looking for?” Elliot walked toward her and asked.

“This. I’ll go and take a test.” She took out a box and showed it to him.

After she went into the washroom, Elliot had mixed feelings about having a second child. Although he wanted another child, when he thought of the discomfort that Anastasia would have to go through, he was happy just to have Jared.

Meanwhile, Anastasia was standing next to the sink while checking the results, and she was overjoyed when she saw the two red lines that appeared. She was finally pregnant with her second child, and she hoped that it would be a daughter.

When she got out of the bathroom, she teased Elliot and pretended to look disappointed. “It’s not,” she said.

Hearing that, he seemed relieved and hugged her as he smiled. “That’s good. If you really are pregnant, it would bring you a lot of pregnancy related discomfort.”

“What? Don’t you want a daughter?” Anastasia was surprised by his words.

“If it means that you have to go through the discomfort, I’d rather we just have Jared.” He looked down and kissed her forehead. “I have no regrets.”

“I really want another child, and it’s here, though.” Anastasia laughed and hugged him.

“Really?” He looked at her in surprise.

“Mmhm! That’s why I’m letting you know in advance. Get ready to abstain!”

Elliot was surprised and happy at the news. He then hugged her and sighed. “Thank you for carrying our child. I hope that you have a smooth pregnancy.”

However, Anastasia really looked forward to it as she knew that the baby would be the happiest baby when she was born because she would have a loving father and brother. She imagined that the baby would be adorable like an angel.

“Since I’m pregnant, let’s go home after attending Sophia’s wedding so that I can get some rest.” Her focus was now on the baby.

“Sure!” Elliot kissed her.

Under the night sky, the road was empty since it was a private road. Arthur brought Sophia out for a drive in his convertible sports car. Since he wasn’t speeding, it felt nice as the gentle breeze brushed across their faces. When they reached a viewing deck, they were surrounded by wildflowers as they gazed at the sea in front of them. The sky was full of stars, and a floral scent filled the air. The ambience was pleasant and romantic.

Sophia took a deep inhale as she felt that she was surrounded by happiness.

“Is it pretty?” Arthur smiled. He wanted to share the best things within the family with the woman he loved.

“Yes! The scene looks just like a painting.” She nodded and had her attention on his face. His good looking features were prominent under the moonlight, and it mesmerized her more than the view.

That was the case for Arthur too, for she was the thing that he found most beautiful.

Under the moonlight, Arthur grabbed her by the waist and she hugged his neck as they leaned in for a passionate kiss.

They didn’t have any other thoughts; they just wanted to kiss and feel each other.

In the silence of the night, their senses were at their keenest. Sophia leaned into Arthur’s embrace, blushing and feeling that her rapidly beating heart was about to explode.

She would never forget this wholly romantic experience.

Meanwhile, Arthur took her hand and walked some distance forward. Their path was paved with fine white cobblestones that reflected the moonlight and emanated a faint white glow. It was breathtaking.

Even though it was unfamiliar terrain at night with insects chirping all around them, as long as Sophie held this warm and large hand, she would have nothing to fear since she’d gravitate to wherever he was.

When they returned, Arthur carried her on his back. She wasn’t tired, but he just wanted to do it for her. As Sophia leaned against his firm and broad back, she could rest, admire the scenery, and even occasionally kiss him on the back.

Arthur immensely enjoyed this happiness as if he were carrying his entire world on his back.

Out of the three best friends, the other two had already found their partners for life; only Richard was still engrossed in his work, enjoying his time alone.

He was studying some complicated program as he coded, his slender fingers tapping away on the keyboard. His firm gaze was on the lines of code displayed on the screen, and not a bug was in sight.

He had already completed the accurate calculations in his mind. Just then, he received a message on his phone. ‘Richard, they’ve crossed the border and entered your country. It looks like they had already arranged a meeting with the buyer. We should go as soon as possible.’

‘I’ll be back on time,’ Richard replied. Then, he closed his computer. His identity was highly confidential, and his responsibility was to protect his country. No matter what, he wouldn’t allow his country to face any danger.

Tonight, all the servants in the Weiss Family were busy with the preparations. They were changing out all the wedding decorations today, and a new wedding would take place tomorrow.

Early the next morning, a ray of sunshine spilled in through the window and splashed onto the girl’s pretty face. Her slender arms moved before brushing against some firm muscles, and she happily pressed her little face against it.

The man also parted his thick eyelashes as he looked down at the girl in his arms, and a smile warmed his thin lips as he gently kissed her.

start of many things. After all, a man in the morning

so that he wouldn’t kiss that spot. She would be wearing a wedding dress later, so how embarrassing

in Arthur’s eyes seemed to shine even more brilliantly. All his emotions had recovered, and the passionate love in his

no

face reddened in an instant as she wondered, Does this man really have to do it first thing in the morning? From today onward, she would be his and his

in the hall outside the door again. When the servants came over and reported that the two hadn’t woken up, Martha smiled as she said, “We’re in no

them, her great grandchild would

up again, she was startled when she looked at the time. It was already 8.00AM, but she hadn’t even applied makeup! She looked at the man beside her again, who was gazing at her

get up,” Sophia

happily, then he quickly got out of

as well. He had a hand around her as the two brushed

others in the crowd were all tensed up. The

Sophia sat at the dressing table as they applied bridal makeup on her. Arthur was also high-spirited, and when he changed into the groom’s suit, he looked handsome

Anastasia seemed to be lacking sleep as she buried herself in her husband’s arms, continuing her contented sleep in the morning. Ever since she knew she was pregnant, she leisurely entered into a pregnant mother’s state of mind and stopped getting

to enjoy life and wait peacefully for

strong sense of

sleep. In the end, she accidentally found out her husband’s secret, and she smiled evilly as

her long hair as he warned, “If you keep making unnecessary movements, I might lose my

raised her exquisite face. “You can

leaned against her forehead, smiling. “You’re rather fearless now, aren’t

dared not do it before she was pregnant;

opportunity slip by. It was finally her turn to control him lest this man kept

to find lots of excuses too. For example, he would talk about the suffering she made him go through when he was pursuing her, so now he would

wife, Elliot had to take a cold shower in the morning. As he did so, he thought that this was just the beginning of many cold

already made the preparations to go to the hall. He was wearing a black suit today, and his upright figure was like an unsheathed sword. When he appeared in

a number of

before them, and he was engaged in a call as he stood outside

you? You lost the target just like

at the man who emanated a terrifying chill. She hastily took a few

to

his head to look

out of the wedding car. The wedding ceremony this time didn’t require the groom to wait

as it

at the main stars of the wedding. They had already forgotten about yesterday’s events since

was beautiful and elegant, and she was a great match for the groom. They were indeed

hands, strolling on the red carpet as the rain of petals swirled around

as she received the blessings of the guests around

They answered ‘I do’ without any hesitation. Then, they embraced and kissed each other while getting showered with applause and shouts of blessing. Following that, they

applause as the wedding ceremony was completed with everyone present as witnesses. Martha went onto the stage and delivered a speech to

love with her once again despite his lost memories. In the end, tears were streaming

wedding, the guests made their way to the banquet hall. In the lounge next to the hall, Richard came over

be able to make it in time for the wedding you’ll be holding in our

sure you attend

gone elsewhere, I’ll definitely show up. I’ve told Elilot about my departure already, so I’ll

man left before the others

into an evening dress for the toast. It was cherry red, and Martha herself helped Sophia smooth

for the box contained none other

she still felt a little shaken when she

out and lifted it from the box, then said to Sophia, “Sophia, it belongs to you from now on. You can pass it down to

her put it on. It was

make sure

it, but now it eventually ended up in

heirloom found its new

Artie is waiting for you for

her on the couch. When he saw her emerging, he got up and studied his wife with a pleasantly surprised look on his face. Then, he smiled when he saw the pendant

it has

She had worn it once before, and she never dared imagine that she would

original owner and brought him

its own intentions. We’re together exactly because of it,” Sophia said,

this proves that we’re made

a traditional wedding. The bride wore a red dress, exuding an oriental aura which amazed the crowd. The area around her neck

the family heirloom of the Weiss Family. From now on, Sophia would be the owner of the heirloom, which meant that she would

to their rooms to rest while preparations for the banquet at night

cheer. There was laughter and chatter everywhere, and the

center of the police station nearby, Johnny and his wife

path, they would have to pay the

noise in the hall, and she watched the fireworks show from a distance. She felt as if numerous fangs were gnawing at her

and even her family couldn’t be by her side. She would have to live her life alone until

mercy to let her parents off the hook. If

day today, so she dared not go and beg right away. However, come tomorrow, she would definitely beg Martha for mercy. She could abandon all her pride just

home joyously. Similarly, the bride and groom lay down to rest for

shone in as the newlyweds

Anastasia off at the airport, and they were also on

to rest for a week, then they would travel to Sophia’s home

there as a permanent resident. Their family had expanded its business overseas for almost two hundred years, so it was about time for them to return to their roots. She even decided to be buried with her

amusing stories about her husband’s antics when he was a young child. She kept lowering her head to chuckle discreetly. Everyone’s childhood

“Old Madam

frowned as soon as she heard that. “I don’t want

say. She insists on seeing you.” The servant had tried to chase her away too, but it

the mention of the

side of the iron gates, Emily was kneeling with tears streaming down her face.

would see her like this. It wouldn’t be too embarrassing if she kneeled and begged Martha, but Sophia

strong hatred flashed across her downcast

Emily, she felt fury raging inside her. “Your family did

repented. They didn’t mean anything evil; they just loved me too much and wanted me to have a happy life in the

that, for I don’t have a grandchild as evil as you. Your parents love you, but you also allowed them to carry out their plans. What

just like that? Did it ever occur to you that Artie’s life could’ve been in danger?” Sophia also

Sophia as she said, “If it weren’t for you, I would’ve been a perfect

all! You’re even pushing the blame on Sophia, but she’s completely innocent in this matter. I was wrong about you,” Martha shouted. She once thought that Emily was a decent girl, but she never thought that the latter would

but when she saw Sophia,

her neck, and she couldn’t help but

Your parents have to pay the price for what they did, and as for you, I don’t want to see you ever again. Leave right now and never appear in front of us again.” Martha’s glare was extremely fierce.

the ground in despair. She wanted to beg for mercy, but she didn’t want to come again,

marry Artie? You’re so plain and useless; you’re only after the Weiss Family’s riches. Grandma, she doesn’t truly love Artie,” Emily shouted, raising her voice. She wasn’t convinced and wanted to grab at every chance to

was extremely furious. She knew right away what Emily was getting at. She turned around and

it? I have everything she has,” Emily

heart and a pure soul, but what about you? You only have an

instantly at a loss for words. In her eyes, kindness was useless. She had been taught by her mother since young that one should fight for something they

walk away, she covered her face in pain. She

the villa, then flew over miles of plains, which then turned

she immediately calmed down. She turned and looked at the man beside her, then smiled as

and fun, and the

hour, and there were servants tasked with managing the place.

villa they would be staying in, Sophia went to the pool outside. She reached in and tested the temperature, and she actually had the

to swim?” Behind her, Arthur seemed

I?” Sophia looked up and asked

You can have fun however you want, and you don’t have to worry

Then, as she wrapped her arms

“Mm-hmm!”

“Lean in.”

was told. Smiling, Sophia planted a kiss

this man was the one who truly attracted her. Because of his presence here, everything seemed

It was his turn to do the things he wanted to do regardless of the timing or the place. However, this matter had to be taken to

happily began swimming in the pool. She had loved swimming since young, so this swimming

strong and firm body

was admiring him under the water. Her

when he emerged from the water, he pushed his dark hair up to

when Arthur wrapped his arm around her slender waist, then pulled her along