Never Too Far Novel

Angela then moved as if to reach down his pants.

Immediately, Richard grabbed her wrist, stopping her. She then slipped down to place her head on his lap. With a tug at the elastic holding her hair together, the long strands sprawled out across his thighs.

Her beautiful slanted eyes softly shimmered up at him. She looked so enticing, yet her gaze looked so clean and innocent.

Sunlight shining in through the window made her skin appear as fair as snow. Her cheeks were gently dusted with an embarrassed blush, and she looked so charming that he was mesmerized.

There was a slight hitch in his breathing. His hand was still wrapped around her wrist, but he did not know what to do next.

Angela was a woman, after all! She knew just how to make a man happy with her pretty looks.

She smiled as her bright eyes shone with pride. “Am I beautiful, Mr. Richard?”

Richard looked back at her with eyes so deep that there was no way to tell what emotions were hiding in them.

“Get up,” he coldly commanded.

Realizing how boring he was being, she moved to stand up. Just then, there was a sharp tug on her hair.

“Ouch!” she cried out in pain, instinctively moving her head closer to where the stuck tendrils of her hair were. Without thinking, she moved to fiddle with the object that her hair was stuck on—his belt buckle.

“Don’t move,” he rasped out. Still, he was too late. Angela had touched something she should not have.

Her hands immediately shot back as if she had been zapped. Her blush extended up to her ears.

He was…

With brows tightly knitted together, he moved to untangle her hair from his belt.

It was at that moment someone pushed open the door. Four pairs of eyes were immediately greeted with the shocking sight of the two in a compromising position.

The men cursed themselves for their bad timing.

Moreover, when were Richard and Angela so close? They were even making out now!

“We will be back later, sir. Please, continue,” Will said, pushing the other three out of the room before swiftly closing it behind him.

The other three men had wanted to spend a few more seconds looking at the couple. It was rare for them to see Richard acting all friendly with a girl. How they wished they could have kept staring.

Angela was so embarrassed. It was clear the four men had misunderstood the situation.

Richard did not care about what his subordinates thought though. His broad hands were gently untangling her hair from his belt. As the strands were wrapped tightly around the belt, one mistake and she would be hurt.

“Are you done yet?” she awkwardly asked.

“Soon.” His fingers were unraveling her hair, one strand at a time.

She buried her face in her palms from the embarrassment. How could she look the others in the eye now?

Finally, her hair was free. As soon as she could move, she shot to her feet. Her hair tumbled wildly across her back, emphasizing the innocent beauty of her demure face.

“Trevor and the others must have mistaken what we were doing for something else. Can you clarify things to them?” she asked.

“Clarify what?” he said with a huff.

“Do you not want to clarify what happened?” She pursed her red lips together. She did not care what they thought, but she did not want his image and reputation to be ruined. He stood up and grabbed his laptop. “You were reading here.”

He then walked out of the room, leaving her all alone.

Watching him leave, her heart stopped pounding with anxiety the moment the door closed behind him. She felt like crying and laughing at the same time while a strange and sweet sort of giddy joy rose in her.

At that moment, all she wanted to know was if he found her annoying.

The moment Richard stepped into the meeting room, questions began flying his way. “How far have you and Miss Angela gone, Mr. Richard?” asked Trevor.

“Is she going to be your wife?” Jared asked.

Richard calmly looked at them and answered, “Mind your own business.”

“Stop asking. We will be the first to know if he has any happy news to share,” said Willy.

“Yeah, we are waiting for Richard’s wedding invitation.”

While listening to his subordinates, Richard did not intend to explain much. However, work-related matters were not occupying his brain right now. Instead, he kept rewinding what had happened on the couch earlier. He wondered if she always took the initiative to flirt with a man whenever she met one.

Just then, his phone rang. When he glanced at the number, he reached out to answer it, “Hello!”

“Richard, it’s me, Annie.” A shy girl’s voice sounded on the other end. “I miss you so much, so I asked your grandfather for your personal number. Did I disturb you?”

Richard stood up and walked toward the door of the conference room. When he got out, he responded, “I’m sorry, Miss Meyers. I’m currently on a mission. Let’s talk once I get back.”

“Why do you keep calling me Miss Meyers?! I’m your fiancée now! You can call me Ann or Annie.”

“It’s not a convenient time for me to talk now.”

“Oh! Is it? Are you very busy? Can I text you later? You don’t have to reply right away. You just have to reply to me when you have time. I really want to talk to you. This is my number. Please remember to save it!” Once Annie blurted out a string of sentences in her lovely voice, she confessed, “Richard, I like you and miss you very much.”

After that, she hung up the phone shyly.

Richard sighed. His marriage with Annie was not what he wanted. It was just that he did not manage to refuse the marriage in front of his grandfather the last time. He knew that once his current mission was over, he would return and cancel the engagement with Annie.

Besides, Annie was also Angela’s cousin.

Meanwhile, Angela did not sleep well last night. After reading a book for a while, she passed out on the couch.

Richard did not return to the conference room. He stood outside the door for a while, recalling that there was a document he forgot to take.

When he returned to the room and reached out to open the door, he saw the figure of a woman sleeping on the couch. She had nothing to keep her body warm. Since it was now the start of fall, it was very easy to catch a cold.

Richard grabbed a small blanket from his bed and draped it on top of her. Walking to the bookshelf, he tried looking for a file that had been placed there the night before.

After he picked up the file and was about to leave, he heard the groaning of a suffering woman.

Richard glanced at Angela, who was lying flat on the couch, only to see her frowning and a thin layer of sweat oozing from her forehead.

Was she having nightmares?

Richard crouched beside her and squinted his eyes to check on her.

At this moment, Angela fell into a nightmare. After her mother’s car accident, she started having nightmares frequently. Even during the day, nightmares would break into her dreams after she fell asleep.

Presently, she was running in a forest. There were gunshots from time to time. The drone hovering above her head gave her an infinite sense of oppression, as if there was this ardent killing intent that was entangled with her. Though she had run with all her might and panted violently, the murderous aura was still looming over her.

She ran and ran.

Just as she thought she was about to escape the fate of being hunted down and was out of the woods, she saw a row of men with their faces covered in front of her. They were pinning a man down with their hands. The man was wounded and pressed to the ground, and then she saw Richard’s face.

He was trampled on the back by a man with a gun pointed at his head. At the same time, the killer was laughing sinisterly at her.

The scene in the dream made Angela’s face cringe in pain while asleep. Her hands were clenched into fists, and she began to mumble, “Don’t kill him… Don’t kill him…”

Richard felt a strong tug at his heartstrings. What could she be dreaming about? She trembled as if she was suffering some kind of intense torture.

“Angela, wake up,” he called her gently, trying to wake her up from her dream.

At this moment, however, Angela’s trembling red lips called out a name, “Richard… Run! Run!”

After she was done speaking, her hands struggled to grasp onto something.

Richard’s big palm grabbed her hand in the next second, and his handsome face froze. Was he in her dreams?

Why would she tell him to run away? Was her pain caused by him?

At this moment, tears started pouring out of Angela’s eyes. She panted and pleaded, “Richard, please don’t die… I can’t let you die…”

Angela almost cried in her dream. She watched as the masked man held the gun at Richard, as if he was about to end the latter’s life at any moment. Angela stood there in pain and felt so helpless that she could only call out for help and cry.

However, she was not aware that in the real world, her painful appearance was being watched by a man on the spot. She grabbed his hand tightly and cried so much in the nightmare that she could not extricate herself.

Richard could not stand to see her being haunted by nightmares anymore, so he stretched out his other hand and patted her face. “Angela, wake up.”

There was a hint of coolness on the back of his hand, and it was her tears. Richard continued to pat her face until she finally woke up in pain.

The last scene before she woke up was a bloody one. She heard the gunshot, and even though she dared not open her eyes to see it, it was petrifying for her.

When she opened her eyes and saw the man beside the couch with tears in her eyes, she could hardly tell whether it was reality or a dream. Nevertheless, the first thing she did was wrap her arms around the man’s neck tightly, burying her whole face in his chest.

make sure that

froze, letting her hug him for a while. When he recalled that she cried because of him in the nightmare, he

he comforted her in a

now. It turned out to

not go away in her mind. She

lowered his head, and tried to decipher her expression. Angela turned away and covered her face

not find it funny at all. All he wanted to know was if he was that

abducted, and… you were shot with a gun on your head…” Angela consciously explained what happened in the dream

thin lips curled slightly after hearing that. Did she worry about him

even want him

he suddenly felt the urge to laugh, but he

noticed that he was stifling a laugh. She hit his arm with her fist

this time and locked his gaze on her seriously. With a deep voice, he reassured her, “Don’t worry. Your

“Why?” Angela blinked.

Richard’s eyes, his self-confidence

stern face. The confidence in his eyes was by no means false. It was a strong confidence that emitted from the depth

gaze. She believed that he would never turn

eyes lost the luster of the past. She was still sleepy,

finished your

her a

stay here with me for a while? I’m sleepy, but I’m scared of having nightmares. If you’re by my side, I might sleep better,” Angela

her noticing and nodded, “Okay, I’ll stay here and finish my work. Get

your bed? The couch is too small.”

occupy his time, but she even asked

her request. Raising his

started yawning. After getting up, she felt light-headed and fell into Richard’s arms. Seeing that,

body so

smirked lightly and helped her to get up. Angela walked over to his huge and tidy bed that was filled with masculinity. Angela felt much more at ease when lying on

it was merely the back of his head, she thought he was good-looking. No man had ever attracted her with the back of

him, she felt her eyelids getting heavy, and she soon

and noticed that she had folded

Angela, who was sleeping on her side. She was probably

out his phone, he dialed Trevor’s number and ordered, in a

a while. Just as he pushed the door and intended to step in, he saw Richard bringing his finger

tip-toed into the room and left the laptop on

nonsense after

mouth and smiled. Did Richard just admit it? Anyway, he was happy for him because both of

on the

the evening, Angela woke up feeling recharged. She opened her eyes to find that Richard was still working on the couch, and the corners of her mouth curved

could always trigger Angela’s mischievous side. She wanted to make

eyes and deliberately pretended to

and the sounds of footsteps scooting over to her bed. Now, she felt that a man was standing

her tightly. She immediately leaned over, as if she lacked

but open her eyes

her continue with her act. To be frank, he already found out that she was awake after she made grabby

Angela was still being proud of her acting skills, he uttered, “Get up already if you’re awake. Stop fooling

he already saw through her act, she opened her eyes and whined like a child. “Captain Lloyd, my legs are

on the bed. He could have ignored her, but involuntarily, he stretched out his hand

happily like a child, and her beautiful

this time. Richard sat at the table with perfect posture

this way!” Trevor

them after choosing her menu. Suddenly, she felt something off from the four pairs of eyes currently staring at her. After blinking her eyes, she

just admiring their captain’s

you want to go for a walk after dinner? I’ll take you to a

eyes stared at him, thinking he was digging his own grave! How dare he flirt with Miss Meyers in

she had nothing to do at night,

I can take you there.” Sean was not afraid of death, pretending not to notice the three pairs of eyes that were madly

food on his plate gracefully, as if

we go together?” Angela thought it would be more fun if there was a crowd, so she invited the other three to

each other and

get to relax often. Let’s go together!” Trevor quickly understood that Sean was deliberately asking Angela out, and at the same time, he was also looking for an opportunity to

let’s go together!” Jared said to

raised his head and

been working for the whole afternoon. Just come and unwind with us!” Angela looked at him

you always remind us that work-life balance is important! Come with us!” Willy even joined the

nodded this time. “Okay! Let’s meet at the door in five minutes and set

hoped

everyone gathered at the door and set off with a flashlight. Trevor

on her shoulders, she wore light-gray sportswear with long sleeves and trousers, as well as hiking shoes. She looked full of vigor, even in the

let her walk in front of Richard, while Trevor and Jared explored the way

and swaying shadows of trees could be seen everywhere,

Angela accidentally kicked a stone and fell forward. Richard, who was behind her,

other knowingly and smiled. They were creating

There was also a little fountain nearby, accompanied by the lively sound of frogs. Eventually, they arrived at the top of the hill. The tiled stones were suitable for lying down and gazing at the starry sky. At that moment, the starry sky in fall was clear and

beside him. He stretched out his hand to pull her up, while the

the starry sky, and listened to their interesting stories. Compared with

child, she became the only child in the family. She had worked hard to attend various expensive cram schools since she was a child. She was not a pianist, but she passed the eighth grade; she was not a dancer, but she had great dance skills. Her mother wanted her to take over the family business, so she went abroad to study finance. Later, however, she could not continue her studies and suffered from anxiety, so her mother made

be her redemption. However, he turned out to be a

why was life so tiring? Doing what she wanted was

program to write,” Sean

I have some work to do as well,” Trevor

Miss Meyers to watch the stars!” Jared pulled

at the stars?” Angela shouted to their

us to get back to

people disappeared at the corner of the

mountain top suddenly fell silent as the cool night breeze brushed upon

trying to stargaze at all! They were just deliberately creating an opportunity for her and Richard to

misunderstood. They thought the two of them were together, so they

he seemed unconcerned about this matter at all as he stared at the

when she saw this. Why should she bother? She should just enjoy and live in the

sitting and looking up at the stars, so she laid down

all the worries in her mind

straight back, wild thoughts popped up in her mind; Would Richard like a

like her, even a

glanced at his watch and said to

she still wanted to enjoy the

the drop in temperature and did not want her to

answered; she liked the feeling of being alone with him under the stars. Even if he didn’t speak,

and waited for her below the stone. She had no choice but to stand on the rock reluctantly. At

people didn’t have to do anything but stand there

having a pair of upturned eyes that

even more exquisite about him was that he exuded a sexy ascetic aura. The more serious he was, the more women desired

abstinence and see how wild he was

onto his lips; the feeling she had the last time she touched it was still lingering

a man

she seemed to realize that she was the one having thoughts about

Angela opened her arms, and an idea popped

heard her; there was no hint of impatience in his eyes. Then, he reached out to hold

lips and looked at

see Richard’s expression, but Angela felt that his handsome face was covered by shadows, making it challenging to observe

as she figured she would suffer the embarrassment of being rejected by

after a long time, she tried

around for somewhere to place her feet. After all, the stone was

large palm wrapped around her waist tightly,

being caught off guard. Then, her thin arms instinctively

brushed against the man’s neck, causing his body to tense up

the ground. Unfortunately, because of the uneven ground, she

and wrapped his arms around her, preventing her from hitting the stone

lowered his head as she raised hers, their faces were no

breathing became rapid as she thought about how unreal this was. She was reluctant to push him away but did not dare to grab the opportunity to

they stared into each other’s eyes as a hint of anticipation hung

should pick up

at this time, messing up her long hair

her face. “You’re shivering, and you still want

this opportunity go and wrapped her arms around his neck before pressing her lips to his. Almost instantly, she removed herself, took off, and ran, looking like a runaway rabbit. But because this was a rocky hilltop, she stepped

out a cry as she sat down in

check on her. Angela was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and

He

lowered her head, blushing. “If I don’t, won’t I just

her foot with a flashlight.

that he had ignored her, she felt that she had offended him again. She was so embarrassed that she couldn’t even look at him. It was said that

around for them?

noticed that her shoelaces were untied and placed the flashlight aside before helping her tie

down at the man gently tying her shoelace. He clearly cared about her and

not know that everything he was doing was making

the dark, indicating that he had received a text. Then,

sent to this phone was considered

a series of texts from Annie. Immediately, he frowned as he read

read the texts with a stern face and stretched out her neck curiously to take a look. She wanted to