Never Too Far Novel

Richard stared at her with deep eyes. He knew why Angela’s attitude had changed. He knew that last night’s rejection made her keep a distance from him.

“You don’t have to worry about what you said last night.” He frowned, obviously not liking her politeness.

She blinked at him as she pulled her long hair that had been scattered on the side of her chest back. Her hair was as black as ink, making her small face extremely fair. Even her ears were fair and delicate.

“I should be the one apologizing, Captain Lloyd. I’ve not been sensible. I kept bothering you. Please don’t take it to heart. I know how to behave from now on, and I will not offend you again,” Angela said sincerely; she had figured out last night that feelings couldn’t be forced.

Richard’s face turned a little gloomy for some reason, and he turned around, ready to leave.

She watched his back with a bit of disappointment in her heart. Just as she was about to fall into a trance, he turned around and stared right at her with his dark eyes.

Angela did not get to withdraw her gaze in time and quickly lowered her head in a panic to avoid his.

“We’ll go back together,” he ordered.

When she heard his commanding tone, she stood up reluctantly, walked past him, and took the lead to head back.

For a while, she only focused on walking when a forked branch suddenly caught a strand of her hair.

“Ah…” She let out a cry in pain and quickly turned her head to see that she had hooked her hair onto a branch. So, she reached out to untangle it.

Richard, who was behind, picked up his speed. Just as he was about to help her, she stopped him.

“Captain Lloyd, we shouldn’t be too close. I can do it.”

His hand stopped abruptly in the air for a few seconds before he retracted it.

Angela held the branch and slowly pulled her hair out, bit by bit. Once she was done, she looked at the man standing beside her like a statue and pursed her red lips.

“You can go first! I’ll take my time.”

Once he heard her suggestion, he walked past her and actually left.

As for Angela, she slowly took her time to return to the base. The moment she arrived, she went to her room to wash her face before coming out. Trevor had already brought her breakfast.

“Thank you, Trevor. You’re so nice to me.” She was genuinely grateful.

“Miss Meyers, all of us, including our Captain, are very nice to you.” He did not forget to sing praises about his captain to leave a good impression.

Although she was caught off guard for a moment, she nodded. “Yeah, you’re all very kind to me. Also, did you find that lipstick?”

“Not yet,” he answered truthfully.

“I really hope you find it soon, so I won’t have to trouble you to protect me,” she wished aloud.

“In due time, Miss Meyers. Please be patient,” Trevor comforted her.

“Thank you.” And with that, she headed back into her room with her breakfast.

Once she was done, she took her dishes to the kitchen and passed the cafe. Then, she decided to make five cups of coffee and brought them on a large tray to the meeting room where Trevor and the rest worked.

After she knocked on the door, she pushed it open and went in, only to see Richard sitting on the main chair while the four surrounded him.

“I made you guys coffee.” Angela smiled, acting like their assistant who was hard at work.

The other four were a little flattered as they hurriedly got up and took the coffee cups from her. Finally, she put the last cup in front of Richard. “Captain Lloyd, here’s your coffee.”

“Thanks,” he answered dispassionately.

“Miss Meyers, it smells delicious! Your coffee-making skills are amazing,” Sean praised.

” I learned how to make coffee abroad; I hope you guys don’t mind. If you like my coffee, I’ll make it for you every day in the future.” Angela had decided to take the initiative to find something to do to make her days more productive.

“That would be our honor,” Sean said with a smile.

She, too, beamed back at him. “I won’t bother you any longer.”

After she left, Sean was still in a trance, watching her walk away. At this moment, Richard let out a light cough, and Sean was quickly brought back to his senses, not daring to take another look.

As Richard sipped on his coffee and realized that his other subordinates had it too, he suddenly felt that the cup of coffee in his hand wasn’t nice anymore.

Angela’s coffee-making skills were excellent. Now, this mellow coffee wasn’t limited to his tastebuds anymore.

As Angela was busy cleaning her room, Trevor handed her an iPad, telling her she could pass the time by downloading as many movies as she wanted.

This made her think that he was really considerate; although he looked unbothered, he was actually very thoughtful.

“Thank you, Trevor.”

“No problem. Just make us some coffee whenever you’re free.”

“Okay. As long as I’m here, I’ll make all of you coffee every morning,” Angela said with a smile.

With movies to pass the time, she did not have to go into Richard’s room to borrow books. This also allowed her to avoid bumping into him. With that thought in mind, she decided to catch up on a drama.

She indulged herself in a love story the whole morning, watching the beautiful love unfold between the characters and their happy ending. For some reason, she felt a little discomfort in her heart.

Love that felt good was only in movies. Even if the hero and heroine suffered all kinds of torture, pain, and separation, they would always have a happy ending. They would walk away into the sunset and live happily ever after.

She hugged her arms and buried her head as she thought of this. In reality, the relationship between men and women had no set script. People who weren’t meant to be would never be together.

After that, she decided to stop watching romance movies, fearing it might accidentally hurt her aching heart again.

In the evening, Angela decided to take a bath. As the public bathhouses were mostly for men, it wasn’t very convenient for her to do so there. So, she had no choice but to head toward Richard’s room.

When she went to pick out her pajamas, she realized that all but one silk pajama had been sent for washing. It was a long dress she had not worn because of its inconvenience.

But tonight, she had no choice but to wear that.

In fact, this nightgown was made of lace. Although it was just a long dress, it had the design of pajamas. Angela decided that she was just going to wear it.

Then, she knocked on Richard’s door with her clothes in her arms.

“Come in,” a male voice called out from inside.

Angela pushed the door in and saw him sitting on the sofa, reading, with a book in his hand. He was obviously done with his work and was relaxing.

“I want to take a bath. Am I bothering you?” She looked at him with bright eyes.

“No.” He raised his head to reply to her but soon lowered it to continue his reading.

At this moment, she felt their interactions weren’t as casual as before. Instead, it felt a little awkward and restrained. Despite that, she brushed it aside, closed the door, and walked to his bathroom.

Soon, the sound of water followed and disrupted Richard, who was reading outside.

He closed his book directly as his long fingers reflexively caressed his lips. His eyes were unfocused as he was lost in thought.

More than 10 minutes later, the bathroom door opened, and Angela stepped out in her silk pajamas. Her long wet hair hung around her ears loosely, and her little face was a little pink. This whole scene looked a little amorous.

When Richard turned his head to look at her, his pupils shrunk. Was this woman going to wear this?

She didn’t know what he thought as she held a basin with her dirty clothes in her hands, then she glanced at the man on the sofa and announced, “I’ll get going now.”

“Wait.” The man stopped her in a low voice.

This made her pause in her steps as she turned to look at him. “What’s wrong?”

“Don’t you have anything else to wear?” He questioned in a slightly angry tone.

Angela looked down at her pajamas and asked, “Is there something wrong with my pajamas?”

There was nothing wrong with it. It was just that this pajama provoked a specific sort of imagination.

The drapey fabric showed her graceful figure, and there was lace embroidery on the front of the dress, all colored in burgundy. Although the hem of the dress was up to her knees, the nightgown was held together by a belt, which would make people wonder what was under it

Richard reached out, picked up a camouflage coat from his sofa, walked over, handed it to Angela, and commanded, “Put it on and go back into your room.”

When she saw the coat, she realized he wanted her to go out conservatively, but she did not think it was necessary.

“There’s no need for that, thank you.” She shook her head as she held onto the basin before turning to leave.

Just as she took two steps, her shoulders were grasped by him as he draped the oversized coat over her, forcibly covering her up.

This made her a little frustrated; this man was too overbearing!

“I said, it’s okay.” Nevertheless, Angela refused to accept his care, probably because she still had some resentment in her heart toward him.

for her to be with him in this life, so why did he care about how

was about to shake off the coat when a warning voice sounded above

staring at her expressionlessly as if he would punish her for

Angela squinted her eyes, feeling a little angry. She took off the coat in front of him and threw it on the sofa before she said, “Captain Lloyd, what is the meaning of this? I won’t be your wife in the future, so why do you care what I look like and who sees me?” Then, she did not forget to add a domineering sentence, “I

this provocative and alluring face, his calmness was now mixed with a sense of annoyance.

inexplicably frightened. For the first time, he was looking at her with this severe and oppressive gaze. It seemed like she had really angered

teasing you now. I’m leaving.” She decided to take her leave before things

sullen as he draped the coat over her again without saying a word. The coat was so enormous that it was up to her

he

was really domineering. She had already rejected his offer, but the

end, she could only

on the door, someone

She handed him his

a word and closed the door with a bang, startling her. As she stood outside the

able to find a girlfriend

around, she noticed a classroom that was teaching kickboxing. She stood in front of the window curiously and watched for a while. Then, she decided

practicing shy and careless. One of

she covered her mouth. This made the

here,” Dwayne, a man in his

do you have time? I also want to pick up some self-defense,”

was obviously willing to teach her when he heard this and nodded. “Of course, I have time. As long as Miss Meyers is keen on learning, I can teach you some simple self-defense

Thank you so much,” she thanked

I’ll teach you two moves right now, and we’ll see how good your

had never tried combat sports before and appeared a little clumsy. However, her coach, Mr. Dwayne, adeptly clasped her hand, stood

didn’t feel restrained because of such close contact, and the trainees on the side

pass by the window, and when he heard the sound, he hurriedly glanced over. The sight

Trevor thought this was inappropriate! After secretly recording the scene for over ten seconds, he dashed toward the conference room. He rushed in front of Richard as soon as he entered

a look.” Trevor showed Richard the video of Angela

fun, and when he saw the video, he envied Mr.

more appropriate for you to instruct Miss Meyers,

Angela must have had a lot

over Mr. Dwayne’s job! This is something you should do. I’m worried Mr. Dwayne will injure Miss Meyers if he uses too much force.”

Miss Meyers sprains her slender arms and legs,

she in?” Richard

in the north,” Trevor responded

up, pushed open the door, and walked out. Trevor and Jared trailed behind him to watch the fun as well. They were looking forward to seeing how Richie would train

open the door, he heard Angela cry and moan as if she was being tortured. As a

room, Mr. Dwayne had trapped her arms and waist

aware that close contact was required for this type of self-defense technique, but the scene bothered

“Mr. Richard,” someone greeted.

Dwayne saw Richard approaching, he immediately released Angela’s arm and said, “Captain

of breath as this self-defense technique was challenging. She was

she said, looking at Richard, who

resume his training when he was

of Richard’s stare. As a result, he looked at his watch and exclaimed, “Oh! I have another meeting to attend. Miss Meyers, I won’t be able to train you, so I’ll let Captain Lloyd take over. I have to

after speaking. There were some scandals involving Angela and

coach, Dwayne was naturally

saw Dwayne leaving, she asked while rubbing her aching arm, “Captain

long as you want

Mr. Dwayne had just taught her. This is an excellent opportunity for

Teach me some moves.” Angela was eagerly welcoming him. She was willing to learn

they watched the scene play before them. “Sorry, Richard wants to teach in private, so please leave,” he

Angela’s training

and Jared didn’t stay long, carefully closing

it was Trevor’s idea and felt powerless. “Captain Lloyd, where should we start?” she inquired of the

Richard circled her, and all of a sudden, her slender neck was bound

start off with a spar, which caused her to feel pressured as her brain screamed

you serious, Richard?” Angela inhaled deeply, feeling

can think of,” Richard said softly into her ear,

her elbows to attack Richard’s temples. Unfortunately, her move only worked for Mr. Dwayne, and

side of his profile, it would only be

Angela’s strength if she had to face a man with ill intentions

Richard’s arms, but his sturdy

explanation of the entire set of self-defense techniques, Angela exclaimed,

“Yeah,” Richard hummed quietly.

lifted her feet to step on the back of his instep, but she missed as he had already

flushed with rage and attempted to remove him from her person, but his grip was too tight, and

left with only one option: headbutt

hit his chin, but it did hurt her neck. She couldn’t help but hiss, and Richard, who had been holding her neck,

at him in frustration. She

So, let’s keep going.” He praised her with

on!” Angela clenched her teeth and arched her

few steps away from her, her breathing became rapid for a few minutes. Richard hugged her the next second, his strong arms wrapped

all of a sudden. Is this the feeling of

contact with his body rendered her immobile. She was unable to portray disgust in front of him.

are you daydreaming for?” He inquired in a deep

Dwayne had just taught her. She could jab the opponent’s eyes, throat, or lift her legs and kick his

methods on Richard because

go of her and took a step back before staring at her

it. I don’t want to practice anymore.”

give up so easily,” he snorted when he

down on her, so she lifted her chest and said, “Who said that? I just don’t

face at all times, he couldn’t help

not that I look down on you; you simply lack the ability.” Richard

beautiful eyes narrowing in displeasure. “Are

of facing a hundred enemies like you,”

contorted with rage as she heard his words, as if she were being pushed into the mud by him. He was clearly looking down on her, which caused her to clench

suffer.” She clenched both her fists

smirked as he looked at her pugilistic wonkery with

that she was learning self-defense, so

lowered his arms and approached her. He maintained his previous posture by wrapping his arms around her waist and lowering his head. Finally, she wrapped

the thick eyelashes suddenly dilated, and his usual calm and sobriety vanished in

cunning gleamed in her eyes as she bent her knees, grabbed his neck, and

no mercy. Because Richard looked down on her, she accumulated

Angela’s curiosity got the best of her; she wanted to look at

arms despite his pain,

held her in his arms to cushion her fall on the

her composure, she was already lying on top of Richard. He had one arm around her waist and the other palm on the

hurt you?” she inquired anxiously as she recalled how much

woman above him. In addition to the pain of being kicked,

dressed in a sports suit, and they were separated by merely two pieces of clothing, allowing

up,” Richard

as well! On the other hand, her hands and feet were slow to react, and she sat up with difficulty while supporting Richard’s

and her position was embarrassing to the point

eyes narrowed, and his pupils constricted. Is she doing this on purpose? She blushed and looked at him, but she didn’t

she quickly scurried away from his torso and sat cross-legged aside. When he got to his feet, her lovely eyes darted around in a panic, not forgetting to glance at the body part

her angrily. He was training her on self-defense, not teaching her to seduce the opponent with her beauty.

suffer if you don’t train

Dwayne to train me.” Angela despised his coaching. How could she possibly concentrate on the

was far too charismatic

the training if you don’t want to learn,” he responded frigidly; his face had an inexplicably gloomy and ugly

realization that she was not built for combat training. After only half

a hand,” she demanded as

Did I hurt you just now?” Angela asked awkwardly with a light

believed she had learned nothing but seduction and even

means you’re

as he looked at

Lloyd, you have to be careful as well! Don’t be blinded by

reason to be concerned in this regard because no woman

of course, was

was about to move her arm when she felt a pain

was the arm that he had grabbed tightly in a hurry. Therefore, he had accidentally pulled her too harshly in his concern for

move. Let me take a look.” He approached her, gripped her wrist, and massaged her shoulder joints gently. Her joints appeared to

after a few days of rest,” Richard

her gaze wandering. Out of the blue, he abruptly poked her head with

interesting?” he

“There’s nothing interesting to me,” she said, rubbing her aching head and taking a

remained silent upon hearing her response, and

had nothing to say, she turned around and left the room. She was always in

the base. When the car door opened, a young man and woman emerged. The man was dressed fashionably, and the woman was

going to stay here?” the woman asked,

implemented for your own safety. We will notify you once both of you are both safe,” a man warned them sternly before leading

said, biting her lip and

was being hit, appeared helpless and coaxed her, “Okay, okay. We’ll take refuge here for a while

the gangsters later discovered and

still trembled when she

here, so relax!” Carlton reassured

After settling down, Ariel couldn’t wait to visit the location, so she went

from afar

drawn to the figures, and when she turned around, she saw two men walking in the flower