Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 941-950

“Whose car is that? Will he really take me back?” Angela grabbed Trevor’s arm as she questioned him.

“I can assure you that he’ll take you back.” Trevor nodded seriously.

“What if he leaves me behind?” Angela frowned.

“If he dares to leave you behind, our team will not let him go, so you don’t have to worry.”

Angela wondered if Trevor and the others were going to help Richard. If so, it would be better for her not to bother them. At that thought, she nodded. “All right, I’ll just go back in that person’s car later. You guys should get going.”

“Okay. Go and look for him after we leave, all right?” After Trevor finished speaking, he glanced at Sean and the others before they pulled Angela to a blind spot. “Wait here for ten minutes before you head over.”

“Why?” Angela was confused. Why were they hiding her here?

“Anyway, just listen to us.” Jared smiled cheekily.

Then, they got in the car, and after driving away, they quickly retreated into a forest but did not leave and remained hidden.

In the car, Willy frowned and said, “Aren’t you afraid that Mr. Richard will beat you up?”

“I’m not. After all, we’re doing this for their sake! Mr. Richard wouldn’t bear to beat us up.”

“Miss Angela definitely wouldn’t expect that Mr. Richard will be sending her back.”

“Mr. Richard definitely wouldn’t expect us to leave Miss Angela here either.”

Angela’s heart was racing a little. Whose car did Trevor and the others want her to take? After all, the journey back was a two-hour drive through the mountains, and it would be troublesome if they didn’t get along well.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist, then looked back at Trevor and their car, only to see that they were gone. Seeing that ten minutes had gone by, she plucked up the courage to come out from the corner, then walked in the direction of the black SUV.

At this moment, the man, who was sitting in the back seat and busy working, noticed with his sharp senses that someone was approaching his car. As soon as he looked up, Richard’s eyes widened slightly. Why is Angela here?

The person walking toward his car was Angela, and she didn’t seem to know that he was inside at all. Twisting her hands with a slightly nervous expression, she slowly walked to the car window. Then, she reached out and knocked on the door.

Richard looked through the car window. Because the windows were covered with a tinted film, the inside of the car couldn’t be seen clearly from the outside, and only the people inside could see the people outside clearly.

Puzzled, Angela started to wonder if anyone was in the car. If it was empty, wouldn’t she be doomed? Would she have to spend the night in the small town? Trevor and the others wouldn’t trick her like this, right?

When she knocked on the door again, there was finally movement inside. Someone pressed a button from the inside, and the car window was slowly lowered. A sharp and handsome face caught her off guard as it entered her sight, and the man’s deep and unpredictable eyes stared at her.

Angela retracted her hand in shock as if she had been electrocuted before she took a few steps back.

“You… Why are you here?” It was Richard inside the car?

Angela suddenly understood Trevor and their intentions. At the same time, she realized that this man was not on a mission at all, and he was just in town. Am I the reason why he’s forced to stay and work in town?

“Get in,” Richard said in a low voice.

He had also guessed that this was the work of his subordinates; they had purposely pushed Angela to him.

Angela looked at him resentfully as she turned her small face away and her chest heaved a little. This man had actually lied to her when he was here all along.

Inside the car, Richard was dressed in a black sweater and a black trench coat, emanating an elegant and regal aura.

Angela pursed her red lips and said huffily, “I won’t get in your car.”

“They’ve already gone back. If you don’t get in my car, how are you going back?” Richard asked.

Angela felt bitter. She would rather go back with a stranger than stay in the car with him for a two-hour drive.

“Why don’t you give the car to me, and I’ll drive it back?” Angela asked bravely.

Richard was not going to agree. After all, she didn’t have the ability to handle the steep and dangerous mountain roads.

“No,” he rejected.

Just then, the sky turned overcast; it was clear that it was about to rain soon. Sure enough, rain began drizzling on Angela’s head after a while, causing her to cover her head with her hand. However, the rain came pouring down all of a sudden.

“Hurry up and get in the car,” the man in the car ordered in a low voice. Was she trying to get herself drenched again after she had just recovered from her fever?

Irked by the unreasonable weather, Angela hastily walked to the passenger seat before she opened the door and went inside without sparing the man in the back seat a glance.

It was exceptionally quiet in the car, isolated from the rain outside. Angela’s thoughts were in a complete mess, and all of her senses were trained on the man in the back seat as she listened to the sound of him tapping the keyboard and his small sighs.

“Didn’t you leave on a mission? Why are you still here?” Angela asked angrily.

“I thought you didn’t want to see me?” Richard fixed his gaze on the screen, asking without raising his head.

“I just said we shouldn’t meet. I didn’t mean to drive you out of the base.” Angela wondered if he had spent the past few days in the small town. Where did he sleep? How were his meals? Had he stayed in this car the entire time? At the thought, she turned to cast him a pained glance, but she saw that his shirt was clean and tidy, and he didn’t look like he had been staying in the car.
“Why don’t you give the car to me, and I’ll drive it back?” Angela asked bravely.

Richard didn’t speak, but Angela felt that her mouth was turning a little dry, and she wanted to drink some water. Hence, she had no choice but to ask, “Is there any water in your car?”

Richard reached out and took out a glass in the storage compartment of the car door and handed it to her. When Angela saw that it was his glass, she suddenly stiffened for a few seconds. “I was talking about mineral water.”

At her words, Richard raised his head, his brows furrowed tightly. “I don’t have any.”

Why was she refusing his glass? Didn’t she drink from his glass when she was in his room?

Angela’s face turned a little embarrassed as she shared his thoughts. Last night, when she was in his room, she didn’t have a problem with drinking from his glass, but it was like a slap in the face for her if she was refusing his glass now.

She took out her backpack and dug out her purse from inside before opening it. Except for a bunch of cards, there wasn’t any money left inside. She didn’t have any spare change as well, for she had given the rest of her money to the elderly people earlier.

“Do you have money? Lend me a hundred,” Angela asked the man behind her, reaching out her hand to borrow some money from him.

Richard paused in surprise for a few moments before he retrieved his wallet from his pocket and took out a hundred dollar bill. He then handed it to her.

“I’ll return it to you someday,” Angela replied as she took the money from him.

Richard glanced at her and said indifferently, “You don’t have to.”

“I will. I don’t want to owe you a favor.” Angela really wanted to cut off all ties with him at this moment, and she would settle everything with him.

Richard was so furious that he pushed his tongue against the inside of his cheek and glared at the back of her head irritably. This woman’s behavior always made him angry.

However, Angela took his money and got out of the car in the rain to buy some water. After a while, she came back with a bottle of water and the change. Her bangs got wet, and she combed her long hair away before she unscrewed the cap and drank from the bottle.

Richard could hear the sound of her drinking water, and he suddenly felt an inexplicable attraction that made his body turn hot. He looked up and saw her slender and pale neck that was slightly raised, making him want to turn into a vampire and take a few bites.

Angela could feel that the man behind her was looking at her. After she finished drinking, she turned her head and asked, “When will we leave?”

“When the rain lets up a little,” Richard replied.

“If we don’t leave soon, it’ll turn dark, and the mountain roads will be more difficult to drive through. If you don’t want to drive, let me drive.” Angela was eager to try as she had owned a driver’s license for around five years and was very confident.

“No.” Richard closed his laptop, refusing to allow her to drive.

Angela was rather annoyed. Is this guy doubtful of my driving skills?

Richard got into the driver’s seat from the back seat. Looking wild and attractive in a black trench coat, he oozed masculine charm in every move.

After darting a second look at him, Angela turned to look out the window. She dared not take another look at him, as though she feared she would fall for him if she did so.

Richard handsomely turned the steering wheel with deft hands. Subsequently, the large SUV charged out of the curtain of rain and moved along the road toward the mountains.

It was raining heavily outside the car. As big raindrops pattered heavily against the car window, Angela couldn’t help feeling somewhat restless. It was as if even her breath were full of the man’s smell as she stayed with him in such a cramped space.

brief silence as neither of them

there any music to listen to?” she asked

“No,” he answered her.

Doesn’t this guy

steadily and not too fast. Having nothing else to do, Angela had no choice but to look at the rain outside the

Richard slammed

a few seconds. Before they knew it, there was a mudslide ahead that blocked their way back to the base. “No way!” Speechless, she looked at the mudslide. It wasn’t severe, but the mudslide happened to block the entire road. Some debris even flowed down the road, making it impossible to open up the road to traffic tonight.

Angela turned

the night in town,” Richard replied before looking left and right for a place

let out a sigh. I guess we can only blame our bad luck for this. I hope there’s a hotel in town, she thought to herself as she watched the man turn

silence on their way back. Just then, it occurred to Angela that there was only a street in the

a small three-story inn, which was the only lodging

inn, Richard was the first to step out, whereas Angela stayed in the car, waiting. Staring at the heavy downpour outside the car, she found herself caught in an awkward situation

it and walking toward her. When the car door opened, she looked at the man holding the umbrella. Standing in a charmingly erect posture,

didn’t ask him to help her out of the car, but the SUV was too high above the ground. When she stepped out of the car, the man naturally grabbed her arm to support her. Flustered, she hastily stepped back. Just when she was about to step

looked up,

affectionately around her shoulders and took her

umbrella and walked toward the counter. He said to the landlady,

dashed over. “Two—we’d

but there’s not a room available, let alone two,” replied the landlady. She explained with a sigh, “Many who collect herbs in the mountains are staying here because of the downpour, so all our rooms are

seconds. There’s no available room anymore? What should

“Hey, dude, aren’t

“Mm-hm.” Richard nodded.

look at him. “You have a

two can stay together in

blushed crimson. She quickly waved her hand and denied, “No, you’ve got the wrong

landlady had seen them coming in with Richard’s arm wrapped around Angela’s shoulders just now. Even if they’re not a couple yet, they’re definitely seeing each other. She replied

didn’t want to argue with the landlady anymore.

and walked toward the stairs

hold. “Don’t take me by

let go

its decor

king-sized bed, there was only a small chair here. Standing in front of the window, Angela stared at the

She instinctively stepped back, only to find herself with nowhere to retreat to since she was standing

you so scared of me?” Richard asked quietly with his eyes locked on her facial expression. Angela instantly blushed crimson. She quickly waved her hand and denied, “No,

all times. It was as if only by doing so would she be able to face Annie with a clear conscience. “I’m not scared of you. It’s just that I don’t want to get too

Richard leaned over to

the situation

her reaction at first. Seeing how she turned her face away in disgust, he straightened up and pointed at the bed, saying, “You sleep on

she had treated him just now. She bit her lip, saying, “It’s freezing in the car. Why don’t you stay in the room instead?” It was a winter night, where the temperature could go as low as six degrees Celsius. Moreover,

sure about that?” the man asked in a

“You can stay here as long as you don’t get

me,” Richard promised in

to stay. And besides, the situation right now was too difficult for him. Even though she felt guilty toward Annie, she couldn’t chase the man out of the room and let him freeze in the car all night. Seeing the remote control for the air conditioner, she couldn’t help but press the buttons on the remote control several times, only to find that the air conditioner didn’t respond no matter how she pressed the buttons. “Don’t tell me it’s broken.” She let out a groan of vexation while standing under the air

said to her positively with his arms

spend the night when it’s so cold? I’m not bundled up or something,” Angela groaned. At this moment, her hands and feet were as cold as ice, so much so that she had to rub her hands together to warm herself up a little. There’s no air conditioner right now?

her warm. On the other hand, he still had a military greatcoat in the car. He

do next. She wondered when the mudslide would be cleared, though she hoped it’d be cleared as soon as possible since she didn’t want to stay with him for such a long time. At this very moment, she was somewhat afraid of him. She feared that her willpower wasn’t strong enough, that she couldn’t resist his charms, that

of the door being pushed from

hung over his wrist. Without saying a word, he draped the greatcoat around her shoulders as

he went out to get the greatcoat for me? “Thank you,” she said. She did need the

clap her hand over her stomach in embarrassment. She was hungry, but she could only eat liquid food

get something to eat,” Richard said

her eyes. “Is there a place to eat

farmhouse restaurant over the past few days, and the food there tasted pretty good. He

inconvenient for her to wear it while going

his hand toward her, but she didn’t let him take her by the hand. Instead, she stepped

muscular arm reached out and hooked around

do this…” Angela

saying, “If you get

choice but to put up with the arm around her waist and follow him toward the street across from them. Dumbfounded, Angela stared at him. So he went out to

still open for business at night. It was

instant she stepped into the restaurant, Angela pulled the large hand away from her waist. At this moment, there were several tables of customers eating at

her thick waist-length hair with her fingers, revealing a fair face with delicate and charming features. She looked confident and radiantly beautiful in her fashionable pearl-buttoned overcoat, which helped her make a stunning appearance like

but they didn’t notice the tall figure closing the umbrella behind her.

then, the man behind Angela put away his umbrella. Putting his arm

staring at Angela at a glance. In an instant, he darted his eyes warningly over each of the men who were leering at her without

pretty lady was giving off a dangerous aura that struck a chill into the hearts

order food. Having always lived high on the hog since she was born, she had never come to such a

some men couldn’t help but eye her up and

eye contact with a bearded man. When she saw the man staring fixedly at

with two washed cups in his hands. He picked up the teapot and poured her a

Seems like there’s an abundance of produce in the mountains. Even the ordinary tea smells so intoxicatingly pleasant. She was freezing all over, so it made her feel really warm to

fathomless eyes under his thick

the man across from her. “Could

and poured her another

warm her hands before

smile as he

saw the smiling eyes of the man across from her. Feeling embarrassed for a few seconds, she quickly put down her teacup and started

dishes were finally served, Angela found that she hadn’t eaten such fresh and tasty food in ages. She picked up a piece of garlic

wasn’t that hungry, but being able to see her

would open and swallow her up. All she had eaten was a chicken stir-fry, a green salad, and a

up and left to pay the

around. As there weren’t any streetlamps here, many went around with the aid of

came. At this moment, however, the night

illuminate their way back, taking her hand naturally in his. She tried to pull her

I

to let me take you by the

not necessary. My eyesight is

of a dog barking fiercely from an alley nearby. Frightened, she hurriedly hid on the other side of the man and clutched his trench coat tightly. “There’s a

out and bark at people anytime. When Angela heard what she thought was the sound of the dog bolting toward her, she was so frightened that her legs turned to

his arm

midst of nervousness, Angela didn’t realize at all that she was hiding in the

dog did rush out and bark furiously at the two, but it dared not come near, as though it had a tremendous fear of

brandish his umbrella at

back into the dark alley while

that she was clutching the front of Richard’s trench coat and burying her head in his chest like a coward. Feeling embarrassed, she quickly let go of him and took a

stretched out his arm and clasped her in his arms, pressing her against his chest so that his chin rested on her head. Then, a sulky voice sounded, saying, “You hide in my arms when you’re afraid and

with embarrassment while feeling both ashamed and angry at her lack of courage.

of dogs barking coming from all around them. It seemed that every family in this town had a dog. At this moment,

Richard’s trench coat again as fear

in a deep voice, “Don’t be afraid.

strength. With that, they

at the inn’s lobby, the landlady looked at them with meaningful amusement. They’ve got to be a couple! Seriously, I’ve never

the landlady about the broken

was very apologetic. She said she had called someone to repair the air conditioner, but the inn was so out of

say anything else, Angela had no choice but to

cold in the room when they got inside. As Angela rubbed her hands together for warmth, the man behind her draped his warm and heavy

for a few

front of her, Richard said

which reached down to her knees and looked like a warm and heavy dress on her. Richard was attentively helping her button up the greatcoat with

would be gentle with her. Now he was finally gentle with her, but she was no

at

him as though she could understand what else the look in his eyes meant. However, she couldn’t respond

fetched his water bottle, opened it, and handed it

“Let me ask the landlady

the instant she finished her sentence. Suddenly, he held her waist and quickly pressed his lips to hers, kissing her

incredibly heavy greatcoat in the first place, and now she couldn’t move at all with his arm wrapped around her waist. Moreover, an electric current that made her tremble

Richard finished kissing her, he let go of her and stared at her gloomily. “Why are you afraid of drinking from my water

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