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.

a brief silence as neither of them

there any music to

“No,” he answered her.

speechless for a moment. Doesn’t this guy

to do, Angela had no choice but to look at the

slammed

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

Angela turned

have no choice but to stay the night in town,” Richard replied before looking

this. I hope there’s

Just then, it occurred to Angela that there was only a street in the center area of the town. Could there be a hotel? Don’t tell me there isn’t even a

any hotel here. There was only a small three-story

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 for a moment. There isn’t an umbrella. How am I supposed to

toward her. When the car door

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 out into the rain, he yanked her into his arms with great strength. As a result, her body was pressed directly

up, saying, “What

arm affectionately around her shoulders and took

her senses, Richard closed the umbrella and walked toward the

instant Angela heard this, she quickly dashed over. “Two—we’d like

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

for a few seconds. There’s no available

Richard with a smile. “Hey, dude, aren’t

“Mm-hm.” Richard nodded.

at him. “You

ask for two rooms, then? You two can stay together in his

her hand and denied, “No, you’ve got the wrong idea,

now. Even if they’re not a couple yet, they’re

with the landlady anymore. She

took her by the hand and walked toward the stairs beside

struggled to break free of his hold. “Don’t take me by the hand. I

let

on the third floor before pushing the door open. The room was very shabby, with no trace of modernity; even its decor was styled in the 90s.

a small chair here. Standing in front of the window, Angela stared at the raindrops, feeling as

saw that Richard was standing only a step away from her. She instinctively stepped back, only to find herself with nowhere to retreat to since she was standing in front of the window in the first

facial expression. Angela instantly blushed crimson. She quickly waved her hand and denied,

keep her distance from him at 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 close to you.” She raised her chin slightly with a somewhat stubborn expression on her

leaned

Don’t tell me he wants to take advantage of the situation to do something to me? “W-What are you doing?” She quickly turned

disgust, he straightened up and

of how 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

you sure about that?” the man asked in a husky

here as long as you don’t get overfamiliar

Richard promised in a deep

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

to her

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

her warm. On the other hand,

what to 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

of the door being pushed from the

a word, he draped the greatcoat around her shoulders as she sat on the

to get the greatcoat for me? “Thank you,” she said. She did need the greatcoat, though it had his smell on it. This

stomach let out a growl in the quiet room, causing her to clap her hand over her stomach in embarrassment. She was hungry, but she could only eat liquid food after having just had a high fever. Because of that,

somewhere to get something

blinked her eyes. “Is there a

farmhouse restaurant over the past few days, and the food there tasted

to wear it while going out. Looking at the rain outside

hand toward her, but she didn’t

arm reached out and hooked around her waist

do this…” Angela

at her, saying, “If you get wet, you’ll have no clothes to change

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 get the greatcoat for me? “Thank you,”

business at night. It was

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

combed 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

tall figure closing the umbrella behind her. Their eyes were fixed on her, with some showing

Angela put away his umbrella. Putting his arm naturally

an instant, he darted his eyes warningly over each of the men who were leering at

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

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 down

she saw the man staring fixedly at her, she hurriedly avoided his gaze—she was unused to being stared at

cups in his hands. He picked up the teapot and

it and was surprised at how refreshingly fragrant the tea was. Seems like there’s an abundance of produce in the mountains. Even the ordinary tea smells so intoxicatingly pleasant. She was freezing

at her intently as the fathomless eyes under

the man across from her. “Could you pour me

and poured

both hands to warm her hands

barely perceptible smile as he stared at her

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

served, Angela found that

that hungry, but being able to see her eating so happily

let out a burp in the end, she covered her mouth in embarrassment, wishing that the ground would open and swallow her up. All she had eaten was a chicken stir-fry, a green salad, and a

up and left to

pitch-dark all around. As there weren’t any streetlamps here, many went around with the aid of flashlights. Angela handed her teacup to the man across from her. “Could you pour

evening when they came. At this moment,

flashlight on his cell phone to illuminate their way back, taking her hand naturally in his. She tried to pull her hand out of his grasp, but she couldn’t;

go of me, okay? I can walk on my own,” Angela

It’s safer to let me take you

not necessary. My eyesight is

suddenly heard the sound of a dog barking fiercely from an alley nearby. Frightened, she hurriedly hid on the other side of the man and clutched his trench

here weren’t chained up or kept inside their homes; they could run out and bark at people anytime. When Angela heard what she thought was the sound

Richard stretched out his arm and took her into

realize at all that she was hiding in the embrace

at the two, but it dared not come near, as though it had a tremendous fear of Richard’s

to brandish his umbrella at the

into the dark alley while letting out howls of

burying her head in

chin rested on her head. Then, a sulky voice sounded, saying, “You hide in

with embarrassment while feeling both ashamed and angry at her lack of courage. “Sorry,” she

that every family in this town had a dog. At this moment, the

front of Richard’s trench coat again as fear surged up within

Richard said in a deep voice, “Don’t be

voice, the words seemed to give her enormous strength. With that,

amusement. They’ve got to be a couple! Seriously,

asked the landlady about the

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

say anything else, Angela had no choice but to go

when they got inside. As Angela rubbed her hands together

stunned for a

in front of her, Richard said in a deep

greatcoat, 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 his eyes full of tenderness under

Now he was finally gentle with her, but she was no longer allowed

gonna thank me?” Richard stared at her as the

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

opened it, and handed

her head, saying, “Let me ask the landlady for a glass.” Angela

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

place, and now she couldn’t move at all with his arm wrapped around her waist. Moreover,

and stared at her gloomily. “Why are you afraid of drinking from my water bottle?

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