Never Too Far Novel

Angela also fulfilled Dexter’s wish by allowing him to stay in jail for a few more years and enjoy the free prison meals.

Later in noon, she invited Richard to lunch and asked him to accompany her to a destination.

Meanwhile, Dexter had been bombarding her with messages asking if the money was ready.

In response, she pretended to be scared and upset, baiting him to agree to do the transaction at a park.

At 2.00PM, Angela received a call from the police. They had completed the deployment strategy, so she could meet Dexter at the park at any time and the police would arrest him right away.

She was about to leave for the park by Richard’s car fifteen minutes before the transaction when her cell phone rang. The scumbag had called and she frowned as she reached for the phone. “Hey, I’m already on my way to the park. What else do you want?”

“I’ve changed the location for our deal. I’ll send you the new address,” Dexter said in a sly manner.

Obviously, he feared that Angela would call the cops on him, so he changed the address fifteen minutes before the transaction so that he could flee after he received the money.

“All right, send me the address and stop with the games. I don’t have the time to play with you,” Angela grumbled.

“Yo! Now that you’re CEO, you’ve changed! You’re occupied with important matters every day! Angela, your company must be making millions daily!”
Angela also fulfilled Dexter’s wish by allowing him to stay in jail for a few more years and enjoy the free prison meals.

“It’s none of your business.” She snorted coldly.

“Okay, see you later!” He finished his sentence before hanging up the phone and sending the new meet-up location.

In the meantime, Richard’s car was currently on the frontage road. “Aren’t you going to tell me what we’re up to in a little while?” Angela looked up, having just lowered her head to read the address and met the man’s dark gaze.

She was now helpless. Richard appeared to be the only person who could stop Dexter because it was too late for the police to arrive.

“All right, but you have to calm down and cooperate with me,” Angela was terrified that Richard would murder Dexter in an instant. Her plan was to put Dexter in jail and sentence him for as long as she could.

“Okay! I’m all ears.” He raised his brows and his tone clearly expressed his displeasure. She clearly had something to hide from him, which made him feel less needed.

Angela sensed his emotions and leaned forward from the passenger seat to kiss his lips.

This was a very effective move and the man’s eyes were instantly sprinkled with joy. With a smile, he said, “I’m all ears!”

She nodded before explaining, “Last night, I received a call from Dexter, a jerk who wanted to extort five million from me by threatening to spread my old photos. I intended to have the police assist me in apprehending and prosecuting him. Who knew he would change the location at the very last minute? I’m afraid of looking like a fool if I call the cops, so please help me to catch him.”

Angela looked at Richard’s face after she finished speaking. He was gritting his teeth and his piercing gaze indicated that he wanted to tear Dexter apart after catching him.

“With what photos did he threaten you?” His eyes glowed with rage.

“It’s just some of my old photos. He intended to photoshop them into some obscene content and post them on the Internet,” she exclaimed angrily.

He assumed Dexter was a scumbag who deceived her feelings, but Richard greatly underestimated Dexter’s ability to do evil.

“Where is he now?” Richard gritted his teeth.

“Stay calm. Those photos aren’t explicit. Let’s cool down and we’ll catch him now,” she assured, her heart tensed as she looked at his gloomy handsome face.

“Show me the address.” He reached for her phone, which she handed to him. He then looked down to double-check the address before launching the navigation system.

Angela secretly examined the man next to her several times, only to notice that his handsome face was tense, his eyes were narrowed, and he was suppressing his anger. Her heart was warm as she looked at her furious man, who was about to avenge her.

It feels great to be protected.

At this point, Dexter had arrived earlier than expected in another park. He looked around nervously while keeping an eye on the time, carefully observing everyone who passed by.

To his credit, he had nice facial features, a handsome face, and a nice fashion sense, but he still came across as a scumbag.

His finances were tight right now and he was depressed as a result of his large expenses. He was already in a lot of debt, so he was forced to commit crimes to get money under the urging of multiple creditors.

He learned that Angela had now taken over her mother’s company and would soon have the wealth of a publicly traded company. He was desperate for the money and would go to any length to obtain it.

He now deeply regretted flirting with another woman on the plane and failing to return as an honest man. Had he not done that, Angela would not have discovered his true colors.

After all, she had put her faith in him during his time abroad. She even called him two days before his flight, pleading with him not to get engaged because she loved him. He believed he had her in his grasp.

As the events unfolded, he was not sure what went wrong as Angela found out about his one-night stand with another woman. The perfect character he had been playing for three years shattered in an instant.

For the last three years, he did not dare to touch her in order to gain her trust, since he had slept with too many women and had STDs. To appear as a pure lover, he refused to touch his own girlfriend. He was extremely regretful for not doing so now that he thought about it.

As Dexter was feeling worried, he noticed a familiar figure approaching. It was a young lady dressed in a blue woolen coat and windbreaker with her long hair down. She was wearing sunglasses and exuded an elegant and noble air.

Angela is here.

At that moment, his heart was racing like crazy. She captivated him not only because of her vast financial resources, but also because of her stunning appearance and perfect figure.

Despite being exposed for what he was, he still believed Angela would forgive him and that she might still love him after all.

“You’ve arrived, Angela.” Dexter took a confident step forward with excitement. He even dressed up spectacularly today, wearing clothes she had bought for him.

“Don’t come near me,” she reprimanded coldly, standing three feet away from the scumbag.

Her voice was full of disgust and annoyance.

Dexter’s smile froze and he nervously tightened his fists. “I apologize, Angela. I’m sorry for hurting you this way. I’m deeply in debt and my mother’s health is failing. Furthermore, I’m struggling to afford a meal right now. I’ve been consumed by grief ever since your departure and I have no plans to work… Angela, please forgive me…”

This was all an act in an attempt to pull her heartstrings and gain sympathy from her.

She looked at him as if he were a disgusting fly. Behind the sunglasses, her delicate face was expressionless like a beautiful sculpture.

“Are you done with your act? Now, delete all of my photos from your phone,” instructed Angela.

“I can’t get you out of my mind, Angela. I love you the most. If it isn’t for my limited funds, I won’t have to hurt you like this. Don’t worry; if I earn money in the future, I will definitely give it back to you.” He sighed.

“How dare you ask me for five million?” she questioned with a sneer.

“Angela, you can’t be this ungrateful. When I was abroad, I treated you as if I’m a servant by listening to your words and taking good care of you. Did you forget?” His face darkened as he inquired.

“It’s a shame. You signed up for it.” She coldly snorted.

“You… Angela, how could you treat me like this after all that we’ve been through?” His face turned red with rage.

“Weren’t you just blackmailing me ten seconds ago?” She sniggered.

Dexter’s expression changed when he realized Angela was uninterested in mending things with him. Not wanting to waste his effort, he sneered, “It’s not my fault that your family is so wealthy. I won’t let my efforts over the years go unnoticed. You will never get rid of me without five million.”

“So, you admit that you’re blackmailing me, right?” Angela questioned angrily, her beautiful eyes narrowed.

“You’re astute! What? You don’t want to hand over the money, do you? I’ve finished editing your photos and saved them to my Cloud. If you don’t pay up, I’ll upload the photos to the Internet for the world to enjoy and you can say goodbye to your reputation.”

Dexter was proudly threatening Angela when he felt a large palm locked onto his shoulders with a bone-crushing force. He turned to see who this person was, but his back was slammed to the ground before he could do anything. Following that, a military shoe stepped onto his chest and Dexter’s ribs were almost crushed by the strength, causing him to howl out of pain.

“Ah… Ah… It hurts! Who the hell are you?” Dexter’s face had turned blue, drenching in cold sweat. He continuously slapped on the foot that was stepping on his chest while thoroughly embarrassed to be tackled onto the ground.

However, the force exerted on his chest suddenly increased and the torture had reached new heights, prompting him to beg for mercy out loud. “Let me go… Please let me go. Remove your foot. My ribs are about to break!”

Angela wrapped her arms around herself and observed the commotion. As she watched Dexter beg for mercy like a dog, she realized how stupid she had been to be duped by such a man.

Removing his foot, Richard then punched Dexter in the face, causing blood to gush out of his mouth together with a fallen tooth; the scene was rather gory.

“Ah…” On the verge of passing out from pain, Dexter had a lightbulb moment and went to beg Angela instead. He knelt on the grass as he begged sorrowly, “Please, Angela, tell your bodyguard to stop beating me. Please! I’m not going to do it anymore.”

“You are mistaken. He is not my bodyguard. He is my boyfriend and future husband,” she responded with a smile.

Richard’s fiery eyes instantly softened as he was overjoyed with the titles.

Dexter, who was in so much pain, looked back in surprise at the person who had struck him—a handsome man with a devilish aura. Where did Angela find such a man to be her boyfriend? This had undoubtedly made him jealous.

“I would have beaten you to death if I hadn’t spared your life to throw you into prison.” Richard clenched his teeth coldly, disgusted by Dexter’s threats and hatred against Angela. How did this scum get so lucky to spend those three years with my woman?

At this thought, he wanted to kick Dexter in the shins twice more.

“Angela! Angela, please forgive me!” Shaken like a rat, Dexter was terrified as he nudged toward Angela, but she took two steps back in disgust and exclaimed, “Dexter, you will pay for what you did.”

why she had gone along with his blackmail so easily. Forget the money; all she had planned to do all along was to collect the evidence

I’m sorry, I swear! I was just blinded for a moment, but I won’t do it again,” Dexter begged her

persecute you with the harshest sentence,”

I love you. I really

would enrage a certain man. Without a doubt, Richard booted Dexter to the ground again before yelling angrily, “Not a

Angela could not help but twitch the corners

me! You know what? I’m going to sue his *ss and make him pay for this!” Dexter screamed in agony

woman squatted down with a smile and said, “Yeah, I told him to do that. What, do you not like that? If you’re not

portrayal of a young lady’s temperament in front of him, he realized at this point that

rely on your father’s connection to hit me whenever you want…

fact that I hit you? That is exactly what you deserve! You reap what you sow!” When Angela saw the police car

the cop behind him as fear smeared across his face. “They hit

follow us to the station,” the officer said solemnly to Dexter, who was covered in bruises

kicked me… I lost a tooth from that… Look! Even my ribcage is shattered!” he screamed angrily. The next second, he was

satisfied to witness that man’s downfall. If she had wanted to dirty her hands, she would

She turned to face the

up falling for this jerk in the first place?” Richard inquired, his gaze deep and

not the only one who knows how

That’s… Well… Let’s just say I was blind… Yes.” Angela quickly

arm reached out and clasped the back of her head. He then leaned forward and kissed her red

at first, but then accepted his

a few kisses, Richard pressed his forehead against hers and commanded, “From

not going to work,” Angela stated, shaking

“Why?” His pupils dilated.

still have to make room for my dad and grandpa!” she

words…” Annoyed, he planted

against Dexter. When Daphne discovered that her daughter had been mistreated, the furious mother demanded

sorting through all of the evidence and handing them over to the lawyer,

and her parents arrived early. She sat on the garden swing while taking in the evening breeze. She wondered if it was her uncle and aunt when

point, Angela was still worried about upsetting her uncle and aunt’s feelings by revealing that Richard

saw a young couple who had alighted from the car. She could not help but be surprised that Annie had indeed

allow me to introduce my boyfriend, Elton Hemmings,” Annie shyly said before adding, “This is

Elton greeted with a smile,

about you.” Angela looked at Elton and realized he

handsome face became nervous as they exited the car.

with a smile. Is he really Annie’s longtime crush? At first glance, he appears modest and polite. Ooh, and he is dressed nicely as if he

Elton! We’re delighted to have you here.” A clearly satisfied Jennifer informed her husband, “Bring Elton in!

her aunt requested a private conversation with her.

in first, Angela.” Having said that, Annie turned

told me about you and Richard. As for their previous engagement, I hope that you don’t mind too much of it.

rendered speechless

had no idea that her aunt would comfort and reassure

I’m grateful to Annie for introducing him

wonderful child, so please seize this wonderful opportunity. Have you seen the boy Annie brought with her? He’s one of her classmates and I think he looks great with his height and all. The most important criteria is that he is the one Annie prefers,”

right, Aunt Jennifer. The most important thing

Jennifer walked toward the entrance after she finished

standing still was Angela, who then breathed a sigh of relief. The evening sky was crimson at this

moment, the sound of a car engine could be heard unexpectedly,

familiar black off-road vehicle

He’s here too?

tall,

gaze toward her. As their gaze met, she returned with a shy smile. He then opened the

Richard’s grandfather! Meanwhile,

over and took the initiative to greet Phillip, “Hello,

then nodded with satisfaction while saying, “You must

“Yes, I am.”

appeared more magnanimous than Annie and had a quieter personality.

bad at all,” Phillip expressed happily. He could not hide his joy as he no longer had to resort to forcing

let me help you.” Angela came over to assist

fine. You guys can talk. I’ll head in by myself.” Phillip motioned with his hand. He walked steadily despite his age and Meyers Residence was a

house, Angela resentfully looked at Richard and

a call from your grandfather about an hour ago. I wanted to surprise you.” Richard smiled as he opened up his large windbreaker to wrap her in his arms, seeing

wrapped her hand around his strong waist and sank into his embrace. Her heart

able to progress to the

with him anyway, Angela thought it would be reasonable to fight for more time with him by progressing to the next stage of their relationship sooner. He came

drew her hand away before walking into the living room with

their eyes was clearly evident. That was because the Meyers Family had received help from Phillip in many different aspects and Gilbert

was impressive. There was no other family in this country that was able to compete with the

over here and take a seat.” Gilbert

seat. Despite his identity in the outside world, he

him before had now turned into a different kind of admiration. Besides, she also realized that Angela and Richard

and Angela sat next to her mother as she looked at the men toast each other. Joshua was exceptionally happy today and he had taken all of his well-stored precious wine out of his cellar and placed them all on the table. Richard didn’t seem to be avoiding alcohol that night

to herself, How’s his tolerance for alcohol? I’ve never seen

light, he was red all over, even on

alcohol tolerance level, so she started

their drinks while the

the occasional drink. So, right now, he didn’t really have too much to drink but was busy engrossing

they bumped into Annie and Elton about to go out for a drive too. “Angela, Richard, we’re leaving now. See you around.”

moment, Angela blushed but she didn’t refute Annie’s words. Angela merely watched on as their car

could tell from the way Annie looked at Elton that

a seat on a bench. There was a slight whiff of alcohol on him and Angela snuggled close to him as she asked, “Do you have any missions lately? If you don’t, then

look at her, “Do you really need

lifted her pretty eyes, “Don’t you want to

do,” he replied without

she revealed a contented smile. “Since you do,

hoarse voice, “Angela, could you give me some

need to get it done?” Angela blinked

it.” There was a firm look in

Angela sat up straight and she fixed her pretty eyes on him

Richard had a relaxed front and he revealed a slight smile. “It’s not dangerous, but it is just going

she pouted her

eyes because he was lying to her. Instantly, he leaned forward and kissed her with the intention to mask his panic by

He doesn’t even bother to

her senses heightened, the kiss felt all the

the dining room, so no one noticed the couple was sharing a passionate moment on the bench in the

kiss felt exceptionally passionate than ever to her tonight. Perhaps, it was because he had consumed some alcohol

around 10.00PM, Richard finally sobered up. He had to send Phillip home because Phillip

her

Gilbert, he was also too drunk to drive home. So, Angela became the driver of the night and sent her parents home. In the car, she heard Daphne complain, “Why did you

I feel happy.” Gilbert chuckled

there to be

and our future son-in-law

laughter. Meanwhile, Daphne couldn’t contain her exasperated laughter too. “You should take

was a good drinker so he just needed a good night’s sleep and he would be fine the next

was a Friday, she had an appointment to pick out a

a call, she was told that he

as Angela realized that she was about to meet her future mother-in-law soon, she couldn’t quite contain

the banquet. Angela has required an elegant yet slightly more conservative gown for the occasion tonight. As long as her elegance and beauty could be showcased by the gown, the style of the gown did not really matter to

good in the different styles of gowns. Soon enough, she picked a slightly shimmery gold evening gown.

she took a nap in the afternoon. After waking up from

come to pick her up. So, she started on her makeup session. Her flowing hair was weaved into a crown on her head and it was held in place by a

refreshing makeup she had on was enchanting and was emphasizing

a black car and approached. His suit for the night was a slightly more formal-looking one. He had on a dark-colored shirt with a tie and he also had on a

the entrance like Prince Charming awaiting his princess date for the night. Meanwhile, Angela walked out with a nude jacket draped on her arms, and she looked like a princess indeed. She was stunning, beautiful, poised,

came over with a smile on her face. “Richard, I’ll hand over Angela

worry, Mrs. Meyers. I’ll definitely take good care

gave one a safe feeling and Angela reached out to clutch his arm as

could practically see them on their wedding day and she couldn’t help tearing up at the thought of that. My

passenger seat for Angela. As she lowered herself to enter the

and it felt as if

ballroom. The guests invited to the event tonight were parties that Scarlet intended to express her gratitude toward and those guests were made up of the

them was honored to be

by Richard and he held her hand in his. Scarlet—greeting guests by the entrance—saw them instantly as soon as they walked in and there was a surprised and excited look on her face as she walked over to

you guys are finally

Husson.” Angela quickly

Richard’s girlfriend, Angela. You’re so pretty.” Scarlet instantly

first.”

inside and get a seat. Take good care of Miss Meyers.” Scarlet nodded and watched as

wonder whether this girl would be able to stop Richard from joining his next mission. Would he give up for her

to get Angela to talk Richard into giving up his current mission. This was the

low voice, “Madam Falkner, the vice-president is occupied with some guests, so he won’t be able