Never Too Far Novel

In the past few days, everything had been messed up, from their relationship to her feelings, as if nothing was under her control. She had even got to know Ren from a new perspective. She was shocked to find out that he always had feelings toward her that he had never said to her.

Meanwhile, Victoria smiled bitterly. Did that mean she had guessed it right? Had Ren fallen for Ruka first? This discovery hit her like a truck. How gently would Ren treat the girl that he liked and accepted?

At this moment, Ruka’s cell phone rang. When she glanced at it, her heartbeat immediately stopped. It was a call from Ren. At the same time, she took a glance at the time. It was already eight forty.

She said to Victoria, “Miss Parfait, I’m going to take a call.”

Managing to guess who it was, Victoria nodded. Ruka then took her phone and went outside to answer.

She walked all the way out of the restaurant to a parking lot in a garden by the door and took a deep breath to relax herself before she answered the call. “Hello?”

“Haven’t you finished eating yet?” Ren’s low and magnetic voice sounded from the phone.

“We have, and I will take Miss Parfait home soon because she’s drunk. Then, I’ll go to my friend Rita’s house tonight, so don’t wait for me!” Ruka smiled.

“Why are you going to your friend’s house?” he immediately questioned.

“I’ve already promised her that I’ll stay over at her house tonight. She’s too lonely from being at home all alone, so she asked me to spend some time with her.” Ruka offhandedly came up with an excuse.

However, he obviously didn’t believe her reason and scoffed in a low voice. “Are you keeping your distance from me after you listened to something Victoria said to you?”

Ruka felt embarrassed. How did he know?

“Of course not! I just promised my friend that I’d spend time with her. Don’t think too much about it.” Ruka continued to try to run with her excuse.

“Ruka, no matter what others say to you, you don’t need to worry or be afraid when you’re with me. Understand?” Ren’s voice was deep, powerful, and full of a sense of security.

Ruka’s chest suddenly tightened. Though he had clearly expressed nothing, it still felt like he was hinting at something aggressively. They weren’t even together yet! Wasn’t he going to ask her for her opinion?

“Mr. Ren, I… I really respect you as an elder. Ever since I was a child, you’ve always been a role model that I admire. My parents hope that I will learn from you and become an outstanding person, and I’m also trying to do the same… I—”

“Enough. I don’t want to hear this.” His voice was low and gentle, yet strong and compelling.

Ruka blurted out a bunch of words in a panic, but to him, they were all pointless, so he didn’t mind interrupting her.

Meanwhile, she fell silent. She felt as if there was a net that was wrapping around her tightly, causing her to lose her breath.

She subconsciously let out a sigh, her breathing quickening as she asked, “Then, what do you want me to do?”

The other end suddenly fell silent for a few seconds before Ren’s deep and hoarse voice slowly sounded. “Fine, you can stay at your friend’s house tonight. Let’s talk about this tomorrow.”

Ruka bit her lip, feeling powerless. It seemed that he would always give her room to relax when it was the most appropriate. In fact, she really wanted to lay everything out with him and talk to him about what happened in the past two days. Darn it! How could he not even give me a chance?

Ruka didn’t notice that there was a black car parked next to her, and a pair of intense and unpredictable eyes were staring at her from inside, watching her frustration and the way she patted her forehead and sighed.

“Sir, aren’t you going to comfort Miss Singed?” In the driver’s seat, Elijah asked curiously.

“No.” Ren loosened his tie. If he got out of the car now, he would only scare her, because she was now like a frightened bird and only thought about fleeing from him.

He could guess what Victoria had said to her, but Ruka was too young and had too many worries and doubts. Besides, the feelings between them weren’t strong enough to give her the courage to flock to him like a moth would to a flame.

Ruka, who had no idea that a certain man was watching everything she did at the moment, raised her head with a speechless expression and let out a few sighs before she turned toward a small tree next to her and began to grab the leaves as if she were venting her emotions.

When the man in the car saw her actions, the corners of his mouth raised into a smile. Is this the way she vents her emotions? How childish. It was only after Ruka had pulled out all the leaves in front of her that she returned to the private room. Upon pushing the door open, she saw Victoria lying on the table and rushed over. “How are you feeling now, Miss Parfait?”

“Ruka, I’ll take you home! I feel so dizzy.” Victoria did drink too much, and she felt rather terrible at the moment.

“Okay. Give me a second. I’ll take you home after I settle the bill.” Saying that, Ruka left to pay for their meal.

After she was done, she returned to the room and picked up Victoria’s bag. Then, she stretched out her hand to help Victoria get up. As Victoria was still able to walk, the two of them left with half of Victoria’s body leaning on Ruka’s body. Ruka found it difficult to support Victoria, and because Victoria staggered as she walked, as soon as they left the restaurant gate and went to the parking lot, Ruka suddenly tripped over Victoria’s leg.

Before Ruka could scream, she collapsed onto the ground while holding onto Victoria. Instantly, she felt a severe pang of pain in her knees, probably because she had hurt her knees when she fell. Just when she was about to get up to help Victoria, she suddenly heard the sound of a car door, and she couldn’t help but look up.

Upon seeing a tall and handsome figure walking toward them against the light, Ruka felt her heart getting caught in her throat as her beautiful eyes widened. It’s him? Why is he here? She suddenly recalled that there was a car parked here just now. Had he been in the car all the time? At that thought, she yearned to bury herself into a hole.

“Are you all right, Miss Parfait?” Elijah came over to help Victoria up.

In front of Ruka, a large palm with distinct joints stretched out as Ren made to pull her up. Stunned, she sat on the ground and looked at his outstretched palm. Then, without giving him her hand, she resolutely stood up by pushing herself off the ground, while Ren looked at her solemnly with an intense gaze.

Just then, two arms suddenly wrapped around Ren’s back. It was Victoria. She had sobered up. She pushed away Elijah’s hand to hug Ren without a single care in the world.

“Ren… You’re finally here… I waited so long for you…”

Elijah frantically stood next to her and offered, “Miss Parfait, I’ll take you home!”

Ren’s eyebrows furrowed as he pried Victoria’s tightly clasped hands away with his large palm. He turned around and held her shoulders, not allowing her to get any closer to him.

“Victoria, you’re drunk. Go home and get some rest.” His stern voice sounded.

“I don’t want to… I don’t want to go anywhere. I just want to hug you…” After speaking, Victoria struggled against his hands again, trying to fall back into his arms, but Elijah hurriedly stood in front of Ren. As Victoria had her eyes closed since the beginning, she didn’t realize that she was hugging Elijah’s waist. She even buried her face in his chest.

“Ren, I really like you. Can you not treat me so coldly…”

Just as Ruka was watching the show from the side, a large and overbearing hand dragged her in the direction of the car. She hurriedly turned her head and looked toward Elijah and Victoria with an inexplicable feeling of worry until she suddenly remembered that Victoria’s bag was still in her hands. At that thought, she quickly broke away from Ren’s hand and delivered the bag to Elijah. Only then did she turn around and return to the car.

Ren personally opened the car door for her, and when she got in the car, she was about to look back when a low male voice sounded above her. “Why aren’t you going in?”

As Ruka was still in a daze, he became even more displeased. “What are you looking at?”

Then, Ren’s aggressive and large hand landed on the back of her head as he pushed her into the back seat irritably. As soon as Ruka sat down, he got inside as well and said to the bodyguard in the driver’s seat, “Drive.”

“What about Elijah?” Ruka asked worriedly. After all, it didn’t seem good to leave him alone to deal with a situation like this.

“He can handle it,” Ren replied indifferently. Clearly, he was a little jealous that Ruka was so concerned about his assistant.

He turned his head to look at her, and his long arm suddenly reached past her chest, shocking her. Then, when she saw the man pull the seat belt around her and fasten it, she felt her heart warm from the sense of security that he brought her.

Ruka pursed her lips and looked at the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, she thought of something and couldn’t help but turn her head to stare at the man next to her. “Were you in the car when I came out to answer your call just now?”

Ren narrowed his eyes. Then, he lightly nodded, not denying her words.

“You…” Ruka was immediately embarrassed. She recalled the way she had pulled the leaves out to vent her emotions. Had he witnessed everything? How shameful.

Furious, she turned away and looked out the window, but her face flushed red involuntarily.

He looked at her quietly for a few seconds. When his gaze fell on her hand that was resting on her knee, he naturally reached out and covered her hand with his.

Taken aback by his actions, Ruka instinctively tried to break away, but he held onto her slender hand bossily, not allowing her to do so. Her heart raced faster, but she didn’t dare to forcefully pull away. After all, there were two bodyguards sitting in front of her, and she still had to protect his pride as a vice president.

Hence, she ended up being held in his strong grip. As the heat of his palm pressed onto the back of her hand, it also spread into the depths of her heart. She felt as if she were hiding from the world and secretly carrying an emotion that was passionate yet unaccepted.

If he wasn’t a vice president and was just a regular businessman, or even working under any other profession, they wouldn’t need to consider what others thought before they did anything. However, with his distinguished background, any small stain on him would be amplified to the extreme. Even if they were not related by blood, their relationship was still taboo solely because she was raised as a goddaughter by Scarlet’s side. If someone used this issue to blame him for being immoral, it could obliterate all of his achievements.

How could Ruka risk ruining everything he had? She was too unworthy and insignificant to destroy such an excellent man like him!

As she battled with herself, a layer of sweat had already formed in her palm. Thinking that it was a good opportunity to break away from his grasp, she pulled her hand away when he wasn’t noticing and pressed it to her chest, not giving him another chance to hold her again.

Ren’s gaze fell on her face, and there was a dull pain in his chest. This girl really was avoiding him.

Just then, the bodyguard drove the car into Ren’s villa.

Ren, “Can I ask your bodyguard to take me

car, froze for a moment before he turned his

an hour away,”

out of the car.” Ren refused to let

drove out of the iron gate while she stood in the empty garden in a

realized that she wasn’t following him, he subconsciously looked back at her. Then, he turned around and stretched out his long

gush of hurt wash over her. Her eyes stung with tears as she struggled against him. “Can’t

to look at her. “Respect

you just that confident?” Ruka raised her head

he looked at her was still gentle, his gaze was intense and morose as if covered with

“Let’s just continue with our original relationship! No matter what,

the hall with her head lowered, leaving behind the man

covered his chest with a large palm as if he was fighting the pain in his heart. When she didn’t hear any footsteps behind her,

wrong?” she

waist, Ren struggled to straighten his back

fine! Besides,

Elijah?” She was truly panicking, both of her hands holding onto his arm

bodyguards back and let them take you home now.” Ren spoke in a low voice, his back straightening as if

shook her

indistinguishably. He nodded and agreed, “All right. Help me back to

was aching. When she resolutely said those words to him earlier, there was indeed a sharp pain that shot through his heart. He didn’t expect she would have such a big effect on him, enough to make

from him, but this girl didn’t know anything, so he couldn’t

drink! Do you

Ren took the glass of water from her,

sort of old geezer. He was already older than her in the first place, so it bothered him to hear her saying that he was

his face. Even if someone said he was in his late twenties, nobody would suspect it at all. He really did look

you want to know what happened to me earlier?” Ren looked

to him with a serious

words made me so angry that my heart started hurting.” He pushed the

widened slightly, and she pointed at

Ren nodded. “Yes, you.”

anger just because she had rejected him and said that

with guilt and

and didn’t tell you my

eyes all of a sudden. She pursed her red lips, then replied after a

locking onto her. “Then, when are you planning to

avoided. If that was the case, would he get angry regardless

someone else! When you find someone else you like,

feelings weren’t a matter as simple as shopping at the store.

today. We’ll save it for later.” Thinking that he still

really okay?” Ruka

man suddenly paused in the middle of straightening his suit gracefully and turned to stare at her, correcting her words,

rendered speechless. Was there anything wrong with respecting

She

speaking, he immediately took off his suit jacket. Underneath, he was wearing an elegant three-piece suit that consisted of trousers, a shirt, and a vest.

she wondered how Victoria would feel when she found out that she was holding Elijah in

and important, she just couldn’t seem to learn anything as her mind was full of what Victoria had said earlier. She was forced to wonder

text message. When she picked it up, she saw it

have to know your manners and follow the rules. Don’t disturb

a smile as she replied, ‘Mom, I haven’t slept yet! Let’s talk over the

mother, Claire Belmont, called her. Ruka answered the

were asleep! It’s already ten. Why haven’t you slept

Mom, when are

this year, so your dad and I decided to come

Ruka counted the date and said happily, “There’s still half a month until

right, now that you’re staying in Mr. Husson’s

worry! I’ll

Husson treats us well. When he went abroad last time, he came to us for an examination. Not only did he care about your dad and I, but he

had just made him so angry that his

sleep earlier and fight for a chance to stay in the

I know, Mom.

up late now. Hurry up and sleep.” Saying that, Claire hung up

face buried in the blanket. Her mind was full of Ren, and she didn’t know

was just so charming that it was shocking. If he was a little more aggressive, Ruka felt that she would only let down her guard. No woman could resist this man making a move

drink and was immediately kissed by him in the hallway. She wondered if the same would happen if she bumped into him again this time. However, if she didn’t drink any water, how would she be able to sleep that night? She might even start looking

suddenly felt that she was being ridiculous. Why was she so afraid of him? Suddenly, she came

in the study or his

on her woolen shoes before rushing out. She went straight to

back in his room? With a strange burst of courage, Ruka sped

the door of his bedroom, she took a deep breath. Thinking that making sure of his safety was the most important thing no matter what,

was opened from the inside, what Ruka saw was not a fully-dressed man, but a man who had just taken a shower, with only a towel wrapped around his waist. His dark hair was still dripping with water, and her

Ruka hurriedly covered her face and turned her back to him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose. I was just worried about you, so

to appear. This woman was quite brave for daring to knock on his

you looking?” His

her head. How would she dare

of a sudden, she heard him hiss under his

let go of the hand that was covering her eyes and turned to look behind

both angry

was slightly hoarse,

didn’t dare to go in! The atmosphere around him felt too

her slender arm, his force causing her whole body to stumble into his broad chest, and the door behind her slammed shut soon after. All she could smell was the minty fragrance of his freshly showered body, as well as his masculine scent. Her breathing quickened, and her brain

Ren asked her in

couch in the bedroom, where there was an open bottle of red wine. It seemed that he had a habit of drinking red

in refusal. The atmosphere was already strange, and if

curled his lips and smiled. “Although

also meant that as long as Ruka agreed, he would do

Then, she opened the door and fled, not forgetting to look back over her shoulder to remind him, “I won’t be drinking the wine. Also, you

up in front of me? Did she

was still thinking about whether she should lock her door, but she decided that Ren wouldn’t come over in the middle of the night. She still believed in his character. After a long day of being scared,

middle of the night, she woke up at the sounds of voices. She couldn’t help but sit up in shock and listen carefully to the movement outside. There was

quickly lifted her blanket and got up. What was wrong? Did something happen to Ren? She hurriedly opened the door, only to see that the lights in

high fever.”

the direction of the bedroom and asked, “Can I go in to

“You can.” Elijah nodded.

When she opened the door and peeked inside, she saw Ren sitting on an incline in bed with an IV drip in his arm. Next to him, there was a middle-aged doctor

Ren’s eyes widened and he said to her, “Go back

“Are you

frustrated. “I told you to

a little hurt. She was so worried about his health, but why

glanced at Ruka, he quickly lowered his gaze, pretending to be looking at the IV drip equipment next

his voice and said, “Go back to

suddenly recovered her senses and lowered her head to see that she was not wearing anything underneath. Although she was wearing a set of long cotton pajamas, two

lowered her head and walked into the room quickly. Her hurt had disappeared all of a sudden, and she even felt like

face, she left her room again and asked

nodded a little awkwardly. “I sent

“Sir, you should pay attention to your body and take hot showers as

did you know that I was taking cold showers?” Ren asked

of a sudden. If you have time, sir, you should find a proper girlfriend instead of always

“Silas, you

of the night in this cold weather to give you an IV drip either.” Silas obviously had a good relationship with Ren, and he began

her beautiful eyes widened slightly. This man still took a cold shower in this weather? However, what did taking a cold shower have to do with getting a girlfriend? Soon

again, the IV drip needle had already been removed from Ren, and he was pressing onto his wound with a cotton swab while the doctor next to him, Silas, was packing

be back tomorrow at ten.” After Silas finished speaking, he said to Ruka, “Miss Singed, please take care of him. If he still has a high fever, you can use alcohol to help him cool down physically, and then let me

nodded. “All right. I’ll definitely take good care of

Remember to let him take this medicine later.” Silas placed the prescribed medicine on the table. “He has to

Silas turned his attention to the man in bed.

I won’t see you out,” Ren

out, he informed Elijah of the situation, and the two headed downstairs while chatting. Ruka followed them downstairs as well to bring Ren a glass of warm water to take with his medicine. Then, Elijah reminded her again that she should call him as soon as possible if anything happened and gave her his

had sent them away and prepared a glass of water, Ruka rushed back