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.

your bodyguard to take

out of the car, froze for a moment before

just half an hour away,” Ruka

Now get out of the car.” Ren

got out of the car helplessly and watched as his bodyguard drove out of the iron gate while

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

eyes stung with tears as she struggled against him. “Can’t you respect me for a

look at

just that confident?” Ruka raised her head as all kinds of

he looked at her was still gentle, his

it difficult to ignore the emotions in his eyes. She lowered her head and continued, “Let’s just continue with our original

quickly walked in the direction of the hall with her head lowered, leaving behind

a large palm as if he was fighting the pain in his heart. When she didn’t hear any footsteps behind her, she couldn’t help but turn back to take a look. Instantly, she was so shocked that she ran

she asked

his waist, Ren struggled to straighten his back as

like he was fine! Besides, he was holding onto his chest. Was he having any

both of her hands holding onto

bodyguards back and let them take you home now.” Ren

her to. She shook her head and

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

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

bitterly on the inside, feeling helpless. This unrequited love had started from him, but this girl didn’t know anything, so he couldn’t blame her for wanting to escape. To her, his

“Quick, have a drink! Do you have a bad heart because you’re usually too busy

water from her, he replied, “It’s

was some sort of old geezer. He was already older than

in his late twenties,

to me earlier?” Ren looked

listened to

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

eyes widened slightly, and she pointed at herself.

Ren nodded. “Yes, you.”

he hurt himself from anger just because she had rejected him and said that there was

Ruka instantly apologized, her mind filled with guilt and remorse. She might have

you and didn’t tell

unable to look directly into his scorching eyes all of a sudden. She pursed her red lips, then replied after a while, “Can we stop talking about this? I’m afraid I’ll say the

onto her. “Then, when are you planning to talk to me so that

be avoided. If that was the case, would he get angry regardless if she talked about

someone else you

now? His feelings weren’t a matter as simple as shopping at the store. He couldn’t just like something else at the drop of a

it today. We’ll save it for later.” Thinking that he still had work to deal with,

your body really okay?” Ruka asked worriedly

suddenly paused in the middle of straightening his suit gracefully and turned to stare at

there anything wrong with respecting

She responded

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. The suit made his body look slender, handsome, and strong, and it

she wondered how Victoria would feel when she found out that she was

and skimmed through a book. Though its contents were educational and important, she just couldn’t seem to learn anything as her mind was

a text message. When she

asleep? I heard that you’re staying in Mr. Husson’s house. You have to know your manners and follow the rules. Don’t disturb his work and his life, all

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

mother, Claire Belmont, called her.

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

when are you and Dad coming

days of holiday for Christmas this year, so your dad and I decided

the date and said happily, “There’s still

that’s right, now that you’re staying

worry! I’ll

he came to us for an examination. Not only did he care about your dad and I, but he also brought us a

had just made him so angry that his chest started hurting. At the thought, she

you should sleep earlier and fight for a

I know, Mom. I’ll do

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

the blanket. Her mind was full of Ren, and she didn’t

her one-sided crush that had lasted three years. However, he 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 on them,

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 for

Why was she

pain earlier. Was he fine now? What if he fainted in the study or his

put on her woolen shoes before rushing out. She went straight to the study where Ren might be

a strange burst of courage, Ruka sped toward his

his bedroom, she took a deep breath. Thinking that making sure of his safety was the most important thing

saw was not a fully-dressed man, but a man who had just taken a shower, with only a towel wrapped around his

do it on purpose. I was just worried about

dimples to appear. This woman was quite brave

aren’t you

her head. How would she dare to

All of a sudden, she heard him hiss under his

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

Ruka felt both angry and

hoarse, and it was

dare to go in! The atmosphere around him felt too dangerous, and she

thinking about it, he reached out and grabbed onto 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

like to have a drink with me?” Ren asked

where there was an open bottle of

her arms in refusal. The atmosphere was already strange, and if they drank any wine, she wouldn’t be

you?” Ren curled his lips and smiled.

that as long as Ruka agreed,

tip of her ears. 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.

put in her room? Why must she show up in front of me? Did she think that I’m not taking enough cold showers recently? If I take any more cold showers,

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, shocked, and tired, she fell asleep not long after

at the sounds of voices. She couldn’t help but sit up in shock and listen

was so startled that she 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

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

“You can.” Elijah nodded.

over in her pajamas. When she opened the door and peeked inside, she saw Ren sitting on an

Ren’s eyes widened and

worriedly, “Are you

little frustrated. “I told you to go back to

help but feel a little hurt. She was so worried about his

the middle-aged male doctor glanced at Ruka, he quickly lowered his gaze, pretending

voice and

her head to see that she was not wearing anything underneath. Although she was wearing a

he had gotten angry. She hurriedly wrapped her arms around her chest in embarrassment and went out. When she passed Elijah, she lowered her head and walked into the

a red face, she left her room again and

nodded a little awkwardly.

heard the doctor instruct, “Sir, you should

was taking

such a high fever all of a sudden. If you have time, sir,

chided with a smile, “Silas, you should mind your

a trip in the middle of the night in this cold weather

still took a cold shower in this weather? However, what did taking a cold shower have to do with getting a girlfriend? Soon after, she figured it out, and

removed from Ren, and he was pressing onto his wound with a cotton swab while the doctor next to him, Silas, was packing his

first. I’ll 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 know.” After speaking, he put

right. I’ll definitely take good care of

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

to the man

won’t see you out,”

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

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