Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 1171-1180

“I’m fine, Mom. You don’t need to check it.”

“Just let me take a look. I’ll put some ointment on it.” Charlotte was determined to check and see if Ren was injured.

“Mom, Dad, that won’t be necessary. Ruka’s all alone at home right now. I should go back and have lunch with her.”

“Oh, alright. We should’ve just had Ruka come with you,” Charlotte said.

“I’ll get going then.” Ren turned around and left as quickly as he could. As soon as he got into the car, he gave Silas a call.

“My wound has split again. Come and take care of it,” Ren said.

“What’s going on with you? Are you trying to stay injured forever?” Silas snapped in frustration.

Ren was even more frustrated. He was waiting impatiently for his wound to heal, but he had no choice this time. Harold’s belt had landed exactly on his wound.

At the Vice President’s Residence.

The servants had just prepared lunch when they heard the commotion outside. Ren came in and said to the servants, “Prepare one more serving. Someone will be joining us for lunch today.”

They nodded and got to work. Just then, Silas arrived with his medical bag in hand. As Ruka had not noticed that Ren was back, he pointed to one of the side rooms and said, “This way.”

Silas sighed once he removed the bandage, but he started cleaning the wound up again. Thankfully, it was just the skin that had split. The rest of the wound was still recovering just fine.

Once Silas was done redressing the wound, Ren put his clothes back on and said, “Don’t tell Ruka about my wound splitting again. Just say that you’re here for lunch.”

Meanwhile, on the second floor.

Ruka’s phone started ringing. She answered right away when she saw it was a call from Scarlet. “Hi, Aunt Scarlet.”

“Ruka, is Ren home yet? My mother called me just now and said that my father hit him with a belt. She doesn’t know where he got hit or if it left any injuries.”

“What? Why?!”

“Someone incited my father by telling him about Ren’s relationship with you on purpose. My father was furious and hit Ren because of it. Since Ren is home with you, you should go and check if he’s injured.”

Ruka had a worried look on her face. “Okay, I will.”

“My father has always had a nasty temper. I feel bad for Ren. He’s a grown man now, but he still had to take a beating on his knees.”

“What? He was beaten while kneeling?” Ruka felt incredibly sorry for Ren.

“Anyway, you should check and see if he’s injured. My father’s no longer angry now, and he’s fine with the relationship, so I guess it ended on a good note.”

“Alright. I’ll go and see if he’s back.” Ruka peered out the French window and saw Ren’s car, so she quickly said, “He’s back. I’ll go and check on him.”

“Okay. Go ahead!” Scarlet ended the call.

Ruka rushed down the stairs and saw Ren and Silas stepping out of one of the spare rooms. “Why are you here, Dr. Silas?” she exclaimed.

Her eyes flickered over to Ren.

Her eyes flickered over to Ren.

Silas cleared his throat and said with a smile, “I’m just here for lunch.”

However, Ruka was not to be fooled. If Dr. Silas came here right after Ren took a beating, it means the wound must have split again! She sighed as her heart ached for him.

Was he trying to hide it from her just so that she would not worry about him?

Well, he did take a beating. Ruka bit her lip and decided against bringing it up for the sake of his dignity.

Silas left after lunch and Ruka held Ren’s arm as they went upstairs to rest. Ren looked perfectly normal despite taking a beating, and he was doing his best to keep it from her. Thus, she felt like he was being a stubborn child right now.

It seemed as if age no longer came between them. He loved her and she loved him. They were equals in the relationship and equals in love.

“I’ll stay with you for a while.” Ruka dragged Ren back to his bedroom. For the past few days, she had stayed away to ensure that she did not disrupt his recovery process in any way, even though she wanted to sleep in his arms each night.

Today was an exception as she wanted to comfort him after all that he went through.

“Okay!” Ren nodded. Ruka was being a lot sweeter than usual.

It was making his yearning for her grow, but thanks to his wound being aggravated time and time again, his frustration kept growing too.

In the evening, a guest arrived—Richard.

When Ruka saw him enter dressed in camouflage, she called out at once, “Richard…”

The hesitance as she trailed off caught both men’s attention.

Richard glanced at Ren, who cleared his throat and said, “Ruka, you don’t need to be so formal with him. You can even call him Richie if you like!”

Ruka blushed and nodded. “Okay.”

“Have you had dinner yet? Sit with us,” Ren said to Richard.

Richard glanced at his watch before nodding. “Sure. I’ll stay for dinner.”

The two men soon proceeded to the study for a discussion. Richard had come over for a reason.

“Uncle Ren, we’ve determined that the mastermind is Orson Grady, but he covers his tracks very well. All of those who failed in carrying out his tasks end up disappearing without a trace.”

Ren’s eyes glinted coldly. Orson had lost to him during the last elections by just a few hundred votes. It was evident that Orson was going all out this time.

“Do you have a way to lure him out?”

“One. We want to use Ruka’s identity as bait.”

“I won’t allow Ruka to be put in any danger,” Ren refused right away.

Richard smirked. “I wouldn’t put Ruka at risk either. I just want to use her identity and send one of my people disguised as her.”

Ren narrowed his eyes. “How confident are you?”

“Since the assassination failed, their next target would be Ruka. They will want to use Ruka as blackmail to get you to renounce your candidacy for the elections. The elections are in two months, so they’ll definitely act soon.” Richard spoke with certainty.

Ren nodded. His eyes were cold as he said, “Alright. We’ll proceed with your plan. Guys like Orson Grady should be exterminated.”

“How’s your injury, Uncle Ren?” Richard voiced his concern.

“It’s fine. I’ll be back to normal in a few days,” Ren assured him.

Richard patted Ren’s arm. “Don’t worry! I’ll be a part of your security detail from now on. This won’t happen again.”

“I’ll rest at ease knowing that you’re here.”

“I promised Angela that I would stay in the country and wouldn’t go far.” Richard did not regret giving up his career and position for the sake of love. He did it willingly. Furthermore, his job now was to keep his family safe, which was something meaningful as well.

Richard left after dinner. He had been traveling around the past few days and had not seen Angela for a while now, so now that he finally had some free time, he was eager to rush home and see her.

Ordinarily, Ren would ask Ruka to sleep in his room at night, but tonight, he was unusually self-aware and did not ask her to come with him to bed.

It was Ruka who could not fall asleep. Her heart panged each time she recalled how he had been beaten, and it was all because of her too!

What could she do for him? She decided that if she did see Harold, she had to let him know just how much she loved Ren and that nothing could break them apart.

What could she do for him? She decided that if she did see Harold, she had to let him know just how much she loved Ren and that nothing could break them apart.

The next morning, when Ruka came out of the bedroom, she heard sounds coming from downstairs, which sounded like…

Is that Mrs. Husson? Did she come here?

Ruka was excited. She rushed down the stairs at once, but when she saw the old couple who were sitting on the couch, her heart trembled slightly. She did not expect to see Harold here either.

Ren was seated opposite them. It looked like Charlotte and Harold had only just arrived and the three of them were discussing something.

“You’re up, Ruka? Come and take a seat.” Charlotte waved her over happily.

Harold was still a little miffed as he threw a glare at Ren. He was satisfied with Ren in every way, except for his love life. Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that Ren would fall in love with the young woman his sister raised.

Ruka’s mind raced as she stood in front of the old couple. All of a sudden, she covered her mouth with her hand and acted as if she was about to throw up. She rushed to the nearby trashcan and pretended to vomit.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell, Ruka?” Charlotte exclaimed in shock.

Ren cast a worried look at her too. Did she get a cold from keeping the air-conditioning on at a low temperature last night?

Harold was staring in concern as well. Ruka exhaled in relief and shook her head shyly. “No, I’m fine. I’ve just been getting the urge to vomit for the past two days.”

When Charlotte heard this, the wheels in her head started spinning and she cried out excitedly, “Could it be that you’re pregnant?”

Harold’s eyes lit up as well. Was he going to have a grandchild so soon?

Ren secretly sighed in relief, and at the same time, his lips curved into a smile. Ruka’s acting was pretty good.

and chose to do whatever it took to make Harold happy. She did not want Harold to continue feeling upset with Ren over this, so the news of

hand on her belly and said in amazement, “I

said, “Look! Ruka’s pregnant. We’ll have a grandchild

way for a smile too. “It’s

soon as possible too.” Ruka shook her head and looked at Ren. She winked at him in

stand around. Take a seat! We must let Scarlet and the others know about this.” Charlotte was jumping

at her. Her cheeks felt a little hot, but

off, Harold turned to Ren and said, “Make sure you

that he was no longer upset about their relationship.

out, okay?” Charlotte hinted that Ren would need to exercise more self-control over

ahead and get in the car!” After seeing the car pull out of the driveway, Ruka finally sighed in relief and patted her chest. “Thank goodness they didn’t

flicking her on the forehead. “Ruka, is this something you

for your sake! So that your father won’t be so angry and upset with you for getting into a relationship with me.” Ruka pouted and stared at him aggrievedly. “Aunt

had no answer for

no answer for

was hard to keep a secret from Ruka. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder

do you think? Even Dr. Silas came over. Did your wound split again?” Ruka gave

hall. “It’s fine. I’ll be

“What?”

would be shouting it from the rooftops soon enough. If you’re not pregnant, then it’s going to prove

when she heard what he said.

at her

in a few days. It’s not like they’re going to drag me off to the hospital

don’t want to wait any longer,” he said hoarsely, his eyes

and shook her

me a gift!”

I would’ve already wrapped myself up

little disgruntled to see how smug she was. He was going to make her

expected, Ruka received a call from Scarlet that afternoon. Scarlet was ecstatic as she asked whether Ruka was pregnant. What could Ruka say? She could

call from Claire who was also thrilled. Claire peppered her with questions about when she was going to the hospital

was getting jitters too. She had to hurry up and turn the lie into reality, or it would be hard for her to deal with her family members”

call, Ruka sighed and heard someone chuckling behind her. “Now

turned to look at him and huffed, “How can you be laughing about it? Hurry up and think of a

his voice was

to have a go at

It’s more important

I’ll be fine.” Ren was determined to help her make the lie a reality in spite of his injury. After all, time was

slapped herself. “I dragged you into this

father’s not angry

the hug. “Alright. Just focus on your recovery

down and kissed her hair. He could scarcely wait

want her to worry, so he could only reply hoarsely, “Fine. I’ll wait

alright?” Ruka was afraid that he would mess around again. If his wound split one more time, it would surely

a prize if I manage to do

one wish, as long as it is something I

smirked. “It’s

against

two weeks since the injury, and had it not been

someone to bring over a whole bunch of supplements. Their concern and attention began

to go the final step with Ren as soon as possible. She felt

go the final step with Ren as soon as possible. She felt

the seven days had passed, and Ren was recovering well. A new layer of skin formed over the wound while the

and Ruka could sense that Ren’s gaze was getting hotter by the day. Whenever he passed by, she could feel the intensity

say, “I can take off the dressing tomorrow. You better not let the wound split

and not let him do anything tonight, Ruka thought

Ruka gained two pounds after spending the past few days feasting on rich, nutritional food alongside Ren. Her face looked a

fuller to the touch. At half past nine that evening, Ruka came out of the bathroom after

binge watched Netflix until half past eleven. Just when she was about

“Open up, Ruka.”

but Ruka went and opened the door anyway. He was wearing a black robe that night and still looked as majestic as ever. The robe wasn’t tightly tied

he trying to seduce me? “You have one

her room and lay on her bed. His robe clung

into bed and held herself up by her elbow. “It’s late. What are

wedding. What kind of wedding would you like?” He

did look forward to a nice wedding once, but she didn’t want the public to criticize their relationship, so she said, “A simple one. It

public’s opinion,” he said. He understood

“I don’t care what

a look of approval. “Of

sleepy. You should get

to sleep. I’ll stay with you,” he

looked at the time. It’s

You should go back

“What’s the time now?”

“11.47PM,” she answered.

keep this up

got up. “I’ll get

nodded. “Give

him, and she went downstairs to get some water. He stared

and he got up to have a sip. She then sat down in front of the dressing

her bed when she was done, but he was still there. She

spun for a moment, and then she was pinned

Oh, he’s not going to wait, huh? It’s technically past his recovery period, and he’s already going for

huddled closer and whispered, “I want

not how any

that’s not how any of

She was taken for

She felt every cell of her body

call him baby, and she obliged. Ruka did it the whole

the next day, not even when the sun was already shining. However, Ren woke her up with cases in

still groggy, and her eyes were closed, but

laughter and told

Her eyes were glistening and a little red. Apparently she cried for

washed herself up and came back out

of the afterglow. He watched her as she had her breakfast. Ruka wasn’t an exceptionally beautiful woman,

nourish you. Finish it.” Ren blew on the soup and fed it

down without hesitation. Her face

the second floor’s couch in the afternoon. She didn’t have enough sleep, so she had to take a

rang. She looked at the number and sighed.

Ren to send someone over to take them. You need to rest

everything I

my pregnancy. Honestly, I

just had sex for the

felt refreshed after that nap. She was going through her skincare routine in her room. She

fall out of love with me if he sees this

looked at her face curiously. “Does this actually

think so.” She

me whatever you need. I’ll

colored in black, but she grinned nonetheless. “I don’t need anything but

feel it last night?” His eyes were glinting

was not visible. She chuckled.

you cry last night?” Ren was shocked when it

yours,” she said awkwardly. “I was just doing it

crying make it more fun for

away

showing off her mask. “You can’t get it up just because I’m looking like this? Well,

was begging for

wanted a baby. And you’ll have to

puffed her cheeks. “What if I’m

patted her head. “It’s alright. I’ll explain it to

“It’s alright. I’ll explain

“How?”

other.” Ren was amused. He felt for her,

“Really? Tell Silas to

“Why?”

a baby so soon. It’ll get in the way of our alone time.”

some more alone time with

same idea. They were in no hurry to get a baby. He wanted to go on more dates

I’ll tell Silas to call my folks tomorrow and

Oh, the mask’s drying up. “I’ll have to wash the

washed her mask off, revealing her fair, petite face. It was gleaming under the light. Her lips

The black robe with gold

hopped into his embrace and wrapped her arms around his neck. “It’s getting

I wanna

like this. That’s gonna strain your arms.” She tried to hop off his arms in case his wound

you like I did last night. If you

turned red. Oh god. Last night was embarrassing. I refuse to

his bedroom. Her bedroom wasn’t hers anymore, because her

with her in his arms and decided to have

fell asleep

satisfaction swam in

day, another session of getting checked up. The wound was almost healed, but Silas still advised him to limit his

to explain everything. Ruka wasn’t pregnant; the test showed a false

wedding’s done. It’s time Ren gets to spend time with Ruka. At

to take Ren down and

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