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.

wind and chose to do whatever it took to make Harold happy. She did not want Harold to

quickly placed her hand on her belly and said

turned to Harold and said, “Look!

way for a smile too. “It’s all thanks to Ruka,

child with Ren as soon as possible too.” Ruka shook her

others know about this.” Charlotte was jumping out

felt a pair of eyes staring pointedly at her. Her cheeks felt a little hot, but perhaps it was because of

lunch, but just before they headed off, Harold turned to Ren and said,

no longer upset about their relationship.

since Ruka is pregnant, you need to watch out, okay?” Charlotte hinted that Ren would need to

the car!” After seeing the

tousled her hair before flicking her on the forehead. “Ruka, is this something you should be lying

upset with you for getting into a relationship with me.” Ruka pouted and stared at him aggrievedly. “Aunt Scarlet told me all about it. Did you think you could hide this from

no

had no answer for

was hard to keep a secret from Ruka. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and asked, “Worried about

Dr. Silas came over. Did your wound split again?” Ruka gave him

the hall. “It’s fine. I’ll be back to normal soon. There’s something even more urgent

“What?”

pregnant, then it’s going to prove that you lied.” Ren’s eyes were fixed on her. His voice was a

started fretting when she heard what he said. She grabbed his

stared at her

fine. We can’t rush things right now. We’ll see how it goes in a few days. It’s not like they’re going to drag

to wait any longer,” he said hoarsely, his eyes

his injury and shook her head.

me a gift!”

it hadn’t been for that, I would’ve already wrapped myself up as a gift and presented myself to

He was going to make her pay once

Scarlet was ecstatic as she

she was

and turn the lie into reality, or it would be hard for her to deal with her

and heard someone

look at him and huffed, “How can you be laughing about it? Hurry up

and his voice was dripping with

solution is to have a go at

important that you recover properly.

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

into this mess

My father’s not

the hug. “Alright. Just focus on your recovery for another week. I’ll let you have your

and kissed her hair. He could scarcely

worry, so he could only

You have to keep your word, alright?” Ruka was afraid that he would mess around again. If his wound split one

a prize if I manage to

say, I’ll grant you one wish, as long as it is something I can

“It’s a

face against

It had been two weeks since the injury, and had it not been for the wound splitting twice before this, it would have already healed

hand, Ruka spent two days dealing with calls from Claire and Scarlet. Charlotte had also sent someone to bring over a whole bunch of supplements. Their concern and attention began to make Ruka feel a little

was pushing for her to go the final step with Ren as soon

as if some invisible force was pushing for her to go the final step with Ren as soon as possible. She felt shy, but also pleased and

of skin formed over the wound

hotter by the day. Whenever he passed by, she could feel the intensity of his presence. It was as if his pheromones were hanging thick in the

today and Ruka heard him say, “I can take off the dressing tomorrow. You better not let the wound split

the final day. I must hold my ground and not let him

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

out of the bathroom after washing up and

Netflix until half past eleven. Just when she was about to

“Open up, Ruka.”

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 up, and she could see his chest poking through

trying to seduce me? “You have one more day

lay on

by

kind of wedding would you

public to criticize their relationship, so

public’s opinion,” he said. He understood how she

moment. “I don’t care what

a look

sleepy. You should

I’ll stay

looked at the time. It’s

late. You should go back to

“What’s the time now?”

“11.47PM,” she answered.

flashed in his eyes. “We’ll keep this up

“I’ll get some water.

nodded. “Give me the

to get some water. He stared

water over to him, and he got up to have a

done, but he was still there. She went and tugged

The world spun for a moment, and then she was pinned against the bed.

technically past his recovery period,

from the kiss. He huddled closer and whispered,

how

that’s not how

late. She was taken for a

eventually moved to the main bedroom. She felt every cell of her body moaning in pleasure. All

he started telling her to call him baby, and she obliged. Ruka did it the whole night.

even when the sun was already shining. However, Ren woke her up with cases in case

was still groggy, and

laughter and told her, “I

little red. Apparently she cried

Ruka washed herself up and came back out feeling

was smiling. He was still basking in the remnants of the afterglow. He watched her as she had her breakfast. Ruka wasn’t an exceptionally beautiful woman, but she had a likable

nourish you. Finish it.” Ren blew on

down without hesitation.

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

then her phone rang. She looked at the number and sighed.

send someone over to take

alright, Mom. I have everything I

I know pregnancies are a big

sex for the first time last

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

face. He’s gonna fall out of love with me if

her and looked at her face curiously. “Does

so.” She

whatever you need. I’ll give you everything you

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

it

it was not visible. She chuckled.

why did you cry last night?” Ren

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

make it more fun for

mask away now,” he

mask. “You can’t get it up just because I’m looking like this? Well, I guess you’ll have to let me off

begging

I thought you said you wanted a baby. And you’ll have to work for it.” Ren had

her cheeks. “What

“It’s alright. I’ll explain

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

“How?”

do it. We’ll cover it up one way or the other.”

Silas to do it tomorrow

“Why?”

soon. It’ll get in the way of our alone time.” She could say anything she wanted and

some

same idea. They were in no hurry to get a baby.

my folks tomorrow and clear

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

It was gleaming under the light. Her lips were plump, her eyes were glistening, and her hair was long and lustrous. Ruka looked like a young lady straight out of a college

the bathroom and looked at Ren. The black robe with gold trim looked majestic

wrapped her arms around his neck.

her. Ah, what an innocent lady. I wanna gobble her up. He then carried her in his

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

purred, “I can always hold you like I did last night.

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

back to his bedroom. Her bedroom wasn’t hers anymore,

sleeping with her in his arms and decided to have her sleep in his

later, Ruka fell asleep while holding

of satisfaction swam

was almost healed, but Silas still advised him to

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

the wedding’s done. It’s time Ren gets to spend time with Ruka. At the same time, a tense undercurrent was flowing beneath the surface. As the election drew near,

to take Ren down and make him give up on

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