Never Too Far Novel

“To me, you guys are polar opposites. No matter how similar you both look on the outside, your personalities are obviously different. Queenie Silverstein, you should have more faith in me,” Nigel replied solemnly.

As soon as Queenie heard that, her confidence immediately returned and she hummed in response before saying, “Okay. I’ll let this go.”

“Do you have any plans for tomorrow?” she continued.

“If you agree to have lunch with me, then I will have a plan for tomorrow,” he replied.

Suddenly, Queenie felt a surge of anticipation in her chest. “Sure! Let’s do that.”

“Rest early and don’t think about anything else.”

“So, I can’t think about you tonight? Sure, I’ll do that,” she deliberately teased.

Nigel was speechless. “Except… for me. Think about me.”

“Will you be thinking about me too?” she asked.

“Yes.”

Finally satisfied, she concluded, “Good. I’ll be thinking about you too. Good night.”

“Good night,” he responded.

Queenie waited for a while before hanging up. With anticipation, she was imagining her lunch date with Nigel tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Bonnie had changed into casual clothes and was having her meal downstairs. She asked her mother, “Mom, are Queenie and Young Master Nigel dating?”

“Judging by the situation, I think they are.” Maggie was happy, as she no longer had to worry about her eldest daughter since Queenie was such a lucky person to have met Nigel. For now, she only had to worry about her younger daughter’s future.

“Mom, do you really think that our family can match up to the Manson Family? What if Young Master Nigel is only playing her?” Bonnie asked worriedly.

Truth be told, Maggie was also worried about that matter, for she did not want her daughter to fall for an ungrateful person either. With a frown, she stated, “I will tell Queenie to be more alert. If he is playing with her feelings, then she should stop this relationship and not let it ruin her life.”

“Mom, don’t worry. I’ll help Queenie keep a lookout as well.” Bonnie smiled.

Assuming that it was a kind gesture, Maggie grinned approvingly. “That’s good! This is how sisters are meant to be; always loving, helping, and thinking about each other.”

At about 9.00AM next morning, Courtney heard the doorbell ring before she went to open the door. It was then she saw Leslie standing there with a bouquet of flowers in his hands.

“Mr. Payne, you’re here so early!”

Although Leslie still had a bandaid on his face, he looked to be in high spirits as he dressed up handsomely. He held the flowers in his arms, came into the house, and entered the dining room.

Brandon had left early in the morning whereas Bonnie and Queenie had just finished their breakfast while Maggie was instructing the servants about something.

Just as Bonnie was about to head upstairs, she heard footsteps coming from the entrance and turned her head to see Leslie walking in with a bouquet of flowers. Her expression immediately turned disdainful and she rolled her eyes. “Leslie, didn’t I make myself clear? I told you to never come—”

However, before she could finish, she saw him walking toward the couch with the flowers and knelt on one knee before the couch where Queenie was sitting. “Queenie, please accept these flowers. They are a token of my gratitude.”

Queenie was stunned for a few seconds. Is Leslie giving me flowers? What’s going on?

“Leslie, you’ve got the wrong person!” She frowned.

On the other hand, Bonnie also wondered if Leslie had hit his eye in the car accident yesterday. Otherwise, why was he unable to differentiate between Queenie and herself?

Although Bonnie had given up on him, watching him present flowers to her sister made her feel uncomfortable.

“No, I’ve got you right. This flower is meant for you, Queenie. I apologize for all the hurt I’ve brought to you. Please forgive me.” Leslie felt like he had been reborn and did not even spare Bonnie a glance since he came in.

Meanwhile, Bonnie bit her red lips as she looked disbelievingly at what had happened. Did Leslie just ignore me and is now confessing his love for Queenie?

“Leslie, I heard that you got into an accident yesterday. Where are you hurt?” Bonnie took the initiative to ask about his well-being and walked toward the couch.

As the man turned his head to look at her, his eyes were no longer filled with affection anymore; instead, there was only coldness. “I don’t need your sympathy.”

“I’m sorry. It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have left you behind and caused you to get into an accident.” While saying so, Bonnie was shooting him with eyes full of grievances. Back then, she only had to frown a little and Leslie would buy her gifts to coax her.

At first, she thought that Leslie would still care about her feelings like he always did. Yet, she only heard him snort lightly. “I was blind. How could I have left such a good woman like Queenie and get seduced by a heartless woman like you?”

“Excuse me. Did you say I’m heartless? How am I heartless?” Bonnie refused to admit that.

Watching them about to get into a heated argument, Queenie wanted to leave as she stood up and said, “You guys go on. I’ll be in my room.”

However, Leslie grabbed her wrist as soon as she rose to her feet. “Queenie, don’t leave.”

Immediately, she withdrew her hand and warned, “Don’t touch me.”

Despite being given the cold shoulder, Leslie did not show any displeasure. On the contrary, he smiled and offered, “Since we can’t be lovers, can we be friends?”

Bonnie’s eyes were wide with shock. Has Leslie fallen for Queenie?

Clearly, Queenie did not want to have anything to do with him, so she went upstairs, but Leslie had no intentions of leaving either. Meanwhile, Bonnie sat on the couch and pretended to be aggrieved.

She wanted to test Leslie’s reaction because she did not believe that he would forget about her overnight. In fact, she was confident that her charms could keep him around.

As soon as she noticed he had turned his head to look at her, her eyes reddened. “I’m sorry, okay? I didn’t want to hurt you last night. I was mad.”

However, she did not know that the car accident from last night almost killed Leslie. After the near-death experience, he finally understood that the most important thing in the world was not outer beauty but having a conscience.

“We’re done. All I want to do now is to compensate for what I’ve done to Queenie,” he stated.

“Leslie, have you forgotten how she brought Nigel to dinner last night and humiliated you? I don’t recall seeing her being sad about that!” Bonnie snorted lightly and argued.

At that moment, Leslie received a call before he answered it while rising to his feet. “Has everything been sent over?”

Then, he quickened his pace out the door. Bonnie involuntarily got up and stood before the French window, wondering what he sent over. As he was from a well-off family and was not a stingy person, the gifts he had given her throughout the six months they were together might have exceeded a few hundred thousand.

Soon after that, she saw him returning with three employees from a jewelry store. They were wearing gloves as they carefully drew out four sets of jewelry from the suitcases they had brought.

The sun was shining down on them, making the jewelry dazzle ravishingly, and every piece made Bonnie’s heart skip a beat. These four sets of jewelry must have cost at least a hundred thousand! When has Leslie become so generous?

“Mr. Payne, the jewelry you ordered has arrived. Please sign here.”

“Very well. I’ll contact you if there’s any issues.” Leslie nodded as he sat down on the couch.

Once the jewelry store employees had left, Bonnie quickly sat down beside him and pointed at one of the necklaces. “Leslie, the dress I ordered just happens to need a matching necklace! Can you give me this one?”

“You see these four sets of jewelry? Well, none of them are yours and you can stop dreaming about it. These are all for Queenie.” After finishing his words, he shut the jewelry boxes and carried them upstairs.

Bonnie, who was left alone in the living room, narrowed her eyes and secretly stomped her feet. As expected, one never knew what they had until they lost it. At this point, she realized that she was now more attracted to Leslie than before.

Yet, the man only had eyes for her sister now.

On the other hand, Queenie was passing the time in her room by flipping through books. She was waiting for the clock to strike 11.00AM so that she could leave for her date with Nigel. Unexpectedly, someone knocked on her door.

“Queenie, open up. I have something to tell you.” The sound of Leslie’s voice rang from the outside.

Frowning, she wondered why he had yet to leave. She wanted to ignore him, but he would knock on her door every few seconds, which annoyed her. Thus, she got up and opened the door to see him carrying a few jewelry boxes in his arms.

“Queenie, why don’t you have a look at these and see if you like them? I picked them out especially for you.” Leslie clumsily unlatched the first jewelry box to show her the contents.

However, Queenie merely swept her gaze over the jewelry before looking back at him. “Leslie, I’m telling you, don’t bother me ever again. We can’t even be friends, let alone be lovers, so please leave my house.”

Leslie pursed his lips. Of course, it did not feel good to be rejected, but the usually proud and arrogant man was humbled at this moment. He reasoned with her while hugging those jewelry boxes to his chest. “If you want me to leave, sure, I’ll leave, but you have to accept these. I’ve hurt you so much, so I must compensate for it.”

Before Queenie could react, he pushed her door open and placed all the boxes on the couch in her bedroom. Then, he turned around and left.

“Leslie, take them with you,” she called out from behind him.

However, Leslie ran downstairs and left through the living room. Bonnie approached him and wanted to converse with him, but he did not bother to even spare her a glance.

“Leslie,” she called out again as she bit her lips.

After he left, Queenie looked annoyedly at the four jewelry boxes without any desire to look at them. For her, those were not anything good; they were trouble.

Before she could close the door, Bonnie came over with a resentful expression. “Queenie, what did you say to Leslie last night? Did you talk sh*t about me?”

She believed that Queenie definitely had something to do with why Leslie suddenly changed his mind about her.

While raising her eyebrows, Queenie questioned, “Didn’t you say you never loved him? You should be happy he chose to break up with you.”

A wicked glint flashed across Bonnie’s eyes as she smiled. “That’s right. I don’t love Leslie anymore because I fell for another man.”

talking about as she clenched her fists. “Bonnie, you can have whatever that belongs to me, but that man… I suggest

right do you have to warn me not to touch him? Aren’t all men the same? I could steal Leslie away from you. Who’s to

did not know where her rage came from, but when she saw the smug look on Bonnie’s face, she stepped forward and gave Bonnie a hard

crisp. Though Queenie never slapped anyone, Bonnie had stepped on her

turned furious as she thought about hitting Queenie back. However, just at that moment, she heard her parents’ voices

over? Where is he?” It was Maggie’s

lips, Bonnie looked at Queenie and threatened, “Just you wait for the day where you’ll be chased

finished, she turned around and ran into the doorframe beside her, letting

“Ahh!”

running down her hairline. It was not serious, but the blood that flowed down and stained her face

water when they heard the commotion from upstairs.

happened. She never expected Bonnie to be so ruthless as to run into the wall and injure

screamed Maggie when she saw the terrifying scene of her

push me? What did I do wrong?” Bonnie struggled to get up and looked at Queenie with her

the hospital, quick! Send Bonnie to the hospital. She’s going to get disfigured.” Maggie was so anxious

into his arms and yelled at Queenie, “What

ran into the wall herself.” Though Queenie was telling the truth, the current situation rendered her

was also looking at Queenie as if her youngest daughter’s distressed state was all caused by Queenie. Besides the blood flowing from Bonnie’s forehead, there was a visible handprint on one

thing? That’s your sister!” After spitting those words in disappointment, she quickly left with her husband, who had Bonnie in his

Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes as she thought about the questioning gazes her parents threw at her as if she was a

anything! She took a deep breath and suddenly had the thought of running away from home. Would this home

so, she could move out for the time

she made that decision, she went to her closet, took out her suitcase, and began to pack

in the hospital

in gauze. As for the swelling on her face, which was left

arguing about? Why did Queenie

I said something

you say?”

I wanted to break up with Leslie, and she suddenly became irritated. She even framed me, saying that I was going to steal her current boyfriend, Nigel. I felt so wronged. Does breaking up with Leslie mean I wanted to

Brandon’s gaze and sighed. “Is Queenie

you or hit you for that matter. If you had to be taught a lesson, we should have been the ones to do it. She’ll get it from

her. She said she hated my face. S-She wanted to ruin my face!

both are twins. Of course, you two look very

someday and that I will steal her boyfriend again, so she wanted to disfigure me.” Bonnie was desperately trying to lure the Silverstein couple to

she wouldn’t have such bad thoughts. Bonnie, you must have misunderstood her.” Maggie did not believe her eldest

she wouldn’t let anyone steal him from her. She must be in over her head. That’s why she did this

both parents felt dejected. Their daughters saw each other as enemies and they would feel distressed if any one of

loaded her suitcase onto the passenger seat

she would bad-mouth her as much as possible before their parents. Instead of letting

talk to

as she drove onto the road, she

I’m on my way to

I drove my car

happened?” Nigel keenly caught something wrong with her

sister. I want to move out for a while.” After saying that, she asked, “Does your hotel

talk after we meet up at the

“Alright.”

meet. Very soon, a black SUV entered

wrapping her arms around his and showing off her victory to her.

like Bonnie get

said to her. Seeing that she was in

warm feeling inside her when he held her hand and all the grievances

hurt her,

restaurant, he narrowed his eyes as he asked, “So, tell me.

want Nigel to know that Bonnie was plotting to get close to seduce him. Having

if he was someone who

to decipher what kind of person he was first and foremost. She smiled bitterly and

stay at the hotel. You can think about staying with

her eyes. She had

her twenty-four

a smile, he persuaded, “Did you forget? If we were to be together, wouldn’t we have to

seconds. Does

at his home, she would be able to eat all the snacks she wanted for free. She could use dating

he could not help but wonder if she would do the same if

so naive that he felt worried for her. Therefore,

Queenie’s phone rang. She glanced at it and felt nervous. “My

and Nigel, she decided to answer the call in private so that he would not watch her

I answer this.” Soon, she grabbed her phone, exited the

first words would be very loud, she

are you?” As expected, her father’s voice boomed

phone closer to her

sister is seriously injured, yet you’re still in the mood to eat? You’re lucky Bonnie isn’t disfigured. Do you know what the consequences would be if she were

was impossible that Bonnie would disfigure herself. She even chose to hit the part of her head

push her. She did it to herself.” Queenie could not help but reason to him because she had

How could she do this to herself? Also, did you leave a slap mark on her

I will never admit to something I didn’t do.” She was also a person with integrity. If she did it, she would admit it, but if she did not, she would not want to be the

her older sister, so can’t you be nicer to her?” Brandon was also at a loss for what to do. He thought he had spoiled his eldest daughter so much to the point that he had caused her

I’ve already decided to stay at a friend’s house for the

I didn’t mean to chase you away… Why are you—” Brandon

up. Now, it would be more peaceful at home and around her. Also, she did not have to watch Bonnie’s act for

At the Silverstein Residence.

on the second floor. After he ended the call, she pretended to come down the stairs and asked, “Dad, where is Queenie? Did she find a

a friend’s house for the time being. She’s always been stubborn and she’d hide from us every

eyes. Could the friend Queenie was talking about be Nigel? Was

and drive them away from each other. Yet, she never

could not meet him as easily since he had

don’t think Queenie is staying at her friend’s. I think she’s staying at Young Master Nigel’s home! This might ruin her reputation.” She decided to make Queenie

by her words, Brandon wondered if it might be true. Was his eldest daughter staying at Nigel’s home? It seemed like his daughter

in Young Master Nigel’s character and I hope he could be my future son-in-law too.” In reality, he was glad to hear about that. Also, he hoped

find me a better guy next time. I don’t want to marry into a family that is

to men with prominent backgrounds if I have the chance. Oh, right. I have an invitation to a

it a high-end

business banquet Averna has had in recent years. You can meet a lot of excellent

that. The person she wanted to see the most was none other than Nigel. As long as she paid more attention to her outfit and makeup, she would have a

whom she met at a banquet and used some

dislike a taste of something new, especially men like Nigel. She had the skill set that an unsophisticated person like Queenie did not

Back at the restaurant.

a good mood as Bonnie had given her a chance to move out of the house without getting lectured by

scold you?”

not be afraid of getting a scolding from him!” She smiled as

drove her car to Nigel’s home. As she got to the parking lot, she

be a sports car, right?” she asked while looking at a

on a ride in it someday.” The gaze Nigel showered at the car also seemed like he was looking at

looking at the sports car, Nigel opened the door for her to get inside and feel how it was to sit inside a sports car. She stayed in the

as they went straight up to the third floor. She was shown to the guest room she previously stayed in, where she saw the

clothes with her and

living room. While she was looking out at the scenery, she felt a hint of sorrow rising inside her. Avoiding the problem should not be the solution, and Bonnie’s

that her parents would have a peaceful life without having to help Bonnie clean up the mess she made and apologize

this sister of mine? That

chocolate box appeared in her sight line. Her eyes lit up, and all her worries were thrown out the window as she reached for the box of chocolate and looked up

I had three boxes, and this is the last one,” Nigel spoke while sitting down beside her. Then, Queenie silently returned the box to him. “Since

putting the box of chocolates back into her arms. “Good things are

if those words were sweeter than the

did not know what he liked about her, she felt happy to be liked

chocolate, she unwrapped the first one and fed it to Nigel. “Here. Let’s

him to finish before feeding it to him. Unexpectedly, he mischievously held her

a bite! Don’t

of chocolate into her mouth while blushing and tasted the same rich taste from the same

box only contained eight dainty pieces of chocolate. Queenie could have easily finished the whole box alone, but since

not had enough, she said, “This chocolate is so good. It’s a pity we can’t get them

in the country did not mean that he could not

to see Julian’s name. She thought,

“Hey, Julian.”

to your place and play some

over during this near

it

“What do you think?”

So, you’re hiding someone in your home!” As expected from the person who

did not want to publicize this matter, as it was better to date someone in the dark. If anyone found out about this, especially his parents, he would not be able to enjoy dating someone because

to your senses?” Julian asked. “Invite her

eventually.” After Nigel finished, he

that Julian Gilmore, the movie star?” Queenie asked with a curious

she was Julian’s fan, so before she could completely fall in love with him,

probed while

my friends

eyes were dangerously narrowed as he questioned, “What