Never Too Far Novel

As for Bonnie, Brandon only wished for her to have a happy and fulfilling life. When it was time for her to get married, he would prepare a significant amount of dowry for her so that she wouldn’t have to worry about money for the rest of her life.

However, Brandon was wrong, for Bonnie would not be satisfied with only a hefty dowry, wanting the entire Silverstein Family inheritance instead. Even if she couldn’t get it all, she had to have half of it.

Originally, Nigel wanted to accompany Queenie for dinner, but he had a meeting coming up and had to return to the company. Therefore, the two parted and went on with their own businesses. Having gone through this jealous and angry occasion, the two now clearly understood their feelings and knew how much they loved each other.

Nigel was driving toward his company when his phone rang, and when he looked, he saw that it was Elliot, whom he had not contacted for quite a while.

“Hey, Elliot.”

“Aunt Brenda said you got a girlfriend. This isn’t a joke, right?” Elliot’s deep voice sounded from the phone.

Because Nigel had lied to them with this excuse many times, of course, they wouldn’t believe him when he said he was seeing someone, which made him at a loss for what to say. “I’m not lying. I really do have a girlfriend. I’ll bring her to meet you guys later.”

At that moment, the cries of a young child came from the other end, followed by an incoherent voice. “Daddy…”

Nigel immediately felt his heart soften. “Hey! My little niece, your voice sounds so cute!”

“She’s such a clingy child.” Elliot’s voice was filled with affection as he said that.

“I’m so jealous! Elliot, I want a daughter that is as cute as Willy.” While thinking of the last time he visited his niece, Nigel couldn’t get the image of the chubby child with the smell of baby shampoo out of his mind. She was exceptionally cute, and he was so jealous that he was drooling.

“So, you’d better quicken your pace! Give birth to a younger sibling to play with Willow.” After saying that, Elliot turned to his daughter and asked, “How about it, Willow?”

Then there was more incoherent baby talk before Elliot’s voice could be heard again.” Alright then, let’s talk again later. I need to watch over my daughter.”

“Elliot, don’t tell me you’re still working at home!” Nigel asked, feeling curious. The last time he visited Elliot, he discovered that Elliot had basically moved his office back home, and the reason was simple. His cute and clingy niece couldn’t leave her daddy. She would bawl her eyes out whenever she saw Elliot leave.

Therefore, Elliot had been settling his work matters at home to take care of his daughter.

“Yes! For half a year, I won’t be going to the company if there aren’t any important matters and will be working at home. Willow is too clingy.” When saying that, Elliot’s voice was full of adoration and pride.

“Alright then! I’ll swing by to visit my two nephews someday and bring them out to play.”

“Sure, and I’ll be waiting for your good news.” Elliot finished his words and hung up.

Then, Nigel couldn’t help but start imagining what his and Queenie’s child would look like.

Will my child look like me? As he thought of that, a smile appeared on his lips, which looked quite idiotic.

At the Presgrave Residence, under the sunset, a young boy happily played soccer on the grass patch when a chubby figure shakily walked over from the hall. At one year and two months, the child had dense, short hair that reached her ears. A slight breeze blew, messing up her hair a little, adding even more cuteness to her chubby and round face.

Her small limbs that resembled lotus roots and round face were obvious signs that she was a chubby kid, but her big black eyes that looked like black grapes and her small nose and lips made her look as pretty as a doll.

“Jared…” The child was waving her small arms as she wobbly made her way toward her older brother, and behind her came a handsome and composed man in a casual shirt. His every move exuded a mighty temperament.

The small and chubby child before him only reached his knees.

“Daddy.” The child wanted to head over and play with her brother and turned around to hug one of her daddy’s legs, indicating that she wanted him to hug her.

Elliot embraced his daughter and walked toward his son. The president of Presgrave Group had now become a responsible and professional stay-at-home dad. Ever since the birth of his daughter, he had been hands-on with everything, which left Anastasia with the sole task of feeding her. Also, after her pregnancy, Anastasia enjoyed working even more, so she let her husband take care of their daughter and began enjoying the happiness that working had brought her.

After the birth of his children, Elliot’s days were summarized into two things: work and pampering his daughter.

As for Jared, he also doted on his younger sister a lot. The father-son duo’s hobby had now become being at Willow’s beck and call.

At that moment, a red sports car drove in from outside, and the woman who came down from it had dense, long hair that was messed up by the wind. She then tidied up her hair and revealed an exquisitely beautiful face. Her face, which used to have a little baby fat, had now become smooth and sharp, adding an elegant and attractive feel to her whole figure.

The three on the grass patch looked over at the same time. Whenever Elliot saw his wife, he felt his heart pounding, like during their first meeting. Meanwhile, the young child in his embrace had already stuck out her hands in excitement, asking for a hug from her mommy.

However, Jared was the first to run over and hug his mommy’s waist, and then he saw his daddy bringing his younger sister over. For Anastasia, the happiest thing after coming home from work was to have her family greet her.

She first planted a kiss on her son’s cheek before walking over to pull her daughter into her embrace. She planted two kisses on her daughter’s small cheeks and felt Elliot’s arms snake around her waist, pulling her into his embrace. When Anastasia raised her head, the man’s thin lips chased after hers and planted a kiss on her lips. They had always restrained their affectionate actions when their children were around.

“Sweetheart, welcome home.” Elliot kissed her crown.

Since Anastasia began working, she felt more relaxed compared to her hard-working husband, who had to look after their children at home. While lowering her head, she smiled and asked Willow, “Willow, were you well-behaved today?”

As if she could understand the question, the child scrunched her nose and pouted her small lips while acting coquettishly in her mommy’s embrace by rubbing her head against her mommy’s body.

Elliot caressed his daughter’s head and noticed that Anastasia was wearing high heels. Although Willow was only one year and two months old, she wasn’t particularly light. She was already over twenty-eight pounds and was a genuinely chubby baby. It was mainly because Willow could greatly absorb the nutrients from her nutritious diet, plus that Anastasia kept her daughter on breast milk until she turned one year old.

As the sunset’s rays shone down on the family of four, they looked like a lovely family.

At the dinner table in the Silverstein Residence, Maggie had prepared a table full of delectable dishes, and Brandon had retrieved the wine he had kept for a few years and was reluctant to drink. Judging from her father’s behavior, Bonnie could tell right after Brandon came home that he was in an excellent mood.

However, this realization made her feel gloomy because her father’s good mood must be related to Queenie! As she expected, a while after they began eating, Brandon told everyone about the important project they had landed today and praised Queenie along the way.

“Queenie, you were so great today. You helped the company land a 1.5 billion project within one day.”

Hearing the compliment, Queenie smiled humbly. “Dad, you don’t have to be so worked up about this.”

Maggie was also surprised to hear that. “Really? Queenie, you’re such a capable person! You’ve already landed such a huge project right after joining the company.”

Meanwhile, Bonnie felt like she had suffered an invisible blow as she glared at Queenie, unable to hide the jealousy in her heart. No wonder Dad is so happy. So, she did make a huge contribution.

“Mom, it’s a landscaping project under Mason Group, and our company just happened to have a landscaping construction service, so we decided to go for it, and Nigel agreed to let us have this project.”

“Oh, you. Looking at you so angry last night scared me. I thought you guys were having a huge dispute! Who would have thought you two had worked it out after one night?” Maggie criticized Queenie.

Queenie also felt a little embarrassed about that. “Mom, it wasn’t my intention to throw such a huge tantrum. I was too caught up in my thoughts.”

“You’re amazing, Queenie. Besides our company, who else could the Manson Group give this project to? He’s your boyfriend, after all.” Bonnie made a snarky remark.

“You can’t put it that way. Nigel’s family is part of the business too,” Maggie reminded her daughter.

Queenie had also asked Nigel about this earlier that afternoon, but he insisted on giving it to Silverstein Enterprise. However, Queenie wasn’t worried, for she had seen the company’s landscape construction works and knew they could complete the Manson Group’s project.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Brandon accompanied Maggie out for a stroll. The servants had all gone home, and Queenie was in her dad’s study, looking at the reports from work.

Just then, Bonnie came into the study.

“Queenie, can you teach me how to read these reports? I want to learn how to manage the company too!”

“If you want to learn how to manage a company, you should start with the basics before interning at the company. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for you,” Queenie suggested.

However, Bonnie wasn’t the learning type. She had stopped going to school after finishing junior high. Although she disguised herself to look like a rich young lady, she was someone without much knowledge.

Not only did she hate going to school and taking exams, but she didn’t even have the patience to read a book. She would rather spend time watching television shows and going shopping, indulging herself in her materialistic happiness.

“You aren’t willing to teach me, are you, Queenie? You’re afraid that I’d compete with you for Dad’s company!” She deliberately twisted Queenie’s words.

“That’s not what I mean.” Queenie frowned.

“That’s exactly what you mean.” Bonnie sneered.

“Bonnie, this family will never restrict your food and clothing, but I hope that you can respect Dad’s decision of who gets to manage the company.”

“Dad will pick you, of course! To him, you’re better and far more knowledgeable than me, but we’re both Silverstein daughters, yet I’m the more pitiful one! Since young, I never had the chance to receive proper education, and my living conditions weren’t as wealthy and prestigious as yours.” Bonnie always used her childhood to belittle herself and evoke guilt in Queenie.

Before this, Queenie would indeed feel guilty whenever she heard Bonnie devaluing herself and would feel sorry for Bonnie’s unfortunate childhood. But now, Queenie was unfazed by it.

“I still have to go through these reports. Head back to your room!” Queenie ordered.

“Queenie, I’m telling you this right now—it doesn’t matter if you’re the one managing the company or not, all of Dad’s assets will be equally shared among us,” Bonnie emphasized. In actuality, this was the reason she had come to look for Queenie.

Hearing that, Queenie couldn’t help but feel angry. “The most important thing now is Dad’s health. How could you think about splitting his assets?”

Subconsciously, Bonnie felt flustered. “That’s not what I meant.”

“Bonnie Silverstein, you are a member of this family, so why don’t you stop thinking about money every day and start paying attention to our aging parents, as well as the responsibilities we have to take up?” Queenie felt bothered by Bonnie’s earlier words.

However, Bonnie couldn’t share Queenie’s sentiment. She didn’t belong to this family, and there was no blood relation between her and the members of this family. More importantly, she just wanted to take everything without exerting any effort.

“I won’t bother you anymore, Queenie.” After saying that, Bonnie turned around and left. When she returned to her room, the makeup on her face made her feel uncomfortable, so she decided to clean her face. Just as she was about to apply moisturizer to her face, she widened her eyes in shock upon noticing a small dent on her forehead. Though it wasn’t very obvious, it was one of the aftereffects of her forehead filling.

At once, she scanned her face from left to right, feeling flustered. How could there be a dent so soon? If Queenie sees this, she will certainly become suspicious.

While clutching her chest, Bonnie decided she must undergo recovery surgery soon. She couldn’t afford any flaws on her face, after all.

She had no plans of telling Lisbeth about this either. Lisbeth was just an ignorant woman who didn’t know anything, and Bonnie wanted to deal with this matter alone. Now that she had money, she could find a better plastic surgeon.

With that, she gently pulled away the hair behind her ear. There was still an evident scar where she had removed her cartilage. This was also one of her darkest secrets she could never reveal to Queenie.

Fortunately for Bonnie, she kept that spot hidden under her hair, which was why it hadn’t been discovered yet.

After letting out a breath, she looked at her face and thought, There cannot be anything wrong with this face.

Meanwhile, Queenie kept working until 9.30PM before she received a call from Nigel. When he heard that she was still working, he insisted that she shouldn’t work after 10.00PM and must head to bed.

Queenie told him she still had a huge pile of reports to go through, and Nigel wished he could teleport there and help her.

She promised to head to bed at 10.00PM in the end, but he requested that she video call him in the name of supervising her.

Having no choice, Queenie had to abide by his words. Twenty minutes before 10.00PM, she took a shower and changed into her pajamas before sitting on the couch in her room and video calling Nigel.

Nigel’s handsome face still looked flawless on screen. He complained disappointedly, “Alas! I thought you’d wear your spaghetti strap pajama top! Turns out I was excited about nothing.”

If you want

showed her his abdomen. Queenie

night, she chatted with Nigel and lost all sense

her door, notifying the others

Bonnie had woken up

Mom, I want to go on vacation to Hogland for a while. I’ve asked a friend to accompany me there. I just want to take a break and have some fun.” Bonnie spoke

to Hogland? Do you have any friends there?” Maggie was still worried. After all, her younger daughter had been away from home for a long time, and she was worried that something might happen to

that I’ve been feeling bored lately, and I want to have a short break,” Bonnie said with a serious expression before she continued aggrievedly, “I didn’t have much money back then, so I never went abroad. Now that I’ve finally found my family, I have to go

but you have to keep in contact with us and

you, Dad and Mom, but there’s something else…” While biting her lips, she rubbed her fingers together. “I’m a little short of money lately, so could

said with a chuckle, “Sure thing. I have a card with two million

amount of money, she could afford the fees for her plastic

now rest

Maggie couldn’t

still needed to do her research since she had done her previous plastic surgery in the country. She only did some detailed work since her face resembled Queenie’s to begin with, but she didn’t expect the effects to

time. That way, you can have a good rest

feeling very bored at home. At that moment, Queenie woke

gently pushed the door open

how many good things Queenie had received, such as jewels and bags. Even though she couldn’t take them, she could still look

she saw Queenie’s phone on the bed. She subconsciously went over to pick it up, and the phone

widened her eyes, feeling delighted. What’s up with this? Did I

the woman’s messages and

thought emerged in her mind. If I ask Nigel out to a hotel in the

after finding out that he’s slept with me!

could use her

her room and began to think

would soon be heading abroad to have plastic surgery and would be staying there for at least three months. Therefore, she had to go

and went upstairs. She had forgotten her phone in her room, so she went to retrieve it before heading to Brandon’s study. Even though it was the weekend, she still considered it as time for her to study, so she

hand, Bonnie went to a shopping mall outside. Now that she had become the second lady of the Silverstein Family, she stopped contacting the friends she had before as she was afraid that they would recognize her. Whenever she went out, she would use the money she got from the Silversteins to shop to her

a mall when she was suddenly met with a young woman hugging a middle-aged man’s arm at the entrance of the mall. The young woman’s eyes instantly lit up when she saw all the luxury items inside the shopping mall, and she began excitedly telling the man that she

wanted. When she saw the woman who was in the middle of trying on a pair of shoes, she immediately called out, “Nina Lindsay? It is

and instantly recognized the young woman as one of her colleagues and friends whom she had worked

into her shoes, Bonnie rose to her feet in a fluster and denied, “You’ve gotten the wrong person. I’m

me, would you?” The young woman grabbed Bonnie’s arm and looked at her sharply.

couldn’t keep up the act, Bonnie struggled to get out of the woman’s grip and replied, “Yes. I have my own life now, so I’ve forgotten

Why didn’t you tell us and share the fortune?” While eyeing Bonnie’s clothes, accessories, and bag, the young

get to where Bonnie was, so she wanted Bonnie to

and things from before have

still have photos and videos of you and Mr. Wilson? Don’t think you can get rid of me so easily! You shouldn’t forget about others after you’ve gotten rich!” The young woman wasn’t an easy person to deal with either. The moment she recognized Bonnie, she knew she had to get something from her, and the things she had inside her phone

young woman’s

we do for a living. All I want is to get rich. I need

money. Everything I have is off-brand. Please, have mercy on

her bracelet. “Sure, but you

gift from Leslie, and it was worth about twenty-thousand dollars. She was reluctant to

me? Fine. Then I guess I’ll upload these videos

her bracelet off and handed it

took her phone out. “Give me your

have

Danielle

hurry. Running into her old colleague was a disaster. She would never return to her old life. The luxury of living as a Silverstein

hissed, “I’m Bonnie.

Even after her cosmetic surgery, the people from her past still managed to recognize her. I have to be careful even

card and told her she could use the funds for her trip. She took the card and resolved never to leave this family again, but she had another

had dinner, Brandon summoned Queenie. “Come

sofa and covered it with a pillow. Queenie looked at the couch but didn’t see her phone there. Probably in my room. She then followed

garden with Queenie’s phone in hand, and she quickly texted Nigel, ‘Hey, are

Where?’ Nigel texted back

like to reserve a room

come to

You’re at the hotel

the hotel first and tell the receptionist to give

if they won’t

they’ll do it. You’re my girlfriend. They’ll do anything for

treats her so nicely. ‘Sure. I’m coming now. Don’t leave me waiting,

be there in half an hour. Do you want some chocolates?

course. I love those chocolates!’ Bonnie tried

‘Alright.’

‘See you later.’

‘See you later.’

Do Not Disturb. I won’t let them text and ruin my plan. Once I sleep with him, there’s no turning back. He

to the living room, put Queenie’s phone back on the sofa, and told her mother, “I’m sleeping over at my friend’s

“Boy or girl?”

Don’t worry. I know my friends,” Bonnie

careful. Call me if

at the time and left

gone to her room to look for her phone, but she couldn’t find it anywhere. She came

phone on the sofa after picking the pillow up. “Hey,

here.” She picked it up and realized the phone felt hot. Odd. Just then, she heard the car revving up. A

place to talk

Hogland?” First time

we can’t keep her cooped up. She said a good

and she thought something was off. Wait a minute. Bonnie has never introduced any of her friends

to do is turn off the lights and throw myself

I managed to ask Nigel out, and

same time, Nigel lost all mood to hold the meeting, not when he was about to get lucky with Queenie. “Meeting adjourned.”

to his hotel. He was still checking his texts and thought the invitation sounded a bit unlike

she was also mimicking how Queenie would walk and act. She reached the reception and

enthusiastically, “Here to get Mr. Manson’s key, I assume? Here.” She handed

them specifically to tell them that Queenie was coming, and everyone perked up. Queenie was the future wife of Nigel and their lady boss. Of course, they had

nodded politely, but her heart was washed over by delight. God, this feels great. I want to change bodies with Queenie. I’d love to live her life for a day. Like that

break them up then. No, I’m going further. I’ll make sure her life is a

you take me to his suite, please?” Bonnie asked.

way up, Bonnie could feel the look of envy she was receiving, and Bonnie raised her chin haughtily. Eventually, they came to Nigel’s suite, and

was: luxurious. This

view. Just one look and she felt like she was on top of the world.

were mine.” Jealousy and greed filled her

have to set things up quickly. I have to turn off the

a seat on the

on the balcony open, making sure nothing but a dim

said, “Miss Silverstein

nodded and

receptionist giggled. Looks like the president has finally taken a liking to a woman. Wonder how she managed to make him fall

else had to use a key to unlock the door, but all he had to do was press his finger against the smart door access system. The door unlocked, but what greeted him was a dim room. Odd. Is she not

on the sofa said, “Don’t turn the lights on.” Bonnie spoke

for a few moments, then he smiled. “Why not? Do you have a

stood up, but all Nigel

Queenie had similar looks and bodies. Nigel didn’t notice it

camisole. He had grumbled that she had never worn a camisole for

the camisole?” Nigel put his car key

her nervousness. She looked at Nigel,

but still he thought Queenie was uncharacteristically

be waiting for you on the bed. You take a bath.” She then went to

worried for her all of a sudden. Why is

feel like sleeping with you.” Bonnie tried to make her voice sound as seductive as possible. “Don’t you

what we do for a living. All I

is

her bracelet. “Sure, but

bracelet tightly. The bracelet was a gift from Leslie, and it was worth about twenty-thousand dollars. She was reluctant

Then I guess I’ll upload these videos to

it.” Bonnie took her bracelet off and handed it to

her phone out. “Give me your number. I’d

don’t have time

Danielle threatened

departing in a hurry. Running into her old colleague was a disaster. She would never return to her old life. The luxury of living as a Silverstein had left a mark on her and she would never return to

hissed, “I’m Bonnie. I’m a Silverstein. I’m not Nina.

her heort. Even ofter her cosmetic surgery, the people from her post still monoged to recognize her. I

funds for her trip. She took the cord ond resolved never to leove this fomily ogoin, but she hod onother plon to execute. She hod

summoned Queenie. “Come to my

pillow. Queenie looked ot the couch but didn’t see her phone there. Probobly in

phone in hond, ond she quickly

Where?’ Nigel texted

filled Bonnie’s heort. ‘I’d like to reserve o

come to

cosmetic surgery, the people from her past still managed to

the funds for her trip. She took the card and resolved never to leave this family again, but she had another plan to

had dinner, Brandon summoned Queenie. “Come to

a pillow. Queenie looked at the couch but didn’t see her phone there. Probably in my room. She then followed her

garden with Queenie’s phone in hand, and she quickly texted Nigel, ‘Hey, are you

Nigel texted

‘I’d like to reserve

come to

the hotel right

I’m in a meeting. You can head to the hotel first and tell the receptionist

they won’t

you’re Queenie, and they’ll do it. You’re my girlfriend.

can’t believe he treats her so nicely. ‘Sure. I’m

in half an hour. Do you want some chocolates?

love those chocolates!’ Bonnie tried her best

‘Alright.’

‘See you later.’

‘See you later.’