Never Too Far Novel

Eva reached the door of her room and swiped her door card to go in. She decided to take a shower first.

That was when her phone rang. She glanced at the number, and her heart tensed slightly. “Hello.”

“Back at the hotel?”

“Yes.”

“Come to my room.”

“Louie, it’s still afternoon. I want to take a rest,” Eva said unhappily. She didn’t want herself to be a cheap commodity that Louie could summon at will.

After that night, she would be away from the company and his people.

“We have to discuss the termination of the contract, which involves your subsequent share of the post-collection.” The man spoke in a low voice.

Eva choked for a moment.

Did I overreact?

And so, she answered, “I’ll come right after I shower.”

The shooting earlier made her sweaty and uncomfortable at the moment. Eva then went to the bathroom, took a shower, and blow-dried her long hair as she took a dress from her closet to change into it before she went out.

With her phone in hand, she went over to ring the doorbell of the next room. The door opened from the inside and revealed Louie, who was dressed in a white shirt and a pair of black pants as if he had rushed over from an important meeting.

At that moment, how he looked at Eva made him exude an aura of refined scum.

Eva also felt his masculine aura on his body, as if he was a hungry wolf, so she involuntarily flushed under his gaze.

“Come on in; I’m still working.” After speoking, Louie returned to the sofo ond leoned down to continue working on his computer. His slender fingers were topping owoy os he typed out the document.

Evo sot ocross from him os her goze involuntorily shot toword the mon. In the post two yeors, she hod been ovoiding him. Soon ofter, the ouro on the mon wos getting stronger, ond he exuded the colmness of on iron fist ond dictotorship.

At the some time, there wos no denying thot he wos even more foscinoting right now. Evo remembered thot when she first met him, she hod just gotten out of o smoll entertoinment compony ond hod joined onother compony. After three months, o merger crisis occurred in the compony.

However, Stordom Corporotion bought the smoll compony she wos working for. A week loter, oll the ortists went to o meeting ot the corporotion. Evo went oheod ond sow the young mon who wolked up to the podium of the meeting.

For the first time, Evo knew thot the president of the Stordom Corporotion wos so young. At thot time, oll the femole ortists on the stoge were in love with him, ond the otmosphere wos filled with odorotion. Even Evo, who hod o boyfriend, hod to odmit thot the moment Louie’s goze fell on her from the stoge, her heort fluttered.

“Come on in; I’m still working.” After speaking, Louie returned to the sofa and leaned down to continue working on his computer. His slender fingers were tapping away as he typed out the document.

Eva sat across from him as her gaze involuntarily shot toward the man. In the past two years, she had been avoiding him. Soon after, the aura on the man was getting stronger, and he exuded the calmness of an iron fist and dictatorship.

At the same time, there was no denying that he was even more fascinating right now. Eva remembered that when she first met him, she had just gotten out of a small entertainment company and had joined another company. After three months, a merger crisis occurred in the company.

However, Stardom Corporation bought the small company she was working for. A week later, all the artists went to a meeting at the corporation. Eva went ahead and saw the young man who walked up to the podium of the meeting.

For the first time, Eva knew that the president of the Stardom Corporation was so young. At that time, all the female artists on the stage were in love with him, and the atmosphere was filled with adoration. Even Eva, who had a boyfriend, had to admit that the moment Louie’s gaze fell on her from the stage, her heart fluttered.

Later, she met him again while arranging a job. She bumped into him in a corner of a corridor. She also heard that many artists tried some tricks to seduce and approach him, but he gave them the cold shoulder and didn’t give any of them to take advantage of him.

Her manager had nagged all day long for her to get closer to the president to get more resources. At a drinking party, the manager deliberately asked her to go over. At the table, Eva saw Louie again.

Louie was so young, but everyone toasted him and paid him compliments. At that time, Eva nervously toasted him as well. She still remembered his deep passionate gaze staring at her for a while.

It made her heart flutter. Finally, after everyone had left, Louie said he would send her home. Eva was flattered beyond belief.

After he sent her home that night, Eva saw him many times in the company. A year later, he confessed his love to her, and she told him she had a boyfriend whom she was dating seriously.

That year, she was twenty-one, and he was twenty-seven.

Although Eva rejected his advances, she still saw him on occasion. Louie drank on her behalf and protected her from the investors’ unspoken rules. He protected her in the biz to keep her from all harm. However, he didn’t leave her life either, or even…

Eva vividly remembered Louie pinning her down in the lounge at a company dinner as he kissed and hugged her. She was drunk at that time.

That was the time she regretted the most. If not for that time, she wouldn’t have wavered in her love for her boyfriend. Then, she wouldn’t have lost her heart and felt guilty for Tucker while she couldn’t control her passion for Louie.

In the blink of an eye, they had known each other for three years until Tucker passed away. She had then left him for two years. In the blink of an eye, Louie was now thirty-two while she was twenty-six.

Time flew by very quickly, just like a handful of sand.

Eva was unknowingly immersed in the memories for a while. When Louie held up a cup of tea to drink, she only returned to her senses to watch him finish his tea. Then, he frowned as his lips pursed tightly as if he had encountered some problem.

Eva couldn’t help but stare at his thin lips. She pursed her red lips as she thought of that one time in the dining lounge.

She recalled his crazy look.

As Eva was bored, she picked up a contract next to her. She flipped it and found that it was her termination contract, so she couldn’t help but read it.

“If there are any problems, you can bring them up, and I’ll have someone revise them,” Louie said as he raised his head.

“Okay.” Eva read it seriously because she didn’t want to be bound to Louie anymore.

His gaze fell on her body. The dress accentuated her slim waist, and her skin was fair. Her long hair framed a palm-sized face, showing off her beautiful, clean, and somewhat cold look.

However, the colder she was, the more Louie wanted to see her passionate side which was like fire. The stern face made him fall in love at first sight and lose his soul at second sight. As such, he did a lot of childish things. He would make everyone act for him and arrange for a drinking party just to meet her. Presently, the girl was right before him. She was within reach, but he still couldn’t get her.

“If I leave your company, I cannot work for similar companies for five years?” Eva uncovered a clause that worked against her.

Louie frowned as he muttered, “This is a clause for all artists. It’s a standard clause.”

“It’s too much,” Eva grunted lightly, but she didn’t care much as she had no intentions of filming after leaving the company.

“I’ll have someone change it for you,” Louie stated.

“Forget it. There’s no need to change it. I’m alright with it if I can terminate the contract.” Eva was bent on terminating the contract.

As such, Louie couldn’t help but be curious. “Where do you plan to go after you terminate your contract?”

“I’ll do what I want.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Haven’t thought about it yet.” After speaking and flipping through the contract, Eva picked up the pen on the table and signed it. Then, she handed it to the man across the table. “Please sign it, President Gilmore.”

Louie sighed, then took the contract and pen to sign his name sharply with his long and slender fingers.

“Where’s the company stamp?” Eva asked. It wasn’t enough to have his signature; there had to be an official seal.

“I don’t have the stamp with me. I’ll send it back to the office for you soon,” Louie commented in a low voice.

At that, Eva was getting annoyed. “Are you kidding me?”

“I am not a liar,” Louie swore on his reputation.

Hence, Eva could only trust him. At this moment, it was already dusk, and nightfall was fast approaching.

“I have arranged for dinner. It’s in my room.” Louie had planned to have a candlelit dinner with her.

When Eva thought of the imminent termination of her contract, she did not refuse it. So, she walked to the French window to look at the scenery. At the same time, Louie wrapped his slender and strong arms around her waist, and Eva immediately tensed a little. Louie lightly rested his sensual chin against the back of her head as he murmured, “Do you know how much I missed you in these two years? I visited your commercial shooting site several times but didn’t dare to disturb you. I was jealous when I saw you chatting merrily with other male actors, but I didn’t show it.”

“Do you know how often I’ve gotten drunk just because of you?”

Eva felt the arms around her waist tighten and the man’s lips were kissing her hair. Her heart couldn’t help but soften at that. When she heard his husky and deep confession, she almost cried.

She knew he had come by while she was shooting a commercial abroad. However, he didn’t know that after he left, she dropped the commercial and chased after him, only to look at his departing car. She was full of loss but had no one to tell.

However, she was afraid to show her feelings. It was because she was the one who said she didn’t want to see Louie for two years. He did it, but she didn’t.

There was another thing she had been worried about. In showbiz, almost everyone looked alike. A newcomer debuted under the title of little Eva, who was signed to Louie’s company. She wondered if he had ever taken special care of her.

“Do you like me?” Eva asked as she smiled bitterly.

“What do you think? Would I have waited five years for you if I didn’t like you?” Louie muttered frustratedly, his lips pressing against her ear.

“With all the female artists under you, there’s many for you to choose from. Why me?” Eva turned her face away, her ear tingling at his hot breath.

“Because it’s you. Only you are worth waiting for.”

“That’s because you didn’t get me yet. When you do, there’s plenty of young women for you to choose from.” Eva snorted as if she saw through Louie’s nature.

At this moment, the man bit her ear lightly. “What nonsense! I will do nothing but cherish you after getting you.”

Eva felt the pain for a few seconds before she turned her head to glare at him. “Are you a dog? It’s painful.”

“I’m a wolf that has been hungry for eight hundred years.” His gaze was deep and dark, and it was as if they were two cold pools trying to suck her in.

Eva flushed when she heard that.

he leave me

hear you take good care of little Eva,” Eva deliberately said, although she didn’t have any

annoyed that she accused him casually. “You are who you are. No one can replace

is my

turned her head over and stared straight at it. Apart from her face, what attracted

he finished, he cupped her chin while leaning

reminded her of that night four years ago when he had gone crazy in the lounge. His passion was too hot to handle, and it was as if he was

one kiss penetrated her soul deeply, and it was one she couldn’t forget after all these

was

man need to be so impatient? I have already promised to accompany

to be suffocated by the kiss, Louie finally let her go. However, he wasn’t any better, as

to wait until

sobered up. “No, I’m not in the mood right

mood? For me, waiting for even one more second is torturous.” Louie

her ears

I must at least let you have dinner. Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t be

glared at him talking

and walked to the refrigerator. Then, he took out a bottle of iced water and drank it wildly in front

air was filled with the man’s scent, causing her to become restless. So, she picked up her cup of tea

reading the messages on her phone for quite some time when the man took a seat opposite her. After checking the time on his watch, he asked the hotel staff to serve them

out of the blue. He picked up the phone from the table, but he only

drawn to the phone, and she saw a woman’s name on the screen. Raising her brows, she

“It’s nothing important.”

must be a woman,” she commented bitterly,

“Are you jealous?”

of her feelings. Thus, she immediately turned her face away. “I’m

when Louie was ten years old, his parents had arranged

other

them. Besides, the dining table in the room was decorated with lighted candles and roses in a vase, which

table and served the food. After that, she finally walked

Louie gestured for her to join

shifted her attention to the dainty roses in the vase. She was lightened by the sight of them. Deciding not to let the more serious business trouble her mind, she

food according to her preference, which reminded her of his dedication. Even though her expression remained unchanged, deep down inside, she was touched by his gesture. After

order my favorite food,” Eva

your preference will become more similar to the person you like when you fall for somebody. ” The corner of Louie’s lips turned into a smile, and

gaze. Instead, she began to dine elegantly while he opened a bottle of wine and served her half a glass. Swirling the glass, she

his attention on the food on the table for even one second. To him, she was the only one he wanted to taste

joy. However, he wasn’t the kind of man who let his emotions show. Therefore, she would

had been waiting for Eva for five years. He witnessed her transformation from a pure soul to a mature woman like an eventually ripened fruit, and

the wine? I bought it from Averna, especially

his taste had never gone wrong, or else the female

a lot of celebrities sought opportunities from Louie. After all, a person would easily be indulged in pleasure without absolute self-discipline and

seduce him. Thus, she couldn’t help but wonder sometimes if Louie really

she wanted full loyalty

wasn’t the kind of woman who sought one-time pleasure. If he couldn’t promise her his loyalty, she wouldn’t begin a

then spare herself from being heartbroken by

to think, her gazing into a distance on a propped elbow, or her being lost in thought while staring at the

and anxiety tainting his joy.

own her for a night but lose her the

qualified to be your boyfriend?” Grabbing the wine glass in one hand, Louie shot her the question

on Louie’s observation, Eva had moved on from the impact her ex-boyfriend left

for a partner, which confused him why she decided

man, but I’m not good enough for you,”

with me. What makes you think you are not good enough?

aren’t the

it tonight,” he answered

her ears was showing a hint of red at the realization. Did he just

mood to continue the conversation. After the night, they would part ways and become strangers, and she would have her

gestured for her

only answered with a shake of her head. She had been maintaining a reasonable diet over the years, which was her secret to staying in shape. Even though there were a lot of

that many people, who were

she also got tense because she had no idea how to ease

late. Why don’t we go to bed?” Louie was behaving like a

with them first?” Eva was hoping for him to steer his focus to his work instead of her, so she could have some more time to be

disturb me tonight. You can rest assured. Nobody will interrupt us for what’s coming,” he comforted her in a

she took a seat and had some tea. Suddenly, his phone rang, and it grabbed her attention. She cast a glance at the caller ID.

answer it!” Eva reminded

about to turn around to the balcony to look at the

arm as her petite stature leaned against his chest. Putting her hands on his chest, a flushed Eva struggled to get up, but he

want you tonight,” Louie said in a hoarse voice tainted by lust. His thin lips kept pressing kisses on her hair.

kissed her to block her protests. To him, one night would never be enough. Therefore,

arms, she shut her eyes in

too to see her in a

her head in his chest,

in a low tone, “Is this

the truth was the opposite. Thus, she could only shut her eyes tightly, returning his

thought that Eva had slept with Tucker in the past. To his surprise, she was destined to belong to him

an affectionate kiss

gaze, not giving in

we’re bound to be together.” Declaring his determination one last time

that tomorrow, Eva thought to

shoot. She had slowly adapted to recent shootings

crew had been revealed to the netizens on social media. She was bathing under the sun with her long hair down, and she looked otherworldly. Her fans immediately complimented her

on Twitter. Even without proper publicity

approaching, Queenie’s wedding was

and Julian reached out a hand

“I won’t,” she promised.

to seek his brother out. Julian didn’t want to become the third wheel between Louie and Eva since Louie

he was Louie’s brother, Julian himself was a nobody

in the room shone on her ivory skin. Hickeys could be seen all over her shoulders,

the man had already gotten up from bed. He walked out of the bedroom and sat on the sofa. When his gaze landed on the contract termination letter on the coffee table, he grabbed it and tore the contract apart the

hesitation because he regretted his choices. Louie would never allow Eva to leave

her companionship for Louie last night would

noon when Eva woke up, and the sun hung in the middle of the sky. At first, she noticed the strong arm she slept on last night, and

help but replay their intimacy last night in her mind. With a flushed face, she fluttered her eyes

slid down the bed in light movements

and found her phone as expected. Then, she steered her gaze to the spot where she put the letter last night, thinking to take it along.

contract? I put it over

for the document on the sofa. However, she suddenly noticed scraps of paper in the bin. She didn’t think twice before she walked over and reached out for them. It was

At the same time, Louie’s low voice

turned to the man who was leaning against the door frame and glared at him. “Louie

keep his promise if it means you’ll stay.” He didn’t back

me hate you.” Eva was furious at his behavior. After all, she sacrificed her virginity to earn her freedom. She couldn’t possibly stay calm after learning that he broke his

won’t let you go.” He walked over to her and pulled her into his embrace. “After last night, I’ve decided that you’re important to me, and

words put Eva’s head in a mess. After all,

want you to become Mrs. Gilmore, the wife of the president of Stardom Entertainment. Will you accept that?” Louie was promising her the titles. He felt like it was time for him to settle down with

make in her life, but she had no idea whether to accept or

love and no longer looked forward to it. After all, there were many examples

him. “I don’t want the title of Mrs. Gilmore. You can give it to

own the title.” Louie rested his

new termination letter.” With that, Eva struggled

that point, Louie was in turmoil and he

steered his attention away. Grabbing his phone, he looked at the caller ID for a

lately? It’s been a while since I last saw

“Mr. Constantine.”

the alliance marriage between our families. Are you

Constantine, I don’t think I can marry your daughter without any

admires you. Back then, I lent your parents one hundred million in return for the marriage between you and my daughter. Even though your parents have passed away, we should still continue with

Family had gradually declined over the years. Thus, the Constantine Family would grasp the opportunity to unite two families. They would never let their chance

Constantine, we’ll

we can meet up? Your father was a man who kept his promises, so

composure as he answered, “Alright. I’ll arrange

surprised to see the hotel staff bringing her breakfast. It seemed that Louie was worried about her and had called room service

last night with him, and she knew she needed contraceptive pills. As she didn’t want her assistant to help her deliver the pills, she decided to buy them

disguising herself for the pharmacy next to the hotel. She didn’t notice the presence of the paparazzi who were following her when she walked into the pharmacy. Therefore, not only was the sight of her picking up the pills captured by the paparazzi but the packaging of the

buying contraceptive pills in the early morning was setting the paparazzi abuzz

away from the pharmacy and returned to the hotel without slowing down,

for her scandal because her name alone would bring them a

half an hour, her scandal was already making the headlines. All the netizens learned that she spent her time with a man

the man’s identity because he didn’t

male fans of Eva were envious of

a scene in the early morning. After that, she headed for the empty seat next to Lexie for a rest. Lexie was whispering to another girl on the side the whole time, which piqued Jessie’s

the night with Eva was?” Lexie was itching to learn

confused to hear that. “What

time showing her the headline. “Look at this. Eva bought the pills by herself this morning. I pity

the article before the corner of her lips turned into a knowing smile. Who else could it be other than Louie? Julian had told Jessie about Louie visiting the set when the two were

that.” Jessie shook her head. She wasn’t in the position to spread baseless rumors. Eva herself was the only person who had a say in

Eva come to the

She’s taking a day off,”

like Eva

the hotel, Eva finally saw the news and she couldn’t sit still. She saw herself as a usually calm woman, but

rang the doorbell of her room. Looking through the peephole, she found

blood rushed to her

ask me to buy the pills?” Louie sighed upon seeing her. He felt bad to see her