Never Too Far Novel

“Okay then. I’ll take a photo for you if I meet her.” Ellen had no choice but to agree. Selena couldn’t do anything to Ellen anyway even if Ellen didn’t take the photo.

After Ellen hung up the phone, she took out a book she’d brought along and started reading. Reading during her spare time at work could increase her knowledge, which she thought was great.

Suddenly, she wasn’t aware of when, but a figure approached the window. The man didn’t bother her but merely stood by the window silently and watched admiringly for a short while before leaving.

At Connor’s house, Harvey’s family came to visit Connor. Olivia was just about to ask Harvey about his pursuit of Ellen when Harvey lowered his head disappointedly and said, “Mrs. Aguirre, Ellen has a boyfriend, so it wouldn’t be right to pursue her!”

“What?! Ellen has a boyfriend?”

“Yes. When I gave her a call this morning, a man answered the call. That man claimed that he was Ellen’s boyfriend and told me to stop bothering her.” Harvey felt quite annoyed and discontented. I spent so much money, and yet I didn’t even get the chance to hold Ellen’s hand!

As for Olivia, she couldn’t contain her curiosity. Does Ellen actually have a boyfriend?! Since when? Who’s the guy?

Olivia suddenly realized that Selena should be with Ellen right now, so she decided to get Selena to find out. If the guy was an ordinary man, it was fine to let Ellen continue the relationship. However, if the guy came from a wealthy family background, then that was unacceptable. After all, Ellen would end up as a threat to them if she had better progress in life.

Olivia entered the master bedroom and gave her daughter a call.

“Hi, Mom. What’s the matter? I’m at work right now!” Selena answered the phone.

“Lena, you live with Ellen right now, don’t you? Do you know that she has a boyfriend?”

“She has a boyfriend?! Who told you that?”

“Harvey. He called Ellen this morning, and a man answered her phone.”

Selena felt quite perplexed. “That’s not possible. I dropped her off at work this morning. She should be in the office.”

“Then how could a man have possibly answered her phone and claimed to be her boyfriend? Lena, find out what’s happening before you return home.”

At that moment, Selena was quite intent on figuring out the matter and suddenly developed investigational instincts. She was quite keen to find out about the mysterious man hiding behind Ellen.

“Sure, Mom. I got it. I’ll try my best,” Selena agreed. After all, she had nothing much on her hands. The other male colleagues fought over completing her work for her. All she had to do was behave coyly, put on an adorable act, and treat the person to lunch. With all those, everything would be sorted perfectly.

Ellen went to the office canteen for lunch, so when Jared came over to see her, she was no longer at her desk.

After Ellen came back from the canteen, she took a nap lying on her desk. By the time she woke up, it was already two o’clock in the afternoon, so she quickly freshened up. Once she had come to her senses, she went back to the office to be on standby.

At that moment, her landline went off, so she answered the call, “Hi, Ellen speaking.”

“Come over to my office.” It was Jared.

Ellen immediately got up and headed to his office. She was wondering which job he needed her to complete, but unexpectedly, he retrieved a takeaway box and placed it in front of her. “I wanted to bring you out for lunch this afternoon, but you were not at your desk, so I ordered a dessert as a takeaway for you.”

“I-I had lunch at the canteen this afternoon.” Ellen was surprised by his affectionate act, but she shook her head. “President Presgrave, you should keep it for yourself? I’m stuffed.”

“You keep it for your tea break. I bought it specifically for you.” Jared was quite insistent as he grabbed her hand and placed the bag into her hand.

Ellen bit her lip and thought, This boss is too kind to the point that I’m slightly embarrassed.

“You can go back to the office now,” Jared said to her before getting up to walk over to his desk and starting on work.

Ellen didn’t want to be disruptive, so she took the takeaway box and returned to her office. She opened the box in her office and saw a dainty dessert inside. The dessert was made from fresh ingredients, and it was quite fragrant and tasty.

It definitely looks pricey.

Suddenly, Ellen felt tears well up in her eyes. Other than her grandma and brother, this man was the only person who treated her well.

She no longer had many memories of her parents because it had been ages since she last saw them. Her brother was the figure who had replaced her parents to take care of and protect her.

If Ellen’s brother were still around, he would have been twenty-six years old. Ellen wiped away her tears and sighed.

It was nearly time to head home from work when Ellen suddenly received a phone call from Selena saying she was waiting outside in her car. Ellen told Selena she needed a little more time because Ellen had to wait till her boss left before she was allowed to leave.

Suddenly, Ellen’s landline went off, so she reached out to answer the phone. “Hi, President Presgrave.”

“You can finish work now,” Jared said to her on the other end of the line.

Ellen quickly asked, “Do you need me to do anything else for you?” Jared replied, “No, I’ve got some clients to entertain tonight. You can head home first.”

“Sure!” Ellen hung up the phone and finally left the office feeling quite reassured.

She took the elevator, and as it went, it stopped for the other staff who had also finished work. At the thirtieth level, a few female staff entered. They were engrossed in gossiping loudly as they walked in.

“Hey, have you guys heard the news of the female staff at the reception area being transferred to the president’s office level? That receptionist must be quite outstanding.”

“Yes. I’ve heard of that too. President Presgrave was the one who personally arranged for her transfer. She definitely has the means.”

“What is her relationship with President Presgrave? I heard that she’s stunning with a great figure.”

“What else could it be between a man and a woman? It’s something illicit, of course! If I were prettier, I would parade in front of President Presgrave whenever I had the chance. Perhaps then, I might be able to succeed in seducing him.”

“Haha! You should forget about it. You’re a middle-aged lady, so stop having such ridiculous ideas!”

Ellen blushed bright red in embarrassment. If she was not mistaken, she should be the particular female they were gossiping about.

“Gosh, President Presgrave is such an outstanding man. That woman must have saved the planet before to gain his attention. The luckiest woman on earth, so to speak!”

“Yeah, I wonder how it feels to be dating President Presgrave. Tsk. Tsk, He’s so hot. I would swoon if he would even cast a second look at me.

“How does it feel? The kind that you would have a sore waist and find it hard to stand straight the next morning! Hahaha!”

Every female staff inside the elevator burst out laughing. Meanwhile, Ellen, standing in the corner of the elevator, shifted as far back to the corner as possible. She wanted so badly for the ground to swallow her up.

These people have such a wild imagination! It was just a promotion! Why did I suddenly become the woman in an illicit relationship with President Presgrave?

The elevator finally arrived at the ground floor, and Ellen waited for the female staff to leave before fleeing from the elevator. Her face was flushed bright red. She saw Selena’s car parked outside upon walking out of the front entrance, and she immediately headed over and opened the door to take a seat inside.

Meanwhile, Selena studied Ellen intently upon seeing her enter the car. “Is someone hunting you down?”

“I didn’t want to keep you waiting for too long.”

Selena started the ignition and asked casually, “Ellie, do you have a boyfriend?”

Ellen shook her head frantically. “No! I don’t have a boyfriend.”

Selena was engrossed in her thoughts, Mom mentioned that when Harvey called Ellen this morning, a man claiming to be her boyfriend answered the phone, so who’s lying? Selena was quite intent on uncovering all of Ellen’s deepest secrets.

“Say, do you want to have spaghetti tonight? Let’s go home and make some,” Ellen mentioned.

Selena didn’t want spaghetti at all. “Spaghetti again? You’ve just been promoted, so treat me to a meal at a restaurant.”

Ellen considered Selena’s words before nodding. “Okay, let’s go.”

They went for dinner at a restaurant, and upon entering, Selena behaved much more naturally compared to Ellen, who clearly wasn’t a frequent visitor. Selena went ahead and ordered three hundred worth of food. When it was time to pay, Selena made an excuse to leave and visited the washroom.

Ellen was very sporting, and she footed the bill without complaints. She recalled her and her brother being taken into Selena’s home when they were kids. It was a kind deed that Ellen knew to repay.

On the other hand, Selena was pleased with the meal. When they arrived back at Ellen’s house, Selena’s bad habits were revealed. Selena was very lazy and didn’t even bother to wash her clothes. After taking something from the shelf, she just left it lying around. Meanwhile, Ellen diligently tidied the living room after Selena went back into her room.

Shortly after that, Selena came over to chat with Ellen. As they chatted, Selena purposely mentioned that she would like to have some warm milk and requested Ellen to make it for her.

“Ellie, I have a habit of having warm milk before I go to bed. Please could you get it for me?” Selena pouted and asked coyly. Next, Selena saw Ellen put down her phone and Selena immediately covered the phone with a pillow. Subsequently, Selena swiftly tapped on the phone to prevent the phone from going into lock mode.

Ellen nodded. “Sure, give me a few minutes.”

Ellen walked out, and Selena instantly took the former’s cell phone to check on it. Yes! It’s not locked. Selena quickly checked the call history and saw a call log with the name “President Presgrave.”

Suddenly, she felt a rush of exhilaration and quickly grabbed her cell phone to snap his phone number. At that moment, she also discovered that he had given Ellen a call on a weekend morning. Selena quickly tapped into their text messages. As she read their chat history, an intense look of jealousy flashed across her face.

Jared and Ellen chatted with each other like friends. Subsequently, Selena checked to see if there were any other men Ellen was in close contact with, but Selena couldn’t find any.

Is her social circle actually that tiny?! Selena found this quite hard to believe. Who’s the man that answered her phone this morning?

At that moment, Selena was just about to put down the phone when there was a notification of a text message. Selena reached out to tap into the message. Immediately, she was stunned in place. President Presgrave?!

‘What are you doing? Are you about to go to bed?’ This was an intimate question, and it was currently ten at night as President Presgrave initiated the chat.

Selena somehow replied to the message subconsciously, ‘Not yet. How about you?’

‘I’ve just ended work and arrived home not long ago. I’m about to take a shower.’

you must have a well-built

to check

as she replied to Jared’s text. She didn’t expect Jared to be such a flirty person in private. She considered it and wondered

yearning within her as she boldly replied, ‘Yes,

picture, the man lifted his white shirt in front of the camera and revealed his enchanting six-pack abs. He was definitely the most well-built man Selena had ever seen, and she could even see his V-line abs. Selena hurriedly grabbed her cell

close to each other?! Does that mean if Ellen offers to be with him, he will

I look good?’ He sent another text

there more?’ Selena

phone felt like a piece of

that Ellen would come back inside if she heard her cell phone go off, so she had no choice but to answer the

voice and sensed the pent-up, contradictory emotions in his voice. He was usually such a solemn man in public, but his

to make a sound, so she had no choice but to hang up the phone before quickly sending a message as a reply. ‘My cousin’s here with me, so it’s inconvenient

Selena said that, she swiftly deleted every

‘Okay.

sending any messages, Selena finally heaved a sigh of relief. However,

warm milk. Selena

I’ll head back to my room.” Selena took the glass of milk from Ellen after saying that and went back to her

took it and glanced at the time. 11.00PM. I have work tomorrow. Let’s stop the game. She decided to shut

door as she couldn’t stop admiring the photo Jared had sent. She became increasingly jealous as she continued to look at the photo. That was because Jared had sent the photo specifically to Ellen. This indicated that, in his mind, he

did, but actually, she felt terrible, and the upset feeling that hit her caused her

on Selena’s room to wake Selena up. Finding it tough to get out of bed, Selena told Ellen she wanted to take

work first, and she hailed

cell phone went off. She looked at

President Presgrave. Have

“Where are you?”

“I’m about to arrive.”

upstairs. Wait for me at the entrance, and I’ll bring

to say no. Meanwhile, Ellen felt slightly awkward. Is my job here just to keep him company

the corner because she was worried about being the topic of speculation. The gossip she had heard in the

her. She quickly yanked the door open to take a seat inside as soon as she noticed that Jared had

deep eyes, and Ellen could

is unexpected. This girl was actually bold enough to titillate me last night, but now, she’s putting on an innocent front. Is she aware that I was kept awake until two in the morning last night because of that? He couldn’t tell why she would want to check

next to him as he looked in the rearview mirror. She had a dainty face that was quite innocent-looking, and she kept mum about her

sleep last night?” He couldn’t help

nodded. “Yes.

to give a rating.

red and stared aghast at her big boss. What’s wrong with President Presgrave today? Why did he suddenly want

than a model’s figure.” Ellen could only choose some complimentary words. Besides,

like it?” Jared turned his head

blushed bright red once again, and she replied brazenly, “Every girl would like

President Presgrave? Ellen was quite dumbfounded deep

means she actually loves it, huh? No wonder it wasn’t enough for her last night, and she wanted to see more. What else does she actually want from me? There is only my face

like me?” Jared

buzzed. Did President Presgrave get dumped by someone? Why is he suddenly randomly asking someone whether they like him

I do! You’re my boss, so how could I possibly dislike you?” Ellen replied with a

like

“Yes, I would still

she wasn’t sincere and sounded perfunctory. Shouldn’t she be specific and list out what she

and Ellen finally got out of the car with slightly wobbly knees as soon as he parked the car. There is something wrong with President Presgrave today. Why is

same time, she couldn’t stop studying his body from top to

ordered their meal. Inadvertently, her eyes met his as he stared at her from across the table. Her heart raced in response. The look in President Presgrave’s eyes is

Presgrave, did I do

restarted the conversation, “Other than my body, what else

Ellen looked at him red-faced. Since when did I say that I wanted to check out his body? Other than his body, what else could I check out?

situation for quite some time but couldn’t seem to come up with a suitable reply to this intimate question. Subsequently, she gulped and said, “President Presgrave, did

trying to prove

sputtered. He coughed softly for a moment before lifting his head to stare at her with glittering eyes. What sort of question is that?!

Don’t you think you should make

that instant, she was even more so perplexed. I caused him to have trouble sleeping? How? And

lose sleep? What did I do to you last night?” Ellen blinked her large eyes and revealed

choice but to take out his phone and retrieve last night’s chat

phone to take a look. Her pretty eyes widened, and her mouth was agape when she saw their chat history last night. When did I talk about this with him last

couldn’t help recalling that last night, during that period, she had gone to warm some milk for Selena. Maybe Selena chatted

something like that?! She conveniently took my phone and chatted about such an intimate topic with President Presgrave!

sent by Selena? It would make the situation even awkward! In the end, Ellen had no choice but to take

please don’t be mad at me. That were just some random things I said. Please don’t take them to heart.” Ellen could only conjure

his eyes slightly. “Why did you drink alcohol so late

to go to sleep, so I drank a tiny glass,” Ellen said with a bright-red face

than before. She is

unnecessarily next time, and don’t send such titillating stuff to

She promised

that, she isn’t interested in me at all? It

was also quite frustrated deep inside. Using my phone to chat

stay with her, but that didn’t mean Selena was allowed to breach her privacy in

forgive me,” Ellen

glanced at her. Actually, I enjoy being

the company with

a bite. She opened the door and waited for the elevator with her bag in her hand. Soon, the elevator arrived. Ping!

standing in front of Selena

Rhodes, do you live

glanced at her and said, “Yes,

entered the elevator awkwardly. Subsequently, Jeffrey asked, “Do you live here as

Selena was

cousin hold in the

level of the president’s

makes

below them, and two people entered the

everyone knew each other. Furthermore, she faintly remembered that one of

live here? This is such

by the company for the management-level staff, so that’s why we all live

“Are the houses

of the properties has ever been rented out to the public. Those who are eligible to stay here hold at least a managerial position in the company. Which department do you work in?” The female director couldn’t contain her curiosity and

other option but to say, “I-I work under Mr.

they misunderstood that something was going on between him

your

works at the

impressed, the female director instantly replied, “Your cousin’s very capable to get a job by the

this accommodation for free by the company! How on earth did Ellen get this

out for

upon seeing the call from Selena, she answered it angrily,

you’re staying at right now isn’t

Selena to have found out, but Ellen admitted frankly, “Yes, it is

did you lie to me? I’m your

Are you still

“Yes, of course!”

now and move out of my home.

you just

you secretly used my phone and sent some flirty messages to President Presgrave. Don’t assume I’m

was taken aback by that. She didn’t expect Ellen to find out, so she ended up saying, “It wasn’t intentional. Your phone was by my side, so I randomly replied to a

that by sending those messages, you’ve created a huge misunderstanding for me and President

soon as Selena heard that, she was secretly delighted. Did President Presgrave

get told

He misunderstood and wondered whether

who sent those messages!” In fact, Selena hoped that Ellen would do that. As such, Selena’s presence would become known

I had no choice but to admit that I was the one who sent those messages. Next time, please don’t touch my cell phone without permission!” Ellen hung up the phone immediately after saying

text message exchange was great, but right now, she was quite unhappy. At this

wouldn’t know how to. Since Ellen had admitted to being the message sender last night, President Presgrave would surely be more infatuated with her and her

of her actions. She had unintentionally broken the barrier between Ellen and Jared and had made way for an intimate

the conference

curled for a while as he held his cup of Joe. It wasn’t sweetened coffee, but it tasted sweet to him. It looks like she

whether she liked him earlier that morning, he

was still annoyed and blushed at that thought. If she admitted that she was the one who sent those chat

stay by his side and work well. I can’t afford to

handed him an invitation card and asked, “President Presgrave, there is a charity event this Friday.

“There’s no

was taken aback because Jared was never a big fan of such events. So, why is he

company in the afternoon and she couldn’t help asking where Ellen lived in. The answer she received

I’m jealous of her. She thought it was Jared who arranged Ellen’s accommodation instead of the Human Resources

mentioning that he had a girlfriend, Selena wondered why he had to treat a

“Is President Presgrave taken?”

this,” one of

you so sure?”

headquarters. I just asked her about this two days ago. Forget about women coming in and

if she never

swamped with work, he’ll be cooped up in his office for