Never Too Far Novel

He vaguely heard Ellen shouting, “Give me my phone. Stop running!”

Lambert felt his chest tighten at that instant. What if the robber is hostile and hurts her? He immediately found Selena’s number and called back using his friend’s phone.

“Hello? Who is this?” Selena’s voice rang out.

“Lambert here! May I know what hotel your father is holding the birthday banquet in?”

“We’re near Dawn Park. Are you coming over, Mr. Orey?”

He didn’t expect it to be so near to where he was. Because he was also nearby, he guessed that the place where Ellen lost her phone was around here as well.

Although he didn’t know if he could find and help her, he grabbed the car keys and ran out without a second’s hesitation.

Selena hadn’t expected Lambert to call her. However, she couldn’t help feeling disappointed when he hung up after throwing out that question.

Lambert immediately drove his car around Dawn Park, his eyes constantly looking at the street and gate of the park.

His hands-free phone was still on call and he could hear the robber’s footsteps and breaths, as well as Ellen’s voice. He didn’t think she would pursue the robber so persistently.

At the same time, a sweaty Ellen was huffing and puffing at the south exit of Dawn Park. Even though she was running out of breath, she did not give up and always made sure she was at least 50 meters away from the robber.

The robber was a stout man in his early forties. He was running as hard as he could at this moment.

“Stop right there!” Ellen shouted while she chased after him.

“You damn woman!” the robber cursed.

Lambert’s sports car was parked by the side of the road. After he got out of the car with his phone in his hand and dashed into the park, he caught sight of an overweight man running toward him. The man was holding a phone in his hand.

Lambert didn’t care if this was the person Ellen was going after. He stepped forward and grabbed the man before he snatched the phone out of his hand.

“And who the f*ck are you?!” the robber shrieked in surprise as he peered at this scary, tall young man.

Lambert looked at the screen of the phone and even he couldn’t believe how much of a coincidence it was for him to bump into the thief who took Ellen’s phone. He swiftly threw a punch at the robber. Before the man could react, Lambert gave him another kick. “How dare you steal someone else’s phone? I’ll take you to the police station!”

When the thief heard Lambert mention the police station, he turned pale with fright. He knew he couldn’t afford to provoke the young man in front of him. He didn’t think he would have such terrible luck. Not only was he chased after he stole a phone, but he even ended up being punched and kicked.

Suddenly, he brandished a small knife from his pocket and slashed Lambert’s arm with it.

Lambert, who didn’t expect the knife at all, only felt a sharp pain in his arm when the knife scratched him. The robber took the chance to flee.

“Stop!” By the time Ellen caught up to Lambert, her legs almost gave out and she was dizzy from running. She was completely fixated on the robber. However, she lost him when she came running in this direction. Right as she panted with her arms on her waist, she heard a magnetic and pleasant male voice speak.

“Stop chasing. I got your phone back.”

She whipped her head around and took a glance at the sight that left her dumbfounded.

He was holding her phone and handing it to her. Seeing this, she immediately took the phone and made sure that it was indeed hers.

“What… What are you doing here?” she asked, puzzled.

“I asked your cousin where you might be. I guessed that your phone was stolen in a nearby park, so I tried my luck and came to see if I could find you. Surprise, surprise.” He let out a smile while he hid his injured arm behind his back. He admired her courage in chasing the thief.

He couldn’t help but ask, “It’s just a phone. Is it worth you running all the way?”

“Of course! This phone is very, very important to me.” Ellen tightly held her phone, her joy evident in her eyes.

“Don’t tell me it’s from Young Master Jared!” Lambert made a guess. It was no wonder the thief snatched her phone as it was the latest model.

“Yeah.” Ellen’s pretty face turned pink as she nodded. “It’s from him.”

“Well, where are you heading to? My car is close by. Let me drop you off,” Lambert offered.

Ellen quickly shook her head. “Thank you, but I can just grab a cab, Mr. Orey.”

“I got your phone back for you, didn’t I? Are you not going to buy me a cup of coffee?” he couldn’t help but ask with a smile.

However, at this moment, she suddenly noticed the blood dripping on the ground behind him. Shocked, she hurried around him, only to find that his arm was hurt.

“You’re bleeding!” She froze at that.

“Ah, the robber had a knife. It grazed me when I was distracted. I’m alright. It’s just a small injury.” No longer hiding his wound after he said that, Lambert let the blood freely drip.

“This is not a small injury! You have to go to the hospital and get bandaged!” Ellen quickly persuaded him.

Lambert was caught by surprise and he asked expectantly, “Will you go with me?”

She looked at his wound, took out a tissue from her bag, and handed it to him. “Here. Try to stop the bleeding first.”

She folded the tissue and pressed it on his wound. “Forget it!” Ellen huffed. “I don’t think you can drive. I’ll get a cab and take you to the hospital.”

He only felt his heart skip a beat as he looked at her. He wouldn’t stop the woman he fell for at first sight from being near to him.

Even though Lambert knew that she had feelings for Jared, he couldn’t help wanting to get close to her.

“Alright! Let’s go!” He let her send him to the hospital.

She left the park and got a cab to send them to a nearby hospital. After they sat in the back seat, the driver drove as quickly as he could to the hospital. Out of nowhere, he suddenly made a sharp turn. Lambert couldn’t help but fall to Ellen’s side, his tall and big figure falling against her shoulders. Even though their clothes separated them, Lambert still felt his heart beating wildly.

Breathing in, he caught the scent of the mild fragrance drifting off of her body. It wasn’t some expensive perfume, but it was enough to get his heart racing.

Ellen was so focused on getting him to the hospital that she didn’t care when he pressed against her. Instead, she told the driver in front, “Sir, safety first!”

On the other hand, Lambert didn’t care about the speed of the car at all. He was now looking at Ellen’s face from up close. Despite being dressed in ordinary clothes, she couldn’t hide her natural beauty.

Distracted from staring at her, he didn’t hold on tight when the driver suddenly stepped on the break, causing Lambert’s head to hit the back of the front seat with a bang.

“Ouch…” He covered his forehead and resigned to his fate.

They got out of the car when they finally arrived at the hospital. Lambert was especially eye-catching because of the tracksuit he had on.

Ellen paid the money for him. After confirming that Lambert needed two stitches for this wound, Ellen sat down and waited for him at the nurses’ station. At this moment, a nurse suddenly enviously exclaimed to her, “Wow! Miss, your boyfriend is so hot!”

Ellen was left stunned upon hearing that. However, the man who was being patched up inside let out an amused smile at those words.

After the stitches were finished, he stepped out with a layer of gauze wrapped around his arm. Still, that did not affect his overall outlook.

The two proceeded to leave the hospital. At the entrance, a paparazzo suddenly spotted and recognized Lambert. After all, the man was the son of a wealthy family and he was active on social media.

Seeing that he was accompanied by a beautiful woman, the paparazzo immediately raised his phone to take a picture. No matter what, this was a piece of news that could stir the Internet up.

Neither Lambert nor Ellen noticed that someone was stealing shots of them from the time Ellen hailed a cab to them getting into the vehicle.

The car drove back in the direction of the park. “Hop off,” he said to her. “I’ll take you home.”

“It’s alright, Mr. Orey. You should go back and rest. Thank you for today. Goodbye.” After she finished speaking, she continued to ride back home in the cab.

Lambert sighed. The two hours he spent with Ellen didn’t feel enough. He could finally understand why Jared kept such a close eye on her; she was someone whom people easily targeted.

Make sure you keep your eye on her, Jared. The day you cast her aside is the day I will take her away from you, Lambert thought to himself as he walked to his sports car.

At the same time, he was glad that he came. He couldn’t begin to imagine Ellen being the one who was hurt if she and the robber got into a scuffle.

On the other end, Ellen was sitting in the car when she checked her phone. To her relief, it wasn’t damaged. She started fuming when she thought about what Selena had done. What on earth does she want?

Some paparazzo had sold all the materials they captured today to a media company, and that company produced news and posted them on the company’s homepage at lightning speed.

One of the headlines was, ‘The Prince of a Shipping Company’, which made it to the top of the list.

The first thing that showed up as soon as someone clicked on the article was a series of clear photos of Ellen and Lambert. Since the paparazzo took them up close, the photos were not blurry at all. Ellen, especially, had a high-definition photo taken from the front.

Even a frontal shot taken with the high-definition phone camera made her appear stunningly fresh. They looked like a young couple from the way she was all smiles when Lambert looked at her.

As soon as this news popped up online, the women who liked to pay attention to wealthy families were the first to find out. Selena was zoned out while she drove home. She wasn’t interested in staying when she knew that the elders would be playing cards next.

Her phone began to ring then. She took a glance at it before picking it up. “Hey, Lulu.”

“My goodness, Lena! Your cousin’s pretty capable, isn’t she? She has just seduced Young Master Jared and now, she even got Lambert wrapped around her finger as well! What is she, a sexy guy harvester?”

immediately pulled over to the side of the road and

a scandal between

would get in touch with each other

to read the article, she already saw a few photos of Ellen and Lambert together at the entrance of the hospital. They seemed like they were in

Orey.” Selena was jealous and annoyed. She had to admit Ellen knew a thing or two about seducing

she betraying Young Master Jared? I’m sure he would be mad if he knew how soon she got tangled up with another

Man above. Ellen might let go of the big fish for the small one and may

Selena let her thoughts run, she scrolled through her phone to look for Jared’s private number which she secretly photographed last time to send

find her a busybody, she found the

only a matter of time before Ellen is taught a lesson and

the Internet much. Because of that, she was still completely unaware of the scandal between herself and Lambert at the

man who just came back from the gym picked up his phone and glanced at it habitually, only to see a message sent to him from an

people who knew his private number. He then clicked on this message and a sentence appeared. ‘Young Master

the link. Soon, photos of Ellen and Lambert filled up the screen of his phone. His eyes quickly narrowed at the sight

appeared at the hospital with his girlfriend, and the media also wrote about how the couple

went through the article. This made his heart

was Ellen with Lambert? What were they

of

gave Ellen a call without any hesitation. He was someone who didn’t

was sprawled out on her couch reading a book when she heard her phone’s ringtone go off. She swiftly took a glance at

Why

she called him like an

today? You told me this morning that you don’t have time in the afternoon. Were you with

soon replied truthfully, “I went to my uncle’s birthday banquet in the afternoon. I

you only went to the

didn’t take her being with Lambert too seriously, so

he growled, “I don’t like being

“I… I’m not lying.

what’s with your rendezvous with Lambert? You even went to the hospital together? Why didn’t you get me to go with you if you weren’t feeling well?” He finally

then that a lightbulb went off for Ellen. She was equally taken aback as well. “H-How did you know that

answer her question as he

can explain! Lambert and I did go to the hospital together, but that was only because he was injured when

a frown. His concern for her was

my uncle’s birthday banquet. I left at about 1.00PM, which was also when I received a call from Lambert. The call went on for not even a minute when a robber took my phone. I chased the thief all

on the uptake, immediately took note of the main point. “Why does he have your number? When did you give it

blurted out an explanation. “My cousin is the reason all of this happened.

very road you were chasing

yes, it really was a coincidence that he bumped into the robber. He

all that. He was

want you to give me your answer now. Will you be my girlfriend?” he demanded. He would never have peace

“Huh?” the woman choked.

matter? Are you going to reject me and be with Lambert?” Sure enough, Jared was consumed by his jealousy. His mood only took a turn for the worse when

no. That’s not what I mean,”

what do you mean? Is it so

She blinked. I haven’t actually given

the call slumped against his couch. His dark eyebrows were furrowed as he solemnly began to count.

think at all due to his words. She couldn’t think about anything else when he was

“Seven, six, five—”

cut him off. “I’ll be your girlfriend, so please stop

forcing you, huh? You’re not agreeing willingly!” The man

before she softened her tone. “No… I’m saying

number,” a certain man demanded. “Don’t take any more of

it.” She was

allowed to like anyone but me from now on.” Jared teased her

had to hold her laughter in. She thought that domineering dialogues like this only existed in novels, but there

and Lambert today that made Jared jealous. And so, she cooperatively answered

have dinner together

“Tonight?” she absentmindedly repeated.

to say no.” The man was too jealous for

didn’t refuse because she didn’t know what she wanted to

obedient she was, Jared couldn’t bear bullying

he soon decided it would be more meaningful if she said it to his face

“Mhm. I’m hanging up.”

he made a call to

gossip about Ellen and

“Yes, sir.”

to check the scandal online. However, the page returned to the

name on the search entry, but only

her friend and asked if

happened to have contact with the media,

going on.” Selena really wanted to know. She was worried that Jared hadn’t seen it yet.

her back not long

that the news was taken

“What? Who was it?”

are not allowed to be reported in the future, or the media company will be sued. My friend also said that

immediately went wide when she heard that. Did Jared take care of it? Lambert couldn’t have been the one who did it, and it’s not like Ellen is capable of doing something like this. After

Lambert’s magnetic voice

Orey. I came across news about you and Ellen this afternoon, but I

it earlier, but it had been taken down. It was obvious

then?!” Selena

“It’s Mr. Presgrave, obviously!”

jealous of you,

this in accordance with your plan? I’m warning you, don’t use me to hurt Ellen, or I won’t go easy on you.” With that, Lambert swiftly hung up the

an instant. Even though she was home

up his protectiveness for

that I don’t? Why does every man who sees her end up

one who took the news down and warned the media. The man did so

will you still like him if you knew that Jared took

Ellen found out about it. But at the

find out the truth one day and when the day comes, she will hate

what prompted Jared

the beginning to the end, Selena had been of help in Ellen and Jared’s

then, but she saw that it wasn’t hers. Whose phone is

searching in the direction of the sound. When she found a ringing phone in her father’s pocket, she took it and

accident! Come here, quick! He has been looking for his

Selena was holding in her hand fell to the floor with a dull thud. Her eyes widened

Who is ‘Nath’?

this ‘Dad’ that ‘Nath’

She was no fool. A thought soon came to mind—the woman on the phone was

what she had just found out. The first thing she thought of was that she now had a competition over the family

over daughters. Due to her mother’s body that wouldn’t support another pregnancy, Selena was the only daughter Connor had. She never would have expected her father

was about to explode. She couldn’t imagine how angry her mother would be when she found out about this. She doubted this house

at the phone and called back the

are at the hospital. I have no money with me. Can you send

you homewrecker—I’ll kill you if you ask for my father’s

is that you? I know it’s you!” Not only did the mistress not panic, but she also seemed to know who Selena

that. “Why do you know my

I met you when I first knew

homewrecker?!” Selena was so enraged she wanted to tear the

father? Nath is his son. He has to take care of our boy.”

even the father of your son. Try taking what’s mine and I’ll come for your necks!” Selena roared and

for having a child outside of their home. She was deeply hurt when she felt that she was no

proud of being her parents’ treasure whom they

her luxurious home, Selena was overwhelmed by the feeling that the money

…

picked an off-white dress and put on simple make-up. She was born with a face that looked good both dolled up and

hair framing her petite face, she gave off the feeling

received a call from Jared saying that he was on the

him at the gate of the housing area with her bag in her hand. Out of nowhere, a middle-aged woman stepped out of a car with her assistant and handed a business card to Ellen, who was waiting for her ride. “Miss, I am a manager

As such, she couldn’t help but smile and wave her hands in rejection. “I’m sorry. I’m not

we can immediately package you and make you a dazzling star.” The woman really wanted Ellen to sign with

see an expensive sports car elegantly driving up to Ellen. Seeing this, Ellen politely refused the woman again.

The manager quickly leaned over, and

the artists she handled, the manager didn’t have

they?” Jared asked out

asking me if I would like to enter the entertainment industry. I have met many people from this industry

Jared was angry for some reason. These people often claimed that they were scouts when all they did was look for beautiful women to

I know,” she murmured

his eyes shot up and down at the woman beside him. There was an impure light in his

her after they had their dinner. He wanted her to wear nice clothes for him

are we going?”

way and chose a romantic place. He wanted to book the place out at first but

this luxurious hotel. She had seen on the Internet that there was an upscale steakhouse there and today, she was lucky enough to experience

steakhouse was

they found an extraordinarily warm private room where there were flowers and candlelight, and there was a faint fragrance in the air. The most beautiful thing about this view was the night scene seemingly made up of gold after the lights

in contentment. “It’s