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?”

just say?” Selena immediately pulled over to the side of the road and answered the call

between

me quickly.” Selena was shocked. She didn’t expect that Lambert and Ellen would get in touch with each other so soon with just a random phone call, and there was even a scandal

clicked on it to check what Lulu was talking about. Before she got to read the article, she already saw a few photos

it, Ellen! You managed to seduce Mr. Orey.” Selena was jealous and annoyed. She had to admit Ellen knew a thing or two about seducing

I’m sure he would be mad if he knew how soon

go of the big fish for the small one and may end up getting nothing in

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

a busybody, she found the number and sent

time before Ellen is taught a lesson and abandoned!

who didn’t enjoy the Internet much. Because of that, she was still

a luxurious villa, a 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 unfamiliar

by people who knew his private number. He then clicked

into a deep frown. Despite not knowing who sent the message, he still couldn’t help clicking on the link. Soon, photos of Ellen and Lambert filled up the screen of his phone. His

there, he learned that Lambert had appeared at the hospital with his girlfriend, and the media also wrote about

fell erratically after he went through the article. This

was Ellen with Lambert? What

and Lambert looking at each other smilingly in one of the photos. He got jealous every

He was someone who didn’t like to drag matters out. If

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

wondered. Why is

Out of habit, she called him

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

a second, but she soon replied truthfully, “I went

sure you only went to the birthday

take her being with Lambert too

as he growled, “I don’t like

grew serious. “I… I’m not lying. I only went to my uncle’s birthday

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 couldn’t stop his jealousy from

for Ellen. She was equally taken aback as well. “H-How did you

didn’t answer her question as he muttered, “I want

to the hospital together, but that was only because he was injured when he helped me. I accompanied him to the hospital to get

you?” Jared asked with a frown. His concern for her was

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 the way to an exit at the park, and that was when I suddenly met Lambert. He snatched my phone back for me and was hurt by the robber in the

on the uptake, immediately took note of the main point. “Why does he have

him without my permission,” she blurted out an explanation. “My cousin is the reason all

coincidentally appeared on the very road you were chasing after the

“I asked him about this too. He said that he called my cousin and found out that I was in this park. He happened to be nearby anyway, so he came over. And yes, it really was a coincidence that he bumped into

that. He was skeptical to believe that such

my girlfriend?” he demanded. He would never have peace of mind if he was not sure about his

“Huh?” the woman choked.

with Lambert?” Sure enough, Jared was consumed by his jealousy. His mood only took

no. That’s not what I mean,” Ellen

so hard to say

not it either…” She blinked. I haven’t

saying that, the man at the other end of the call slumped against his couch. His dark eyebrows were furrowed as he solemnly began to count.

to his words. She couldn’t

“Seven, six, five—”

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

you are agreeing because I’m forcing you, huh? You’re not agreeing willingly!” The man

had to take a moment before she softened her tone. “No… I’m saying this out

number,” a certain man demanded.

I’ll delete it.” She was as docile as

from now on.” Jared teased her even more when

this only existed in

knew that it was indeed because of what happened between her and Lambert today that

dinner

“Tonight?” she absentmindedly repeated.

allowed to say no.” The man was too jealous

didn’t refuse because

obedient she was, Jared

phone, but he soon

“Mhm. I’m hanging up.”

the man finished speaking, he made a call

the gossip about Ellen and Lambert on

“Yes, sir.”

couch with her bag and started to check the scandal online. However, the page returned to the homepage when she clicked on the link again. The entire page regarding the scandal couldn’t be found

only some news on his participation

and asked if

down?” Her friend on the other end of the call happened to

then. Find out what’s going on.” Selena really wanted to know. She was worried that Jared hadn’t seen it yet. This could be the

friend called her

said that the news was taken down. Someone also warned them to

“What? Who was it?”

be reported in the future, or the media company will be sued. My friend also said that even their boss was trembling in fear. Can you imagine how scary

eyes 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 giving it some thought, she decided to

Lambert’s magnetic voice

you and Ellen this afternoon, but I can’t seem to find it now. Did you have

it

else could it be, then?!” Selena pestered. She

“It’s Mr. Presgrave, obviously!”

jealous

warning you, don’t use me to hurt Ellen,

was home alone, she felt that

picked up his protectiveness for Ellen

don’t?

one who took the news down and

you knew that Jared took away your brother’s heart?

But at the moment, she couldn’t

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

Selena didn’t know was that her interference was what

the end, Selena had

saw that it wasn’t hers. Whose phone is

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

a car accident! Come here, quick! He

hand fell to the floor with a dull thud. Her eyes widened in disbelief. Who is the woman on

Who is ‘Nath’?

this ‘Dad’ that

fool. A thought soon came to mind—the woman on the phone was her father’s mistress, and ‘Nath’ was

a mistress and another son?” Selena was overwhelmed by what she had just found out. The first thing

favor sons 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 to have an illegitimate child.

imagine how angry her mother would be when she found out about this. She doubted this house would still feel

lip, she looked at the phone and called

by a car and we are at the hospital. I have no money with me. Can you send me some more to pay for

kill you if you ask for my father’s

that you? I know it’s you!” Not only did the mistress not panic,

“Why do

I met you when

you homewrecker?!” Selena was so

son. He has to take care of our boy.” The woman on the other end of the call sounded righteous when she

my father’s only child. My father isn’t even the father of your son. Try taking what’s mine and I’ll come for your necks!” Selena roared and smashed

deeply hurt when she felt that she was no longer the apple of her father’s

parents’ treasure whom they pampered and loved, but now she

home, Selena was overwhelmed by the feeling

…

off-white dress and put on simple make-up. She was born with a face that looked

her petite face, she gave off

call from Jared saying that

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

expect to meet a talent scout like this. As such, she couldn’t help but smile and wave

appearance. As long as you agree to it, we can immediately package you and make you a dazzling star.” The woman really wanted Ellen to sign with her and she refused to leave. She thought that Ellen might be short on money,

around, only to see an expensive sports car elegantly driving up to Ellen. Seeing this, Ellen politely refused the woman again. “Thank you, but I really am not

leaned over, and she saw

money at all! Even with all the artists she handled,

they?” Jared asked

to enter the entertainment industry. I have met many people from this

in the future.” Jared was angry for some reason. These people often claimed that they were scouts when all they did was look

I know,” she murmured with

down at the woman beside him. There was an impure light in his eyes. She’s so

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

we

top floor of a hotel.” Jared went out of his way and chose a romantic place. He wanted to book the place out at first but knowing how she disliked it when it was too quiet, he requested a private room

luxurious hotel. She had seen on the Internet that there was an upscale steakhouse there and today,

steakhouse was on

the private room. After they opened the door, they found an extraordinarily warm private room where there were flowers and candlelight, and there was a faint fragrance in the air. The most

sighed in contentment. “It’s