Never Too Far Novel

Selena swore to get rid of the woman. She wouldn’t let anyone ruin her family or steal her father’s and her family’s fortune.

“Mom, get some rest,” she urged her mother.

“I haven’t been this happy for ages.” Olivia was elated today as she felt the flame between her and her husband had been reignited.

“Mom, do you think Dad is a good husband? Besides, do you think Dad will cheat on you, considering our family’s wealth?”

“He won’t dare. I’ll break his legs if he ever thinks about it.” Olivia’s immediate reply was offhand. Even though she wasn’t the most capable woman, she was capable of throwing a fit and flying into a rage.

The words made Selena’s stomach churn. She originally planned to be as tactful as possible to reveal her discovery to her mother. However, her mother tended to act tough in all kinds of situations. Her mother probably couldn’t take it if she told her the truth.

“Your father might not be good at anything, but I have had him wrapped around my finger since our first day as a married couple. Even if he thought about cheating on me, he wouldn’t do that for real,” Olivia answered proudly.

Selena’s pained look was a stark contrast to her mother’s confidence. Little did Olivia know her husband not only cheated on her but even had an illegitimate son with another woman.

“Enough. I’ll let you get some rest. I’ll check on your father since he drank too much tonight.” After that, Olivia left the room.

Selena bit her lip in resentment. Her blood was boiling when she thought of her father’s mistress. She planned to get rid of the woman and make the woman vanish on her own without disturbing her mother.

Besides, she would have to warn her father to cut ties with his mistress and b*stard child.

The next morning was another workday for Selena and she went to work by car. She had barely sat down when the assistant came over to deliver a message.

“Selena, the manager wants to see you.”

Pushing her chair back in surprise, she headed to the manager’s office, wondering whether he was about to give her a pay raise or something.

“Selena, your one-month probation is over. We decided not to hire you since you didn’t meet the requirements.” The manager was frank.

Blood drained from Selena’s face as she rose to her feet in shock and argued, “Impossible! I haven’t made any mistakes at work. Why did I get fired?”

“Your male colleagues have been helping you in completing your job. Besides, your professional skills simply aren’t meeting our requirements. Go pack your things. You may leave at any time,” the manager explained calmly.

Selena left the manager’s office in frustration, not happy with the outcome. The more she thought about it, the more she thought Ellen had something to do with her dismissal.

At last, she was convinced that Ellen was responsible for this matter. Ellen must have bad-mouthed her to Jared, or Ellen simply asked Jared to fire her.

Rushing out of the office, Selena stepped into the elevator and headed to another floor, where the main office was situated.

She had questions for Ellen, and she demanded answers.

Ellen arrived at her office in the early morning. When she immersed herself in a book, someone threw open the door from outside without warning.

She looked in that direction to find Selena storming in and growling at her, “Ellen, do you have anything to do with my dismissal?”

Putting her hands on the table to help herself to her feet, Ellen returned the other woman’s hateful glare with fury in her eyes. “I don’t. On the other hand, I’d like to know what is in it for you to drive a wedge between me and Lambert?”

Selena sneered. “Oh yeah? Nice try, but I’m not buying it. You must have asked President Presgrave to fire me. After my father pulled a few strings to get you into the company, I can’t believe you dared to make me lose my job!”

“As I said before, I have nothing to do with it. You’re barking up the wrong tree.” A scowl appeared between Ellen’s brows.

“It must be nice to have people backing you up because you have the face to condescend to me like that. Ellen, the Presgrave Family owes my father a huge favor. If I make my father appeal to them, I can stay in the company as I please.” Selena couldn’t help but show off the history between the Presgrave Family and her father.

“How did your father help them?” Her words piqued Ellen’s curiosity.

Her question put Selena to pause as the other woman didn’t expect to slip up. Selena dismissed her question by changing the topic, “No matter what, it’s too early to celebrate victory. Even though I lost the job, I have a bright future.”

After that, Selena turned on her heel and left the office.

After Selena stormed in and threw a fit at Ellen, the latter felt horrible and lost the mood to read. She covered her face with her hands as she rested her elbows on the table, hoping to escape from reality.

At that moment, a lean figure showed up outside the office. Noticing Ellen looked down, the man walked into her office without asking for permission.

She immediately raised her head when she heard footsteps echoing in the room. Standing in front of her was her boyfriend, who was also the company’s president, watching her with concern.

“You look upset. What’s wrong?” he asked.

She had a question for him, and she didn’t hesitate to seek his answer. “Did you ask them to fire Selena?”

Jared saw no point in denying the truth, so he nodded. “That’s right. She gets on my nerves.”

She pressed her lips into a faint smile. So, it’s really him.

It was a good thing, though. She didn’t have to see Selena anymore since the woman got fired.

“Do you know my uncle?”

“I don’t.” Jared’s stomach churned at her question, but he shook his head.

“But Selena told me that my uncle is close with your family.” Ellen pressed for answers.

He watched her calmly. “Can we talk about this another time?”

Ellen blinked in bafflement. Is there something he can’t tell me? Even though she had many questions, she nodded and let it go for the moment.

“Are you free tonight? I want to show you a place.” He changed the topic.

“Sure! Where are we going?” Ellen was eager to know.

“It’s a secret. You’ll see.” Jared cast her an inscrutable smile, refusing to reveal anything. After that, he began to admire Ellen, who was wearing a gray business suit. He almost lost himself in her captivating look.

To him, the girl could easily seduce him even if she was in her business attire.

Meeting his unfathomable expression, she could feel her cheeks burning. “Is something wrong?”

“Nothing. I’m just admiring you.” Giving her another smile, Jared decided not to bother her and left the office.

The moment he left, Ellen’s phone rang. She picked up her phone and saw the caller ID. Taking a deep breath, she mustered all the courage to answer it since it was Olivia calling her.

“Hello? Aunt Olivia?”

“Don’t ‘Aunt Olivia’ me! Look at what you did! What did Selena ever do to you? How could you manipulate your boss into dismissing her? She’s your cousin!” An angry Olivia scolded her from the other end of the line.

Before Ellen could explain, Olivia continued, “You brat! Take a look at yourself before pointing fingers at others. Is it because Selena has always been better than you since young? You must be blinded by jealousy to do that to her. What a wicked woman you are at this age! It seems like I need to teach you a lesson soon.”

“Aunt Olivia, my issues are none of your business and I don’t need your lessons or advice. Why don’t you save them for your daughter? I’m sure she needs that.” At that, Ellen hung up the call before she could hear a reply.

Soon, another call from Olivia came in, but Ellen didn’t want to pick up her phone. After all, she did nothing wrong, so she didn’t deserve Olivia’s accusation.

Meanwhile, Olivia was pacing back and forth around the house in frustration. How dare she talk that way to me and even have the audacity to hang up on me!

However, she was most upset by the fact that Ellen dared to be the cause of Selena’s unemployment. Working at the Presgrave Group was something worth bragging about, but Ellen just had to fire Selena.

It seems like having the so-called Young Master Jared back her up made her forget about her roots. If she’s trying to kick us away, she can try.

Olivia searched for Connor’s number in her phone and dialed it. At the same moment in a hospital, Connor was getting scolded by his mistress because he didn’t answer the phone last night, causing her to have to borrow money from others to pay her son’s hospital bill.

Fortunately, her son wasn’t harmed, and she only worried for nothing.

“I have to take a call,” Connor informed the woman beside him.

“It’s Olivia, isn’t it? Why can’t you just tell her about our affair? What is so wrong about letting her know you have a son?” Connor’s mistress felt bad the whole time. After all, both she and Olivia were Connor’s women, but Olivia had the privilege to live in a manor while she had to compromise with a rental house.

All these years, Connor had been keeping a balance between his two families with extra caution. However, deep down in his heart, he feared facing Olivia’s wrath.

“We’ll talk about this later.” Connor gave the woman a few perfunctory words before heading up to answer Olivia’s call.

“Hello? What’s wrong, Oli?”

“Everything is wrong! Do you know the ungrateful Ellen just ruined Lena’s career? She asked Young Master Jared to fire Lena, so our daughter is unemployed at the moment.”

“What?”

“Also, our dear niece just hung up on me just now. Ellen clearly has no respect for me. I shouldn’t have expected much from an orphan girl!” Olivia never held back when she was talking to her husband.

“Hey, watch your mouth, will you? My sister died early. She has nothing to do with it!” Connor protested.

“Why are you defending her? I’m pointing out the truth. Even more, I’ll ruin her career. I don’t understand what’s good in getting her a job in Presgrave Group.” Olivia blamed everything on him.

It’s all my fault.” Connor swallowed his

She needs to pay the price

it between themselves. We shouldn’t

it that easily. I’m making a banner to show everyone her

call without waiting for

returning to the sick room. His son had already woken up and was now seeking his company. Even though Connor planned to leave a moment ago, he changed his mind

he decided to let Olivia do what she wanted. For now, his son was his priority.

with living like your unspeakable secret, Connor. When will you divorce Olivia so we can live under the same roof with you?” The woman, Aida Reed, pushed him to make a

to coax her. “There’s no need to rush. The

now six years old!

one hundred and fifty thousand

in her purse and let him off the hook. However, her goal was more than this

trip to an advertising agency downstairs

banner was, ‘Ellen Reiss, a heartless and inhuman employee of the Presgrave Group, shamelessly seducing the president to

also provided Ellen’s photo to be added to the banner. “Here’s

who specialized in shady businesses to present the banner in front of the Presgrave Group. The

corner proudly as she watched the employees whispering to each other. I’m sure I have ruined

was spreading like a wildfire among the thirty thousand employees of the Presgrave Group. All of them were discussing it in their conversation while the same thing was spread among different group chats. Not long after that, they found that Ellen’s cousin who worked for the company was Selena. Besides, Selena failed

position in the main office recently. She got a promotion dubiously faster than most people, so people believed that she had seduced the president in exchange for a

fact that Ellen was the kind

influence to kick her cousin out of the company. I always thought Selena is being difficult, but it seems like I was wrong. Ellen is indeed vengeful.” At the reception desk, the two receptionists, who always

treated Ellen, and I even felt bad for Ellen. Who would have known that Ellen was such a

just like an innocent girl but turned out

Meanwhile, Ellen was preparing for the written exam to earn her driving license in her office. She had zero ideas about what

her brain overprocessing that she left her office and headed to the washroom. Just as she closed the door of the cubicle, a conversation

it true about Ellen? Did

a fuss about it by asking the men to put the banner outside the company for that long. She must

think she has done anything

After all, there are other gorgeous women in the company, but none of them ever get a promotion as fast as she did. She’s the only person who gets promoted from a receptionist to the

she had possibly done. I’ll try them on someone

aren’t you a little ambitious?” One of the women concluded their conversation

was now standing in the last cubicle, hearing

was bewildered by the whole thing. Did they say Selena’s mother is holding a banner in front of the company? Aunt

the washroom, Ellen came out of the cubicle with a flushed face. The women had no respect for her at all and

headed toward the elevator lobby and got on one of them. The doors soon opened again on another level, and a

us! How could Ellen treat her family like that just because she made it to the top? And that person is her cousin no less! I

that Ellen already made moves on President Presgrave when she was working as a receptionist. She never did her job,

are many female employees in the company and all of

hard time believing it too.

Presgrave is still young. A cunning girl like

don’t even know what the

her picture.

around her. She happened to look behind her and she nearly let her phone slip at the sight of a certain person. Immediately covering her mouth, she

was calm,

Miss Reiss. We didn’t mean to talk about you like that.” The female employee apologized to Ellen without hesitation. President Presgrave has her back. I can’t

second, everyone in the elevator was looking in Ellen’s direction. Shameful expressions emerged on their faces as if they were a bunch of children who got caught making mistakes. All of them promptly hung their heads low. They were afraid if Ellen recognized them,

contrary, Ellen kept silent because she was also searching for the right words

of the elevator without even making sure they had reached

discussing the same thing as the group before.

them, the more her eyes blurred with tears as she felt wronged and blamed for something she never did. She finally understood that these people saw her as nothing but a heinous

ground floor, so she stepped out of the elevator. The people around

Ellen! Why

is confronting her

her,

Jared, was recording the meeting minutes in the meeting room. He heard notification sounds coming non-stop from the chatting application

new messages, he narrowed his eyes. At last, he came to the key point of the discussion, which stated that Ellen’s aunt had

for a moment, he turned the laptop’s screen toward Jared and whispered, “President Presgrave, look at this.

photograph showed that Ellen was near the entrance. Someone shouted, ‘Over here, everybody! The female lead has shown up and she’s about

immediately stood and gestured for Stanley.

Why can’t Ellen’s relatives stop even if

chair back and informed the others, “President Presgrave has to deal with a situation downstairs. All of

strode over to his private elevator before shooting a question at

like Miss Reiss’ cousin got fired and the cousin’s mother blames it on Miss Reiss. Therefore, she raised a banner outside the company and is demanding justice for her

does Ellen have anything to do with it?” Jared’s delicate features

but the employees have different opinions on your relationship. They accuse Miss Reiss of pulling

ridiculous.” Jared scoffed as he never expected to hear such rumors

the elevator doors opened, he strode inside and hurriedly pushed the button that directed him

eye-catching banner

photos, came into her view. Next to Olivia, someone reminded her, “Oli, isn’t

the person was pointing to and met Ellen’s gaze.

Olivia, this is a public place. Can you

stay in the company? Besides, I gave you a lot of her old clothes last time. Do you have any idea about their prices? I bet what you’re wearing right now used

we can resolve it in private. You’re embarrassing

something different in mind. “You know what, Ellen? I’m indeed doing this on purpose, so you don’t

also going to look for influencers to post this matter and cause a stir on the Internet. Let’s see who will marry you

longer. She walked to the woman who was holding the banner and attempted to snatch it

no hint of fear in Ellen’s gaze as she dashed over to grab the banner and begin pulling

hair and raised her palm,

a ferocious roar rang out. “Let her

mid-air when she was shocked by the voice. She raised her head to see whose voice it was and when she saw the person in front of her, she was so terrified that she immediately put her hand down and let go

felt pain in her scalp and took a few steps back when her hair was released.

to turn her head to figure out who

down the banner and chase these people away!”

after seeing his photos. Only now did she realize Kevin’s heart

it detestable that Jared was

right? I am Selena’s mother and all I want is justice for my daughter. Please bear with me

who dismissed your daughter.

hear him say that, so she asked, “What

has a bad moral character and an evil heart. I don’t think she is qualified to work for my

light cough and asked, “Young Master

Jared wasn’t bothered by it. “I don’t care who you are. Anyone who bullies Ellen should just

who signed the papers and saved his life back then, the Presgrave Family had already repaid her greatly over the years. He would never allow Olivia to use her position as an elder to bully

trembling too. She didn’t understand why Jared was so protective of her

however, only had his heart burning with rage over the injustice

me to take you to the police station?” Stanley yelled as he took the banner and handed it to

Ellen, “You better remember this, Ellen Reiss—I’m not going to let you off the hook easily.” She then left with the

overwhelmed by humiliation and helplessness at this point. She had no idea what

drew her into his arms. “It’s all right now. Everything will be fine,” he said while his hand caressed the back of her head. This scene

that if I hear anyone mentioning Ellen’s matter, he or she will be fired immediately,” Jared instructed Stanley. Then,

mention this incident or humiliate Ellen because of it would be fired, regardless of his

regarding Ellen’s incident. As a

fearful of losing their jobs because of this. Hence, they quickly posted more posts on other topics in the group, hoping that their initial posts

as this incident had been a huge blow to her. Now that the entire company was talking about her, she felt

her head to look at the man

words from her, he declined immediately by saying, “I won’t

red lips and

company will be gossiping about you. Don’t be stressed

only did not love and care for Ellen when she was alone, but they also bullied her. Despite being

the first person who awoke in him a strong

she hung her head low as if she

her resignation. If she stayed with the company, at least he would be able to see her every day and know how she was doing. He wouldn’t know what kind of life she was living if she resigned, and he wouldn’t be able to protect her if she

opened his mouth and murmured, “Don’t even think about resigning. Just do

for everything today.

you don’t have any other family, I can be one. You can take me as your elder

repeatedly at that. Elder brother? I do have an older brother of the same age as Jared, but he was gone too

enough to have an elder brother

gaze darkened. Truth was, the last thing he wanted was

previously asked her to be his girlfriend, but she did not take his words seriously and remained very respectful to

the day off tomorrow?”

need

to get some rest,” Ellen answered. She didn’t tell him that tomorrow was her brother’s death anniversary

and entered. “President Presgrave, the meeting

woman sitting on the couch, “Take a rest in my office for the time being. Call me if there’s anything, but

Ellen obediently nodded and

Jared had gone, she stood up and went

had hired and had begun paying them. Although she accomplished her goal, she was

phone rang. It was

“Hello, Lena.”

to put up a banner and scold Ellen?”

got back from there! I went to teach Ellen a lesson for causing your dismissal.” Olivia did not think

in the

It’s entirely my intention to