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.

swallowed his pride and complied with

Presgrave Group right now. She

down, Oli. It’s something between the young ones. They can settle it between themselves. We shouldn’t meddle. Besides, Lena

won’t get away with it that easily. I’m

call

sighed in frustration before returning to the sick room. His son had already woken up and was now seeking his

she wanted. For now, his son was his

will you divorce Olivia so we can live under the same roof with you?” The woman, Aida Reed, pushed him to make a

to rush. The time isn’t right yet. It’s

me the same thing. He’s now six years old! When will the time ever be

took out a debit card and gave it to her. “There is one hundred and fifty thousand in this account. Use it to

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

made a trip to an advertising agency downstairs and commissioned them to make a banner for

banner was, ‘Ellen Reiss, a heartless and inhuman employee of the Presgrave

the banner. “Here’s her picture. Make it as clear

specialized in shady businesses to present the banner in front of the Presgrave Group. The group of six was sitting near the entrance while lifting the banner so the passersby could see

a corner proudly as she watched the employees whispering to each

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 in her

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

the facts altogether cemented the fact that Ellen was the kind of

that Ellen has the 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

Selena left a bad impression on me of how she treated Ellen, and I even felt bad for Ellen. Who would have known that

right. I got deceived by her appearance. She looks just like an innocent

the news spread among the employees, nobody dared confront Ellen about it. Meanwhile, Ellen was preparing for the written exam to earn her driving license in

office and headed to the washroom. Just as she closed the door of the cubicle, a conversation between two people reached her

Did she really manage to get President

it isn’t true, Selena’s mother wouldn’t make a fuss about it by asking the men

unexpected of Ellen. Do you think she has done anything to make President Presgrave fall

the first place. 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

I wonder what she had possibly done.

you a little ambitious?” One of the

know, the subject of their discussion was now standing in the last cubicle, hearing

whole thing. Did they say Selena’s mother is

had no respect for her at all and their words degraded her by calling her a vixen. However, she was confident that she never thought about seducing Jared for once since their

one of them. The doors soon opened again on another

you believe it? It’s happening around 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 also heard that her cousin is an analyst. Do you have any idea how

she was working as a receptionist. She never did her job, though. Instead, she kept making chance encounters with

understand. Why did President Presgrave even fall for her in the first place? There are many female employees

it

A cunning girl like Ellen

the way, I don’t even know what the girl looks

her picture. Have a

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

other woman’s expression was calm, the female

to Ellen without hesitation. President Presgrave has her back. I can’t risk getting on her bad side. Who knows what will happen to me if she tells him

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.

was also searching for the right words to

opened again, the employees rushed out of the elevator without even making sure they had reached their destination. Soon, Ellen was

came in on the lower floor, discussing the same thing

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

out of the elevator. The people around the reception desk

That’s Ellen! Why

she is confronting her

follow her,

next to Jared, was recording the meeting minutes in the meeting room. He heard notification sounds coming non-stop from the chatting application as new messages poured into the group

the key point of the discussion, which stated that Ellen’s aunt had put up a

laptop’s screen toward Jared and whispered, “President Presgrave, look at this. Shall we deal with

The photograph showed that Ellen was near the entrance.

immediately stood and gestured for Stanley. “Stanley,

What does she think she is doing? Why can’t Ellen’s relatives stop even if it’s

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

private elevator before shooting a question at

blames it on Miss Reiss. Therefore, she raised a banner outside the company and is demanding justice for her daughter. I think

Ellen have anything to

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

as he never expected to hear such

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

outside the company. The eye-catching banner was just in sight and the words over them

busy taking photos, came into her view. Next to Olivia, someone reminded her, “Oli,

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

Olivia. “Aunt Olivia, this is a public

the company? Besides, I gave you a lot of her old clothes last time. Do you have any idea about

took another deep breath. “Aunt Olivia, if there’s anything, we can

indeed doing this on purpose, so you don’t have the face to stay in the company. If

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

couldn’t take it any longer. She walked to the woman who was holding the banner and attempted to snatch it from her. However, Olivia saw what Ellen was about to do and she quickly went closer to push her away. “Don’t you dare touch

was no hint of fear in Ellen’s gaze as she dashed over

grabbed Ellen’s hair and raised her palm, ready

this precise moment, a ferocious roar rang out.

when she saw the person in front of her, she was so terrified that she immediately put her hand

back when her hair was released. Suddenly,

to turn her head to figure out

take down the banner and chase these people away!”

was the first time Olivia met Jared in the flesh after seeing his photos. Only now did she realize Kevin’s heart had been used

detestable that Jared was

want is justice for my daughter. Please bear with me if I

shrewd woman, Jared said coldly, “I was the one who dismissed your

hear him say that, so she asked, “What

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

light

don’t care who you are. Anyone

life back then, the Presgrave Family had already repaid her greatly over the years. He would never allow Olivia

didn’t understand why Jared was so protective of her

his heart burning with rage over the

police station?” Stanley yelled as he took the banner and handed it to the security

anything else, Olivia told Ellen, “You better remember this, Ellen Reiss—I’m not going to let you off the

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

her over and 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 was streamed live to the company’s group and everyone saw how

to inform all employees that if I hear anyone mentioning Ellen’s matter, he or she will be fired

called the Manager of the Human Resource Department and conveyed Jared’s instructions that whoever dared to mention this incident or humiliate Ellen because of it would be fired,

such instructions regarding Ellen’s incident. As a

this. Hence, they quickly posted more posts on other topics in the group, hoping that their initial posts about Ellen would be drowned out by the other

his office. She appeared dazed as this incident had been a huge blow to her. Now that the entire company

she said, raising her head

words from her, he declined immediately

Ellen pursed her red lips and

Nobody in the company will be gossiping about you. Don’t be stressed over it,” Jared comforted her. He was also furious and annoyed by

care for Ellen when she was alone, but they also bullied her. Despite being an outsider, Jared was the one who felt sorry for her and wanted

was the first person who awoke in him a strong desire to protect

absent-minded as she hung her

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

murmured, “Don’t even think about resigning.

“Thank you for everything today. I might be in worse shape without

think you should cut off all contact with that family. If you don’t have any other family, I can be one. You can take me

her eyes repeatedly at that. Elder brother? I do have an older brother

to have an elder brother like you!” Ellen’s mood improved and she

was, the last thing he wanted was to be her

but she did

have the day

you need a

didn’t tell him that tomorrow was her

point, Stanley knocked on the door and entered.

rest in my office for the time being. Call me if there’s anything, but

Ellen obediently nodded

Jared had gone, she stood up and

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

off, her phone rang. It was a

“Hello, Lena.”

put up a banner and scold Ellen?” Selena asked in

Ellen a lesson for causing your dismissal.” Olivia did not think that she was in the wrong. To her, she

quite a stir in the office, Mom. Everyone is

intention to smear Ellen’s