Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 1651-1660

Jared was waiting for updates in the office, never expecting to receive news of Ellen getting hurt. When he saw her faint on the ground after being hit by the reckless driver, his hands formed into fists. Soon, a familiar person appeared in the footage, and he recognized the face at the drop of a hat. Lambert. He’s the first person to carry her into the ambulance, huh?

“Get me his contact number,” he ordered Stanley.

Impressively, it did not take Stanley long to obtain Lambert’s contact number. The urgent Jared dialed the number immediately, for he wished to know Ellen’s condition.

Meanwhile, Lambert was basking under the sun in the garden when his phone rang. “Hello? Who is this?”

“It’s Jared. How’s Ellen?” The trembling voice resounded.

Lambert was caught off-guard that the man contacted him in person. “How did you know she’s with me?”

“Cut it out. Just tell me how’s she doing.” Jared snapped.

“Her forehead is swollen. That’s all.”

“Where is she?”

“She’s resting at my place. Are you going to take her away by force, Mr. Presgrave?”

“Send me your address.”

“I’d rather see you try.” Lambert sneered and terminated the call.

Jared cursed under his breath, whereas Stanley began to track down Lambert’s place. Due to Lambert’s feelings for Ellen, Jared believed they should not stay in the same place together, not to mention that she was in a frail state. He might take advantage of her!

“Found it. This is Lambert’s place, Mr. Presgrave.” Stanley was a highly efficient employee. In a haste, Jared grabbed the car keys and left the company.

On the other hand, Corey delivered the luggage to Lambert’s place and waved his hand looking exhausted. “Just what is in this carrier? It’s hefty!”

“It’s everything she has left.” Lambert came up to him.

“Bro, you must keep this between us, or Mom’s gonna confiscate my car.”

“Deal. Now, leave. She’s in the living room, so be quiet.”

“I’m thirsty. Why can’t I rest for a moment?” Corey was upset by Lambert’s cold attitude now that he was smitten with a girl. Nevertheless, he was not planning on leaving.

“Just don’t wake her up,” warned Lambert before thinking about the incoming guest, whom he particularly took interest in. I bet Jared’s on his way here. What happened between them?

A black Bugatti speeded on the busy road, advancing through every space between the cars. Similar to a majestic black panther, it accelerated toward the sunlight, which reflected the black into a sheen of brilliance.

Finally, the Bugatti parked at a private mansion, followed by three SUVs. Jared alighted from the car to ring the doorbell; instead of getting in his way, Lambert opened the door. Now, the two domineering men stood against each other.

One of them was clad in a tracksuit like a languid young man, while the other man was wrapped in a black suit, looking like an elite young master with his six bodyguards. The two different styles unexpectedly took the limelight all the same.

Holding a cup of tea, Corey came out of the house and felt the tense atmosphere, where he almost choked on the drink due to surprise. Then, he hurried to his cousin’s side. “Lambert, who are these people? Should we call the cops?” questioned the frightened boy.

“No. He’s Mr. Presgrave from the Presgrave Group.”

“Hand her over.” Jared was dogged to take Ellen away today.

Corey wrapped his head around the situation at that. Wait. They’re fighting over a woman! What is Lambert doing? How can he lay his eyes on Mr. Presgrave’s woman?

When Corey heard that, he immediately ran inside the living room.

“Ellen’s injured and requires ample rest, so she has decided to stay at my place for a couple of days. Mr. Presgrave, please leave,” Lambert said with his arms crossed.

“She’s my girlfriend. I’ll take care of her,” Jared retorted coldly. He did not need anyone else to take care of his girlfriend.

In the meantime, Corey patted Ellen’s cheek, which surprised her so much that her eyes widened in shock. Then, he quickly shushed her. “You’re Miss Reiss, right? Something’s gone wrong, and someone came to find you.”

“Who?”

“It’s Mr. Presgrave. He’s having a face-off with Lambert outside!”

Ellen was stunned as she did not expect Jared would find her hideout. She then stood up while supporting herself on the couch and left the living room. In the meantime, Corey, being an avid drama-watcher, followed behind her for some gossip.

Showing herself at the door, she was hit by the afternoon sun and was dazed for a while before using her hand to block the sunlight.

“Ellen,” Jared exclaimed in surprise as he felt relieved to see her in one piece.

At the same time, Lambert turned around to look at her. The sunlight shining on her made her look frail, and her long black hair was tackled by the breeze, revealing her pale face. Overall, she resembled a shaky wisp of smoke that would disappear at any moment.

Instantly, her appearance evoked distress from the two men.

“Ellen, I came to pick you up.” Jared’s tone was exceptionally gentle.

She merely glanced at him and shook her head but could not hold back her emotion once again, shocking the men as tears began streaming down her face. It was then that Lambert became more certain that Jared had hurt her in some way for her to be so emotionally hurt.

When she looked up at them with teary eyes, she looked pitiful yet resilient. “I’m not leaving with you, nor am I coming back to you. Just leave!” She made it clear to Jared while standing beside Lambert.

Within seconds, the contrast in mood became evident between the two men. One was hurt while one was surprised.

“Don’t you see, Mr. Presgrave? Ellen is willing to stay with me.” Lambert gave Jared a provocative stare.

“No, you must leave with me.” There was no way Jared was willing to let Ellen stay with Lambert.

Ellen shook her head again. Since she had planned to stay at Lambert’s place for only a couple of days, all she wanted from then on was some tranquillity. “I’m not leaving with you,” she replied determinedly.

“Fine. If you’re not, I’ll stay.” Jared was parroting her move.

However, Lambert was unhappy about that. “Hey, Mr. Presgrave. This is my home, not a motel.”

“I’ll be staying in the car. If you dare to touch a strand of her hair, I’ll beat you up.” Jared turned around and left the doorway after leaving his remark. Indeed, he was dead set on spending the night inside his car outside of Lambert’s house.

“Is he nuts?” The frustrated Lambert then turned to Ellen and asked, “What happened between you two?”

Not wanting to talk about it, she looked at him gratefully. “Mr. Orey, I’m sorry to trouble you. I’ll leave after a moment.”

“Wait. You can rest assured that I don’t find you troublesome, so please stay.” He was joyous that she declared her desire to stay. Also, he felt ecstatic in the face of a furious Jared.

Looking at the hungry and lethargic-looking woman, Lambert immediately ordered some food from a restaurant nearby and had it delivered to his doorstep. His assumption was spot on as she indeed bore an empty stomach until night came.

By the time she finished her meal, Corey had left, and she was led to a guest room on the third floor. “No one has stayed in this room before, so you can rest assured. I’ll protect you,” said Lambert.

“Mr. Orey, I’m sorry for troubling you.” Ellen was apologetic toward the kind man.

“It’s fine. Corey was the one who hit you with his car. Didn’t you already forgive him? Why don’t you see this as me making up on his behalf? It’s not a big deal, really.” He assured her, sincerely wanting to take care of her.

Nodding, she closed the door and came to the balcony that so happened to oversee the front entrance. The car glowed under the dark sky, prompting her to wonder if Jared truly intended to stay the night in his vehicle.

At that moment, she saw a heavy-duty vehicle that seemed like a truck stop beside the car, so she continued watching curiously. Soon enough, the truck’s interior lit up, after which she took a better look and discovered it was a luxurious caravan. Stunned, she sneered, Jared even brought a caravan here. Is he being serious?

Meanwhile, Lambert, too, heard the sound of a car engine and came out to take a look. When he saw the caravan parked in the yard, he could not help but be astonished by Jared’s tolerance. It seemed like he was insisting on staying outside his house!

you think this is

would be his temporary nook and office. Hugging his arms, he stared warningly at Lambert. “Don’t you touch her

first time I saw her at the clubhouse.

sank because Lambert’s words

Jared. I’ll be

up at the mansion, he happened to see a thin figure on the balcony of the third floor. He looked over with his deep eyes and saw Ellen gazing at him. Though they were far

Connor’s words and Kevin’s pale face remained clouding her mind. She remembered she had to beg

he looked disfigured, which was all too different from the always-smiling older brother in her memory. Remembering how she could only look at him through the glass window, she felt like someone had ripped her heart out. How cruel had

caravan and saw a man in his fifties running over and greeting him, “Young Master Jared, you were looking

I invited you over because I have some questions to ask you. It’s about my surgery from

Ferguson felt nervous. “Young Master Jared, are you

to know if the donor’s family had signed the agreement willingly, or were they

his recollection was still unmistakable. He thought about it and shook his head. “No, I remembered the donor’s

they agree to

did mention to the couple about their reward after donation. Adding on to the compensation the Presgrave Family was willing to provide, they

surveillance footage that could prove the donor’s complete willingness to authorize

have to contact my old friend because he was at the scene too. He was also the attending

Jared nodded as he believed Director Ferguson’s statement, which also

were with him because he was seriously injured, so none of them had personally engaged with the Aguirres. Therefore,

Jared heaved a faint sight. The matter involved a huge misunderstanding, and since he failed to talk some sense into Ellen, he

looking bitter. Connor had just shamelessly contacted Benjamin, wanting to know if Jared intended to give

that moment, Connor was walking around the room anxiously. When he thought about his future life, he was filled with sorrow. Meanwhile, Selena shared the same worry as she initially thought her father could get some compensation. Now that Jared found out

and succeeded at sowing discord between the couple. Otherwise, he would have spoiled Ellen to

who suggested signing the papers to save his life? It was me. I was the one who asked your dad to sign the papers. Would he

felt like that was the best decision her mom had ever made. She would not have enjoyed such a

was even reluctant to sign the papers, so it’s naturally

“Mom, you’re so kind!”

clothes, so I assumed they had to be rich. That’s why I did that! Since they’re rich, they would

Ellen’s older brother because if we

just giving my suggestion, and you’re

“You’re… You’re a doom.”

Would you have decided to

heard that, he was immediately enraged. “Had we pushed that matter back

was Jared’s

have known that they were the richest family

grew frustrated while watching her parents argue, so she brought her phone back to her room. After closing the door, she wondered

she

me. How are you? Don’t you think of doing anything

“I’m fine.”

Mr. Presgrave? Do you hate him?”

Ellen remained

can always come by and stay at our house.

these years. She had been too preoccupied with the matter of Kevin’s heart, so Selena’s fake kindness triggered her realization of how selfish

heard that the Presgraves had given your family fifteen million as compensation. So, can you ask your dad where my share of the

deliberately kept your share away from you? You were a kid back then! Also, money comes and goes! My family is broke now.” Selena’s face instantly turned

keep me in the dark for so long? Why are you only telling me now that Kevin’s heart was donated? As his

were just trying to look out for you!

you saying I should be grateful to you?” Ellen asked through

do you expect us to do? Our family is broke now anyway, so you can’t get any money even if you want to.” At the mention of

still have a house, a car, and investments. Regardless, your family has to give me half of the compensation!” By now, Ellen’s eyes were

life for sixteen years, yet they never thought to visit his grave once. How could such animals have the right to spend

to charity

poor as beggars! If you need someone to blame, you have the Presgraves for that! They didn’t even give us much back then! There were only fifteen million, and it’s been almost twenty years. Do

no threat without Jared’s backup, but she did not

Presgraves’ money and agree to sign the papers?” Ellen had regained her reasoning. With her uncle and aunt’s personalities, how could they not agree to surrender Kevin’s heart when the

heart because he was the only one who could save Mr. Presgrave! Where are you now?

“No.”

far away from him as possible. He’s the one

risk. If Kevin learned about that before he passed

of Presgraves’ threat or an amicable agreement with Connor

you, I would hate Jared and the Presgrave Family to death. Also, I

utter anything to imply that they had the same enemy and that she did not want

hate him? He was only ten back then and doesn’t know anything,”

hate Jared. “Ellen, you’re too kind and foolish. How can you still speak up for him? Yes, he has done

any nonsense that

told me that,”

parents were forced to agree, they shouldn’t have accepted the compensation, and they wouldn’t have sent me

anything about it

Ellen sat inside her room, re-evaluating the things she could not comprehend in her unreasonable state that afternoon. Now that she had calmed down, her thought process became more

Jared. Also, Uncle Connor’s call was targeted to push the blame onto

they had been forced to take the money rather than deliberately sell her brother’s heart out

vaguely seen moving around in it. At the sight of this, she felt a knot in her stomach. He’s really staying here. Hearing the sound of a text message on her phone in the room, she involuntarily got back to her bed and saw the text message

and texted him back, ‘You should go

was quite stubborn, though. ‘I’m not leaving. I’ll stay where you

don’t need you to care

just want to care about my

her lip. Not knowing how to define their relationship, she decided not to reply to the text

text message beeped in. It read,

phone in her hand and saw the man standing next to the RV and staring up in her direction. Despite the distance between them, she could vaguely perceive his steady, intense

text message rang on her phone, and Ellen took a glance at it. It

even saw Jared wave to her in the moonlight before blowing her a kiss. After being stunned for a few

why she had chanced upon him in the first place.

he was feeling deeply depressed. Jared’s so protective of Ellen!

rose from the east early the next morning, sparkling dewdrops were still

his limbs for a while; obviously, he hadn’t slept comfortably in the RV last night. He stared at the balcony on the third

assistant, came over with a set of breakfast

only took the cup of coffee from him. Then, he pulled out a chair and sat down, drinking coffee while keeping an eye on the third floor. The autumn wind tousled his dark hair in the sun, but the windblown hairstyle didn’t diminish the opulent and noble air he had about him in the slightest. His masculine and yet exquisitely handsome features were simply

President Presgrave. Would you like to drink your coffee inside?” Stanley asked

spirits; even the pedestrians staring at him and his retinue in astonishment from the road nearby didn’t affect his good mood

Ellen opened her eyes, she dashed to the balcony to see Jared. Compared to last night, she could see more clearly during the day. Consequently, she saw him sitting there surrounded by a bunch of people; not only that,

Coming downstairs with a jacket draped around her shoulders,

dismissed Stanley and the bodyguards around him with a wave of his hand. He looked at Ellen with a pained look in his eyes, as though the lady had wasted away overnight.

A breeze brushed her dark hair away from her forehead and caressed

him, asking, “You said… you only learned yesterday that my brother was the donor,

back then was named Kevin Reiss until your uncle suddenly came asking me for money. Sorry, it was my fault for not noticing.” Had he learned about this sooner, he

She was both surprised and kind of angry. How could Uncle Connor take

saying he needs the fortune to pay off his many debts. Ellen, I know they didn’t give you a red cent out of the 15 million that my family gave him previously.” Jared’s heart ached terribly as he looked at her. He continued, “You should get at least half

Connor and his family when she got hospitalized for cold-induced pneumonia. Even though Connor had only given Jessica a mere 150 in the end, Jessica had told her at

all. She recalled again how Connor and Olivia had responded coldly when she borrowed money from them prior to Jessica’s

she looked up at Jared, saying, “You’re right that I should get at least half of my brother’s money. I want

I asked the hospital director who signed the agreement with your uncle and his family back then, and he said there was no element of coercion or threat involved. Your uncle and aunt were your brother’s legal guardians at the time, and the agreement was signed with their consent, nor did my parents ever pressure them with their power and influence. Please trust me, Ellen; my parents are not this kind of people,” he said under his breath in hopes that

in her throat; her eyes reddened. “What nonsense are you talking

just hope that

brother was a kind

wonder I felt kind of close to you and wanted to protect you when I first saw you. Turns out this was because my heart came from the person who loved you

tears in silence as the person who loved her most tugged

her tears away. “I’m your brother

her lip and turned her face away with a

hemmed loudly from

hand, whereas Jared darted a

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