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 too much?” He went over

beside the caravan watching as his assistant and bodyguards brought his daily necessities into his new home. From today onward, this caravan would be his temporary nook and office. Hugging his arms, he

truth, I fell in love with her the first time I saw her at the clubhouse. Of course, I’d never force her to like me, so let’s

sank because

to live out here, Young Master Jared. I’ll be heading back inside, though.” After saying that, Lambert

see a thin figure on the balcony of the third floor. He looked over with his deep

Also, Connor’s words and Kevin’s pale face remained clouding her mind. She

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

Jared sat on the couch inside the caravan and saw a man in his fifties running over and greeting him, “Young

Ferguson, I invited you over because I have some questions to ask you. It’s

nervous. “Young Master Jared, are you

donor. I’d like to know if the donor’s

age, his recollection was still unmistakable. He thought about it and shook his head. “No, I remembered the donor’s family agreed after a brief discussion

they agree to

after donation. Adding on to the compensation the Presgrave Family was willing to provide, they agreed and

could prove the donor’s complete willingness

friend because he was at the scene too. He was also the attending physician back then. I can ask

believed Director Ferguson’s statement, which also proved that Connor and his family had

injured, so none of them had personally engaged with the Aguirres. Therefore, the only ones who had in-depth knowledge

matter involved a huge misunderstanding, and since he failed to talk some sense into Ellen, he could only be there for her as a temporary fix to make

know if Jared intended to give him some money. However, Benjamin’s attitude took a turn, and he asked Connor to wait

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 the truth, there

she was good at scheming and succeeded at sowing discord between the couple.

Presgrave is such an ungrateful man! Doesn’t he know the person 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

She would not have enjoyed such a good life had it not been for her mom’s

to sign the papers,

“Mom, you’re so kind!”

and I saw those people wearing expensive clothes, so I assumed they had to be rich. That’s why I did that! Since they’re rich, they would certainly pay us

you we shouldn’t have lied to him. We should’ve told him that Kevin is Ellen’s older brother because if we did, he wouldn’t think that we lied

I was just giving my suggestion, and you’re the one who took it seriously.”

“You’re… You’re a doom.”

Would you have decided to sign the papers without this ‘doom’

we pushed that matter back a little, perhaps we would’ve gotten more money

Jared’s only hope! Maybe we

I have known that they were the richest family in the city?”

brought her phone back to her room. After

she saw it was a call

it’s me. How are you? Don’t you think

“I’m fine.”

Presgrave? Do

Ellen remained

can always come

recalled what Connor and his family had been doing all these years. She had been too preoccupied with the matter of Kevin’s heart, so Selena’s fake

had given your family fifteen million as compensation. So, can you ask your dad where my share of the money is and why

my dad deliberately kept your share away from you? You were a kid back then! Also, money comes and goes! My family

telling me now that Kevin’s heart was donated? As his sister, why don’t I know

to look out for you! They didn’t want you to feel sad because of that matter,

you saying I should be grateful

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

your family has to give me half of the compensation!” By now, Ellen’s

been living a glorious life for sixteen

sum to charity than let

my family. We’re 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 you think that’s a lot of money?” Selena was flustered

threat without Jared’s backup, but she did not expect Ellen to list her

your parents not get tempted by the Presgraves’ money and agree to sign the papers?” Ellen had regained her reasoning. With her uncle and aunt’s personalities, how could they

has power and wealth, and they had their eyes set on Kevin’s heart because he was the only one

“No.”

say, you should stay as far away from him as possible.

was seriously injured and bedridden back then, and his life was also at risk. If Kevin learned about that before he passed away and knew he could save a life, I believe he would certainly agree to it. He was a kind

whether Kevin’s heart was donated out of Presgraves’ threat or an amicable agreement with Connor and Olivia. That, to her,

Family to death. Also, I wouldn’t want anything to do with them anymore in

that they had the same enemy and that she did not want

ten back then and doesn’t know anything,”

and foolish. How can you still speak up for him? Yes, he has done nothing wrong, but his family is the culprit who stole

nonsense that

me that,” Selena

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

can’t do anything about it if that’s what you’re thinking.”

she could not comprehend in

to make me hate Jared. Also, Uncle Connor’s call

take the money rather than deliberately sell her brother’s heart out of

she felt a knot in her stomach. He’s really staying here. Hearing the sound of a text message on her phone

a sigh and texted him

though. ‘I’m not leaving. I’ll stay where

you to

want to

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

another text message beeped in. It read,

her hand and saw the man standing next to the RV and staring

text message rang on her phone, and Ellen took a glance

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

place.

a glass of red wine in his hand. Despite having a dressing gown draped around his shoulders, he wasn’t sleepy at all. Instead, he was feeling deeply depressed. Jared’s so protective of Ellen! That’s causing me trouble right when I get a little

still clinging to the RV. Autumn had

he hadn’t slept comfortably in the RV last night. He

with a set of breakfast in his

The autumn wind tousled his dark

President Presgrave. Would you like to

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

she could see more clearly during the day. Consequently, she saw

sigh. What on earth is he up to? Coming downstairs with a jacket draped around her shoulders, she stepped

his hand. He looked at Ellen with a pained look in his

in her. A breeze brushed her dark hair away from her forehead and caressed her fair and pretty face, like a serene painting that made

“You said… you only learned yesterday that

came asking me for money. Sorry, it was my fault for not noticing.” Had he learned about this sooner, he would have shown her his gratitude

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

cent

deep down. She remembered how Jessica had once run out of cash and had to turn to 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 her bedside that she had to be grateful to him and repay his kindness in the future. Unbeknownst to them at the time, however, Connor and

thought about it, she thought Connor and his family were not human. They were so heartless and cold-blooded that they didn’t deserve to be her relatives and elders at all. She recalled again how Connor and Olivia had responded coldly when she

should get at least half of

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 Ellen wouldn’t get the wrong idea about his

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

just

don’t hate you.” Ellen let out a sigh. “My brother was a kind person. I think he would’ve

heart. “No 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

the person who loved her

felt the beating of the man’s heart, a large hand gently wiped her tears away. “I’m your brother from now on. I’ll

her lip and turned her face away with

hemmed

her hand, whereas Jared darted a

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