Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 1681-1690

Seeing that, Jared was ignited with fury. “What a load of nonsense.”

Immediately, he realized that Ellen waking up late recently and her weak mental state seemed to be connected to this issue.

“Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, no one can hurt you.” Jared wrapped her into his embrace and led her back into the living room. Once they were both seated on the couch, he took her phone and dialed the number back, only to be notified that the number didn’t exist.

At the same time, he discovered that she had more than fifty missed calls, and some of them were made at midnight, making it clear that this was not just simple harassment. He then opened her text messages and was met with a pile of terrifying messages, which he deleted for her.

“Have you not been sleeping well for the past two days because these calls have been harassing you at night?” Jared asked, his eyes narrowing.

Ellen nodded. “Yes. I thought it was just a prank at first, but I didn’t expect them to go so far.”

“I’ll take care of it tomorrow and make sure that they pay the price.” At that, he turned off her phone and let out a sigh before pulling her into his arms.

“I told you to tell me immediately if anyone picks on you, no matter what it is,” he said to her in a low and firm voice.

With the warmth and security emanating from him, Ellen felt the fear dissipating from her heart, and she said with a nod, “Okay, I will!”

Jared headed to the car and retrieved her dinner while he sat next to her with his laptop, watching her eat as if he were her parent. With him beside her, Ellen felt as if nothing could hurt her anymore, and her mind was soon cleared of the horrifying thoughts that had been plaguing her.

Jared raised his head and asked, “Can you sleep alone tonight?”

After giving it some thought, Ellen nodded. “Yes.”

Jared coughed lightly at her answer. He’d hoped that she would be afraid, but she was surprisingly brave enough. In that case, there was nothing else he could say.

“Alright then. Make sure you eat more. You’ve lost weight.”

“Of course not! Look how my face got chubbier.” Ellen thought she actually gained weight in the past few days.

Looking at her delicate face under the light, Jared reached over and pinched her soft cheeks.

“That’s fine. I like it this way.” He curled his lips into a smile.

Ellen couldn’t help but mirror his smile when she suddenly realized that they sounded like a bickering couple.

At the same time, Selena was listening to the report of the person she hired in a hotel room.

“I’ve already taken things a step further. If she’s living alone, it’ll definitely be affecting her mentally by now,” they announced.

“Use all your best tactics on her; I’ll pay you,” Selena ordered, eagerly awaiting the news of Ellen losing her mind.

Back at Connor’s home, Olivia was furious as she had accidentally stepped on a pile of dung and ruined her favorite pair of brand-name shoes when she went downstairs to take out the garbage that night. Though she couldn’t bear to throw them away, she didn’t want to wash them either. But in the end, she endured the stench and went to clean her shoes. As she cleaned, she screamed inwardly, What kind of life is this?! Is this the life I’m supposed to lead from now on?!

She was now too afraid to even leave the house for groceries, fearing the ridicule of her acquaintances, so Connor had been buying the groceries for a week while she hid away from people. She had no idea where her daughter went either, and she holed herself up in their rented house, suffering day after day. At this very moment, her husband wasn’t home yet, and she didn’t even know where he had gone.

In a certain luxurious condominium at Lockwood Village, Connor was entering an elevator. A woman holding a boy was seeing him off.

“Dad, will you come to play with me tomorrow?” the boy asked excitedly.

“Of course. I’ll come to visit you every day,” Connor replied, returning his enthusiasm.

Aida’s face, however, darkened, especially when she heard Connor telling her about his current situation, which meant that he was doing even worse than her. No matter how broke she was, she still had the 150 thousand that she’d gotten from him. However, she refused to use this money, and she now relied on him for her daily expenses.

“Nath feels like eating fruits tomorrow, so bring some of his favorites over.” Upon saying that, she took her son’s hand and went back into her house. Connor was the one who bought this house for her. He’d spent over 400 thousand for it and bought it under her name.

While he stood in the elevator, Connor, being in his fifties, sensed that Aida now looked down on him and no longer cared about him as much as before.

As he rode home on his motorcycle, he nearly ran into a car and ended up crashing to the ground himself. Seeing that, a young man arrogantly scolded him through the car window, “Learn how to ride a bike, you old geezer!”

Connor went dumbfounded all at once. All of a sudden, he recalled that when he still drove a Bentley, he was respected everywhere he went, and now, he had fallen to the point where he was scolded for riding a motorcycle. In an instant, the contrast struck him and rendered him distressed and filled with regret. If he had taken care of Ellen and shared the money with her back then, he wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. If his wife and daughter hadn’t spent the money frivolously and exercised a little restraint, they would at least have some money left.

After crawling up from the ground, he patted the dirt off his clothes and lifted his motorcycle off the ground before heading home.

Once he returned, Olivia scurried over and demanded, “Why are you always so late? What have you been doing?”

Looking at her hideous, revolting expression, Connor boiled with anger and roared, “What I do is none of your business!”

Olivia was taken aback by the fact that he dared to raise his voice at her.

“Connor, I can’t believe you dared to yell at me. It’s just my luck that I decided to stay with you!” Saying that, she slammed the door shut and locked herself in her room to sob.

Connor slumped on a chair, realizing that life really was rough now that he was strapped for cash.

…

It was half past eleven when Ellen finished her shower and returned to her room. As her phone was switched off, she read a book to pass time, and as she was reading, she gradually grew drowsy. After she drifted off to sleep, a nightmare suddenly haunted her. In her dream, it was as if there was an evil ghost that she couldn’t get rid of, appearing in every corner of her room.

Ellen woke up with a start. When she opened her eyes and glanced at the alarm clock by her bed, it was exactly one in the morning. She instantly hugged herself close, a strong panic she had never felt before shrouding her, and once her fearful thoughts began, she couldn’t drive them away.

Feeling as if she was going to lose her mind if she didn’t find an outlet, Ellen yanked the door open and ran hurriedly in the direction of the master bedroom. When she arrived, she found that the door was ajar, and the inside was dimly lit. At that point, she completely disregarded the boundaries she should be keeping and stepped inside. However, upon seeing the man on the gray bed, she was shocked. He’s not asleep yet, and is still working?

“Y-You haven’t slept?” she asked sheepishly.

“I was waiting for you.” Jared smiled in reply, having expected that she would end up looking for him later that night out of fear.

Ellen blinked, the courage she had just mustered to barge into his room dissipating into thin air as she flushed red, not knowing if she should enter.

“Come here.” He shifted his body, generously sharing his bed by leaving a large space for her to sleep on.

Ellen swallowed. Frankly speaking, she didn’t want to stay alone in her room now. Over the past two days, she had been highly tense and couldn’t even sleep soundly as she kept having nightmares. All she wanted now was a good night’s sleep, and the only way she could do that was to stay by this man’s side.

She bit her lips and looked at his soft bed that was tempting her intensely under the light. With a gulp, she took a step toward the bed and asked in a small voice, “Won’t I bother you?”

“In that case, you can sleep on my bed, and I’ll sleep on the couch.” At that, he lifted his sheets and got off the bed. Although he was clad in sleepwear, his figure was still as alluring as ever.

“No, no, you take the bed, and I’ll sleep on the couch,” Ellen refused. She did not dare to chase the owner of the house away, and she was more than willing to sleep on his couch anyway.

Jared raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure you want to sleep on the couch?”

Ellen nodded, thinking that sleeping on the couch was the best choice for her. She headed outside to retrieve her blanket and soon returned with it in her hands. Jared’s large couch was just as warm as a bed.

After setting up the blanket on the couch, Ellen got under it, only showing her face as she looked at the man sitting on the bed. “It’s late already. Let’s turn off the lights and go to sleep. Goodnight.”

Jared didn’t insist she slept on the bed anymore. After he turned off the light, he lay down with his arm as a pillow, but he couldn’t sleep at all. He turned to look at the slender figure on the couch through the moonlight outside the window, and his gaze darkened at once, as there was this burning desire in him.

“Are you asleep?” he asked in a hoarse voice.

“Not yet.”

“Are you still afraid?”

“Not anymore.” Ellen also felt extremely surprised. It was as though there was a strong magnetic field of safety around this man that could dispel all her fears.

“Sleep well, then,” he said warmly.

“Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

for several days. At this moment, she had no sense of fear in her mind. So, she felt

fall asleep just like this, with me

he called out

answer from her. Resigned, he sat up and looked at the moonlit spot on the couch, where a clear and blemish-free

all gone. Not only could

suddenly turned into a terrifying nightmare. It seemed like she was in a supernatural world, always seeing things that scared

In her dream, something was entangling her, making her hand

was still awake, immediately sat up when he heard that. Oh no, she is trapped in

dim wall lamp and lifted the blanket to get down from the bed. As he looked

hand and opened her eyes, her dark pupils still

It’s just

head tightly on his chest, like a

with me on the bed.” As he said that, without waiting for her response, he lifted her blanket and carried her to his bed. Only then did she snap

the bed, Jared pulled his blanket over to cover her up, while he lay on his side next

shrouded in darkness, she was on edge. Almost

then, a big palm held her hand and placed it around his sturdy waist, while his other arm went behind her head, letting her

it gave her a sense of security. When she breathed in his masculine scent,

earlier had vanished. She felt that even if she had another nightmare, she would have the strength to fight against any demons that may come

strong and steady heartbeat. This is Kevin’s. Instantly, it gave her immense courage to fight against

as she closed her eyes, and fell asleep

to. All he had in his mind now was this girl in his arms as if she were a precious gift bestowed upon him

fell asleep again, but this time she

as well. Meanwhile, the girl in his arms held onto

…

imagine that her actions would scare Ellen, but at the same time, they became a

first, but she didn’t move. She just opened her eyes, and a handsome and charming face came into her sight. For the first time, she boldly gazed at him, admiring him without restraint. How can there be such a handsome man in the world? Every strand of his hair exudes a charming aura. From his voluminous eyebrows to his nose, his delicate and clean skin, thick and long eyelashes, sexy

were preserving her admiration for him and storing this scene in her memory, wanting to remember

eyelashes fluttered, and the sunlight shone into his pupils. It looked like the Milky

made her a little flustered. She dodged his gaze and accidentally touched something

only to see his handsome face was slightly red as well, and he unconsciously gulped. She was not a little

to move, but she couldn’t budge and ended up twisting and turning, which caused the man next to her to gasp. Then, he warned her in a hoarse voice, “Don’t

warned, Ellen froze at once. Only after he reached over to remove the blanket that she was lying on did she shyly slip out of bed and

was I thinking last night? How can I sleep in his room? And even on the same

The water temperature in the morning was cold, but this coolness was just what he

she saw Jared standing outside her room

the office with me today,” he said. From now on, he wanted her by his side, no matter if it was day

go with him too since she was quite bored of staying at his house these few days.

not being by my side is what disturbs my work,”

meaning behind his words, her face flushed. Am I really

He reached out his hand to

where the president’s office of the Presgrave Group was. Ellen was familiar with this

where there was food, entertainment, a gym, and a movie theater. She could do whatever she

he summoned one of his employees and handed her phone

then took out his computer and began working on Jared’s couch. Within two minutes, he sent an address to Jared’s phone. “I’ve

at the address and immediately dialed another number. “Find the person at this

When they arrived, two bodyguards went to the front door and knocked. Instantly, the door opened,

him back and entered the

man’s face. When the bodyguards tried to enter his room, he immediately rushed over to stop them. “This is my room. You

nothing and entered his room. Inside the room, there was a whole set of equipment on the desk. Seeing that, they video-called Jared and reported,

eyes flashed with anger. “Let me ask him a

immediately pinned to the couch by the bodyguards to let

young man on the screen, he asked in shock, “Who are you? I-I didn’t mess

Jared coldly. Then, he questioned him, saying, “Answer me

skipped a beat. Ellen has a boyfriend? Then, why did the client tell me

Mr. Presgrave now.” The bodyguard exerted some force on his grip, causing cold sweat to pour out of the man

commissioned me. She asked me to threaten this girl

Jared’s black

to answer. He had seen Selena privately, and Selena

Selena would still not give up and dare

programmer. I-I promise not to do it again. Please let me go!” The middle-aged

he let him go, how could he track down Selena and make her pay the price? “You

police arrived and arrested the man on charges

was Toby Fletcher. He was unemployed, so he chose to

arrest was Selena. Jared reported to the police on behalf of Ellen and provided the harassing messages she had been receiving in the past two

was still staying in the hotel since she had no intention of

her phone in the hotel room when someone suddenly rang her doorbell. Immediately, she went

clean her room, three police officers suddenly appeared behind the staff. Without a word, they

are you doing?” Terrified, she

of criminal behavior, and we

I didn’t commit any crime.

her chest.

immediately questioned Selena and Toby. When faced with the recording evidence presented by the police, she was left speechless. She had no idea that

anything else to

I didn’t know it was a crime. It was a prank, and Ellen

not ashamed to say

come forward now so that she could be forgiven because her world was crumbling, as being

a commission by the lawyer. You should face the facts

crawled all over her face. Forgetting that she was a criminal, she stood up to grab the police officer’s sleeve. “No,

pushed her back to her seat without hesitation. “If you continue to obstruct our law enforcement, you will be charged with an

trembling all over. She had only just realized that her mistake could lead to imprisonment. Before this, no matter how bold she was, she had only made minor mistakes. Sh*t! I’ve committed

it was necessary to inform her family about the situation. Meanwhile, the police took her to

Connor received the call from the police, informing him that his daughter had been arrested and was suspected of criminal behavior, he was stunned. He couldn’t believe that

properly. After he hung up the phone, he called

Olivia was

for breaking the law,” he

the law? What did she do?” Likewise, she was also so shocked that she didn’t know what to do for a moment. Immediately,

for a car when Connor saw an acquaintance. So, he asked the acquaintance to give them a ride since he happened

mention why they were going to the city. Olivia was so anxious that her hands were shaking. Lena is my only hope for the rest of my life! If she has

quickly took a taxi toward the direction of the police station.

obedient. She’s a person who wouldn’t even dare to kill a chicken! How could she commit a crime?” Olivia started wiping

good. The fact remains that she committed a crime. No matter how many good things you say about her, it’s useless. Besides, if she were

daughter charged with harassment? Did she threaten a woman named

Your daughter has both witness and material evidence against her, so

prepared?

daughter to go to

to jail! She’s so young. She still has so much life ahead

While he was furious with his daughter for threatening Ellen, he

kept crying and secretly blamed Ellen for everything. It’s just a few phone calls and some scary pictures. Is Ellen really suing Lena for that? This is so unfair! It’s so obvious that she is being this ruthless to Lena just to play

what he had to do next. He had to find Ellen and convince her to drop the charges against his daughter. No matter what, they needed to settle the matter privately to avoid any

does she want? She’s still not

at her. “Shut up! We still need to beg Ellen now! Lena is just like you, stubborn and refusing to admit

she was rich, her relatives from her mother’s side kept asking her for money, but she never lent them any. Eventually, her relatives stopped talking to her altogether. Now, she realized that she had no reliable people

just frustrated, Connor. Find a way to save Lena. She can’t go to

the police station, he immediately took out his phone and dialed Ellen’s number. However, the prompt on the other

knows where she is at this time?” He sighed in

just doesn’t want to

Jared had asked her to turn it off for a few days and gave her a new one with only his number stored in it.

the Presgrave Group to handle. She didn’t need to

room and wanted to go to the washroom. It was not a problem since she was familiar with the place. Just as she entered the washroom cubicle, she heard footsteps coming in. It was

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