Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 1711-1720

Selena was beginning to fear now, for she saw that all the news articles related to Ellen were gone. This meant that Jared had taken action.

Selena didn’t want to get involved, much less bear the responsibility for it.

Ellen’s reputation was considered ruined at this point, so even if the news articles were gone, it was enough to force Ellen out of the chess community. From today onward, Ellen wouldn’t dare participate in official competitions, and her championship would become the joke of the chess community.

Selena was quite satisfied with the outcome, feeling that it was worth sacrificing her body in exchange for such results.

…

In the meeting room, Jared was seated at the front while a group of people sat before him. They were all concerned about one thing, which was to find the culprit behind the scenes who wanted to defame Ellen.

At that moment, they had gathered enough information to paint a complete picture.

“Young Master Jared, these are records of Alden Thomas’ financial situation. This is his call history and duration, as well as the people he met recently at the hotel.”

“Based on the people he’s met in the past few days, we carried out a thorough investigation. These are all people who have contacted him before.”

“According to our speculation, it’s highly possible that Alden wanted to get revenge on Miss Reiss because he couldn’t accept the fact that he lost.”

Jared stared at Alden’s photo with an extremely disgusted look in his cold eyes. Back then, this man had smashed the chess pieces right in front of Ellen during the finals.

“President Presgrave, shall we employ our special methods?”

“For the moment, no. Keep investigating.” Jared shook his head. He had to be a little more careful since Ellen’s reputation was involved. He wanted to clear Ellen’s name and restore her reputation as well.

If he just wanted to exact revenge, he had all the methods in the world to do it.

Just then, Jared’s phone rang. He glanced at it, gentleness instantly filling his eyes as he took his phone over to the French windows. He answered the call and said tenderly, “Hey. Are you going to sleep already?”

“Is the investigation still underway?” On the other end of the line, Ellen asked as her heart ached for Jared. It was already 9.00PM.

“Don’t worry, we’ll find the truth very soon,” Jared comforted her.

“Just forget it if you can’t find anything. I won’t stoop to their level.” Ellen didn’t want him to work too hard either.

“I’ve said before that I won’t let anyone bully you anymore. I’m a man of my word.” Jared would never let those people off the hook.

He would make all of Ellen’s bullies pay the steep price for it. Even if they couldn’t be punished by law, he could still employ his methods.

Just then, Stanley’s phone rang. He reached out and picked up the call. “Hello. Did you get any information from eavesdropping?”

“Send it to me.”

Not long after Stanley listened to a portion of the recording, he spoke to Jared, who was still on the phone. “Young Master Jared, we’ve found something. Listen to this.”

Jared glanced at Stanley, then said gently over the phone, “I’ll go home to you as soon as possible.”

“Okay, don’t overwork yourself,” Ellen said in concern. After hanging up, Jared sat down at the table and listened to the audio recording. Two drunken voices were heard speaking.

“Jay, I helped you this time, so you’d better thank me properly.”

“Of course, I will.”

“That girl is outstanding, though. If I play against her in the future, I’m honestly not sure if I’d be able to win.”

“I’ll make use of this incident to bar her from entering competitions, and you won’t ever see her at any matches in the future.”

“That’s great. I’ll have hopes of getting first place next year.”

“You’ve helped me this time, but you’re also helping yourself too!”

“I wouldn’t have helped you so readily otherwise!”

“Thank you, thank you so much.”

After the playback ended, Stanley continued, “President Presgrave, a subordinate recorded this while sending the two back to the hotel. Looks like Alden was just a pawn, and the real person who wanted to ruin Miss Reiss’ reputation was the judge named Jay Harris. He probably has a grudge against her.”

Jared frowned a little. The recording was proof that Alden was helping Jay destroy Ellen’s reputation, so who was the one behind Jay?

“Keep investigating,” Jared said in a low voice.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the hotel, the two drunk men staggering into the building had no idea that the driver of the taxi they took wasn’t the real driver at all. The real driver was sitting in the black car tailing them.

In the meeting room, they managed to figure out Jay’s connections and networks within ten minutes. Stanley quickly arranged them, then handed them to Jared.

“Young Master Jared, these are all the people Jay contacted in the past few days at the hotel. Curiously enough, we didn’t find anything between him and Miss Reiss.”

Jared took the photos and scanned through them. He suddenly caught sight of a photo taken at the front desk, where a woman was standing next to Jay. Even though it had been more than a year since he last saw her, Jared recognized the woman right away.

Selena.

She was Connor’s daughter, and Jared had thrown her into jail a year and a half earlier. He didn’t realize that she had been released.

Why would Selena and Jay appear at the front desk of the hotel?

“Investigate this girl’s contact with Jay.” Jared pointed at them.

With a clear direction, they quickly completed the investigation of all the surveillance cameras in the hotel. It was three hours later when they saw a recording of Jay carrying clothes with him as he went into Selena’s room.

Now, the truth was out in the open. The real mastermind behind Ellen’s defamation was Selena, who had just gotten out of prison.

Jared delivered a forceful punch to the table. Connor’s daughter still hadn’t learned her lesson. She was just released from prison not too long ago but was already targeting Ellen again.

Apparently, the year-and-a-half sentence was too short for her.

“Collect all the evidence. I’ll deal with it tomorrow.” Now that Jared had an answer, he was no longer panicking. He would make every single one of them pay.

…

Ellen sat in front of the French windows as she gazed at the neon lights outside, deep in thought.

Just then, she heard some noises coming from the door. She was instantly filled with joy, for he had returned.

She didn’t care about the fights and chaos going on outside; she just didn’t want him to overwork himself for her sake.

“You’re home.” Ellen ran up to Jared and threw her arms around him.

Jared embraced her lovingly. She was so kind, but people kept trying to harm her. He was undoubtedly furious about that.

“We’ve got our answer. The one slandering you behind the scenes is Connor’s daughter, Selena,” Jared explained honestly.

Ellen looked up in shock. “Selena? Is she out of jail already?”

“She was probably released not too long ago. She seduced the head judge, who then contacted Alden Thomas so that he would slander you.”

Anger flashed across Ellen’s eyes. This morning, Ellen had just learned from Jared over breakfast that Selena went to jail. She was shocked, but she hoped Selena would turn over a new leaf. However, reality proved otherwise.

Some people were rotten to the core, and this was something no amount of imprisonment could change.

Selena would rather sleep with a man of her father’s age and think of all sorts of ways to harm and slander Ellen. This was unforgivable.

“Don’t worry. She deserves to be in jail for the rest of her life, and I won’t let her off the hook!” Jared caressed the back of Ellen’s head as he comforted her.

“Okay. This time, I want to see her getting jailed in person.” Ellen decided she would not be soft-hearted anymore, even if it meant cutting off ties with her uncle.

…

Early in the morning, Jay was sleeping soundly inside the hotel when he heard someone knocking on the door. Feeling a little annoyed, he opened the door to see a few uniformed men standing outside.

“Is… something the matter?”

“Jay Harris, please come with us.”

“W-What happened? Did I break the law?”

“We have a warrant for your arrest.”

Before Jay could react, he was handcuffed. He never thought that the police would come knocking on his door, and he couldn’t figure out why no matter how much he racked his brains.

Meanwhile, in another room, Alden was arrested as well.

not tell her

pale. Their daughter had been in jail once, so they were deathly afraid of the

“Is Selena Aguirre home?”

daughter is home. What happened? Has she done anything

need her to

around and ran toward her daughter’s room. When she opened the door, Selena was still sleeping. Olivia shouted, “Wake up, Lena! What did you do this time, you

did I do?”

said, her eyes

as she thought,

“Mom, if anything happens to me, ask

mess with her

to go to jail again. I was just getting a little revenge on her, and it was

couldn’t believe her daughter had gotten into trouble again, and with Ellen

the door. The police said straightforwardly, “Your daughter is suspected of seducing someone and receiving 15,000 in return. She’s also suspected of threatening

Impossible. My daughter will

her according to the law. Please refrain from obstructing

father.

she didn’t want to go back to

so mad that he stepped forward and slapped Selena across the face. “Since when have I raised a useless

worry, we’ll definitely beg Ellen for mercy. I won’t let you go to jail again,” Olivia promised through tears as she went

daughter did something wrong again. Olivia was regretting it now. How could

Connor had given up all hope on his daughter. He had clearly made the wrong decision by allowing her to study

could just suffer early in life, then get married and live the rest

life is at risk,” Olivia said angrily. Last time, their daughter had been jailed for a year and a half because Connor couldn’t find Ellen. Now, she didn’t want Selena to go back to jail if they could help

so where could he possibly look for Ellen? If he had to run around looking for people,

to her tomorrow morning.” Connor

hated Ellen for being so cruel, but it was also her daughter’s fault for being a loser. She had lived most of her life in bliss, but she had to worry about her daughter in her old

stubbornly refused to admit that they had slandered Ellen, and they only began panicking when evidence

so how

realized that this wasn’t a joke; they were actually being

else, wishing they could

in, Jay happened to be leaving the interrogation room at the same time. The moment he saw Selena walking in his

There was no escaping now, and she even felt like dying at

were uploaded online, and they had so many views that they went viral in an instant. In the videos, Alden and Jay behaved with utmost sincerity while apologizing. No matter what identities they once held, at that moment, they had

already faced with apologies from the people who started

him. After Alden revealed the entire process, the police also announced how the slander started and how it

victim. She deserved every bit of her championship, and she most certainly did not buy

in the finals. They were amazed at Ellen’s skill in chess, and it was proof that she was

up, Ellen’s skills were once again acknowledged. After the ruckus

morning. As soon as she got up, she stumbled across articles about herself. When she

man who was sitting in the chair was startled by the sudden noise. Without another word, Ellen walked toward him and spread out her slender arms, then wrapped them tightly around his neck. She nuzzled into his

“Thank you!”

up and caressed the back of her head. “I’m just doing my

“I’ve said before that

look at him. His words

him around, she did not need to

She gave him a peck

“Alright, go ahead.”

and answered the call from the

“Hello, Nicholas.”

be your uncle came to us and said he’s looking for

her?

Nicholas, and Connor’s voice rang out anxiously. “Ellie, it’s me, your Uncle Connor. Can

talk about. Selena did something wrong, so she should bear

so she can’t go back again! Her life shouldn’t be ruined like this! I’m your

only know that she should pay the price for her own actions. That way, she’ll learn to become a decent person and respect others.” Ellen wouldn’t give in this time, regardless of the person asking

up the phone and sighed gently. In the end, her

comforting Ellen as he said,

at the man who had walked toward her. She nodded.

Ellen saw that it was from the producer at the TV station, she hesitated for a moment before picking

“Hello, Miss Lane.”

are you free tomorrow night? We can proceed with the interview, so

canceled?” Ellen was

you,” Miss Lane said a little excitedly. Ellen’s popularity was booming

“I’m sorry, Miss Lane, but I think we should cancel the interview. I’m feeling a little tired, and I don’t feel

for you to become famous! Are you really going to pass it up?” Miss Lane asked in surprise. After all, once someone became famous, they would become even more well-known after getting

and being herself in her quiet

into any trouble? It’s okay, we can solve it for you.” Miss Lane persisted. Ellen

interviews. Thank you, and goodbye.” With that, Ellen didn’t give Miss Lane any more chances to convince her. When she put down the phone, a pair of arms wrapped around her from behind, and the

don’t you want more fame?” he

I just want to stay with you and live the rest of our lives in

and chaos outside. Simple, clean social circles and connections were

home, they could only sit around restlessly since Ellen refused to

even manage to get her number. Moreover, the

so

up. Olivia thought it was a call from Ellen, who decided to have mercy

gripped his phone in slight nervousness, but he stubbornly refused to answer. Seeing that, Olivia reached out to grab his phone. Connor didn’t think she would try to snatch it, so he became even more panicked and started fighting

Dad, where are you? Come over and have dinner! Mom and I

strong look of panic colored

Olivia asked through gritted teeth, the fury already raging

gotten the wrong number,”

a child with another woman?” Olivia asked

told you they got the wrong number! Why are you still pestering

You got yourself

hide this any longer, Connor sat

husband never had much money all this while, he wouldn’t have dared to cheat on her. That sum of money made him bold enough to establish

in a frenzy, shaking him as she interrogated, “Who is that woman? Tell

son, so he wouldn’t tell Olivia. He gritted his teeth and stubbornly refused to say

devoted to your illegitimate son!” The

Connor knew he had done something wrong. He remained silent

50s, so she knew that she had to accept the truth even though it was a tough pill

is that

“Nine,” replied Connor.

would cheat, but her husband was the only exception. Little did she know his illegitimate child was nine years old already. That meant that he had already cheated on

that woman? Tell me, who is that b*tch?!” Olivia asked in

don’t tell me, I’ll kill her as soon as I find

only come

then and there. Aida was her distant cousin who had divorced more than ten years ago. She never thought that Aida would seduce

retribution is this?!

to die. Getting betrayed in relationships paled in comparison to getting treated like that by

much did you give her?” Olivia

an apartment for her. I gave her five million in total,” Connor said truthfully. He lived frugally at home, but all his money

in pain, and she couldn’t catch

her and

for 16 years in the past while living in materialistic luxury, but now,

Lena out of there!” Olivia roared. Her daughter was

“I’ll look for

for where Ellen had gone, Connor didn’t have a clue. He

“Hello, who is it?”

wondering if I

I cannot tell you that.” On the other end

anything. They

right to

Selena was trembling as she tapped her feet. She was

didn’t save her, only jail

she was scared. She shouldn’t have tested Ellen’s patience. She wanted to live in the beautiful and

…

Because of the

informing

it, then replied, ‘Ignore

always gone

a seaside hotel for

Ellen received a message on her phone. She opened it to see a short video posted online

of sympathy from netizens. He was trying to force Ellen to meet

ill, and I

willing to share this video. In an instant, the entire internet was

front of the camera. She hadn’t seen him in a year or so, and he had aged a

toward her and her brother, and he even took care of her brother when the latter was ill. Ellen felt that she had no choice but to have mercy. Now that she was living worry-free, she hoped that her family could live their lives in peace and warmth as well. This was probably why she was different from

to turn completely against her uncle and his family. She believed

though she was in the dark about her brother’s heart donation back then, if Connor hadn’t agreed

her phone and dialed Connor’s number, which

Connor

Uncle

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