Never Too Far Novel

They wanted to hear their daughter’s explanation. They wondered why the meeting was canceled all of a sudden.

“Don’t worry, guys. She’s on her way back.”

“How was she when you talked to her?” Elliot asked.

“Worried, but that was it,” answered Jared. His sister was up to a lot of things lately, and he was getting confused. He wondered what she was doing.

“Mom, Dad, just be patient. Willow will explain everything. There must be a reason for this,” said Ellen.

Anastasia nodded. She patiently waited for Willow to come back and explain everything.

Twenty minutes later, the bodyguard stopped the car outside the house. Willow got out and came into the house only to be met by her whole family. Nervously, she approached her parents. Her head hung low as she said, “I know you’re mad. The engagement was a lie. I never planned on marrying Leslie. We were just putting on an act.”

Anastasia and Elliot were shocked. They couldn’t believe their daughter would put on an act this big.

Elliot looked a little reproachful, but he wasn’t angry. “Why did you do this?”

“Because I—”

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He liked this guy. Jasper almost

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look with her husband. Why did he show up

took all the blame. “Don’t get

I did

look with her husband. They believed Willow. Only a prankster like her would

as an elder. “We’re happy to see you safe and sound,

wrong, Dad. He lost his hearing just to save me, and now he needs a hearing aid,” said Willow. Jasper