Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 1021-1030

“No wonder, but it’s beautiful here. It’s mesmerizing.” Ruka scanned the ornaments in which each ofthem held a special meaning to it.

At that moment, the appetizers and fruit juices were served. Her eyes sparkled as she was alreadystarving. She gulped her saliva while looking at the mouth-watering appetizers.

“If you’re hungry, just dig in.” Ren smiled as there was a smidgen of affection seeped into his voice.

She nodded and took one of the mozzarella sticks before feeding herself. It tasted awesome with itscheesy crunchiness.

“What is the earliest memory you can remember?” he asked out of curiosity.

With narrowed eyes, she chewed the food while recalling. “I think it’s when I was six or seven. It wasthe time I started elementary school. Why?” she questioned back.

He bit his lips. I knew it. This brat can’t remember everything that had happened until she turned five.She doesn’t know how clingy she was back then.

“Nevermind. Have more.” He had no intention of explaining.

“You should have them too.” Ruka placed a mozzarella stick onto his plate and he looked at it. Ren,who did not favor fried food, ate it nevertheless.

“Mr. Ren, are you normally busy with your work?”

“Very.”

“I bet you know many big names of the country, don’t you?”

“Hmm.”

“Aunt Scarlet told me that you don’t even have the time for blind dates.”

Ren narrowed his eyes. “Do you have a hobby of digging into my matters?”

“No. I’m worried about your marriage, like Aunt Scarlet does. I just hope that you’ll find someone thatyou can spend the rest of your life with.” Ruka gazed at him with sincerity, showing her genuineconcern about one of his biggest life events.

He snorted. “Yeah, yeah. I should be worrying when even a kiddo like you has a boyfriend.”

Her cheeks tinged with red. “We haven’t gone that far yet! It’s just that we click and we enjoy thecompany of each other.”

“Oh, really? Do you have his picture?”

She was slightly stunned. Does he wanna see him?

Nonetheless, she bashfully took out her phone and found a photo they had taken together beforeshowing Ren. “See the guy wearing a white T-shirt? That’s him.”

He grabbed the gadget to take a look at it. It was a picture of eight of them on a mountain. A smilingRuka stood next to a tall guy, whose smile was dashingly bright. He seemed like the type that girlswould fall for in schools.

“He’s Jethro. I have known him since high school. He’s my senior,” she announced seriously yetnervously as if she was introducing his friend to the elders.

“Hmm. He’s quite handsome.” The moment Ren returned her phone, his phone rang and he picked itup.

“Hello.”

“Sir, Miss Parfait is at the door to see you,” reported the bodyguard.

Ren’s brows furrowed as he responded, “I’m coming.”

He then told Ruka, “I’ll be outside for a while. Go ahead and enjoy the food without me.”

“Okay.” She nodded while thinking, He is a busy man. He has to deal with work even during meal time.

As soon as Ren’s tall stature appeared by the door, a woman sprinted toward him and hugged himtightly. Considering the faint smell of alcohol on her, it was obvious that she had some drinks.

Clinging onto him, she buried her face into his chest and uttered with delight, “Ren, I knew that you’dbe here. I miss you, especially tonight.”

“You’re drunk. I’ll ask someone to send you home.” He pushed her away and grasped her shoulderswhile looking at her calmly.

She seemed to be in her late twenties. With that bushy curly hair and sublime make-up, she appearedgorgeous yet sexy. She was a total beauty queen and yet, someone like her had been pursuing Ren fora whole five years, but it did not come to fruition.

“No! I don’t wanna go home. I wanna stay with you. Ren, I don’t wanna go anywhere except staying byyour side. Please don’t drive me away.” Victoria Parfait stared at him with glazing eyes, which was rifewith her deep admiration for him.

Ren rejected in a low voice, “I’m slammed tonight.”

“That’s the excuse you use every single time. You just don’t wanna see me, do you? Tell me, which partof me are you unsatisfied with? I’ll change. I’ll change until you’re satisfied. For the past five years,there’s not a day I live through without missing you. I’ve waited for you this long. You gotta give me a

reason.” Victoria’s voice was filled with sorrow and grievance. She was indeed drunk and hence thedaring confession to the vice president of the country.

He beckoned the bodyguard over. “Please send Miss Parfait home.”

However, the woman, who was pushed away, threw herself into his embrace once again. With herhand tightly wrapped around his waist, she shook her head. “No! I ain’t going anywhere. Five yearsago, you told me that there’s someone you like, but I’ve never seen any women by your side all along.There’s not a shadow of women near you either. Was it a lie? Why can’t you give me a chance?”

Ruka drank too much fruit juice and so nature was calling for her. She rose from her seat and went outto search for the restroom. When she left the ladies’, she happened to hear a vehement womanspeaking. Out of curiosity, she walked toward where the woman was.

Just a single glance of the situation made her cover her mouth.

Holy moly! Is that a woman in Mr. Ren’s arms? She seems to be grumbling about something to him.She’s kinda agitated at the moment.

She wondered if the woman was Ren’s crush. If so, she could inform Scarlet about it and tell her not toworry about it.

“Ren Husson, hurry and tell me. Is there someone you like? Just say it! Who is she? I’ll give up as longas you give me a name.” Victoria lifted her head and looked at him with teary eyes, which were blurryand grieve.

Just as Ren was about to say something, he saw someone fall from behind the pillar. It was Ruka, whodecided to return to the private room upon noticing an incoming waiter. However, there was a thresholdnext to the pillar, which made her trip and fall onto the ground.

This is so embarrassing!

She raised her head to see him shoving the woman away from his arms. He then strode toward Rukawith a worried face whereas she hastily rose to her feet. “No worries! I’m fine.”

The shoved Victoria cast her glance over in surprise, only to see a young girl standing before Ren witha bright smile.

The girl under the illuminating light looked young; her jet-black hair flowed down to her waist andrevealed the well-defined features on her palm-sized face, especially with those bright eyes that couldtalk.

Jealousy surged into Victoria’s heart almost immediately. Taking a deep breath in pain, she marchedover and sized Ruka up before asking Ren, “Is it her? Is she the one you’ve been waiting for?”

Meanwhile, Ruka was nonplussed by the sudden turn of events. What is this pretty lady talking about?

His countenance stiffened as he held Victoria’s hand. “I’ll ask someone to send you home right now.”His voice left no room for a denial.

She was baffled and her heart was pricked by an invisible knife. It was her first time seeing him sonervous. Ever since he was elected as the vice president, his manner of working had been calm andsolemn. Yet, the anxiety on his face was evident a moment ago.

“Why? You don’t have the guts to admit it to my face? Ren, what are you afraid of?” She shrugged hishand off. There was not one bit of rationality left in her under the influence of alcohol.

It was her first time in five years seeing the man she loved inviting a girl for a meal. Thus, it wasenough to prove that this young lady was the person he coveted.

Is she the person he has been waiting for?

“Speak! Is she the one?” Victoria raised her head as she was persistent to get to the bottom of it.

“Stop the fuss. You should get going.” The glint in Ren’s eyes was daunting.

“Miss, what’s your name?” she questioned Ruka suddenly.

“I’m Ruka Singed. I’m…” the innocent girl replied politely.

“She is my sister’s best friend’s daughter,” Ren continued Ruka’s words.

Victoria was stunned for a moment, for she could clearly tell that he was avoiding something.

Is he protecting her? Who is she?

“Nice to meet you. I’m Victoria Parfait.” She took the initiative to introduce herself due to the suddenswell of self-confidence. If this young brat was truly the one he liked, she need not have to worry abouther rival.

“Hi. I’m Ruka.” Ruka returned a smile.

However, Victoria’s arm was suddenly grabbed by a hand. Ren pulled her while ordering Ruka, “Goback to the private room. I gotta talk to her for a moment.”

Ruka sensibly wheeled around and left. Victoria’s gaze zeroed in on her figure until she vanished in thecorridor. Then, Victoria raised her head at him. “So, you like that kid?”

“Stop spewing nonsense. It’s not like what you think.” He let go of her arm and his countenance slightlydarkened. “You’ve gone overboard tonight. You should leave.”

At this moment, she was almost sober and was slightly mortified. However, she did not regret blurtingthese.

“Sorry. I’m behaving like this because I love you so much.” She bit her lip before lifting her head toquestion, “So, what’s going on between the both of you?”

A sinister glint flickered in Ren’s eyes. “There are things that you just don’t ask.”

His gentleness attitude was displayed only for a normal interaction; once the other party had crossedthe line, Ren would warn them not to go too far.

To that, Victoria’s heart squeezed. The more he steered clear of that topic, the more she knew howimportant that girl was to him.

She had never imagined someone, who was younger than him by many years, would claim his heart.

Has he been waiting for her all along? But she seems ordinary, except for her beauty and young spirit.She doesn’t seem outstanding in any way. Which charm of hers managed to captivate a man like Ren,who’s perching at the top of the authorities?

Victoria could not get through to it, yet she wished to know the reason because she was not a quitter.Some people would set back others’ lifetime once they met up; how could she lay her eyes on otherswhen she had met someone like Ren?

“Fine. No more questions.” She sighed. “Sorry. Please forgive my ill behavior, but my feelings for youwill never change. I will always wait for you. As long as you’re not married, I will continue to do so.”

She would show her love for him through actions. Even if she had to keep waiting, she would not regretthe decision to do so.

With that being said, she turned around to leave the scene. After merely taking three steps forward,she turned her head to glance at the handsome man, who stood under the lights, with heavy hearts.Every part of him was radiating charms that enchanted her and captivated her heart firmly.

In the meantime, Ruka was eating absent-mindedly while thinking of the woman’s words.

What does she mean by ‘is it her’? Is she talking about me?

At that moment, the door was pushed open and Ren entered the room. She quickly stood up towelcome him. “Has the lady left?”

“Hmm.”

“Mr. Ren, is she…” She planned to gush about the lady.

“She’s my colleague,” he answered straightforwardly.

“She seems to like you a lot,” stated Ruka cautiously.

He cast his gaze onto her as she pursed her lips almost instantly. Peeking at the grumpy man, shefigured that it would be wise to not pry further.

Suddenly, the air of tension spanned in the room. As she lowered her head and stuffed herself to keepher cool, someone placed a shrimp onto her plate. It turned out that she was so distracted that sheforgot to take some dishes for herself. So, the man added more onto her plate.

Ren let out a silent sigh. “She’s Victoria Parfait, the chief of the Translation Department. You’ll beworking for her after this.”

Ruka raised her head abruptly. “She will be my supervisor in the future?”

“Yep.” He nodded as the fact that Ruka would be Victoria’s subordinate occurred to him.

“I should’ve addressed her properly. I sounded impolite.” She slumped into a dismal.

“It’s not a big deal. Don’t stress about it,” Ren comforted Ruka.

She pursed her lips into a smile. “Okay. I’ll relax.”

Now that he was in a better mood, she seized the chance to voice out her curiosity. “Miss Parfaitlooked at me and questioned whether I was ‘her’. What does that mean? Did she take me as someoneelse?”

He suddenly stopped chewing as his intense gaze landed upon her visage. “Hmm, she got the wrongperson.”

“Did she mistake me as your crush? I think I should explain our relationship to her.”

“Ruka,” Ren brusquely called her name in a husky voice.

Ruka lifted her head at him in response. “What’s wrong?”

“Once you start working in the Translation Department, keep in mind not to address me as ‘Mr. Ren’ infront of others. There’s no need to reveal our relationship.”

“Alright. I’ll address you as ‘Mr. Husson’.” She giggled. “I don’t like addressing you like you’re my uncleeither. It sounds like you’re old. You’re a better fit as my brother!”

A flicker of delight fleeted across his eyes. “Really? Am I not old to you?”

“Nah, you look twenty-seven at most. You’re young and very handsome,” she praised, eliciting a smileon Ren’s lips and the appealing and sexy dimple.

After dinner, the atmosphere seemed to have loosen up along the drive back to Husson Residencewhile he inquired about her life studying abroad. Influenced by her parents since young, Ruka lovedtranslating and she wished she could contribute to the country like how her parents Had.

Due to the stone’s throw, it took them less than fifteen minutes to arrive outside Husson Residence.She asked Ren whether he wanted to have tea for a while, after which he shook his head in reply. “Igotta settle some work.”

“Work is important, but do not forget to take care of your health,” Ruka advised with a seriousexpression while bending over. Next, she flashed a pristine smile at him. “See you!”

“Head in,” he urged her as he would only leave after watching her entering the house.novelbin

Ruka nodded and bypassed the small gate with light footsteps before craning her neck to check if hewas gone. The adorable countenance was that of an angel and fairy under the illuminating lights,causing the once tranquil heart beat rapidly.

After waving at him, she shut the door and entered the house before Ren’s car slowly drove away. Inthe back seat, the street lights shone upon the man’s attractive face. There was a faint smile across hislips, indicating his good mood.

At the same time, Angela was working on the balcony in her apartment while waiting for Richard. Heleft the place for an errance and had not returned yet.

She stared at the myriads of twinkling lights of the city with a gentle gaze. There was a change in hertemperament as merriment radiated from her inside out.

It was because her heart was filled to the brim with love and firmly held in the man’s hands.

People said that one should love their partner seventy percent and leave the remaining thirty tothemself as a ‘safety precaution’; it would not cut that deep if they were abandoned one day. However,she thought otherwise and was not afraid to give all of her to Richard, for she knew that her man wouldnot let her lose in love.

It was then she heard a noise outside and turned around to see the incoming man at the entrance. Witha smile, Angela took over his shirt, but before she could hang it, he gave her a big hug.

She initially thought she was the only one awfully missing him during the short separation. Yet, she nowknew that Richard equally missed her judging from how tight and domineering the embrace was.

He trailed her forehead to her lips with kisses, leaving her no time to hang up his clothes.

“You should take a shower.” She pushed him away. “It’s late.”

“Hmm. I wanted to come back early, but I had dinner with Grandpa.”

“I’m not blaming you. I’m not worried one bit.” Angela smiled.

“What did you have for dinner?” Richard inquired caringly.

“Hmm, I’ve asked my assistant to send over some cereal. I’m on a diet,” she answered naturally.

As soon as she finished her words, he held her waist to measure it by spanning his hands. “You don’tneed a diet. You’re perfect as you are! Just quit it. I like you even if you’re ten pounds heavier.”

Angela burst into laughter. “I don’t wanna be ten pounds heavier. I mainly want to look good in thewedding dress, so I’m on a diet as early as possible. I wanna look the way I want on one of the mostimportant days of my life.”

“It is still a ‘no’. To me, you look great regardless.” Richard princess-carried her with ease. “I like it whenyou’re fit and healthy.”

Angela wrapped her arms around his neck and pecked his cheek. “Roger that, honey.”

He put aside his jacket before taking a shower. She failed to finish her work due to her absent mind, butsince he had returned home, she could focus on the documents.

While she was busy perusing them, a phone rang. She took a glimpse at hers, which did not buzz asound. The ringing sound could be trailed from the jacket, so she reached out to take Richard’s phone.

Looking at the caller ID, she realized that it was his grandfather calling and became slightly jittery.“Hello, Grandpa.”

“Oh, Angela! Is Richard there with you?”

“He’s home not long ago. He’s in the shower right now. Is there anything urgent?” she asked.

“Nothing,” Phillip responded before heaving a sigh. “Angela, I’ve talked to him about something earlier,but he disagrees with my idea. So, I wanna speak with you.”

“Sure, you may go on.”

“Considering Richard’s career, I wish the wedding to be a simple one with a gathering between the twofamilies instead of a public ceremony. Richard doesn’t see eye to eye with it because he wants to holdan ordinary wedding for you; that’s why our ideas clashed.”

Angela stunned for a moment before comforting, “Grandpa, I’m okay without a wedding. You don’t haveto stress about this. I’ll speak to him about it, so please don’t worry.”

“Angela, I hope that you’ll understand. I’m worried about his safety. He’s working for the military andthere’s many factors that can put his life in danger. I’ve lost my son and I can’t afford to lose mygrandson anymore.” He could feel the lump in his throat while recounting. Obviously, he was upset bythe dispute he had with his grandson.

“Grandpa, I understand. I hope you don’t take it to heart and be upset about it for long. You’re the mostimportant person to him. Look, I’ll discuss it with him. I’m totally fine with a simple wedding. Of course, Idon’t wanna expose him in public and put him in danger either.”

Phillip was comforted by her understanding. “Angela, thank you for understanding. It must be hard foryou to accept this. Every girl wants a grand wedding, but we can’t do that for you due to Richard’s job. Iwill make sure that he compensates for it through other means.”

“Grandpa, I’m alright without a wedding. To me, nothing matters more than being with him.”

“Okay. I’ll leave it to you then.”

“Hmm. Don’t worry, you can trust me with this. Please get some early rest.” After terminating the call,she looked at the second floor instinctively.

She was aware that Richard quarreled with Phillip because of the conversation they shared about thewedding. He wished to hold a wedding for her and thus the guilt she was feeling right now.

Indeed, it was inattentive of her; his job came with a huge risk and canceling the wedding ceremonywas a form of protection for him. Furthermore, not having a wedding meant nothing to her at all.

So what if I can’t wear a wedding dress? That means I don’t need to be on a diet anymore.

Angela smiled, but her heart ached at the thought of him agitating Phillip because of her.

Angela stood up and went upstairs. Hearing the sound of running water in the bathroom, she seatedherself by the bed as she waited for him. At last, Richard emerged from the bathroom with only a graytowel wrapped around his waist. He froze for a moment when he noticed her by the bed before asking,“What’s wrong?”

“Come on, take a seat. I have something to tell you,” Angela told him solemnly.

Perplexed, the man sat next to her obediently.

“Did you talk to Grandpa about our wedding earlier?” she inquired, maintaining the solemn atmosphere.

“Did Grandpa call you?” Richard sighed before continuing, “I want to give you an ordinary, traditionalwedding.”

Angela encircled his shoulders and raised her head at him. “Let’s just skip the wedding. We can simplyhave a meal with both our parents. It’s okay even if we don’t get the marriage certificate. Let’s just livethis way! I don’t want to be a burden and a source of liability for you. I want you to stay powerful andindestructible forever.”

Yep, that’s right! From the moment I agreed to marry him, I am inherently agreeing to become hisliability. The greatest mission of his life is to protect this very country. It’s only natural that I sacrificeanything for him.

“Angela, do you know how much I love you?” The man embraced her into a tight hug.

“I know, and that’s the only thing that matters. Everything else is secondary.” She smiled as shepressed against his chest before adding, “I only want you.”

“I only want to give you what you deserve.” Richard felt sorry for her; he had failed to provide awedding ceremony for a lady like her, who was raised with love and wealth from a young age. He couldnot help but feel terribly guilty.

“Growing up, I’ve had everything I desire, but there’s only one of you in this world and I don’t wannarisk losing you. Please contact Grandpa. Otherwise, I’m afraid the old man won’t be able to sleeptonight. Hurry!”

“Thank you, Angela,” Richard said as he kissed her forehead.

“I’m hungry, will you join me for supper later?” she inquired coquettishly.

“Of course,” lovingly he said.

Richard went downstairs and dialed Phillip’s number before informing of everything, allowing the oldman to finally catch a breath of relief. With that, Angela had changed into her outing clothes and wentout with her man for supper.

At a bar where gangsters hung around all year, Andy brought his two buddies here to get drunk tonightas he was severely irritated, thanks to his job.

Initially, he was making a lot of money and he could even earn millions per year by relying solely onrebates. As a result, he was filled with reluctance and dissatisfaction when he lost his job.

“You know I’ve always had your back, right?” Andy inquired, hands on his two buddies’ shoulders.“Now that I’m in trouble, would you mind doing me a favor?”

“Go ahead, Andy.”

“I’m determined to teach that mother and daughter a lesson. I want them to understand that I, AndyGraham, am not easily intimidated by anyone. Furthermore, I was trampled under the feet by thatb*tch’s boyfriend last time, so that is an insult that will never be washed away in this lifetime. I mustexact my vengeance.”

“Andy, we understand how you feel. We need to show them how powerful you are.”

“Angela is the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. When you kidnap her, you must at least have some funwith her! Or else, you’d just be living in regret!”

“Really? How lovely is she?”

“Let me show you a picture.” Andy took out his phone after finishing his speech and scrolled to acandid photograph of Angela’s meeting taken by an employee. She sat there in a gray suit, lookingbeautiful, elegant, and full of aura under the spotlights. She made men fall in love with her at first sight.

The two men next to Andy were drooling. Although they frequented bars and clubs, the girls there werebeautiful but not extravagant. Angela, on the other hand, exuded the aura of a wealthy lady thatordinary beauties did not possess.

“Kidnap her and torment her! Consider this my way of venting my rage.”

“No worries. This is something we’ve done before.”

“Yeah. Who knows, we might be able to take advantage of her! It’s time for us to devour some high-enddelicacies.”

Andy’s heart froze as the image of Angela’s boyfriend flashed through his mind. He would never revealto these two idiots that she had a powerful boyfriend.

“Okay, now it’s entirely up to you. Let me act on it tomorrow.”

“Alright, Andy. I’ll call you after I kidnap her and you can come over to have some fun as well.”

“Okay,” Andy sneered.

Early in the morning…

At the head office of the Translation Department, Victoria was suffering from insomnia last night despitegetting all drunk and confessing her love to Ren last night. It was because of that confession, whichbrought her consciousness back to the forefront as she realized how heartbroken she was upon seeinga young girl next to him last night.

What’s the relationship between the Ruka chick and Ren?

Meanwhile, her assistant had sent a stack of documents into her room while stating, “Miss Parfait, thisis the newcomer’s profile for the appointment next week. Please review and sign if there are no

problems!”

“Oh, by the way,” the assistant continued, “there were originally six interns, but an intern named Rukawas added into the mix.”

Victoria raised her head abruptly and looked at the assistant. “Ruka? Who added her?” she exclaimed.

“It was Simon who called. If you have any questions, please direct them to him, Miss Parfait.”

Victoria quickly flipped through the documents and noticed a youthful photograph of Ruka on the lastpage.

Suddenly, she understood the situation. Ren appears to be the person who assigned Ruka to theTranslation Department! Though he is usually strict and his attitude at work is even stricter, I can’tbelieve he actually back-doored Ruka.

Victoria carefully read through Ruka’s family background and noticed that her parents both worked forthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among the interns, she was thought to come from a middle-class familyas almost every other intern had a more impressive background than she did. What distinguishes Rukaas a candidate for this position?

How could Ren give her a special treatment?

Victoria had a sudden epiphany and decided to dial Ren’s phone number. She would never pass up achance to contact him.

“Hello,” Ren’s low, magnetic voice spoke up.

“Did you get Ruka a job in the Translation Department, Ren? Why didn’t you inform me? I would havelooked after her had you told me earlier,” Victoria said jokingly.

“You don’t need to pay special attention to Ruka. Let her do things to the best of her abilities,” heresponded calmly.

“No! I will definitely take good care of her because of our relationship. Oh, right! What is yourrelationship with her? You didn’t make it clear last night! Is she someone you genuinely like?” Therewas a hint of envy in her tone.

“She’s just a junior. There’s nothing special about our relationship,” he elaborated.

“Ren, are you available tonight? As an apology for what happened last night, I’d like to treat you to ameal.”

“I’m too preoccupied today. Let’s take a raincheck. Goodbye.” Ren was the first to hang up the phone.

Biting nervously on her red lips, Victoria could not take her eyes off the girl in the profile as a tinge ofjealousy flashed across her eyes. How could she not be jealous? She had loved Ren for five years andhad gone almost insane for him. Not only had she squandered her youth for him, but all she got inreturn was avoidance and cold shoulders from Ren. As his position became more powerful, he waseven more unattainable.

Early in the morning, Angela received a phone call from Daphne, who was going to the hospital today.As such, Angela would need to sign some documents on behalf of her mother. Under usualcircumstances, Angela would only go to the company if there were matters to be handled. However,she arrived at the office on time at 9.30AM today.

Daphne’s office was overflowing with paperwork that needed to be reviewed and signed. AlthoughAngela had not yet taken over her mother’s daily tasks, she was handling them well.

After all, she had previously spent a year in business school. Despite the fact that she did not graduate,she did take the year of classes seriously.

In the meantime, a male employee was secretly watching her behind the pillar outside the office.‘Angela is in the company,’ he reported, lowering his head to send a text message.

“Please keep an eye on her for me and contact me as soon as she heads out alone.” The other partydelivered a voice message authoritatively.

Fear could be seen on the employee’s face. He used to be Andy’s confidant, but now he had becomehis informant instead, peering over Angela’s shoulder and ready to strike.

Angela finished her work and realized it was nearly 11AM when her phone rang. She smiled as sheanswered the call. “Hey! Are you here yet?”

“Come on down. I’m in the underground parking garage!” said Richard.

“All right, give me five minutes.” Angela hung up the phone, called her assistant, and went over someimportant documents with the assistant before departing with her bag.

When the spy employee noticed her leaving with her bag, he quickly hid in a dark corner and dialedAndy’s number.

“Hello, Mr. Graham. Angela is making her way to the underground parking garage.”

“Follow her to see if she’s going to the gate or the underground parking lot.” Andy gave an order.

The elevator door was just about to shut before Angela when it was stopped by an employee, whomshe raised her eyes at. “I’m sorry, Miss Meyers,” the employee apologized with a smile.

“It’s okay,” she replied calmly.

As the employee noticed Angela pressing the elevator button to the underground parking lot, helowered his head to send another text message. She’s going to the underground parking lot.’

He then exited the elevator on the seventh floor so as not to cause any troubles.

Since Angela was preoccupied with work matters in her head, she did not regain her senses until theelevator came to a halt. She elegantly stepped out of the elevator, looked at her car, and walked in theopposite direction.

In the black off-road vehicle, Richard’s eyes were as sharp as a leopard while staring at the girlapproaching him. All of a sudden, two shadowy figures appeared from behind her.

What? Richard’s eyes narrowed as he was pushing the door open and sprinting toward Angela with hisslender legs the next second. When she saw the handsome man with tension on his face, she wastaken aback.

“Wait for me in my car,” Richard told Angela quietly.

“What about you?” She was surprised.

“I have some business to take care of. Get into the car,” he instructed as he patted her on the back.

Angela walked toward his car as told. When she opened the front passenger door, she saw Richardwalking in a specific direction.

The two men had intended to approach Angela and force her to follow them with a knife, but Richardunexpectedly appeared, forcing them to hide in the dark to assess the situation.

They thought they were well hidden, but as the two of them were evaluating the situation, an armlocked onto one of their shoulders and dragged the man out of the dark place with a powerful force,slamming him onto the ground. Thud! Another accomplice on the ground was terrified and wanted toflee.

Before the man could take a few steps forward, Richard, who was just behind him, appeared in front ofhim like a ghost. Fear filled the accomplice’s face as he quickly retreated, tripping on his companionbefore falling to the ground.

Both of the six feet tall rough men sat ridiculously on the ground, staring at Richard with a sullen faceas chills were running down their spines.

Richard’s eyes were not only cold, but murderous as well. Are these two men trying to kidnap Angela?

“Who the hell are you guys? What were you up to?” Richard questioned coldly.

“We did nothing wrong. Why did you hit us?” The two rough men immediately asserted themselveswhile also looking at each other, contemplating a way out.

The men had brought their gang with them today in order to deal with Richard and take advantage ofthe opportunity before fleeing.

Richard’s inner rage was at its boiling point. Anyone who dared to touch Angela was planning their owndemise.

On the other hand, the woman was sitting in the car waiting for him, but she was curious what washappening. When she heard a man’s voice, she alighted from the car and came over with her bagbefore noticing Richard with his folded arms and two middle-aged men at his feet.

It was then she noticed something. “Richard, be careful, they have knives!” she exclaimed as a light ofreflection caught her eyes.

The knives of the two men shoved toward Richard’s body almost immediately. However, their armedwrists were then buckled when they were only half a palm away from Richard.

Even though they were all men, they sensed a strong opposing force emanating from Richard. Heclasped both of their wrists at the same time and the two knives dropped onto the ground.

However, before they had time to react, they saw that the saber leaving their hands was acutely caughtby Richard. Swish! The sharp tip of the knives shot through the calves of the two men within the nextsecond.

“Ah…”

There were howls sounding like slaughtered pigs in the underground parking garage.

“Tell me who ordered you to kidnap Angela,” Richard demanded coldly.

“We did not abduct anyone. We’re going to sue you for intentional bodily harm!”

Hearing that, Richard knelt with his eyes bloodthirsty and cold. “You’re sealed, huh? How about we gofor another leg?”

“No, no! Okay, I’ll spill. Andy Graham ordered us to kidnap Miss Meyers. We were coerced!” the manexplained.

At that point, Angela arrived with her bag as well. She was furious at these two people who had theaudacity to kidnap her. She was terrified; had Richard not been around to pick her up, she would haveended up in real danger considering the men were armed.

The same thought occured in Richard’s head as he clenched his fist. “If you dare to touch her, you canstart planning your own funerals,” he said with his eyes darkening.

The two gangsters had never seen such a terrifying pair of eyes before; they resembled a demon fromhell. If they had kidnapped Angela today, the consequences would be disastrous as Richard’s eyes hadsaid it all; they would be hunted down for the rest of their lives if they attempted it again.

“We’re sorry. We had no other choices. Please let us go.”

“Yes, yes. Miss Meyers, we’ve been forced.”

“I’ll handle this matter. Get in the car and wait for me,” Richard told Angela as he stood up and walkedto the side to make a phone call.

She nodded and entered the car as told. Ten minutes later, the two men were arrested by the policenearby. Richard then drove her to the restaurant where he had made a reservation, promising to takecare of the situation later.

“Starting from tomorrow, you must be accompanied by bodyguards wherever you go,” he demanded,leaving no room for counter-arguments.

“Okay, I was careless. I didn’t expect such a threat to happen to me,” Angela replied as she nodded.

“I don’t trust the general bodyguards from the company, so I’ll send two of my subordinates to protectyou,” he stated firmly.

“Won’t this deplete your resources?” she inquired, blinking.

She was, after all, not a member of the organization. The use of elite soldiers and powerful generals toprotect her seemed excessive.

“Don’t be concerned. I’ll make the necessary arrangements,” he assured with a smile.

Angela was the most important person in Richard’s life, naturally, her safety must not be jeopardized.Andy was later apprehended at his residence and he was still perplexed when he was arrested. Hearrived at the bureau to discover that the two men he had sent had betrayed him.

Needless to say, Andy would never confess his wrongdoing. He believed that no one could convict himin this case.

However, his face went ghastly pale when an audio recording was played; his instructions from thatnight were clearly recorded amidst the busy, loud bar.

There were also recordings of his phone calls with the employees; evidence that he had previouslydismissed was presented to him one by one.

After all, the people behind all of this were Richard’s subordinates, not regular police officers handlingthe case. On top of that, the evidence of Andy’s embezzlement of money had been discovered oneafter another.

It was as if there was an invisible big hand behind the scenes, exposing all of Andy’s heinous actionsover the years. This enigmatic power was something he could not even imagine in a thousand years.

At last, he was overcome with remorse. Who is supporting Angela? This time, Andy would be jailedundoubtedly.

With only an afternoon, all of Andy’s crime was fully uncovered and documented at the police station,leaving his two accomplices unable to flee as well.

Though Angela was not in danger this time, the event had affected her mood at the restaurant. “I wantto introduce you to a few people,” Richard said as he placed some dishes onto her plate, “They are mybest bud, including his wife and children.”

“Okay!” I’m looking forward to meeting your friends as well,” Angela responded while smiling lovingly.

As she was eating, Richard told her about the close-knit relationship with his best buddy. She wasengrossed in his stories, so she set her cutlery down and listened intently while bearing her chin.

“Wow! You all have been through fire and water!” Of course, Angela was acquainted with ElliotPresgrave, the well-known business figure.

“I’ll arrange a meeting with them. Artie is also expected to return soon.” Richard was also lookingforward to the reunion of the trio.

Angela informed her mother about the incident involving Andy that evening and Daphne immediatelyprovided the police with the evidence she had, ensuring that that b*stard would be imprisoned for therest of his life.

Gilbert also contacted the police and asked that the situation be thoroughly investigated.

During the weekend at Husson Residence, Ruka received a call from the Translation Department onFriday afternoon, requesting her to report for duty on Monday, which arrived in the blink of an eye.

At 7.30AM, she put on a professional suit along with light make-up before being sent to the TranslationDepartment by Scarlet’s driver. The department had no high-rise structures, but only a three-storystructure with strict defense. Though it may appear normal from the outside, it was heavily fortified.

Working here instilled a strong sense of mission as if one had to set aside all personal emotions inorder to devote oneself to a noble cause.

Ruka stepped out of the car and took a look around. She could not stop herself from taking a deepbreath before walking in. After a series of inspections and registrations, she was finally led to theTranslation Department’s entrance.

She then pushed open the door to a conference room where there were two men and two womeninside that happened to be the new interns. At this precise moment, their gazes were drawn to Ruka.

The new interns had already learned from internal news that another intern would be joining them.Unlike the others who had been admitted through the normal procedures, Ruka had obviously enteredthrough the backdoor.

“You must be the intern who’s been added recently! You’re extremely lucky!” a girl strangely exclaimedas she bit her pen cap.

“Hello, my name is Ruka Singed,” the lucky girl introduced herself politely.

“Mia Murillo,” said the girl who had just spoken.

“Hello, my name is Caspian Gibbons,” a dashing young man said.

“I’m Michelle Johnson.”

“Theodore Quintana.”

The other two interns did not look pleasant; after all, having another intern increased their chances ofbeing fired. As a result, they were clearly hesitant to welcome any more additions.

This was a silent but heated competition for a spot at the Translation Department.

Subsequently, another man and woman appeared; the man was chubby while the girl was arrogant asif she was born superior.

Inara Clarkson was her name and she was said to have the most powerful background of any intern.She was the third generation of government officials’ descendants, so she had a better chance ofstaying than anyone else here; nobody in the room was her opponent.

Ruka paid close attention to her because the two girls on the opposite side lowered their heads,whispered, and looked at Inara with envy as soon as she arrived.

“So, you’re the one who cut in line, huh?” Inara asked, her eyes widening with disgust.

The ones who did not adore Ruka in the first place turned to look at her as soon as these words werespoken. Only Caspian and the chubby guy seemed friendly while the other four interns saw her as athreat.

Ruka’s face flushed and she remained silent for a few moments.

“This is unfair. We are selected from thousands of applicants, yet you can just enter throughconnections. You should feel ashamed to be here!” Inara sneered, wishing Ruka would withdraw andleave.