Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 9

Quintessa flung open her purse and deftly extracted the cash inside before tossing the wallet to Jerome, “Jerome. Consider the cash compensation for your girlfriend’s offense against me.

Jerome’s handsome face momentarily registered surprise but quickly regained his usual refined composure. His eyes, hidden behind those wire–rimmed glasses, twinkled with interest. With a slight curl of his lips, he responded smoothly, “Safe travels.”

Miranda’s face twisted with anger, “Quintessa, even if you have no shame, we do. What’s the difference between you and a streetwalker?”

Quintessa ignored Miranda’s words, carelessly stuffing the money into her handbag, “My dear sister, after all these years, you still haven’t learned. How many times have I told your not to provoke me? Otherwise, I can’t predict what I might do.”

Spencer clenched his teeth, “Quinn, what are you trying to pull? It’s not like we haven’t given you money.”

“Oh, have you? Since when? I must’ve missed the memo.”

stingy when it came to her. Aside from a

sending her abroad; they were exiling her. They’d

they had swallowed something foul. Sean was nearly grinding his teeth to dust, “If you don’t leave

ground, “If I miss it, I won’t go. I’m

out his wallet and handed her some cash, “You’ve always been reckless with money. Try to be more

the notion of being called reckless with money. She yanked the cash from his hand, a

weren’t useless abroad, she might as well have taken

things would be so

silent throughout the exchange. His eyes narrowed as he watched Quintessa’s graceful figure. A nameless rage burned within him.

at him once

“Quinn, I won’t hold that night against you. Since you’ve called me ‘auntie‘, I’ll give you some advice. You can’t act like this outside. Not every woman will be

am.”

off the hook but with every word aimed to wound, short of saying, “Don’t be so promiscuous; stop