Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 60 Take the Day Off

Hayley was lazing around the opulent villa, looking like the very picture of privileged insouciance with a morning glass of red wine in hand and an expensive nightgown draped over her frame. Spread before her was an indulgent breakfast that the maids had decked out earlier that morning.

Just then, an incoming call interrupted her conversation with Erica, and Hayley quickly said, “I’ll talk to you soon, Erica. I need to take another call.” With that, she hung up the call with Erica and put May’s line through. “Hello?”

“Miss Seymour, it’s me, May.”

“You did well last night.”

“Thank you, Miss Seymour. There’s something important I need to tell you, though—Anastasia was with President Presgrave last night.”

The color drained from Hayley’s face. “What?”

“I was supposed to be writing up an evaluation report with Anastasia last night, but President Presgrave was there as well, and the both of them left together shortly after.”

Elliot was the man who accompanied Anastasia last night? Could he be the man Erica was talking about? The one who looked a lot like Anastasia’s kid? Damn it! Anastasia

had set her eyes on Elliot. She wouldn’t discount the possibility that the past five years had turned Anastasia into

my man? Hayley gritted her teeth and vowed that she would not let Anastasia get away with

to let her son out of her sight, and this

she let out a sigh of relief. Then, upon glancing at the time, she hurried off in the direction

a sip of water. Now that the time was past 10.00AM, she summoned her courage

before a low and husky male voice sounded on

your grandmother,” Anastasia said hesitantly, slightly fumbling with her words. After that night’s event, she thought

end of the phone. She thought her heart might drop straight through her stomach when she suddenly heard him ask in a low baritone, “When

free as long as it’s before 3.00PM,” she answered. She needed to pick Jared up from school later in

he said, his voice deep and alluring as

mind had imploded. Wait, what? Right now? That’s too

morning

“But I—”

it for you?” he

and she couldn’t very well risk having more rumors

ten minutes,” the man said conclusively

Felicia’s office and asked for a day off, claiming that her son, having been traumatized from the events of that night, needed her company. Naturally, Felicia did not question her and agreed to