Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 69

Hayley looked at Harriet with her gray hair, which gave off an aura of a domineering matriarch of the house. Thus, she didn’t dare to misbehave in front of the old madam. Soon, she walked up to Harriet and politely greeted her. “Greetings, Old Madam Presgrave. My name is Hayley Seymour. I’m your grandson’s girlfriend.”

Harriet frowned and asked in surprise, “You’re Elliot’s girlfriend?”

“Well, Elliot and I haven’t dated long enough for me to drop by and say hi, so I’m sorry about that, Old Madam Presgrave.” Hayley acted like she was beating herself up.

Harriet had always known that Elliot didn’t like her arrangements, which made her wonder whether Hayley was behind the reason why her grandson didn’t want to marry Anastasia. “Hayley, can you tell me how you came to know Elliot?” The old madam sized Hayley up, noticing her ordinary appearance as she was also able to tell that Hayley wasn’t from a wealthy family.

However, the biggest question that bothered her was whether Elliot was dating Hayley.

down and pursed her lips in silence, a curious Harriet then asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you

lips and looked at the old

could be embarrassing? Just tell me the story.”

to tell the story, as if she was the one who experienced it herself. Upon hearing Hayley’s story, Harriet was left

watch was the clue that helped Elliot look for me before he told me he’ll make it up to me for the

she heard Hayley’s story. After all, she reckoned Hayley deserved her sympathy for having

he makes it

able to empathize with the young lady as a woman herself. Well, Hayley was probably 19 when that happened to her. That was when a lady was in her golden years, yet something like this befell her.

breakfast, girl?” she asked in

Hayley

flashed across her face. Deep down, she believed the positive change in Harriet’s attitude was a sign that her place was getting more important in the Presgrave

in her office at Bourgeois when her phone

now,” Elliot spoke with a voice so deep