Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 202 The Gatekeeper

“I’m coming.” Nigel’s voice came from the video intercom.

Anastasia quickly moved to block the camera and crossed her arms as she began to think about how she was going to explain herself to Nigel. It was frustrating that Elliot consistently put her in such sticky situations.

There was a beeping sound that came from the door as it unlocked, and Elliot put his hand on the doorknob. He was just about to go in when he glanced at the woman who had her back turned to him. With a raised brow, he then asked, “Aren’t you coming in?”

“You go ahead. I need to make a phone call,” said Anastasia as she took out her phone to dial a number, but he saw through her act and reached out to snatch her phone away.

“Come in with me,” he said in a commanding tone.

“Give me back my phone, Elliot,” she demanded incredulously.

look as if they had arrived separately by dawdling on the front step, but seeing as her phone was with him, there

she stormed after him and made her way into the

way downstairs when he saw the man and woman in his living room. Astonished, he thought, Elliot? Anastasia? Why are they both here at the

only seeing Elliot’s figure in the video intercom just now, though he did see the silhouette of a woman whose back had been turned to the camera. Nigel had believed her to be Elliot’s assistant or something, but as it turned out,

cars and ran into each other at your front doorstep, so we

that it?” Nigel

night and ended up getting drunk, so I slept over at her place. I’m just tagging along while she picks up Jared.” All it took was one sentence for Elliot to reveal the

other hand, was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he gaped at Anastasia incredulously. “Why didn’t you tell me about your father’s banquet? I should have gone and

was only a small celebration,” she explained as she averted his gaze

still sleeping, so it might be a while before he wakes up,” Nigel said. Then, he met Elliot’s eyes, and the both

was steady as he said, “Thank you

even got drunk and slept over at Anastasia’s place. He was starting to look at this cousin of his differently, for only men

that, Nigel gave Elliot a dark look and said as he turned to walk toward the balcony, “Elliot, there’s something I need to talk

Anastasia didn’t think too much