Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 205 Contain Yourself

Elliot smiled as he eyed her teasingly. “Are you asking me for a favor?”

Anastasia shrugged nonchalantly and said, “I’m only doing this on behalf of my dad.”

“Well, seeing as he’s your dad, I don’t think it’d be right of me to refuse him the favor. Get your sister to come into work on Monday,” he declared readily.

She gaped at him in astonishment and realized that he was granting favors out of his gratitude again.

Just then, he tipped his head to the side and glanced at whatever was behind her, drawling, “You’ve got guts bringing me here, though.”

Upon hearing this, she turned around, and she nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw the amphibians and reptiles that were preserved in formalin. She shuddered and shrunk against Elliot like she wanted to put as much distance as she could between herself and the morbid exhibit.

chance to wrap an arm around her. She gasped, but before she could react, she found herself in his embrace. She could

nobody around this section of the exhibit, he dipped his head and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. Then, he broke into a mischievous smirk as he muttered, “Consider this

him aside, and she thanked the

tell

Residence, Erica had just gotten off the phone with Francis. Then, she flew down the staircase gleefully and found her mother. “Mom! Mom, I’m going to start working at Bourgeois on Monday! President Presgrave was the one who personally

hear this. Does this mean Erica has a chance

because

no denying how gorgeous she had looked in her evening dress! “Erica,” she began. “Make sure to

could make him fall for me,” Erica said confidently. She vowed to use every last

instead, she wanted to

arm and said, “Erica, there’s something

“What is

actually owes our family a huge favor. I’ve never told you this, but Anastasia’s mother only died because she sacrificed herself to save Elliot. Without her, he would have died when he was a

knew that Anastasia’s mother was a cop who had died while on duty, but she didn’t think that the reason for her death was a great sacrifice to save

Presgraves owe Anastasia big time, you’ll have to watch your back at Bourgeois.