Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 228 Breakfast

“Isn’t Rey waiting for you downstairs?” Anastasia asked.

“I told him to leave.” Elliot lay down on her couch and rubbed his eyes as he spoke.

“Look how exhausted you are. Next time, can you just go home instead of coming over?” Anastasia said in annoyance.

“I sleep like a baby when I’m here. It’s not like I can sleep at home anyhow,” Elliot said in a hoarse voice, as if he were going to sleep as soon as he touched the couch.

Anastasia looked at his large body curled up on the couch and felt somewhat sorry for him. She bit her lip and said, “Elliot, you can sleep in my bed.”

Elliot turned around and looked at her with his red eyes, the smile in his gaze deepening. “You’re really willing to let me have your bed?”

Anastasia avoided his gaze and humphed. “Do it before I change my mind.”

walked toward her bedroom. Then, he said quietly. “Don’t let any other man into your house ever again,

stood by the door when she

off his shoes before getting into bed. After he settled in comfortably,

sleep.” Anastasia turned off the lights for him and closed

actually sound asleep. Anastasia lay down next to him, and in the

care for him? No, of course not. I was merely taking pity on him for overworking. After

excuses, she got so tired that she, too, went to

sleeping on his bed, there was a flash of confusion in his large eyes. Then, he seemed

he cried out in joy, “Mr. Presgrave, did you sleep over

lips and smiled. “Yes. Is your

“She’s still sleeping.”

her sleep, then. I’ll take you to school.” Elliot knew he

it when Elliot took him to school. He changed into his uniform and put on

along with a lunch box that contained whole-grain bread Rey had bought earlier

my mommy?” The little guy noticed the lunch box on

“Let’s go! I brought

that her son wasn’t with her and noticed that her son’s backpack was

to adjust herself, then she got out of bed and washed up. When she went out and