Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 363 Taken Hostage

“I heard that the Presgraves have been trying to repay your mother’s noble sacrifice all these years. I’m sure Old Madam Presgrave sorely regrets threatening the mayor back then; if she hadn’t done that, your mother would have been spared. The young master’s life is worth more than gold, but that doesn’t mean your mother deserved to have hers taken away. Sadly, this world will never be fair; the rich simply buy their way out of death, and common folk like your mother would simply have to surrender to fate.”

Anastasia wanted to make Riley shut up and get him to stop talking about all these. She didn’t want to hear about them at all.

However, Riley was a twisted man who thought his gloriously wicked deeds demanded an audience, and Anastasia made for an excellent listener. More to the point, the sadistic side of him would never allow him to let slip the chance to torture someone. The sight of Anastasia’s obvious anguish and discomfort filled him with satisfaction that he thought he had long forgotten.

“If I were your mother, I would hate that I’d given birth to an ingrate and a traitorous daughter like you. You could have had any man you wished, but you chose to love Young Master Elliot, who lived only because your mother died so gruesomely!”

Stop it! Shut up! Anastasia wanted to scream at him. She knew what Riley was trying to do; he wanted her to hate the Presgraves.

out of time. Let’s send her on her merry way,” one of Riley’s subordinates piped up

Miss Tillman, but I suppose you share your mother’s ill fortune and will have to die by my

kill her, though she didn’t know why. What good will my death do for him? Is this his way of getting back at the Presgraves and challenging them? Or does this have something to

by bodyguards were speeding over to the location, driving through the muddy and mountainous terrain as

“Boss!” However, when the leading car drove forward and made to knock him down, he quickly dodged and leaped into the drain

greeted by a

the ground with a sack

wall, Riley jumped in shock. He knew that Elliot had sent people to keep tabs on him, but he didn’t think they would arrive so soon. With lightning speed, he grabbed hold of Anastasia and hauled

of a hellish creature, his gaze

Presgraves were capable of producing a romantic like you. There goes our family honor,” Riley mocked

go, Riley!” Elliot yelled, his voice quivering

let her go, but on the condition that you immediately transfer fifty percent of the shares in Presgrave Corporation to me. Otherwise, if I’m going down, then I’m taking her

reveal her pale and anguished expression. There was a rag stuffed in her mouth to muffle her cries, but her eyes glistened with