Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 405 One Step Away

The only way to avoid Elliot’s suspicion was to have Lucas hand him the wine. Aliona sat on the other end of the room, but her gaze was fixed on Elliot and the glass of wine in his hand. She had to make sure that he finished every last drop.

She had spiked the wine with a powerful dosage of the drug, which was specially made to knock someone out temporarily, only to have them wake up as the effects of the drug hit their peak.

The woman whom Aliona had arranged to get close to Anastasia was swooping into action now. She greeted Anastasia after walking up to her and said politely, “Miss Tillman, I heard through the grapevine that you’re a jewelry designer at Bourgeois. I was wondering if I could have a moment with you?”

Anastasia looked at the elegantly dressed woman and nodded, not wanting to turn her down. The woman led her to the side of the room, away from Elliot and Lucas. Then, she explained with a smile, “If you must know, I have taken a liking to your designs, and I’d like to have a jewelry set custom-made. Could you squeeze me in for an appointment so that we can go over the details?”

“I’m no longer working in Bourgeois, I’m afraid, but I can recommend someone whose work is far better than mine if you’d like,” Anastasia offered. Naturally, she would love to help bring in business to Bourgeois, and though she had left the atelier, she was still supportive of Felicia’s work.

Presently, in the banquet hall, Elliot had taken the glass of wine Lucas offered him.

making some sentimental remarks, Lucas said to the younger man, “Here’s to pulling off this

the younger of the two, it was only courtesy for Elliot to finish the wine. He tipped his head back and gulped down every last drop of wine, then looked down again to

“There’s something I’d

and seeing that she was in the middle of conversing with a

heart beat wildly in her chest. Her plan was finally going to succeed; she was but one step away

was something to look forward to. She felt certain that he would please her in all the ways

spine as she pulled out her phone

about jewelry with the woman from earlier when two security guards suddenly walked up to her and said, “Sorry, miss, but we

came here with Young Master Elliot at the very last minute, which is why my name wasn’t on the guest

deal with the guards. They insisted, “In

hearing this, Anastasia looked around the hall to search for Elliot’s familiar figure. She didn’t want to follow these two strange guards out of the hall, and when she couldn’t find Elliot, she said

to believe that you are here with suspicious ulterior motives. Please come with us,” one of the

catch the pleased look on Aliona’s gaze from across the room. It was then that she realized these two guards were acting on her orders. Throwing me out, I see, Anastasia mused. She had no reason

Aliona turn to head up the

into the crowd of guests. Then, she made her