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.

the younger man, “Here’s to pulling off this event successfully.” He made a toasting gesture and added, “Bottoms up,

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

something I’d like

over in Anastasia’s direction and seeing that she was in the middle of conversing with a woman, Elliot turned

of wine that her heart beat wildly in her chest.

aftermath that followed was

that sent a pleasurable shiver down her spine as she pulled out her phone and ordered the person on the other line, “You can get rid of her

when two security guards suddenly walked up to her and said, “Sorry, miss, but we noticed that you weren’t on the guest list. I’m afraid we have to ask

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

and Anastasia was left alone to deal with the guards.

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 stubbornly, “I’ll find someone who can verify my attendance as

Please come with

were acting on her orders. Throwing me out, I see, Anastasia mused. She had no reason to stay here anyway, but she didn’t want to

turn to head up the stairs

blended into the crowd of guests. Then, she made her way over to the buffet