Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 410 Iron-Clad Lie

“The coffee’s good,” Anastasia praised heartily as she set her cup down.

Elliot was in the kitchen slicing up fruits for the salad, and next to the chopping board was the raw steak that he planned on searing for Anastasia.

The villa that was tucked halfway up the hill boasted glass walls that offered a full view of the gorgeous scenery outside. Elliot had put on some lighthearted music, filling the room with an idyllic and romantic air.

The steak he made was aromatic and tender, and coupled with the fruit salad, he managed to pull off an impressive yet simple meal.

“Tell me about how you saved me last night,” he said, curiosity getting the better of him.

Anastasia recounted the events of last night briefly. Then, she frowned as she asked, “You’re usually bright; how did you get tricked into letting your guard down?”

“Aliona had her father pass me the wine, and I didn’t think much of it when I gulped it down,” Elliot confessed.

“Looks like you’ll have to be careful when you’re outside of your home. There are plenty of women who would do despicable things just to make you climb into bed with them,” she warned darkly, thinking that even men weren’t safe in modern society and thus needed to learn to defend themselves.

Men like Elliot, in particular, with their deadly good looks and insurmountable wealth, ought to have their guards up most times.

to repeat itself. He didn’t want to

saying, “I wouldn’t have minded losing my honor at all if you were the one who had

of disgust flashed across Anastasia’s features as she countered, “Underhanded methods like that are not my forte.” After all, she would never stoop

would have willingly leaped into the fire

strong liking to Elliot’s abode, and he wasted no time in going up to his mother as

wanted her son to stay someplace

“As long as Mr. Presgrave agrees to let us stay, then

once, Jared ran over to Elliot, who was speaking to Nigel in the drawing

to his mother and declared happily, “Mr.

then, we’ll stay. However, you have to promise to be on

Mommy! I’ll be on my very

the latter saying that he had to leave to

Anastasia received a call from Francis telling her to drop by

to go into Tillman Constructions to familiarize herself with the management of the company, and she couldn’t give

Mansion, Hayley looked up at Daniel as he

don’t think you should lie to President Presgrave like this, Miss Seymour,”

assistant-type, and

with you,” Daniel replied. Then, he handed her the forged medical report

checked through the details. When she saw that the dates and time stamps were all in check, she beamed and said, “I must say, Daniel, you certainly know how to carry out your

if there’s nothing else you need,” he replied

to keep this a