Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Elliot brought Anastasia to the break room. Her eyes were welling up with tears and every time she thought about what her father was going through, her heart throbbed with pain.

He wrapped his arms around her and gently wiped away her tears.

“I’m sorry,” she said, turning to look at him. “I really don’t wish to get engaged at the moment. Can we postpone it?”

“Sure,” he said, nodding. “Don’t rush. It can be done after your father wakes up.”

When she heard that, hope filled her heart. That’s true! When her father was finally awake, she could select a new date with her father for her engagement to Elliot.

In Elliot’s eyes, postponing the

engagement party made no difference. After all, their relationship had progressed so much that it felt like they were already married. The engagement party was merely a ceremony to him.

No matter what happened, he would never abandon Anastasia. He would always protect her and stay by her side as they weathered troubled times together.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door before Rey walked into the room. He held an iPad out to them and said, “President Presgrave, Miss Tillman, have a look at this. Naomi and her daughter have released a statement to the press.”

She took the iPad from him and read out the headline of the article shown, “Eldest daughter holds comatose father hostage to steal the right to inherit Tillman Constructions.”

she was trembling with anger. The audacity of those two women to release such an insidious statement

media outlets have

as soon as it had been released,” Rey said. “Furthermore, many independent journalists are defending them, amplifying the message and

Tillman’s reputation.”

turned as cold as

that. Naomi

playing

“Find a way to suppress

on this right now. If

important task at hand is to wake my father up. When that happens, this lie would be exposed for what it truly is. As for my reputation, I do

was.

have already been thrown into prison. There was no way he

tolerated their impertinent behavior.

that they can make healthcare decisions for Dad instead of me. It is impossible for that to happen. If I let them take care of my dad, he would never wake

could be saved. Let Naomi and her daughter kick up a fuss because

eventually build her the greatest shield

time away at a cafe when she stumbled upon

also awed by how astonishingly beautiful Anastasia looked in all

just like a rose proudly showing

of the video were all praising her beauty while they piled