Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Mrs. Garner, it’s near the end of the month. From next month onward, you don’t have to come anymore, Erica said to Mrs. Garner.

Mrs. Garner nodded. ‘Yes, Miss Erica,” Then, she asked tentatively, ‘Miss Erica, the man who was outside yesterday is here again. Is he related to you?”

Erica instantly changed her countenance with a ferocious look in her eyes. “Don’t let him in He’s just a beggar’

Seeing that she would be laid off in a few days, Mrs. Garner decided to start carrying out her plan. And besides, the Tillman Family no longer had much. money left, so she had to extort a pretty penny from Erica while the latter still had some money. Suddenly, she tossed the piece of rag in her hand onto the floor and said to Erica, ‘He isn’t a beggar, Miss Erica. He’s your biological father, isn’t he?”

Erica was so shocked by her words that the cell phone she had just taken out slipped from her grasp and fell onto her

lap. She sharply turned to stare at Mrs.

asking, “What are you

me, Miss Erica. I overheard your conversation with him. You’re not Mr. Tillman’s daughter, but the daughter

to spew that nonsense?!” Erica stood up with a

was a servant, but she had the bearing of a shrew. With her hands on her hips, she argued, “Miss Erica, if you want me to keep my mouth shut,

fact, Erica was indeed afraid that she would do so. She immediately implored in a soft voice, “Mrs. Garner, you’ve worked for our family for a dozen years, during which time we’ve never mistreated you. Could you please

telling people about

treated me over the last dozen years. Not only am I doing the housekeeping for the entire household for such meager wages, but I’m ordered around by you guys like a slave! Miss Erica, there’s no

Garner were to tell Anastasia about it, she wouldn’t even have the right to inherit Tillman: Constructions! Mrs. Garner, I don’t have money with me right now. My

on the money to live out her life in retirement. “I want a million-every cent of it. Take your time to think about it, Miss Erica. I

the nerve to blackmail her for money, but she even demanded one million from her! “Okay, I’ll get

wait for your phone call. Don’t play any tricks on me, Miss Erica. I’m not afraid of anything,” replied Mrs. Garner. Then she took off her apron and threw it onto the floor, saying cockily, “I’ve had enough of working for your family. Mr. Tillman

“Sorry, Erica apologized.

that I want one million,” said Mrs. Garner before she picked up her

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