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

with him. You’re not Mr. Tillman’s daughter, but the daughter of madam and that guy, right?

spew that nonsense?!” Erica stood up with a ferocious expression. “Try saying that

of a shrew. With her hands on her hips, she argued, “Miss Erica, if you want me to keep my mouth shut, you’ve got to silence me with money. If not, I’ll go around telling people about it. Let’s see if you’ll still be able to stay in the Tillman

you’ve worked for our family for a dozen years, during which time we’ve

telling people about it?

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

If Mrs. Garner were to tell Anastasia about it, she wouldn’t even have the

the money to live out her life in retirement. “I want a million-every cent of it.

an instant, a murderous flicker flashed across Erica’s eyes. In her mind’s eye, Mrs. Garner was just a low-class servant. And now, not only did the latter have the nerve to blackmail her for money, but she even demanded one million from her! “Okay, I’ll get the money ready by tomorrow

apron and threw it onto the floor,

“Sorry, Erica apologized.

in mind that I want one million,” said Mrs. Garner

Mrs. Garner left. Erica no longer concealed the murderous