Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Making coffee was one of the many things Sophia did not know how to do. She usually got her coffee from a local barista or any other cafe. Right now, she tossed Arthur a pleading look, trying to get help.

When he saw the despair in her wide doe eyes, he repressed the urge to sigh in frustration. She can’t iron, and she can’t make coffee. Is there anything she knows how to do other than talk back to someone?

“We don’t have a proper coffee machine here,” he lied to Emily after glaring at Sophia. “I’ll send someone out to get one for you if you’d like.”

Emily was more than aggravated now. “Well, how about tea? Surely, she can

bring me tea.” She was trying to gauge how important this so-called maid was to Arthur, and there was no hiding the fact that Emily hated Sophia’s guts. Hence, the former was currently thinking of ways to get rid of the latter and eradicate any good impression Sophia might have made on Arthur.

I have to make Artie hate her too. That way, if he decides to keep her, I can order her around as I like.

Emily knew she had to nip this in the bud before she ended up losing Arthur to some tramp maid.

the kitchen to make tea, which, thankfully, was

brought the tray over to the couch, but just as she was setting down the cups on the coffee table, Emily asked, “You’re

that Sophia was wearing a nice dress, not to mention, looking

Arthur as she said slowly, “I’ve only started work a

get one ready for you,” Emily declared with

need for that,” Arthur interjected. “Honestly, I find uniforms to

such concern from Arthur, who was famed for being stoic, and why he kept speaking up for

said, then backed out of the living room. She had a feeling

butterflies now that Emily had moved in. That woman’s

if she could find that

possibly be? She wanted to cry out in exasperation. Of all the people

Presgraves’, Anastasia received a call from Lorelai that morning. Lorelai told Anastasia that she was desperate to design the perfect jewelry for her friend’s engagement and that she was wondering if she could

did not reject her plea for help and invited her

walked through the front door and into the living room, whereupon she was greeted by Anastasia, who looked like a vision dressed in a soft-colored long dress.

“Mrs. Presgrave.”