Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Jacob walked away and rejoined his father. However, he decided on a whim that he would steal Sophia from Arthur as he wanted to win against Arthur at least once.

A while later, Brenda and her family arrived at the funeral. Among them was Nigel holding Jared in his arms. Jared was wearing a black suit adorned with a white flower for today’s occasion.

Francis was the one who arrived soon after them. Then, he walked over to offer Elliot some words of condolences before looking for Jared in the crowd.

Brenda came and spoke to Elliot. He could see her red eyes set off by her pale look. As they ended their conversation, she walked away and joined the elders.

When Nigel came over to greet them, Elliot reminded him, “You have to take care of your mother.”

“I tried, but she hasn’t had any appetite recently. Dad and I couldn’t change her mind.” Nigel shook his head in regret.

As the tombstone was set and the urn storing Harriet’s ashes was buried, it was now time for the deceased’s relatives and friends to take turns placing flowers and paying respects at her grave.

gravestone, he took a look at Harriet’s photo. He had been holding back his tears until Anastasia gave him a gentle pat. At that, he couldn’t hold himself back anymore as he

forehead, they stepped aside to make room for other mourners. Others behind them began to stand in a line to place flowers. Among them was Arthur waiting for his turn while holding Sophia’s hand in his.

to time. She watched him as he held his wife and son in his arms, then at the tenderness and sadness in his eyes. His state left Lorelai heartbroken as she was feeling sympathetic toward him, even though

saw the guests off. Later, she found Elliot lingering in front of Harriet’s gravestone. Holding his hand in hers,

all of them left for home and asked

rejected, “Nope. I’m

different thought as she suggested gently, “Sophia, that’s all for today. You can

wrist and dragged her

Elliot and Anastasia made it back to the villa, Jared had been playing with the Legos in his room as he didn’t want to bother his parents who were in dire need of

Elliot to take a shower before he went to sleep as he had been struggling to sleep properly for the last couple of days. Sometimes, he was interrupted in his sleep by

a quick shower before she dragged him onto the bed. She settled in his arms and watched him

could hear his breathing turning slow

lives. She was full of

brought Sophia downtown, but he eventually stopped at

on their way to the cafe as she tried once again. “Young Master Weiss,