Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

The servants hxed up a hearty candlelight dinner and had served up the feast in advance.

As Arthur chewed gracefully, he latched his gaze on the young woman sitting across from her as though to make sure she ate everything on her plate.

Famished, Sophia couldn’t care less anymore and ate away.

Martha had already informed Arthur to join her for dinner earlier in the afternoon. It would be his wedding day the next day, so she wanted to have a serious word with him. But who’d have thought her beloved grandson rejected her? The news got her down in the dumps. Moreover, Arthur had gotten distant from her, making her reflect that she had been too strict on him normally.

“Is he having dinner with Emily?” Martha asked a servant.

For fear of upsetting Martha, the servants kept Sophia’s presence unknown to Martha all this while. But now, seeing how upset Martha was, she couldn’t help lowering her head and reported, “Young

Master Weiss is having dinner with another lady, Old Madam Weiss.”

“What?” The news shocked Martha for a moment. “He’s having dinner with another woman? Which family is she from?”

his wedding; does he plan on humiliating himself before the

guest,” the

a friend? What’s her name?”

the room next to Young

shook Martha for a solid few seconds, and she slammed the spoon in

to attend the wedding. It

had

gravely. “Go and check if

is, ma’am. She came with Mr. and Mrs. Presgrave as

no doubt about that. It’s evident she

here later. I want to have a word with her,” Martha ordered

“Yes, ma’am.”

her come alone. Don’t

still has feelings for Sophia, why would he agree

on the other hand, didn’t return to her room

was so clear that she could see a speckle of the

time could just stop here forever. She wouldn’t be greedy and ask for much, only that she could have a meal with