Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Richard looked down at her, his heart twisting when he saw her tremble with the force of heaving out the next round of anguished sobs. He had no idea how badly injured her mother was.

All he knew from the photos that were sent to him was that the other driver in the collision had died on the spot and that Angela’s mom had been unconscious when they ferried her to the hospital.

Whether or not Angela’s mother could survive remained a variable.

Just then, Angela held the door jamb for support as she got to her feet. She was still sobbing as she looked up pleadingly at the man in front of her, then said, “Could you at least let me call my dad and let him tell me how my mom is doing? Please?”

Richard nodded slightly in agreement, relieved that she was settling for a call instead of leaving.

She was just about to walk out when her legs caved under her weight and made her stagger. Sensing this, Richard quickly reached out to hold her, his arms wrapped securely around her frame as he steadied her. He assessed her pale face and how feeble she was, then asked quietly, “Can you walk?”

toward the conference room where he and his men worked. This was her silent protest

room, the four men working in front of their computers glanced up at her worriedly. They could tell she had been crying just

your mother will be fine,” Trevor comforted

crash?” Angela asked

him a hard look, he stammered a little

she shoved him aside and opened up

for help. Having already seen Angela’s break-down earlier, Richard walked up to her and closed the laptop, then said, “We

behind his words. If he so stubbornly refused to let her see the video, then it could only mean that the accident had been a brutal one

she would miss seeing her mother one last time, Angela felt a pain so all-consuming that she could not register anything else going on around her. She hyperventilated as disbelief and panic coursed through her, and suddenly, everything

closest to her, caught her before she fell. “Mr.