Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“How much is this? I’ll return you all the money at once,” she offered as she held a packet of biscuits up. Then, she tore the packet open and threw a piece into her mouth. “Didn’t you say that you’d pay for my accommodation and food for a whole week, Young Master Nigel? Why are you asking me for money now?” she protested.

“I’m charging for the snacks,” Nigel said with one eyebrow raised. He enjoyed watching Queenie lose her temper. The snacks in Queenie’s mouth didn’t taste as good once she heard that she had to pay for them. Well, do I have a choice? I’m the one who’s staying in his house now, right? “Are you still hiring staff for your hotel, Young Master Nigel?

Can I work there?” Queenie was thinking of getting a job, and she figured that since there was a business owner right in front of her eyes, she might as well ask. I bet the pay will be good if I work at his hotel, she thought..

He didn’t. want to hire female staff like her who’d only cause him trouble. “I’m begging you. My parents chased me out of the house, and I don’t have anywhere else to go,

just provide me with a room and food. I promise I’ll keep your whole house spick and span, and I promise

pressed her palms together as she looked at him with a sincere gaze. Nigel wasn’t a cold and heartless man,

this was a woman who had offended him in the past, so his

he rejected her immediately. Queenie bit her bottom lip as a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She munched on her biscuit as she tried to come up with a new plan for her future. “You can clean up and go to bed after

of snacks on the table, and food felt like happiness to her at that moment, even though she felt rather glum after the rejection. Being the naturally optimistic girl that she was,