Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

I knew it! She planned it from the start! She acted pitifully in front of him to make him empathize with her. And here I am, thinking that he had fallen for her. Selena was scornful.

Seeing how she believed in her words, Ellen began to let her storytelling shine through. “President Presgrave is an empathetic man. Back then, Uncle Garrett and the others were trying to rip me off when the demolition was confirmed. I accidentally spilled the beans, and the rest is what you witnessed in the lobby. He knew I was getting bullied, so he helped me out.”

Selena finally grasped the situation. No wonder President Presgrave is so protective of her. He knew of her situation.

Ellen exclaimed, “He’s been helping me so much, but I don’t know how to repay his kindness. That’s why I treated him to a meal. You were there too.”

It pricked Selena’s guilty conscience to recall that day. She coughed wryly. “I was just hanging out with my friends. It was a coincidence.”

know. So, Selena, please do not misunderstand things between me and President Presgrave. He did all that out of

down upon them

it to me?” Selena suddenly thought of getting in touch with Jared virtually.

He will get angry if we bother him with personal matters. Besides, he

if you ticked off his nerves? He’ll lash out at me for

him getting mad

mind as though he had a danger sign on him. His sheer gaze could send

us?” Selena was being hopeful. “We should know our place, Selena. Forget it,” reminded

she had during the night. Once she left the room, Ellen instinctively sighed in relief. She thought of her

to admire someone young and rich like Jared; one should never ask him to

was reluctant to get up from bed, but Ellen’s persistence rendered her struggle useless. In the end, they went to work together, with Ellen getting a free