Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Ellen must be hiding from us! She wants Selena to be in prison. How can she be so ruthless?’ Oliva cried. While crying, she was also throwing profanities around, seemingly as if this was the only way for her to vent her anger on Ellen.

However, Ellen knew nothing about what had happened to the Aguirre Family, nor would Jared let her know about it. He wanted the Aguirres to pay for what they did. Otherwise, they would think of Ellen as a pushover.

The next morning, Ellen sat in Jared’s car and told him that she was going to meet a friend. Initially, Jared wanted to send some guards to protect her, but she refused. Thus, he respected her decision and told her to call him if anything happened.

Then, Ellen went to where her grandma used to stay and discovered it was being demolished. As she walked down the road, she came across a park. She had walked past this park every time during her school years since it was the only road to school.

The park was also where her grandma would always play poker before she passed. Thinking about it, Ellen walked into the park and sat on a bench.

At that moment, she visioned a little girl carrying a backpack while crossing the street. Slowly, the little girl turned into a teenage girl and then a woman.

heard a voice calling out for her. “Are you Ellie?” Ellen raised her head and saw an older gentleman looking at her. Immediately, she recognized who he was. “It’s me, Mr.

a long time since I last saw you. Come here. Mr. Rowlsey has to go to the bank, so why don’t you take his

they were playing chess! Then, she walked toward them shyly and sat in front of Brook. “I might

against me in chess at this park!” After Brook finished his words,

and placed it on the board. At that moment, she was

However, his career ended due to a lack of management, and he could only play chess in the park as a hobby. This was when he found a little girl with a talent for chess. Hence, he taught the little girl how to play chess when she was seven. Whenever she came to the park, he would teach

school years, she played six rounds with him and won four.. Unfortunately, the little girl was nowhere to

had a unique talent. Whenever she played chess, she

her, saying, “I knew you were gifted since you were young, Ellie. Do you know that? If not for your Grandma’s opposition, I would have taken you as my

so you can compete in local tournaments as I did!” Brook

be humble now. You are gifted. It’s not too late if you want to learn it