Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Josephine opened her eyes after Ethan left the room, feeling a little disappointed in his reaction. After all, she had decided to pretend to struggle a bit before giving in and offering herself to him if he made a move on her. To her surprise, Ethan was a gentleman.

Her hands circled the edge of her blanket as she cursed herself for having a dirty mind. In the meantime, she was fascinated by Ethan’s character. He’s an excellent man. I’ll cherish such a kind man like him from today onward. After tossing and turning on the bed for a while, sleep finally took her. She snuggled under the blanket and fell asleep.

The next morning, Josephine’s preset phone alarm woke her from her sleep without mercy. She groggily reached out a hand from under the blanket and turned the alarm off. A moment later, she realized that it was another working day. At that, she reluctantly opened her eyes. Why do I have to leave my bed? I don’t want to go to work!

Even though Josephine was reluctant to wake up, she was dedicated to her job. After rolling out of her bed, she applied light makeup on her face. The bruise on her face had faded and her skin had been restored to an intact state. Everything seemed fine, aside from the little scrape at the corner of her lip.

Josephine thought to herself, I’ll just go to work without bothering anyone. I should let Ethan sleep. I bet he stayed up late last night. When she opened the door, the sight of a well- groomed man on the couch greeted her. She blinked in surprise. “Why are you up so early?”

Josephine turned down his offer. “There’s no need. I’ll take a cab to work. You should go back to sleep.” Ethan rose to

about the matter over on the way to the office. Now that everyone

able to accompany Josephine due to him having an appointment with the realtor later. And so, she got out

eyes fell on Josephine. Holding her head high, Josephine walked into the company lobby at a steady pace. Her colleagues from other departments, whom she seldom dealt with, approached her and greeted her. “Good morning,

“Mr. Quarles is a handsome guy. You’re so lucky to have him.” The statements took Josephine aback. What’s next? Are they going

her seat. Just as she sat, people gathered around her. “Josephine, why did Mr. Quarles

chat?” Josephine chuckled and replied, “I’m not sure.

After taking a seat beside her, Wren smiled. “Mr. Quarles did a good job! The way

Ethan’s behavior was satisfying. After all, people around the office didn’t dare stand up against Katrina. Even Josephine herself got ridiculed by Katrina