Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

The day quickly turned into an evening. Corinne arrived as she came to prepare dinner, and when she walked over, Shirley could see that her sharp gaze was filled with resentment.

“I’ll stay and attend to Mr. Flintstone tonight. You can leave,” Corinne said to her. Shirley frowned. “The captain didn’t tell me to leave.”

Zacharias also didn’t instruct her to leave. She couldn’t leave her post without authorization. “Hah! You think you’re so important, huh?”

Corinne mocked before heading toward the kitchen. “Mr. Flintstone’s nephew is also here. You need to cook for two people.” Shirley reminded her.

Corinne didn’t say anything, but she would follow Shirley’s reminder. Tonight, she hoped to be the one Zacharias chose to stay in the mansion.

While Shirley was standing guard at the door, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder. She reached back almost instinctively and grabbed the person’s hand before twisting his arm behind his back.

“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” Tony’s startled cry came through. Upon seeing that it was him, she immediately released him and warned him, “Don’t do this ever again.”

chuckled. “Pretty, you’ve got some skills. Can you teach me? If you do,

disliked his glib tongue and said

name, so I had to address you as ‘Pretty,” Tony reasoned. Shirley

My uncle is so old- fashioned. He still makes me write self-critique in this day and age,” Tony complained as

In no time, he returned to Shirley before saying, “Are you two

“Yes,” Shirley replied.

I also under

“You can’t treat me poorly. You must protect me along with my uncle.” Tony snorted. Then, his gaze wandered mischievously over

he saw her fair hands clasped together. He reached out and intended to touch them. Shirley’s eyes flashed with anger. She grabbed his arm, pressed him toward the

me again, I won’t be polite,” Shirley warned him sternly. She wasn’t the type to stay silent when someone took advantage of

coming down from the second floor. He called out without dignity, “Uncle

coming down, Shirley immediately let

me.”