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, next time I get into

his glib tongue and said sternly, “Mr.

name, so I had to address you as

thousand words of self-critique is no joke. My uncle is so old- fashioned. He still makes me write self-critique in this day and age,” Tony complained

the kitchen. In no time, he returned

“Yes,” Shirley replied.

also under your protection

my uncle.” Tony snorted. Then, his gaze wandered mischievously over Shirley. “If I encounter danger tonight, can you protect me up

anger. She grabbed his arm, pressed him toward the ground, and pinned him down as if he were a criminal, with

to stay silent when someone took advantage of her. Anyone who

in pain and sweating when he saw a tall figure coming down from the second floor. He called out without dignity, “Uncle

seeing Zacharias coming down, Shirley immediately let go of Tony

Zacharias, she bullied me.”