Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Does it hurt?” Shirley asked with concern.

“Yes,” the man replied. She immediately blew on his fingertips. “Be careful not to burn your hand.” She thought to herself that he must be overwhelmed by grief and sorrow for his mother..

“Do you need me to help you light it?” Shirley asked. Upon seeing four sets of candles beside him, she was worried that the man would burn his fingers again. Zacharias pursed his lips and smiled. “Sure. Let’s do it together.”

After saying that, he handed her the candle and then looked toward the direction of the tombstone. In his heart, he was communicating with his mother. “Mom, I brought your future daughter-in-law to visit you. Are you happy in the afterlife?”

The girl lighting the candle next to him was completely unaware of his emotions.

After lighting the candle, the smoke was scattered in the wind and quickly disappeared as if blowing toward another world.

head in silence for a few seconds toward the

car drove back toward the direction of the mountain villa. Shirley tidied up, and Zacharias received several phone calls in succession. It was time for them to return. At 11.30AM, they set off back to the

his prominent identity, they couldn’t stop for a meal, even if restaurants were

someone coming out of the Flintstone Residence. It turned out that their lunch had already been

and Shirley stood by the dining table waiting for him.

now. Zacharias couldn’t help but frown. He walked quickly to the

was clearly not on the

took a few bites casually, and at that moment, she received at message on her phone. She picked it up and glanced at it, after which a hint of

was from Cole. He asked if she was free to meet up this weekend. Zacharias noticed her expression and even though he was thinking about important work, he still took a moment to observe

of immediately replying to Cole, Shirley put her phone back in her pocket and calmly

that it wasn’t because she wanted to meet a relative but probably the person

you need a vacation for?” Zacharias didn’t

also knew that if she said she wanted to meet a friend, this man might not grant her leave. However, paying respects to elders was

carefully observed his expression and hoped