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 grave, then turned back to the

Zacharias received several phone calls in succession. It was time for them to return. At

even if restaurants were on the way. When they

of the car, she saw someone coming out of the Flintstone Residence. It turned out that

dining table waiting for him. After finishing the call, he found her standing

now. Zacharias couldn’t help but frown. He walked quickly to the dining table and said, “Let’s

and sat down, but Zacharias’ mind was clearly not on the meal.

moment, she received at message on her

He asked if she was free to meet up this weekend. Zacharias noticed her expression and even

Cole, Shirley put her phone back in her pocket and calmly asked Zacharias, “Mr. Flintstone, tomorrow is the weekend.

expression just now and the fact that she wanted to take a day off, he deduced that it wasn’t because she wanted to meet a relative but probably the person she liked. He also wanted to know who she secretly admired, so this was a perfect

you need a vacation

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 something he might

Can I take a day off on Saturday?” Shirley carefully observed his expression and hoped he would agree. “All right. I’ll give you half a day off. Visit