Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Jesslyn, let’s not cause a scene here,” Zacharias urged.

“I was so worried. After such a big incident, you didn’t even tell me!” The girl complained. She just noticed Zacharias’ injured arm and took a step back. “Are you seriously hurt?”

“I’m not dead,” he replied. Then, he glanced at Shirley, who was silently observing. He cleared his throat and said, “Her name is Jesslyn Kurt, and she’s my friend.”

“What friend? I’m your girlfriend,” Jesslyn protested a bit too loudly. She looked at Shirley with a hint of arrogance, wanting to establish her position against this attractive female bodyguard. She pondered, Since when did he hire such a beautiful female bodyguard? I had no idea. Shirley smiled and greeted, “Miss Kurt, hello.”

“Could you please step out? We need some privacy,” Jesslyn said to Shirley. Shirley was more than willing to give them their privacy. She nodded and turned, opening the door before leaving.

retreating figure. There was a hint of complexity in the depths of his

“Jesslyn, stop acting out of place in front

at him with

girlfriend. You grew up in

up

hadn’t made it clear

now. She pondered, What’s the nature of their relationship for them to be so

girlfriend, his behavior would. be that of a scoundrel. Though outstanding, he didn’t fare well in morality and personal

minutes had passed since Jesslyn entered. Shirley was thinking of using this time to take a short break. Just then, her phone beeped, and she picked it up to see a message from him. It contained

while Jesslyn looked at her in surprise.

approached him and asked, “Is there anything you need, Mr.

for me,” Zacharias said. Shirley was momentarily surprised and wondered, Didn’t this woman just