Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“That’s not the present. The present is a tie,” Shirley said, blushing. Clutching the underwear in her hand, she didn’t know what else to say. The gift that the cashier mentioned is actually a pair of men’s underwear!

Equally stunned, Zacharias then burst into laughter. He picked up the tie and admired it before extending his hand at her, demanding, “Give me the underwear, too.”

“N-No!” She hid the underwear behind her back. “I’m giving it to my father.”

“You’ve already bought it. Why won’t you give it to me?” he grumbled.

“This is a free gift,” she explained, blushing.

“I want to wear it,” he demanded, extending his hand at her. This time, her face was a bright red. An underwear as a birthday gift? It sounds like an ambiguous relationship, no matter how I look at it!

“You’ve already brought it back. Why won’t you just give it to me?” he asked with quizzical, narrowed eyes.

a second before handing over the

her, he then placed it into the bag and smiled.

huge cake, Shirley said,

dorm by car. Learning

the latter took a slice of cake with her before they returned to

asked with a smile, “Shirley, are you

already guessed it correctly, Shirley nodded and answered honestly, “Yeah, Mr. Flintstone didn’t invite his

on his birthday! Spill the beans. Did anything interesting happen?” The eagerness to hear the latest gossip was written

into Shirley’s mind, but she didn’t plan to share the story.

attracted to him even a little?” Imogen

to me, okay?” Imogen pressed

grin spread across Imogen’s face. “You sure have my trust, but I’m different from you. The

Shirley asked, “Do you like Mr.

as she leaned closer to Shirley. “Keep this a

had fallen for Zacharias and nodded, “Alright, my