Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Despite the dejection in Zacharias’ heart, he wouldn’t be holding his current position if he was a person who would give up easily. Putting on an understanding smile, he released her. “No rush. You’ll need time to know me better.”

Stunned, Shirley thought, Any man who has been rejected on the spot will be a little upset, but this man appears unexpectedly calm!

“I’ve given the watch to you. If you don’t like it, you can give it to someone else or sell it. Do whatever you want with it,” he commented. With that, he picked up his cell phone and started upstairs.

Shirley took off the watch from her wrist and went after him, grabbing his hand. “I don’t want it. Please take it back.”

In reply, he merely turned back at her and said kindly, “The bin is right there.”

Annoyed, she thought, How can he tell me to throw such an expensive gift away?

the staircase, leaving Shirley behind with a woman’s watch in her hand and at a loss for what to do. Every word he just said had thrown her heart into

Shirley was in a daze in her sleep, she heard noises from the staircase outside. Alert as she was, she

she jogged to the foyer and heard sounds coming from downstairs. Step by step, she went down the staircase. When she saw the man standing next to the wine cabinet, a huge sigh of relief escaped her lips. Why is this guy wandering around instead of sleeping in the middle

the girl coming downstairs in her pajamas and cordially invited, “Would

Aren’t you going

can’t sleep,” he replied. Nobody can sleep soundly after having their confession rejected. After Zacharias returned to his room earlier,

Shirley saw that he had prepared two

pouring half a glass for her. Placing down his glass, he picked up the other one and

so your birthday

man had slept a little before. Presently, he said

him, and he clinked his glass against hers before throwing his head back and taking a huge gulp. Then, he fixed his deep, dark eyes

clear and bright like a pearl, radiating a pearly-white

Zacharias

knitted together for a second. This is odd. Ever since I last saw Cole the other day, it seems like he’s out of my mind, and my liking for him has