Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Alright, you can go home now.”

“Why?”

“I need to spend time alone with her. You’re too much of a third wheel.”

Tony was stumped. Have I said all that just to be kicked out? “Can you get any more heartless, Uncle Zacharias? I promise you won’t even know I’m here.”

“Stay away for three days,” Zacharias said.

“But I just arrived last night,” Tony complained. Zacharias glanced at his wristwatch every now and then, calculating the time. She has been gone for almost an hour. Where did she go? She’s not secretly seeing someone outside again, is she? Zacharias picked up his phone and dialed a certain woman’s number.

“Hello?” she answered.

“Come back,” the man requested, his tone gentle but authoritative. Shirley, who had been slacking off and playing with her phone at Imogen’s, sighed after receiving the call. “I’m heading back now,” she said to Imogen.

“Was that Mr. Flintstone?” Imogen asked.

He might have an assignment for me,” Shirley

that, Shirley got up and left, and Imogen watched her retreating figure, her smile gradually fading. When Shirley

to Zacharias and asked, “Mr. Flintstone, is there something

specific business. It was his rare day off at home, so

response.

she asked. “You can have the others escort

but the words that came out of his mouth left

don’t want anyone else but you,”

Shirley could only agree, “Alright, I’ll

said, “Dad, Miss Lloyd and I will be coming home for

was more than glad to have Shirley over. Zacharias stood up and said, “I’ll go upstairs to

took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Shirley. “Goddess, what do you think of

of him in

these satisfactory to you?” Tony inquired, trying to gauge Shirley’s feelings for Zacharias. Shirley squinted her eyes and thought

thought the person

As far as I know, every woman who had dealings with

overthinking. No wonder that guy is so good at

and an unexpected feeling of