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.

have an assignment

At that, Shirley got up and left, and Imogen watched her retreating figure, her smile gradually fading. When Shirley returned to the living room, Tony immediately greeted her.

up to Zacharias and asked, “Mr. Flintstone, is

day off at home, so he made a casual excuse. “Join me for lunch at my family

response. Your family

“You can have

friendly expression, but the words that came out of

anyone else but

Shirley could only agree, “Alright,

dialed his father’s number and said, “Dad, Miss Lloyd and I will be coming

with you!” Josef was more than glad to have Shirley over.

strike up a conversation with Shirley. “Goddess, what do you

of him in what

to gauge Shirley’s feelings for Zacharias. Shirley squinted her eyes and thought for a

in the past. Who’d have thought the person to win his heart in the end would be you?” Tony teased her. Curious, Shirley asked, “He had many pursuers in

As far as I know, every woman who had dealings with him wanted to be with him,” Tony

help overthinking. No wonder that guy is so good at kissing. He must have had many romantic

lips, and an unexpected feeling of annoyance