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 for me,” Shirley

and left, and Imogen watched her retreating figure, her smile gradually fading. When Shirley returned to the living room, Tony

up to Zacharias and asked,

It was his rare day off at home, so he made a casual excuse. “Join me

in response. Your

“You

friendly expression, but the words that

want anyone else but

only

and said, “Dad,

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

with Shirley. “Goddess, what do you

him

looks, physique, status-are all of these satisfactory to you?” Tony inquired, trying to gauge Shirley’s feelings for Zacharias. Shirley squinted her eyes and thought for a moment.

number of women who tried to win my uncle’s heart 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

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

good

bit her lips, and an unexpected feeling of