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.

an assignment

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

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

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

blinked in response. Your family

asked. “You can have

words that

else

that, Shirley could only agree, “Alright, I’ll

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

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

took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Shirley. “Goddess, what

him

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. “They’re

heart in the past. Who’d have thought the person

woman who had dealings with him

wonder that guy is so good at kissing. He must have had many romantic encounters in

and an unexpected feeling of annoyance began to