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 got up and left, and Imogen watched her retreating figure, her

asked, “Mr. Flintstone, is there something

It was his rare day off at home, so he made a

in response. Your

refuse?” she asked. “You can

but the words that came out

want anyone else but

could only agree, “Alright, I’ll join

dialed his father’s number and said, “Dad, Miss Lloyd

Miss Lloyd with you!” Josef was more than glad to

conversation with Shirley. “Goddess, what do you think of my

of him in what

to gauge Shirley’s feelings for

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

who had dealings

wonder that guy is so good at

bit her lips, and an unexpected feeling of annoyance began to surface, even unbeknownst to