Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Before Tony could come around, an annoyed voice commanded, “Get out.”

Finally, Tony snapped out of it, and he quickly apologized with a grin, “Sorry for the intrusion. You two, please continue.”

With that, he scurried off, closing the door behind him. Shirley’s face turned red with embarrassment. Great, there’s no clarifying the situation anymore! And what was I thinking last night, sleeping in Zacharias’ bed?

She lifted the covers, got out of bed, and hastily opened the door to leave. Just as she stepped out, she saw Tony still there. However, he didn’t make fun of her. Instead, he asked, “Goddess, did you sleep well last night?”

“It’s not what you think. Your uncle took sleeping pills, and I was just keeping him company…” Shirley tried to explain, but Tony’s eyes were teasing, making her realize that the explanation was futile.

“Never mind. Nothing happened between us,” she said and went downstairs. After returning to her room, she took a few breaths to calm down. Good Lord, that was embarrassing!

Twenty minutes later, Zacharias came downstairs dressed in a classic black suit, exuding a captivating charm.

“Sir, the convoy is ready. We can leave now,” Freddie said.

you handle those people from last night?”

“They’ve all been arrested.”

deep voice. Although Freddie didn’t understand how those thugs offended Zacharias, he knew that this

when she saw Zacharias’ convoy leaving. As she touched her face, it was still warm, as if the man’s warmth lingered on her, even

Shirley returned to her room to watch the news. She eagerly looked for glimpses of the man

how he would look if he hadn’t slept well last night and dozed off in this setting! At the same time, Ava had just called her good friend. “Lyra, your grandson is still

leaving until

about we meet up this weekend? I’d like to introduce my granddaughter to your

good. I was actually thinking about that,

on the weekends. So, it’s a date. We’ll bring them out together for a meal. Who knows,

wonderful if we could become in- laws!

Ava was filled with anticipation. She wanted to introduce

the evening, while Shirley was contemplating what to have for dinner, her phone rang. She picked it up and was surprised to find her granduncle calling. “Hello,

over

definitely come,”

to come early