Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“You said you like flowers this morning. Here you go. They’re yours.” Zacharias handed the bouquet to Shirley.

Despite feeling excited, she only asked him quietly, “Why are you giving me flowers? I don’t have a place to put them.”

“Why not? You can take any vase here and put them wherever you like.” He chuckled. He had noticed the anticipation in her eyes; it seemed he was gradually making his presence felt in her heart.

After Shirley reached out and took the flowers, Zacharias went to hang his coat. A smile unknowingly appeared on her lips when she smelled the fragrance of the flowers.

She felt a sense of surrealism when she noticed her lips curling. What was happening to her? She had been eagerly anticipating him giving her flowers all day.

And after receiving the flowers, she couldn’t help but be in a much better mood.

This feeling wasn’t just a simple imagination like the fleeting thoughts about Cole. It was a real experience.

found three vases. She wanted to keep this bouquet alive; it was

the flowers were

table. Then, she contemplated whether to take another vase to Zacharias’ study. Some

then went upstairs to the third floor. He had just started working in the study room. She knocked on the door, entered with the vase, and asked him, “Do you

eyebrow. “You haven’t even enjoyed them for

Zacharias carefully gave her a beautifully wrapped bouquet, and she indeed hadn’t appreciated them for more than a few minutes before taking them apart, not even

many things. So, she asked again, “Do you

man nodded. “Leave

had indeed added some life to the

flowers, or did you

must have been chosen by

through her so well. Did he anticipate that she would ask

next time. Someone of your status shouldn’t appear in public.” Shirley became concerned again. She

“A woman’s heart

she was indeed contradicting herself by complaining that the flowers weren’t