Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Finally, the wine-tasting session ended, and it was time for the formal dinner and dance. Shirley breathed a sigh of relief; she hoped to finish quickly and return to the hotel. This kind of place wasn’t quite suitable for her.

As romantic music filled the air, many guests approached Zacharias during the dinner to greet him. At that moment, a man of similar age smiled and approached. “Zach, you’ve changed so much… for the better, of course!”

The man was dressed in a handsome white suit, a typical foreign hottie.

“William, it’s been a while.” Zacharias smiled and embraced him. Watching their brotherly embrace, Shirley wondered if Zacharias had friends here too.

After a hug, Zacharias turned to Shirley. “Shir, this is my schoolmate, William. His father is the prince of Flor.”

knowing smile laced William’s eyes as he said to his good friend, “Zach, you lucky man. Your companion is a

“I’ll have

noticed that Shirley seemed uncomfortable with her feet. He took her

Zacharias led Shirley into one of them. After the waiter brought in drinks, Zacharias

of relief. She lifted her evening gown and

her ankle and inspect. Shirley, feeling a bit shy,

have someone bring you a new pair of shoes,” Zacharias said with concern. Shirley shook her head. “No need, I

comfortable,” Zacharias suggested, planning to call someone to bring a

bother, really” Shirley quickly stopped him. “I have adhesive

opened her bag and took out a thin piece of adhesive bandage. She felt better after applying it when she put her shoes back

He didn’t expect her to go this far just to match his

Zacharias stood up, he cupped her face and kissed her on the lips as if comforting her.

time for the dance. Zacharias took Shirley out, and just then, a beautiful Western girl boldly approached and invited Zacharias, “Mr. Flintstone, may