Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“I think Imogen has something to do with the kidnapping,” said Shirley curtly.

Zacharias looked up in shock. “Does she have something to do with it?”

Shirley nodded. “I asked Roy to give me the security footage, and there’s footage of me and Imogen going shopping. My gut tells me that Imogen has something to do with the kidnapping.”

“Why would she do this?” Zacharias was frowning, taking this seriously.

“Perhaps it has something to do with money. Imogen’s family isn’t all that rich, but she’s an ambitious lady,” said Shirley. She was reminded of when Imogen told her that she wanted to gain Zacharias’ attention. She told Shirley that she’d fallen in love with Zacharias at first sight, and Imogen even hinted to Shirley that she wanted to woo Zacharias. That’s proof of her ambition.

“If she is involved, then we have to deal with her!” Zacharias cursed himself. He had a meeting that day, and Imogen requested to stay back with Shirley. He gave her that permission, leaving a snake by Shirley’s side. “I’m sorry. This is my fault, too. I shouldn’t have let her go shopping with you.”

wrapped her arms around Zacharias’ neck and kissed his forehead. “It’s not your fault. If I

“I won’t let anyone

Simply put, she might even end up in a worse state after this. “We’re keeping this a secret for now. After we go back, we’ll come up with a

can keep her under surveillance

her up so that she’ll expose

head, feeling for her.

rested her head on his shoulder.

she looked at him with determination. “Really?

“Forever,” said Zacharias honestly.

a blooming flower again. Captivated, Zacharias held the back of

wrapped around Zacharias’ neck, kissing him back as well.

was in her room, unable to sleep. She kept thinking about the whole case. If she couldn’t confirm that Shirley didn’t suspect her at all, she couldn’t rest easy. What did the kidnappers tell her? Nonetheless, she

coffee at the hotel’s coffee shop. Shirley agreed to