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.”

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

“I won’t let anyone

glad she went through this, or she would’ve never seen Imogen’s true colors. Simply put, she might even end up in a worse state after this. “We’re keeping this a secret

her under surveillance

trying to set her up

patted Shirley’s head, feeling for her. It must suck to be betrayed by a

and rested her head on his shoulder. Zacharias held

and she looked at him with determination.

“Forever,” said Zacharias honestly.

with warmth. She smiled and brightened up like a blooming flower again. Captivated, Zacharias held

him back as well. Whenever she was

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 had confidence they wouldn’t

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