Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Imogen got out of the car while Shirley went to park. Quickly, Imogen entered the premises and rummaged through the wine cellar. Eventually, she found a laptop bag under the cellar and unzipped it. There was a laptop inside, and she heaved a sigh of relief. She looked outside the window, noticing that Shirley was coming over. She swiftly stepped onto the counter and hid the laptop in a hidden compartment above. When she leaped back down, Shirley had just entered the store.

“I’ve searched everywhere, Shirley, but there’s no laptop in sight. You must’ve gotten it wrong.”

Shirley frowned. “That can’t be right. I did hear them saying they left a laptop here. We should keep looking.” Shirley started looking around, and Imogen played along.

About fifteen minutes later, Shirley said, “Well, perhaps I’ve been mistaken.”

“You bumped your head, after all. Maybe you heard it wrong,” said Imogen.

saying, “You’re right. That could be the case. I’m

Shirley’s shoulder. “It’s fine. Let’s go

back, Imogen said, “Shirley, I want to get some presents

way, then. I might even have to stop by a police station and

minutes later, she came out of the shop and got a cab to the store earlier. As soon as she

she was about to get away, four cars surrounded her, and several plain-clothes officers came out of them. They’d been staking the place out. “Freeze. Hands where

Imogen said, “This is a mistake. I was just grabbing something for

her to explain herself. They cuffed her and took her into the car. Meanwhile, Shirley hadn’t gone that far. She saw Roy standing by the roadside solemnly with a

has been captured. Your

had remained calm after finding out what the situation was, and that itself was worth

want to know why she did this.” Shirley still felt agonized. She couldn’t accept this