Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

He turned his head forward and waited patiently for her legs to recover their strength. After a while, Queenie hurried. back on her
feet again as she was afraid that his patience might wane. “I’m fine now. Let’s go!”
Nigel led the way while Queenie forced herself to walk despite the numbness in her legs. She followed him down to the lobby,
and as they strode across the grand. hall, walking shoulder-to-shoulder, the other hotel employees weren’t stunned anymore.
While they were still envious, they weren’t as jealous about it anymore because even those on the night shift now knew that the
newbie female employee was just Nigel’s distant relative.
She wouldn’t be marrying Nigel and wasn’t going to steal their chance of becoming Mrs. Manson..
After getting into Nigel’s car, Queenie’s stomach began to rumble. She clutched her stomach awkwardly and asked hesitantly,
“Have you eaten dinner yet?”
“Yes.” Nigel’s hands rested elegantly on the steering wheel as he drove them out of the hotel compound. Well, it’s almost
9.00PM. Who else would’ve gone without dinner apart from me?
“Mr. Manson, would it be possible for me to make a somewhat unreasonable request?” Queenie ventured. He eyed her
thoughtfully. An unreasonable request? What’s she trying to do now?
She got straight to the point. “Can I get an advance of this month’s salary?”
“That’s not part of the company’s regular practice.” He denied her request without missing a beat. He wasn’t about to make a
special exception for her.

“Then, could you lend me some money for food? I’ll pay you back once I get my salary. Oh, and with interest too.” She was
raised in a fairly decent family environment, which resulted in her being bold enough to make such a request without hints of
shyness.
Other women probably wouldn’t dare to ask a man like Nigel to lend them money. They were too afraid of embarrassing
themselves.
“Nope.” Nigel still remembered why he decided to take her in. It was to get his revenge, not for the sake of taking care of her.
Queenie pouted, but she wasn’t angry. She sighed and looked out the window. Her eyes lit up suddenly as she pointed at a large
pharmacy and exclaimed, “My family owns that pharmacy.”
He glanced at where she was pointing. Her family’s rich, alright, but she has fallen so low that she needs to borrow money from
me now. Sounds like she’s leading a great life.
He couldn’t help but snort as he remarked, “You can just ask your family for money.”
She had a determined look on her face. “There’s no way I’m doing that. My Dad kicked me out of the house. I have to survive on
my own.”
“From the looks of it now, that’s not something you’re capable of.” Nigel shot her down right away. Queenie bit her lip and glared
at him. Does he find it fun to put a damper on my spirits? I don’t expect him to comfort me, but he doesn’t have to dash my
hopes like that now, does he? It’s my first time getting kicked out of the house too! So, it’s not like I have any experience in this.
She rested her head on the door and stared out the window. At the same time. her stomach started growling again.