Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“What? You're going to give her 20 million? How much will we have left, then?
We just asked the Presgrave Family for 50 million three years ago. We can’t ask
them for more in the future!”

Connor counted the money he had earned from his investments and concluded,
“By then, you and Lena can just cut down on your expenses!”

“How is that possible? I've already gotten used to this life. I can't start being
thrifty now. Besides, Lena still has to get married and needs at least 10 million for
her dowry!”

“Okay, okay, I'll work hard to save up.” “Do you think you can find a profitable
project with your skills? I don’t believe it!” Olivia said disdainfully Connor's mood
soured. “Either way, it's decided.”

Upon seeing her husband swing the door open and leave, Olivia couldn't help but
place her hands on her waist and thought that she would never let Ellen find out.
If not, her 20 million would disappear into thin air.

In the blink of an eye, it was Friday. As Ellen sent a cup of coffee to Jared's
office, he handed her a name card right as she was about to leave. “Go to this
place at three this afternoon.”

Curious, she took the name card and saw that it belonged to a dress shop. “I've
already notified the owner of this shop. You can just go and try the gowns on and
pick whichever you like. I'll pick you up for the party at half past five.”

Ellen had been worried about this, but she was surprised to see that he had
already taken care of everything for her. “Okay.” She nodded.

Jared glanced at his watch and asked, “I'm going to have lunch with a few
clients. How about you?”

Ellen smiled. “The cafeteria, of course! The food there is hearty and delicious.” As
the president, Jared had never tried the cafeteria food, mostly due to his status.
“Really? In that case, take me to try it out one day.”

“Sure!” Ellen agreed, more than willing to take him there. “All right, remember to
be there at three,” Jared reminded as if fearing that she would forget.

However, she would never forget, and she was even looking forward to it. After
leaving his office, she searched the shop’s location and saw that it was not that
far away.

Selena had been at work these days as well, but she was just a little distracted.
Fortunately, she had a knack for controlling men, so her work was covered by her
male colleagues. For lunch, she dined with the wealthy Charlie as she had to
accompany him to the dinner party that night, and she managed to borrow an
evening gown from him for the occasion.

Charlie had been pursuing Selena for quite some time. To him, women were only
fun when they were new, and Selena had been leaving him hanging, which kept
him interested.

“I'll take care of your gown. My aunt has a dress shop, so you can just go over
and pick one.”

“Are we buying it or renting it?" Selena asked with a smile. “Of course, we're
renting it! There's no need to buy it when you're only going to wear it once.”
Although Selena was filled with contempt at his words, she still said ingratiatingly,
“You're so kind, Charlie”

“All of the people who will be present at the party tonight aren't ordinary folks. I
had to rely. on my dad's connection to get an invitation too.”

Hearing that, Selena felt her heart skip a beat, wondering if Jared would be there.
“In that case, all of the guests tonight are the influential people of Averna!” “That's
right. You'll meet many powerful people.”

The person Selena wanted to see the most was Jared. She hoped to meet him
tonight, and she would be wearing a beautiful dress as well, so she would
surprise him with something different. Even if she couldn't see Jared, she could
still make use of Charlie's position to meet other rich people, so she had a
backup plan.

At around three, Ellen took a cab to the dress shop. The car stopped at the
entrance, and she gasped at the shop's grandeur upon seeing the majestic
building.

She had just entered when one of the staff greeted her. “Good afternoon, Miss.
Are your here to try on some gowns?”

“Yes!” “May I know your name, Miss?"