Angel put the article 986Please respect copyright.PENANAOSv37vs4vi
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 986Please respect copyright.PENANA2pkbDCqm6S
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 986Please respect copyright.PENANA7svYnxeCVS
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 986Please respect copyright.PENANAmaTWN9ghVX
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she986Please respect copyright.PENANAtb0HXtUwji
did before.986Please respect copyright.PENANA6qm7iKqj8r
Angel was too lost in 986Please respect copyright.PENANAgYTu9Ie0yR
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxclsZlYbnq
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.986Please respect copyright.PENANArUSPma95cP
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.986Please respect copyright.PENANAn7esX5g8a7
Angel looked up and she 986Please respect copyright.PENANACA2PMW1rii
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 986Please respect copyright.PENANAUWV61KQ8p7
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.986Please respect copyright.PENANAD6XFD3GtJj
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 986Please respect copyright.PENANAzjYrYYrvpy
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel986Please respect copyright.PENANA1VgefgGY3s
nervous.986Please respect copyright.PENANA5OCdz3eYnc
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.986Please respect copyright.PENANAMNi3VDdF72
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."986Please respect copyright.PENANA9fzKXryW1x
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."986Please respect copyright.PENANAYw0F0LwC8V
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."986Please respect copyright.PENANA98Y1WihFZr
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.986Please respect copyright.PENANACtPqRhBLFz
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."986Please respect copyright.PENANAqCqsCejHWX
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."986Please respect copyright.PENANAZj1aoIl1Sk
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.986Please respect copyright.PENANAKaMYKK650F
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.986Please respect copyright.PENANA8LRC3ONQjX
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAELzQOh5Iiv
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."986Please respect copyright.PENANA58PM20EdRK
Angel could feel her 986Please respect copyright.PENANAELz63bilDg
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 986Please respect copyright.PENANA4uqSbiNy9i
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 986Please respect copyright.PENANA6XYaPmHVaX
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 986Please respect copyright.PENANAnHPdbpHhuz
like they were going to buckle.986Please respect copyright.PENANAAPl8iAoyWW
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."986Please respect copyright.PENANA9gnknQtDoP
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.986Please respect copyright.PENANAjzNxbUP2PD
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAhAPp6qVngZ
Mark just smiled at her 986Please respect copyright.PENANAEXVuvYIeSh
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 986Please respect copyright.PENANAGX8ZGCHsHS
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about986Please respect copyright.PENANAGNU95bPzyc
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 986Please respect copyright.PENANAKGURm2UJXj
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 986Please respect copyright.PENANAVILpkhfep2
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 986Please respect copyright.PENANAQmSSWjsPFD
that's for sure.986Please respect copyright.PENANAPtj2k39Gkm
"I came here to ask if 986Please respect copyright.PENANA03R1qY05zj
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 986Please respect copyright.PENANADvYuxob5Zp
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."986Please respect copyright.PENANANGKYyTXlwt
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."986Please respect copyright.PENANAjxmBVqgs0p
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."986Please respect copyright.PENANAZIfy9IqfpK
"No, its okay, I..."986Please respect copyright.PENANAOeELkhfrlw
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.986Please respect copyright.PENANAf98qe4tgWR
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAr7nmovanvr
Angel nodded in 986Please respect copyright.PENANAco1X396ctN
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 986Please respect copyright.PENANAnM6i49kJzo
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a986Please respect copyright.PENANAM6SJzD2wLH
wink and headed out of the office.986Please respect copyright.PENANAiLk7fn8kit
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.986Please respect copyright.PENANAGYEUCBY0aL
As Angel sat back down 986Please respect copyright.PENANA64gDqLWEVv
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 986Please respect copyright.PENANAJx8jrbpcL6
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She986Please respect copyright.PENANAECqTAqEsFc
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.986Please respect copyright.PENANAdR5VI5DyIY
"Hello?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAu6q3PtGDGI
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.986Please respect copyright.PENANAduoEonE9uo
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAhcGqLYXV4L
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."986Please respect copyright.PENANAuW33UwG9pX
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"986Please respect copyright.PENANA08ouuUjiw8
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."986Please respect copyright.PENANA1uEMzDcsme
***986Please respect copyright.PENANAzBvwPOkyhv
Carly986Please respect copyright.PENANAZZvPbcjJdO
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 986Please respect copyright.PENANABKq6gMWjH4
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 986Please respect copyright.PENANAvXzNiRJVrc
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 986Please respect copyright.PENANA1Cv7RLUJbn
for the first time, it felt awkward. 986Please respect copyright.PENANA7qllsUSYVf
She986Please respect copyright.PENANA8NWP78Ty16
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 986Please respect copyright.PENANAlqVzaKopCJ
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 986Please respect copyright.PENANAwc4CnK29DP
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 986Please respect copyright.PENANAMFtaTHKyCf
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 986Please respect copyright.PENANA5Txt9xiFYJ
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 986Please respect copyright.PENANA7ggKKnmqqn
clear mind. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxAnVPaRml7
Angel986Please respect copyright.PENANAulUpDIuSBK
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxvLrmm2lh9
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 986Please respect copyright.PENANAHgceHSTVpE
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 986Please respect copyright.PENANAtglvN1FuAm
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 986Please respect copyright.PENANA0WGddBZxyx
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 986Please respect copyright.PENANApq1NgzxeLI
Mr Walters was a big 986Please respect copyright.PENANAKIN657LSbM
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,986Please respect copyright.PENANAJ26LmaPlFx
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 986Please respect copyright.PENANAGD3Li3N3NM
would like to hang around with.986Please respect copyright.PENANAluCIizdIpe
Mr986Please respect copyright.PENANAdzKHDKwqSC
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 986Please respect copyright.PENANAZGRk3ZRnzR
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed986Please respect copyright.PENANAwW8TnJCzLY
to.986Please respect copyright.PENANA4tyCrAsBWr
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986Please respect copyright.PENANAohgTWiNsNR
986Please respect copyright.PENANAG7CGTHYBIz
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."986Please respect copyright.PENANAUszqJ9Ip8m
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAz1b0Pgto1R
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAq7EPkoxd6k
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."986Please respect copyright.PENANAP9LrBWtAyQ
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."986Please respect copyright.PENANAZmELpruORq
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAAN7c8H9OaQ
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."986Please respect copyright.PENANA0K80vjJbAl
Mr986Please respect copyright.PENANA3QgI1r70SI
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 986Please respect copyright.PENANAa9qEMQoXNy
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 986Please respect copyright.PENANAYjol9PGZV0
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the986Please respect copyright.PENANAYBaMeBBZGs
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAiJMCBcERr6
Mr986Please respect copyright.PENANAzwI6d9mvv3
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 986Please respect copyright.PENANAvFYM9p36yc
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little986Please respect copyright.PENANA7QobcvTSfw
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 986Please respect copyright.PENANAuLKQnXGyXM
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAH6qfnnz6nI
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAmohXFjkYzV
He986Please respect copyright.PENANAPmpSKfGTA3
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 986Please respect copyright.PENANAo0WnULkmR0
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 986Please respect copyright.PENANAsyKHIi2jvt
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAbK9dDv5vW2
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAlFRO7kAlFL
Carly986Please respect copyright.PENANAwlNkiqHk9q
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 986Please respect copyright.PENANAz414UNBzkl
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a986Please respect copyright.PENANA3BWtXuGtiC
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 986Please respect copyright.PENANA00BqnQ9Xol
came here to see her. And at this early hour.986Please respect copyright.PENANAB4UrM5apVJ
"Mr986Please respect copyright.PENANAnqqXYzASqt
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more986Please respect copyright.PENANA9AG0fR01Ma
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxQutm7AovX
moment?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAiVl9l9ApFZ
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.986Please respect copyright.PENANA9cGQHZLAIL
Carly986Please respect copyright.PENANArCtZ5fqKMo
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 986Please respect copyright.PENANA1kJleP25wR
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 986Please respect copyright.PENANAHZhk4PAhEk
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAvJcSJwRZ0t
Mr986Please respect copyright.PENANAO3xCGhizWb
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 986Please respect copyright.PENANAofHuLUzuPF
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 986Please respect copyright.PENANA0DlQkBvDbR
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 986Please respect copyright.PENANATk1y32diVI
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 986Please respect copyright.PENANAc1u5DGHQ9X
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'986Please respect copyright.PENANALL2SOFBZuK
Leo put his hands into 986Please respect copyright.PENANAYuZ7kOo0Pz
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 986Please respect copyright.PENANAl4mVWErdf9
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 986Please respect copyright.PENANAvgHWWcB7E0
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 986Please respect copyright.PENANANN09J1WXyY
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.986Please respect copyright.PENANAJClOb4lL6b
When Leo was just inches986Please respect copyright.PENANA7kQwenRl2d
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 986Please respect copyright.PENANAiRjknBWvyH
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.986Please respect copyright.PENANA7XRiLVLhkJ
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.986Please respect copyright.PENANAiZ2UJIOfYi
***986Please respect copyright.PENANABicDzKdy7W
A986Please respect copyright.PENANAXyNQGXStmV
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAmQyrruQu8Y
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 986Please respect copyright.PENANAG5osPOvfy0
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 986Please respect copyright.PENANA0Yz5WAFH3j
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."986Please respect copyright.PENANA2ap5O7LjIo
"Sorry,986Please respect copyright.PENANAaLLxqmVMbO
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 986Please respect copyright.PENANACxcz7bk1lU
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAAtGPOPTHHx
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.986Please respect copyright.PENANAtAORiSPkN9
Her986Please respect copyright.PENANABdcpcUtAMf
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit986Please respect copyright.PENANAmfzbPNcvR6
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed986Please respect copyright.PENANAQIQJppZhji
back making him look handsome.986Please respect copyright.PENANAPvlheeBnRQ
"Well,986Please respect copyright.PENANAMOdv0MQmj5
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 986Please respect copyright.PENANA1DtnQhbNMr
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 986Please respect copyright.PENANA7q0Dnvxib5
isn't it?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAgyfeV20X5u
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.986Please respect copyright.PENANAK1KzHaTGjI
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAA3FozFAWvI
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"986Please respect copyright.PENANAc5SdiWC0ZN
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."986Please respect copyright.PENANAmMoiDU26As
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."986Please respect copyright.PENANAs3V3tZ2dWz
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."986Please respect copyright.PENANARHHg6hFfG8
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."986Please respect copyright.PENANAtKuZ8akAlO
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."986Please respect copyright.PENANATpe6m3e8v6
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"986Please respect copyright.PENANArztvWCZZYw
"Ya,986Please respect copyright.PENANAqmTpJKY3rC
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 986Please respect copyright.PENANArO4DfEeHG9
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."986Please respect copyright.PENANAq3nozNmTQf
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."986Please respect copyright.PENANAthzBXdAYIK
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."986Please respect copyright.PENANAhdcAjmyaVe
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."986Please respect copyright.PENANA7KT2bi55Hd
"Yes, you do that."986Please respect copyright.PENANA63TEqT3jy3
As986Please respect copyright.PENANAw5oWSgVaLh
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 986Please respect copyright.PENANA3D7DzqzMp8
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxLl3c44fwI
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 986Please respect copyright.PENANAyBJK87ZQ6j
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 986Please respect copyright.PENANAxYBzRbO9jV
dizziness. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAf6jQxiwgrc
As986Please respect copyright.PENANAtlvKwpF1zu
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 986Please respect copyright.PENANA3iZxJuEKF3
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 986Please respect copyright.PENANACxJ3w3s4xi
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 986Please respect copyright.PENANAhTy0MvaMuu
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 986Please respect copyright.PENANA1uflKiQptX
is it something else? 986Please respect copyright.PENANAW427iVaZTi
Then986Please respect copyright.PENANANdagd8kbv8
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 986Please respect copyright.PENANAXhE85vSOs3
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 986Please respect copyright.PENANAPdhfilOWl6
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.986Please respect copyright.PENANAA4j94r22Wq
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAU5ESaWgUn8
Mrs986Please respect copyright.PENANARCEIWTw2Xq
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 986Please respect copyright.PENANA2NYzRt9ila
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 986Please respect copyright.PENANAmJmwAY9PXQ
floor.986Please respect copyright.PENANApiOO7ZRWmO
"Angel, call her, call 986Please respect copyright.PENANAnIKT155lVa
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 986Please respect copyright.PENANAFuEOjSCrjZ
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 986Please respect copyright.PENANAzxL72Zhfi8
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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