Angel put the article 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbCQShW8BYc
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 956Please respect copyright.PENANArg5RqwBmG4
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 956Please respect copyright.PENANAvoFlFjZcYu
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 956Please respect copyright.PENANArvog2hDOFE
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she956Please respect copyright.PENANAmE8fxZQ16C
did before.956Please respect copyright.PENANAYPaywvjr5T
Angel was too lost in 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbZCNgk6nKO
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 956Please respect copyright.PENANAAjH7zPdWB3
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.956Please respect copyright.PENANAywrhhELzA2
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.956Please respect copyright.PENANAaRhZ5i6Rea
Angel looked up and she 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOUMqFlT7Rj
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 956Please respect copyright.PENANA9Vlnu8FVRl
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.956Please respect copyright.PENANAl0q6N5YNWL
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfztqqUDOF3
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel956Please respect copyright.PENANAn17DJwLauc
nervous.956Please respect copyright.PENANAaqbk4m4Hiq
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.956Please respect copyright.PENANAcbZLRAOU5D
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."956Please respect copyright.PENANApNnyBhXODi
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."956Please respect copyright.PENANAvhvHNfrm4m
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."956Please respect copyright.PENANAhK5bcoITzY
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.956Please respect copyright.PENANAObIKqOGTFa
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."956Please respect copyright.PENANAeB5POilMSN
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."956Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2N47GEHWH
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.956Please respect copyright.PENANAOVZM8Kuvs4
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.956Please respect copyright.PENANA1EaO8bRyMX
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 956Please respect copyright.PENANA8zydEQv56v
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."956Please respect copyright.PENANAvTg5xPt2CL
Angel could feel her 956Please respect copyright.PENANAe6Sm5pgb0I
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 956Please respect copyright.PENANAnCUqv0n894
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3JZXLT1n4P
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUmEQNoz5vc
like they were going to buckle.956Please respect copyright.PENANAZhnJmyGfIy
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."956Please respect copyright.PENANAR0W1aagNQ4
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.956Please respect copyright.PENANAtW8CfUPMzG
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAkw1gYoGwbw
Mark just smiled at her 956Please respect copyright.PENANADnBllS44AV
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 956Please respect copyright.PENANAoiJYubEUc5
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about956Please respect copyright.PENANAOnnPWArGNg
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbY0o9HqfF3
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAzh0Ilgoc5m
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 956Please respect copyright.PENANA0uMcWJi3ZN
that's for sure.956Please respect copyright.PENANAkff0Dy1Mke
"I came here to ask if 956Please respect copyright.PENANAopP03OGN5k
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 956Please respect copyright.PENANA13rQNwRwoP
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."956Please respect copyright.PENANA669H4Nmcsa
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."956Please respect copyright.PENANAl8Kx0FOjDS
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."956Please respect copyright.PENANAsXT0aL9rbp
"No, its okay, I..."956Please respect copyright.PENANA9g5Dl7DB4p
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.956Please respect copyright.PENANACTfqZK2Xkr
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAfRBaThrbFh
Angel nodded in 956Please respect copyright.PENANAlrZhFWw2Nn
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOhbv2FE4Cn
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a956Please respect copyright.PENANA1a6qp9raMh
wink and headed out of the office.956Please respect copyright.PENANAEyCFXyAPRW
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.956Please respect copyright.PENANAMwCPnVsnpM
As Angel sat back down 956Please respect copyright.PENANA2nT0SSnA05
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfXBDIniIa5
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She956Please respect copyright.PENANALjoj0oPNz0
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.956Please respect copyright.PENANAvxvGYfF0HZ
"Hello?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAabUiKrwIw6
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.956Please respect copyright.PENANAmMVeKXyNaW
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAxIcLnY4YXp
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."956Please respect copyright.PENANAAl2QkaBSR7
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"956Please respect copyright.PENANA6s9Q9i00YB
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."956Please respect copyright.PENANAt7dbSXyKpA
***956Please respect copyright.PENANAXayXDx6mPi
Carly956Please respect copyright.PENANAzjnopNRSro
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfCWdXNAQQ4
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 956Please respect copyright.PENANAU4cTgtekrY
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 956Please respect copyright.PENANAyhMHCgMhgg
for the first time, it felt awkward. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbd5rD2CUbz
She956Please respect copyright.PENANAe5AX23xs8j
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 956Please respect copyright.PENANAU7qQhDhiJE
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUnFI9Y41f1
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 956Please respect copyright.PENANAAvCDeT18Gi
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 956Please respect copyright.PENANAsXf49UYChf
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ65ygQlP4
clear mind. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAAXzMuc4ESN
Angel956Please respect copyright.PENANA6sB3aVk29r
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfvQZuxQ4e4
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 956Please respect copyright.PENANAdvawmiPEU8
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 956Please respect copyright.PENANA4QfCe4hvhz
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 956Please respect copyright.PENANAWPm3fS9T1j
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAXEtbJtFfqx
Mr Walters was a big 956Please respect copyright.PENANAQ34cgUmh3v
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,956Please respect copyright.PENANAFu88UGeymM
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 956Please respect copyright.PENANAjPxtOb03Rd
would like to hang around with.956Please respect copyright.PENANAYtT0GjyCvN
Mr956Please respect copyright.PENANA6m6s6h6aOu
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 956Please respect copyright.PENANAz9t3xrlD3S
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed956Please respect copyright.PENANABMa2gCkxha
to.956Please respect copyright.PENANA5OF8QfGIfv
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."956Please respect copyright.PENANAFob9VxMAwN
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOIEmEuGTsu
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"956Please respect copyright.PENANA2kCQidmwBm
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."956Please respect copyright.PENANAGOExbsTFw6
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."956Please respect copyright.PENANAMt0C3OZ672
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"956Please respect copyright.PENANA9KEkoKz1Tx
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."956Please respect copyright.PENANAa7bEVuPpsC
Mr956Please respect copyright.PENANAMwTUW4K7Od
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 956Please respect copyright.PENANA06HpcTbi9e
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 956Please respect copyright.PENANAm8MozvR5e5
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the956Please respect copyright.PENANA4AbdF0jLPJ
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 956Please respect copyright.PENANA88SnU0uBnE
Mr956Please respect copyright.PENANA9VYLZXLAmw
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOWvN8DiQwv
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little956Please respect copyright.PENANAh0bxqPelKd
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 956Please respect copyright.PENANAQXUj5ZLy7o
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 956Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ibs6e6TmY
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. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAvtIaoU0YT7
He956Please respect copyright.PENANAvwQcgtIM7W
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 956Please respect copyright.PENANAPPy56h61hB
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 956Please respect copyright.PENANAZQVhw4HNSs
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOCj17cGDxq
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAXohtbRVAaN
Carly956Please respect copyright.PENANAEMUKTxjHAO
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 956Please respect copyright.PENANAHicituok7Z
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a956Please respect copyright.PENANA1FrxgfkU49
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbDo6XPh2Zu
came here to see her. And at this early hour.956Please respect copyright.PENANAsH4JZFMTlz
"Mr956Please respect copyright.PENANADQnqZgLNxJ
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more956Please respect copyright.PENANAxKR8MQqByK
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAELObj9QTwL
moment?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAnYLTecgvVn
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.956Please respect copyright.PENANADklEBgZqo1
Carly956Please respect copyright.PENANAwRb4ae9cZO
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 956Please respect copyright.PENANAG60IxYyo0y
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 956Please respect copyright.PENANARyqBMUNwuY
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAb6sJys3uah
Mr956Please respect copyright.PENANAUJPMTkHNS6
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 956Please respect copyright.PENANArka4m48mmg
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 956Please respect copyright.PENANA6q9VAwEAEA
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 956Please respect copyright.PENANA0uNZbTYAlq
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 956Please respect copyright.PENANAt40mv64mGb
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'956Please respect copyright.PENANAhD3hO7vi0a
Leo put his hands into 956Please respect copyright.PENANAEhTdLCGPCd
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 956Please respect copyright.PENANAKG4aTqoT1m
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 956Please respect copyright.PENANAMrCagKmPyR
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 956Please respect copyright.PENANAPPPvJ8ZAHo
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.956Please respect copyright.PENANAC8B01NtJvG
When Leo was just inches956Please respect copyright.PENANArW8XIRiEiQ
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 956Please respect copyright.PENANABTYRr6r3Rm
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.956Please respect copyright.PENANAHfW76p0Gr6
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.956Please respect copyright.PENANAAeduqtflgc
***956Please respect copyright.PENANAZT1KM9x865
A956Please respect copyright.PENANAVIQz90plvt
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAEkgfRekuCb
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIFcDXnhd93
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAxkwDXkEixr
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."956Please respect copyright.PENANAi9d1YzFWYW
"Sorry,956Please respect copyright.PENANAeBkERiZkp2
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 956Please respect copyright.PENANATfxRqoCxY5
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAejI7kEoVac
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.956Please respect copyright.PENANArjMI5XW0pV
Her956Please respect copyright.PENANArGbGZ5rF6n
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit956Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9ekjgiTqO
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed956Please respect copyright.PENANA1KLeGqU9Hh
back making him look handsome.956Please respect copyright.PENANATJscRnT8Qs
"Well,956Please respect copyright.PENANAa0lqsxsj2D
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 956Please respect copyright.PENANAClVG5yKrcm
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 956Please respect copyright.PENANADTeYkEiJbC
isn't it?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAqkuSUTti1X
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.956Please respect copyright.PENANAYKqy1aAH8f
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"956Please respect copyright.PENANA3Adr6jHJ0G
"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?"956Please respect copyright.PENANACopYiY6bDS
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."956Please respect copyright.PENANA6Br6Wj3fDl
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."956Please respect copyright.PENANAPFQtxcTYix
"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."956Please respect copyright.PENANAiMXCh3Tk53
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."956Please respect copyright.PENANA2aIjrTBsKw
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."956Please respect copyright.PENANAyCinVVC6vk
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAvyQ9UeElFd
"Ya,956Please respect copyright.PENANArHP8tZPW8E
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 956Please respect copyright.PENANAH0rSqJcAEz
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."956Please respect copyright.PENANAexHSIXeq6g
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."956Please respect copyright.PENANA3f1tWZnU9a
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."956Please respect copyright.PENANAiLu0Olvc39
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."956Please respect copyright.PENANAzuzqko5Ktp
"Yes, you do that."956Please respect copyright.PENANAqFbICOQBEj
As956Please respect copyright.PENANAooA8oy8vBJ
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 956Please respect copyright.PENANAuPlPVQtbxv
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAqQy2nckIgu
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 956Please respect copyright.PENANAF1lzETWFlL
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAKCaqP4FXaw
dizziness. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAjZywVwcdyr
As956Please respect copyright.PENANAzNfRMe2eBk
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 956Please respect copyright.PENANAcz4ZkpYfga
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAwzENJKumE6
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 956Please respect copyright.PENANAYLQfXByeWM
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 956Please respect copyright.PENANAY63O3jyemn
is it something else? 956Please respect copyright.PENANA4CIxIJFTQ0
Then956Please respect copyright.PENANAOf1piWMzMH
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 956Please respect copyright.PENANAnAfU9GsKEG
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 956Please respect copyright.PENANAcd7IO2d9D5
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.956Please respect copyright.PENANAzxu9VylK4I
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 956Please respect copyright.PENANADVa5YtfbSa
Mrs956Please respect copyright.PENANAN6N87VDJPT
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAipNQDoFJhB
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 956Please respect copyright.PENANA9hl3WTxix0
floor.956Please respect copyright.PENANAyuM0KmR5oN
"Angel, call her, call 956Please respect copyright.PENANA4lEZlEBsKk
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 956Please respect copyright.PENANAnT6R8o2Uqa
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAZzkeTM2RoE
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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