Angel put the article 944Please respect copyright.PENANAh7Ue6jcqtz
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 944Please respect copyright.PENANA9uTJiSEcmu
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 944Please respect copyright.PENANAoemuOPMwyt
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 944Please respect copyright.PENANAo7Gh4oNou3
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she944Please respect copyright.PENANAl3hz6yZZtw
did before.944Please respect copyright.PENANAllHxmsmt3g
Angel was too lost in 944Please respect copyright.PENANAJkAOpyZAV5
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 944Please respect copyright.PENANAIpWKZOLgZ5
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.944Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q4ndgTE8f
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.944Please respect copyright.PENANATb5gHTifM5
Angel looked up and she 944Please respect copyright.PENANAkLqfFJXx2s
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 944Please respect copyright.PENANAFKSFDPyuVh
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.944Please respect copyright.PENANAzS4eAm3PvP
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 944Please respect copyright.PENANAeZPYSA9HHp
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel944Please respect copyright.PENANAKfT0VX4vDX
nervous.944Please respect copyright.PENANA6hSkY2CQJO
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.944Please respect copyright.PENANAtOJghOxS2G
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."944Please respect copyright.PENANA75TFroMqPL
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."944Please respect copyright.PENANALiK31n8ibb
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."944Please respect copyright.PENANANx6zFuRqeq
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.944Please respect copyright.PENANAcv1nTlNliX
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."944Please respect copyright.PENANAbfcxJaGZZh
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."944Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2c0NjdnLP
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.944Please respect copyright.PENANA0aNCwkrzYT
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.944Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ3JTOa9s8
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAQI4p0CxdBn
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."944Please respect copyright.PENANAvdPTiSd0Kr
Angel could feel her 944Please respect copyright.PENANA1CNjHwetQh
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 944Please respect copyright.PENANAfOTYFu8qm9
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 944Please respect copyright.PENANAguGULUpbvd
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 944Please respect copyright.PENANA7DGXllNhJ7
like they were going to buckle.944Please respect copyright.PENANAB5nZj7N0ww
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."944Please respect copyright.PENANAg6cHMnO82I
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.944Please respect copyright.PENANAorR35cN1jn
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAm3AychcGhp
Mark just smiled at her 944Please respect copyright.PENANAqqhAqqyDGJ
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 944Please respect copyright.PENANAHR54efdkpd
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about944Please respect copyright.PENANAtGNCWHVFne
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 944Please respect copyright.PENANALRrULo3cQO
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 944Please respect copyright.PENANAYZUuXAWrk5
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 944Please respect copyright.PENANAS9e1iaw4Hn
that's for sure.944Please respect copyright.PENANAux0fBPDxaf
"I came here to ask if 944Please respect copyright.PENANAsnkZRMVkR5
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 944Please respect copyright.PENANA9CnpdZ6b9h
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."944Please respect copyright.PENANAqPrufEuysG
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."944Please respect copyright.PENANA265PhwHn6P
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."944Please respect copyright.PENANATIz1ie1p2H
"No, its okay, I..."944Please respect copyright.PENANAPVe0jUI8oq
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.944Please respect copyright.PENANAwoNcYtPzpM
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAqe7mTlCBie
Angel nodded in 944Please respect copyright.PENANA4MVRMuXkpC
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 944Please respect copyright.PENANAlfU6O6GQ25
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a944Please respect copyright.PENANA0lwj5Ya0Km
wink and headed out of the office.944Please respect copyright.PENANAx0ARaI8T7P
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.944Please respect copyright.PENANAUocyVi3pW4
As Angel sat back down 944Please respect copyright.PENANADXroWgDg1z
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 944Please respect copyright.PENANAWnOTYXBBVu
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She944Please respect copyright.PENANAJVoyObwbJL
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.944Please respect copyright.PENANAK4LSOgZPNR
"Hello?"944Please respect copyright.PENANACwDpVqtkKC
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.944Please respect copyright.PENANAOzcaHfZyzt
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAfUDcqIT8Hz
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."944Please respect copyright.PENANApYn7CnyBcc
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAeLtXz3DGaO
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."944Please respect copyright.PENANAE3hn0DOnau
***944Please respect copyright.PENANA3sU61Rm0cF
Carly944Please respect copyright.PENANAIeNEfQPXs7
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 944Please respect copyright.PENANAa76oX9O5n4
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 944Please respect copyright.PENANAsb6OaNTwpu
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 944Please respect copyright.PENANAB7cZ3PzNC6
for the first time, it felt awkward. 944Please respect copyright.PENANACivxN8yqli
She944Please respect copyright.PENANAcE8ZdemqLg
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 944Please respect copyright.PENANAy4VkSFUDEW
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 944Please respect copyright.PENANALxgXFeLE3S
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 944Please respect copyright.PENANAOLq2uKxOu9
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 944Please respect copyright.PENANAS5FQtyWksm
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 944Please respect copyright.PENANAPAglenwCMp
clear mind. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAJD6TGroHOX
Angel944Please respect copyright.PENANAJ80uLdWD98
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 944Please respect copyright.PENANAVZfk6Obwnm
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 944Please respect copyright.PENANASG3U7mSdtU
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 944Please respect copyright.PENANAxQPDcJ8ICp
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 944Please respect copyright.PENANAJC8wq8ghfd
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAU22emkEdpf
Mr Walters was a big 944Please respect copyright.PENANALnEBszaLVc
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,944Please respect copyright.PENANA1qOl7zbtCZ
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 944Please respect copyright.PENANAeC59fEDB6e
would like to hang around with.944Please respect copyright.PENANAL9vXUjhNBY
Mr944Please respect copyright.PENANAUzdpM9El6E
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 944Please respect copyright.PENANAB8wpYglWjw
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed944Please respect copyright.PENANAgqYd5gQFqv
to.944Please respect copyright.PENANA5mwdBPb6iw
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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."944Please respect copyright.PENANAOl1Fhmk8es
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAop162pJ0kq
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAgtA2r5ZSuj
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."944Please respect copyright.PENANAVaxRnUqHL9
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."944Please respect copyright.PENANAqeXmodKLC8
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"944Please respect copyright.PENANA3cfllrlEAw
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."944Please respect copyright.PENANADQdxv7zUFh
Mr944Please respect copyright.PENANAJbtAwqkbmx
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 944Please respect copyright.PENANAvIjyh2e54s
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 944Please respect copyright.PENANAYZyB8aZO6c
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the944Please respect copyright.PENANAbiCOYXNFaI
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAWNxc7TwKmF
Mr944Please respect copyright.PENANAzVicxy4tuz
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 944Please respect copyright.PENANAkOASTO42Ly
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little944Please respect copyright.PENANAH5M8nicWvZ
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 944Please respect copyright.PENANAIUJGCCWFRl
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAMlYnDIsIPz
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. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAYzPOqmuARt
He944Please respect copyright.PENANAFSCIrIenr5
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 944Please respect copyright.PENANAaAPtfTRSGi
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 944Please respect copyright.PENANAFUJrInxOvh
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 944Please respect copyright.PENANABwCAMJery6
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAv4T0hrgrr7
Carly944Please respect copyright.PENANAFaY9qRbD9M
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 944Please respect copyright.PENANA0FrXFxChlV
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a944Please respect copyright.PENANAqavgtCM94f
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 944Please respect copyright.PENANAUPslvSycAF
came here to see her. And at this early hour.944Please respect copyright.PENANAHifYyxBRto
"Mr944Please respect copyright.PENANArzeFwd0p4r
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more944Please respect copyright.PENANA3xJQH5kMzz
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 944Please respect copyright.PENANAcgo7P22GlB
moment?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAdBX1CCWies
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.944Please respect copyright.PENANAhD15LAcF6X
Carly944Please respect copyright.PENANANgMblHXl0u
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 944Please respect copyright.PENANAJtMrK8wUMR
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 944Please respect copyright.PENANA1O8vP6fRkP
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAKHfJ3HXgHz
Mr944Please respect copyright.PENANA44FpLLUegW
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 944Please respect copyright.PENANA97q3SrCsFM
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 944Please respect copyright.PENANA1Udhdj2tSu
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 944Please respect copyright.PENANAsyFiCBg9xU
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 944Please respect copyright.PENANAYV9OOCaCh5
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'944Please respect copyright.PENANAhEHAzJnOjq
Leo put his hands into 944Please respect copyright.PENANAVHpSAKCTkY
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 944Please respect copyright.PENANA19gUbOCPyN
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 944Please respect copyright.PENANAnhRfLvnYIg
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 944Please respect copyright.PENANAHaolvNyWZt
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.944Please respect copyright.PENANApZgSjzrfAS
When Leo was just inches944Please respect copyright.PENANAy66Shg7V08
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 944Please respect copyright.PENANAEpr6vH09Fi
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.944Please respect copyright.PENANA6RcDH3UXTD
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.944Please respect copyright.PENANAqqZ1lfpsIv
***944Please respect copyright.PENANAz2KW1ow6lx
A944Please respect copyright.PENANAhYT26WgJIW
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAhLiA4bEVs7
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 944Please respect copyright.PENANAnHpMAVF8qb
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAdRCuUNol9m
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."944Please respect copyright.PENANAL00H5J8Hsi
"Sorry,944Please respect copyright.PENANAyqumF1vTuc
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 944Please respect copyright.PENANAbnmUgj83et
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 944Please respect copyright.PENANA9F6XCutDey
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.944Please respect copyright.PENANAuBZhTWGw1m
Her944Please respect copyright.PENANAFGQQaApgts
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit944Please respect copyright.PENANA9g72Jr8Bwk
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed944Please respect copyright.PENANAAKlkEt9xzZ
back making him look handsome.944Please respect copyright.PENANA9NwX8Lu4oW
"Well,944Please respect copyright.PENANANqmel4Iqeu
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 944Please respect copyright.PENANAFvOhjnezhB
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 944Please respect copyright.PENANAII03E4Z7bJ
isn't it?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAhu81Y9gdLD
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.944Please respect copyright.PENANAvUcKJ7HOcQ
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"944Please respect copyright.PENANANzmThma0mi
"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?"944Please respect copyright.PENANApPLddeqh6T
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."944Please respect copyright.PENANAL0zD7yn7hA
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."944Please respect copyright.PENANAttzk4Rhemq
"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."944Please respect copyright.PENANAUxUF4kexaa
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."944Please respect copyright.PENANAST7iNPElyJ
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."944Please respect copyright.PENANAWfG0Viqb0H
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"944Please respect copyright.PENANAEPTmO7277b
"Ya,944Please respect copyright.PENANA4BalzdNw7i
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 944Please respect copyright.PENANArpGhLdaOsi
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."944Please respect copyright.PENANAJM9G4iqDGd
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."944Please respect copyright.PENANA4YMEwiz8r3
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."944Please respect copyright.PENANA9gfrCXli71
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."944Please respect copyright.PENANAvjXWbIGZ0T
"Yes, you do that."944Please respect copyright.PENANAzqHoTg3DFU
As944Please respect copyright.PENANAeJWgJUErN9
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 944Please respect copyright.PENANAFDdQBpnEtm
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 944Please respect copyright.PENANAlWPGn90a31
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 944Please respect copyright.PENANAEpF8mts3VX
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 944Please respect copyright.PENANARUrvIE2gyZ
dizziness. 944Please respect copyright.PENANADEQDMPylIK
As944Please respect copyright.PENANA7HTnmpEecO
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 944Please respect copyright.PENANAy6E8g4OBaD
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 944Please respect copyright.PENANAZG81pQG2mu
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 944Please respect copyright.PENANAEbq0NIgEsd
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 944Please respect copyright.PENANA8RM2SeyGRp
is it something else? 944Please respect copyright.PENANAoH5MddcZw7
Then944Please respect copyright.PENANAOcV7AaxdTc
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 944Please respect copyright.PENANAyIroidRBkI
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 944Please respect copyright.PENANAtMG9pcpBz8
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.944Please respect copyright.PENANAV2spcRDkS3
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAzETssq0HCS
Mrs944Please respect copyright.PENANAZHxNnsDc7S
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 944Please respect copyright.PENANA0zJMhIPAW7
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 944Please respect copyright.PENANAlYtnkAJasp
floor.944Please respect copyright.PENANAbaRdwtzBcE
"Angel, call her, call 944Please respect copyright.PENANA0vNLZL0N5S
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 944Please respect copyright.PENANAZpsLWep9kQ
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 944Please respect copyright.PENANAK1WFIEBu0Q
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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