Miranda looked round the lecture theater one last time before heading951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb7r5UO7yX
out of the door. She couldn't help but feel strange that Carly wasn't 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TbIwwuLrG
here. The past two weeks were understandable. She had to wait for her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1m5haiM8m
sister to recover and that there was a funeral. She thought Carly would 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiPRBahPA2
be back by now. Did her mother's passing affect her that much?951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OOAnFDyrp
As she walked out of the lecture theater with the rest of her college951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3AYDqBK1R
mates, she went down the hall and straight to the ladies' room. She had951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCo9AhebAz
another lecture in ten minutes. That gave her enough time to give her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFLvMtUOra
boss a call.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CaJZ4BWgf
"What is it, Miranda?" Mr Walters asked as soon as he picked up.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFalRc2Fm9z
"She didn't come for lectures today," said Miranda. "And she is still not picking up my calls."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DAFFswT9w
"Maybe she's still mourning her mother's death as usual."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnz1QS4Bmww
"Are you serious? Don't you think something is going on? Because I do."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFf5LTFqmL
"Since when are you ever concerned about Carly's whereabouts?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfSpSmz1S0
"Ever since things stopped going well at the club after she left," 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD3EMNPYEg
Miranda answers as she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRkC3RGOAY
looked really tired and restless.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbbIGMSMJr
"I know, I know," there was frustration in Mr Walters' voice. He too was just as tired as she was.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76FSbR2ESV
Since Carly left the club, there was a hustle and bustle when it came951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FQ8gkLDsE
to working there for Miranda and the other workers. The customers 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9qqo969Z7
weren't happy that Carly wasn't working there anymore, and it became 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeSRVgI76q
difficult to please them. And just like that, most of their faithful 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvJHJ77aCu
customers even stopped showing up to the club. And that amounted to a 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhtI2cQ5Pu
huge loss.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqpdz1CFit
"What should we do now?" Miranda asked. "I tried asking a few of her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtLPqKVhR6
close friends if they have been in any contact with her, but they 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0Q1pMt4uH
haven't. It will be difficult to find her now."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT79Kn2eTMS
"I'll handle it. There will be no need for you to try and look for her."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW23TGm3Mu
"What are you planning to do?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0gNs6EXDG
"You just concentrate on your studies, Miranda. Just as I said, I'll handle it."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8cVnYg29N
Mr Walters cut the call and Miranda stared at her phone wondering 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXA7MdKnpXz
what her boss could be planning now. If there was one thing she knew 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc66HVyBib
about him, is that he is willing to do anything to get what he wants. 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHAJz5KS1O
Even if it means doing so in the most dangerous way possible.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthf2EmOSuh
Miranda quickly gathered herself and walked out of the ladies' room to go for her next lecture.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ncl49ITYU
As for Mr Walters, he was in his office at the club tapping his 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubaN5KoGko
fingers on the table, thinking of what to do next. He needed Carly back 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvrFYgMoez
no matter what. Life without her proved to be quite useless. He thought 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JyXDlvDJs
of replacing her, but all the women who had come here to fill up her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp4sVynRRR
vacant space weren't as good as her.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXOyy7O8tJ
When Carly was working at the club, business was booming. But now, 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LXa9nkmt8
things weren't the same as it was with her around. She was more of his 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdm9X1VAP7x
lucky charm.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2zcdodX7g
And he needed her back real bad.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wjB9ZIkk6
He picked up his phone that was on the table and made a phone call. At the fourth ring, the person at the other end picked up.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGURjOokEE
"I have a job for you."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAd8meq88K
***951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjLB95WLtv
"The weather is so friendly, don't you think?" Amanda asked as she looked up at the clear blue sky.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡae0RjQ1ERo
The weather was pleasant indeed. Amanda was 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWuSi7u0B3
by the patio with Angel and Leo. There was a small white garden table 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTkN2IqXER
and they sat around it, with Leo sitting on one of the garden chairs.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKeYjzgtDQ
"It sure is," said Angel as she smiled at Amanda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQmMTVagir
"Okay, what did you want us to talk about?" Leo asked as he looked at Amanda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapZxfmknfq
Amanda's eyes averted from the sky to Angel 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOmg0hPO4a
and Leo. The smile she had on her face earlier soon fell away. It wasn't951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBHaVVPScX
like her to be like that. That's if she wanted to talk about something 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8N3tlfZ3s
serious.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mmS33FyBe
"I want to talk about you two," said Amanda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg9pLR56cM
"Us?" Angel and Leo asked at the same time, again. This time, they looked at each other.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup8ejrVs5H
"Yes. I know this is going to sound weird and I hope you don't get mad."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3SPRh56U7
Angel and Leo didn't say anything as they waited for Amanda to continue.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKOJBnvInn
"I know you two haven't been on the best of terms lately. Considering one ran over the other with their car."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxUfexQFIF
Angel turned her eyes towards the garden while Leo cleared his throat.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68GG2YJvRT
"I hate to bring this up, but now that we're951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdCGwmYMA8
all leaving under the same roof, it seems weird that there is tension 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzTLffrRfF
between the two of you considering what happened."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YWBE1HFLi
"Wait, you think there is tension between us because of the accident?" Angel asked.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4A83AgvXb
"Why, yes. I noticed the way you two look at each other."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ600tcPPB0o
"Grandma, look," said Leo, "maybe you're just imagining things, okay? Why should there be any tension between Angel and I?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQQ7CQxH7H
"I don't know. Maybe it's because you always look at each other like you want to kill each other."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzl3k2LPJn
Angel and Leo both gave out a casual little laugh. Amanda couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iw6OEYRfZ
"If anyone should be angry, it's Angel," said Leo. "Since I 'mistakenly' ran her over."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOgPjyn5Dz
"And you never apologised for it," said 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR6Gqd1rBU
Amanda. "Eric had to cover up for you when you should have been the one 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIenfVJMnWU
at the hospital checking up on Angel. And you're simply not comfortable 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFVtXUOoN0
with her being here because she reminds you of what you have done."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUxuejvrCY
Leo turned to look at Angel who gave him a 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGdS43QoMa
jeering look. Angel was simply winning this case since she was the 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S37SRs2Fh
victim and Amanda had grown so fond of her. But Amanda wasn't wrong 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNvsOmJY8w
about what she said. Leo was in the wrong and he should have been 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP7c6xjF7z
checking up on Angel when she was hospitalised since he was responsible 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcsWj7VS0p
for what happened to her.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcM39DSe5F
"Are you saying all this was my fault?" Leo asked.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4QAFNG0dn
"I'm not blaming you for anything, Leo," said Amanda. "All this was 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmxB39jsxu
nothing but an accident. I thought by now you would have apologised to 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOC3yyvdBG
Angel. That's what a gentleman should do, right?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo3jbecqqJ
Leo sighed. He didn't want to apologise today, much less to Angel. If951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEga1aEBd2
only his grandmother knew that the main reason for the tension between 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h2ZksqKGd
them was because of Carly. The accident didn't even matter. Angel was 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgjqJIuXSr
Carly's sister and she found out that Carly worked as a call girl (a 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aKI3fgAHS
more decent way to put it) and now Leo was in love with her. And Carly 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvHHrW7lTU
to Leo, was his lover and didn't like Angel after how she attacked him 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4vXhhuO1Q
back at the club.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbMG1n9vSM
They couldn't tell Amanda the whole thing. She would die of a heart 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTUfrTyYph
attack and it might just put the Barclay's reputation on the rocks 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0krFuyQ07v
considering Carly once working as a call girl. It would ruin the two 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFkH5cE4xS
sisters completely.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTPYsZ8Xfo
"I know, grandma," said Leo. "I'll apologise right now."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQrKmYxmBN
Angel grew shocked as she looked at Leo. She wasn't really expecting 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYS5pIChGO
this at all. Leo apologising? This should be on the news headlines.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0ErKXG8bE
Amanda smiled. "Now that's the grandson I know," she said.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8jQitUQKw
Leo paused for a moment before turning to look at Angel. He 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLHz6r2EoV
swallowed. He didn't want to do this at all. But his grandma wasn't 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c1V5ITtQS
going to let him even if he refused to apologise in the first place. If 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviSerATF2V
anything, Angel should apologise for how she attacked him back at the 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4V27AqGkJt
club, not him.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLCzBMFQPs
"I'm.....I'm sorry, Angel," said Leo. "I should have apologised to you sooner."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnGrobqN38
Amanda felt like she was watching one of those soaps on television. She couldn't help but smile at the two for some reason.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqYpcusIZK
"It's fine, Leo," said Angel. "I don't like to keep grudges. I've already forgiven you."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGf3nmy513
"Good," said Amanda. "This is just what I needed. Now, I hope you two951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIFLKePnny
won't look at each other like angry wolves again. You haven't had a go 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayeB1lfKVk
at each other yet, have you?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45Xro545Md
Leo and Angel gave each other a brief look and went back to looking at Amanda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7IfL3cydh
"No," they answered at the same time.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtI17T5esg
"Great. That's good to know."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwygdHglZn
If only she knew that the two of them already had a go at each other almost two weeks ago.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaKqdoAcVB
One of the helpers soon appeared on the patio from the house.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHimYFexx0
"The doctor is here to check up on you and Angel, madam," he said to Amanda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVx6k8Nn2G
"Oh, he came here really early," said Amanda. "I've an idea. You take951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07bY5bLcD5
me up to him first and leave Angel and Leo so that they can talk."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FBJkkEkum
"Huh?" Angel looked at Amanda not believing what she said.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFONoCfqt3
"Yes, now that Leo has apologised to you, it's high time you two get to know each other a little better."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EutFFoswG
"That isn't necessary, grandma," said Leo. "I'll need to go to......"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXwkz3e0rr
"Work? You always like dodging whatever I say," said Amanda. "The 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dn3XNVUmW
others just left for the office a little while ago and you said you 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rjFBtgja2
would be in late. There is no harm in getting to know someone. Why don't951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpd4kJ9YNN
you keep her company while I go get checked by the doctor? I won't be 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pv3I144a2
long."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ8Ph3vANm
Leo almost rolled his eyes but he didn't because he knew his grandmother would scold him for it. He just sighed.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai2v3PThPc
"Okay, I'll stay here and keep Angel company," he said.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9Atw2QkYM
"Now," Amanda turned to the helper beside her, "you can take me to the doctor."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFNz0FKmM2
"Yes, madam," said the helper and he helped Amanda into the house.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVCdpMNijf
As soon as they were out of earshot, Leo turned to look at Angel.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6dQL35mZn
"I can't believe I apologised to you," he said.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcDK2dfwi9
"I can't believe your grandmother made you do it," said Angel with a smirk on her face.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMFHifDp2c
Leo couldn't help but blush. There was something about her smirk that951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oz53jw1yC
made his heart race and heat up his cheeks so much. He rarely blushed. 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8eoPd7a4b
Not like this. Something was wrong.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iLLY3PqOM
"Don't make fun of me," he said as he looked the other way so that Angel wouldn't see him blush.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7TSh8oGVe
"Why? Does it hurt your ego that much?" Angel had her arms folded as 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsOihRdm8e
she looked at him. "I see that you're even blushing. Are you really that951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJBHYTa4O0
embarrassed?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhZ5YEnNrH
Leo blushed even more, but this time, he looked at Angel who looked 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17Y3PuPJSd
at him straight in the eye. Angel couldn't help but smile this time. Her951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKsl73z4zx
smile made Leo seem so confused, like he didn't know what to do next.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaqAHuUE22
"Oh, aren't you going to say anything?" Angel asked. "It's so unlike 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kcKOoG4GJ
you not to say a word. Has the mighty Leo McDonell gone tongue-tied 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb1Mkhdbh9
today?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQU6kMbKtY
"Stop it, Angel," said Leo who finally managed to speak. "Just 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAlKg45QrU
because you've the upper hand at this doesn't mean you can do whatever 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeL2Tcs1lP
you want."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YSrn9JqW9
"It worked for you, didn't it?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNlbmj5JnB
"What do you mean?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzH9328oz0
"You remember what happened at the club, don't you? You thought you 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2JmXElCWo
would get away with everything when you wanted to take advantage of my 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qx908Luqz
sister."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfEcu6MUIJ
"I wasn't taking advantage of her. You know she loves me and I feel the same way about her."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo2PMiJCom
"She doesn't love you, Leo. All that is nothing but infatuation."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SzQSOxgD9
"That's what you say, but I know how Carly feels about me. You just don't want to admit it."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX9VOWutKv
"I'm just speaking the truth."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gPx8cUIAg
"No, you're saying how you feel. And you don't like at me at all, Angel."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZez93xZq6R
"Well, you don't like me either, at least we can both agree on that."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS9CuLdNsO
"You made me hate you with the way you approached me at the club that day."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMmhHwnQ1V
"I was protecting my sister."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv759XujG7
"Oh, really? Then where were you all those nights when she used to 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZnjRbNtBk
work there? If anything, you should be attacking those perverts at the 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl4I2jbIOD
club who dared even touched Carly, not me."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEr20nT4bj
Angel banged her hand on the white garden table. That startled Leo 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuPRtHAOBA
and the two looked at each other with a moment of silence between them.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xGiaIxoyw
"You don't know," said Angel, slowly, "......what's it's like to 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r1lyIXYxA
know....that the person whom you trusted the most in this world, could 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0oVJX9Dbw
betray you like Carly betrayed me."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VjX5n16pB
Tears started to form in Angel's eyes, but it surprised Leo that not 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡew0ETDGj4x
one of them fell to her cheeks. They were just there in her eyes like 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JZpY9tyay
crystal glass.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaNNSLscio
"If I knew what Carly was up to from the very start," Angel 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6UL3O0Cug
continued, this time she was much calmer, "maybe you and I wouldn't be 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEC8iECrtm
in this situation right now."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D5wSsH6Zf
Leo thought of what Angel said. He realised that she had completely 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2VXspmt0E
no idea that Carly was working at the club. And the way she said it, it 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnBUmBjBkj
seems like she blames herself for not being aware of her sister's 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTBeFXS78r
actions.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZuriCpvt4
The two of them just sat in silence, not looking at each other.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59Hr88jNuK
"Maybe now you understand," said Angel as she broke the silence and 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1egb9PVwbz
looked at Leo, "why I'll go to any lengths to prevent you from getting 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DA6sPChZ2
near Carly."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP2o4iAXIf
"You know you can't do that, Angel," he said. "I love Carly."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP3945Ooub
"That's what you think. Isn't that what all men think when they go to the club and think they are in love with some......"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLapZgpUYmZ
Angel couldn't even utter the word. As much as she was still mad at 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWMmH5qmAx
Carly, she couldn't use that word on her. Not only would it be insulting951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF8E9nezhX
Carly, she would be insulting herself.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9ypxIaz1R
"I don't see her like that," said Leo.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfuYZv8Cj0
"Really? What if one day you don't feel the same way you feel for her now? What would you do then?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZPHYi6ccS
"That would never happen."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSquA3R8p4
"You're only saying that because you're a fool."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyBqUfverr
"A fool in love, yes."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyStjWtyYo
Angel shook her head. "I want to believe you, but I can't."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk02rwwfQG
"Why? Because you don't like me?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcEjUXD4Ja
Angel smirked. Again, Leo could feel his cheeks heat up.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigia265ZoY
"Maybe. But let me tell you this. When I found out about Carly, she 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo8VVbN4vI
broke my trust completely. I don't know if after our mother's passing 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKXhn9HwK5
and my accident that she would ever change."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs33gvQVnAn
"She has," Leo defended her. "She promised me she would never go back to that place ever again."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2VZrFmjvH
"You don't know her. And until I know she has changed for the better,951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxPRBKqt3F
maybe then I won't have to worry about her being with you."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvXJfbIPww
Leo couldn't help but feel confused. Didn't Angel trust her own sister? Why was she saying this?951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPtrPQNilF
"Wait, do you think, Carly would be betray me too?" Leo asked.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExrJo6gOYD
Angel shrugged her shoulders. "If she could do that to me and my late mother to fulfill her ambitions, what more you?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukJlxHcmWT
Leo didn't answer and Angel expected him not to. She soon turned the 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgbNFqrHNG
wheelchair around and dragged herself back inside the house leaving Leo 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo69SJkgUUg
puzzled.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu0WBI4ClB
***951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzobobxTFOR
Carly sighed. She had never felt this 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ct56zMiBQ
relaxed in her life as she sat on the inclined chair and her nails were 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYwhlj1lj6
being attended to by the manicurist at the beauty salon.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3R0zKBsPl
"This is the life," Carly thought to herself with a smile on her face and her eyes closed. "I can get used to this."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD70Ak2TTYd
When Carly got to the beauty salon with 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfqG8KsOea
Diana since Bertha remained behind and couldn't come along with them, 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFTXBHDJuI
she couldn't help but admire the place. She was amazed with what Diana 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLJKXBFucK
had achieved so far. The place was well known and many women came here 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKaDZ18urg
for manicures, pedicures, hair and cosmetic treatments.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtEsdmVG39
It was surprising how Diana didn't join her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMsWRWRLeX
brother, Mr McDonell in the family business. It seems most successful 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0ftC2mm7c
rich families work together in the same company nowadays. But Diana was 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfUyhpOc6M
different. She wanted to do something else. Something for herself. More 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42UURvdNTh
like defining who she really was from what everyone thought every 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4xmPVhuGC
McDonell should be.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnX9qK07txF
Carly had asked the question a while back why Diana didn't join in the family business. Diana had answered:951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXjOuNyEjW
"Our family has been successfully with the 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bNNNVBqWh
company throughout the years. I thought maybe I can get in the family 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyLtPZobOL
spirit and do what everyone else in the family was doing. But it didn't 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqPcME4fgm
feel right for me, you know? I already imagined my future doing 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88dXAnXv9Y
something else. My parents didn't mind my choice of career. They were in951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPJ6HYYEx2
fact quiet supportive and helped me in anyway to build this beauty 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sv2nvkV2b
salon and across some parts of America as well. It's a big thing and a 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6eFFriasg
huge achievement on my part. Am glad for the support I continue to get, 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJhbNcKHL4
especially from my brother. He is so kind."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TLwQkTvma
That was some story. And Carly couldn't help951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeXfL3yeqa
but admire her more than ever. Diana was a lady of ambition. She didn't951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZYLY9IG1f
want to work in the McDonell family and followed her own dreams 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9DHuIG393
instead. She was one a lot of females would like to look up to as a role951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjn2ogJUsw
model.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE2s1PLyLf
What Diana is today, sent Carly thinking of 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg8hpUlPdu
what she wanted to do with her own life. Maybe she could be just like 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXeJCELIi9
Diana. She has always wanted to do something big, not just try and get 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDoF2CjEHK
enough money so that she could live in luxurious apartments. She had big951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMyWqNY7LK
dreams when she was a child, but all that faded away when she realised 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkkigOxDrZ
the financial state her family was in.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFJsuXvWay
But now that she was with the McDonell 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT22YUborOC
family, she might try and do something good with her life. Live the life951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa1DB70NYT
she has always wanted.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH0YRB0ZgR
"Are you enjoying yourself, Carly?" Diana called out to her.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7Yfc6M9QH
Carly opened her eyes and saw Diana standing951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUF3CQafnX
a few feet from her, smiling. She had gone in her office to take an 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodd8g4fvwg
important phone call and left Carly to be attended to.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtD4k5s2yw
"I am, thanks for asking," replied Carly.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXAdeNIfzo
"Okay, once you're done, we can go out and have lunch together. What do you think?"951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiHKpyrQxN
"That would be awesome."951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SvZ3W02sy
"Great, I'll be in my office. Make her feel 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR3Yo1PQlw
comfortable, okay?" Diana directed that to the manicurist who nodded 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1TYw3Og3e
with pleasure and continued to work on Carly's nails.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWm4YVoEOZj
As soon as Diana walked away and Carly was 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXVMErWKWf
about to close her eyes again, she noticed from the corner of her eye 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDejLgF1zt
that her phone was ringing on the small table next to her chair. She had951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanJxGBKyAf
put her phone on silent so that she wouldn't be disturbed. She picked 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMVATY1Rf0
up the phone with her free hand and looked at the caller ID.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0Vt0Ucld4
Miranda.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxXFzvB9Eo
Carly rolled her eyes. Miranda has been 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0x7O92d2T4
calling her for days now and she wasn't interested in picking up her 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMLU3PWyrl
calls. It was obvious that Miranda wanted her back at the club. So did 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnEcmHDWbl
Mr Walters who even left her a bunch of messages this past week. She 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LGmaSDWHe
wasn't going back there. She already promised herself and Leo.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghwbMwyDEn
Carly put her phone aside as a thought soon 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT9eCy9vaW
came up in her mind. Angel never knew that she was working at the club 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoRNIjNUqC
and she showed up there when it wasn't even during working hours. Who 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQFfOWrcJs
tipped Angel about her whereabouts that day? It couldn't be Mr Walters 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIJW7Qmkyh
and probably not any of the bartenders or dancers at the club because 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80FyXgdV9c
she never ever discussed her life with them.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBDnQ2ArrP
Could it be Miranda?951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz5OQIb0L4
Carly couldn't help but feel it was her. She951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu8rv8VI5J
didn't even ask Angel who had told her where she was that day. 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKLYDKxumo
Everything happened so fast she completely forgot about it till now. 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzpWowNRlU
There was no doubt it was Miranda who had told Angel.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp7cXe3H52
And now she was calling Carly after all this951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7j4OMWmZ3
time. Miranda isn't her friend, she never was. Why she put Carly in 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbUicSuYtd
such a situation, Carly would never know unless she asks. But she wasn't951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAi4ATkn3z
in the mood to talk to Miranda. Not when it's was pretty obvious of her951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iR73DmLUU
betrayal.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzB9hObnFN
Carly looked at her phone again. Thinking of951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkC0kTPHSi
whether to answer it. But she relaxed on her chair. She was not going 951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQAJkzSLZT
to let Miranda spoil her mood like she ruined her life some weeks ago.951Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv6pAYPAIA
"She can go to hell for all I care," Carly thought with a smirk on her face.
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