Leo looked up at the building complex they were approaching and noticed the clear blue sky. It's a good day, he thought. But he quickly threw the thought out as he realised that there's someone sitting next to him who isn't making it a good one. He tried his best not to look at her, but he found himself doing so.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8EFRPk0l4
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Angel was staring out the window on Leo's side oblivious that he was looking at her. Bill turned the car down the road that lead to the building's underground parking lot as he told her that they had finally arrived.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjQshfQ38d
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Leo caught her eyes for a minute before they went down to the parking lot where it became partially dark for a second and then the lights from the lit fluorescent tubes above the parking lot's ceiling found it's way inside the car. He quickly turned away when he felt something weird take over him. He didn't know why he felt so anxious just by looking at her eyes. It's not the first time he's felt like this and he hated himself for it even more.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDpfHU8o5t
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As soon as the car parked, Bill turned to look at Angel and said, "I guess we say goodbye here, Miss. We'll meet each other after work."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmiGbNA1wH
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"Thanks for the ride, Bill," said Angel, giving him a bright smile. "We'll see each other soon. Have a good day."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpktD5wuHb
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"Good day to you too." Bill turned to look at Leo. "I leave her in your hands, sir. Don't get her upset over anything."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY42Da8vnl
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Leo humphed and said, "she can take care of herself. I'm not her babysitter."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t2PSlpVx5
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"But she'll need you to lead the way to the offices. You don't need to be so harsh."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2HNGVMCMA
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"I thought as much coming from him," said Angel. "Don't worry, Bill, I'll be fine."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1ZOS4rT1o
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"I hope so. Have a good day you two."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvebzmWgNx1
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Leo felt a nerve on his temple start to bulge. He's getting more irritated with Bill everytime he spoke. The chauffeur has never talked like this before. He wondered if the presence of Angel made him sprout wings.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvQcRxwvqy
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Bill quickly got out to help Angel out of the car. Leo did the courtesy of getting out himself. He thought of dashing towards the elevators in front of him, but thought twice of leaving Angel behind. He turned to see her walk round the car to stand next to him.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqk3slAq8G
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"Come on," she said to him. "We need to take these croissants quickly." She held up the bag with the croissants.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20NW5uiWsZ
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Leo led the way towards the elevator, by-passing one of the watchmen on guard. He pressed the button to summon it and as soon as the doors flew open, the two of them almost stepped in at the same time, bumping shoulders.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPVMK9KkCP
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"Sorry," both of them muttered.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NdGQ0YR7D
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"Uh..., ladies first," said Leo, allowing Angel to go in first.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84vTAUNGIU
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"Thanks," said Angel, noting that Leo has been very courteous for almost the fourth time today, that's if she's got her counting right.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWLQ691kJE
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Leo pressed the button to the eighth floor and the doors to the elevator closed before them. They felt the elevator go up and they waited in silence.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGikaVSLXl
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Leo looked up at the elevator ceiling and then a scary thought came in his mind. What if the elevator jammed, trapping him and Angel inside? He didn't want to think of it and he felt like hitting his head for doing so. The last thing he needed was to be in an enclosed space with her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHkN76AKEY
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Angel let out a sigh, catching his attention. He turned to look at her. Her eyes were closed and she held her hands balled into fists close to her chest. Was she praying, he wondered. His eyes quickly focused on her face, more specifically on her pink glossy lips that were slightly apart as she took in a breath through her mouth. He found himself staring for too long that he quickly had to think of something to distract himself.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rOTkojJha
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"Are you praying?" he asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zQdrNZttx
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Angel quickly turned to look at him, startled at the question and also at the fact that he, himself had asked. She couldn't help but blush all of a sudden and Leo apparently noticed.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdla1hp5W0
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"I-uh-" Angel didn't know what to say as she hesitated. "I-it's nothing."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSryV8Psjc
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"Really? It seems to me like you were."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpZB3pXBTO
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"It's not like that, seriously." Angel gave out a nervous chuckle.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKBE5SMAPE
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"Then what is it? Could it be that you're nervous since it's your first day?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFKanrmTKr
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The elevator stopped on the third floor and the doors drew open. A man in blue overalls, carrying a tool box together with a man in a black suit stepped into the elevator. Angel and Leo moved to the back to create room.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WhKXCCyn0
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As soon as the doors closed, Leo didn't wait for a minute to go on probing Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZUG1Y3TGG
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"So, what is it?" he asked. "Were you praying?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1QauO0ifB
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Angel couldn't help but feel embarrassed and felt like hiding when there's no place to hide. She noticed the other two men give her and Leo a brief glance.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6C50pqd1b
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"I'm nervous, alright!" she finally admitted. She didn't want to say it, but somehow, Leo managed to force it out of her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA10EvAVuUK
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Leo couldn't help smirk. He had to admit, he had never felt this much satisfaction in embarrassing Angel even if it's just in front of an audience of two people. He felt like laughing out loud, but he didn't want to look like a bully.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhBBdLui06
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The elevator stopped, this time on the fifth floor. The man in the suit and the other in overalls stepped out of the elevator. Immediately, the doors drew to a close, Angel turned to look angrily at Leo.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBs9VULmqRU
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Leo couldn't keep his laughter in as he burst. He leaned back on the wall of the elevator for support. Angel continued to give him the same glare, this time folding her arms.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnFmMpvSrY
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"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Leo apologised, trying to get himself together, but still laughing.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4Ky7TCn8R
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"Is this the only time you ever apologise to anyone?" Angel asked, not looking impressed.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnQ1SW76Sl
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"Okay, let me stop," said Leo as he drew in a breath. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwH4zH0qXK
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"No, you just couldn't. You really embarrassed me, you know?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn90rBX34nr
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"Don't worry. I bet they will forget it at the end of the day." 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSPmjePZIS
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Angel looked away. Leo found himself smiling. He's been on the receiving end of Angel's anger for a while now, but this time around it's different. He found it rather amusing that Angel could easily get upset over little things.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkBNmHk5YJ
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The elevator soon came to a stop on the seventh floor and the doors flew open. Leo led the way out still with a smile on his face.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xQ3KvpBzG
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"You know, you should stop smiling," said Angel as she stood next to him. "It isn't funny anymore."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaqZM4yHJ7
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"That's what you think," he said. "Anyway, we're here."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ06KFiUdUb
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Angel looked in front of her to see the offices of the McDonell Construction Company. There were huge glass doors with the company logo on them. Angel gulped. She started to wonder if coming here was a good idea.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡree2SMXY1R
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"You're nervous of coming here, aren't you?" Leo asked, his eyes also fixed on the doors in front of them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClfLt6PsTS
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Angel slowly turned to look at him. "It's normal, isn't it? We all get nervous when we do something new for the first time."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfokFQYnbMf
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"But you've had a job before." Leo raised an eyebrow.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qDEXWxtbz
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"It's not the same thing, Leo," Angel furrowed her eyebrows. "Yes, I've worked before, but when you switch jobs, everything is still nerve-wracking."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNolEpjckz
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"If you want you can always go back and I can tell my dad that you've changed your mind."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ5awGTO7e
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"Very funny. You know why I agreed to work here. I've to do all it takes to get my mother's house back."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthH5PaGcMH
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Leo forgot about that. He didn't know what to say next as he went back to looking at the front doors.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vuEoKYnbn
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"If you get the house back, will you-?" Leo started to ask, but he stopped himself, realising that he was about to ask something stupid.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutsUrVY287
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"I know what you want to ask. You want to know if I'll leave, right?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkrQJjYDo9
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Leo didn't know what to say as he looked the other way.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxjik3UNwB
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"There you are," came Eric as he walked out through the doors. "I thought you two weren't going to make it."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rhiqRnzT9
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"We made it, alright," said Leo, suddenly looking irritated.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlnmMZ35xj
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"Great," said Eric as he came closer. "He didn't give you any problems, did he?" He turned to look at Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEqgUYGHrC
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"Well...," Angel gave Leo a brief glance. Leo also looked back at her and for a second, sparks flew between them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf3OBnEqk2
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"Okay, looks like I didn't have to ask," said Eric as he came to stand in between the two, wrapping his arms around their necks. "I'm just glad that the three of us get to work together. This is going to be so much fun."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1AAxrn3tZ
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"No, it won't," both Leo and Angel answered.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8KlY5o1t2
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"Come on," Eric led them towards the door with his arms still wrapped around them. "Uncle has anxiously been waiting for you two."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2ZeBXRIcc
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"Us or the croissants?" Leo asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VstGW42lU
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"Well..., both. I'm just anxious of showing Angel around." Eric turned to give her a bright smile.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZakvweXqAF
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"Thanks, Eric," Angel smiled back knowing that he'll make her stay at the company worthwhile.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFM5pK9JFw
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Eric unhooked his arm around Leo as he opened the door and walked through the door with Angel, pushing Leo aside with his shoulder. Leo didn't look the least bit happy.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybOO42Ez03
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"Hey, Eric," Leo called out as he also followed them through the door.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM18EDLOHF
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"Sorry about that," said Eric as he took his arm off Angel to turn and look at Leo.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi84LN1S7w
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"You're way too excited, aren't you? Just because Angel is here."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC6TWaGU9I
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"You two look like you're about to fight," said Angel turning to look at the both of them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGWEG5ceAi
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"I'm not surprised," came a woman's voice behind them. "When they see a pretty girl, they're bound to fight over her."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5Il1H9AHt
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The three turned to see who had spoken and by the reception desk stood a lady who looked to be in her fifties. She wore a black dress with matching black office shoes. She also wore a black and grey shawl, around her neck that covered her shoulders and had on glasses with a black frame. Her black hair that had strands of grey was combed back and neatly tied into a bun.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hUZ9NP4H8
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"Oh, no," said Angel. "They aren't fighting over me."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ziAkzwpFX
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"Ya, what she said," said Leo.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YE3RbFagc
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The woman chuckled as she walked over to them. Angel couldn't help but notice how the woman carried herself with so much authority like she owned the place. Angel figured she did, but she couldn't be certain.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYyaqNVxNa
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"You must be Angel," the woman said as she stopped in front of her. "Angel Barclay, right?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6IJk9pCNg
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"Yes, ma'am," Angel found herself saying.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lHGR7MyrV
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"I've heard so much about you from Mr. McDonell. May I say, you really look like your mother, may her soul rest in peace."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiAAmEEwc0
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Angel couldn't believe her ears. "You knew my mother?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxBlYj8Lem
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"I've met her a few times," the woman smiled. "When I heard of her passing, I was saddened. When Fred told me you were coming to work here, I'll admit, I couldn't wait to meet you."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lGWc66jWJ
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"I know, right?" Eric asked as he came to join the ladies, standing next to Angel. "I was anxiously waiting for her to arrive, I couldn't stay seated in my office."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqNdeCR3rk
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Leo rolled his eyes. Once again, Angel is the centre of attention. He realised he's getting sick and tired of it, yet he still wondered how she does it.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZnaHfANDo
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Maybe it's her pretty face, he thought. As soon as he realised it, he angrily shook his head. Did he just admit to himself that Angel is pretty?672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjsnl9YL8v
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"I'll be in my office, if you need me," said Leo as he started to make his way there.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkChHea932
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"Hold on just a minute, McDonell," the lady called out, stopping him in his tracks. "You aren't going anywhere."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVlIRWH3fa
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Leo silently groaned. One thing he didn't like is to be called by his last name, worst of all if it happened to be her calling him.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIirK25vrDJ
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"Yes, ma'am," he said as he turned to look at her, trying his best not to roll his eyes.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gqvGYqm9E
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"Ah, I almost forgot," said Eric as he looked at Angel. "Angel, this is Mrs. Lance. She happens to be one of the directors of this company."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggPCgP4C5O
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"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Lance," said Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YD2wnpPy2
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"The pleasure is mine, dear," said Mrs. Lance with a wide smile. "I believe Eric and Leo will show you around, though I would've liked to do so myself."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcwToXsG59
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"I'm not doing that," Leo quickly objected. "I brought her here, so it's only appropriate that Eric shows her around."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVshVgnR72
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Mrs. Lance rolled her eyes at him. "Always stubborn, I see. Don't make me pull your ears."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIvEvERBwt
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Leo almost held up his hands to cover them, yet he knew she can do more than that. He had no choice but to stick around for a while. He turned to look at Angel and could've sworn that she was silently laughing at him over Mrs. Lance's threat.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpLkUTVQ7w
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"You kids go ahead," said Mrs. Lance. "I've to wait here for the receptionist."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7b7MtZE6j
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"Okay," said Eric. "Let's go, Angel."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAaFueHmUr
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"We'll meet again soon, Mrs. Lance," said Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNC8TLRM3h
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"We will soon enough," Mrs. Lance gave Angel a curt nod.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWnQIl3MOG
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Eric led the way past the reception area as Angel followed behind him. Leo, dragged along, wishing that he hadn't met Mrs. Lance. He thought his time with Angel was finally over until she told him to stick around a bit longer. He hoped showing Angel around wouldn't take so long. He now missed the comfort of his own office.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtLfAALWds
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Eric led the way to the main office area where they were rolls of cubicles. The people in the area were either walking around while some sat in their cubicles, working. It's a Monday after all, so it's no surprise for the place to be so busy.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtvXZuIj1B
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"So, this is the main area," Eric told Angel. "I'll introduce you to everyone by making a simple announcement. You'll get to know them later."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbxJYlSQjy
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Angel wanted to oppose, but Eric already opened his mouth to say something.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LdlFfVRVt
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"Everyone, can I have your attention, please!" Eric called out.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3ms2naZNs
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Angel grew surprised at how quickly Eric captured the attention of everyone in the room. Even those who had been walking around suddenly stopped to look at Eric. Leo didn't find all of this surprising. Eric is known to be a loud mouth and sometimes considered the life of the party among their workmates.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1S4mfOBT5
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"Yes, good morning everyone," Eric continued with a smile on his face. "I would like to introduce a new member who's just joining us today." He turned to look at Angel as he placed his hand on her shoulder. "Her name is Angel Barclay, let's all make her feel welcome."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiTsN9WuBi
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Almost everyone in the room enthusiastically welcomed Angel at the same time and she couldn't help but blush by their response. She didn't expect this on her first day.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdJTRWL5k6
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Leo who stood behind Angel also noticed everyone's response. A few of them came to introduce themselves. Most of them were the male folk who couldn't get their eyes off her and gave comments on how pretty she is. Leo found himself balling his hands that he now hid in his pockets, into fists. He didn’t like this at all. Angel might be new here, but the attention she got from everyone in the room got on his nerves.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtPB18CQGR
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"Okay, okay, people," said Eric, trying to back them away. He also noticed how Angel is attracting attention. "You'll get to know her better as soon as she's done with the tour."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3YWnFApwx
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Eric took Angel by the hand and dragged her with him elsewhere. Leo approved of Eric's actions. Right now, Angel was like a flower attracting too many bees. Hopefully they wouldn't end up stinging him.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iM8shEaav
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Just when he was about to follow them, he felt someone grab the sleeve of his jacket, stopping him in his tracks. He turned to see who held him up.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGiEfzCvrh
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"Hey, Leo," said Albert, a plump looking guy in the same age range as Leo, with messy brown hair and an unkempt brown moustache. "Is that the girl who stays with you and your family? The one you took in?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgW86aiprU
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Leo almost forgot that rumours spread like wild fire when it came to workplaces. He didn't feel pleased with the way Albert came up to him. He could already tell that he had eaten a sandwich with garlic in it as his breath smelt horrible.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj2xt5BIua
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"What does it matter to you?" Leo asked, clearly showing that he didn't like Albert being near him. He tugged his sleeve away from Albert's grubby hand.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqGTnhE2ef
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"Hey, I just wanted to know. She's very pretty. Do you think I could've a chance with her?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIsiHvK1Zw
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Leo furrowed his eyebrows. "No."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz1t5XycCB
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Albert looked on as Leo continued to look back at him. Leo expected him to look hurt by that word, but he suddenly burst out laughing, his breath fully covering Leo's face. Leo took a step back as he felt his nose cringe and his eyes start to water.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYJ4G5tO6E
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"You're probably right," said Albert. "If I've a shot at going out with her, I better up my game and get a haircut. I won't be the only one though. Thanks for the advice Leo."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvHozhtKwk
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Albert walked away and what he said got Leo thinking. He looked around the work area and noticed that there's still an air of excitement that Angel left behind. He saw men talking amongst themselves and also heard their whispers. There were also ladies talking about her too, obviously a little too jealous that Angel might be competition for them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEcmaTLXff
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Leo quickly went to look for Eric and Angel so as to be far from this. He hoped that the mood will die down by lunch time. In the direction in which the two had gone, Leo knew just where to find them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtonXRwB3N
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He found them standing in front of the door to his father's office. Eric was just pushing the door open when Leo came closer. Both Eric and Angel turned to notice his presence.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLPm8Uy3Wo
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Eric fully pushed the door open and found Mr. McDonell in his lavish office, seated behind a fancy mahogany office desk with an iMac desktop, a few picture frames on it and the paper tray at the far end. He looked up from the computer and when he saw who stood at the door, a smile appeared on his face.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhhceHVkjQ
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"You're finally here," said Mr. McDonell as he stood up from his desk. "Come in, Angel."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBQX4uLgLL
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"You look just as excited to see her as I am," said Eric as he closed the door behind him after Angel and Leo entered the office.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4MszX3pR8
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"Who wouldn't be?" Mr. McDonell went round his table and gestured towards the little lounge at the corner of the room where there were four comfortable black sofas arranged in a square with a glass coffee table in the middle.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zoMic8aco
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Leo almost spoke but realised he was going to spoil everyone's mood. So he kept to himself as he settled on the sofa.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMbHdmygj5
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"You've a very lovely office, Mr. McDonell," said Angel as she looked around. She settled on the sofa opposite Leo. Eric joined her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWWb4MqdJ4
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"Thank you," said Mr. McDonell, taking his seat beside Leo. "I believe you've been shown around the office."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXsw0EsieW
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"Not entirely," Eric answered. "Angel brought quite a fiasco in the main area that we decided to wait in here to prevent the others from getting to her. But most importantly, she had to deliver your croissants."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU70JXjwfs4
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"Oh, I almost forgot," said Angel as she took the bag on her laps and placed it on the middle of the coffee table.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKWgeH9jLT
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"Thank you," said Mr. McDonell as he looked at the bag before looking up at Angel. "I just want to say that I hope you'll feel welcome here. It might not be like your previous workplace, but I feel you've the right people around to make you feel at home."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIGbOz4wsg
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"Yes, I do," said Angel, "and I would like to thank you once again for giving me this opportunity, Mr. McDonell."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05sQM9Flem
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"You're very welcome, dear. I'll let these two finish giving you the tour. Before my old friend gets here, I would like you to come back to discuss some things. You would be working closely with Mrs. Lance. I would like the two of you to meet."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC2ITG6j7q
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"They already have," said Leo, folding his arms.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzlaZsrT19
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"Ah! That's good. Let me warn you first that Mrs. Lance can sometimes be difficult to work with. She's a woman who's hard to please."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjXFYacSUu
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"I can tell," said Angel with a shake of her head.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNdwnVUw5E
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"Don't worry, uncle," said Eric. "Mrs. Lance and Angel are going to get along just fine. I can tell she likes Angel already, isn't that right, Leo?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehzWYmCEw3
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Leo didn't want to answer but he had to force himself to say, "yes, she does."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIXIIJFKim
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"Alright. You two continue showing Angel around. I'll be here if you need me."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNqenreFHd
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Eric stood up from his seat quicker than the others and went to open the door. Mr. McDonell told Leo to take the bag of croissants to the kitchen.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXkS32468H
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When the three had left the office, Eric lead the way to the kitchen for Leo to put the croissants in the fridge.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdKvYyTnrk
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"And here is our kitchen," Eric said to Angel as they stood by the door. Leo already went in. "So whenever you want to make coffee, prepare something, get a glass of water - though there are dispensers around the office - or simply to put your food in the fridge, this is where the kitchen is."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYMeiFirRT
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Leo couldn't help but roll his eyes after closing the fridge. He still felt he needed to be in his office and not walking around with Angel. He found all of this annoying.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxKdGIhNwW
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He turned around and still found the two standing by the door.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkWLybGsTi
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"Aren't we going out?" Leo asked when he noticed the two weren't moving.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzbgdr8w02
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"Before we continue," said Eric as he stepped into the kitchen, "do you know where Mrs. Lance keeps her chocolate chip cookies?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRso1XUt5p
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Leo couldn't believe his cousin as he raised an eyebrow and shook his head.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugDC7mzpUJ
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"You're unbelievable, Eric," he said. "Why do you want to know where she keeps her cookies?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDo2trhCsh
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"To eat them, of course," Eric turned to look at Angel. "Mrs. Lance makes the best homemade chocolate cookies."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU89BETw7TM
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"Do you really want to eat them without her permission?" Leo folded his arms as he asked. "You know how she is. She'll eat you instead."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYahy13nxL
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"Ya, ya, I know. But I can't always wait to eat them once a week. So do you know where she keeps them?"672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmjdGg5qRt
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Leo looked at the shelves behind him. "I don't think you'll find them. As far as I know, she probably keeps them in her office, which I doubt there is any."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHsn1xC72K
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Eric went over to the cupboards to check. He gave up when he couldn't find them.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JoVvE1YyG
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"You know, you can always ask when you meet her," said Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rwbwqkd64
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"I don't usually agree on anything Angel says," said Leo, "but she's right." Leo could feel her shoot him a look.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsdUQn1oa9
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"I see her eating chocolate chip cookies when she walks down the hall sometimes."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILiTcG4Eud
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"Whatever. Let's continue showing Angel around. You can worry about the cookies later."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUYHtdLR3k
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"Ya, you're right. And we've to get back to work too."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYquRyOMuqf
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Angel couldn't help but chuckle. "It's funny how you're crying for chocolate chip cookies like a little kid."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4eR4W5e2r
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"Like I said, she makes the best cookies. Even Leo can't deny it."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtymW3ooDy
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Leo groaned, hating Eric for including him in his conversations. When Eric turned to look at him, to respond, he sighed in frustration as he knew he just had to.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ3l1dqopL
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"You're right," said Leo. Even by the sound of his voice, anyone could tell he's simply forced to respond.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX19qBRRxv
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Eric practically didn't care about Leo's expression as he went over to Angel and led her out of the kitchen saying, "he likes her cookies more than I do. He's just acting like he doesn't."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBXaVniBcO
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"I really don't," said Leo as he followed them. He felt like hitting Eric right on the head.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgt9JeZzGks
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Eric and Leo took Angel to a number of departments: the IT department, Architecture, Finance, Human Resources and also Procurement and Supplies that they didn't forget to mention to Angel is managed by Mrs. Lance. She might not be in charge of the it, but she is heavily involved with whatever goes on.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKcy1EZloi
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As they showed her around, Angel seemed to be attracting unwanted attention and excitement which annoyed Leo even more and made Eric ever more protective of her, dragging her out just in time before people could get too close.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImJtu5t1rn
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They were heading back to Mr. McDonell's office when they met Mrs. Lance standing outside the office alongside a Caucasian man in a black fancy suit. Mrs. Lance had been knocking on the door when she noticed the three behind her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpQ1DmnsHc
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"I see you're done with your tour," said Mrs. Lance. She quickly turned to the man beside her. "This here is Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson, this is Leo McDonell, Mr. McDonell's one and only son. And this is his nephew, Eric. And the lovely young lady standing in between them is Angel Barclay. This is her first day here."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUjEIasQJ4
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"A pleasure to meet you all," said Mr. Wilson. He had a deep English accent. "Who would've thought I would meet the son and nephew of a good friend of mine? And also a lovely lady like yourself." His deep blue eyes fell upon Angel.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPkaD2gaz3
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Eric who had the urge to grab Angel by the shoulders and draw her away, quickly drew out his hand for a handshake.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIds2CjPuKj
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"It's a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Wilson," he said.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPYsl8YO0s
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"The pleasure is mine," said Mr. Wilson, startled by Eric's quick reaction, but shook his hand nonetheless.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NPszAk91R
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"It's nice meeting you, Mr. Wilson," said Leo. "If you don't mind, there's work I need to attend to."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzbn8Tq7JB
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"No problem at all, Leo. Nice meeting you too."672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuPJq4uM1W
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All of a sudden the door to the office flew open and there stood Mr. McDonell. A smile came across his face immediately. Mr. Wilson who already turned quickly spread out his hands and the two men hugged.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVw7lzupb12
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“Oh, it’s really good to see you, Fred,” said Mr. Wilson after they hugged.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87qdxHsnJL
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“It’s good to see you too. I’m guessing Mrs. Lance did some formal introductions.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSmjC6XlzR
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“She did. I’m happy to have met your son and nephew, though,” said Mr. Wilson as he turned to Eric and Leo behind him. “I see they've grown into the business.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRtDLDtHLv
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Mr. McDonell chuckled. “They sure have. I hope Angel will too.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oXHKyaytb
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Angel felt her cheeks start to blush after hearing those words. Does he expect me to stay here longer, she wondered. She isn’t sure what he meant and now isn’t the time to ask or think about it. She smiled at him for courtesy's sake.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcOEf2Ce4B
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“Please, do come in,” said Mr. McDonell, stepping aside for the Mr. Wilson to enter the office. “Mrs. Lance, I’m sure you can handle things here with Angel.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHm2zeRkPS
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“Of course,” said Mrs. Lance. She turned to Angel. “Come with me to my office, dear.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMUXrn5Ff7
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“Sure,” Angel said with a nod. She turned towards Leo and Eric before following Mrs. Lance down the hall, giving them a little wave. Eric waved back while Leo stood still, wondering whether the wave was only for Eric or did he also have to wave back?672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPFsArWz9d
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“Eric, Leo,” Mr. McDonell called to them. “Please look for Jane and tell her to bring the croissants and some coffee to my office.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1iIKzUT8F
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Mr. McDonell entered his office and closed the door. Leo and Eric stood for a second before turning and walking down the hall.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaLXH3nj8K
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“What a morning, huh?” Eric asked.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hPvdx24ua
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“If you’re talking about Angel, you’re not the one who had to sit in the car with her the whole way,” said Leo.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1YyVgD3oh
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“What’s your problem? You’re nagging like you’ve been with her the whole day when it’s only been less than four hours.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLqLDRP6pg
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“If I try to prove myself, you won’t believe me.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jMUQ9cMW5
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“You got that right. You’ve nothing but complaints about her. I bet she didn’t do or say anything. You’re the one who put her in a bad mood when I called you.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NtXpuu7fu
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Leo rolled his eyes at his cousin. They had now reached the kitchen to see if Jane, the cleaning lady, is in. Luckily, they found her cleaning the counters.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2Rlx0VMAG
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“Morning, Jane,” said Eric, cheerfully.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKucDbYaOKK
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“Morning,” she greeted after turning around.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG2g1dhga6
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“Mr. McDonell’s visitor is here and there are some croissants in the fridge that need to be heated and served to them. Make sure to take coffee too.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpRY5hX967
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“Sure thing.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV8BLH12Ew
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“I’ll be heading back to my office now,” said Leo.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwNVqvX2lN
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“Hold on a minute, Leo,” said Eric as he held his shoulder to stop him. “You and I have work to do.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SX2y60qZ1
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“What work?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gxGQOhnLw
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“Now that uncle is busy, I need you to help out with setting up the meeting with the Chinese. Come on.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LyH8NFpd2
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“Fine.” Leo felt like beating himself up. Just when he wanted to have some alone time, Eric drags him to do something else again.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZMbfOUIHl
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Meanwhile, Angel sat in Mrs. Lance office which is just as lavish as Mr. McDonell’s, except that most of her furniture is pure white, including her office chair, table and iMac computer.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcPGKuDkza
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“You’ve such a lovely office, Mrs. Lance,” said Angel as she couldn’t help but admire the room.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJdPQbg1CW
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“Oh, thank you, dear,” said Mrs. Lance giving her a smile. “Now, I know coming to a new place feels awkward for you considering that what you’ll be doing from now on will be different from what you were doing in your previous job.” Mrs. Lance quickly looked at the ceiling as though contemplating over what she said. “But then it won’t be entirely different, considering that there will be a lot of paper work to do.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsF9b4mxXg
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“I’m good at handling paper work.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SKT5GcoQa
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“I’m not worried about that.” Mrs. Lance leaned back on her seat. “Before we can get to that part, I would like to talk to you about this company for you to know what we do around here. Mr. McDonell would’ve been the one telling you all that, but as you can see, he already has his hands full.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVt4qJQRufp
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Angel nodded as she continued to look at the poised woman in front of her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wlx9mZysq
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Mrs. Lance gave Angel a broad smile and said, “I know you will fit right in. And I also know you’ll do a tremendous job.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduyVGM3ocB
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Angel didn’t know what to say as she felt her cheeks start to heat up slowly. “Thank you for giving me this opportunity,” she said. “I’ll do my best to work hard and not let you down.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI44CHm2ou2
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“You should be thanking Mr. McDonell. Now...,” Mrs. Lance put her elbows onto the table and placed her hands under her chin, “…where to begin.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KnC1TVZKr
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Carly couldn’t help but play around with her fingers as her mind continued to spin, thinking of what to say to Angel. She had to be quick about it. Every now and then, she would press the power button on her phone to look at the time. It’s now past mid-day and she realised that she had been seated on the bench for a good thirty minutes. It’s best she tells Angel before knocking off. Carly scratched her head. She is a pretty good liar, but this time around, finding what to say so that she could be out of the house in the evening, proved to be a lot harder than she thought. Now that Angel found out about her dirty secret, she barely trusted Carly anymore and would find it fishy that Carly had to stay out late for the night again. 672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmSEKr8BK4
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“Hey, Carly,” came a voice behind her.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xlcfVFSkd
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She jumped in fright and quickly turned around to see Robin who had a bright smile on his face. He gave her a little wave. Carly found herself smiling at his sudden presence.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hDm9wco3k
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“You startled me, Robin,” she said. “How are you?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYREXJSC2O
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“I’m great. You seem a little bothered, though.” He came round to sit next to her on the bench. “Is it school work?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WRVsaUDjk
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“No, not really. I don’t have any assignments at the moment.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWZy5ZH1Bi
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Robin raised an eyebrow, “then what can be the problem?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDTjj4jBPY
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Carly sighed. One thing Robin is good at is reading people. It’s no wonder he’s outgoing with customers at Mr. Walter’s club. He can easily tell something’s wrong and he had a mysterious way of letting people open up to him. She knew she had to be careful for he might make her spill what he wouldn’t like to hear.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ov3JCWkBz
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“It’s nothing, really,” she said, shaking her head. “Hey, have you had lunch, yet?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHebqVW1qkJ
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“Um..., not yet. I was just about to go get something when I met you here. Are you sure you’re okay?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT0JSKCVrF
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“Ya, I’m fine, I might not have a lot of school work, but I guess I’m just thinking of my sister and the McDonell family. They’ve done so much for me and I just hope that I don’t end up disappointing them. I already disappointed my sister, and I think she doesn’t trust me anymore.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEtTahQ7tc
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“Don’t think that. I mean, if you really wanted to, you wouldn’t have turned over a new leaf, right? You might not repair the bond you had with your sister right away, but she’ll come around.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuG60KiRaD
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Carly put up a somewhat sad smile. She really wished she could tell Robin what’s going on, but he would be disappointed to know that she’s falling back into her old ways. It’s best he doesn’t know so as not to hurt his feelings, besides, it’s only for tonight. Then she could focus on herself afterwards.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4GH0cVbmR
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“Come on,” he said as he stood up from the bench, swinging his backpack over his shoulder. “We better go have lunch. I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3kwPtTElN
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“I’m hungry too,” said Carly as she stood up. “After talking to you, I feel fine now. I bet when I eat lunch, I would feel even better.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrflSz9457F
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Robin laughed. “I’ve no idea what’s with girls and food, but you all seem to like it just because it makes you feel good afterwards.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC0NtsUbGK
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“Food is a really good comforter, you know,” Carly playfully punched him on the arm.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVFsFyFf5t
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Robin continued to laugh as the two started to make their way back to the main building. As they walked and Robin was telling Carly a joke, she suddenly figured out what to tell Angel. Who knew Robin would give her the perfect idea she has been looking for?672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbQKLcBEGT
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Red Lion let out a grunt after hearing a knock on the door. He didn’t like to be disturbed during his alone time. He opens his eyes and the first thing he sees is the grey ceiling as he had his head tilted upwards. He brought his head down so as to look at the door in front of him in the partially dark room. The windows were covered with blinds allowing only a few rays of sunlight into the room. Red Lion told the person to come in.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCTV0sXjGu
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The door flew opened and in came Alex. Red Lion sat upright.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiwoEr5liB
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“Alex, I didn’t expect to see you at this time,” said Red Lion.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NaVYxzn6Q
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“I only came to tell you that Carly will be meeting with you around 3PM,” Alex replied.672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarGtXV98X0
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“Good the sooner we meet the better to get things in order.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGnTeV3fns
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“That will be all. I’ll go and help the others get ready for tonight.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx2nNBsHLf
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“Wait a minute,” Red Lion said just as Alex was about to turn around and leave. “Before you go, I need to ask you for a favour.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JjtR5P6vi
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“What is it?”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRckObeEUtn
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“It’s not much, but I would be happy if you would do it.” He motioned to the chair in front of his desk. “What I’ve to tell you might take a while, so please take a seat.”672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxXDxKjfQO
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Alex didn't oppose as he took the wooden chair and sat. He couldn’t help but wonder what favour Red Lion wanted from him.
For the Red Lion to sound so serious, then it must be a really big deal, Alex thought.
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