Carly walked in through 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DibZcuzmH
the front door, exhausted. She had too many bags in her hands and her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6SzstGrwZ
feet were already giving her hell since she wore high heels.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwBzYHXSB7
One of the helpers, a female, came just in time to help her with her bags. Carly couldn't help but feel relieved.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY2iVoL2rM
"Please take them up to my room," said Carly after handing them over. The helper made her way up the stairs.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUCxVneoTw
"I see you're back from shopping," said Amanda as she appeared in the foyer in her wheelchair.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYe87LvNsS
Carly smiled. "Yes, I am," she said. "How have you been?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTm3pkn8m5
"Never better, dear. Where is Diana? I thought she was with you."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8TBICgfK7
"She had something to do at the salon and told me to come here."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiV8Hx900o
"Have you already eaten lunch?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8trcSNdhEw
"Yes, we ate at a restaurant."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3uFz6Px4p
"Looks like the shopping did you good."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1074jmo7hq
"Yes, well, a lot has happened these past few days that I really needed this."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwYIyZkYD1
"Mmm," Amanda gave Carly a smile. "I can tell. Nice heels by the way."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0yrhsuEUM
"Thanks," Carly smiled at her.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSTZe11yd3
"If you need Angel, she's in the study."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVQ6owdgT0
"In the study?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObe51aO6Or
"The study downstairs. She was a little bored and didn't want to watch TV, so she decided to spend her time with a book."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpcZizD3DH
"She's like that. Always a bookworm." Carly turned around to close the door behind her.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpkTuzPzVD
"You should also be on your books, don't you think?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkU5YxpAvZ
Carly looked at Amanda and wondered what to say. She could even feel her cheeks blush.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqcPcQvvwm
"I know you're supposed 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc22gCBX9D
to be at college," said Amanda as she chuckled when she noticed Carly 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiZpk2OMDf
blush. "But it's okay. It's Friday anyway and considering what's been 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTFSnHwiD9
going on, it was good you went out to get yourself distracted."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhISM8li9S
Carly felt herself 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi94UIsNYKD
relax. Amanda was only pulling her leg. She didn't like anyone telling 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw6tj8KHUX
her that she had to go for lectures. She knew that already. And she 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5ngAJbgDY
wasn't going to be comfortable if someone who was not her sister told 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCDgsWEpBf
her that.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mTcAHAtbY
"I better go and see Angel," said Carly.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJtAoI6uad
"You go do that," said Amanda, "I think I'll go and entertain myself with some soap opera on TV."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuppOLIfyKx
Just before the two 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLDIiOOL1n
could part ways, Mrs McDonell came down the stairs, talking and laughing867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS9C4gz7C1
loudly on her iPhone. When she reached the bottom, she cut the call.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreQz2pReui
"I see you're back," said Mrs McDonell as she looked at Carly.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVn5KelQWo5
"Yes, I am," Carly answered.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75B7VhgQ4S
"Nice heels," Mrs McDonell raised an eyebrow towards Carly's pink heels. "Did Diana chose them for you?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByxTIwDxDv
"Oh, no, I picked them myself."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTuItDNBxz
"Nice. You've good taste. I hope your sister does too."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFNjH101VZ
"Oh, she does. You have seen nothing yet. Wait until she gets better."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6fL9sLCL5
"Can't wait." Mrs McDonell tried to smile but it came out dry.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdCl4hjjYv
"I better go and check on Angel," said Carly.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywQ413RJTb
Carly went on her way 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfph1SUS3x
taking the left side of the foyer and into the hall where Angel and 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShRDdNEpnu
Amanda's room were. It also led to the study she just found out about 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMP5bd0yy2
from Amanda.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eUfVe7rtW
She was within earshot of the two ladies who remained in the foyer when she heard Mrs McDonell saying:867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpZIwN75Vw
"Kim will be coming for dinner today. I invited her."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyXbu4qMHE
"You really want Leo to be mad at you, don't you?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY3oF4noKW
Carly couldn't hear 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaZHKRdsPH
their conversation any more when she turned round the corner after 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PgRuAJekV
bypassing the two bedrooms and found a huge large mahogany door at the 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMz12hYkU1
end of the hall. She guessed that it might be the study.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHSYx0Q2vN
Before she could get to 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1isTPuoxvG
the door, she wondered what the two women were talking about. It 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35tW8ytTg7
intrigued her in some way because it concerned Leo.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufifhK3M0O
She opened the door to 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVytF0iTO5X
the study and was greeted by the sight of shelves filled with books. The867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjnzKYVAnd
room looked cosy though. The brown coffee carpet and the empty 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY97JlxYtLc
fireplace with cosy brown couches next to the fireplace gave a warm 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLE1smgSks
feeling. There was a huge glass window overlooking the garden outside 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdoUnkS7Ec
and just in front of the window was Angel in her wheelchair. She sat 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKH8t0WZTB
facing the windows but her face was on the book in her hand. She looked 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSK4im7cy3
taken away with what she was reading because she hadn't heard the door 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtDWuN3L9X
to the study open nor Carly approaching her from behind.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzttaCsJGbe
"Hey, sis," said Carly when she reached out to Angel slowly and placed her hand on Angel's shoulder.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGFc0JIOBO
Angel looked up from the book she was reading and at her sister. She didn't seem startled.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJ6yZAdq5q
"You're back," said Angel. She sounded blunt. "How was the mall?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9DzVjaHIl
"It was great," Carly answered with glee like a little child.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYEgqpunQ5
Angel tried to give a slight smile but failed. "Glad you had fun."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaGE0jHKf6
"How has been your day?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqFfDvQ1qO
Carly asked as she went over to an office desk at the corner of the 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7VkyCYcm7
room next to the huge glass window and took a chair, came back and sat 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiAeKIMMDy
facing her sister.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBhx0VzjOq
"It was okay, I guess," Angel shrugged her shoulders.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkUo5JZMJB
"You didn't have another fight with Leo, did you?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTin36NsTIx
Angel furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Carly. "And why do I want to pick a fight with him?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsc7G4jPslh
"You look irritated. That's why I asked."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsupwSZg7x
Angel faced the glass 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNo5ymkU9V
window. "You know he and I can't fight each other within the four walls 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6HagQQ620
of this house. We were with Amanda almost the whole time."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH80OrKGKH
"You were?" Carly sounded surprised. "How did the two of you handle each other with her around?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJ5Y5Pz8a9
"We didn't. Immediately she left we had a chat. And it wasn't a good one."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyKgPnEMdI
"Okay, I am not ready to hear what you two had to say since I know it concerns me."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2Bo56HGvZ
Angel rolled her eyes. She didn't say a word more as she went back to her book.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYlUMWCBOR
"I heard these two women, Amanda and Mrs McDonell talking just now," said Carly changing the topic.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07JwjFvcvd
"You know I'm not in the mood to gossip," Angel answered, her eyes still on the book.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aNFi7pKJD
Carly didn't listen to her sister as she continued, "I heard them talking about Leo. And someone called Kim."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ3c886XhS
"Kim happens to be the woman Leo was supposed to marry."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1zaV8DxYW
Carly's mouth fell open 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUb3uKFVkO
as she had a surprised look on her face. She looked at Angel, who 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu3kiZddgD
happened to be still looking at her book and not at her sister.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmpsLy7lw1
"Are you serious? You must be joking," said Carly as she shook her head and tried to laugh like it was funny.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kS3KgQyVh
"Do you think I would 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdSb11OdHG
lie to you?" This time, Angel turned to look at Carly. "If you hadn't 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfxhs3sTWW
gone out to the mall, maybe you would have heard it for yourself."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXJCH7htB4
"You sound like going to the mall is a bad thing."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIn0swWlUw
"For you, yes because 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8BDSGxsYf
you were just from mourning. I know we have to try and distract 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDHYOWO4R1
ourselves from our mother's passing, but did you seriously have to go to867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgQksVorWK
the mall?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW0gWWBGLd
"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It was fun though. Look at the amazing heels I got."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvnWnaWgff
Carly gestured towards her feet with a grin on her face. Angel looked down at the heels. She sighed and shook her head.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjMTIF2IwI
"Are you really not listening to me or what?" Angel asked. "You should be worried."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTijkV6dstP
"Worried about what?" Carly instantly stopped smiling.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsWwXmaGRX
"About Kim. I feel she is really going to cause trouble for us if we ever get to meet her in person."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e0K31MlKz
"Well, she's coming over so, I guess you'll be worried."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26KOKcM5pg
"She's coming here?" Angel couldn't believe what she was hearing.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNal93BO2HT
"I heard Mrs McDonell say that she invited her here for dinner. Amanda didn't sound too pleased."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPafYCQr9y
"The way I see it, she thought Kim wasn't good enough for Leo."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7kZwR0g1I
"I wouldn't worry about 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7TbWX9XQ6
Kim though." Carly leaned further back on the chair to relax. "For one 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ik15iamGH
reason only. She doesn't know the truth about Leo and I."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhHdrpxgDW
"When a lady's fiancé 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6cuTe3tOb
dumps her on her wedding day, the lady has no other option but to think 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfFOMS4Jgl
that there might be another woman."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw246BJqri
Carly looked at Angel. "An accident happened that day."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3xXnonqb9
Angel felt like 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwrqMnx91g
squeezing the life out of Carly but she looked the other way instead. 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRn0BBEh4K
"Stop using the accident as a scapegoat. It's irritating."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxQ89xpIye
"Then what should I say? That Leo fell for me?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyBVDtfkGp
"Well, what do you 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx6ZVnY9oM
think?" Angel faced her sister again. "If the accident happened and 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oG8T1nu0w
delayed the wedding, Leo would have still gotten married another day. 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmPpiLuSV6
But instead, Leo falls for you, the accident happens and then he dumps 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhQSnC9dyN
Kim for good."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCQazuyVrQ
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Carly as she sat upright. She couldn't take anymore of her sister reminding her about everything.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN21gyqfGUs
Angel placed the book 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjPUFhISHy
she was reading closed on her lap and turned the wheelchair around. She 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ShaFiGenM
started to wheel herself out of the room.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9fJOuGNFo
"Where are you going?" Carly asked as she looked at her sister.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ezX1uK9cm
"Reminding you about what you've done is getting on my nerves," Angel answered as she continued on her way.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HAoJ848TP
Carly got up from her chair and quickly rushed over to her sister, grabbing the handlebars from behind to stop her from going.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs12xsl5hJ
"Why can't you learn to move on from all this, Angel?" Carly asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHh9vWNUKy
"You want me to move on 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkng3Zc6Tz
after what you've done?" Angel asked without turning to look at her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dvKpOm3GJ
sister. "You not only betrayed me, but mum as well. She was right when 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3hIlZijTf
she said something was up with you the moment you came home in the early867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzbPr2I5ff
hours of the morning and found a stash of money in your bag."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHyjI64eF7
"What?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQERYI3lHZS
Carly felt powerless as 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaroDXMcZPf
she slowly let go of the handlebars. Angel shifted a little to the side 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZptUA2itmF
on her chair so as to look at Carly.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MB5o9kteX
"You heard right," said Angel. "Mum had a feeling about you long before I even knew anything."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasrIOk1KS6
Carly went pale and she felt her mouth go dry. "When did she tell you this?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5Dvc3ET2x
Angel hesitated before she answered, "the day she died."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNdQOCdnXH
Carly felt her knees 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju4FsaX16p
lose their strength and she felt like she could drop to the floor any 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVIXT5w6nP
moment. She took a few steps back away from the wheelchair. She felt 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGedfdn3Bq3
lost and confused.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3lUxNsbt8
"At least you now know 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlX6kOUDz1
that mum knew something was up with you," Angel continued. "She just 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcnpy95PAG
wasn't sure what it was. I'm glad she didn't know what you were truly up867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Yyal2opBf
to or else that would've killed her instead."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXyj3eno5r
"Don't say that, Angel," said Carly. She felt like tears were about to drop down her cheeks.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZCcl8Jvxc
"But it's the truth." 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46yxF0HIcs
Angel fully turned her wheelchair around so as to look at Carly straight867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7xoFbtbTC
in the face. "You know mum wasn't feeling too well at times and finding867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt2v84vo3Q
out what you did would've killed her. I'm glad the good Lord took her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsG9pAcgMq
away instead because if you did you would have felt my wrath."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w2lsWNmBY
Carly flinched at her sister's words. Angel was upset for sure and Carly knew better not to say a word.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjj71kpNMcA
Angel looked on at 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nsGOPPG2V
Carly. She was one person who in the past never liked to see her sister 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk9zor2Bfx
cry. Whenever she did, Angel was always there to comfort her. But this 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgkTwdHF4F
time, everything was different. She didn't even feel like hugging her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3hxVbV8ms
sister anymore.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlBcYorGP6
"I'm tired," said Angel as she looked away. "I think we've talked enough for today."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXqZBZ0QnQ
"Is anything the matter in here?" Amanda's voice came at the door. "I thought I heard someone shouting."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IY9rq57az
Angel flinched by the 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWpWjcGvUM
sound of Amanda's voice and she silently winced. She prayed that Amanda 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUInqg1nQha
hadn't heard their whole conversation.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VEdA724Ka
Angel turned the wheelchair around and saw Amanda by the door. She looked on at the two sisters with a worried look on her face.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMPsMRlnPb
"It's nothing, Amanda," said Angel. "I was just scolding Carly for going to the mall. That's it."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKub4nd9O1
Amanda continued to look867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVeBopEaI4
at Angel, then went on to look at Carly. For a moment, Angel was 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumKbbzEtrV
praying for Amanda to believe her. But with each dying second that 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlkK8IZeQo
passed, it looked like that was far from happening.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZVlne3rJq
"Well, you should have 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkvea2vUZl
talked to her properly, don't you think?" Amanda asked with a smile on 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkV3Pz5R99
her face. "Look, you almost made her cry."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvMqk2BhCM
"Angel could be a bully when she wants to be," said Carly, trying to hide the hurt in her eyes.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVmrS7Nq3S
"I can let this go for now. But Monday, you should be getting back to school, young lady. It's important."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SeGnEMMBj
"Of course."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUhsKBEVMk
"Angel only wants what's best for you. You should be considered lucky to have a sister like her."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqDASPvWFN
Carly smiled at Amanda and said nothing more.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwx1KTlpXYj
"Well, I better go and 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus7YzGLeid
try to relax myself," said Amanda as she started to turn around in her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBBrl0ouxW
wheelchair to leave the room. "Before the evening comes, I better be on 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyQTeQYigx
my best behaviour."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP0VOF5awQ
"Why do you say that?" Angel asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4mIo77fPk
Amanda looked at Angel. "Because my very loving daughter in law invited a guest over."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMWh7dGwlU
"You sound really sarcastic," said Carly. "And not in anyway happy."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR2lYlKGQs
"You're right, dear. I'm not."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nz5k4h9DC
"Could it be that you don't like who is coming?" Angel asked when she already knew the answer.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJYGPt6N2I
"It's not that I like the person. I'm just worried about Leo because it's his ex fiance coming over."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4QsmY6tFn
Carly went pale behind Angel and Angel was as still as a statue.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4o4dJ2ohpP
"Why don't you tell Leo about this?" Angel asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkjJL3n7MV
"I want to but if Leo doesn't show up, his mother will know I had something to do with it," said Amanda.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGxMZeFfTF
Carly looked at Angel 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwXZnUXZlF
who was busy contemplating over the issue. Amanda wasn't the only one 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA1ycTX5F8
who didn't want Kim around here tonight. And if any one of them called 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3a5HeI7Pz
Leo, he probably wouldn't show up.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFNjf6MxWr
"So, you're saying that you would rather let this happen?" Carly asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYN1qbzcqZ
"What should I do?" 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VDshSePY7
Amanda asked as she shrugged her shoulders. "My hands are tied and my 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNGvCPeapJ
son wouldn't like it if his wife and I argue over Leo not showing up for867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y7qArAbnK
dinner."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggwI42G0WG
"What if I inform Leo instead?" Carly asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUpPeKGp4V
"Are you serious?" Angel867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e9ACKCr3i
asked as she looked at Carly. "You heard Amanda. Even if anyone were to867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNqqeK9fLV
inform Leo, Amanda will still get blamed if he doesn't show up."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYZCensIPK
"Looks like someone knows Bertha more than I do," said Amanda with a sarcastic smile on her face.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRonQDucLH
"I wouldn't like to know867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt9po2z6as
her, trust me," said Angel as she looked at Amanda. "But I would rather867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡja16jZTo9L
know her now so that I won't be surprised by her temper tantrums in the867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZsJQTKpQj
future."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmigwSwPqmn
"I like your thinking," said Amanda. "Just don't get into any trouble with her."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiWPhf7sGl
"Trust me, I wouldn't," said Carly. "So, are we really going to let this slide? I mean, not tell Leo."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUBIkY952W
"We shouldn't," said Angel. "Because Leo's problem doesn't concern us. We only just moved in to this house."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnah8QrXITv
"But Angel..." Carly started but Amanda interfered.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBB7btVqxG
"She's right, Carly," said Amanda. "It's best you don't get involved."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTUOG7CV4H
Carly almost gave a 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTaObjcvKN
frowning look at her sister but controlled herself. She really didn't 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj231KvT8nV
want Leo to get here and find Kim waiting for him at the dinner table. 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUjypTw78Z
How she wished she could tell him what's going on, but like Amanda, she 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRNzrzVyfg
couldn't. She didn't want Amanda to get in trouble with Leo's mother and867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Rgc2ANQY0
Angel would only get more upset with her than she already is.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaoGAQ6JMP
"I'll be going now," said Amanda. "You two take care."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc7fhMqKFU
Amanda turned her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEiRaySc8I
wheelchair around and left the room. The two sisters waited for a good 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA9JpBFo6u
few minutes to make sure Amanda wasn't within earshot.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRJwqowvpe
"We've to do something, Angel," said Carly.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKw9vQEvwJS
"With what?" Angel asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbzKhtgHFn
"You know what I'm talking about. Somehow we need to let Leo know that Kim is coming here."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAwHbgPEp3
"Carly, you aren't going867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ53OjmFjFy
to call Leo. You heard Amanda. Leo's mum is like a pain in her 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCTeJmhXX3
backside. You don't want to make it worse."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNwQ1uQfHD
"But aren't you scared?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzCA1zMhFj
Angel raised her eyebrow867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZf2YR1W53
at her sister. "Oh, now you're taking my words seriously when I said we867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3B1ZCOFID
should be cautious of Kim, aren't you?"867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ivZvyv3nx
Carly didn't say anything as she continued to look at her sister.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1KQNNUWJJ
"I'm glad you've changed867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19Al2rOG4p
your mind," said Angel with a slight smile on her face. "Maybe you'll 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXrdMOUMgh
realise that all this isn't a joke and I was serious when I said Kim 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnalaFteKzf
would be a problem."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEl9vgbACq
"You seriously aren't going to do anything?" Carly asked.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PegM2gcGk
"It's none of my 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9iIehGwCx
business, Carly. Our hands are all tied here. If Kim is coming for 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzgefjtdV0
dinner, she's coming and we can't do anything about it."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn4EeQhnyL
Angel made her way to the door, then she stopped.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWxEWbaYDy
"If you dare even try to warn Leo about Kim, I'm serious, Carly, you will see the worst of me."867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MybeSGQVx
Angel's voice was stern and she didn't look at her sister as she spoke. Carly felt herself shiver to the bone.867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMnChpVjKp
When Angel left the 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07wtuYDKqg
room, Carly felt helpless. There was nothing she could do about dinner 867Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHBzEIIr34
tonight and she had no other choice but to go with the flow.
