Leo was exhausted as he 474Please respect copyright.PENANApbtvH8gayN
climbed down the stairs of the office building and went in to the car 474Please respect copyright.PENANAaXeIa0O9Xy
that the chauffeur had held the door open for him. He sat beside his 474Please respect copyright.PENANA6d3eK0syeQ
cousin, Eric, who was busy looking at his phone.474Please respect copyright.PENANAo98QveEJ5u
"I am so beat," said Leo as he unbuttoned the first button at his neck just to let the air in.474Please respect copyright.PENANATewGevGte5
"Ya, today was exhausting," said Eric, who didn't seem to be paying much attention to his cousin.474Please respect copyright.PENANAeOMIy6SZZk
"I hope you aren't looking at women on that phone of yours," said Leo as he looked at Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANA7EeFu7jMDi
Eric turned to look at Leo. "And why would I be looking at other women?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAktPveE4r7d
"Because that's what playboys like you do."474Please respect copyright.PENANAdXzOOHUG98
Eric rolled his eyes as the chauffeur was now in the driver's seat and started the car.474Please respect copyright.PENANA7gpxFflifA
"I'm not looking at women on my phone, dear cousin," said Eric. "I'm simply trying to look for something."474Please respect copyright.PENANAAGrbfGSbkl
"For what?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAdxD11G8sde
"Why do you care? If I tell you, you will get angry."474Please respect copyright.PENANAz4XGC15bYi
Leo shook his head. "Okay, don't tell me. I don't want to know anyway."474Please respect copyright.PENANAbp7HzDlGvU
Eric smiled without looking at his cousin. He really liked to trouble Leo for no apparent reason.474Please respect copyright.PENANABadqyYNekt
Leo looked out of the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAYYol1XXJ6C
car window and into the dark evening sky. It was hard to notice the sky 474Please respect copyright.PENANAusrVvNjAT6
at night nowadays. Not when you're in a car and the streets you're 474Please respect copyright.PENANA3Uh8B14s93
driving through are filled with magnificent tall buildings and 474Please respect copyright.PENANAnmcFukdedU
skyscrapers. The place wasn't lit up with lights from the stars but 474Please respect copyright.PENANAiyTSlTrnaz
rather the lights from the street lamps and buildings. But this was New 474Please respect copyright.PENANAodKMRdxPxf
York after all. Why wouldn't the place be lit up by bright lights?474Please respect copyright.PENANAPjnn2GxmQP
Leo turned to look at 474Please respect copyright.PENANA3KRcX0hO0a
Eric after realising that staring out in the street was boring. He 474Please respect copyright.PENANAxHvDrCxewp
passed through the same street everyday and obviously saw the same 474Please respect copyright.PENANA0zl9CW87gK
people walking down the street, not like he knew everyone's faces. He 474Please respect copyright.PENANAUKEIAiyo7H
couldn't wait to get home and sit at the balcony where he could stare up474Please respect copyright.PENANAttrMhLddrY
the stars to pass time.474Please respect copyright.PENANAaxcrUTOS0z
"What are you looking at?" Leo asked. He had no choice but to ask.474Please respect copyright.PENANAtC5TAII50D
Eric looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "Oh, now you're interested."474Please respect copyright.PENANAnBUKnkthn2
"I don't like it when you're quiet. You're usually the one who talks a lot."474Please respect copyright.PENANAoEagc9cX9r
"And you love it." Eric gave Leo a mocking smile. "You simply can't live without me."474Please respect copyright.PENANAoaMhAelvCQ
Leo rolled his eyes feeling irritated. "Do I have to repeat myself or what?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAf5HLAJCj9g
"I know you don't like 474Please respect copyright.PENANAPU3uaB90nR
repeating yourself so I'll tell you to spare your head that looks like 474Please respect copyright.PENANATnPCEPoTQG
it's about to blow up. I'm looking for a gift."474Please respect copyright.PENANAVLFtxLjpA0
"For your mum? But her birthday isn't anytime soon, is it?"474Please respect copyright.PENANApINNsrniZB
"Don't worry. I'm looking for a gift for someone special."474Please respect copyright.PENANAPQHIBvr8NU
Leo rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me it's for the Lady Supreme."474Please respect copyright.PENANAmtWtazENUJ
"Who else could I be referring to?" Eric gave Leo a smile.474Please respect copyright.PENANAZzJ5NeaQm8
"I'm sorry I asked."474Please respect copyright.PENANAqHWp58kZsd
"Don't be. Maybe you can help me with picking out something for her."474Please respect copyright.PENANAMws8zUCGe4
"No freaking way. Why should I? I would rather get a gift for Carly instead."474Please respect copyright.PENANAxwWIVqhioj
"Ya, we all know why." Eric went back to looking at his phone.474Please respect copyright.PENANAot5SlPIPnl
Leo went back to looking at the window. "She seems to be taking up much of your mind these days. That's not good."474Please respect copyright.PENANADqm2UOjzdt
Eric turned to look at Leo with his eyebrow raised. "Why do you say that?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAK4990shknp
"I've noticed. You aren't yourself is all I'm saying."474Please respect copyright.PENANAMH87vCth6k
"It's called love, bro......well, I think. I'm not too sure."474Please respect copyright.PENANAYWvilLmnoB
"I guess you are."474Please respect copyright.PENANARVL7ievcJR
"And don't you feel the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAUgxorCpyiq
same way for Carly? Lovestruck, I mean. She's also supposed to be taking474Please respect copyright.PENANAzDj2japtHK
up your mind each and every time too."474Please respect copyright.PENANAZJdKpNwREG
Leo thought of what his 474Please respect copyright.PENANASlcDkBeXBa
cousin said and didn't know whether to answer him or not. He's been 474Please respect copyright.PENANAGagAkdYxGb
pretty busy this past week, trying to settle on a deal with some 474Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3xyeMhvDt
important clients. So his mind was pretty much busy. It's not that Carly474Please respect copyright.PENANAgOAlrqStH9
didn't occupy his mind. When he had free time, he would think about 474Please respect copyright.PENANAMczmpbbgBz
Carly all day long.474Please respect copyright.PENANAxC9gFlJ8hZ
But things weren't that 474Please respect copyright.PENANADXWWONHOUz
way now. Not when he knew that from now onwards he would be heading back474Please respect copyright.PENANAHvBIbC34ty
home everyday not only to find Carly, but Angel as well.474Please respect copyright.PENANAHbtmZKo0rw
He groaned at the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAe2yhm66jAk
thought of that. If he wasn't irritated of the thought of Angel, then he474Please respect copyright.PENANAjz6wrJWwZy
didn't know what he was feeling. She was going to cause problems. Not 474Please respect copyright.PENANAq7RQn0wBBD
only for him, but Carly too.474Please respect copyright.PENANAojekH0Lzzf
"You know, you've to be careful about who you think about," said Eric, bringing Leo back down to earth.474Please respect copyright.PENANAvTvDnCmUQh
"Why do you say that?" Leo asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANA5k84WsvjVr
"I could tell you were thinking about Angel just now." Eric chuckled.474Please respect copyright.PENANASqGsGONRYs
"No, I wasn't." Leo shook his head.474Please respect copyright.PENANAPoY7rtddPt
"Yes, you were. That 474Please respect copyright.PENANAZfX606mq9Z
look on your face says it all. You look irritated. Still thinking about 474Please respect copyright.PENANAcz8jQehW5T
how Angel took the upper hand on you today?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA2BM3TCNLUB
"You're just saying things. Now I preferred you kept quiet while looking for a gift for her."474Please respect copyright.PENANAbRdg77aCbt
"You know I'm right. You474Please respect copyright.PENANAoo6B0xAWmO
should be lucky she and you aren't workmates. You could bring the whole474Please respect copyright.PENANAd55dfDlrz7
office down in flames in just a day."474Please respect copyright.PENANAE20RNa3n4Q
Leo gulped as he 474Please respect copyright.PENANAMHqgXpHQFq
remembered what his grandmother said about Angel coming to work for 474Please respect copyright.PENANApybbCvy8wY
them. He had to try and convince her much more than he had to.474Please respect copyright.PENANARDpfR32dz2
"It's good we aren't," said Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANA6rE8ZfdZbr
The car soon arrived at it's destination parking in front of the mansion. Leo and Eric walked out of the car.474Please respect copyright.PENANAbj7hP2lMmj
"I am so tired," said Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANA6lXT4LUq2l
"You're tired like you're a child coming back from school," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ye8wGvaGT
"Don't mind me." The two474Please respect copyright.PENANAkExPJbupVW
cousins walked down the stone footpath that led to the front door. 474Please respect copyright.PENANAHlVDkCKElc
"That shows I work way harder than you do."474Please respect copyright.PENANAiTEKI1fRKg
"Let's not compete. It's474Please respect copyright.PENANAMDohhB9RB4
not like you're a construction worker or something though you happen to474Please respect copyright.PENANAsL6yVjLge7
run the business. You're just simply the man behind the chair who 474Please respect copyright.PENANAcfIjNtLm6H
controls what's going on."474Please respect copyright.PENANAI5QHyRcHBb
Leo rolled his eyes at Eric and almost burst out laughing. You can never be bored with him.474Please respect copyright.PENANAYtPrbCKeN5
As they arrived at the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAk2RqmNlOxY
doorstep, Leo was about to ring the doorbell when the door flew open and474Please respect copyright.PENANAq6G2WAUlRf
there behind the door was his mother.474Please respect copyright.PENANAkyS7ZCDlA2
"Hello," said Mrs McDonell. "I'm glad you're here."474Please respect copyright.PENANAmwArf79cfm
"Hi, aunt," said Eric when he realised that Leo wasn't going to greet her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAgtus0VoM2Z
"Why don't you two freshen up and we will have supper ready. We're having a guest over."474Please respect copyright.PENANAD0DHJohTGr
"That's nice," said Eric as Leo passed his mother and entered the foyer.474Please respect copyright.PENANA6D6HUOHtKl
"Yes, so you all better 474Please respect copyright.PENANAFsVz0SEsha
get ready." Mrs McDonell sounded excited as she closed the door behind 474Please respect copyright.PENANAXqEed2YEpQ
Eric and soon left for the kitchen.474Please respect copyright.PENANAcBk9tCS8VO
"She sounds so excited, have you noticed?" Leo asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAEcmNcxUCaH
"Isn't she always excited?" Eric asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAijKbO31HHz
Leo chuckled. "You should rather be sarcastic than funny."474Please respect copyright.PENANACv6FrcuEjM
"I know. Before I go up to my room, let me go say hi to grandma. And Angel."474Please respect copyright.PENANA3iuKh9ONO8
Eric ran off to the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAxJwa2wdksC
other side of the foyer leading to the hall where Angel and Amanda's 474Please respect copyright.PENANAqgcKdVstVs
room were. Leo couldn't help but think Eric was acting childish.474Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ8kkRhp4p
Just as he was about to 474Please respect copyright.PENANATLP13eCADr
walk up to his room, there was Carly, at the top of the stairs looking 474Please respect copyright.PENANAKh1Y9X6q0c
down at him. He paused for a minute as he looked at her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAoIqocEzh9R
"Wow," he said in awe.474Please respect copyright.PENANAhZtQDIflFe
Carly smiled. "You like?" she asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAywq997KmAi
Leo bit his lip. "Definitely. Why wouldn't I?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAngjwejXOcX
Carly wore a lovely black flared sleeveless dress that reached almost way above her knees. She also wore matching high heels.474Please respect copyright.PENANAfYfCogCc3y
"Are you going somewhere?" Leo asked as she slowly made her way down the stairs. "I've to say, you look lovely."474Please respect copyright.PENANAP09OXWI432
"Thank you," said Carly 474Please respect copyright.PENANAQF32tT35M7
with her lovely red painted lips raised up into a smile. "I'm not going 474Please respect copyright.PENANAAaJ8eMXKEG
anywhere." She slowly continued her way down the stairs.474Please respect copyright.PENANAcdj8C35dGD
"Then what's the occasion?" Leo couldn't take his eyes off of her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAD5QpF3D9YF
Carly stood on the last step, close to Leo. The two looked at each other with so much intent.474Please respect copyright.PENANAcNhFkumHrS
"Hasn't your mother told you?" Carly asked. This time she gave him a questioning look.474Please respect copyright.PENANAyhXY1mSsjX
"Told me what?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9q7FCH4vY
"Well, you two have no shame," said Angel who appeared in the foyer.474Please respect copyright.PENANAirRWhUflk8
Carly almost jumped by 474Please respect copyright.PENANApjx3PTDcJH
her voice, thinking that it was Leo's mother. She relaxed when she 474Please respect copyright.PENANAtYw2EuuDMg
realised that it was only Angel. Leo, however, didn't seem frightened at474Please respect copyright.PENANAax3y4hEtDZ
all.474Please respect copyright.PENANA9UjSfJJPDK
"You almost scared me to death," said Carly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAOOsC1B09nv
"I should be doing that more often," said Angel. She had come in from the living room in her wheelchair.474Please respect copyright.PENANAzdGyQOmksf
"You know this is also my house, right?" Leo asked as he looked at Angel. "So you better take back what you said."474Please respect copyright.PENANASCXDAqqw8Q
"Why should I?" Angel 474Please respect copyright.PENANAE0XTXRsMCy
shrugged her shoulders. "If you two don't want anyone else finding out 474Please respect copyright.PENANAK3XspVSt76
about your relationship, then you shouldn't be seen so close to each 474Please respect copyright.PENANAyO5kvaxsaD
other, don't you think?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAfQZhHiQbJj
The two lovebirds didn't know what to say, and they didn't have to because Eric soon appeared into the foyer.474Please respect copyright.PENANAEk99H0OuaC
"Angel, I was looking for you," said Eric excitedly as he ran to hug her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAbOjCh56CMh
"Hi, Eric," said Angel giving him a smile.474Please respect copyright.PENANApXZstfqUut
"Wow, Carly, you look really nice," said Eric as he looked at her. "Did you go shopping today?"474Please respect copyright.PENANACJOAS4Ktbw
"I went shopping with your mum," Carly replied as she blushed.474Please respect copyright.PENANA8Zf0NJKeJc
"You look really pretty." Eric smiled at her.474Please respect copyright.PENANA1smB7fty0i
"Thank you, Eric."474Please respect copyright.PENANAuoUBErbw5H
"I was just asking her 474Please respect copyright.PENANAx97L9DDlzW
what the special occasion is for her to be dressed like this," said Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANAnaqa5daL4U
"And she told me that we will be having a guest over."474Please respect copyright.PENANAAx4DDzI5PM
"Oh, really?" Eric asked. "Aunt wasn't joking then? Who is it?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAUu7mshJva5
"Well, you won't believe this if we tell you but..." Carly was soon interrupted.474Please respect copyright.PENANAAEb6n46T9w
"Leo," said Amanda as 474Please respect copyright.PENANAsIbWM47o5h
she came into the foyer. "I was wondering why you didn't come to see me 474Please respect copyright.PENANAA3mtVaq2fV
like your cousin did. Well, now I see why."474Please respect copyright.PENANABRRISfnlIT
Leo turned to look at his grandma and went over to hug her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAIaGuubDlA1
"How are you, granny?" Leo asked after hugging her.474Please respect copyright.PENANALW4ACjbXEj
"Never better," Amanda replied with a smile. "I see you four are all trying to get along. That's nice."474Please respect copyright.PENANAqAMWBO0i8g
"Yes, we are," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANAcZbP9SdlvM
"Good. Well, you two men474Please respect copyright.PENANAVlcCT6iB9n
better get yourself ready for supper. Your mother will be furious if 474Please respect copyright.PENANAAZIZZhUB6K
you don't since she's having a guest over."474Please respect copyright.PENANAJiKZ6mBPy8
"Who could it be, granny?" Eric asked. "Carly was just about to tell us when you came in."474Please respect copyright.PENANAon8B0n5481
"Let's not ruin the surprise. Go, go now. You've to get ready."474Please respect copyright.PENANA5CyuR3BFw2
Leo and Eric didn't say 474Please respect copyright.PENANA5s3PKLTi5Y
anything as they quickly obliged to their grandmother's request and went474Please respect copyright.PENANAkOnwy4CfaU
up the stairs. When the two were out of earshot, Amanda turned to look 474Please respect copyright.PENANA3nhFf9bmn3
at Carly.474Please respect copyright.PENANATO5yB9afDu
"I know what you're thinking," said Carly as she looked at Amanda. "I wasn't going to say anything about Kim."474Please respect copyright.PENANASXn9X4c9RA
Amanda gave her a smile.474Please respect copyright.PENANA3GZLRpcebV
"I know. But you had to be careful. If you did tell Leo Kim was coming 474Please respect copyright.PENANAJWECBMffp4
over, he was going to walk straight out that door."474Please respect copyright.PENANAJzeMi3oCKt
"I know." Carly couldn't help but blush.474Please respect copyright.PENANAgpdLI7ZlEz
"I hope all goes well tonight," said Angel. "I've a feeling this isn't going to end pretty."474Please respect copyright.PENANAfgwSRvXklg
"Me too," said Amanda.474Please respect copyright.PENANAZgHr1GUUnh
There was a knock at the door and Carly quickly dropped to the bottom of the stairs to open it. Mr McDonell soon stepped in.474Please respect copyright.PENANAVn3VW1BhyT
"Evening, Carly," said Mr McDonell. "May I say, you look lovely tonight."474Please respect copyright.PENANAYy8ZF8RNIf
"Thank you," said Carly as she closed the door behind him.474Please respect copyright.PENANAVfbaGrFRaH
"Evening mother, evening Angel."474Please respect copyright.PENANAG1nvEYVmp5
Both Amanda and Angel greeted him at the same time.474Please respect copyright.PENANAKLbWEm4XhQ
"May I have a word with you in the study?" Amanda asked her son.474Please respect copyright.PENANA33yFe0au37
"Right now? Is it really that urgent?" Mr McDonell asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANA0wIdbzgtKF
"Yes and it can't wait."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4kO68HyRZa
Amanda already started her way back down the hall she came from but 474Please respect copyright.PENANASgQsJSlZI1
this time heading to the study. Mr McDonell had no choice but to follow.474Please respect copyright.PENANAV3aoXUm8wk
"Could it be that she wants to talk about his wife bringing Kim here?" Carly asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAgnxtk5CZ8G
Angel looked at her 474Please respect copyright.PENANAbgkLz6sL4b
sister. "I wouldn't dwell on that thought if I were you," she replied. 474Please respect copyright.PENANAANkrAzKEv3
Angel didn't have to think twice about what the two would be talking 474Please respect copyright.PENANArDoCv9B2w2
about.474Please respect copyright.PENANAZGoPs5ivph
In an hour's time, 474Please respect copyright.PENANAudsKGx4Dm0
dinner was close to being set on the table. Carly and Angel were in the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAUT7XfWhZ4M
living room watching the 8 o'clock news. The house help soon started 474Please respect copyright.PENANA9BKEl6iRCa
bringing out dishes of different cuisines from the kitchen and into the 474Please respect copyright.PENANA54YcUoBpuO
dining room.474Please respect copyright.PENANAKRIxkFJ6Un
"To be honest, Angel, I feel really nervous," said Carly feeling uncomfortable on the couch.474Please respect copyright.PENANAOtSskX5Zk9
"If you're worried about Kim, please don't show it," said Angel.474Please respect copyright.PENANAzQf5yiMLnW
"I'm not going to."474Please respect copyright.PENANAgmZA7yiexd
"Well, you better change that facial expression. Because it completely shows."474Please respect copyright.PENANARL7yBq5Dbf
"Really?" Carly asked as she touched her face thinking that it would help change her expression.474Please respect copyright.PENANA3fEwJgMoRw
Angel shook her head and smiled as she went on to stare at the TV. She hadn't messed around with Carly like that in a long time.474Please respect copyright.PENANAMo0DSDRojc
Oliver soon appeared in the living room and came to sit right next to Carly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAp6Gix8eR5u
"Hey, Oliver," said Angel. "Are you done with your homework?"474Please respect copyright.PENANANEVA6pb26h
"Homework, seriously, on a Friday?" Oliver looked at Angel with a surprised look on his face.474Please respect copyright.PENANAl6WKgajr9t
"What's wrong with doing474Please respect copyright.PENANAyYaBieuLb1
your homework on a Friday? You might have the whole weekend, but you 474Please respect copyright.PENANACqa3tVZwhW
won't do your homework because you will be out having fun. And then you 474Please respect copyright.PENANAqKC5bBi4Mz
will end up doing your homework on a Sunday evening."474Please respect copyright.PENANAQjnuGXkrdj
"I know what you mean. But it's so hard to do my homework on a Friday because everyone is so busy."474Please respect copyright.PENANAPLpDxtCVTu
"That, little man, is so474Please respect copyright.PENANAM1SsIKzBfv
not true," said Eric as he came into the living room. He had taken a 474Please respect copyright.PENANAAFqxsaGmzw
shower and changed his clothes for the evening. "I always have free time474Please respect copyright.PENANAg86CmvvKsT
for you on a Friday."474Please respect copyright.PENANAqDujKdRPd9
"Come on, Eric," said Angel. "Let the little man, speak. He might be telling the truth."474Please respect copyright.PENANARp9h3QCP56
"Please don't take his 474Please respect copyright.PENANAJA7QNIZCNx
side, Angel." Eric came to stand right behind Angel on her wheelchair. 474Please respect copyright.PENANAfdrwmdYEwZ
"The guy isn't as innocent as you think."474Please respect copyright.PENANA7DNcWVCcpR
"Okay, let me finish talking to him about his homework first. Then you can air out all your views about him."474Please respect copyright.PENANAusXIdPcjMK
"Don't listen to a word he says about me," said Oliver, pointing at his brother.474Please respect copyright.PENANAbpLIb5inOP
"Okay, okay, you two," 474Please respect copyright.PENANAOy4v3hDtNp
said Angel trying to calm the two brothers down. "Now, Oliver, I think 474Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0KEQClk0T
it's best you work on your homework on a Friday so that you don't have 474Please respect copyright.PENANALoQgW8j5st
to struggle so much on Sunday."474Please respect copyright.PENANA86WhzuUsUr
"Will you help me then?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAmAhopYG8vW
Angel gave him a smile. "After dinner."474Please respect copyright.PENANAQwhCN0TmsV
"Then we can watch a Friday night movie in the home movie theatre. How does that sound?" Eric asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANARGUSaH4M0M
"You guys have your own home movie theatre?" Carly asked looking at Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANAe9utYZnyAO
"Ya," Oliver answered 474Please respect copyright.PENANABmz2LTMmB1
excitedly. "My brother, Leo and I usually have a movie night on Fridays.474Please respect copyright.PENANAuuuDBPWTQO
Would you ladies like to join us?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAnE5eXAEexU
"Oooh, charming," said Carly. "Of course we would, wouldn't we, Angel?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAyIxMnaru5y
"Definitely," Angel replied. "But after he does his homework."474Please respect copyright.PENANAgtlZ0yt0kB
"Deal," said Oliver as he gave Angel a smile.474Please respect copyright.PENANAPddiDaSWwx
"Is everyone here?" Mrs McDonell called out as she appeared into the living room, coming in from the foyer.474Please respect copyright.PENANAHJtoyfZyXP
"What do you mean, aunt?" Eric asked. "Everyone is around."474Please respect copyright.PENANAg8Ih6SL2xV
"And what about your uncle, has he arrived?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAZm5ChPMY4c
"Yes, he arrived some minutes ago," Angel replied.474Please respect copyright.PENANAqNLOmTdihV
"And where is he?" Mrs McDonell asked giving Angel a glare.474Please respect copyright.PENANAUkNIi68xRC
"He went to the study with Amanda. She insisted that they go and have a talk."474Please respect copyright.PENANAZz1jzxcbPc
Mrs McDonald raised an 474Please respect copyright.PENANANxGwQA4aFP
eyebrow thinking over what Angel had just said. Angel could tell that 474Please respect copyright.PENANAjHvRqkpdQA
Mrs McDonell was thinking twice , obviously wondering if Amanda was 474Please respect copyright.PENANA3LxkWlAKYm
talking to her son about his wife.474Please respect copyright.PENANAWfhrUUEbFP
"Are we going to have supper now?" came Eric's mother coming from behind Mrs McDonell. "I'm starving here."474Please respect copyright.PENANAOcDLVLt5aZ
"Same here, mum," said Oliver. "And the food smells delicious from here."474Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2j0Fn2HBo
"Don't worry, our guest will be here soon and then we can have our supper," said Mrs McDonell.474Please respect copyright.PENANAJtAk7zclAq
"I wonder who it is," said Eric. "Because the way I see it, it must be someone important."474Please respect copyright.PENANAIM1Gpn0vMh
Angel looked up at Eric 474Please respect copyright.PENANAA5PepBGGhm
and she was glad that he wasn't looking down at her. She had that 474Please respect copyright.PENANA9AqhLg0C2s
worried look on her face because she knew that their guest was someone 474Please respect copyright.PENANAzlEWZt6zET
Eric and especially Leo weren't in good terms with at the moment.474Please respect copyright.PENANAoEByzf4Xeh
They soon heard a sound of a vehicle and the sound of tires on the asphalt outside. Could that be their visitor?474Please respect copyright.PENANAc2azuRm7q3
"Ah, she's here," said Mrs McDonell excitedly as she went for the front door. Diana quickly went to join her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAUEBY6bWLTY
"It's a she?" Eric asked. "I hope it's not one of those old famous ladies."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4NpOsuHEWL
Angel rolled her eyes. "You wouldn't like it if was anyone younger," she thought to herself.474Please respect copyright.PENANAcN9ovjZLYy
"I wonder why aunt is so excited," said Oliver. "This must be one very important person."474Please respect copyright.PENANAD117tVbPtm
"Maybe in her life, yes," said Carly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAhMFKfEtO8w
"I have to see this for myself," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANAKaecd18Tvz
Before he could even head out of the living room, he stopped as he looked into the foyer. He was shocked for words.474Please respect copyright.PENANAu98VPl5yxM
"Eric, are you okay?" 474Please respect copyright.PENANA3RTa8NthsP
Oliver asked as he noticed his brother stand still like a statue. He 474Please respect copyright.PENANAcBK0Rd7dxA
soon turned towards what his brother was looking at and he too remained 474Please respect copyright.PENANA7gZYKqPU8e
shocked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAAX80QI9Yxo
The two sisters knew the474Please respect copyright.PENANA4hCzugwsCp
worst had finally come. They both turned to the foyer and there in 474Please respect copyright.PENANAGsrstDgkuW
lovely short purple dress was the most beautiful looking lady they had 474Please respect copyright.PENANAkC4YKgsruc
ever seen.474Please respect copyright.PENANAa8vdcfG5yq
Kim stepped in to the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAs6mzxIh6bH
living room with Mrs McDonell who had a huge grin on her face. It was 474Please respect copyright.PENANAnz89Snn79S
obvious that her plan of getting Kim into the house with Leo still 474Please respect copyright.PENANAMOVRPipNZc
around, worked. Diana remained behind in the foyer with a scared and yet474Please respect copyright.PENANAKYVdNONiKq
surprised look on her face. She soon left the foyer, heading upstairs.474Please respect copyright.PENANAdw4b15i8u8
"Look who is here to see us after such a long time," said Mrs McDonell. She couldn't be any more happier.474Please respect copyright.PENANAZF61lrDaRu
"Hi, Eric," said Kim as she gave him a dreamy look and a charming smile. "How have you been?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA3WXB7VslMR
Eric cleared his throat then said, "I'm great. It's been a long time, Kim."474Please respect copyright.PENANAYcX7g60ypr
"It really has. It's good to be back here. Hey, Oliver, how are you?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAU0QNURuOP8
"I'm fine, thanks," said474Please respect copyright.PENANA32pG3g1xpM
Oliver and he quickly went to looking at the TV screen as though 474Please respect copyright.PENANAEv226vkpKN
something had captured his eye when it was only just the eight o'clock 474Please respect copyright.PENANAky1fcohnua
news.474Please respect copyright.PENANAbPmDFhcWdI
"Before I forget my manners, let me introduce to the Barclay sisters, Angel and Carly," said Mrs McDonell.474Please respect copyright.PENANADtIesY6b8E
Carly stood up from her seat and walked over to Kim with a smile on her face.474Please respect copyright.PENANAdv8yUsIDth
"I'm Carly," she said as she stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4Xq5nFeQpG
"The pleasure is mine," said Kim as she shook Carly's hand.474Please respect copyright.PENANAOCALKC7t3f
Angel and Eric couldn't help but look at each other when the two shook hands. Kim had no idea what she was in for.474Please respect copyright.PENANA0lGaQYZs5w
"And this is my older sister, Angel," said Carly introducing her sister to Kim.474Please respect copyright.PENANATrCkGDCrsy
"Nice to meet you, Angel," said Kim giving Angel a smile.474Please respect copyright.PENANAPAq4HMLjpp
"Nice to meet you too," Angel replied.474Please respect copyright.PENANABlwayFsGh5
"Where is Leo?" Kim asked as she turned to look at Mrs McDonell.474Please respect copyright.PENANApQs3QgQt4M
"He's just freshening 474Please respect copyright.PENANA1EvRy8uomH
up," said Mrs McDonell. "He will be down here shortly. Why don't you 474Please respect copyright.PENANAo8fkO633D3
take a seat while I go and tell the rest that you're here."474Please respect copyright.PENANAFj3YsXbrdX
"There's simply no need 474Please respect copyright.PENANAQJ9aQtRNEr
for that, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he came into the foyer with 474Please respect copyright.PENANA9UYj0aeIee
Amanda, pushing her wheelchair. "We are already here."474Please respect copyright.PENANAugPL1HOcD8
"Aren't you excited that Kim is here?" Mrs McDonell smiled at her husband.474Please respect copyright.PENANAnqML6oQbHE
Mr McDonell looked caught in between answering her or not. He quickly turned to look at Kim to greet her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAN0gismkD7M
"How are you, Kim?" he asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAHIVeOjWoNG
"I'm good. It's really nice to see you again. Hi, Amanda, how are you?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA8uFkmFODyR
Amanda put up the kindest smile. "I'm great and how are you?"474Please respect copyright.PENANALf2f28vzLj
"Never better."474Please respect copyright.PENANAOPTBZEtvZJ
"You take a seat. I'll go and call Leo," said Mrs McDonell.474Please respect copyright.PENANAm3Pdgf29Pk
"Let me freshen up real quick," said Mr McDonell and he quickly turned around to leave.474Please respect copyright.PENANA2MYaNnFdeM
Kim went over to the couch and took a seat. She sat on the couch close to where Angel sat on her wheelchair.474Please respect copyright.PENANAaGPKKkEKJa
Mrs and Mr McDonell left474Please respect copyright.PENANACCxLuaoZbT
the living room. For a moment, everything felt a little awkward, now 474Please respect copyright.PENANA5Bz1Wayt1H
that Kim was here. Eric scratched the back of his head as he came to 474Please respect copyright.PENANAU5E3SEejY2
settle down on the couch with his little brother. Carly came to join the474Please respect copyright.PENANAfvdNbFehR1
two and Amanda rolled herself over and settled right next to Angel.474Please respect copyright.PENANAw1cnlrq3mO
For a moment, there was 474Please respect copyright.PENANAUqBVwvFq0t
silence as most people in the living room fixed their eyes on the TV 474Please respect copyright.PENANA5p4KJnVxcg
screen, except for Kim who kept looking at each and everyone of them 474Please respect copyright.PENANAxcaf2o39nt
present, trying to see who she could start a conversation with.474Please respect copyright.PENANAIPsNxbfHJs
"I haven't seen you in a while, Eric," said Kim. Eric looked at her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAmLnKPx192I
"Ya, we kind of fell out after all that had happened," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANAff5Sz4SxxR
"I know. It's pretty much normal on your part. I was a little surprised with Leo though."474Please respect copyright.PENANAAnzzqTRMlJ
Everyone all turned their heads at Kim, including little Oliver. They all waited for her to continue with what she had to say.474Please respect copyright.PENANAxfO1MoqlGD
"I know about the 474Please respect copyright.PENANAXYl9nDhgwA
accident, Angel," Kim continued. "And on behalf of Leo, I apologise 474Please respect copyright.PENANANyPWodSIIm
since I didn't get the chance to when it all happened. I didn't even 474Please respect copyright.PENANAmL1EwMMoqK
know you were staying with the McDonells until I was told by Leo's mum."474Please respect copyright.PENANAkSlbxKODx2
Angel said, "all that 474Please respect copyright.PENANAIQgp1gPIJJ
was nothing but an accident. I've moved on. If I really wanted to, I 474Please respect copyright.PENANAyCMF3ZMA1f
would have sued Leo, but I know how pointless all that would have been."474Please respect copyright.PENANAcsZN2w0ZA6
Carly looked at her 474Please respect copyright.PENANAd4ZDXT0ARR
sister, wondering why she said that last bit of suing Leo. All this 474Please respect copyright.PENANAv66xk2rzTG
looked really confusing to her. It felt like someone was trying to play 474Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9n72azN8v
the other here, or was Carly simply imagining things?474Please respect copyright.PENANAyf2mkOz0bz
"But I still can't seem to put one thing together though," said Kim as she looked up at the ceiling.474Please respect copyright.PENANAp4ddmImTMd
Eric, Angel and Carly 474Please respect copyright.PENANAMqo3ybvkcV
all held their breaths. What was she going to say now? Was she going to 474Please respect copyright.PENANABwLWIeTrDS
link the Barclay sisters to Leo's decision of calling off their 474Please respect copyright.PENANAYXibXaDrtw
engagement?474Please respect copyright.PENANAjw4rc49j4Z
"I wonder why you and 474Please respect copyright.PENANA0k6VtdQWrs
Leo went out that day, Eric," said Kim as she went back to looking at 474Please respect copyright.PENANAIFtGXRdRVP
him. "What were you possibly doing anyway?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAOPrpn352bm
Oliver gave his brother a funny look.474Please respect copyright.PENANASA5C59Drof
"He wanted to go out for fresh air and we did," Eric replied. "We didn't know the accident would happen."474Please respect copyright.PENANAkVlnEzuPS4
"All that was 474Please respect copyright.PENANA1NgeVDujxY
unpredictable, dear," said Amanda. "I don't know why you're bringing all474Please respect copyright.PENANAUd9d1qVMGx
this up again when it has gone and passed. If you're trying to figure 474Please respect copyright.PENANAeGLntmrsCU
out why Leo left you, it's best you ask him yourself."474Please respect copyright.PENANASD4LYxwnXU
"You know I tried that, Amanda," said Kim. "And just like always, he never gave me a straight up answer."474Please respect copyright.PENANAVn3zisfORo
Amanda gave Kim a mocking smile. "Well, that's definitely like Leo, alright."474Please respect copyright.PENANArLlCmuEn5w
Kim could tell that Amanda was just making fun of her. So she went back to looking at Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANA5Vce46faA5
"So, how is work?" Kim asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAUCU4mmHa6j
"Work is fine and tiring as usual," Eric answered.474Please respect copyright.PENANA5Kxrzuix6F
"That's good to hear." Kim went on to look at the stairs. "I wonder what's keeping the others so long."474Please respect copyright.PENANAxfR5ohSJDW
As soon as she said 474Please respect copyright.PENANARXCSTZwQCN
those words, footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. And just by 474Please respect copyright.PENANAOwv9JRUxfF
the sound, you could tell that they weren't happy steps.474Please respect copyright.PENANAoS39DmHXKH
"Leo, wait a minute," Diana called out to him by the stairs.474Please respect copyright.PENANAzjO3toqzyX
Leo had already reached the bottom stair and went straight to the living room.474Please respect copyright.PENANAj9tLeDT5LI
"What's going on here?" Leo asked as soon as he appeared in the living room.474Please respect copyright.PENANAz7whHeb9U0
Amanda winced. Eric 474Please respect copyright.PENANAlfPi9gKXtx
couldn't help but scratch his head. Carly looked the other way as she 474Please respect copyright.PENANAIzysgEpcTY
played with her hair. Oliver didn't face Leo's direction, as though he 474Please respect copyright.PENANAVQN9gBxlNV
was avoiding watching a bad scene of a horror movie. Angel however, 474Please respect copyright.PENANAu41fHGMxUi
looked on waiting to see how all this would play out.474Please respect copyright.PENANAojJs9dJoU7
Kim slowly stood up from the couch. "Leo, how are you?" she greeted.474Please respect copyright.PENANA6jyOi5bSye
There was silence in the room except from Diana's footsteps as she came down the stairs and in to the living room.474Please respect copyright.PENANAw3sljwGB9S
"I was fine the time I came home," he answered. "And now I'm not."474Please respect copyright.PENANA3QTsfKxmUb
"Leo, calm down, 474Please respect copyright.PENANAFVDTkdwwyJ
please," Diana strongly insisted as she held his shoulder. "Your mum 474Please respect copyright.PENANAm3gNLJeQtw
isn't going to like the way you're talking to her."474Please respect copyright.PENANAguzF9ychSi
"She invited her here, did she?" Leo turned to look at his aunt.474Please respect copyright.PENANAHknBhKZz3w
Diana shrugged her shoulders. "She never told me anything. But I'm guessing by her happy mood, she obviously did."474Please respect copyright.PENANAwWpSPTGfsm
Leo turned to look at Kim. "Did mum ask you to come here?" he asked her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAIBmXIeeUDN
"She did," Kim answered. "But all this was only so that I could see the family after such a long time."474Please respect copyright.PENANAbmqSS019XZ
Everyone had a puzzled 474Please respect copyright.PENANArTt1RoFdjd
look on their face as they turned to look at Kim, except Leo. It was 474Please respect copyright.PENANAHsXk4OGw0C
clear with the way she spoke to them before Leo came in that she was 474Please respect copyright.PENANA7AK0djaZyS
here just to get a chance to see and talk to Leo. No one objected to 474Please respect copyright.PENANAEtzevl151Y
what she said. She and Leo were having a conversation and no one felt 474Please respect copyright.PENANAgiR1tKaA4p
like butting in because you were only going to get burnt.474Please respect copyright.PENANAfMhMAYJMSV
"I don't believe you," said Leo. "Grandma, did you know she was coming here?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA1sek2yztZc
Amanda looked up at Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANAanqZ1O6eCc
"I knew, she answered. "But your mum told me not to tell you because 474Please respect copyright.PENANAK5J3Mxa01N
you would freak out the way you're doing right now."474Please respect copyright.PENANAdTk0soAl3a
"She knew you would run, that's why," said Diana. "That's definitely what your mother would do."474Please respect copyright.PENANAxJC0xHhjoX
Leo rolled his eyes and looked irritated. "Where is she?" he asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANACEfWyJqXYS
"She will be down shortly," said Amanda, who had a worried look on his face.474Please respect copyright.PENANAbVgXANQkqQ
"I need her here right now."474Please respect copyright.PENANAaso746DVpA
"Leo, I think you need to sit down," said Eric as he stood up from the chair and came to stand right next to his cousin.474Please respect copyright.PENANAJS83Un36cQ
"There's no need." Leo looked calm and cool, but you could tell from his voice that he was really on edge.474Please respect copyright.PENANAXxH1d4oo12
Mr McDonell soon came down the stairs and when he came in the living room, he felt the tension in the air.474Please respect copyright.PENANAWJRvbdDrG7
"Did I miss something here?" Mr McDonell asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAer0dr2PYS7
"You came just in time," said Amanda. "Leo is not happy."474Please respect copyright.PENANAd0ZGdcJrv4
Mr McDonell only shook his head and approached his son from behind.474Please respect copyright.PENANAct28NGgr3d
"Leo, can we talk?" Mr McDonell asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANA3f4i1SlWxh
"Why should we?" Leo asked as he looked at his father.474Please respect copyright.PENANAlWkHZsLhyA
"Let's go," Mr McDonell insisted. "It will do you some good. Before your mother comes here."474Please respect copyright.PENANA05iF8SyWCy
Leo nodded his head and 474Please respect copyright.PENANAE8cWHqfqfC
followed his father out of the living room heading to the study. Just as474Please respect copyright.PENANAOnNkQA0CpA
they disappeared down the other end of the hall, Mrs McDonell came down474Please respect copyright.PENANA3k1VQDXgp6
the stairs and went in the living room.474Please respect copyright.PENANA486t6bqWBH
"No sign of Leo yet?" Mrs McDonell asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAyjcgedU2rn
"If you looked around the room more carefully, you would see the burning imprint of where he stood on the carpet," said Amanda.474Please respect copyright.PENANASxW6BGOnqP
Mrs McDonell sighed. "Amanda, please stop talking in riddles," she said. "Was he here or not?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA0za7MJZOlF
"He was and he wasn't happy," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANAvW3Ib1xDxU
"Did he leave?" Mrs McDonell looked worried.474Please respect copyright.PENANAz3tnY5VV9v
"If you mean the house, no," said Diana. "He followed his father to the study."474Please respect copyright.PENANA1W4KqmKN8C
Mrs McDonell turned around heading for the study.474Please respect copyright.PENANAXBMuvqmckw
"I think I should leave," said Kim. "It really shows that Leo isn't happy to see me."474Please respect copyright.PENANAYVsa0xMDTU
"Oh, no, please, stay," 474Please respect copyright.PENANAh1AZ9ZOmHJ
said Amanda, yet she didn't sound sympathetic about it. It almost 474Please respect copyright.PENANASM3FoqsCW4
sounded like she was making fun of her.474Please respect copyright.PENANAzD0xciKaLL
"Oh, no, I'm good. I shouldn't have agreed to come here in the first place."474Please respect copyright.PENANA96QJlKjFmg
"No, don't leave yet," 474Please respect copyright.PENANAmK7s2Ps3Jx
said Diana. "You're Bertha's guest and she isn't going to be happy if 474Please respect copyright.PENANA9RKiCRZF7G
you leave. Come with me to the patio, you need a little bit of air."474Please respect copyright.PENANAM6JgcKGHCI
"Yes, I guess so."474Please respect copyright.PENANAQmOZR6EF58
Kim joined Diana and the two left for the patio.474Please respect copyright.PENANAsGmdewrCwW
"I knew this was going to happen," said Amanda.474Please respect copyright.PENANA3voALKQVpL
"I would blame Leo for this," said Angel. "He's supposed to act mature. Not like a child."474Please respect copyright.PENANArTJnSPZGi0
"I behave more maturely than he does," said Oliver.474Please respect copyright.PENANAyGxNA136fD
"I know you do." Angel smiled at the young boy.474Please respect copyright.PENANAyJjVaf8FTZ
"I agree with you, 474Please respect copyright.PENANAOf5tRwCKSP
Angel," said Eric. "I know he broke up their engagement, but it doesn't 474Please respect copyright.PENANAkpOivNyvuC
mean he has to treat her that way as though she has done something 474Please respect copyright.PENANABlRBIkl4ap
wrong."474Please respect copyright.PENANAWGcq6pXn4F
"I kind of feel bad for her," said Carly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAa8QApuknQJ
"Leo has always been 474Please respect copyright.PENANAGmLglTRn8c
like a child," said Amanda. "And I hate to admit, though I don't like 474Please respect copyright.PENANAxPZzGaTwRX
Kim very much, what Leo is doing to her is awful."474Please respect copyright.PENANAwgaaiiS7et
"It's not anything new that you don't like her, granny," said Eric.474Please respect copyright.PENANArHMeKdF9G8
"I know. But Bertha also474Please respect copyright.PENANAhYSgFfzSd9
did the wrong thing here. She knows Leo's actions towards Kim would be 474Please respect copyright.PENANALGYEFoRCzj
brutal but she still wanted Kim to come here. She obviously wants them 474Please respect copyright.PENANA7c1hjy2j9i
to get back together."474Please respect copyright.PENANA5czDrLoANR
"There's no doubt about 474Please respect copyright.PENANAQMarXUFJvP
that," said Angel. "But Leo should be more of a gentleman. He shouldn't 474Please respect copyright.PENANAmyg4UjwkLx
treat her that way. Now I wonder how he broke up with her. Must have 474Please respect copyright.PENANAXyd40fKIZO
been terrible."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4GcjBNvHow
"You should tell him that," said Eric as he smiled at Angel. "Maybe he will listen to you."474Please respect copyright.PENANA5Bdby1wByg
"He's a gentleman when 474Please respect copyright.PENANAGDW1KWGqRs
he wants to be. But towards Kim, I don't know why he acts like that. He 474Please respect copyright.PENANATcmm9JfAeZ
loved her once, you know," said Amanda.474Please respect copyright.PENANAFGldWmvYCh
"Like madly in love with her?" Carly asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANAoNos4glRuc
"Maybe during their 474Please respect copyright.PENANAAbf1CyJUoF
first years of their relationship. But I never approved of her then, and474Please respect copyright.PENANA7J0aphURho
if they were ever to get back, I still wouldn't."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4ruHMP4Bqy
"Are they going to get back soon?" Oliver asked as he looked down the hall. "I'm hungry."474Please respect copyright.PENANA8kOx44Qsyk
"Why don't you get a 474Please respect copyright.PENANAm8EtWNHAwr
little snack from the kitchen?" Amanda suggested. "You wouldn't want to 474Please respect copyright.PENANA4dJTxKCN12
die in this ugly war full of big people problems." 474Please respect copyright.PENANAs9rgatP7VY
While the others waited in the living room, there was a serious talk in the study room.474Please respect copyright.PENANA84InzEyE5b
"I'm begging you, Leo, can you at least act mature for once?" Mr McDonell asked Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANAxkf5pJOtda
"Why should I?" Leo asked as he folded his arms.474Please respect copyright.PENANALSiptN0YWw
"Because she is my guest," Mrs McDonell answered. "That's why."474Please respect copyright.PENANAZm71p32qhV
"I wonder why you even bought her here when you know she and I aren't on good terms with each other."474Please respect copyright.PENANAhGnvTJFyAq
"Why do you treat her like she did something wrong to you? This isn't the Leo I know."474Please respect copyright.PENANAMVuPi9pYn0
"Sorry, mum. She irritates me and I want nothing to do with her. She tends to be clinging and that's not what I want."474Please respect copyright.PENANABwHW7lcxnr
"But you don't have to treat a lady like that, son," said Mr McDonell. "You need to talk things down with her like an adult."474Please respect copyright.PENANAIDroAFfFgh
"I did talk to her face 474Please respect copyright.PENANAyvNXIgQaq0
to face to break off our engagement, but she still kept on calling and 474Please respect copyright.PENANALNW0QQIt8t
calling afterwards," said Leo. "You see, that's being too clinging."474Please respect copyright.PENANA1ILRlIc4Vn
"And did you ever give a reasonable explanation as to why you wanted to break up?" Mr McDonell gave Leo a look. "Did you?"474Please respect copyright.PENANA4j2YgPozPj
"I told her that it didn't feel right anymore to be together and that we had to break off our engagement."474Please respect copyright.PENANAq2HNTVpQ6B
"Well, that's not a 474Please respect copyright.PENANANiMxkaIcYU
clearcut answer to me," said Mrs McDonell. "There has to be a simple 474Please respect copyright.PENANALtxXptzSFc
reason or else she wouldn't be calling you all the time."474Please respect copyright.PENANA2up5lYjsOX
"Mum, I have my reasons," said Leo sternly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAsfuAxi0x7P
"But it still doesn't 474Please respect copyright.PENANAJvM1bB2ko1
add up and your mother is right," said Mr McDonell. "I never wanted to 474Please respect copyright.PENANAl41uzBKdGy
ask you why you broke up with Kim because I know you don't like to talk 474Please respect copyright.PENANAmMIcpE84A5
about such things. But now I'm starting to wonder what's really going 474Please respect copyright.PENANAraZbedm5Cm
on."474Please respect copyright.PENANANjwwiV0MXO
Leo felt cornered. His 474Please respect copyright.PENANA0qEfF1ksmi
parents were good at making him spit out the truth whenever they wanted 474Please respect copyright.PENANA5VjIfkji2A
it. And he didn't feel ready to tell them that he fell in love with 474Please respect copyright.PENANAuSsWBoWytS
someone else.474Please respect copyright.PENANAsh5inqlzbS
"It's nothing," said Leo. "I just fell out and it didn't feel right any more."474Please respect copyright.PENANATxfoEABlnR
"Well, you fell out of it too quickly," said Mrs McDonell.474Please respect copyright.PENANATXkaZYi9rc
"Is that why you brought her here? To change my mind?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAquRa40ecpp
"Leo, calm down," said Mr McDonell. "And you, Bertha, why didn't you tell me that you were inviting Kim over?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAFl3wQyrXtH
"Don't tell me that you don't like her too," said Mrs McDonell almost looking disappointed.474Please respect copyright.PENANAnnpWILedWW
"I have always liked 474Please respect copyright.PENANAsmZvXh6Pfi
Kim. But why you didn't tell me about this is what I want to know. You 474Please respect copyright.PENANAEM3R1a56xh
knew that your son broke up with her and it hasn't even passed a good 474Please respect copyright.PENANAVBbukaIq9F
period of time for them to try and ease off the pain. And now, you just 474Please respect copyright.PENANAASh5ZyqgnN
opened up old wounds."474Please respect copyright.PENANA8npaHMsrA3
"I'm sorry, I should have told you but I wanted it to be a surprise."474Please respect copyright.PENANA94gbw7teXE
"A surprise or a way of getting her and I back together?" Leo asked.474Please respect copyright.PENANA98FwV2YnyP
"Bertha, stop," Mr 474Please respect copyright.PENANAT6ke7uWPmo
McDonell raised his hand beside his wife could even speak. "You two are 474Please respect copyright.PENANAxNaOZkvXVB
just going to argue like you always do and I'm not going to allow that. 474Please respect copyright.PENANA7ERTaYIMJR
Not when we have a guest in the house."474Please respect copyright.PENANAT6n3ouV3Wr
"I'm glad you consider Kim our guest, hon," said Mrs McDonell sweetly.474Please respect copyright.PENANAXIu754PjSu
"That's because you 474Please respect copyright.PENANARfdwm7Xd36
bought her here and you left me no choice. Leo, I'm begging you, just 474Please respect copyright.PENANAqzN2J0dVfQ
for this one night, let go of your anger or whatever it is you have 474Please respect copyright.PENANAuCh7Tqo2j9
against Kim and have our dinner in peace. Can you do that for me?"474Please respect copyright.PENANAC0FRQZ4yWu
Leo looked at his 474Please respect copyright.PENANA9kpWoEpUfA
father, then at his mother who gave him a look to go ahead with his 474Please respect copyright.PENANA0KQqYjkWjX
father's suggestion. He furrowed his eyebrows at her showing how angry 474Please respect copyright.PENANASZh1QKVeg0
he was. When he went back to looking at his father, he brought up his 474Please respect copyright.PENANAg1X2TzvKkK
calm demeanour.474Please respect copyright.PENANA4xPPJ7fCka
"For you, dad, I will," said Leo.474Please respect copyright.PENANATIzUoETrBq
Mr McDonell blew out a 474Please respect copyright.PENANAoJQRFNClQa
sigh of relief. "Thank you, Leo. Though I do suggest you stop acting 474Please respect copyright.PENANAGNvNStrFeB
like a child around her from now on."474Please respect copyright.PENANAbpSqOBcZns
"I'll. In fact, I'll apologise to her right away."474Please respect copyright.PENANA4QUlEc1ZyQ
"That's so sweet of you, dear," said Mrs McDonell but Leo ignored her as he quickly left the room.474Please respect copyright.PENANA1vdxY31Cfu
"You know, you've never 474Please respect copyright.PENANAeXFfMgZna0
been so good with surprises, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he looked at 474Please respect copyright.PENANAe1SY1fEwG3
his wife and slowly made his way out of the study.