Angel put the article 934Please respect copyright.PENANAf1ZEMPRAzK
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 934Please respect copyright.PENANAwulA1zm7g7
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 934Please respect copyright.PENANAErLWX3vHc6
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 934Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1Og0zkroC
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she934Please respect copyright.PENANApRtRWKsLWK
did before.934Please respect copyright.PENANAsD1SutoFH1
Angel was too lost in 934Please respect copyright.PENANAPDPs8FkfYm
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 934Please respect copyright.PENANAWbyuhNlCTJ
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.934Please respect copyright.PENANAfakxlewS5y
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.934Please respect copyright.PENANAuXslum6u8r
Angel looked up and she 934Please respect copyright.PENANALK6yP79pRp
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 934Please respect copyright.PENANAWoV8lnEj6V
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.934Please respect copyright.PENANACFYFxKwIrn
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 934Please respect copyright.PENANAFwS5Z7NCDJ
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel934Please respect copyright.PENANAWcjb3Cd2mw
nervous.934Please respect copyright.PENANAUTjMXJA085
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.934Please respect copyright.PENANAWw1Ly4ARbV
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."934Please respect copyright.PENANAxiyfS0jDjL
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."934Please respect copyright.PENANAuxcbisOpZO
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."934Please respect copyright.PENANACxSKUmCxoJ
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.934Please respect copyright.PENANArWqlWYeY9n
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."934Please respect copyright.PENANAZq8F1erUHP
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."934Please respect copyright.PENANA4aD0tbJ7ya
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.934Please respect copyright.PENANATJSjBXpPL2
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.934Please respect copyright.PENANAYCbHb1UiBZ
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 934Please respect copyright.PENANA6vwfikYLRG
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."934Please respect copyright.PENANAXemkOYtU0p
Angel could feel her 934Please respect copyright.PENANA21vZmmo5yB
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 934Please respect copyright.PENANANAc6C7fZdG
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 934Please respect copyright.PENANAIwVs3qdDNk
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 934Please respect copyright.PENANAKJNNyQPczK
like they were going to buckle.934Please respect copyright.PENANAZBAnK9kUMJ
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."934Please respect copyright.PENANAN05mvELuh3
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.934Please respect copyright.PENANAeL17UIjhwB
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAQjMzYE347n
Mark just smiled at her 934Please respect copyright.PENANAXicqyWmhSu
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 934Please respect copyright.PENANAObtAqBZDpP
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about934Please respect copyright.PENANAfUggKecCyv
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 934Please respect copyright.PENANAh8JhPgEzGC
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 934Please respect copyright.PENANAIUMGXa1RXv
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 934Please respect copyright.PENANA6NQCIvJ6mK
that's for sure.934Please respect copyright.PENANAfzvXyzzXXN
"I came here to ask if 934Please respect copyright.PENANAkcmNQQlWMi
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 934Please respect copyright.PENANAafRBDNMov7
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."934Please respect copyright.PENANASeuRCiyo6u
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."934Please respect copyright.PENANAJKUArpz0M8
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."934Please respect copyright.PENANAqfIEybyBBU
"No, its okay, I..."934Please respect copyright.PENANALe96v0JC7C
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.934Please respect copyright.PENANAN7ZBvASBYG
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAk1gVrxNCoP
Angel nodded in 934Please respect copyright.PENANAvwiEWVuzkk
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 934Please respect copyright.PENANA3h79bAvgIy
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a934Please respect copyright.PENANAaU8DnsgM68
wink and headed out of the office.934Please respect copyright.PENANACetoM5S0E6
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.934Please respect copyright.PENANAQJk4gKTK4G
As Angel sat back down 934Please respect copyright.PENANA8OkSfktpZF
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAETh2F6tLsZ
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She934Please respect copyright.PENANAoJkrnt0rc6
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.934Please respect copyright.PENANAWLUMNaDUBa
"Hello?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAIzJI7ugukC
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.934Please respect copyright.PENANA5YCPUl6B2a
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAUS7DSn1Cyl
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."934Please respect copyright.PENANAha5GJPdMTs
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAwSMXApp5R6
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."934Please respect copyright.PENANA2TXqKlq1mN
***934Please respect copyright.PENANAvx0Ypl0R5u
Carly934Please respect copyright.PENANADtP10dbHXz
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 934Please respect copyright.PENANArqwEihvFne
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 934Please respect copyright.PENANAa5hMV6Aws1
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 934Please respect copyright.PENANARIsIQ2pU79
for the first time, it felt awkward. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAHKDsEk0mUa
She934Please respect copyright.PENANA8mshqWUMWS
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 934Please respect copyright.PENANAOL4vUsTNy2
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 934Please respect copyright.PENANAIIjdKjE6d7
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 934Please respect copyright.PENANAzxELBssFXB
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 934Please respect copyright.PENANAEbD03O6Ys6
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 934Please respect copyright.PENANACLxzoUlB7m
clear mind. 934Please respect copyright.PENANABOoXQR3bOB
Angel934Please respect copyright.PENANAxbpgIuAGBF
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAztjq7JyUoi
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 934Please respect copyright.PENANAehXQnCayfv
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 934Please respect copyright.PENANAmnBYSCoGLM
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 934Please respect copyright.PENANAKJsNRldDFA
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 934Please respect copyright.PENANA6NxJ1cmqKl
Mr Walters was a big 934Please respect copyright.PENANAlhbIt1q0kq
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,934Please respect copyright.PENANAYRKsdSCdf7
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 934Please respect copyright.PENANAfWbAP3hdip
would like to hang around with.934Please respect copyright.PENANAvIAJ59k6KK
Mr934Please respect copyright.PENANAvpB8qd1dRW
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 934Please respect copyright.PENANA6QJ5ib26gm
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed934Please respect copyright.PENANA2BZmu9sWED
to.934Please respect copyright.PENANATLI24A7TFv
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."934Please respect copyright.PENANA3eg44keqsZ
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 934Please respect copyright.PENANA3RECURlks0
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAtyJaHI1EAU
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."934Please respect copyright.PENANA3mOJu8lcIK
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."934Please respect copyright.PENANAu6kmEOu5XK
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"934Please respect copyright.PENANACVU0FZ2XYq
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."934Please respect copyright.PENANAltuHSIhjFj
Mr934Please respect copyright.PENANAtTIvDBap6Q
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 934Please respect copyright.PENANAIA1t1ZGfgr
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 934Please respect copyright.PENANAtuCoXKkOQi
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the934Please respect copyright.PENANAzfsvq1U7Kz
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAM6wmAcDh7a
Mr934Please respect copyright.PENANA8hxQdtMbAF
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 934Please respect copyright.PENANA1HvAV33LLQ
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little934Please respect copyright.PENANAx0JCg17TEd
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 934Please respect copyright.PENANAF5aOHXoGnn
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 934Please respect copyright.PENANARlR9nvHTNu
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAUZJbITJlVj
He934Please respect copyright.PENANAU6GVTaRSjf
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 934Please respect copyright.PENANA4pOG7KxGvN
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 934Please respect copyright.PENANAUDYDIE7qkt
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAoPBCGDIFQk
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAyb2h145WAj
Carly934Please respect copyright.PENANAB0TWnLjtDI
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 934Please respect copyright.PENANAzn87xilI6W
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a934Please respect copyright.PENANAuZQc4KaN2Q
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 934Please respect copyright.PENANAzFQjhaWSm8
came here to see her. And at this early hour.934Please respect copyright.PENANAnao5TBc4hR
"Mr934Please respect copyright.PENANASNPWXGxzhj
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more934Please respect copyright.PENANAbtEmDkSBv1
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 934Please respect copyright.PENANAPIqcsPuxUL
moment?"934Please respect copyright.PENANA2WeljQ5iiV
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.934Please respect copyright.PENANA43aHdn8e06
Carly934Please respect copyright.PENANAtIFbNbqtfo
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 934Please respect copyright.PENANAsdABspjjmy
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 934Please respect copyright.PENANAR3D3Gt43Bw
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 934Please respect copyright.PENANArNVWVlCuLh
Mr934Please respect copyright.PENANAZqjFKnt7K7
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 934Please respect copyright.PENANAdk1ETqjF2b
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 934Please respect copyright.PENANAns6d5AlkPi
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 934Please respect copyright.PENANAbrYqbWDXfL
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 934Please respect copyright.PENANAHdmFXhDINN
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'934Please respect copyright.PENANAOW6i18ysuc
Leo put his hands into 934Please respect copyright.PENANADlWK32njXi
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 934Please respect copyright.PENANAgZKLCbNV7y
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 934Please respect copyright.PENANAKPJFRiGAjJ
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 934Please respect copyright.PENANAQn1OBYCNX5
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.934Please respect copyright.PENANAZE1mcY1sT3
When Leo was just inches934Please respect copyright.PENANA323L660jtk
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 934Please respect copyright.PENANAKkGKlE3V6g
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.934Please respect copyright.PENANA0omtPMisTx
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.934Please respect copyright.PENANAyq01OefYwh
***934Please respect copyright.PENANAJCkisiV8HX
A934Please respect copyright.PENANAVqSjCwgHXa
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 934Please respect copyright.PENANA0GZ6BI4BnQ
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 934Please respect copyright.PENANAbWY9SHoquG
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 934Please respect copyright.PENANA33LWuZudQT
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."934Please respect copyright.PENANA5kqHys6Ge6
"Sorry,934Please respect copyright.PENANA6XxAAAPNju
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 934Please respect copyright.PENANAP5bdWqP8Fs
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAbXSYDmxroR
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.934Please respect copyright.PENANA4eVHMna3iS
Her934Please respect copyright.PENANAOOsLn1qlf7
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit934Please respect copyright.PENANA5rg0FPSfmC
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed934Please respect copyright.PENANANOL8QKuC4z
back making him look handsome.934Please respect copyright.PENANA0U2TYoo29z
"Well,934Please respect copyright.PENANATw8jPaVFBF
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 934Please respect copyright.PENANAY1p8C6kR88
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 934Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ5C5AlW4p
isn't it?"934Please respect copyright.PENANABZtnGKUTkk
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.934Please respect copyright.PENANAH3Em2XdFZK
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"934Please respect copyright.PENANA5uhOyOkGhu
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAllDs5tLoJo
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."934Please respect copyright.PENANAu4w5CODfVF
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."934Please respect copyright.PENANALxeUwpD0cX
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."934Please respect copyright.PENANAHIjSX0mbp8
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."934Please respect copyright.PENANAKgVRUUWxJU
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."934Please respect copyright.PENANArwASkGiCx2
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"934Please respect copyright.PENANAJcJKXezBWi
"Ya,934Please respect copyright.PENANA0k9QyhUza2
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 934Please respect copyright.PENANAvCe0ubIktK
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."934Please respect copyright.PENANAgUOSRVo9e4
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."934Please respect copyright.PENANA1Rx0nueczr
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."934Please respect copyright.PENANAPfVWUEzgc5
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."934Please respect copyright.PENANAWp1JCRQ1WC
"Yes, you do that."934Please respect copyright.PENANAjI3z1Hm2V2
As934Please respect copyright.PENANAWexgCKDNrn
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 934Please respect copyright.PENANAfNaLicjjsz
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAOxkodbBgh5
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 934Please respect copyright.PENANAWwl4fs0Rta
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAk5TSmpElwQ
dizziness. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAMeQmBC5fdo
As934Please respect copyright.PENANAAGb9xPykAm
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 934Please respect copyright.PENANAX5dj5ugC4A
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAuzhiqMNXJd
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 934Please respect copyright.PENANACN2zGobTfP
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 934Please respect copyright.PENANA2LUnz9S2ku
is it something else? 934Please respect copyright.PENANAadIi87PFMB
Then934Please respect copyright.PENANApuM9QHoJ0n
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 934Please respect copyright.PENANAQMwwPDzR9v
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 934Please respect copyright.PENANAZyf3aGUUID
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.934Please respect copyright.PENANADGDxWVh82j
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAVosyNnJX5G
Mrs934Please respect copyright.PENANANUiFB9od71
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAhCo2xiHoJS
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 934Please respect copyright.PENANAeOgBBwl8u2
floor.934Please respect copyright.PENANAY77aGxUAWA
"Angel, call her, call 934Please respect copyright.PENANAtOgBuQwtyC
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 934Please respect copyright.PENANAOxGCdQ0qF2
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 934Please respect copyright.PENANAQpyt2zQSXD
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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