Angel put the article 609Please respect copyright.PENANAYudQKcNj2y
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 609Please respect copyright.PENANAzshWsO7DGH
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 609Please respect copyright.PENANAn6jsVyxVxQ
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 609Please respect copyright.PENANAdVvCUCnrRL
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she609Please respect copyright.PENANANEXkr3vM3D
did before.609Please respect copyright.PENANAief93Sbe4E
Angel was too lost in 609Please respect copyright.PENANA9YbnXuhOZs
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 609Please respect copyright.PENANAdJSEqgEV78
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAvW2QDLqKkr
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.609Please respect copyright.PENANAxpmYMxWfts
Angel looked up and she 609Please respect copyright.PENANA4y7v3F8Ro2
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 609Please respect copyright.PENANAGwaw5Xxy9D
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.609Please respect copyright.PENANAEdEb5YPEYg
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 609Please respect copyright.PENANAAreGYLEipu
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel609Please respect copyright.PENANA4QhJH3ATSm
nervous.609Please respect copyright.PENANAs7JLAg9Cl5
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAUHRniKmYgo
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."609Please respect copyright.PENANAEjQtK6wZ8r
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."609Please respect copyright.PENANAHVo3O72h2t
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."609Please respect copyright.PENANAskxQKWXzYO
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.609Please respect copyright.PENANAseX7m17ZBM
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."609Please respect copyright.PENANAFFKwMRj7gd
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."609Please respect copyright.PENANAkn6GpRj8DV
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.609Please respect copyright.PENANAlGEtx0p45n
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.609Please respect copyright.PENANAVOURDH7udT
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAJDT8tFx41V
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."609Please respect copyright.PENANAg7zg02uhVy
Angel could feel her 609Please respect copyright.PENANAAZyevgWnuu
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 609Please respect copyright.PENANAPq8zzQWSxv
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 609Please respect copyright.PENANAvhPTLiWLC2
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 609Please respect copyright.PENANAkGsmIeLbrA
like they were going to buckle.609Please respect copyright.PENANASnYL6cL522
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."609Please respect copyright.PENANADmFrjkjwuE
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.609Please respect copyright.PENANAVSlBi7ieN7
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 609Please respect copyright.PENANASLXjiM9zan
Mark just smiled at her 609Please respect copyright.PENANASsxRilzLCA
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 609Please respect copyright.PENANAzKbX41gIbK
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about609Please respect copyright.PENANAYmeT7UK1bG
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 609Please respect copyright.PENANAnKhmyXZyRj
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 609Please respect copyright.PENANAr0TAgQPqs7
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 609Please respect copyright.PENANAYrJ7tGWvoX
that's for sure.609Please respect copyright.PENANAQu5FE4twpG
"I came here to ask if 609Please respect copyright.PENANAgDBi0cE7Wf
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 609Please respect copyright.PENANAZge4oRI1g0
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."609Please respect copyright.PENANA18c9BlLsfR
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."609Please respect copyright.PENANACTnsK1Beif
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."609Please respect copyright.PENANAFXCw4H6Dii
"No, its okay, I..."609Please respect copyright.PENANAQjpFcmYQuY
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.609Please respect copyright.PENANAkBxewJI6fO
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAwzODB51wsj
Angel nodded in 609Please respect copyright.PENANAegU9NN9noR
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 609Please respect copyright.PENANAn9X1EoqiWA
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a609Please respect copyright.PENANA9OkR46aagb
wink and headed out of the office.609Please respect copyright.PENANA6xjH5jJRTb
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.609Please respect copyright.PENANAUzFHExSPf6
As Angel sat back down 609Please respect copyright.PENANAxUAumOPNQE
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 609Please respect copyright.PENANAGReSnAmz2A
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She609Please respect copyright.PENANA4HlGGQQ3AP
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.609Please respect copyright.PENANAgDTDQmgzQI
"Hello?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAVNXXeP3UwR
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.609Please respect copyright.PENANAoyehMkP9lt
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAkKSN4R5YuN
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."609Please respect copyright.PENANAt3PZJt6LWf
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAdgbx3WHBs0
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."609Please respect copyright.PENANAVQORyL3Tpp
***609Please respect copyright.PENANAEkmghV89L4
Carly609Please respect copyright.PENANAbk7AFTVGw2
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 609Please respect copyright.PENANAIerb8vGaBc
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 609Please respect copyright.PENANACwxEQhc35F
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 609Please respect copyright.PENANAPo8ByL926e
for the first time, it felt awkward. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAbJupNzIgih
She609Please respect copyright.PENANACJBsMRgEBs
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 609Please respect copyright.PENANA5BfD04uLMI
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 609Please respect copyright.PENANAj2anKMCxRl
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 609Please respect copyright.PENANAT5033nYUGS
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 609Please respect copyright.PENANA3nrDAjN5F1
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 609Please respect copyright.PENANA5jKEUHyjEs
clear mind. 609Please respect copyright.PENANA2vWenGZBa6
Angel609Please respect copyright.PENANAzFcM1TEAUT
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 609Please respect copyright.PENANAPZohAKVChl
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 609Please respect copyright.PENANAqEWIjaHOXr
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 609Please respect copyright.PENANAhdEFr8EdgC
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 609Please respect copyright.PENANAwALdin70Mt
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 609Please respect copyright.PENANA00GepiIF6Y
Mr Walters was a big 609Please respect copyright.PENANAaOxyKI0plp
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,609Please respect copyright.PENANATcHYgAMVkS
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 609Please respect copyright.PENANAghpifUFAKd
would like to hang around with.609Please respect copyright.PENANANq8AaEMQyc
Mr609Please respect copyright.PENANAoyp9kjhLnN
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 609Please respect copyright.PENANAUyG1OOqcTS
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed609Please respect copyright.PENANAiSGtBdOvzs
to.609Please respect copyright.PENANAmHa2xNLce0
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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."609Please respect copyright.PENANAYIBiE5xoiE
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 609Please respect copyright.PENANApit1A6Fgh2
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAXQqcw1lyKz
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."609Please respect copyright.PENANAWFFAhuaTSk
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."609Please respect copyright.PENANANdxKiXKJEF
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAvcOEvpMciV
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."609Please respect copyright.PENANAyK8q8FehVn
Mr609Please respect copyright.PENANACaeQw0zcCn
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 609Please respect copyright.PENANApB5DlXVmwK
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 609Please respect copyright.PENANADA9yldM7sJ
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the609Please respect copyright.PENANA3u07nwAip2
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 609Please respect copyright.PENANARIxeYZOsL7
Mr609Please respect copyright.PENANA64SjsMeoJX
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 609Please respect copyright.PENANAU5aAutfnR0
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little609Please respect copyright.PENANAr0A6pYmnDb
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 609Please respect copyright.PENANAMT80Uo5Of4
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 609Please respect copyright.PENANArQ1Ri8orFj
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. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAuw6e57hfly
He609Please respect copyright.PENANAS3jbTw8fJi
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 609Please respect copyright.PENANAaOHZN0dKta
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 609Please respect copyright.PENANAkDcf0RrgWO
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAK4GM25ZuID
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAwgKZQCWytF
Carly609Please respect copyright.PENANAWxbjGjRBqr
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 609Please respect copyright.PENANAghHIke2uN5
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a609Please respect copyright.PENANAPlIBVtzg63
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 609Please respect copyright.PENANAUIyGOjbrbi
came here to see her. And at this early hour.609Please respect copyright.PENANANx2F7cpJZ5
"Mr609Please respect copyright.PENANALr7SMRj36e
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more609Please respect copyright.PENANADJRPqiFHHI
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 609Please respect copyright.PENANAUOI82jjyu8
moment?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAYc87LByTK5
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.609Please respect copyright.PENANArWb3crlexw
Carly609Please respect copyright.PENANAoBn8bdO5xc
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 609Please respect copyright.PENANAYQCoM6YADq
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 609Please respect copyright.PENANAX7GryGpW31
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAXoApweN7KU
Mr609Please respect copyright.PENANA71TI8xQDjB
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 609Please respect copyright.PENANA7zKRVD2Iiv
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 609Please respect copyright.PENANADWUPatcO2j
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 609Please respect copyright.PENANAsNGrmERIKk
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 609Please respect copyright.PENANAmF51gb1TKa
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'609Please respect copyright.PENANA2WKIjuXlB2
Leo put his hands into 609Please respect copyright.PENANAl1EuKP8g5M
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 609Please respect copyright.PENANANuavfCzOKj
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 609Please respect copyright.PENANAi3TBGhgNBY
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 609Please respect copyright.PENANALalqm1DWeh
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.609Please respect copyright.PENANAh3RfSjVYvP
When Leo was just inches609Please respect copyright.PENANA2lVtF3noWi
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 609Please respect copyright.PENANAkY1TPQ0pFL
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.609Please respect copyright.PENANANyS6HA69I6
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.609Please respect copyright.PENANA44h5oqPt7I
***609Please respect copyright.PENANAX7FP4Usq5c
A609Please respect copyright.PENANA36eZsiYuM8
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAfOLoy6hepp
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 609Please respect copyright.PENANA2XwkSvhJgG
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAAhV1oRQkUt
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."609Please respect copyright.PENANAam2QqOq1b0
"Sorry,609Please respect copyright.PENANAJwmIyX9Uso
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 609Please respect copyright.PENANAkrakGqxnWZ
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAF7GsXK1JJV
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.609Please respect copyright.PENANAOw4XxIMSUe
Her609Please respect copyright.PENANAEs7BiXsen0
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit609Please respect copyright.PENANAwE4rE2pCms
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed609Please respect copyright.PENANAEC40W6EpfO
back making him look handsome.609Please respect copyright.PENANAzqvNXiOnXp
"Well,609Please respect copyright.PENANA7cJmk5WsSg
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 609Please respect copyright.PENANA590brepK1d
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 609Please respect copyright.PENANAd2Fz6kDCGU
isn't it?"609Please respect copyright.PENANA2LNvCbo6rQ
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.609Please respect copyright.PENANAa5LPODg5za
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"609Please respect copyright.PENANA4Rbx1pLpI8
"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?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAPIeXXRMCuN
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."609Please respect copyright.PENANAFTrDAiAQmG
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."609Please respect copyright.PENANAJXPguc5zLf
"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."609Please respect copyright.PENANAr7v2An34Tz
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."609Please respect copyright.PENANApqIjsSJfKd
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."609Please respect copyright.PENANAUzZUhnsg5T
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"609Please respect copyright.PENANAohAzgxOSBw
"Ya,609Please respect copyright.PENANAzGEUqJEDKc
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 609Please respect copyright.PENANAd1GH40mh2W
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."609Please respect copyright.PENANA1wWjlmNqTs
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."609Please respect copyright.PENANAOvgZ6erul4
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."609Please respect copyright.PENANAfAMUHna47L
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."609Please respect copyright.PENANAnJ9Ne1AUwi
"Yes, you do that."609Please respect copyright.PENANAHtSMUNi5hJ
As609Please respect copyright.PENANAx4JwI9rooy
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 609Please respect copyright.PENANAkwYxqx0KkV
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 609Please respect copyright.PENANAlfKmKgOMmA
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 609Please respect copyright.PENANATMJCiV9ggA
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 609Please respect copyright.PENANAetTyipaqkY
dizziness. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAsP2ULL4T0R
As609Please respect copyright.PENANAE948tXSynf
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 609Please respect copyright.PENANAytydVSXGDL
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 609Please respect copyright.PENANA4prYaCIeQJ
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 609Please respect copyright.PENANACJimCbO2cv
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 609Please respect copyright.PENANANgnOuNR3k2
is it something else? 609Please respect copyright.PENANAlNrPyJMYRc
Then609Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7jYi2Lp9N
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 609Please respect copyright.PENANANQnzDNIjc0
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 609Please respect copyright.PENANA5FN3EkOGN8
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.609Please respect copyright.PENANAcWAFBaoWCB
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAekBl9t1diQ
Mrs609Please respect copyright.PENANAyJWJoETtxD
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 609Please respect copyright.PENANAMb2PP3pKEa
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 609Please respect copyright.PENANAcjxtMYirib
floor.609Please respect copyright.PENANA92L3R9xyx6
"Angel, call her, call 609Please respect copyright.PENANAX9qNIRSesc
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 609Please respect copyright.PENANAAeSb8Ox7kS
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 609Please respect copyright.PENANATsNmMY9gSX
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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