Angel put the article 968Please respect copyright.PENANA7IlP9txQQS
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 968Please respect copyright.PENANAbpiRgOcwYu
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 968Please respect copyright.PENANAWv8rAPDHrF
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 968Please respect copyright.PENANAUYWzsGDBpi
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she968Please respect copyright.PENANARzW0vewTei
did before.968Please respect copyright.PENANAjiNjknaveF
Angel was too lost in 968Please respect copyright.PENANAgLBrGfLoca
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 968Please respect copyright.PENANA8G5LxzoO14
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.968Please respect copyright.PENANAUwNSYAh96t
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.968Please respect copyright.PENANAVfTkKXJ9qz
Angel looked up and she 968Please respect copyright.PENANAJWdKp1pVd2
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 968Please respect copyright.PENANAQzBYppY8Ef
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.968Please respect copyright.PENANAlKzmXKlhmd
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 968Please respect copyright.PENANAVXot7KQ1Ky
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel968Please respect copyright.PENANAhBlKugUO2R
nervous.968Please respect copyright.PENANAoE3QjeU2Ls
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.968Please respect copyright.PENANA76e9LwR5Ww
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."968Please respect copyright.PENANARIGTQY8R3F
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."968Please respect copyright.PENANAS0rqUlxwv3
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."968Please respect copyright.PENANAZYbTfWNPbJ
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.968Please respect copyright.PENANAboJYTIzXWs
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."968Please respect copyright.PENANAgvy4TMmVb9
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."968Please respect copyright.PENANAhaezTSjzrz
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.968Please respect copyright.PENANA6EsyBlLxGY
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.968Please respect copyright.PENANAb8ccdWqHpt
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAQO34miH09R
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."968Please respect copyright.PENANANWMQxPcYrn
Angel could feel her 968Please respect copyright.PENANAFjvAV7NuM5
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 968Please respect copyright.PENANAzQ9POiE8JM
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 968Please respect copyright.PENANAM4ewmR4tko
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 968Please respect copyright.PENANAojDirUIo6r
like they were going to buckle.968Please respect copyright.PENANAld6nVUa3LL
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."968Please respect copyright.PENANA0cQRN0iJCI
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.968Please respect copyright.PENANARNqGiTShH3
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAulsGGpsiFJ
Mark just smiled at her 968Please respect copyright.PENANA3R3HFqCer3
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 968Please respect copyright.PENANAMt1NgPKh3Y
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about968Please respect copyright.PENANAPL1529w4eI
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 968Please respect copyright.PENANA9m7IrJxfgI
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 968Please respect copyright.PENANATsdHvsnYev
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 968Please respect copyright.PENANAss3nwymP4p
that's for sure.968Please respect copyright.PENANAhWaHF0h1Yc
"I came here to ask if 968Please respect copyright.PENANAdmsoNl3Bwm
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 968Please respect copyright.PENANA3AMiZHEJh2
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."968Please respect copyright.PENANAj5UdTpfREp
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."968Please respect copyright.PENANAat5ZpHpJjV
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."968Please respect copyright.PENANAzN4JzhmIJo
"No, its okay, I..."968Please respect copyright.PENANABcQhInVtR0
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.968Please respect copyright.PENANAjS2haVbGRV
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"968Please respect copyright.PENANApXMloK1rr3
Angel nodded in 968Please respect copyright.PENANA1JYQHN3oZZ
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 968Please respect copyright.PENANAD8r414kxf9
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a968Please respect copyright.PENANArSTBBSiIzo
wink and headed out of the office.968Please respect copyright.PENANAuPCkHw4LxR
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.968Please respect copyright.PENANArnfBF2uwkQ
As Angel sat back down 968Please respect copyright.PENANAKgHFWWrmHn
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 968Please respect copyright.PENANALVWdSIEGT8
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She968Please respect copyright.PENANAwpt9Jp7QW8
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.968Please respect copyright.PENANA8Y56agVBV7
"Hello?"968Please respect copyright.PENANAHgZTQJooj5
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.968Please respect copyright.PENANAaY5RwhY8ES
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"968Please respect copyright.PENANArIUeHfe9Ow
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."968Please respect copyright.PENANAV5XcMlsROw
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"968Please respect copyright.PENANAOB53Nqi1fr
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."968Please respect copyright.PENANAVTGjBlnRzo
***968Please respect copyright.PENANAxH6SL7i8Jt
Carly968Please respect copyright.PENANAiFZ9rbvQBV
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 968Please respect copyright.PENANAUWuXjyonCb
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 968Please respect copyright.PENANAWUoZbSwThr
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 968Please respect copyright.PENANATNxnJTOAaD
for the first time, it felt awkward. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAZa7G2pouiz
She968Please respect copyright.PENANATL2NZ15cKt
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 968Please respect copyright.PENANA8iF89rS2zS
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 968Please respect copyright.PENANACjHorbQWP5
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 968Please respect copyright.PENANAHcDrPuBgzX
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 968Please respect copyright.PENANAvxqY3K9FSD
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 968Please respect copyright.PENANAjJO1pqWO45
clear mind. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAik07FmZBD8
Angel968Please respect copyright.PENANAKUe2IBubrA
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 968Please respect copyright.PENANAKyHPlSi6lJ
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 968Please respect copyright.PENANAfV1ZjNGND7
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 968Please respect copyright.PENANALgwU0EZOOn
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 968Please respect copyright.PENANA2d81LWFqk3
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAGdfuNvb5IX
Mr Walters was a big 968Please respect copyright.PENANA4Wyu0J9y0q
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,968Please respect copyright.PENANAXKscl6NuDH
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 968Please respect copyright.PENANASQEXcC0Zbg
would like to hang around with.968Please respect copyright.PENANAbhXM6rmytL
Mr968Please respect copyright.PENANAGMfRtz3rM4
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 968Please respect copyright.PENANAgJD8ySo5qM
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed968Please respect copyright.PENANAh7xrqyjw8k
to.968Please respect copyright.PENANA0rgUgUqkdP
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968Please respect copyright.PENANAUfc2qKvbTC
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."968Please respect copyright.PENANAGa7MkIMbKv
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAtliAHNVWIL
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"968Please respect copyright.PENANATntWzTeYMc
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."968Please respect copyright.PENANAcMpA117FvX
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."968Please respect copyright.PENANAFWJKyXQyOq
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"968Please respect copyright.PENANATEjKONFavz
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."968Please respect copyright.PENANADUl8eIwzgE
Mr968Please respect copyright.PENANAvSaJwdpFgU
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 968Please respect copyright.PENANA3nrSqFiDQl
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 968Please respect copyright.PENANAYWi8WIeqw6
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the968Please respect copyright.PENANAvzFNhVCHVi
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 968Please respect copyright.PENANANqu6JjmJtc
Mr968Please respect copyright.PENANAzrK7RPUsp6
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 968Please respect copyright.PENANAC7oqPn1kQe
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little968Please respect copyright.PENANA6MYOGUgP88
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 968Please respect copyright.PENANATjTmuJ2Bm4
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 968Please respect copyright.PENANArur0Z2mndK
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. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAiZnt7a0OJI
He968Please respect copyright.PENANAFw12oEEnIy
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 968Please respect copyright.PENANAJd0rasJuRL
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 968Please respect copyright.PENANANl3GALi3QG
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAvMzsf0VMcR
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAZhLgA7CXOp
Carly968Please respect copyright.PENANACNAUc0pmdo
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 968Please respect copyright.PENANAEzlFQdIKXU
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a968Please respect copyright.PENANAa5mDhafoL0
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 968Please respect copyright.PENANAqjk72xeHvc
came here to see her. And at this early hour.968Please respect copyright.PENANA6CYSfumIBp
"Mr968Please respect copyright.PENANAlOnfJ42DhB
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more968Please respect copyright.PENANACO6RPSvFfd
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 968Please respect copyright.PENANARHHXOJmhgg
moment?"968Please respect copyright.PENANAkMRXoYsLpG
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.968Please respect copyright.PENANAQfKbO9Upil
Carly968Please respect copyright.PENANAjJjvARXQB7
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 968Please respect copyright.PENANAHaXqe985rw
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 968Please respect copyright.PENANAdLr7jpW1RD
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 968Please respect copyright.PENANASoVzNT91Bm
Mr968Please respect copyright.PENANAvYdvlIZTxP
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 968Please respect copyright.PENANAyRbvmYc2ss
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 968Please respect copyright.PENANA4SepMGcwfa
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 968Please respect copyright.PENANAMIQC4AeMRO
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 968Please respect copyright.PENANAvANAq7Wc5w
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'968Please respect copyright.PENANA61VYOpsQkT
Leo put his hands into 968Please respect copyright.PENANAMJM6CxeC6U
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 968Please respect copyright.PENANAFFWMtuusSO
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 968Please respect copyright.PENANAfNWDc9YEub
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 968Please respect copyright.PENANAqGxyDPlRhr
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.968Please respect copyright.PENANAHrtvf3EkPw
When Leo was just inches968Please respect copyright.PENANA0Q4Pf2tpHj
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 968Please respect copyright.PENANAHPCWrxulQX
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.968Please respect copyright.PENANA88Jtxte2f1
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.968Please respect copyright.PENANAlEUjnM8gA3
***968Please respect copyright.PENANAkcaGFqE10N
A968Please respect copyright.PENANAVwt431v8aP
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 968Please respect copyright.PENANA1K4KJXogT8
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 968Please respect copyright.PENANAKCNeHrXmt0
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAsf0qzQXtPM
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."968Please respect copyright.PENANAaJw1i1HXhC
"Sorry,968Please respect copyright.PENANA34v4Qyrtp5
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 968Please respect copyright.PENANAbv1tLvT8Cq
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAeBDkDQQ7oU
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.968Please respect copyright.PENANAlQCFufUMLh
Her968Please respect copyright.PENANAt6yFRXpBe8
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit968Please respect copyright.PENANAnECeNGTmua
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed968Please respect copyright.PENANAPidxGKTy9Y
back making him look handsome.968Please respect copyright.PENANACmQ8YK3oXM
"Well,968Please respect copyright.PENANApSxIczINsd
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 968Please respect copyright.PENANAlYHv60JYF1
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 968Please respect copyright.PENANASol7J5CXBn
isn't it?"968Please respect copyright.PENANABuNSDZ24aM
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.968Please respect copyright.PENANAmUtQuS502T
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"968Please respect copyright.PENANAyZT8E8sytm
"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?"968Please respect copyright.PENANA1mZAcvEO97
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."968Please respect copyright.PENANAqkNLKy1hbH
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."968Please respect copyright.PENANA6xqyUSI4Wh
"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."968Please respect copyright.PENANAKoqZD3ThNP
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."968Please respect copyright.PENANAeotODNE2pN
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."968Please respect copyright.PENANABzyBYOYdfL
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"968Please respect copyright.PENANA2u3ngrAJXR
"Ya,968Please respect copyright.PENANAruTWwkeTok
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 968Please respect copyright.PENANAStKfz1aj9C
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."968Please respect copyright.PENANAgIr0m3L0hx
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."968Please respect copyright.PENANAwWUKpRQb00
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."968Please respect copyright.PENANAMXdkOxi3O2
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."968Please respect copyright.PENANAAbWblCqHmc
"Yes, you do that."968Please respect copyright.PENANAbceiUVHhEf
As968Please respect copyright.PENANA4GximbE0vu
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 968Please respect copyright.PENANAp8lMOJvwaU
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 968Please respect copyright.PENANAsuQcQ3V1vG
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 968Please respect copyright.PENANAVvBt6TzHup
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 968Please respect copyright.PENANAcs6UqNEyiO
dizziness. 968Please respect copyright.PENANA3fxWV48GyY
As968Please respect copyright.PENANAXDuHv1yfCm
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 968Please respect copyright.PENANALFywIENLTr
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 968Please respect copyright.PENANAGHOHtuM5Rw
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 968Please respect copyright.PENANA1n67suYhp3
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 968Please respect copyright.PENANAOLNrZOtvMC
is it something else? 968Please respect copyright.PENANAZKjXfgV5YK
Then968Please respect copyright.PENANAvESNvGdfVY
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 968Please respect copyright.PENANAfrEfHzEbCZ
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 968Please respect copyright.PENANAfZuPoTu7Gj
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.968Please respect copyright.PENANAHI3Yts4pY8
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAZjlVkLZYfo
Mrs968Please respect copyright.PENANAkFUzqCb36N
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAzLehBRBlcQ
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 968Please respect copyright.PENANA9emDGbHtMV
floor.968Please respect copyright.PENANAmhNEc8WHvU
"Angel, call her, call 968Please respect copyright.PENANAsscuM90S9y
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 968Please respect copyright.PENANAorlVW3C3X8
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 968Please respect copyright.PENANAw9r2Mlb7kk
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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