Angel put the article 964Please respect copyright.PENANAUbkweoHprT
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 964Please respect copyright.PENANALKTVSl0B08
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 964Please respect copyright.PENANAsS7nbNkSxh
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 964Please respect copyright.PENANAWIlUx1fxtE
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she964Please respect copyright.PENANADkNloPk74S
did before.964Please respect copyright.PENANAheLuEPB0F8
Angel was too lost in 964Please respect copyright.PENANARVMupH6TDO
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 964Please respect copyright.PENANASJVNwMJVff
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.964Please respect copyright.PENANA8faIqqoc7G
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.964Please respect copyright.PENANAjL7XmvjxoE
Angel looked up and she 964Please respect copyright.PENANA0F9VLnlKQ1
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 964Please respect copyright.PENANAtaJpzfgYWy
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.964Please respect copyright.PENANAlVksPeEiHf
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 964Please respect copyright.PENANAZUMvwBztAm
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel964Please respect copyright.PENANAjHHxLO5QrW
nervous.964Please respect copyright.PENANAjpf87lCZBD
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.964Please respect copyright.PENANAA0H1fTfQvP
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."964Please respect copyright.PENANARX0bXuBSJM
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."964Please respect copyright.PENANAAnUyeBzmA7
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."964Please respect copyright.PENANA7XNCJ9FrYO
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.964Please respect copyright.PENANAHpeWHZptV9
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."964Please respect copyright.PENANAY8266RZhUn
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."964Please respect copyright.PENANAnOtrWMQbVL
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.964Please respect copyright.PENANAcqrcjBSZ1C
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.964Please respect copyright.PENANABPflfQ4COh
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 964Please respect copyright.PENANActQ7HklVyn
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."964Please respect copyright.PENANASU6o0NdfCQ
Angel could feel her 964Please respect copyright.PENANAnGzDLtwa3X
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 964Please respect copyright.PENANAHf1pNaHbEG
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 964Please respect copyright.PENANA7R1qdAxeZm
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 964Please respect copyright.PENANAwb7jk6j9iH
like they were going to buckle.964Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ1ykefjTg
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."964Please respect copyright.PENANAbpRot5ylrP
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.964Please respect copyright.PENANAwjB72sfa6O
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAZsRVS3daeY
Mark just smiled at her 964Please respect copyright.PENANAM2NLPQAuHL
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 964Please respect copyright.PENANACwfCFoI5RS
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about964Please respect copyright.PENANAPpwXrwB4Oq
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 964Please respect copyright.PENANAeRK3drjVBZ
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 964Please respect copyright.PENANAZh6CC6soT6
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 964Please respect copyright.PENANALAgJGDIiCe
that's for sure.964Please respect copyright.PENANAKkqp5Zzk6I
"I came here to ask if 964Please respect copyright.PENANAXqyzwSqMHV
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 964Please respect copyright.PENANAbtSTGYP4ZK
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."964Please respect copyright.PENANAO4dy3VMJiQ
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."964Please respect copyright.PENANAHltrZsubIf
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."964Please respect copyright.PENANAT4fJteHltv
"No, its okay, I..."964Please respect copyright.PENANAubum3RDP3B
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.964Please respect copyright.PENANApZ9maBOnNX
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"964Please respect copyright.PENANACr7p9ZB54w
Angel nodded in 964Please respect copyright.PENANAa58RF9W0Ty
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 964Please respect copyright.PENANA1iOuAFZqZK
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a964Please respect copyright.PENANAiiyn3F1GUB
wink and headed out of the office.964Please respect copyright.PENANAePKpJ2Wynu
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.964Please respect copyright.PENANAjVbt3OsjpZ
As Angel sat back down 964Please respect copyright.PENANAFBs2f5f44X
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 964Please respect copyright.PENANACPgQiaNbsM
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She964Please respect copyright.PENANAq40HEdSdo6
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.964Please respect copyright.PENANAN8xso0rYKH
"Hello?"964Please respect copyright.PENANAxmYTPv0Qzl
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.964Please respect copyright.PENANA4yT3dStSdh
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"964Please respect copyright.PENANABzHdPs2zyr
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."964Please respect copyright.PENANAD6QNsn1T41
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"964Please respect copyright.PENANAMG1AMFs1pZ
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."964Please respect copyright.PENANAkUGJRdxfAw
***964Please respect copyright.PENANAJRHpISdJiP
Carly964Please respect copyright.PENANAS0KpEyPfPD
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 964Please respect copyright.PENANALexoJ4oDnL
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 964Please respect copyright.PENANAvTPAcxsi0h
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 964Please respect copyright.PENANA34dtWbQ81l
for the first time, it felt awkward. 964Please respect copyright.PENANASAnoBvcymO
She964Please respect copyright.PENANAIg7krJtA7x
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 964Please respect copyright.PENANA0Rp6SRgnyF
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 964Please respect copyright.PENANAiFzpn7PDus
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 964Please respect copyright.PENANARiXSVOH1WO
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 964Please respect copyright.PENANAqONQrarpAZ
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 964Please respect copyright.PENANAGpQHfG0cEv
clear mind. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAN4xDO1BbfB
Angel964Please respect copyright.PENANA8RHM4JAEua
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 964Please respect copyright.PENANAPB5nS6SI9x
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 964Please respect copyright.PENANApRuUrlyXR3
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 964Please respect copyright.PENANAhfKRRHFigu
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 964Please respect copyright.PENANAs2IFO2xKwo
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 964Please respect copyright.PENANADVl7QfQ6XK
Mr Walters was a big 964Please respect copyright.PENANAyp3nlUa3nk
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,964Please respect copyright.PENANA4xP6FBrxkq
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 964Please respect copyright.PENANAEgxAcQBAhm
would like to hang around with.964Please respect copyright.PENANAGjlo1p5wfw
Mr964Please respect copyright.PENANAlZ3ytcRGmq
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 964Please respect copyright.PENANAu08vyasMy0
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed964Please respect copyright.PENANAn9ozWyaaUp
to.964Please respect copyright.PENANA9Rqpdb8rI5
964Please respect copyright.PENANAvEXasV2HzE
964Please respect copyright.PENANArB5Sopm5v0
964Please respect copyright.PENANAPqrRhR4Dnj
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."964Please respect copyright.PENANAziu07U7RmM
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAAs2VUtwWa5
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"964Please respect copyright.PENANA1AvHb435QB
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."964Please respect copyright.PENANAUJHX51PqdF
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."964Please respect copyright.PENANAzu0o9WjmvQ
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"964Please respect copyright.PENANABHRTU80UAZ
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."964Please respect copyright.PENANAMPMsNHx7p4
Mr964Please respect copyright.PENANA9GyWIhFoE9
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 964Please respect copyright.PENANAnxS4p6oThV
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 964Please respect copyright.PENANAqcWBM6MUdF
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the964Please respect copyright.PENANAjk4ekiWTd1
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAHWkFDJeiqc
Mr964Please respect copyright.PENANAEljgDuj9hV
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 964Please respect copyright.PENANAw3HZmhHxZh
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little964Please respect copyright.PENANA9lZoMdLlzR
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 964Please respect copyright.PENANAw4Clrnd218
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 964Please respect copyright.PENANA8Erelizsj8
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. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAxjk4PSbeWz
He964Please respect copyright.PENANA3YPaBnnUZu
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 964Please respect copyright.PENANADpQQTKJS4X
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 964Please respect copyright.PENANABcfR46boFy
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 964Please respect copyright.PENANA2RSElgDTSx
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAusOcYBNpTy
Carly964Please respect copyright.PENANACvuNpU9x7p
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 964Please respect copyright.PENANAPtYuA3cdBA
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a964Please respect copyright.PENANAcTQvSA1NcL
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 964Please respect copyright.PENANAMo7qif0g1L
came here to see her. And at this early hour.964Please respect copyright.PENANAtpkuOLYFsB
"Mr964Please respect copyright.PENANAqmlK0RSJ2b
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more964Please respect copyright.PENANApjcJco6hMb
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 964Please respect copyright.PENANANehoTS2GMf
moment?"964Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ojbfb30ye
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.964Please respect copyright.PENANASFqpYm1t22
Carly964Please respect copyright.PENANALeJeO8pyca
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 964Please respect copyright.PENANAXZC51oyQc8
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 964Please respect copyright.PENANAjSUSf4QyRb
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAXMJKAqjIYU
Mr964Please respect copyright.PENANAI8un0KGpcQ
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 964Please respect copyright.PENANAxU9SdSRZCf
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 964Please respect copyright.PENANAUT8W5wvkIR
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 964Please respect copyright.PENANATWgDgESE0Q
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 964Please respect copyright.PENANA7lFnGsPFyc
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'964Please respect copyright.PENANA81lUL6zGff
Leo put his hands into 964Please respect copyright.PENANAn0ggvUU6td
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 964Please respect copyright.PENANArpGcgRPCGK
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 964Please respect copyright.PENANAVYOqfEJCMU
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 964Please respect copyright.PENANAsVm6rFmfDp
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.964Please respect copyright.PENANAZVsSMMFnxn
When Leo was just inches964Please respect copyright.PENANA89T7dU7y30
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 964Please respect copyright.PENANAgnlvcUAiPO
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.964Please respect copyright.PENANAUSGEZ0nBlk
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.964Please respect copyright.PENANATzdQtJjkEB
***964Please respect copyright.PENANAnjPxdi9x5b
A964Please respect copyright.PENANA4ixfk5gJjJ
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 964Please respect copyright.PENANA6HGeSNfkgo
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 964Please respect copyright.PENANAnslXqcanN9
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAzvJPOClSEb
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."964Please respect copyright.PENANAZQ1FLXVdNa
"Sorry,964Please respect copyright.PENANAexE2MPNtTZ
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 964Please respect copyright.PENANAxw4p5ATLIY
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAiLrxJJbDXz
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.964Please respect copyright.PENANAxFYW3qg0Ax
Her964Please respect copyright.PENANAAEjparhvYI
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit964Please respect copyright.PENANAOnMtW6pUIq
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed964Please respect copyright.PENANA9WsxmmiIbS
back making him look handsome.964Please respect copyright.PENANARiDN0bGOIF
"Well,964Please respect copyright.PENANAYB3xnrjHUg
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 964Please respect copyright.PENANA6WhO03yw7n
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 964Please respect copyright.PENANAiF7Xrkrfu1
isn't it?"964Please respect copyright.PENANAZg2x2vUSKt
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.964Please respect copyright.PENANAF7ZD72p1Ed
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"964Please respect copyright.PENANALaWDws7RXW
"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?"964Please respect copyright.PENANAvprCGxVze1
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."964Please respect copyright.PENANAJiLIvxLq2G
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."964Please respect copyright.PENANAXNkhQgfWvD
"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."964Please respect copyright.PENANA8mF43ZzYCj
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."964Please respect copyright.PENANAO86VmOwV7q
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."964Please respect copyright.PENANASfd0JOU5fR
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"964Please respect copyright.PENANANnvcZ3YN7t
"Ya,964Please respect copyright.PENANA4l1MM5MEUG
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 964Please respect copyright.PENANAhC7p9BxVga
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."964Please respect copyright.PENANAd4wwrBb8wv
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."964Please respect copyright.PENANAp0Skou2ILf
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."964Please respect copyright.PENANA7NVV1JImMu
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."964Please respect copyright.PENANAZIAU0GB9BX
"Yes, you do that."964Please respect copyright.PENANA6RQCQjgslZ
As964Please respect copyright.PENANAbn5BejOEB4
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 964Please respect copyright.PENANAvLTpUbMeL2
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 964Please respect copyright.PENANAUjo3aiPGIy
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 964Please respect copyright.PENANAT07JOmVwtv
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 964Please respect copyright.PENANArfqAHGG0uh
dizziness. 964Please respect copyright.PENANArmz8QNRuE6
As964Please respect copyright.PENANARSfPIxvpzp
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 964Please respect copyright.PENANAlTr6DHLr36
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 964Please respect copyright.PENANAIRiNWqTfzS
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 964Please respect copyright.PENANAag1sCOQTP7
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 964Please respect copyright.PENANAgs5Jr9Rok9
is it something else? 964Please respect copyright.PENANAep4gNAOZGX
Then964Please respect copyright.PENANAUhhnypH7wv
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 964Please respect copyright.PENANA2rwCEypWN8
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 964Please respect copyright.PENANA3SrGhxveDF
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.964Please respect copyright.PENANAekrf1sZGgO
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 964Please respect copyright.PENANA68CDc3Jxxk
Mrs964Please respect copyright.PENANAWKq0zBcTzn
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAX2SHHj5w9B
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 964Please respect copyright.PENANARfZHaGb9Fp
floor.964Please respect copyright.PENANAfdZeDAVxsc
"Angel, call her, call 964Please respect copyright.PENANA5tPfacVQ4L
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 964Please respect copyright.PENANAqM9PHqVDIF
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 964Please respect copyright.PENANAG98ScgpOOE
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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