Angel suddenly flipped to the side and, at the same time, opened her eyes. She quickly sat up on her bed, and the darkness of her room greeted her first with silence, except for a few rays of light from the garden lights outside coming in through the transparent curtain. She turned to her bedside table and groped around for her phone. When she found it, she pressed the power button to check the time. It's one in the morning. She had been dreaming while she was deep in sleep, but the sudden thought of her sister made her jerk from her slumber.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHzwdAA5Jv
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJvZPykPay
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiAvWSHFKi
She pushed the bed covers aside and dropped her feet to the floor, feeling for her bed slippers, which she managed to wear in an instant. Turning to the bedside table, she flipped the switch of her bed lamp, and it turned on. She sat there for a while, hoping that her sister had finally come home. There was something about the way she jerked awake that made her heart race. She had a funny feeling it had to do with Carly.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKl49jVzOT
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQ5JkEc6y1
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSTLgOpnlM
After grabbing her purple night robe at the foot of the bed, she wore it and started to make her way out of the room.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhFkvwxwXQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66RGwr3gNd
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lFLQWuRPH
When she stepped into the hall, the quietness and darkness of the whole house frightened her a little, but she soon got over it as she closed the door quietly and started to make her way down the hall to the flight of stairs.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIDMlfnOjB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvDXRVhgTJ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtmae40Ndw
After making her way up to the landing, she made the quiet walk to Carly's room, hoping that she would find her sister sleeping in her bed. She wished she didn't have to do this, but as Carly's older sister, her safety has always been Angel's top priority.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfkYxEq4ol
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2HUHhiTO2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAepy5kji5n
The closer she approached her sister's room, Angel's heart quickened. She didn't know why she felt like this, and she started to question herself. Did she have a bad feeling that maybe Carly didn't make it home after all? Or did she think if she were to open the door to Carly's room, she would find Leo and her cuddled up in bed together?547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOzPkk7U9c
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTO1cjEOdn
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2njbjUDjuT
Angel stopped in her tracks and shook her head, wondering why that last thought had suddenly popped up in her mind. That couldn't possibly happen, right? After the warning she gave Carly last time, the two of them can't be together right now. That would just be asking for trouble.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSOZ5SVYe9
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLiXx5qhlI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLLRoJJox8
Calling herself an idiot for thinking like that, Angel continued her way to Carly's room. When she reached the door, she slowly held the door knob and gently turned it, careful not to make a sound. As the door clicked open, she pushed it slowly.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKABAyrUwGv
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51xTKWTHHe
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9MLtUWI6k
The view of the bed came into her sights, and lucky enough, she could make out someone inside the bed covers. Angel slowly made her way into the room without closing the door behind her, approaching the bed. She made out Carly sleeping alone on the bed under the covers. Angel heard her sister breathing deeply, and that made Angel feel relieved. Her sister was back safely. And alone on her bed.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNHQKWA8PT
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3zVJMXNlH
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOdrmUEnm1
Angel felt like slapping herself. It's absurd for Carly to be with Leo right now. She shouldn't be thinking such things.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wCeL09CU0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWjcvw72QN
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzDZFgy1R5
She turned around and quietly made her way to the door. As soon as she stepped out of the room, she closed the door with so much caution. She can now sleep with ease knowing that Carly is back safely.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34kzltFkNZ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1r2OPUjwV
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIBiyQkxDa
"Angel?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzOiGCCrMo
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MpjLQtAMx
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPNPU53lAC
Angel almost jumped with fright, and she made sure to cover her mouth so as not to scream. She quickly looked behind her and saw someone standing behind her in the dark. It was Leo.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd8l1tB03j
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozeGNTX43X
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSV4PO0PPM
"You almost scared me to death!" Angel whispered angrily at him. Her heart beat so fast that she thought she would die of a heart attack.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jYonE2H2E
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RG5hzj32C
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYmkDSs23b
"Sorry," he whispered back, irritated that Angel was mad at him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWeePV83Ta
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBXx9Zgd6C
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK3ijd2lvZ
Angel looked at him and noticed that the door to his room was open. The bed lamp was switched on, and the light had partially found its way into the dark hall. She couldn't see his face clearly, but she could tell that he was in pyjamas with a sleeping robe on.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK98MM4Pae
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UjXSpoO6m
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGyb2B0nin
"What are you doing up?" Angel asked as she whispered.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBXgK8EWP6
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ1AvoRqqx
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQlCb3RbWh
"I was about to ask you the same question," he whispered back.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNyYLGRIRC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGok0sKT28W
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUmc39FYfZ
Angel raised an eyebrow. "Don't tell me you were coming to Carly's room."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTnJIOgmn6
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMD2ngx5Oo
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdLIighIin
Leo scoffed. "And if I was?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7k6YiCpem
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtrZoIe6KJ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyxz0NGpFm
Angel felt like she was going to blow a fuse. "Well, you don't have to," she answered, trying her best not to raise her voice. "She's fast asleep."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiug3nf3l7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvjwPk7pWL
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKQjvlC29A
Leo continued to look at Angel, and she couldn't tell whether he believed her or not.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrxU9aLP7B
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAw1FeN1be
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC9kz6DSAa
"Okay, then you wouldn't mind if I looked?" he asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64jLGFVz8N
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExIkXKEjVe
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1WyBiHZJs
"What! No!" Angel whispered angrily. "You don't have to. I already told you she's in there, fast asleep."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIXc8qWQZb
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWDb0ruREP
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDbNAbTqRN
"I know you're her sister, but I care about her too."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RkWHIaBrW
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmm1dwYO9R
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5RARZOpmk
"Well, you don't have to bother yourself. Why would I lie to you about her whereabouts?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNZy66p3bI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4MOzpglMW
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6sd20TJFA
Leo didn't know how to answer that. Angel knew she had won this battle, and she couldn't help but smirk in the partial darkness.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7nGOoMZH3
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLUEX2ThGM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HZFY0SiOF
"You can go back to bed now," she said. "You'll see her in the morning."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9BaRL430p
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGVnio2L5b
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNPZRqRxl7
Leo folded his arms, and there was something about his body language that made Angel realize that he wasn't going to budge so easily.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4JhlvFDzX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm2FAn7WDI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ghHwJW9k2
"I'll leave until I see her for myself," he answered.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyEWa5v02x
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcRHHF0cYe
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK1qi6fRST
Angel rolled her eyes. "You're so stubborn," she said. "I already told you that she's in there."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUpg7HG395
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHflohkk2am
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzY20w9opp3
"It will only take a second."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaxG1tS2Dk
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaLixoAetO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev5xveGBPp
Leo tried to walk around Angel to head to the door, but Angel quickly drew out her arms wide, preventing him from going anyway.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcLCrpxKnu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDOxRGvCFV
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuVUuEi4V6
"Seriously?" Leo looked down at Angel. "Now is not the time for your little games, Angel."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioyq1t3eJE
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkBSJ7puks
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYKvbjM96P
"You will leave Carly to rest," she said. "So why don't you go back to your room? Like I said, you'll see her tomorrow."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKe1o9uf7u
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFbRjLiiYA
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22UDjoKSL3
"Pfft. This is ridiculous. If you think I'm going to sleep with her, then you're sadly mistaken. Your first warning was pretty clear."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rP4A1UCdp
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSX1jYLUik
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5F1uQ2H6M
Angel couldn't help but feel her cheeks blush when Leo mentioned her worst fear. She thought of dropping her arms, but stubbornness got the better of her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZVWvaEM3P
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPuz0U86uJ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPFQ6YnaQe
"I don't trust you. So it will be better if you turn and go back to your room."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeybFdbCFCf
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VjnRnWMOB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qZhP3fVGv
"I'm not a kid you can order around," said Leo, and this time he wasn't whispering, but his voice wasn't so loud for it to echo in the hall.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXVIPm0Zt2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxfKOphNSC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X6uVyPbpR
"Well, I'm sorry," said Angel. "If you really want to see Carly, then you would have to go through me first."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8kN5LIobO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIadXQ0I4u
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2HRPxy0nS
Leo scoffed, irritated over Angel's stubbornness. He tried to go around her again, this time out of the reach of her arms. But Angel, being smaller than him, was able to quickly face her back towards the door to Carly's room, with her arms still spread out wide. This time, Leo couldn't get through.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJlTdM8Nla
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRQfOLh2fz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCbAKGepOO
"Move aside, Angel," said Leo, this time his voice a little louder than usual. "Don't make things as awkward as they already are."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1zvNmDxwt
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopK2e9oovX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADaZ2DjuCx
"Why don't you believe me that Carly is in there?" Angel asked. "If anything, you're the one who is making things awkward."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ymanJDWU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM94bbm7sgG
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt2HzabncA
"Please, you're the one with their arms wide, defending the door."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyj2pviX8N
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdLiIOb979
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNDvupKL6V
"And you're acting like a stubborn little kid because you clearly don't believe what I'm telling you."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6JdF099aG
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM5SbIxB5i
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjyjZP1mQY
Leo felt a nerve on his temple almost pop. He wasn't going to take this from her any longer.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgP87eIGho
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLGnfqCoeI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYkW3Q5x64
"Don't blame me for what happens next," he said as he glared at her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW9RlEY3ea
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡureTzRxAza
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWjzpYqBoa
Angel, knowing that something bad was about to happen, asked, "What do you mean by-?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkSUTUvKj7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsKSxZCqV0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iddvvum8b
Before she could finish her sentence, Leo grabbed her by the shoulders and tried to pull her away from the door. But Angel was quick enough to hold on to the frame on both sides of the door. Seeing what she had done, Leo got even more irritated and pulled her with a little more force. But for some reason, Angel didn't budge.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3H5LmoLf0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLLhW5BD3a
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dppRbMYm3
"What's wrong with you?" Leo asked, looking down at her. "Just move!"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBctLUTWah
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99uyHB4tzO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbixwESrVfL
Leo continued to pull her towards him, and Angel's left hand slipped away from the frame. Knowing full well that she wasn't going to hold him off, Angel used her left arm to push Leo away when he made the attempt to go for the door on her left side.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf3ciKcNz9
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7PNcpt0mZ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipZ18ZJRqZ
For someone smaller than her, Leo could tell Angel was strong and putting up a fight. But for how long? The fight between them was getting ridiculous by the minute. He had to put an end to this somehow.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpxp5oGISJ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSzWrxWIIU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgwapJzLdj
"Let me through, Angel," he said, her arm on his chest and doing her best to keep him from reaching the door.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlShskh8WhI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMV1YUBoBn
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO1Xx5ZL6U
"No," she whispered back. "You back off."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkRfndS8SC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUa6aicayz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpTZPqjCej
With her right hand still holding onto the door frame, Leo held her arm and brought it towards him. Angel almost lost her balance, but she spread her feet further apart so as not to move forward. Now the two were pulling and pushing at each other like two bulls in a fierce fight.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuqnfwf7uO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2pKYZKMjT
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8qa3NBn1w
"Move aside," Leo warned her again. "Don't forget that you haven't fully recovered yet. I don't want to hurt you even more."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHUScWbToU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZolzzYMYG
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy2SuhUuCh
At the mention of her injuries, Angel felt her knees start to ache. Leo was right. Even she knew she couldn't keep up with this any longer. But then why was she still standing in his way?547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtpuD1HqVk
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWJXwEcUuI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq00uNO28e
"Now is when you're concerned about me." Angel jeered. "A little late for that, don't you think?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FaiBjYSGM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgZykyYFkr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaujes7LgM
"You leave me no choice, then."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDAUtWpVxg
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4kyMEDopJ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqwxW4AEnm
Leo had been holding back on his strength. It took only one strong push towards Angel to make her lose her footing and move backward. Leo also moved forward, and Angel bumped her back onto the door. She felt herself falling to the floor, but Leo was quick enough to grab her by the waist to prevent her from doing so with his left arm. He also had his right arm above her head, leaning on the door to prevent himself from falling onto her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMaote7lt1
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswCIJFvXqi
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XY5hHDe6a
"Are you okay?" he asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XTBeYXdWT
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkMlaoFSJ1
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtu2ZzDcEDx
Angel looked up at him and realized just how close she had been to falling. Not to mention that he was so close to her. Her chest was so close to his body. She could clearly hear his heart beat along with hers. And she couldn't help but feel his strong arm supporting her. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed to have him so close. She could literally feel his body all over hers.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIz0jL93nE
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarFPouKGEq
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj8MrqrbN9
A murmuring sound came from behind the door. Angel and Leo looked at each other, knowing that Carly must have heard the noise they had made. They heard nothing more, and they realized that she had somehow fallen back asleep.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VrWk9rH0w
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJF2PFWSNr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr5u1dbrcz
"There. Are you satisfied now?" Angel asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ytzF9BYEA
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29OgYtbgUR
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAUrENOGa6
Leo looked down at Angel, and it was then that he realized his face was close to hers, and with his arm supporting her body, he was literally pushing her body onto his. Leo felt his heart start to race, and his cheeks started to heat up. He soon felt his body grow hot as well. With her chest on his, she could clearly feel her heart beat too.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi1VmbDBWY
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZe7BAvo8f
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvGtzKNhaB
A noise came from one of the rooms, and Leo realized that it was from his parents' room. Someone must be awake and getting out of bed, as he heard the creaking sound of a bed. He couldn't risk being found in the hall with Angel like this.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5v9Lp4vgsv
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkugLlQVDp
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWJEIEryVA
Without much thought, he brought Angel back to a standing position, and letting go of her waist, he grabbed her right hand and dragged her with him back to his room. Lucky enough, the door to his room was wide open, and they went right in.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbKg3OcYm8
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa4TG6D9dQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXEEquA3wB
Angel, not knowing what Leo was up to, turned to look at him as he closed the door behind her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXLgyaFhc6
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjer1ZUPtSm
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyGZnDAxJN
"What are you doing?" she asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyngRNKVgW
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDyC8FIvfM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV43Nz6xjv
He didn't answer her as he went to his bedside table, where the lamp stood, and switched it off. They were now in complete darkness.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTyKuO5xHv
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUe9If0OsC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XwTOCR8kF
"Leo, what are you-?" Angel wanted to ask, but Leo had quickly come over to her in the dark and covered her mouth to stop her from talking.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU9gPfcRoV
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMvSrochbZ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJU3WJzDbd
Angel almost pushed his hand away from his mouth, but he quickly held her hand with his other one, stopping her from doing so and bringing her closer to him to whisper in her ear.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqluxWDEFf
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzq01OgW3h
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXn0xft4hc
"Ssh," he hushed in her ear. "Someone is coming."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rq5NayHoA
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNaTv2gOhH
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8ssxiVWNI
Angel obeyed, and as they stood still in the darkness, they heard the creaking sound of a wooden door opening and, later on, footsteps walking down the hall. Soon they heard the sound of Mrs. McDonell talking to herself in the dark.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3glYuNlvr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO17ewVWLGf
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVOtzJOLac
"I thought I heard a noise just now," she said. "I must be hearing things."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmqEU534cz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5o3vKqduF
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbAoUhXuEB
The sounds of her footsteps as she headed back to her room made Angel and Leo ease up a little. Leo dropped his hand, covering Angel's mouth. When they heard the sound of the door closing, they could finally breathe.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtZNvDG6Xh
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL8EatHLQd
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5kPvSqevk
"That was close," Angel whispered in relief.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4BlOXndA7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjm9ATzM6L
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQaDig7BSD
"I know," said Leo. "She was going to freak if she saw the two of us in the hall."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7NK4LNlnu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdiozvz2My
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUwjLTgK1m
Leo's mind soon went to the image they projected in the hall. Being so close to each other made him feel embarrassed. He realized that even now he stood close to her, his mouth close to her ear. It was then that the sweet smell emanating from her hair reached his nose. Her hair smelled like strawberries and cream. She must have washed her hair recently, he thought. He almost leaned closer to smell her, but he stopped himself as he bit his lower lip.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYnAXHuj8i
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3egmGExKbs
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN0o3c3z7M
No, pull yourself together, he told himself.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6TAKa7tnx
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4uXP7RR04
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0if7dko0D
He quickly drew himself away and went back to his bed to switch on the bed lamp. He turned back to look at Angel standing in his room. This is not a sight we see every day, he thought.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSv54FqXwF0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXsGRQ4uJx
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZtXedZ4cY
"I better be heading back," said Angel.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoppCRajATU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEKK8jSIMz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTSEyTr9w1
"Wait a little longer," said Leo as he held up his hand as though to stop her. "Knowing my mum, she is probably still awake. She's got sharp ears."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uKrPrVR64
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xClPlU6jW
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQXbuRVQFM
"I'm guessing just like you," said Angel. Leo almost gave her a questioning look, but she quickly added, "Because you were able to hear her earlier."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAN2wPVIu2i
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqTPdQ5Lal
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV01vukNLXd
Leo scowled. "Yeah, because you couldn't get out of the way."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi2ZjhPT7Z
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C2TO282Pj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsKD47zgfc
"And I told you that Carly was in her room, didn't I?" Angel sucked at her teeth. "Enough. We're just going to fight again."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwGDpt1gMw
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGskKgGXbzj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHphv2d59g
"She finally acts like an adult," he said a little louder as he sat on his bed.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznKfIA4xJc
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx9aY7ztxK
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWcs8tUFmX
"Excuse me?" Angel raised an eyebrow at her. "You should learn to keep those thoughts of yours to yourself."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aqs3l732s
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOi4WuYnf0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzKdXfNZnu
"I meant for you to hear that."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXReYKNjZ8
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZpBmQY2tX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21MFnx8Kkm
Angel shook her head. "How does Carly put up with you?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EKZhjM0yi
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYj6CMRDhr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqYHkkGJN5
"She puts up with me just fine. You're a problem."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRh6qi5eJn
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbeoUucTL8
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4KNNPtwLF
"Funny. If I'm a problem, then you're a natural disaster."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM08GKgjPp
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ixkv8pji2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxs2pcSn5AJ
Leo found himself standing up and, without knowing it, coming face-to-face with Angel.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZGM04MVVO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y10VguGlo
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9AzonLAff
"What did you call me?" he asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVWyYwQv7q
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq5zsoeF3W
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuGQ9LdYE5
"You heard me," she said with her hands on her hips. "You're a natural disaster."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsLoKA8DEi
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2ho8r1ohj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJawbqsCjfJ
Leo continued to look at her, and if he had it in him, he would've taken her by the arm and thrown her out of the room. But that would only cause commotion, for she would definitely fight back. And that would wake up the whole house.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHlrn6vy2X
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyN3YcYCH8
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfUXideDC2
"I'll let you get away with this one," he said. "You'll pay for it later."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvxkSsNTwl
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qJIJEIWxt
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvu7ebI10u
"I'm counting on it," said Angel, her eyes not wavering from his.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFR8WUmHcAm
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dcsvCit5X
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCflDN01gI
Leo scoffed, and he went to sit at the foot of his bed. Angel really did know how to get on his nerves. And he wanted her to leave, but he had to wait a little while longer.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEYWMSFRc7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4URWA482KC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9mBvcd2Km
Angel went to sit on the armchair in the corner of his room, crossing her leg over the other and looking at the window. They waited in silence, not even giving each other a glance.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSvFd9NKBz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyWXVnIrzX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBevpH2pjgl
In what felt like forever, when only a minute had passed, Leo deeply sighed and stood up from his bed. Angel turned to look at him as he made his way to the bathroom. Before he could go in, he turned to look at her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOwSA0qvRE
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8N35eDlj4K
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozK0OSi9hs
"Don't even think of going out right now," said Leo. He opened the door and went in.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJpvLA1oXk
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObZ0kkYL5y
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYHBWhKEwO
"And for how long do you expect me to just sit here?" Angel asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf27DjotjUu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFUhOZvz77
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbKxoSbziG
"For as long as necessary," Leo answered from the bathroom.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJgiOfOvBP
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eHOd7shJw
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj6FVpSFIb
Angel raised an eyebrow. Did she hear him right? For as long as necessary? She can't stay for that long. She has to be awake again by sunrise, and she felt she had wasted a lot of time just being here.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6XAn6k0lC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaUBxyHcGT
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzH9mQAbF9
"You can't be serious, can you?" Angel asked as she heard the sound of the flushing toilet. "I can't be here for too long."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVLRM5ZkXv
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hn1mDaov9
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJME4GH7j6E
"If I had had it any other way, you would be free to go. But this is my mother we are talking about," said Leo as he walked out of the bathroom. "The last thing she would want is to come into the hall and see you coming out of my room. She would guess something was up."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1bCbERZm1
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFNAXXS6rl
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQSEG4lCfs
Angel hissed, knowing Leo was right. But she can't stand to be in the same closed space with him. She looked up at the ceiling. What on earth did she do to deserve such a cruel punishment?547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR2xLtbiq5
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJvNlcW6TN
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14LcqJRdUj
"Whatever. I'll leave here after twenty minutes," she said. She leaned her elbow on the arms of the chair and leaned the side of her face on her hand.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaANsFvyByo
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uoBNGxOPs
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b2Ox1GLwT
Leo could tell how upset she was, but all this was out of his control. He went back to sit on his bed. Now didn't feel like the perfect time to go back to sleep, not when Angel was in the room. She might just stuff his face with a pillow.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk9VTZE2ic
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i71nlJYWQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEjsWyY1H2
The two sat in silence as the minutes dragged on. Leo, at some point, felt sleep start to creep in. He sat a little upright, trying not to doze off. His eyes immediately focused on Angel, who was slouching in the chair and still had her arm supporting her face. He wanted to call out to her, but he looked on as she closed her eyes. There was a serene calmness on her face that made Leo look at her even more. He had to do something soon, though. Angel's arm was going to lose balance, and she might be jerked forcibly into a wake.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoa68uC49MR
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q6ep4O5zU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFL7xW7mwU
He stood up from his bed and approached her. He took her hand, which supported her head by the wrist. Angel's eyes flew open at his touch, and she looked up at him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CvyDy47cF
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBlWpCUzMM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYDIaeDkN8
"I think it's safe to go now," he said. "I don't need you dozing on my couch."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEWK8bxcuW
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVnvo6UaBy
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysAfnVf7y1
"Easy for you to say," she said. "You were dozing off yourself."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH80m8gn2H
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJCacn0CRg
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEK7jpemx3
Leo hissed. "Come on. You need the shut-eye more than I do."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwSDwrxnwO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspdSHmJEEN
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3eCTC831r
As he held on to her wrist, he gently pulled her up from the couch. Angel rubbed the sleep away from her eyes with her left hand. She looked down at her right wrist and then up at Leo.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC9uORIyND
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEir4rcG4v
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVysZDGri7f
"Aren't you going to let go?" she asked. "Don't worry, I'm not going to fall."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhKc8uR1px
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh6DuwWewK
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vN2XV4bU1
Leo hadn't even noticed it. He quickly let go of her wrist and looked away. He stepped aside for Angel to head to the door.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsh1ILggILy
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ959QayV7oU
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSScN4brN3T
After making her way there, Angel stopped and turned to look at Leo. "Oh, thanks for what you did back there," she said. "If it weren't for you, we would've been in big trouble."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5YtWbKifE
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwNaTx9vFu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS2wAEyZus
Leo was not expecting those words to come from her mouth. He looked down at the floor before looking back at her in her purple night gown. Looking at her now with only the bed lamp light on made his heart flutter as the light threw off a glowing ambience that made him want to look at her. There was something about her appearance in the light that made her look like a being from another world.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jqPfagaJC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbBWSuKH0K
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Rs79xM7St
"Uh...I," Leo said, doing his very best to shake off the trance he was in. "Whatever. Maybe if I had listened to you before, we wouldn't have been in this mess."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLzUASSpYB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrN4ZFrvYqM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb0jGyi3gE
Angel chuckled. That made Leo's cheeks heat up in an instant. "I'll see you in the morning. In the daytime, I mean."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjrgYyCsN2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUQPFKAa2a
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSaJldS83x
Angel turned to the door and opened it. She quietly walked out of the room, and as soon as she closed the door, Leo stood there, wondering what that was all about. He didn't want to think too much about it, but the image of Angel standing there by his door stuck in his mind. He told himself to shake away the thought as he approached his bed and went inside the bed covers, switching off the bed lamp.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSZCAPuhXY
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpWS63NfL2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8EF7SMwYl
Leo put his head on the pillow, and as he looked up at the dark ceiling, he could still see Angel smiling at him. He swallowed as he thought of the conversation he had had with his aunt on the patio. What if she was right? Leo thought of the possibility, and that made his body grow so hot that he flipped to the side, trying to ignore his insane thoughts. He kept telling himself that Carly was the one for him and that there was no one else.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T4qJmCigQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eF4Ho5k0x
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWr11x4B85
As much as he tried to sleep, he failed to do so as he kept tossing and turning. He only had an hour of sleep, and the next thing he knew, it was already daytime.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6wT8kNOB3
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBbtI1y2eM
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiHL9FK0IY
***547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIjYzrMkkd
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwi66AUHmB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ4ey5AfrN
"Morning," Eric greeted Leo. "Did you have a good night's sleep?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqjVqzhm3f
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTXFz9TWTB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobaHdtSF6b
"Yes, I did," Leo lied as he came to sit beside Eric at the dining table. He did his very best not to yawn. The last thing he needs is Eric taunting him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lmyqv5lQb
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6QJEMPsQ7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvh1sBPrfR
"Did you hear Carly come back home?" Eric asked as he put two slices of toast on his plate from a bowl.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NAwasMEI7
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhhPpNEWoe
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzIfP6a9h8
"No," said Leo as he took a cup and looked around the table for the coffee maker. "I bet Mandy opened the door for her when she arrived."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5esBGl4gQj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKQZaJdC2r
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapLbQISB1P
Running footsteps came into the dining area, and Leo looked up to see Oliver quickly take a seat opposite him at the table. Angel and Diana came in after him, slowly walking to the table.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPSZDXejmB
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X6EDG87aR
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYyThD6gdQ
"Morning, everyone," Angel and Diana greeted simultaneously.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rywHUeg1l
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ732o0c1AHC
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05WR8QsNun
Eric and Leo responded to their greeting. Leo looked at Angel as she took a seat next to Oliver, directly facing Eric. He noticed that, unlike him, she looked rested. Good for her, he thought. He couldn't fall back asleep so easily, and he wished he could get an hour of it before going to work.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGG5RyrNb5
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQgZBrLcKj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh96MOOfHcD
Angel had been smiling at Eric after he complimented her on how beautiful she looked this morning. She thanked him, and her eyes flew to Leo. It was then that he realized that he had been staring at her the entire time. Whatever happened last night must have messed him up badly. He felt like he couldn't even think straight.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnndtDhb7Cl
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbrzlSigq3
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTRHj2D8T3
"Do you need anything, Leo?" Angel asked him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInoHidzmmI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3dXSqlybD
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CckjCBhn6
"Yeah," he responded quickly. "May you pass me the coffee? It's right next to you."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgT6lbNXDw
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZvQjIDtvX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQU3BHCsDI
Angel looked right next to her and stretched her hand to grasp the coffeemaker by the handle. As she did so, Leo's eyes fell on her neatly combed hair. She had combed it into a ponytail today as she wore a white office shirt. He remembered how her hair smelled of strawberries and cream a few hours ago. That made him shake his head as he tried to get rid of the memory.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCsrdE48JA
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMiPjBfey5
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEsUwswLSZ
"Hey, Leo, are you okay?" Diana, who sat at the other end of the table, asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7daea1QtEF
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM0emNnvjV
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kEn1Om0nv
"I'm fine; I just remembered something, that's all," he answered as he looked at her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPZzX62LNL
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtKSDQBfxL
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33kkEbJxuo
Diana had already poured herself a glass of mango juice, and she lifted the glass to her lips, hiding a smile. Leo knew what she was thinking, and with his eyes, he told her that it wasn't what she thought.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8XU2nX7Qr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq8zG2kn6k
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWphdd69kn
"Leo," he heard Angel call out to him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPxC0NAcFL
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb1MFEABkg
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlfF1U8N4Y
Leo turned to look at her and found that she had gotten up from her seat with the coffeemaker, stretching out her hand to pass it. Leo also stood from his seat and took the coffee maker from her. He had to take it from the handle, and he couldn't help but brush his fingers over her hand.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgQYcJydFS
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo06kxSTL95
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRIpaVFuX1
Instantly, flashes of what happened between the two of them in the hall came back to him, and he kept telling himself to pull it together.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mTaR21gTQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZSuRIIbII
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE96MQzlhc1
"Thanks," he said as he finally took the coffee maker and sat back down, not making any eye contact with anyone. He slowly poured the coffee into his mug, hoping not to spill it over himself.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJdEspxk36
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVY8u7Dkz2
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPVeQdDANB
"Will Carly be attending her classes?" Eric asked as they ate their breakfast.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz0UXa0cWK
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqk9BTDEuZo
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtXka3bwaA
"I doubt it," Angel answered. "She must have come in really late. I went to check up on her around one in the morning and found her asleep."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsNLLtxxaG
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzkYAPnEQj
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHskCceIbe8
Leo suddenly felt uncomfortable as he put down his mug. He didn't know why he suddenly felt so nervous. He knew full well that she wasn't going to mention what had happened between them.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWuXsLt6vN
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbotVeOhkR
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP6nnQchDO
"Leo, you don't look so good," said Oliver, who looked at his cousin with concern. "Are you sure you're okay?"547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96k42f53PL
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ448QTCbIDK
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFRrsJtFTa
Leo cleared his throat. "Yeah, I'm fine," he answered as he held his collar. He suddenly felt so hot.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzKbpqq0CY
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVuwDNGRgF
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Du9crybxj
Angel looked at him with an eyebrow raised. She thought, He must be thinking about what happened earlier. But it shouldn't affect him so much, should it?547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfA5hcIfSO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHV0r5A8Pp
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jumvulnq3
Mrs. McDonell suddenly walked into the dining room and greeted everyone. Every person at the table responded except for Leo, who felt like he needed air.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5cpclJTTe
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YTH3crVbS
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2GIbQkTt2
"Goodness," said Mrs. McDonell as she sat at the other end of the table. "Did anyone hear a strange noise in the house? I thought it was Carly, but I was awake when she came home at midnight. I woke up to check what must have caused it, but found nothing unusual."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mUV2sGHTr
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCqyIYKZzf
"It must have been me," said Angel, responding apologetically. "I had come up to see Carly and must have banged the door a little loudly. Sorry for that."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDNf20aZCu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoiFxL36jI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRCD2J4YpN
It's Leo's turn to raise an eyebrow at Angel. Why did she tell his mother that? She didn't have to.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlc6PRESy4
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSbwAKBXBN
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqaadr90ik
"Oh, I see," said Mrs. McDonell calmly. "Be more careful next time."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdNRZkQuze
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjk7xg6U3c
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5molnEkLNF
Leo's eyes widened. Did his mother just reply to Angel in a calm manner? It was so unlike her. It wasn't only him who had noticed. Oliver looked at his aunt like he was looking at an entirely different person. Eric shared a glance with Leo, wondering what was going on. Diana, at the far end of the table, looked at Bertha with her eyebrows raised. Leo soon looked back at Angel, who went on eating her breakfast. How did she do that?547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnMYzIC1hb
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxLBhWSCcz
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwKvhCAbX0
Mr. McDonell soon came to join them for breakfast, and as soon as everyone was done, they started to clear the table one by one to get ready to get out of the house. It was now just Angel, Eric, and Leo. They had stayed for a bit as they got engaged in a conversation in which Leo took little part. As they stood up to leave, Eric left the table faster than them, saying that he had to rush to get something in his room.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyogUTfDub0
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM88WGkbWIq
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrwuvj4Z5N
Before Angel could walk out of the dining area, Leo called out to her.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl07tkUV1q
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhryxMIQxGu
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXGHRcRkEi
"What is it?" Angel asked, turning to look at him.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGNp6hUNMO
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGCAJRx03H
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fFWkgNMBu
"Why did you take the blame for what happened yesterday?" he asked.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJqsiTgy1j
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr12WZcGSvI
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjEQMB0TVR
Angel put up a small smile. "The last thing this house needs is for your mother to think that there are ghosts around here. You know how hysterical she can become."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlebMjjXjVa
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGaxVYx7vk
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPauU777BCl
Leo didn't know whether to take that as a joke, but he couldn't agree with her. His mother was something else when it came to such things.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXXGqODdVX
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqAwymuQeP
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIAHm5FRyJ
"We better get ready to leave," said Angel, bringing him back from his thoughts. "We don't want to be late."547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgnvwn5EMm
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30jgGyNJ19
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdQXxFCPWd
Angel continued her way out of the dining area, and Leo stood there for a while as he watched her go. He followed soon afterwards.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zP2BTv3MK
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZjnbtMK6x
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgwWgDG2Io
With almost the whole house awake, Carly still remained under her bed covers. She didn't have to bother herself to wake up others, as she still had enough time until her first class at 10.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9w2roFFmn
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW4ueOKXXF
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkCkRgOxWr
The sound of her phone beeping made her open her eyes. She reached out for the phone beside her and saw that she had a text message from Red Lion. She quickly sat up to read the message. It read that he was thankful for the work she did last night. But the last line of his message made her heart beat fast. She was fully awake now. It said that he would be hearing from him soon.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKqiKiSTwq
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5qmDikGRY
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO45Fyd0M86
"Oh, no, he won't," she said.547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriZWYTzSuQ
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzT7q4RVw5S
547Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlH7AjxOlA
She quickly blocked his number. After setting her phone aside, she fell back onto her bed, hoping that the message and what happened last night never happened.8964 copyright protection543ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOjb5GQYjV 維尼

216.73.216.206