Miranda looked round the lecture theater one last time before heading1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEPVYYp4R2
out of the door. She couldn't help but feel strange that Carly wasn't 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b26LJdvha
here. The past two weeks were understandable. She had to wait for her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQD9YzugKs9
sister to recover and that there was a funeral. She thought Carly would 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmBAblToQ4
be back by now. Did her mother's passing affect her that much?1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz38XgJHFj
As she walked out of the lecture theater with the rest of her college1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIU6mHhS5mB
mates, she went down the hall and straight to the ladies' room. She had1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqN78jLhk8
another lecture in ten minutes. That gave her enough time to give her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HUYn2w7u3
boss a call.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkCK2NrxJS
"What is it, Miranda?" Mr Walters asked as soon as he picked up.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhPksa4s6n
"She didn't come for lectures today," said Miranda. "And she is still not picking up my calls."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwAQa8fA3l
"Maybe she's still mourning her mother's death as usual."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqqOfeV8Pi
"Are you serious? Don't you think something is going on? Because I do."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uGgyHu0cK
"Since when are you ever concerned about Carly's whereabouts?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW63aDRzX5
"Ever since things stopped going well at the club after she left," 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxplmGOkU0m
Miranda answers as she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0Zw4Ogdlq
looked really tired and restless.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf8DaDC4ha
"I know, I know," there was frustration in Mr Walters' voice. He too was just as tired as she was.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmy5PPwTmP
Since Carly left the club, there was a hustle and bustle when it came1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xTjd5jTfI
to working there for Miranda and the other workers. The customers 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTnxmNY0nW
weren't happy that Carly wasn't working there anymore, and it became 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMSl4cccah
difficult to please them. And just like that, most of their faithful 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvp4qmcb48
customers even stopped showing up to the club. And that amounted to a 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhl5ZIXCKW
huge loss.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzP6G0ONA3
"What should we do now?" Miranda asked. "I tried asking a few of her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO86jFA8ju2
close friends if they have been in any contact with her, but they 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDu6PCXrXjt
haven't. It will be difficult to find her now."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2YuoI3577
"I'll handle it. There will be no need for you to try and look for her."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYhvieMbOA
"What are you planning to do?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu56BS8JeZ
"You just concentrate on your studies, Miranda. Just as I said, I'll handle it."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoa7svI2Ef
Mr Walters cut the call and Miranda stared at her phone wondering 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aH3nce9zE
what her boss could be planning now. If there was one thing she knew 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLVHA3Tlq1
about him, is that he is willing to do anything to get what he wants. 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6lojFGiRp
Even if it means doing so in the most dangerous way possible.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJohuUAYgeD
Miranda quickly gathered herself and walked out of the ladies' room to go for her next lecture.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssUp5y56FM
As for Mr Walters, he was in his office at the club tapping his 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMcvE86RnB
fingers on the table, thinking of what to do next. He needed Carly back 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS5NsYilZn
no matter what. Life without her proved to be quite useless. He thought 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYNUwEucO5
of replacing her, but all the women who had come here to fill up her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdeBvXbkmX
vacant space weren't as good as her.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3jRmzmgK2
When Carly was working at the club, business was booming. But now, 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GbXDDkAOO
things weren't the same as it was with her around. She was more of his 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmRICczYzx
lucky charm.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtmXOk6qsg
And he needed her back real bad.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr0ql3Tama
He picked up his phone that was on the table and made a phone call. At the fourth ring, the person at the other end picked up.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVSQi1FY4e
"I have a job for you."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaOprkpnjC
***1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCTMGxDiRo
"The weather is so friendly, don't you think?" Amanda asked as she looked up at the clear blue sky.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqk2kqnmO4
The weather was pleasant indeed. Amanda was 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85nsJzPCvp
by the patio with Angel and Leo. There was a small white garden table 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDgiy2bhC4
and they sat around it, with Leo sitting on one of the garden chairs.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pKWldoyiY
"It sure is," said Angel as she smiled at Amanda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9zWg30GiU
"Okay, what did you want us to talk about?" Leo asked as he looked at Amanda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCl1RIadfq
Amanda's eyes averted from the sky to Angel 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR3DptG4oY
and Leo. The smile she had on her face earlier soon fell away. It wasn't1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQg9r5J0Cn
like her to be like that. That's if she wanted to talk about something 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kRanEidM3
serious.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcFya29EYA
"I want to talk about you two," said Amanda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSJu9zWVuO
"Us?" Angel and Leo asked at the same time, again. This time, they looked at each other.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4qLsq9Hko
"Yes. I know this is going to sound weird and I hope you don't get mad."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXmtj3yjuD
Angel and Leo didn't say anything as they waited for Amanda to continue.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBkqbYpZpy
"I know you two haven't been on the best of terms lately. Considering one ran over the other with their car."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLztDMNVcwA
Angel turned her eyes towards the garden while Leo cleared his throat.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AkXU1XvYt
"I hate to bring this up, but now that we're1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabrPGjUZ7U
all leaving under the same roof, it seems weird that there is tension 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3KkwtfZzk
between the two of you considering what happened."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw96uiCMCg
"Wait, you think there is tension between us because of the accident?" Angel asked.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUOCL6X0fd
"Why, yes. I noticed the way you two look at each other."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5pLwKRkKH
"Grandma, look," said Leo, "maybe you're just imagining things, okay? Why should there be any tension between Angel and I?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwH7eLzD91
"I don't know. Maybe it's because you always look at each other like you want to kill each other."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtAgExkScV
Angel and Leo both gave out a casual little laugh. Amanda couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLSs2F6yvF
"If anyone should be angry, it's Angel," said Leo. "Since I 'mistakenly' ran her over."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Vvu58NjBf
"And you never apologised for it," said 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MG0HuNHxR
Amanda. "Eric had to cover up for you when you should have been the one 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcf3geIYmB
at the hospital checking up on Angel. And you're simply not comfortable 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAA3QtzKx81
with her being here because she reminds you of what you have done."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8rsHqjdg2
Leo turned to look at Angel who gave him a 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9s1IOAjXIy
jeering look. Angel was simply winning this case since she was the 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3AlKNx7nb
victim and Amanda had grown so fond of her. But Amanda wasn't wrong 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh2hf0axIv
about what she said. Leo was in the wrong and he should have been 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MDq5lx1Ej
checking up on Angel when she was hospitalised since he was responsible 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvf08wauk5
for what happened to her.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsuyEqG3nU
"Are you saying all this was my fault?" Leo asked.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyT2mHpBvp
"I'm not blaming you for anything, Leo," said Amanda. "All this was 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKedNsYRpE
nothing but an accident. I thought by now you would have apologised to 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp0UNx9Vun
Angel. That's what a gentleman should do, right?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNoWCNotzD
Leo sighed. He didn't want to apologise today, much less to Angel. If1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP21yx5mw5Z
only his grandmother knew that the main reason for the tension between 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLngTYiL39
them was because of Carly. The accident didn't even matter. Angel was 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiHjphEA18
Carly's sister and she found out that Carly worked as a call girl (a 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNOFWPyDJ5
more decent way to put it) and now Leo was in love with her. And Carly 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJpeREZTcF
to Leo, was his lover and didn't like Angel after how she attacked him 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMbb1JBiHE
back at the club.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TAZcAF8ZD
They couldn't tell Amanda the whole thing. She would die of a heart 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUz8nbnN0M
attack and it might just put the Barclay's reputation on the rocks 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVW0dpBNks
considering Carly once working as a call girl. It would ruin the two 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiPC8tpJhw
sisters completely.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn23LilpWt0
"I know, grandma," said Leo. "I'll apologise right now."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqCuR1URBG
Angel grew shocked as she looked at Leo. She wasn't really expecting 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXaN1UfIkJ
this at all. Leo apologising? This should be on the news headlines.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUXqmDhaFj
Amanda smiled. "Now that's the grandson I know," she said.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHzGCdtZrI
Leo paused for a moment before turning to look at Angel. He 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71aTPWlOdN
swallowed. He didn't want to do this at all. But his grandma wasn't 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oeBlNxTdz
going to let him even if he refused to apologise in the first place. If 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcUX3tZ0mQ
anything, Angel should apologise for how she attacked him back at the 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCnxW979lE
club, not him.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHfWUIHbFK
"I'm.....I'm sorry, Angel," said Leo. "I should have apologised to you sooner."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaI1XrzYLk
Amanda felt like she was watching one of those soaps on television. She couldn't help but smile at the two for some reason.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsh5IxV9Lq
"It's fine, Leo," said Angel. "I don't like to keep grudges. I've already forgiven you."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeDgEnLjYH
"Good," said Amanda. "This is just what I needed. Now, I hope you two1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfCf8lT9R6
won't look at each other like angry wolves again. You haven't had a go 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IexHMVwTU
at each other yet, have you?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchffhOrqaq
Leo and Angel gave each other a brief look and went back to looking at Amanda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDhn6KABnP
"No," they answered at the same time.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6TKrhM4oH
"Great. That's good to know."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVgoASd6OS
If only she knew that the two of them already had a go at each other almost two weeks ago.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DXuMfXtJJ
One of the helpers soon appeared on the patio from the house.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7laJcWQB1K
"The doctor is here to check up on you and Angel, madam," he said to Amanda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiICA0J4YTJ
"Oh, he came here really early," said Amanda. "I've an idea. You take1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMZMjaW35b
me up to him first and leave Angel and Leo so that they can talk."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRgOww62b8
"Huh?" Angel looked at Amanda not believing what she said.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYtRGkm5Ph
"Yes, now that Leo has apologised to you, it's high time you two get to know each other a little better."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXYVjOOMGZ
"That isn't necessary, grandma," said Leo. "I'll need to go to......"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FRMhckF1n
"Work? You always like dodging whatever I say," said Amanda. "The 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveeGqjKoy1
others just left for the office a little while ago and you said you 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszZEMjs9Dn
would be in late. There is no harm in getting to know someone. Why don't1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT41XFLpjkd
you keep her company while I go get checked by the doctor? I won't be 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgHMkeqeBo
long."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhsGAdNewM
Leo almost rolled his eyes but he didn't because he knew his grandmother would scold him for it. He just sighed.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQDuGbqXfu
"Okay, I'll stay here and keep Angel company," he said.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG7ocshih2
"Now," Amanda turned to the helper beside her, "you can take me to the doctor."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzhe6dq2BK
"Yes, madam," said the helper and he helped Amanda into the house.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6JHtGz2kE
As soon as they were out of earshot, Leo turned to look at Angel.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBracMVjiV6
"I can't believe I apologised to you," he said.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlNWXpf9rd
"I can't believe your grandmother made you do it," said Angel with a smirk on her face.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOpLeQs17F
Leo couldn't help but blush. There was something about her smirk that1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFx7E9VkNS
made his heart race and heat up his cheeks so much. He rarely blushed. 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMjIWQZKFF
Not like this. Something was wrong.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO3osW3uUI
"Don't make fun of me," he said as he looked the other way so that Angel wouldn't see him blush.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoBXaRGgX5
"Why? Does it hurt your ego that much?" Angel had her arms folded as 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O3N7vP09n
she looked at him. "I see that you're even blushing. Are you really that1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblQF7foBOH
embarrassed?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxlRetuxVv
Leo blushed even more, but this time, he looked at Angel who looked 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWr9F6c8rx
at him straight in the eye. Angel couldn't help but smile this time. Her1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPV4A2EtIb
smile made Leo seem so confused, like he didn't know what to do next.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOaqdHqyYF
"Oh, aren't you going to say anything?" Angel asked. "It's so unlike 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjj0pMeJXd
you not to say a word. Has the mighty Leo McDonell gone tongue-tied 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1zFT3fmfX
today?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO36GbktK01
"Stop it, Angel," said Leo who finally managed to speak. "Just 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1Py5TiBz5
because you've the upper hand at this doesn't mean you can do whatever 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WtsrQiEZI
you want."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbptKYWgVAX
"It worked for you, didn't it?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1DpsSyCls
"What do you mean?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHxK4z75WN
"You remember what happened at the club, don't you? You thought you 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHG7vuGWbs
would get away with everything when you wanted to take advantage of my 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFWdzu6aa3
sister."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDncowb37m4
"I wasn't taking advantage of her. You know she loves me and I feel the same way about her."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhKjFEe7Yw
"She doesn't love you, Leo. All that is nothing but infatuation."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRdV74ro0o
"That's what you say, but I know how Carly feels about me. You just don't want to admit it."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gY4RiClSE
"I'm just speaking the truth."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAO0EBmUkH
"No, you're saying how you feel. And you don't like at me at all, Angel."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEEv4LNsCG
"Well, you don't like me either, at least we can both agree on that."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLKOj9licv
"You made me hate you with the way you approached me at the club that day."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESMvx3a4mO
"I was protecting my sister."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ux2l1twdy
"Oh, really? Then where were you all those nights when she used to 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd0xF69Ub3
work there? If anything, you should be attacking those perverts at the 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5nvNXV1b4
club who dared even touched Carly, not me."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkyIkNATOI
Angel banged her hand on the white garden table. That startled Leo 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP5HWERqRV
and the two looked at each other with a moment of silence between them.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KkRKUZ1Ng
"You don't know," said Angel, slowly, "......what's it's like to 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3vvmVxF34
know....that the person whom you trusted the most in this world, could 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmrcEivbOL
betray you like Carly betrayed me."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUdfwTeRW2
Tears started to form in Angel's eyes, but it surprised Leo that not 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsNo91YzBB
one of them fell to her cheeks. They were just there in her eyes like 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0ooBfwQJO
crystal glass.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49WVnQKcx6
"If I knew what Carly was up to from the very start," Angel 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvvoxq0XTR
continued, this time she was much calmer, "maybe you and I wouldn't be 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ831xLLc8xE
in this situation right now."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTVi4taPyz
Leo thought of what Angel said. He realised that she had completely 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZ5UoawBia
no idea that Carly was working at the club. And the way she said it, it 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQpDkma6Zk
seems like she blames herself for not being aware of her sister's 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2w3LTNnHz
actions.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtniDcBXIFi
The two of them just sat in silence, not looking at each other.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnycgggLRXF
"Maybe now you understand," said Angel as she broke the silence and 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7TVpnco9t
looked at Leo, "why I'll go to any lengths to prevent you from getting 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2UrxP4BIg
near Carly."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilMNk6uhD3
"You know you can't do that, Angel," he said. "I love Carly."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcysy5p0PGU
"That's what you think. Isn't that what all men think when they go to the club and think they are in love with some......"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZXyykEahd
Angel couldn't even utter the word. As much as she was still mad at 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIHgkWTcbo
Carly, she couldn't use that word on her. Not only would it be insulting1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAqn2ZkSOv
Carly, she would be insulting herself.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLDrfXm140
"I don't see her like that," said Leo.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekFBxrzhLh
"Really? What if one day you don't feel the same way you feel for her now? What would you do then?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vzYF7Ws5Y
"That would never happen."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBiRpRi72r
"You're only saying that because you're a fool."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEYKLc1LIF
"A fool in love, yes."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnK4Dm4qk8
Angel shook her head. "I want to believe you, but I can't."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxtwEs7Hf9
"Why? Because you don't like me?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQyfiBBDbc
Angel smirked. Again, Leo could feel his cheeks heat up.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHN5wPkJRB
"Maybe. But let me tell you this. When I found out about Carly, she 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduEvl6sRRG
broke my trust completely. I don't know if after our mother's passing 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPmgpAdUPw
and my accident that she would ever change."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkTogXBslk
"She has," Leo defended her. "She promised me she would never go back to that place ever again."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47kh4Pu2Rr
"You don't know her. And until I know she has changed for the better,1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwDggf2wNP
maybe then I won't have to worry about her being with you."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRcKyWnofP
Leo couldn't help but feel confused. Didn't Angel trust her own sister? Why was she saying this?1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Eeh1IocEv
"Wait, do you think, Carly would be betray me too?" Leo asked.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkHbVRKX1Q
Angel shrugged her shoulders. "If she could do that to me and my late mother to fulfill her ambitions, what more you?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhW7NToNCU
Leo didn't answer and Angel expected him not to. She soon turned the 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEuQ1mYwTp
wheelchair around and dragged herself back inside the house leaving Leo 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWsSQfbJUj
puzzled.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS5qGSCxrJ
***1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDbtR3DC4a
Carly sighed. She had never felt this 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeAiZ1ujqj
relaxed in her life as she sat on the inclined chair and her nails were 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs3ByxFwf4
being attended to by the manicurist at the beauty salon.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLcJS4gw29
"This is the life," Carly thought to herself with a smile on her face and her eyes closed. "I can get used to this."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkVQQMUlN5
When Carly got to the beauty salon with 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xdLZwfnh1
Diana since Bertha remained behind and couldn't come along with them, 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR2vXkEEwq
she couldn't help but admire the place. She was amazed with what Diana 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGRvir4vFt
had achieved so far. The place was well known and many women came here 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10BJuXvJGm
for manicures, pedicures, hair and cosmetic treatments.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4u9ogmISr
It was surprising how Diana didn't join her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovCjeVmD97
brother, Mr McDonell in the family business. It seems most successful 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYboZtXbEr2
rich families work together in the same company nowadays. But Diana was 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5mfv5D8za
different. She wanted to do something else. Something for herself. More 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFsQ4GLR3d
like defining who she really was from what everyone thought every 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHHaDuTmJh
McDonell should be.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYohA4GZFo
Carly had asked the question a while back why Diana didn't join in the family business. Diana had answered:1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkteNaQtYW
"Our family has been successfully with the 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1MUwvkBZ1
company throughout the years. I thought maybe I can get in the family 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27f3dQKM1A
spirit and do what everyone else in the family was doing. But it didn't 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByfHvQBcoE
feel right for me, you know? I already imagined my future doing 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflEBl8j92R
something else. My parents didn't mind my choice of career. They were in1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty6G9a0Oqo
fact quiet supportive and helped me in anyway to build this beauty 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPUevpNRuN
salon and across some parts of America as well. It's a big thing and a 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWSgOUigsR
huge achievement on my part. Am glad for the support I continue to get, 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0gHgNd5o7
especially from my brother. He is so kind."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRKZA9HYpm
That was some story. And Carly couldn't help1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9Wdh5BfqJ
but admire her more than ever. Diana was a lady of ambition. She didn't1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NZpZSBHO6
want to work in the McDonell family and followed her own dreams 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLwYfVfNFC
instead. She was one a lot of females would like to look up to as a role1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6ChBSFwqs
model.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJchraEI4AI
What Diana is today, sent Carly thinking of 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIztAKJeBKQ
what she wanted to do with her own life. Maybe she could be just like 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK22nsB0f3
Diana. She has always wanted to do something big, not just try and get 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMrPNSvbUe
enough money so that she could live in luxurious apartments. She had big1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFxzNcLu9K
dreams when she was a child, but all that faded away when she realised 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh73kozfIQ2
the financial state her family was in.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIS69a53lMG
But now that she was with the McDonell 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzsBN8bDRk
family, she might try and do something good with her life. Live the life1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLrdrJN5Gn
she has always wanted.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzqob9ZOg1
"Are you enjoying yourself, Carly?" Diana called out to her.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYLhUfaQfk
Carly opened her eyes and saw Diana standing1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcDAyFmULs
a few feet from her, smiling. She had gone in her office to take an 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYKCMz2tFv
important phone call and left Carly to be attended to.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm6Ac9L1nW
"I am, thanks for asking," replied Carly.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkqTXPxe6v
"Okay, once you're done, we can go out and have lunch together. What do you think?"1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8snhrrcuW
"That would be awesome."1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mItPU8kLY
"Great, I'll be in my office. Make her feel 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hYNEARBmk
comfortable, okay?" Diana directed that to the manicurist who nodded 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8knH9uEOo1
with pleasure and continued to work on Carly's nails.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZLWtEra5U
As soon as Diana walked away and Carly was 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzduiiXaHX
about to close her eyes again, she noticed from the corner of her eye 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPN3FeOGbR
that her phone was ringing on the small table next to her chair. She had1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhWmud75SF
put her phone on silent so that she wouldn't be disturbed. She picked 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfD1g8bc3Q
up the phone with her free hand and looked at the caller ID.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeZjPiOBJF
Miranda.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyW3rt8OTP
Carly rolled her eyes. Miranda has been 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZHTIAl5Mq
calling her for days now and she wasn't interested in picking up her 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4CrqY0Wqc
calls. It was obvious that Miranda wanted her back at the club. So did 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaPSDxslhM
Mr Walters who even left her a bunch of messages this past week. She 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZ5f9qf3tX
wasn't going back there. She already promised herself and Leo.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc0eVqfMMp
Carly put her phone aside as a thought soon 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHID5YfnqWh
came up in her mind. Angel never knew that she was working at the club 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91yuWxjgYJ
and she showed up there when it wasn't even during working hours. Who 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr7dIzston
tipped Angel about her whereabouts that day? It couldn't be Mr Walters 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpRMPGJ2va
and probably not any of the bartenders or dancers at the club because 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YAS1GJnMQ
she never ever discussed her life with them.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiWEz5kdcl
Could it be Miranda?1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JdeYRMdFQ
Carly couldn't help but feel it was her. She1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbOaTzw6Vq
didn't even ask Angel who had told her where she was that day. 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKd6zRw0ku
Everything happened so fast she completely forgot about it till now. 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvGnRLjowB
There was no doubt it was Miranda who had told Angel.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2J2iPn09l
And now she was calling Carly after all this1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlQbQAulyq
time. Miranda isn't her friend, she never was. Why she put Carly in 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtFsEpMIxe
such a situation, Carly would never know unless she asks. But she wasn't1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaO6D6ajUy
in the mood to talk to Miranda. Not when it's was pretty obvious of her1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vj7djLgNQ
betrayal.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HUlSqepR1
Carly looked at her phone again. Thinking of1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcKS1f5toK
whether to answer it. But she relaxed on her chair. She was not going 1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0s2br4mel
to let Miranda spoil her mood like she ruined her life some weeks ago.1250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sAsg9neFe
"She can go to hell for all I care," Carly thought with a smirk on her face.
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and then Add to home screen.