Angel put the article 598Please respect copyright.PENANAjKuob39usD
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 598Please respect copyright.PENANAbCzGcpmQRe
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 598Please respect copyright.PENANAzq9thzqztK
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 598Please respect copyright.PENANAMXtGHHlzbT
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she598Please respect copyright.PENANAkcwiH3Y2x5
did before.598Please respect copyright.PENANAyxYTAgZZuv
Angel was too lost in 598Please respect copyright.PENANAQGiV8jkWq1
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 598Please respect copyright.PENANA9EUFCv8Nu4
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.598Please respect copyright.PENANARUGmMbYtpt
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.598Please respect copyright.PENANAzhG1LMehkj
Angel looked up and she 598Please respect copyright.PENANA7BPTvFGkvO
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 598Please respect copyright.PENANAUxaHqMaDZZ
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.598Please respect copyright.PENANAoQMXsswa0p
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 598Please respect copyright.PENANAYqggUA6sFi
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel598Please respect copyright.PENANATvyidfjP7B
nervous.598Please respect copyright.PENANAs7NBXamznM
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.598Please respect copyright.PENANApSYTOmPMtT
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."598Please respect copyright.PENANAyd41NXPOh9
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."598Please respect copyright.PENANAjtaILa0ToF
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."598Please respect copyright.PENANAy0uri6gHQc
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.598Please respect copyright.PENANAsPET1JcXPx
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."598Please respect copyright.PENANAIBdYGAHj90
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."598Please respect copyright.PENANA1NiLXWpjoY
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.598Please respect copyright.PENANA7IWCmJBzDX
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.598Please respect copyright.PENANAtKgLLZEHv9
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAOBZV1DFfQq
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."598Please respect copyright.PENANAMUv5iEhJDJ
Angel could feel her 598Please respect copyright.PENANA9K0lJRZbOy
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 598Please respect copyright.PENANAT6GkRPpIwK
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 598Please respect copyright.PENANAHijXT4HGxG
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 598Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZMIFccsvS
like they were going to buckle.598Please respect copyright.PENANAXsCTI4LDT7
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."598Please respect copyright.PENANAqOJCvQCSqj
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.598Please respect copyright.PENANARimdEXM4PP
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAUxLg4sOG9M
Mark just smiled at her 598Please respect copyright.PENANAZi6chTdzWH
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 598Please respect copyright.PENANAvRgiMhbAPf
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about598Please respect copyright.PENANAGueP3NM6g0
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 598Please respect copyright.PENANAUxkNcTs5KA
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 598Please respect copyright.PENANA9DwkbcBREG
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 598Please respect copyright.PENANAnNtvTlVVcR
that's for sure.598Please respect copyright.PENANAGJufCiNdII
"I came here to ask if 598Please respect copyright.PENANAmtuhFu8mha
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 598Please respect copyright.PENANABriyQFd26z
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."598Please respect copyright.PENANAZL1lGrqRKs
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."598Please respect copyright.PENANAVEkuHkO81D
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."598Please respect copyright.PENANAfYYwZjXJG1
"No, its okay, I..."598Please respect copyright.PENANAaOeC54CajB
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.598Please respect copyright.PENANATpjMpzUcSR
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"598Please respect copyright.PENANA6NZl1wLxim
Angel nodded in 598Please respect copyright.PENANAzxeYNmHsys
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 598Please respect copyright.PENANARNirUwMXJG
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a598Please respect copyright.PENANAIpQZu53gEu
wink and headed out of the office.598Please respect copyright.PENANAGMv927bJZV
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.598Please respect copyright.PENANAg46GeOwkuv
As Angel sat back down 598Please respect copyright.PENANA5vBIx7oDos
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 598Please respect copyright.PENANAK0MPwj5hdV
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She598Please respect copyright.PENANANUWbbJSwWA
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.598Please respect copyright.PENANA5G1aY36Dgm
"Hello?"598Please respect copyright.PENANAONTR8DeHm2
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.598Please respect copyright.PENANA5uEModLsHH
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"598Please respect copyright.PENANA1UegxibYsa
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."598Please respect copyright.PENANAnKQ276vehe
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"598Please respect copyright.PENANAq3s5m7VMK2
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."598Please respect copyright.PENANA9OJIn6CUxG
***598Please respect copyright.PENANAdGeygYRc0q
Carly598Please respect copyright.PENANARtvTI9SvkZ
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 598Please respect copyright.PENANA8sjn2Pjdc9
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 598Please respect copyright.PENANAdrkWIpZPEY
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 598Please respect copyright.PENANAMEoLQx9xyO
for the first time, it felt awkward. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAnfz4952mOi
She598Please respect copyright.PENANAXq6jTN62hJ
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 598Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0dA1yGy8d
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 598Please respect copyright.PENANAps3kd6TxAD
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 598Please respect copyright.PENANAceB0By9GUy
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 598Please respect copyright.PENANAsOucFFkvIB
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 598Please respect copyright.PENANAPkb66rnCpO
clear mind. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAWCAaWOoXP9
Angel598Please respect copyright.PENANAIX78bnsMi1
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 598Please respect copyright.PENANAZwGqFsoq6n
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 598Please respect copyright.PENANAvhKNRG1WTk
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 598Please respect copyright.PENANAgN2WhlZaMB
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 598Please respect copyright.PENANA3lwiLBFeZs
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAMPNh20larz
Mr Walters was a big 598Please respect copyright.PENANAAaWQA5hsKj
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,598Please respect copyright.PENANAqJXcLqBUHr
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 598Please respect copyright.PENANAunkLPQ6hXh
would like to hang around with.598Please respect copyright.PENANAupgXYcRjys
Mr598Please respect copyright.PENANAl7CC0FpaIk
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 598Please respect copyright.PENANAlf7a1lS67i
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed598Please respect copyright.PENANAEphgUMyodZ
to.598Please respect copyright.PENANAFRvBCryjGD
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."598Please respect copyright.PENANAStHzJXNrus
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 598Please respect copyright.PENANApR86xvwsFO
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"598Please respect copyright.PENANApddGmhXPV4
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."598Please respect copyright.PENANArX1f14DgGK
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."598Please respect copyright.PENANAhxqIjCq76r
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"598Please respect copyright.PENANA5EaopaU8eF
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."598Please respect copyright.PENANAlNdyPmVf2V
Mr598Please respect copyright.PENANAHyi7ZpALwp
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 598Please respect copyright.PENANAD7n4ru1xDx
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 598Please respect copyright.PENANAUnX5SImhmQ
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the598Please respect copyright.PENANAPrbLc2Pwnc
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 598Please respect copyright.PENANApwSJN38CpN
Mr598Please respect copyright.PENANA1JysPAGe3m
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 598Please respect copyright.PENANAiAgbmBlwgB
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little598Please respect copyright.PENANA39Mls4YrJt
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 598Please respect copyright.PENANAzkRqmAeKUQ
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAyGHkp04GDE
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. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAekO2R3WDxW
He598Please respect copyright.PENANAneakRY02po
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 598Please respect copyright.PENANAxW1P8Pb2Zy
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 598Please respect copyright.PENANAEXrUxmBCe7
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAJaXFOUFsEX
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAS8vyqtKDAL
Carly598Please respect copyright.PENANAzivYYEHCu2
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 598Please respect copyright.PENANAcXZ79kjqEQ
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a598Please respect copyright.PENANA7oQqXEocyt
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 598Please respect copyright.PENANAB2pU19bXF6
came here to see her. And at this early hour.598Please respect copyright.PENANAhW2U3YLpvu
"Mr598Please respect copyright.PENANA6qcZbo0f88
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more598Please respect copyright.PENANAxDtkpdXZxm
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 598Please respect copyright.PENANAm1gxGXF5PO
moment?"598Please respect copyright.PENANAxq0r30YYct
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.598Please respect copyright.PENANAvxRuUTqABv
Carly598Please respect copyright.PENANAhvOt1qtn8F
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 598Please respect copyright.PENANA92ytMFyr4X
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 598Please respect copyright.PENANASG1RVRnKu7
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 598Please respect copyright.PENANA7DGKcV3D6b
Mr598Please respect copyright.PENANAml25PwGfmd
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 598Please respect copyright.PENANA1nf9xwqUCA
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 598Please respect copyright.PENANAnNX7bUg3W7
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 598Please respect copyright.PENANAyQksNGvMfM
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 598Please respect copyright.PENANA2rO7i7Jjjm
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'598Please respect copyright.PENANAXUSDWWH7ls
Leo put his hands into 598Please respect copyright.PENANAV5uXFg0aRz
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 598Please respect copyright.PENANAnEydeR1i2L
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 598Please respect copyright.PENANA1T3s9J43j0
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 598Please respect copyright.PENANABlFn4Ka9sV
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.598Please respect copyright.PENANA1h8Z9gTWsg
When Leo was just inches598Please respect copyright.PENANABeB87QyZmN
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 598Please respect copyright.PENANAn6ZqD911ge
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.598Please respect copyright.PENANAKyjUk4XXhQ
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.598Please respect copyright.PENANAOHkIPXu9j3
***598Please respect copyright.PENANA6HFuPzJFyl
A598Please respect copyright.PENANA0zB2w1wxgR
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAeqzSSkUWW7
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 598Please respect copyright.PENANAx6nO8O8DCi
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAuSiJxLT5JH
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."598Please respect copyright.PENANAHKUMQuyIh2
"Sorry,598Please respect copyright.PENANAmk6uMRnpFl
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 598Please respect copyright.PENANAp2O1Ucbwfx
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 598Please respect copyright.PENANASeCnDFSBHB
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.598Please respect copyright.PENANAgVZkRXTYzZ
Her598Please respect copyright.PENANAtC54c1NXn7
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit598Please respect copyright.PENANAJUIWfu4VjZ
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed598Please respect copyright.PENANA88RB44Wa0g
back making him look handsome.598Please respect copyright.PENANA2HlaSQ2j5x
"Well,598Please respect copyright.PENANACL7tZoA3xs
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 598Please respect copyright.PENANAdC7nxn4HHB
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 598Please respect copyright.PENANA31QMDeGUg9
isn't it?"598Please respect copyright.PENANASpQulrOKoq
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.598Please respect copyright.PENANAT65GTAB6sA
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"598Please respect copyright.PENANAAmP6ZlGKIY
"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?"598Please respect copyright.PENANASVYw8e8xIQ
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."598Please respect copyright.PENANAfFP2X0NHHI
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."598Please respect copyright.PENANAU9R8qncY4N
"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."598Please respect copyright.PENANAQmCibiZcrm
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."598Please respect copyright.PENANAxwdx4Ol7VV
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."598Please respect copyright.PENANA1iCPH2OJLF
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"598Please respect copyright.PENANAUM0rDF2JUn
"Ya,598Please respect copyright.PENANAr7MFADtHBP
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 598Please respect copyright.PENANAxXzgPCDu7B
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."598Please respect copyright.PENANALEzl2RQLFR
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."598Please respect copyright.PENANANsjRzWLaSv
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."598Please respect copyright.PENANAOqfEitQTow
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."598Please respect copyright.PENANAaPQR33GKOp
"Yes, you do that."598Please respect copyright.PENANA1RaIFAwgir
As598Please respect copyright.PENANA9fiGfdll3A
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 598Please respect copyright.PENANAoJxgwE5oIg
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 598Please respect copyright.PENANAjzwBtRQUEg
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 598Please respect copyright.PENANAjWMNlNfTLq
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 598Please respect copyright.PENANA6Wv1OoRt11
dizziness. 598Please respect copyright.PENANA8HoRSvyftA
As598Please respect copyright.PENANAKb3QpT191D
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 598Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2y26yqcUC
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 598Please respect copyright.PENANAhms1rkNADo
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 598Please respect copyright.PENANAQKvNtakSLV
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 598Please respect copyright.PENANAKwwqc8MsAs
is it something else? 598Please respect copyright.PENANAii5I3zyi6e
Then598Please respect copyright.PENANAT3pObYqDET
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 598Please respect copyright.PENANAlSw32nJ8pw
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 598Please respect copyright.PENANAmLd3QMoF5H
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.598Please respect copyright.PENANAiPNZ4ZYpLe
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 598Please respect copyright.PENANATr6uyYKvXL
Mrs598Please respect copyright.PENANAVW7UP6VfoW
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 598Please respect copyright.PENANAgfrUVFk06T
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 598Please respect copyright.PENANA9GsT3qSgWf
floor.598Please respect copyright.PENANAvSKWXH8ZzK
"Angel, call her, call 598Please respect copyright.PENANA0aZ4KbMqCW
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 598Please respect copyright.PENANAnX661ZAWvw
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 598Please respect copyright.PENANA0Hd4MRVDcH
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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