Angel put the article 603Please respect copyright.PENANA04VWAOnCwX
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 603Please respect copyright.PENANAdGrYbGVES5
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 603Please respect copyright.PENANAABulMjOdoz
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 603Please respect copyright.PENANAaDsLUuwWt4
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she603Please respect copyright.PENANAL5jfM9qD7B
did before.603Please respect copyright.PENANAW7p2hAK8sL
Angel was too lost in 603Please respect copyright.PENANAYfuGmCzcbp
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 603Please respect copyright.PENANAKaQShQsFNL
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.603Please respect copyright.PENANAg2sznhT2K5
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.603Please respect copyright.PENANAWor2SMQkdV
Angel looked up and she 603Please respect copyright.PENANAByTFCu7OBd
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 603Please respect copyright.PENANArJa617OCis
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.603Please respect copyright.PENANAklIkRfWPB9
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 603Please respect copyright.PENANA2lvpdaoMFq
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel603Please respect copyright.PENANAwRqlvOfGQl
nervous.603Please respect copyright.PENANAwvmGRhgTI5
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.603Please respect copyright.PENANASa5Dal4Eex
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."603Please respect copyright.PENANAw7j7UOwTr9
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."603Please respect copyright.PENANAZwvmsQXpjV
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."603Please respect copyright.PENANAwcBhHHvZ3M
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.603Please respect copyright.PENANAyTkYAvv2F3
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."603Please respect copyright.PENANAch3DewmpBR
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."603Please respect copyright.PENANAjK21vI5Axt
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.603Please respect copyright.PENANAa2Z4Kt7B73
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.603Please respect copyright.PENANAGeEDbx5yyZ
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAqN6fusL4Zx
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."603Please respect copyright.PENANA9YXeLVEDwt
Angel could feel her 603Please respect copyright.PENANA0qcsMd0klE
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 603Please respect copyright.PENANAljJa8vyR4N
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 603Please respect copyright.PENANAjyHMuRyau9
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 603Please respect copyright.PENANASmp9tHmVg7
like they were going to buckle.603Please respect copyright.PENANAClzr9cBgW4
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."603Please respect copyright.PENANATw5NYVAa8y
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.603Please respect copyright.PENANAVzqcO7J4X7
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAqtP02TE3uD
Mark just smiled at her 603Please respect copyright.PENANAbSczzwhKu0
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 603Please respect copyright.PENANASaEa14CTUQ
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about603Please respect copyright.PENANANt9wxF18Gt
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 603Please respect copyright.PENANAKSJf1pHqhi
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 603Please respect copyright.PENANAsVwt9VnoLH
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 603Please respect copyright.PENANAA56zMNQFHG
that's for sure.603Please respect copyright.PENANAvWawcVIQ9x
"I came here to ask if 603Please respect copyright.PENANAg0YkmUqpfq
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 603Please respect copyright.PENANAWJT5ldmrs2
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."603Please respect copyright.PENANAp5hWZmtjWu
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."603Please respect copyright.PENANAHQDW9tKdUW
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."603Please respect copyright.PENANAyIcCY5HEat
"No, its okay, I..."603Please respect copyright.PENANANzmoT8W41d
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.603Please respect copyright.PENANAYx3wcmsvy6
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"603Please respect copyright.PENANA5MEhm4hOz9
Angel nodded in 603Please respect copyright.PENANAAyQ97YKRdg
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 603Please respect copyright.PENANAx4WGpsTEWw
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a603Please respect copyright.PENANA26Tt1fEPEl
wink and headed out of the office.603Please respect copyright.PENANAGBRLJHO6pu
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.603Please respect copyright.PENANA4M7LA06QB2
As Angel sat back down 603Please respect copyright.PENANAGbu7I7VBLi
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 603Please respect copyright.PENANAeSFJYZZyxH
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She603Please respect copyright.PENANARBumqdysxu
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.603Please respect copyright.PENANA6cZC2H7GCo
"Hello?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAknLLtRl2Mq
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.603Please respect copyright.PENANAg0IEvI4dld
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAjfL9JUnyiB
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."603Please respect copyright.PENANAsEkw0Op8cV
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAU4OdwKSH8A
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."603Please respect copyright.PENANAdNosvku4dz
***603Please respect copyright.PENANAaSsmSpfVta
Carly603Please respect copyright.PENANAAYmwidio9Y
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 603Please respect copyright.PENANAlNKjy7RLHd
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 603Please respect copyright.PENANAQPkUwRD23b
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 603Please respect copyright.PENANA1GIGMcsO6C
for the first time, it felt awkward. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAGsSiooSV9u
She603Please respect copyright.PENANAnepnvboGOu
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 603Please respect copyright.PENANABReK9F1kco
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 603Please respect copyright.PENANAldBsOS6IKO
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 603Please respect copyright.PENANAUmD8SZjNO8
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 603Please respect copyright.PENANAP7NxaVg8Zg
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 603Please respect copyright.PENANAv4n0rw4BNA
clear mind. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAr5I0sJQQim
Angel603Please respect copyright.PENANA8qMrFU32Pr
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 603Please respect copyright.PENANA1gAd7uQMzg
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 603Please respect copyright.PENANAzlh2PJO4Gg
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 603Please respect copyright.PENANAJnpmRaFJdb
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 603Please respect copyright.PENANAnM1dpYufuZ
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 603Please respect copyright.PENANApb3eIPihqx
Mr Walters was a big 603Please respect copyright.PENANATjklISUC8x
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,603Please respect copyright.PENANAK9vprVaOCK
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 603Please respect copyright.PENANAjponQeLrbU
would like to hang around with.603Please respect copyright.PENANAPK23tYb9Ii
Mr603Please respect copyright.PENANA3gA7ONcRMs
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 603Please respect copyright.PENANA2rvy83ccnN
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed603Please respect copyright.PENANAmySOTZntHi
to.603Please respect copyright.PENANAXZBtckVXvc
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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."603Please respect copyright.PENANA7xrz66sAqT
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 603Please respect copyright.PENANApYHVZWrUhD
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAbn6rWDNaty
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."603Please respect copyright.PENANADP3yBPSycY
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."603Please respect copyright.PENANAAGIydkWdVp
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAbp2kHLok9z
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."603Please respect copyright.PENANA1N07ChEy5P
Mr603Please respect copyright.PENANAhtgVQFagAb
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 603Please respect copyright.PENANAWkmECfLwMe
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 603Please respect copyright.PENANAzVHwODtOdj
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the603Please respect copyright.PENANAewbT3mBF8y
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAD8EUzF4Jzb
Mr603Please respect copyright.PENANAasCqR0G3Cy
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 603Please respect copyright.PENANAkVObIAPipj
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little603Please respect copyright.PENANAu37Il6yPNk
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 603Please respect copyright.PENANA96OjXvuAyB
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAwD8X8RL9x4
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. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAf1fQ6XPZtS
He603Please respect copyright.PENANAVe5i22hcrL
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 603Please respect copyright.PENANAMI6MOwWqgg
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 603Please respect copyright.PENANA7FltTpZd08
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAGSRkA9tN2C
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAinoHUskuaJ
Carly603Please respect copyright.PENANA9s4Xr5O7Pq
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 603Please respect copyright.PENANA67XMyH2upM
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a603Please respect copyright.PENANAPK8enBS5Je
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 603Please respect copyright.PENANAHF6V7vGa7C
came here to see her. And at this early hour.603Please respect copyright.PENANAkOApbNbm3s
"Mr603Please respect copyright.PENANAWMmuSkbdXi
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more603Please respect copyright.PENANAq185upzs4r
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 603Please respect copyright.PENANAUduyCbWIls
moment?"603Please respect copyright.PENANA2YoZovwA23
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.603Please respect copyright.PENANAo4OHMNQVFT
Carly603Please respect copyright.PENANAbNLSGfpxv7
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 603Please respect copyright.PENANA3KTQ0qF24E
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 603Please respect copyright.PENANAl62y1V436u
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAOL9psWx2lY
Mr603Please respect copyright.PENANAnatGIgZTFU
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 603Please respect copyright.PENANA3Lua6ja5DQ
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 603Please respect copyright.PENANAisUmz1WioM
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 603Please respect copyright.PENANAjPmBe3vX7p
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 603Please respect copyright.PENANAxLYr9sc3Pi
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'603Please respect copyright.PENANA9zUV2yACbJ
Leo put his hands into 603Please respect copyright.PENANAEEUF3GlBGc
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 603Please respect copyright.PENANAkzW2LEZQOR
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 603Please respect copyright.PENANAaZhURe1yYb
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 603Please respect copyright.PENANAHKYc8CjoTq
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.603Please respect copyright.PENANAbIJ07mVxqk
When Leo was just inches603Please respect copyright.PENANAAKIiCgHrfK
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 603Please respect copyright.PENANAnxXVdqIONl
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.603Please respect copyright.PENANAAjB5UPPDwB
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.603Please respect copyright.PENANA8D8p9P3fJB
***603Please respect copyright.PENANAoIgHYUe1UI
A603Please respect copyright.PENANAN8ON3U5XD6
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 603Please respect copyright.PENANA0vBTD5otrx
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 603Please respect copyright.PENANAGYnEFXQ3br
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAwOZp7P9jvu
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."603Please respect copyright.PENANAkUFoyRUM7M
"Sorry,603Please respect copyright.PENANA8DH0DspcDX
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 603Please respect copyright.PENANAM4AD9eW4pR
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 603Please respect copyright.PENANADaozbEtpCE
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.603Please respect copyright.PENANAVHeImEnV7P
Her603Please respect copyright.PENANAszEAdYuPEA
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit603Please respect copyright.PENANAUltWguzlUF
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed603Please respect copyright.PENANAN2sczHOXrV
back making him look handsome.603Please respect copyright.PENANAoLqh4keRiJ
"Well,603Please respect copyright.PENANAPDB3sGWhso
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 603Please respect copyright.PENANAKF0954DmZw
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 603Please respect copyright.PENANA4BuRNJzo1P
isn't it?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAK2LQ5rh6EN
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.603Please respect copyright.PENANA0NR6DmUyYZ
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAM8MbbkUpWq
"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?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAUBakrOsRti
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."603Please respect copyright.PENANAOEPRvMxDiT
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."603Please respect copyright.PENANArQZ52ukKji
"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."603Please respect copyright.PENANAuFByqZcxRh
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."603Please respect copyright.PENANAYvUxRaS75E
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."603Please respect copyright.PENANAQrXa9hWDP0
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"603Please respect copyright.PENANAEgILPfMBzn
"Ya,603Please respect copyright.PENANAjF9xT3aY9n
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 603Please respect copyright.PENANATE1kG7OkwQ
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."603Please respect copyright.PENANAd6FEoL5cbJ
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."603Please respect copyright.PENANAy3kHjMWEqm
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."603Please respect copyright.PENANAmcbKy8d27E
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."603Please respect copyright.PENANAcrXOd8SITv
"Yes, you do that."603Please respect copyright.PENANAFbJ8tw34pR
As603Please respect copyright.PENANAJKQxOzOGqs
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 603Please respect copyright.PENANAF237MWtGz4
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 603Please respect copyright.PENANAVJNV1F61Yp
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 603Please respect copyright.PENANAEstJ2FXm0P
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 603Please respect copyright.PENANAKoV76EMaYb
dizziness. 603Please respect copyright.PENANASDebGIIDje
As603Please respect copyright.PENANANfSejyUkhI
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 603Please respect copyright.PENANAdbUck62Nk4
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 603Please respect copyright.PENANAXIqmX3kMMO
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 603Please respect copyright.PENANAFDoylv3B5L
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 603Please respect copyright.PENANAhlGwbyImk2
is it something else? 603Please respect copyright.PENANAu6UC28EQhf
Then603Please respect copyright.PENANAhdlvkX3H3l
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 603Please respect copyright.PENANAjuCLWLUap0
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 603Please respect copyright.PENANAVhZeWDxItV
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.603Please respect copyright.PENANANS6CzQVQra
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 603Please respect copyright.PENANANVkythT08J
Mrs603Please respect copyright.PENANAJL7qgGrXoC
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAZBJGm0H5jV
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 603Please respect copyright.PENANAblZTCUqugi
floor.603Please respect copyright.PENANAvWmMmMGfMB
"Angel, call her, call 603Please respect copyright.PENANAHtHOGvZL1c
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 603Please respect copyright.PENANA1itJrBrF6K
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 603Please respect copyright.PENANAXRksrBbZCa
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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