The wind blew hard on 997Please respect copyright.PENANAK3DRXhLAGI
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 997Please respect copyright.PENANAySY6dxCn46
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 997Please respect copyright.PENANA9HLJFGP3ua
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 997Please respect copyright.PENANAUV2uPK1Xs7
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 997Please respect copyright.PENANAeCkNWuN56B
true.997Please respect copyright.PENANAfKoPBctFGW
After Angel had received997Please respect copyright.PENANABglo3Zmh4T
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 997Please respect copyright.PENANATuvsUv45Hq
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 997Please respect copyright.PENANADt4DWnybs6
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.997Please respect copyright.PENANACn1E8fcddh
"But it's the truth, Angel," Miranda's voice echoed in Angel's mind as she ran down the streets. "Your sister isn't what you think she is."997Please respect copyright.PENANAZoUbQSffrw
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."997Please respect copyright.PENANAOHLETjyFmL
"If you don't believe997Please respect copyright.PENANAMZMZjtpcma
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 997Please respect copyright.PENANA5fsqkfBh5N
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 997Please respect copyright.PENANAzvol0Ke1za
creating a tradegy in future."997Please respect copyright.PENANA1h7M8MCw2I
And Angel was doing so 997Please respect copyright.PENANAAb2a3aEyU6
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAd5tHiRoKNO
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what997Please respect copyright.PENANAKwDsFT2tPL
Miranda said about her.997Please respect copyright.PENANAEHvMe4o1dB
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?997Please respect copyright.PENANAIgqHV7Zigp
***997Please respect copyright.PENANAxFDEkvj2u5
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."997Please respect copyright.PENANAmPO9JyISh9
Kim997Please respect copyright.PENANAmmHXNcDW4W
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 997Please respect copyright.PENANABVuasDdEO5
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 997Please respect copyright.PENANAeSWTsC1Zhd
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 997Please respect copyright.PENANAUPJA8tUAgT
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 997Please respect copyright.PENANAL9uiGoW7FA
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 997Please respect copyright.PENANAmRIGKt4K4j
look magnificent.997Please respect copyright.PENANAC3C9VaYSRc
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."997Please respect copyright.PENANAVNN28z94UQ
"Don't997Please respect copyright.PENANAL7wKlCtl9V
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 997Please respect copyright.PENANAGJIQjGXoMs
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."997Please respect copyright.PENANAeWScrFPZmj
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 997Please respect copyright.PENANA5FNlQ1YEsL
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAdl5NggcPiK
Kim997Please respect copyright.PENANAxCFy8qMdcT
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 997Please respect copyright.PENANA8Jga6nHuqr
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 997Please respect copyright.PENANA7uCCnxF9PA
for you."997Please respect copyright.PENANAep1823MJLZ
"You think so?" 997Please respect copyright.PENANAmOc9PfQnSK
"I997Please respect copyright.PENANArYRz2lTEzZ
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 997Please respect copyright.PENANAcLJXfkDDO1
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get997Please respect copyright.PENANAZIyxioWe1W
married."997Please respect copyright.PENANAFVk1AOVNDe
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."997Please respect copyright.PENANAozDjb96YC7
"Oh,997Please respect copyright.PENANAqWJfU8O2FZ
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe997Please respect copyright.PENANAlQuQo9rqFq
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."997Please respect copyright.PENANAvHKOHPzZVL
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."997Please respect copyright.PENANAc4jMzZ0MzB
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."997Please respect copyright.PENANACgiPjpDhZn
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.997Please respect copyright.PENANAOdDK1kPQgH
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."997Please respect copyright.PENANA5EIcSp3A0J
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAPa7m1Joc2L
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."997Please respect copyright.PENANA8rOkaEUtiG
***997Please respect copyright.PENANAaLtfPPDidf
"What do you mean he is not here!"997Please respect copyright.PENANAL9zrvsMufH
Mrs997Please respect copyright.PENANA9V5qYu6RkZ
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 997Please respect copyright.PENANAr2yO4w1PMh
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 997Please respect copyright.PENANAR8kG5Kgqsv
chandelier above them move.997Please respect copyright.PENANA4D6FGMZkTe
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"997Please respect copyright.PENANASBTormaJTg
Diana,997Please respect copyright.PENANAqPBABhPctO
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 997Please respect copyright.PENANAiHqSnEnnSn
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 997Please respect copyright.PENANA1CgDdA0DGS
dress.997Please respect copyright.PENANAzFYMQS8b58
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 997Please respect copyright.PENANALQ0LEkmgXU
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."997Please respect copyright.PENANAxSY4MZ3zZk
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."997Please respect copyright.PENANADMzc4SJSM0
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.997Please respect copyright.PENANAO6NVbgm7fI
"If you start acting 997Please respect copyright.PENANAyg0wzd2LhT
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be997Please respect copyright.PENANAsPGnkH2yQD
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."997Please respect copyright.PENANAdyVmygmrYA
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"997Please respect copyright.PENANA9lXnK1EyrY
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."997Please respect copyright.PENANAsA3pgjzWWu
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAnLznzo0LQ1
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAIUmzdET4C9
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."997Please respect copyright.PENANAAGX6vEZINJ
"Oh, is that so? Looks like Leo isn't like his mother after all. He listened to my advice and left this dump of a wedding."997Please respect copyright.PENANAquVf55IjpG
"You just shut up," said997Please respect copyright.PENANAM1Lg3CTCe5
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to997Please respect copyright.PENANAwqcYaU1KHL
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAnSkZJvklzV
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."997Please respect copyright.PENANAQcLmd8vKTM
"If you two are going to997Please respect copyright.PENANA1ysysDTo4X
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 997Please respect copyright.PENANAveKFrHnAxw
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.997Please respect copyright.PENANA0AG83dzqYg
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.997Please respect copyright.PENANA0gxsDOwM7S
"Your dear Fred isn't 997Please respect copyright.PENANAt0dNHlBOOl
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 997Please respect copyright.PENANAzcvuNypgRj
is supposed to be right here with me."997Please respect copyright.PENANASrWHHpMG8T
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAd7sd4by1i9
"What are you trying to say you old-" before Mrs McDonell could finish her sentence, a sound of a car's horn was heard outside.997Please respect copyright.PENANAs4DfBR0H6R
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAE6K7SliIdo
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell997Please respect copyright.PENANAE5sdMTLih1
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.997Please respect copyright.PENANAQRoEuLvpY6
Oliver went to the window and checked outside. He looked back at his mum, his grandma and aunt with a weird look on his face.997Please respect copyright.PENANAMXBy42sdqt
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAMvRP23QKRx
***997Please respect copyright.PENANAeMjrUgvdB5
Eric997Please respect copyright.PENANAVy7gdGnORZ
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 997Please respect copyright.PENANAb7KBQgGWzV
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned997Please respect copyright.PENANAFWkP75fhxh
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 997Please respect copyright.PENANA9iXxBvuQ1F
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 997Please respect copyright.PENANANz2ECXRxR6
home.997Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1OutIOZ4c
He997Please respect copyright.PENANAuTwnPQ7bf2
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 997Please respect copyright.PENANAdRqqmL6ouy
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 997Please respect copyright.PENANAA2jA9IHXBv
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 997Please respect copyright.PENANAFGa8D1NaB8
with the wedding.997Please respect copyright.PENANAjWugrt9iW8
Before997Please respect copyright.PENANAJMq9aOen7F
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 997Please respect copyright.PENANAHGTRViTAcS
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black997Please respect copyright.PENANAbNHArnT8tz
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 997Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9zQQ6N5Tf
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 997Please respect copyright.PENANA3A8JocL9Co
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 997Please respect copyright.PENANAJdXHx8rQs4
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAjppY6LITXa
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 997Please respect copyright.PENANAHWMhEsM8As
beautiful creature he had ever seen.997Please respect copyright.PENANA3cBCjxBzny
She997Please respect copyright.PENANAqqpCdhxmxD
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 997Please respect copyright.PENANA42dEPYRiXm
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much997Please respect copyright.PENANANHWf55JLc1
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 997Please respect copyright.PENANASK8pVI29jn
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.997Please respect copyright.PENANA7fzo6n6LfT
As997Please respect copyright.PENANAGapd37SkpG
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 997Please respect copyright.PENANAzOsPohLAul
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.997Please respect copyright.PENANAAr7KLtmRTo
The997Please respect copyright.PENANA70Xr1ZgUtr
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 997Please respect copyright.PENANAk6ftI58qg5
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 997Please respect copyright.PENANA547jeDjyKV
find out. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAb9vapDq2mk
As997Please respect copyright.PENANAhsOQm0U2YJ
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 997Please respect copyright.PENANA1LR8K7UIZP
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 997Please respect copyright.PENANADLr4cu0ypI
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 997Please respect copyright.PENANA7nrYzYu29D
her.997Please respect copyright.PENANAjup6GNBBKz
***997Please respect copyright.PENANAllHAB97nYb
"May997Please respect copyright.PENANAzu7CsRCrzL
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words997Please respect copyright.PENANA2BAjp51Q36
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.997Please respect copyright.PENANAI2S8UuHS1Z
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.997Please respect copyright.PENANAz1Uto2rhcY
His997Please respect copyright.PENANAFxfyZ0xs8j
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 997Please respect copyright.PENANAxBHVFpSB3A
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.997Please respect copyright.PENANAMuT83FnhLc
"That997Please respect copyright.PENANAyk3JYWORhW
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 997Please respect copyright.PENANAshC2ZnGdiZ
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 997Please respect copyright.PENANAeF6CFXHAFS
and I want to hear it."997Please respect copyright.PENANANDSnrBcj9m
Leo997Please respect copyright.PENANAVBwxKBAH5i
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 997Please respect copyright.PENANAXdspy83DD1
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 997Please respect copyright.PENANATAuJaTbHvo
forever.997Please respect copyright.PENANAxcFVM9QAOt
When997Please respect copyright.PENANAeebyoZFm0n
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 997Please respect copyright.PENANAM3ynPpl73I
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 997Please respect copyright.PENANAQQqOBUAxUk
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 997Please respect copyright.PENANACD4nFjzWJV
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.997Please respect copyright.PENANAXRViJEgguM
"I997Please respect copyright.PENANAwqqE2ABol2
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 997Please respect copyright.PENANAiaHyJThLAi
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 997Please respect copyright.PENANAPeNnfiIi05
find out what it was."997Please respect copyright.PENANAIzbt358Iwq
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAWNyw2WKet5
"Most likely."997Please respect copyright.PENANARUpqWKHxIm
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."997Please respect copyright.PENANAa70cI6UTe3
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."997Please respect copyright.PENANAC4IzcodlzU
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."997Please respect copyright.PENANAkIzomQAIsz
Leo997Please respect copyright.PENANAM4vNZ2F6LV
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 997Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8BYVMoRyZ
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 997Please respect copyright.PENANAbdjze8JwgK
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 997Please respect copyright.PENANA32jInp6bU6
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling997Please respect copyright.PENANAZAIe1PFfkB
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 997Please respect copyright.PENANAxf4DaRdbAQ
was to lose herself in him.997Please respect copyright.PENANAvxD60qXG9n
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAknDtjbO8jf
***997Please respect copyright.PENANAQHqfmDMefe
When997Please respect copyright.PENANAnFrkBrkTqA
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 997Please respect copyright.PENANA9lP9nmDy19
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 997Please respect copyright.PENANAMayzJnPzJH
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 997Please respect copyright.PENANAKGPMnQ8LrS
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.997Please respect copyright.PENANAjXdP278Dc8
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 997Please respect copyright.PENANApJTGRVMpOt
The997Please respect copyright.PENANAInHjhfmRdX
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 997Please respect copyright.PENANACVq2Z14Iw7
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 997Please respect copyright.PENANANPRLzXpzQQ
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 997Please respect copyright.PENANAwshMLY5zf1
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.997Please respect copyright.PENANA5BebrkkHdV
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.997Please respect copyright.PENANAc3rBmMEulm
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAskBXSk6VzC
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAaUxvz44mem
Angel's997Please respect copyright.PENANAqnDdW83xcG
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and997Please respect copyright.PENANAi8NfholTF4
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 997Please respect copyright.PENANAFINd9zaJqK
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 997Please respect copyright.PENANAtQoUw8e8Ed
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 997Please respect copyright.PENANALd4DbDyjbi
something. Not what Miranda had told her.997Please respect copyright.PENANA4XufcbeNdj
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAcBycvAKYbj
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAJJ2FMZRy1q
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."997Please respect copyright.PENANA92dM1gSg8j
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.997Please respect copyright.PENANAhS9qIzOgGX
The997Please respect copyright.PENANALlOwiQDBVv
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and997Please respect copyright.PENANA3c4yzJz1R5
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.997Please respect copyright.PENANAU0bHoeN2lE
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."997Please respect copyright.PENANAVBJTmeQ0JI
Angel997Please respect copyright.PENANASB0gtrcEhf
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of997Please respect copyright.PENANAwRrj88wMmw
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 997Please respect copyright.PENANAbPsuE86m1J
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 997Please respect copyright.PENANAQPOzxuCXW1
was right beside her.997Please respect copyright.PENANA5Iyk58bkVH
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.997Please respect copyright.PENANAxumc9VZLYa
Angel997Please respect copyright.PENANAmN5iHcpaGO
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 997Please respect copyright.PENANAVU0CeWI7HG
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 997Please respect copyright.PENANA7fN42Bn4jr
feelings inside her.997Please respect copyright.PENANARzWl5wIp10
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.997Please respect copyright.PENANA62BZ06XtPF
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 997Please respect copyright.PENANALjjA1rmSw2
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."997Please respect copyright.PENANACI8upZjwyF
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"997Please respect copyright.PENANAeyZ0cBreRh
"Angel."997Please respect copyright.PENANAUzlA6KcU07
"Ah!997Please respect copyright.PENANAPrIwOmexTa
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 997Please respect copyright.PENANATrFlecZWxr
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 997Please respect copyright.PENANABNHZqKTone
to meet your aquitance."997Please respect copyright.PENANApup6ULJLSY
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."997Please respect copyright.PENANArItMuEeQ51
Eric997Please respect copyright.PENANAgInUsYmrcI
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 997Please respect copyright.PENANATT7HumcC3d
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 997Please respect copyright.PENANA3LWcLQIBWM
awkward. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAtAesqCEcSw
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 997Please respect copyright.PENANAGNVG0jyqkU
Eric997Please respect copyright.PENANAEgcA6AyC8f
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 997Please respect copyright.PENANAYrgZntUGo6
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 997Please respect copyright.PENANACUAfrQIJQ2
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 997Please respect copyright.PENANASR3tgLyOgv
could feel Eric come closer from behind.997Please respect copyright.PENANA5Zwxdd0toJ
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.997Please respect copyright.PENANAxTdeUtAGfN
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.997Please respect copyright.PENANA2m73INVqKZ
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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