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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he298Please respect copyright.PENANAzPZgO9REGh
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.298Please respect copyright.PENANAXKMwYdx6uR
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAjmWCH1kueQ
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to298Please respect copyright.PENANAXBoZY9ZFC5
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she298Please respect copyright.PENANAyERMfNgQUh
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAqaZ4rbzJzr
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need298Please respect copyright.PENANAZtDBgtHdWF
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in298Please respect copyright.PENANAf0Mu5SSqno
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA8TtRHskcCm
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you298Please respect copyright.PENANAoZkglH3kFM
want to say it.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAXDx9oZWldO
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.298Please respect copyright.PENANAcesEKRG7tG
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAzWeylOq94H
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,298Please respect copyright.PENANA96BwWXdKrM
because that’s just how she is.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAqRrOExP8l5
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone298Please respect copyright.PENANAX8RBpCTd2T
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had298Please respect copyright.PENANAEiSmB5qkvW
your fun.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAPpXUUUpIYM
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell298Please respect copyright.PENANAtj9T8SAVKK
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way298Please respect copyright.PENANAps6iyqxoYz
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAhFVgKgTAdv
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for298Please respect copyright.PENANAXFOHAgpFhB
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at298Please respect copyright.PENANAE2Rek635Eh
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he298Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ9VnHiahs
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.298Please respect copyright.PENANAAIsEM0hQwh
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his298Please respect copyright.PENANAOB98p69nWj
thoughts.298Please respect copyright.PENANAMsekRqYDqW
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as298Please respect copyright.PENANAYNgEIDGpfC
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAeEohra6FlS
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks298Please respect copyright.PENANAu354NyjzdY
too?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ2LfyfAHj
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“Yep.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAyet0JA3I7K
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly298Please respect copyright.PENANAdK6m2OLjkV
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs298Please respect copyright.PENANAaVpZqh38gh
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.298Please respect copyright.PENANASD09JCND5X
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and298Please respect copyright.PENANAM0XW1prUCC
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying298Please respect copyright.PENANAjhQzTt81pP
that they should join Angel and the others.298Please respect copyright.PENANAApkXKoNFFb
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table298Please respect copyright.PENANAYhWebI47av
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.298Please respect copyright.PENANAMpHtTZ64yY
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAjsDvLshzXr
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.298Please respect copyright.PENANAkdsCoCIcSA
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already298Please respect copyright.PENANAbVSREomBcS
tired.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA4o08fElb1D
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of298Please respect copyright.PENANAyU17PMAVkP
a drink right now.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA0G2rtOp0VY
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of298Please respect copyright.PENANASMMvbEaKXR
their sight.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAxZriCHXpmV
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to298Please respect copyright.PENANAhhln47ifKW
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if298Please respect copyright.PENANA4CEXKTCWPY
they aren’t at their table.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAohJQg6GRXI
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to298Please respect copyright.PENANAu7luEeJlPe
the counter.298Please respect copyright.PENANAHD1C0z9z62
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s298Please respect copyright.PENANAmgEPGzS0R7
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she298Please respect copyright.PENANAYdTtde49eZ
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and298Please respect copyright.PENANAKGsVOl4QoH
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.298Please respect copyright.PENANAC2pttd3Yss
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.298Please respect copyright.PENANAmSWrC1k0g4
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back298Please respect copyright.PENANAhiTatmFzK2
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,298Please respect copyright.PENANAboZykC29FZ
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached298Please respect copyright.PENANAKn248bArUy
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9iTtkXEcf
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,298Please respect copyright.PENANAYj9Y5pAcsa
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANA6QBDZi8nzG
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she298Please respect copyright.PENANAlnD5eXWRcs
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.298Please respect copyright.PENANAYugZUgD7wv
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.298Please respect copyright.PENANAouoxdWkZyi
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at298Please respect copyright.PENANAEt3nwEy0zE
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he298Please respect copyright.PENANAKL9jAdlCW6
would speak first.298Please respect copyright.PENANACf4WHKB5ju
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re298Please respect copyright.PENANAyhcvUNTwoH
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAulbaqpZrSP
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when298Please respect copyright.PENANAFAA2Ezs1yD
he gets here. I really need to step out.”298Please respect copyright.PENANARplKwyZeT2
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.298Please respect copyright.PENANAr0rieFKbi2
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so298Please respect copyright.PENANAwt8QVwY6lk
it was hopeless to do so.298Please respect copyright.PENANAskNhrhEXo5
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in298Please respect copyright.PENANAPJgEfp0yet
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when298Please respect copyright.PENANAZUgucLqNH5
Walters calls.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAjgOS0rWfFI
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.298Please respect copyright.PENANATfrSRtHDIZ
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make298Please respect copyright.PENANA5pI8HvszfZ
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a298Please respect copyright.PENANAJXW3eALVhj
minute.298Please respect copyright.PENANAi80imlGwOG
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the298Please respect copyright.PENANA1wSqGzPMMv
door.298Please respect copyright.PENANADTti6fdrh7
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are298Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ue5oDWHZo
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at298Please respect copyright.PENANAvhWd2zU6zk
any moment.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAC5dOvu2Ihk
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red298Please respect copyright.PENANAwUuRUtZzOy
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football298Please respect copyright.PENANAGBH4DfZnZN
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAC014FAgKtA
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up298Please respect copyright.PENANAV8YHAYmrht
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters298Please respect copyright.PENANAVmUfkJ0qz0
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out298Please respect copyright.PENANA20foCE9ZJ6
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or298Please respect copyright.PENANA2OPf4xFQUL
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.298Please respect copyright.PENANAOMnDT27qWd
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,298Please respect copyright.PENANA7zUFfjr395
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so298Please respect copyright.PENANAM7dVea37vw
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel298Please respect copyright.PENANA5IjczvmOT4
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the298Please respect copyright.PENANANBoDmTDiGO
next day.298Please respect copyright.PENANA5D2Pa5L96q
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the298Please respect copyright.PENANA6Qa9eAgNwn
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he298Please respect copyright.PENANAPJlLPYmusB
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAbKqcvcguuL
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango298Please respect copyright.PENANALwzK0B8QXW
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at298Please respect copyright.PENANAmP5iQZ1CSP
Eric and shook her head.298Please respect copyright.PENANAETTvKc5h5Q
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in298Please respect copyright.PENANAqZPcVqLBRs
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco298Please respect copyright.PENANAzIHK2NJn5m
thanked him as Leo sat down.298Please respect copyright.PENANAvi7tVJ6NBB
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who298Please respect copyright.PENANAwZM68Wzzft
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAKT6MqS77C7
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here298Please respect copyright.PENANA5qofPeBLR5
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,298Please respect copyright.PENANAjVeS0gmzak
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even298Please respect copyright.PENANAOoksiX7ZEm
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAIi3p1nStNN
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.298Please respect copyright.PENANAQXYwhyfuDZ
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage298Please respect copyright.PENANAQw66WIfaOB
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in298Please respect copyright.PENANACBXNnzBKpn
cheese.298Please respect copyright.PENANAC9GMGCyucF
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,298Please respect copyright.PENANAyAWqLDqy8a
they all burst into laughter.298Please respect copyright.PENANAaVRU0cDUex
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.298Please respect copyright.PENANAHVGOQ6A8Q5
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was298Please respect copyright.PENANApQH9SVdn50
supposed to inherit it, not me.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAeiNyK5B826
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAwMQ3SUW2RW
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.298Please respect copyright.PENANAiydUOP0NsO
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a298Please respect copyright.PENANAzEPKVyMu7v
lot more money in the future.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAQpUFV9W9Ea
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will298Please respect copyright.PENANAJn7SFsKaCB
understand,” said Angel.298Please respect copyright.PENANAUd7vJSFsyo
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan298Please respect copyright.PENANAsiIy2F7CpP
on running them.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAYg8bv2ME1z
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.298Please respect copyright.PENANABK2cpml8aR
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his298Please respect copyright.PENANA07p8KcnJ96
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA7RInx3Z0Rm
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at298Please respect copyright.PENANAVxHKTOw4fW
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched298Please respect copyright.PENANAiNjmM05sSM
out his hand to get a nacho.298Please respect copyright.PENANAlVfn3LeOTw
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth298Please respect copyright.PENANA8LEAtdktl2
afterwards.298Please respect copyright.PENANAEbQsmy3D05
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his298Please respect copyright.PENANAADZoAGv1Ee
head.298Please respect copyright.PENANArwqbFA39Fr
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.298Please respect copyright.PENANAvnepkWmQR3
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver298Please respect copyright.PENANAqNx8oGScHm
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in298Please respect copyright.PENANA0gl6qwQ0lB
the future.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAaedvqkaLrt
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out298Please respect copyright.PENANADefGdsSlcy
later, when he’s older.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAWD4meJadv9
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,298Please respect copyright.PENANAVDN48ZJ0hx
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.298Please respect copyright.PENANANEZSisDxeo
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering298Please respect copyright.PENANALFZLYgPjyj
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge298Please respect copyright.PENANAlEN9ZmgNjF
the statement.298Please respect copyright.PENANA3k7c8uen7P
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the298Please respect copyright.PENANABN2GfDlzIy
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing298Please respect copyright.PENANARwQzJlIW5c
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the298Please respect copyright.PENANAaKVfFxOCws
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANAQwCJDy3QgD
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.298Please respect copyright.PENANAFPvvSuUVz0
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a298Please respect copyright.PENANAaT3M3sA5B9
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and298Please respect copyright.PENANAiSTOa6B8ax
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes298Please respect copyright.PENANAqA6qxoazwf
elsewhere. What should she do?298Please respect copyright.PENANAnI7K6dZoF0
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos298Please respect copyright.PENANAjKdirlSwH2
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.298Please respect copyright.PENANAk4RWsQhaWH
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“What is it?” she asked him.298Please respect copyright.PENANAmnM97USxrg
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was298Please respect copyright.PENANAqcJQTqILsL
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAk1xm1kFG66
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.298Please respect copyright.PENANAq5SSU6hWEP
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he298Please respect copyright.PENANAvM8DH2trcl
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as298Please respect copyright.PENANA5p5AVG8dvI
necessary.298Please respect copyright.PENANAaFpxVTw8f5
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you298Please respect copyright.PENANA2bsA15KJSu
know.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAmESfFwxqsQ
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on298Please respect copyright.PENANAHI2bNK6QSr
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA4DKLKOGeK0
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.298Please respect copyright.PENANAiGip1E5mvc
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting298Please respect copyright.PENANAJgOvaDRmyd
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than298Please respect copyright.PENANAMxZ9D1W6QC
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.298Please respect copyright.PENANAW6b6LleoWL
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar298Please respect copyright.PENANAH5D2blcvGK
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for298Please respect copyright.PENANA75p3AVa4eh
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of298Please respect copyright.PENANAKfwI1Imd8w
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a298Please respect copyright.PENANAqJBV551vFG
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.298Please respect copyright.PENANAw8qJjfKdVx
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see298Please respect copyright.PENANAl0Z2zGQekY
us.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAR4ghpFfT58
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZkmUT1KiN
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I298Please respect copyright.PENANAGkBMk180pH
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”298Please respect copyright.PENANACCOSnBh2U9
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the298Please respect copyright.PENANAbJdoWrckrm
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the298Please respect copyright.PENANA9W3AyfkS75
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see298Please respect copyright.PENANAjhXBNqTyYe
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the298Please respect copyright.PENANAik2eljNwV4
counter for a drink.298Please respect copyright.PENANAFM9OduF9Md
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at298Please respect copyright.PENANA8wEEJLUZMl
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really298Please respect copyright.PENANAjHQQsyDVin
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he298Please respect copyright.PENANAXyeHjxEqPQ
has.”298Please respect copyright.PENANANIindbk59D
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and298Please respect copyright.PENANAEdaQJhZmnt
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA21RP3ga4LG
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your298Please respect copyright.PENANAcVl8IMzWkp
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over298Please respect copyright.PENANAJhY8Zloqsh
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are298Please respect copyright.PENANA7qjDxEJcSb
already doing right now.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAtI0bPOgUB5
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANA5GOjIMkkm1
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.298Please respect copyright.PENANAt6VONPgK2s
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJWmLyjQtFp
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,298Please respect copyright.PENANAZIPnKdFMaL
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAgRwNjPiXsl
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re298Please respect copyright.PENANAL7W0uxeq8w
just as jealous as I am,” she said.298Please respect copyright.PENANADlyxySp6e9
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making298Please respect copyright.PENANA0Pu8F9DGx6
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAa4kVSn17Yu
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see298Please respect copyright.PENANAtATJQSzaKG
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”298Please respect copyright.PENANALFqUc1feui
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man298Please respect copyright.PENANARgY6YBKWwn
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and298Please respect copyright.PENANALBcKsPZ9gS
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let298Please respect copyright.PENANAj5qoHr79xI
go of him that easily.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6uNnWWf9u
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation298Please respect copyright.PENANASt1c7eRoQh
was going.298Please respect copyright.PENANArLdoP5cetM
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m298Please respect copyright.PENANAq4ufnktPsW
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover298Please respect copyright.PENANAfQm9UnoX0E
isn’t going to do you any good.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAyxPosdXsae
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to298Please respect copyright.PENANAV7Hyv6A7Nx
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.298Please respect copyright.PENANA2pQ0QOGYj9
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANAcSjnpOR2EK
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with298Please respect copyright.PENANAVaBwRDvOmE
your promise after you see this lover of his.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAPgzNr9tAwx
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After298Please respect copyright.PENANAXZsaMXxib2
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”298Please respect copyright.PENANANzWHKHYOMr
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVBEgufjoxW
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get298Please respect copyright.PENANAs966cny2Es
us some drinks.”298Please respect copyright.PENANASXtcuQWJbh
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and298Please respect copyright.PENANAusWWlJaX4v
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was298Please respect copyright.PENANAWglhZFFebF
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVIWY9PJggN
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1o3loPscm
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,298Please respect copyright.PENANAUqgdBxhHCe
she didn’t even give them a second thought.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVQhN0hUpIR
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing298Please respect copyright.PENANAL61ta57YHP
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the298Please respect copyright.PENANAmBgALYrQcV
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long298Please respect copyright.PENANATPI9GrmPh3
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few298Please respect copyright.PENANAIN7HPtDGR6
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.298Please respect copyright.PENANAADEPlD51Yb
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she298Please respect copyright.PENANA2JBnNL8fbV
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as298Please respect copyright.PENANA3tPEPXZSY2
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if298Please respect copyright.PENANARFZuTUxcPe
she wasn’t too careful.298Please respect copyright.PENANAUZgV1eMSvc
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly298Please respect copyright.PENANAeO01miPa57
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time298Please respect copyright.PENANAZeHSNZ26aV
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat298Please respect copyright.PENANAZciVwwqnqo
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure298Please respect copyright.PENANA8tCqAZbTBS
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such298Please respect copyright.PENANAWrmf4nUvdr
things.298Please respect copyright.PENANA6FYKfZQNo8
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table298Please respect copyright.PENANA2DU6dqNE61
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.298Please respect copyright.PENANARcdKXLH4Qe
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the298Please respect copyright.PENANAEa0IyWkA0I
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on298Please respect copyright.PENANAGUL7Y1Quii
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look298Please respect copyright.PENANAQEe21RvK0V
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across298Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ9Y3YnKwE
her face.298Please respect copyright.PENANAOK12cvFKX5
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself298Please respect copyright.PENANACQB0TDpYrK
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.298Please respect copyright.PENANA1jm2BOEBGB
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You298Please respect copyright.PENANAJwDo655OT5
might find they embarrass you."298Please respect copyright.PENANApaOVcihzZX
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"298Please respect copyright.PENANAMEF2JdWN0f
Eric asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANABoMhrjfBZf
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."298Please respect copyright.PENANAuQo575aVEz
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,298Please respect copyright.PENANAEVhIjJnhKw
silly," he said.298Please respect copyright.PENANAEJy58QFgCz
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk298Please respect copyright.PENANACVuwVRU144
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We298Please respect copyright.PENANAhYhjX0OxUf
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so298Please respect copyright.PENANA0sOdwGSf13
carried away that I even fell in the pool."298Please respect copyright.PENANAZkzZNhpu3h
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for298Please respect copyright.PENANAAdeMFVSSrh
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in298Please respect copyright.PENANAYLXiprZmwF
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing298Please respect copyright.PENANAXAJjh6ImWy
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."298Please respect copyright.PENANA6alQsgykFY
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.298Please respect copyright.PENANADFxFaQBLLu
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been298Please respect copyright.PENANAoDWyGPP1kv
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't298Please respect copyright.PENANA8eEkEB1BgV
talk to me for a week."298Please respect copyright.PENANAUahJn227eI
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said298Please respect copyright.PENANAOBmwERQHZv
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle298Please respect copyright.PENANAHfTckaOnnu
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.298Please respect copyright.PENANAazTB0Rual2
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out298Please respect copyright.PENANAxfh5tQppHq
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,298Please respect copyright.PENANA2eFKCDorZB
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila298Please respect copyright.PENANAyxd4Fps7ca
shots ever again."298Please respect copyright.PENANAqHX50Rizmx
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”298Please respect copyright.PENANASQSewtFq1y
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took298Please respect copyright.PENANAaQ1RnZ4OTV
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and298Please respect copyright.PENANAYHfCgQc470
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAQIvwVZHIdV
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in298Please respect copyright.PENANAxUFSLq8s93
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she298Please respect copyright.PENANAlBhEP7VoPR
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAwbiHDmZO66
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did298Please respect copyright.PENANA9AJUNrz843
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA4SgCg6MzCs
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any298Please respect copyright.PENANASsSKiJkXQm
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAnRZqhkXboa
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks298Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2ui8bJaeO
alcohol.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAqXRrE8qNkX
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her298Please respect copyright.PENANAN5acXDohcN
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed298Please respect copyright.PENANAwIeaW8YvPj
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.298Please respect copyright.PENANAMiT6go3KR4
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANALoyBK8V5om
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne298Please respect copyright.PENANAzrlvvNaK9u
on special occasions.”298Please respect copyright.PENANACibJUgbrCZ
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But298Please respect copyright.PENANAdaKzj4kwtp
your preference suits you.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAqXsV8es3Vw
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.298Please respect copyright.PENANArkF3YmxsTy
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them298Please respect copyright.PENANAa3QMuCowzr
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.298Please respect copyright.PENANAplP2XYiA7k
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such298Please respect copyright.PENANAxlj1VbRjL5
are considered classy.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAEzg2OwhQ0I
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what298Please respect copyright.PENANAfXNvO5QSCZ
they drink,” said Eric.298Please respect copyright.PENANAZpnZad85RC
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANATHwpqM3wfB
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked298Please respect copyright.PENANA9RTQAM0Pf8
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.298Please respect copyright.PENANA83NMea3W5C
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAyQIwIziUNy
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at298Please respect copyright.PENANAmhaa5owsB8
Marco.298Please respect copyright.PENANA0u0DmG5FfG
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of298Please respect copyright.PENANAMVnVqxv6Rp
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to298Please respect copyright.PENANAM1hSAGtKdC
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAHXBLly0hke
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie298Please respect copyright.PENANAIxK6wGSUtr
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling298Please respect copyright.PENANAecWQuZklJ6
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the298Please respect copyright.PENANA9ICvifC0uI
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and298Please respect copyright.PENANAXn32EHeWuL
sincere.298Please respect copyright.PENANAu2YJwbXTOx
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw298Please respect copyright.PENANAE3wwj6HMmA
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from298Please respect copyright.PENANA1TFe7jrrQ1
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some298Please respect copyright.PENANAlEZ1AhagzR
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a298Please respect copyright.PENANAcE8CIlz2WN
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.298Please respect copyright.PENANA2GRfTL2JOt
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He298Please respect copyright.PENANAk0C8DHxljR
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to298Please respect copyright.PENANApZCvDruh6d
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.298Please respect copyright.PENANAXUsjXh9ROt
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and298Please respect copyright.PENANAbAK3Tih1F3
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there298Please respect copyright.PENANArcFQ7q8W5T
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems298Please respect copyright.PENANAjthL2PYUuW
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her298Please respect copyright.PENANAwtIaKhAucp
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence298Please respect copyright.PENANA0e2iUfVT5Q
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like298Please respect copyright.PENANAyVBOSbvi5p
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel298Please respect copyright.PENANAIQZFFNKWbC
for it.298Please respect copyright.PENANAr09pFO3ddS
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their298Please respect copyright.PENANAGDY5uEvqBj
thoughts.298Please respect copyright.PENANAuQDQWw95qk
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He298Please respect copyright.PENANA0Uw9DLRwf4
really needed to take a breather.298Please respect copyright.PENANAdYbC2PEfxD
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.298Please respect copyright.PENANAFEGAByXB6X
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few298Please respect copyright.PENANAllhHb0wmsh
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as298Please respect copyright.PENANAEtAPKPgXzL
though she had woken up from a bad dream.298Please respect copyright.PENANASzhkRAvXRI
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAEUvbVTlbN6
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to298Please respect copyright.PENANA09XAmpJqcN
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so298Please respect copyright.PENANA9IkPI2RRvZ
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.298Please respect copyright.PENANAmJNGwC1m7Y
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on298Please respect copyright.PENANAfpz6vaDYZO
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she298Please respect copyright.PENANA0iNldqHp6M
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say298Please respect copyright.PENANA1whZbo64xr
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can298Please respect copyright.PENANAuFhg9srUyp
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to298Please respect copyright.PENANA9P2fhduXDm
herself.298Please respect copyright.PENANA5h3IjbRhgw
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When298Please respect copyright.PENANAwafd7PLiEi
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse298Please respect copyright.PENANA3q5RYT8Ous
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in298Please respect copyright.PENANAlhfXoxGM03
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the298Please respect copyright.PENANAu36tSJ1sAp
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in298Please respect copyright.PENANAeQzYejiUoD
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANAk4Qvy2jmue
notice her.298Please respect copyright.PENANAbLVJjd4YEW
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His298Please respect copyright.PENANA3HaP1jOWM5
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked298Please respect copyright.PENANAWC4PQJweVF
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his298Please respect copyright.PENANAsUtcWeNV20
own business.298Please respect copyright.PENANAZjNaevViab
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to298Please respect copyright.PENANAwIOlFPASoD
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with298Please respect copyright.PENANAGA9cY3qltp
surprise.298Please respect copyright.PENANAx7GvtsxqEM
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.298Please respect copyright.PENANAFNi054D6AM
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.298Please respect copyright.PENANAs1kH9zfd2w
“At the candy store.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAEDaJ7wsfjU
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You298Please respect copyright.PENANA342Gn5saNV
bumped into that moving shelf.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA4vP0ITYYiV
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAZVo9vIPeTD
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.298Please respect copyright.PENANA0TR0lrTON1
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.298Please respect copyright.PENANAsjcDhXbxdL
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling298Please respect copyright.PENANAQRT0wjFQvn
forever.298Please respect copyright.PENANAi1dkpBiC1e
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo298Please respect copyright.PENANA0posXK5nzz
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that298Please respect copyright.PENANA8UmjMBWCyW
their conversation ended here.298Please respect copyright.PENANAMgFTUEVYkY
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAGKZrHYf5oW
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.298Please respect copyright.PENANARMhe32yFZI
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She298Please respect copyright.PENANAGeDu9HB0vh
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?298Please respect copyright.PENANAEVxnfturih
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with298Please respect copyright.PENANAEmq7PJnros
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda298Please respect copyright.PENANAdUqMmdL55u
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.298Please respect copyright.PENANARZUrnJJO1Q
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANALN0xNL3ph5
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly298Please respect copyright.PENANAIdEKk42duA
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she298Please respect copyright.PENANAOXhUdoUSg5
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought298Please respect copyright.PENANAQQMjWQOCuO
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to298Please respect copyright.PENANA3z1uCbxTFU
leave, but after she finished her martini.298Please respect copyright.PENANAAhUiazmkRq
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of298Please respect copyright.PENANAue7g9Ls7aC
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANAf0DsDYrtQG
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“Thanks,” said Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANA9SFRs9Jri4
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.298Please respect copyright.PENANASaJc8hBnnL
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAXAmc4S2WEq
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.298Please respect copyright.PENANAd8gfVyq0U6
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,298Please respect copyright.PENANAE6PyDzOayE
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAOIEsELbUiK
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on298Please respect copyright.PENANAIKDaGN6Fug
Kim’s shoulder.298Please respect copyright.PENANAoshUfwTd86
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad298Please respect copyright.PENANAvNiKb4AGtJ
idea. We should get out while we can.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAGo3Q1mNRI5
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat298Please respect copyright.PENANAnw4tCLP0Ba
the conversation. Let’s go.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAFwmLTeOZaV
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to298Please respect copyright.PENANAs9V88vT2jx
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they298Please respect copyright.PENANAHlPZFkhxoZ
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they298Please respect copyright.PENANAUAkTCAAGRc
were able to see Leo’s table.298Please respect copyright.PENANAND0ohREzpZ
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing298Please respect copyright.PENANA7XguXdgD60
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.298Please respect copyright.PENANAkMkbL7TRnV
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.298Please respect copyright.PENANAIIcBwQHkkN
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be298Please respect copyright.PENANAcV9cJVgk6I
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA2jxZsomVbh
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the298Please respect copyright.PENANACu30XaMn8v
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they298Please respect copyright.PENANAQWnQyNT4RY
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He298Please respect copyright.PENANAyH2ne1YDCE
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar298Please respect copyright.PENANA9BzpuVdxcA
counter in anticipation.298Please respect copyright.PENANAWDpcP9XroC
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.298Please respect copyright.PENANAu7zp5AYs2h
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook298Please respect copyright.PENANAXTpChhhkLf
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.298Please respect copyright.PENANAdunJqzCJAh
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl298Please respect copyright.PENANA5bolMaLrLX
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her298Please respect copyright.PENANAAqZiGJJIr3
head.298Please respect copyright.PENANAHIzYz2PNZv
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but298Please respect copyright.PENANAMh9IGGlTHN
not at that intimate level.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAGEtXiKjMFE
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAFTe51h69yL
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he298Please respect copyright.PENANATkASNJK0xS
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like298Please respect copyright.PENANAqAMX3ZS1yp
he was being friendly to me.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAUSnJihnUjx
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”298Please respect copyright.PENANA6oyLLUuYBG
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and298Please respect copyright.PENANARULvhg1uIT
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.298Please respect copyright.PENANAwVHdZ3mRQl
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.298Please respect copyright.PENANAegoqD5C4YI
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar298Please respect copyright.PENANAniyNQRQoI5
counter.298Please respect copyright.PENANAxZIrRYsjnZ
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the298Please respect copyright.PENANA5xoTkE3fN4
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her298Please respect copyright.PENANAwFy6lZEMJj
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.298Please respect copyright.PENANArLv3OtSDBR
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.298Please respect copyright.PENANANDsYvd47lG
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was298Please respect copyright.PENANAr6l1Iwj7yB
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,298Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ul4hlIOVe
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda298Please respect copyright.PENANAKzPggjaqXL
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly298Please respect copyright.PENANAf7BvmunU66
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the298Please respect copyright.PENANAvwIoIXrleM
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty298Please respect copyright.PENANA6lxO2qDloy
that was different from Carly’s.298Please respect copyright.PENANAGg1KkuxbnB
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.298Please respect copyright.PENANAAiW7Zaopp4
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda298Please respect copyright.PENANAGXykR41jt2
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt298Please respect copyright.PENANA18e37FoiJ7
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.298Please respect copyright.PENANA04MelTL1T8
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her298Please respect copyright.PENANAMZuqswyck9
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes298Please respect copyright.PENANAQDawJHisva
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda298Please respect copyright.PENANAjIJM0dG8xY
doing here?298Please respect copyright.PENANAKSm736C1za
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned298Please respect copyright.PENANAPU9UVzBGMi
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read298Please respect copyright.PENANA2IjkS16ZAN
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind298Please respect copyright.PENANA0ifJIMEnCf
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and298Please respect copyright.PENANAm5JA2FYmjk
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same298Please respect copyright.PENANAk5ioRROzcJ
surprised look.298Please respect copyright.PENANAl3Bw6oJTdD
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to298Please respect copyright.PENANAdgHl0GF8yF
get her attention, but she thought better of it.298Please respect copyright.PENANA6AAYOEFXYs
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAApjOffZGpk
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously298Please respect copyright.PENANAm8CIMwXPAP
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I298Please respect copyright.PENANAoCiaVlHvR3
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAoboRY93Cnm
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVnFhf7MsmG
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and298Please respect copyright.PENANACltPwdKR34
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,298Please respect copyright.PENANAgXd8y2lk4Q
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly298Please respect copyright.PENANASSlyCIOPPA
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to298Please respect copyright.PENANAAQYd3R374Q
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to298Please respect copyright.PENANA9Hh1Lq2L2T
the table.298Please respect copyright.PENANAgIIgAg8Ba0
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAdHX3GA1ble
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as298Please respect copyright.PENANAeUAdKchXiv
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.298Please respect copyright.PENANABFqmixgUkK
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his298Please respect copyright.PENANAalNpfTWYkm
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He298Please respect copyright.PENANAOgoogcI7DN
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAkihUx33uaf
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAIaC0eIGbA5
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason298Please respect copyright.PENANAWRvvbaE33Y
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAqazZ26D5Pv
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.298Please respect copyright.PENANAsLMYFY3ucm
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked298Please respect copyright.PENANAncOnqWawIu
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAdpH2JQoAtv
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”298Please respect copyright.PENANAAMabQE63Dd
said Marco.298Please respect copyright.PENANAM7lRhnbMNL
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is298Please respect copyright.PENANADHOTkP80KL
more handsome than you.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAQVH9SxK6qL
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting298Please respect copyright.PENANALvbz196xbn
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran298Please respect copyright.PENANA9l9o4afXEp
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.298Please respect copyright.PENANAZY86wb5h01
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?298Please respect copyright.PENANA1AKBpoAoGa
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at298Please respect copyright.PENANAgSvSLbHC8X
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?298Please respect copyright.PENANAAXdBzo7f7K
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who298Please respect copyright.PENANA4W1OmFgrWP
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was298Please respect copyright.PENANAzA1pQWMFIK
thinking about.298Please respect copyright.PENANASqrdigvsK8
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to298Please respect copyright.PENANAqqBQmbr88L
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAhKdOA1InBV
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his298Please respect copyright.PENANArsbY65GK7d
brother’s face.298Please respect copyright.PENANAGB7VuFIi4O
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile298Please respect copyright.PENANAZiF8DXtEwR
at Oliver.298Please respect copyright.PENANA6X1ykgPp2M
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAYJ9jqUYQoB
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAXEwEVjV3lW
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be298Please respect copyright.PENANA9GZglg9hzT
heading out too.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAG1ZcugoNOL
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.298Please respect copyright.PENANA3GZynZqPmW
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to298Please respect copyright.PENANArzxxhfVkq5
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.298Please respect copyright.PENANA1mPYN14d8h
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our298Please respect copyright.PENANAh9SvGIYSoU
way home.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAF0UTAD0BEQ
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time298Please respect copyright.PENANACLT4bagNNv
here.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAL8bfbbDZTM
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave298Please respect copyright.PENANAsEriA1Rg8Q
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANA2BtP8aDVzq
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with298Please respect copyright.PENANAictptcf1Hd
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she298Please respect copyright.PENANAN7ReN73EsS
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.298Please respect copyright.PENANAx3uY9Axuor
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a298Please respect copyright.PENANA16pT6NTQxo
little longer.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAu3zZtDWJWJ
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost298Please respect copyright.PENANAUCjGuGyRCt
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.298Please respect copyright.PENANA1WtGkxNdrQ
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from298Please respect copyright.PENANAHkGvNaFBiP
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to298Please respect copyright.PENANAseEjB3yUTF
get your number, Angel.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAq83TbAE7Cl
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.298Please respect copyright.PENANA9R0gBSBCXz
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his298Please respect copyright.PENANAN52m8FLfsX
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he298Please respect copyright.PENANAzHrsNC0MNa
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked298Please respect copyright.PENANA9e4Q6ca85X
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t298Please respect copyright.PENANAQXStVoasMt
care less.298Please respect copyright.PENANARjZkMyEbmZ
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We298Please respect copyright.PENANAOqlCMYDAwI
should do this sometime soon.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAelWholYlBJ
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very298Please respect copyright.PENANAy1mkoGA5Jj
difficult.298Please respect copyright.PENANA6ONjMRZzm6
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,298Please respect copyright.PENANAkhoyPDZ2PO
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a298Please respect copyright.PENANAn2ngdQlI8T
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,298Please respect copyright.PENANAMdELqNnthr
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJGZXQra08n
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.298Please respect copyright.PENANAH2H9zoTUMV
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.298Please respect copyright.PENANAtO61Wdlfxp
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAQgznmmcBH0
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked298Please respect copyright.PENANAKAqwRy4MPP
much at all for a while.298Please respect copyright.PENANAChIes7UIAu
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANAWEKyCHfLlo
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling298Please respect copyright.PENANAITIYLTw2He
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,298Please respect copyright.PENANAN1YDdWe35V
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.298Please respect copyright.PENANAbc99i9UWJ0
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head298Please respect copyright.PENANAG5Lnts6qCY
home.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAjzo4AI4oiU
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely298Please respect copyright.PENANAAgXlgFPVRa
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and298Please respect copyright.PENANA8QlXie78ZO
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,298Please respect copyright.PENANAnTkCmayAHm
Miranda might still be around.298Please respect copyright.PENANAT82RqQLzhG
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long298Please respect copyright.PENANAGoXS42m3vM
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAkNXfzsKuEG
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she298Please respect copyright.PENANA4z42C61LoM
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well298Please respect copyright.PENANAuOfIL8cQdG
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that298Please respect copyright.PENANAkaRFgyY9hS
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.298Please respect copyright.PENANAaQ1siQZqIy
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice298Please respect copyright.PENANAVBuulFMtZa
cream.”298Please respect copyright.PENANASXJZoujcXb
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.298Please respect copyright.PENANADYw9pjSTfR
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car298Please respect copyright.PENANAtTM5i2wczy
around?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAKZ5RBfmPnY
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of298Please respect copyright.PENANA4xNHoL4A9s
the bar area.298Please respect copyright.PENANAMd4AKcChv6
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his298Please respect copyright.PENANAPlkzWn0WoC
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that298Please respect copyright.PENANAwMLL7aE9K9
they started to stand up.298Please respect copyright.PENANAK28HhjotAL
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.298Please respect copyright.PENANA8TaLblr2S8
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.298Please respect copyright.PENANA74RRrDrimI
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and298Please respect copyright.PENANAEtJVmkFQdT
see.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAfEoV7uv7xV
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when298Please respect copyright.PENANAYCKvRbqKcJ
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From298Please respect copyright.PENANAP8bOdiwhLR
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace298Please respect copyright.PENANA1RCzQRpmUJ
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo298Please respect copyright.PENANAx9suZ1rUcF
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVoDqYwPKSl
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.298Please respect copyright.PENANApvlROPC7QH
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he298Please respect copyright.PENANAne1aGAQhtE
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his298Please respect copyright.PENANAFw0F2sLPhc
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.298Please respect copyright.PENANADWxceP671R
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s298Please respect copyright.PENANAYOoLhHfW7j
seen us.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAfPQEQ2Sl6B
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring298Please respect copyright.PENANA8DtXttT4jn
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?298Please respect copyright.PENANAaRhus6Dmcm
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.298Please respect copyright.PENANAY68Ghz8G1Y
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at298Please respect copyright.PENANA1QXhxktUyg
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because298Please respect copyright.PENANAwVggOuPK7p
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught298Please respect copyright.PENANAUQpFuWZszD
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided298Please respect copyright.PENANAmML0SsstR0
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.298Please respect copyright.PENANAYQkv1R63EM
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his298Please respect copyright.PENANA1p28kZt7dS
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he298Please respect copyright.PENANA655lj6268o
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at298Please respect copyright.PENANA73fB8tKYU5
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was298Please respect copyright.PENANAyAxbR2kvKD
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start298Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6wy9z48vK
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.298Please respect copyright.PENANACEXt8pwqHu
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.298Please respect copyright.PENANAHpmtbSY4Tw
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAW15dtkBWqU
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now298Please respect copyright.PENANAHxrZQhQYeu
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to298Please respect copyright.PENANA82lxeLddSC
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.298Please respect copyright.PENANAVu2FV8omwm
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.298Please respect copyright.PENANALyqMy1Zq5j
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them298Please respect copyright.PENANA7Al971pg75
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that298Please respect copyright.PENANAuShcqfqn5y
this wasn’t over.298Please respect copyright.PENANA2Wnnbk6aQv
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were298Please respect copyright.PENANAMYXX9urGlM
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJmcwR55aaY
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.298Please respect copyright.PENANAJMMqnkpsu1
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.298Please respect copyright.PENANAkWo0dhkIAP
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any298Please respect copyright.PENANA7bI3ksU9vA
favors," said Angel.298Please respect copyright.PENANAXA217UDrG7
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have298Please respect copyright.PENANAPMYKWchm8H
they been there?"298Please respect copyright.PENANAsJCXZr2Wri
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I298Please respect copyright.PENANApIFZVCL4j4
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."298Please respect copyright.PENANAYe6yLHAOuj
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the298Please respect copyright.PENANA66EJJXKdYa
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."298Please respect copyright.PENANAJeeFqZd5F6
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,298Please respect copyright.PENANAXdZg7RlXAV
so you've got to be careful from now on."298Please respect copyright.PENANArgVFjglGHD
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but298Please respect copyright.PENANAHByP8kaFIo
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.298Please respect copyright.PENANAG2xHE6lwIo
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver298Please respect copyright.PENANAHN0lbRiC62
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.298Please respect copyright.PENANAQv6imno55G
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one298Please respect copyright.PENANA9mX8ERzdmg
night only.298Please respect copyright.PENANAsomwVFicD8
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.298Please respect copyright.PENANAe6CrIdwgHp
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAUyOXdhHXho
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to298Please respect copyright.PENANA7tPuy4L1tU
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”298Please respect copyright.PENANA7PkVZ7jIib
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned298Please respect copyright.PENANAJgmtxoXy0P
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to298Please respect copyright.PENANAG61yb5XrAD
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath298Please respect copyright.PENANAAmmoRF4m5e
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to298Please respect copyright.PENANAKyLaTJgaH8
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you298Please respect copyright.PENANAspItScN3oa
want one?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAYif3EeoPOn
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the298Please respect copyright.PENANAWmnnvSE6qN
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as298Please respect copyright.PENANAOYDf3ZBnNG
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to298Please respect copyright.PENANAqDrm97aN7V
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was298Please respect copyright.PENANACgI4pN9RP1
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,298Please respect copyright.PENANA1EQIa3lRXV
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet298Please respect copyright.PENANAwcKPcGmyZW
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about298Please respect copyright.PENANAXSuabmN8e4
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?298Please respect copyright.PENANAuaHmkOscgv
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the298Please respect copyright.PENANAXfLc24CLHN
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,298Please respect copyright.PENANAmaDFTGzYOC
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the298Please respect copyright.PENANAqsI9PmRndz
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed298Please respect copyright.PENANA2gUrRVsTW1
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.298Please respect copyright.PENANAahxa02GYGN
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even298Please respect copyright.PENANAbD4OdnZPxA
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her298Please respect copyright.PENANAujuG0Dl2yx
relief, it was Walters.298Please respect copyright.PENANAyDV00ZOR0x
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”298Please respect copyright.PENANAPt5wyKdzNs
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”298Please respect copyright.PENANA64sSSJ3qsd
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda298Please respect copyright.PENANAdAlaOuEIpF
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAPiuKFtQDP3
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red298Please respect copyright.PENANAwSjN3BXbqi
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed298Please respect copyright.PENANA9tExaLbWO3
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black298Please respect copyright.PENANAezKXrtheWH
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were298Please respect copyright.PENANAXvgIiqx7CJ
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red298Please respect copyright.PENANAhmhpy0r53L
Lion?298Please respect copyright.PENANAwe62mtXUeq
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the298Please respect copyright.PENANA7wqjgBU3Eg
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone298Please respect copyright.PENANAMRasDW1QRC
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the298Please respect copyright.PENANAlAYggK02hD
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.298Please respect copyright.PENANAfv9NyDFpWq
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly298Please respect copyright.PENANAyiv9RwDSyZ
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to298Please respect copyright.PENANAX8Cr3TboXr
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the298Please respect copyright.PENANAkQo8GidEpY
balcony.298Please respect copyright.PENANAwQvky20pdJ
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can298Please respect copyright.PENANAmrleBgpPOk
begin the meeting.”298Please respect copyright.PENANAoa5DAoM40J
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that298Please respect copyright.PENANAxgGkTga1Vl
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was298Please respect copyright.PENANAMrsmj4pLDV
a charming smile on his face.