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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he423Please respect copyright.PENANAA9JzwO3sKX
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.423Please respect copyright.PENANA8sDUs3pnvC
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANANcxe416BIV
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to423Please respect copyright.PENANAcjuYkjEJFh
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she423Please respect copyright.PENANA7U3M5SL0Tf
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA7bcFESocBR
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need423Please respect copyright.PENANAgtsRcM7cOw
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in423Please respect copyright.PENANAl1VtYLBOpT
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAVnC9Sgaxks
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you423Please respect copyright.PENANApMBvZoeEEO
want to say it.”423Please respect copyright.PENANACRIzvSrIof
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.423Please respect copyright.PENANABimVBn0ob1
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAntEOyJ05g3
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,423Please respect copyright.PENANA9fEQk8Vxey
because that’s just how she is.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAD9xPIcomtE
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone423Please respect copyright.PENANARVuF5QVsJo
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had423Please respect copyright.PENANAcf6cTOtqk8
your fun.”423Please respect copyright.PENANArClnHNrMIG
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell423Please respect copyright.PENANAlpkQCtCK2J
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way423Please respect copyright.PENANAzlxJPGVNiB
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAhopZfVwjng
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for423Please respect copyright.PENANADmdYoOSOig
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at423Please respect copyright.PENANABb2UGKRjfh
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he423Please respect copyright.PENANATGhNfzwL8U
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.423Please respect copyright.PENANAURM3l3HrOv
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his423Please respect copyright.PENANAG1m8brDxaL
thoughts.423Please respect copyright.PENANAXHrXGF395e
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as423Please respect copyright.PENANAcNOeJezDoB
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAatvQzt6g7F
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks423Please respect copyright.PENANA2p47LAYwE7
too?”423Please respect copyright.PENANAvH8s3tl8Kq
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“Yep.”423Please respect copyright.PENANADcv89n5hnY
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly423Please respect copyright.PENANAAkq68IAOww
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs423Please respect copyright.PENANAXBF8svMVZ4
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.423Please respect copyright.PENANAuTpJahLqts
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and423Please respect copyright.PENANAXvvaBPz6Kn
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying423Please respect copyright.PENANAaVWMjAePNN
that they should join Angel and the others.423Please respect copyright.PENANAW3YfeMIwGZ
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table423Please respect copyright.PENANApY81xzlt3B
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.423Please respect copyright.PENANAP30xfcMjRq
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”423Please respect copyright.PENANAOz9qoV249F
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.423Please respect copyright.PENANAKdxEycvgBN
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already423Please respect copyright.PENANADpxSmy4GH0
tired.”423Please respect copyright.PENANApX7BTeo8jN
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of423Please respect copyright.PENANAlMn78ZtQIZ
a drink right now.”423Please respect copyright.PENANADjCPs8ReoA
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of423Please respect copyright.PENANAm7gZC94kVp
their sight.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAeZSa6CmG2N
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to423Please respect copyright.PENANAo3ySeVHNUb
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if423Please respect copyright.PENANABq0EOP28ua
they aren’t at their table.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAKtUmFkZfsH
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to423Please respect copyright.PENANARqyYhwh3Ef
the counter.423Please respect copyright.PENANAKse8L1Ngh3
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s423Please respect copyright.PENANAjwT5MtAPEL
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she423Please respect copyright.PENANAlprTbQSqLg
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and423Please respect copyright.PENANAm6iypnz3cm
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAU2ZLDrhnHf
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAVM8Codl6yF
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back423Please respect copyright.PENANAYbCQ4uLvAk
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,423Please respect copyright.PENANAcoaBIgKdqQ
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached423Please respect copyright.PENANAAJcHozYlEU
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.423Please respect copyright.PENANA8VIR9iuZ7S
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,423Please respect copyright.PENANARhLYVdBALn
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAp4XNzMOuRO
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she423Please respect copyright.PENANAnD0GQsaYMW
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.423Please respect copyright.PENANAbQwX8YxAxH
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.423Please respect copyright.PENANAePgc7U5EpG
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at423Please respect copyright.PENANA1X7TeR07ww
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he423Please respect copyright.PENANAKg1QQaTL24
would speak first.423Please respect copyright.PENANAP5SCqT8sQr
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re423Please respect copyright.PENANAcBVj4Z8rxW
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”423Please respect copyright.PENANAygy32tDxZU
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when423Please respect copyright.PENANAfpJJJ3XU0M
he gets here. I really need to step out.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAGQo1AbgJEl
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.423Please respect copyright.PENANAv2Tf0ScjEE
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so423Please respect copyright.PENANABBmzQfQEvv
it was hopeless to do so.423Please respect copyright.PENANAydBJhiwmDc
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in423Please respect copyright.PENANAbIdBxXnGgz
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when423Please respect copyright.PENANAHYPoIQGuOe
Walters calls.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ6nrTok2E
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.423Please respect copyright.PENANAWQiXlmIfUo
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make423Please respect copyright.PENANABvkB3CI73A
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a423Please respect copyright.PENANApwuto5NGEq
minute.423Please respect copyright.PENANAFEtmLkBoNT
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the423Please respect copyright.PENANAmckAGa2xje
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are423Please respect copyright.PENANAEka3hUeKQv
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at423Please respect copyright.PENANAmLZ2NF9mzP
any moment.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAcgF36MyhvE
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red423Please respect copyright.PENANA0Wg24ur0Ce
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football423Please respect copyright.PENANAAohFym0WPS
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAbkeZ1AAN6o
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up423Please respect copyright.PENANAHLqWUnveNN
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters423Please respect copyright.PENANAOP3QucaWG0
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out423Please respect copyright.PENANA6sSsJWhWnE
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or423Please respect copyright.PENANAngJBN2gdv9
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.423Please respect copyright.PENANA6bRjGpmZeT
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,423Please respect copyright.PENANAKiFgobRNID
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so423Please respect copyright.PENANAhTULN2SyLW
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel423Please respect copyright.PENANAQrvTZ99jmh
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the423Please respect copyright.PENANAU6IhtOySSz
next day.423Please respect copyright.PENANAVVSBpGHzHf
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the423Please respect copyright.PENANAOUrrKyLBPS
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he423Please respect copyright.PENANAK86vLi6HK4
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAKr8XBN9BTd
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango423Please respect copyright.PENANA4BR6j9oA1s
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at423Please respect copyright.PENANAkLa0kHlNF6
Eric and shook her head.423Please respect copyright.PENANA8rZo99xkSU
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in423Please respect copyright.PENANAg91mehTafJ
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco423Please respect copyright.PENANAVQbYyXs8Bu
thanked him as Leo sat down.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPigXYND5PG
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who423Please respect copyright.PENANA9Xu3fR38ib
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAEcFIuqdNNB
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here423Please respect copyright.PENANA6lroBTqZoV
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,423Please respect copyright.PENANAJW5DenYi2Q
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even423Please respect copyright.PENANAJFaRDVjWW4
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAY7tLrNP7J6
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.423Please respect copyright.PENANAG2HKEd4vhV
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage423Please respect copyright.PENANASoX0uzHDxp
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in423Please respect copyright.PENANAjegYbhsSN6
cheese.423Please respect copyright.PENANAFmqsD4k7Ll
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,423Please respect copyright.PENANAHUNI0XixWt
they all burst into laughter.423Please respect copyright.PENANACWIesZnAyu
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.423Please respect copyright.PENANABCFeCaU6Bk
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was423Please respect copyright.PENANApP6etEKAVC
supposed to inherit it, not me.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAJz9VSP3Pin
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”423Please respect copyright.PENANApd3GbappMk
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.423Please respect copyright.PENANA35ibdk8xAk
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a423Please respect copyright.PENANAVh5myPfR3G
lot more money in the future.”423Please respect copyright.PENANADtgZc76BDS
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will423Please respect copyright.PENANANuDYZ24YQ0
understand,” said Angel.423Please respect copyright.PENANAHPypy0EL5n
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan423Please respect copyright.PENANA3vI4QQOGVV
on running them.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAyJm6FWdGRl
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.423Please respect copyright.PENANAtrK3QMCg1X
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his423Please respect copyright.PENANAgDocLowCfv
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAw9TL05JKY2
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at423Please respect copyright.PENANA7KLWPVx5NQ
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched423Please respect copyright.PENANAem8aM2y1t6
out his hand to get a nacho.423Please respect copyright.PENANAeMURFREy6M
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth423Please respect copyright.PENANAJy17xAZVOB
afterwards.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7HU6VUod1U
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his423Please respect copyright.PENANAoTCC8RI3sy
head.423Please respect copyright.PENANAcTm6d44qpO
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.423Please respect copyright.PENANAYcH59e6YtG
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver423Please respect copyright.PENANAgG0lbAPkvz
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in423Please respect copyright.PENANAK430FgO2fe
the future.”423Please respect copyright.PENANATum20M4wWs
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out423Please respect copyright.PENANAunMTYU583B
later, when he’s older.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA9CCCk94exQ
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,423Please respect copyright.PENANADSSILQnHpf
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.423Please respect copyright.PENANAD8RW5PHQSr
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering423Please respect copyright.PENANA5mBva4KzVY
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge423Please respect copyright.PENANA7HHmOiZUo6
the statement.423Please respect copyright.PENANAVKrFzrJXdE
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the423Please respect copyright.PENANAjNn6sODO7q
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing423Please respect copyright.PENANAnbJdUBJSUH
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the423Please respect copyright.PENANA0wOdPks3Lm
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANA8fpZVKHDUU
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.423Please respect copyright.PENANAtbqtV28cst
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a423Please respect copyright.PENANATm9u2QKGjW
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and423Please respect copyright.PENANASTa6gs73Yt
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes423Please respect copyright.PENANACZQFAppot3
elsewhere. What should she do?423Please respect copyright.PENANAA6StZxmPe4
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos423Please respect copyright.PENANAJF8dA3hljR
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAd631CLgRnF
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“What is it?” she asked him.423Please respect copyright.PENANAarGgok55Ij
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was423Please respect copyright.PENANAMJj4PELLhi
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAkx8S2SolFa
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.423Please respect copyright.PENANASdYdiTnlLZ
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he423Please respect copyright.PENANAaQHlCd5NCH
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as423Please respect copyright.PENANAA79a5NG8iO
necessary.423Please respect copyright.PENANAkHBnZ6Ciso
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you423Please respect copyright.PENANAjt4AyjQNGh
know.”423Please respect copyright.PENANALTxEJefePS
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on423Please respect copyright.PENANA5BQZFwoD7W
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3OIarUtQD
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.423Please respect copyright.PENANAqktbOiGx7Y
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting423Please respect copyright.PENANApzvkDW9NKH
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than423Please respect copyright.PENANAMQO9bGNir6
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.423Please respect copyright.PENANA32zf0JYJRs
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar423Please respect copyright.PENANA15TWAkZd8B
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for423Please respect copyright.PENANAb2jUjasGYl
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of423Please respect copyright.PENANAxqWEk43P8i
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a423Please respect copyright.PENANAJUxCdOuEeg
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAzsQ6G2ZjtM
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see423Please respect copyright.PENANAqbpCvWJQ8y
us.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA7AUesAw3wZ
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANA21Z4WsLD30
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I423Please respect copyright.PENANAjK7ujqZ8hP
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAYCh69TLf1Q
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the423Please respect copyright.PENANA4WJ2uhbQT6
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the423Please respect copyright.PENANAvbSAaCH5f6
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see423Please respect copyright.PENANAg7kRcezsqT
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the423Please respect copyright.PENANAztgxqXVOj6
counter for a drink.423Please respect copyright.PENANAQVYlcMo18j
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at423Please respect copyright.PENANAIJp7SvYLV4
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really423Please respect copyright.PENANASKlm8gRttK
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he423Please respect copyright.PENANAlSg8x9JOK1
has.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAegAYrajgdT
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and423Please respect copyright.PENANApWmYO8AnY1
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAcocHLWmm7h
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your423Please respect copyright.PENANAbcMdn7qJYw
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over423Please respect copyright.PENANAzplwmJUs76
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are423Please respect copyright.PENANA5wSvia0fWR
already doing right now.”423Please respect copyright.PENANASGWgP4oWhf
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAUROcSPiVyM
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.423Please respect copyright.PENANArbO2mtZgZd
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANAgCokyvHMn4
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,423Please respect copyright.PENANAga0VSoDJvn
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAtZASfolfQi
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re423Please respect copyright.PENANAWCVD4ccgiC
just as jealous as I am,” she said.423Please respect copyright.PENANAzZOd3QuIr4
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making423Please respect copyright.PENANAZkze5mDmkX
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAN48GffRdnj
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see423Please respect copyright.PENANA0xWbM9QRdj
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAuhlgXWbFx4
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man423Please respect copyright.PENANAvJRfNVnIJt
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and423Please respect copyright.PENANAkMHjQeFirE
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let423Please respect copyright.PENANAbU2Mu6tSir
go of him that easily.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAmKV4XFBs3C
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation423Please respect copyright.PENANA3gyLDoHlmL
was going.423Please respect copyright.PENANAYEzn8q36YJ
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m423Please respect copyright.PENANAFG63DTdulu
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover423Please respect copyright.PENANAlbO5ovV7nh
isn’t going to do you any good.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAEDOeM0K5AQ
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to423Please respect copyright.PENANAks1U7A4gao
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.423Please respect copyright.PENANAzUpjkSzF0W
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANATOFUk0audo
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with423Please respect copyright.PENANAvOrgnlBKgs
your promise after you see this lover of his.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAHx3Sj9CsF0
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After423Please respect copyright.PENANA4TPsazgl6o
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA7swp9kCVz9
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANAEJALEFSsGx
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get423Please respect copyright.PENANAZW44UqwYrK
us some drinks.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA2phMNWO3qL
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and423Please respect copyright.PENANApOzPhJkp1M
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was423Please respect copyright.PENANAAh96RDTZWx
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.423Please respect copyright.PENANAnAVOvklBaM
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.423Please respect copyright.PENANAFYfUpPkEh8
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,423Please respect copyright.PENANAV63tqxhKGA
she didn’t even give them a second thought.423Please respect copyright.PENANADd4a6HkY5o
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing423Please respect copyright.PENANAZlw3SafBSW
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the423Please respect copyright.PENANACmbUsI73rm
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long423Please respect copyright.PENANApnOjT4nxow
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few423Please respect copyright.PENANA4WX72Q5vvi
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.423Please respect copyright.PENANAC5K2YfILQf
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she423Please respect copyright.PENANAaDmuJ9Mjlw
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as423Please respect copyright.PENANAggCaReSG4Q
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if423Please respect copyright.PENANA97g8B79I8G
she wasn’t too careful.423Please respect copyright.PENANA28rIE0p3tX
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly423Please respect copyright.PENANABLG5alT7X0
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time423Please respect copyright.PENANAUYtU98Zioy
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat423Please respect copyright.PENANAxOqgWdppLz
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure423Please respect copyright.PENANAbqSj8GPdT6
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such423Please respect copyright.PENANA52BrcLJ3pS
things.423Please respect copyright.PENANA2MXN2U908V
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table423Please respect copyright.PENANA5y4seJ3zeD
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAcwMUjn8COX
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the423Please respect copyright.PENANAnNjU8CCvfG
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on423Please respect copyright.PENANAomvpZNV5ca
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look423Please respect copyright.PENANAbBdVEk8wFr
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across423Please respect copyright.PENANAKJGGquR1xl
her face.423Please respect copyright.PENANAslUZi4Su1j
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself423Please respect copyright.PENANAneZIjy0k6e
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.423Please respect copyright.PENANAnOMvT7qPRf
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You423Please respect copyright.PENANAcbyz1C6G52
might find they embarrass you."423Please respect copyright.PENANAIJXcuUhKOl
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"423Please respect copyright.PENANAuypXt5K3n5
Eric asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANAlvKK2wI7S3
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."423Please respect copyright.PENANA88vvJ22Ph7
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,423Please respect copyright.PENANAdAWcxHQUJs
silly," he said.423Please respect copyright.PENANAWrwW9yTIDr
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk423Please respect copyright.PENANAESxIQNKMly
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We423Please respect copyright.PENANATN1nooLWMX
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so423Please respect copyright.PENANAz8zxExRWgM
carried away that I even fell in the pool."423Please respect copyright.PENANAVkPOFjsrts
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for423Please respect copyright.PENANASnYTvFCRKF
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in423Please respect copyright.PENANArt35QwB2wV
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing423Please respect copyright.PENANAjMQtCNuejC
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."423Please respect copyright.PENANA0dv3yyDDCP
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.423Please respect copyright.PENANAa8CX8dUfoU
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been423Please respect copyright.PENANA5x5DQtu4uI
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't423Please respect copyright.PENANAZGnaHFut99
talk to me for a week."423Please respect copyright.PENANAauNue2uA90
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said423Please respect copyright.PENANAvwqoRlvL6s
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle423Please respect copyright.PENANAbqqt3naC4P
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.423Please respect copyright.PENANAwYDpwOrFMp
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out423Please respect copyright.PENANAbfFIkkNPHv
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,423Please respect copyright.PENANAyZqYLvZ6SH
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila423Please respect copyright.PENANAFcI6pStTku
shots ever again."423Please respect copyright.PENANAhK6G00arRV
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”423Please respect copyright.PENANAcwl7aBnmpN
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took423Please respect copyright.PENANA07efVYoDtC
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and423Please respect copyright.PENANA4IIu7qshCd
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA7ms0lyS9pI
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in423Please respect copyright.PENANANow5pBcAT5
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she423Please respect copyright.PENANAViPTq3PDrf
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA29nWuyxLSo
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did423Please respect copyright.PENANAjuteVmKX7X
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAP7QPvnLERY
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any423Please respect copyright.PENANADwK5MgNLKS
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANAiI6vArmP6p
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks423Please respect copyright.PENANAWHCJGoY5Vv
alcohol.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAZHmU4bLNK4
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her423Please respect copyright.PENANAAATWvm4b3P
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed423Please respect copyright.PENANAQYcCDWIG8U
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.423Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q3cCtPuNg
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANADsgDwadnsn
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne423Please respect copyright.PENANAY8WIXLAPsM
on special occasions.”423Please respect copyright.PENANABuiDeHRNF4
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But423Please respect copyright.PENANAGHbBuc6Boc
your preference suits you.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAGbvYPiWjUr
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.423Please respect copyright.PENANAngp78aThCX
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them423Please respect copyright.PENANAOCW8g7rwjR
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.423Please respect copyright.PENANAyUJ0oZGyWX
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such423Please respect copyright.PENANAnld1sIUEkm
are considered classy.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAMMCIxkdJHn
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what423Please respect copyright.PENANAZK24sPFFSp
they drink,” said Eric.423Please respect copyright.PENANASINhWiA6in
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANAgB1CCZpzMe
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked423Please respect copyright.PENANA1r3ws0sv5K
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.423Please respect copyright.PENANAwVyoIlonCT
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAs7lB6We8rH
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at423Please respect copyright.PENANAiwbdxaefK3
Marco.423Please respect copyright.PENANA2ud701jF2o
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of423Please respect copyright.PENANAoolmwhN6S0
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to423Please respect copyright.PENANATP7Z7bpJV5
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”423Please respect copyright.PENANATL5P8VK4Q8
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie423Please respect copyright.PENANA5S6z8cxR4F
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling423Please respect copyright.PENANAnmAVmdk8RG
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the423Please respect copyright.PENANADlhgT4QSgo
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and423Please respect copyright.PENANA8EQYEdGSzf
sincere.423Please respect copyright.PENANAxLpUIBkjnk
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw423Please respect copyright.PENANAa64sLM4BTr
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from423Please respect copyright.PENANAifASEnB6Co
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some423Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ31cWRYKB
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a423Please respect copyright.PENANA1bneqKv8kQ
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.423Please respect copyright.PENANA38QJX4tWDi
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He423Please respect copyright.PENANAGe35WB5ZJM
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to423Please respect copyright.PENANAULSjYtUDQ0
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.423Please respect copyright.PENANAWAmRhAOeFv
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and423Please respect copyright.PENANAETEPDaWRVt
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there423Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6Ajkqb30j
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems423Please respect copyright.PENANAAkIY0Cif9t
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her423Please respect copyright.PENANA4CO3RmNuEM
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence423Please respect copyright.PENANA5GRgpgVTsf
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like423Please respect copyright.PENANAVeBtl1jaQh
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel423Please respect copyright.PENANAeLlm2InFW0
for it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAfgXoHCnIkL
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their423Please respect copyright.PENANADKfbQjxNd9
thoughts.423Please respect copyright.PENANAFVm5EghJMW
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He423Please respect copyright.PENANAqCFpCoVPLm
really needed to take a breather.423Please respect copyright.PENANArotvRJyJqy
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.423Please respect copyright.PENANAiQh8hEOEmt
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few423Please respect copyright.PENANAEgcmMeBTYj
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as423Please respect copyright.PENANA4rwlGb4gYw
though she had woken up from a bad dream.423Please respect copyright.PENANAtDxJ7eqmOE
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANA6NiY6prZBF
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to423Please respect copyright.PENANAGucrr0VMYL
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so423Please respect copyright.PENANA7TlNvxLXXQ
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.423Please respect copyright.PENANAfbbRABsPxM
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on423Please respect copyright.PENANA1TuL7HDtiM
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she423Please respect copyright.PENANAnOWWRVF7Hr
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say423Please respect copyright.PENANAgFKAD0MUUi
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can423Please respect copyright.PENANABCY29Jre6J
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to423Please respect copyright.PENANAmZHpOuWgoQ
herself.423Please respect copyright.PENANAdm1hIuruxE
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When423Please respect copyright.PENANAv1B3gG0OyG
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse423Please respect copyright.PENANAdiMg4zgBAf
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in423Please respect copyright.PENANAPYmb53h7C9
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the423Please respect copyright.PENANAyH3YG5BxfO
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in423Please respect copyright.PENANAUxGL9SH9hF
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAqGYWwHb69W
notice her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAd4iRC3ot13
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His423Please respect copyright.PENANAAn8J7oi5LW
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked423Please respect copyright.PENANAtBFeajISVy
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his423Please respect copyright.PENANAkRq2VzZBBB
own business.423Please respect copyright.PENANAdTAlmzOptV
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to423Please respect copyright.PENANA6iPJkyhAfI
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with423Please respect copyright.PENANAijQqdMBq6w
surprise.423Please respect copyright.PENANAG7oNWPbMuC
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.423Please respect copyright.PENANAChu9u0MhQU
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.423Please respect copyright.PENANANQ2K1ZdH8t
“At the candy store.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAwhNBXC6Nn3
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You423Please respect copyright.PENANAm8UgrIIj32
bumped into that moving shelf.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAPWh6OGLGIh
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”423Please respect copyright.PENANABtgKDM1eeU
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.423Please respect copyright.PENANAb9q8ueCTGA
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7fyaqgGd6f
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling423Please respect copyright.PENANAX1wzT4ZZTQ
forever.423Please respect copyright.PENANATxBGbPVPAy
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo423Please respect copyright.PENANAF6mgwk1JZk
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that423Please respect copyright.PENANApkdhdbkzHa
their conversation ended here.423Please respect copyright.PENANAaIzwouQL5V
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAFMDBwA98co
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.423Please respect copyright.PENANAlBi3JxCxE5
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She423Please respect copyright.PENANACzTSDXOfVQ
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?423Please respect copyright.PENANAzC1XrzyjUw
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with423Please respect copyright.PENANAhhanO6N4p6
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda423Please respect copyright.PENANAhTLUelnJaT
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.423Please respect copyright.PENANADAIqMi7IwS
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAEx0KBBKz7j
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly423Please respect copyright.PENANA14JMcQOkZ9
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she423Please respect copyright.PENANA9SGdif7rU1
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought423Please respect copyright.PENANAPZtGTTIU1o
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to423Please respect copyright.PENANAUcXEiwBsa0
leave, but after she finished her martini.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPJHAyQXRxJ
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of423Please respect copyright.PENANA11t9uvvtJW
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANACnH4v99NSv
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“Thanks,” said Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANAM0OGCzwkEG
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.423Please respect copyright.PENANAG7vxT8Clqh
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAroJBCfN9Bf
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.423Please respect copyright.PENANAoZGuqXkEzy
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,423Please respect copyright.PENANAYkRkkFA0TP
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAsoPFv1d9Ms
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on423Please respect copyright.PENANADMT5JBcLIe
Kim’s shoulder.423Please respect copyright.PENANAzexp9FtNkY
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad423Please respect copyright.PENANAsECwFRqPGy
idea. We should get out while we can.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAydrPzo0OkO
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat423Please respect copyright.PENANAc8kLS11ZhW
the conversation. Let’s go.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAHwxcj0aONr
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to423Please respect copyright.PENANAaHeOu7GQdc
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they423Please respect copyright.PENANABxdmL9Ivzv
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they423Please respect copyright.PENANAOCokZQpSsJ
were able to see Leo’s table.423Please respect copyright.PENANAopbk3HMJwz
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing423Please respect copyright.PENANAAiklcMjhDj
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.423Please respect copyright.PENANAnlzxRf9Mza
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.423Please respect copyright.PENANAsvPm1OUvSR
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be423Please respect copyright.PENANACKNPK402q2
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAbiewFIYBk0
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the423Please respect copyright.PENANAgkbRJIK5M0
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they423Please respect copyright.PENANAUlhVzgBth7
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He423Please respect copyright.PENANASpFZ6661Rq
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar423Please respect copyright.PENANA8PWz0zyDrz
counter in anticipation.423Please respect copyright.PENANASkuhnpQvrk
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.423Please respect copyright.PENANA8kPMI3xQVL
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook423Please respect copyright.PENANA7yKAKDv73B
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.423Please respect copyright.PENANA5WvzYurhKk
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl423Please respect copyright.PENANAhF00JixY3Y
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her423Please respect copyright.PENANAIFGNMSklHX
head.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPWSTPVf7t7
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but423Please respect copyright.PENANAIvd4Zfanbd
not at that intimate level.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAskVCqCBnYJ
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAJjTj7anztX
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he423Please respect copyright.PENANAfxp7IR97fH
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like423Please respect copyright.PENANAdFUl9fo2oW
he was being friendly to me.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAGLdGeWnAmY
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”423Please respect copyright.PENANAjGltHOLjsf
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and423Please respect copyright.PENANAcJso8WBPG4
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.423Please respect copyright.PENANApbkQ2uAgEI
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.423Please respect copyright.PENANAjOCaf7cn9D
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar423Please respect copyright.PENANAsILCmLoksZ
counter.423Please respect copyright.PENANAG7yGrSUejT
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the423Please respect copyright.PENANAHLCVZLeUcV
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her423Please respect copyright.PENANAcw2pG9lBlx
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.423Please respect copyright.PENANAT0jxv0o107
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.423Please respect copyright.PENANAPF9SSg3c9n
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was423Please respect copyright.PENANAprisIPLXah
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,423Please respect copyright.PENANAxxNrg0i8in
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda423Please respect copyright.PENANAeLAWphrZVV
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly423Please respect copyright.PENANABQ67titpZi
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the423Please respect copyright.PENANAZs5yAbatan
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty423Please respect copyright.PENANAWroMVvZofy
that was different from Carly’s.423Please respect copyright.PENANAd0u1qMFjVT
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.423Please respect copyright.PENANAHssq11OwPl
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda423Please respect copyright.PENANA2Z8Zxx78KK
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt423Please respect copyright.PENANAnYhdozUfo3
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.423Please respect copyright.PENANAfIIgmjvxFX
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her423Please respect copyright.PENANADYp6pxCDBQ
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes423Please respect copyright.PENANA2ox2Ggg3fH
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda423Please respect copyright.PENANAdDAF4JgQNj
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned423Please respect copyright.PENANA5HevIYFccu
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read423Please respect copyright.PENANAKujgj19cW3
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind423Please respect copyright.PENANA7KTU9OFHmL
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and423Please respect copyright.PENANAsT5wJaFv45
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same423Please respect copyright.PENANAGUF21mkFmF
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to423Please respect copyright.PENANA8VvMbYn2xe
get her attention, but she thought better of it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAbtK0UAzRSF
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANA0gahwyUUWu
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously423Please respect copyright.PENANAX7kjSRieYG
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I423Please respect copyright.PENANAqXQse6qz3i
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAS1kGJGEWB1
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.423Please respect copyright.PENANAx86awZZoTg
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and423Please respect copyright.PENANAxe4TZime5y
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,423Please respect copyright.PENANAq8F5AVaBoL
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly423Please respect copyright.PENANAKZmRPn9LWp
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to423Please respect copyright.PENANA40r8UVOjY6
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to423Please respect copyright.PENANAx1jqTd5h7d
the table.423Please respect copyright.PENANAmmKqF4O6Ic
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANAvakwASpHd0
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as423Please respect copyright.PENANAIGN9t4Z40z
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.423Please respect copyright.PENANAXbBQBHjL1r
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his423Please respect copyright.PENANA1bhPw7hfYC
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He423Please respect copyright.PENANAriJqYCmhyC
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”423Please respect copyright.PENANABdz7yA1NjR
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA295KU4lXA9
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason423Please respect copyright.PENANAEKjz9BhnlN
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAjuceGM8Sn9
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.423Please respect copyright.PENANA4a20FAhjnf
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked423Please respect copyright.PENANA6WlA8Q05w4
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAjmkR2gZVsX
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”423Please respect copyright.PENANAJSsahfyL2o
said Marco.423Please respect copyright.PENANAEVtSxE0xsL
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is423Please respect copyright.PENANAJk8Tl3kjQv
more handsome than you.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAY2wZiNop8G
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting423Please respect copyright.PENANAZrBFrflsZZ
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran423Please respect copyright.PENANAziDeXMIX83
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAEzL92f5EqS
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?423Please respect copyright.PENANAgmklopJ0zZ
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at423Please respect copyright.PENANADS5GXg3OIC
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?423Please respect copyright.PENANA6LQODsyyOE
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who423Please respect copyright.PENANAidZhsxk0kT
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was423Please respect copyright.PENANAoaPZGB5Syo
thinking about.423Please respect copyright.PENANAHi2M0NowJG
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to423Please respect copyright.PENANAwx7zpDmj7l
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAo7aqk75QtA
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his423Please respect copyright.PENANAZiMu6K6tGt
brother’s face.423Please respect copyright.PENANA1s6nT0pQl7
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile423Please respect copyright.PENANAeIbGSKD6An
at Oliver.423Please respect copyright.PENANAIbrcW80Qcq
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAbvJQGKxP8l
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAoQWSOOyTpu
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be423Please respect copyright.PENANAEmN12ltgsK
heading out too.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAtEFimWw9Ju
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.423Please respect copyright.PENANAcuaDPQmtSY
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to423Please respect copyright.PENANAAY5ascvmsE
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.423Please respect copyright.PENANA1T0PYlEsSi
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our423Please respect copyright.PENANAWPIH702aQQ
way home.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAUKW3FVrVqt
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time423Please respect copyright.PENANATh80OjIRNz
here.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAAqcwaWBA48
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave423Please respect copyright.PENANASHTIaSuJHA
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAJVgMoxo9lK
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with423Please respect copyright.PENANAyMyNerz4wf
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she423Please respect copyright.PENANANi4Akg2YDA
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7YHj7T8LML
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a423Please respect copyright.PENANAqH3b1z3Np1
little longer.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAQwuTBPIO8z
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost423Please respect copyright.PENANAu84Kyd3Pps
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.423Please respect copyright.PENANAlBw6cxkTzw
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from423Please respect copyright.PENANATrxFFQ1s0M
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to423Please respect copyright.PENANAP8u9MShYpm
get your number, Angel.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAyZMr8Ekzoy
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAmuVMeW6D6V
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his423Please respect copyright.PENANAmnhtWVrBMW
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he423Please respect copyright.PENANAOIdk5vIslA
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked423Please respect copyright.PENANAdShevmmbIV
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t423Please respect copyright.PENANAYEUTTqe9wJ
care less.423Please respect copyright.PENANAtqxtWce1bZ
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We423Please respect copyright.PENANAd1RyezqWzq
should do this sometime soon.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAXBZXa8HLPK
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very423Please respect copyright.PENANACdcctLTstt
difficult.423Please respect copyright.PENANAuK23VNSAxT
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,423Please respect copyright.PENANAsKopd51DLX
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a423Please respect copyright.PENANAWMdLsUe6qx
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,423Please respect copyright.PENANAKdPdkVbK70
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.423Please respect copyright.PENANAGY6Yec8DX1
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.423Please respect copyright.PENANA3qPoP6z2Ha
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.423Please respect copyright.PENANAnkKNGzJ45p
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAh8aKFm9D9d
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked423Please respect copyright.PENANAUuQUSQ1fTy
much at all for a while.423Please respect copyright.PENANAHSfsRBIbQS
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7E7BXLqRmJ
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling423Please respect copyright.PENANAKVi4KW0UkZ
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,423Please respect copyright.PENANAQUciY8V2fn
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.423Please respect copyright.PENANAOBxDoYkCJl
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head423Please respect copyright.PENANAWZ6Cad6592
home.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA2mSuPt4BFl
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely423Please respect copyright.PENANA3cFWjQ2Xdz
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and423Please respect copyright.PENANAIvfti4q9of
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,423Please respect copyright.PENANAwnicYA2iVF
Miranda might still be around.423Please respect copyright.PENANAaw8ZtGWyAW
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long423Please respect copyright.PENANAy9FpldABDO
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAXxcVLdonXY
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she423Please respect copyright.PENANAuY1A2kGZc8
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well423Please respect copyright.PENANAYhnbAlcV1l
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that423Please respect copyright.PENANAlTMSzPskQK
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.423Please respect copyright.PENANAO9ofRqjcmc
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice423Please respect copyright.PENANACiIXgt1XhF
cream.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAcM3GgH4sao
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.423Please respect copyright.PENANAIWGBe4DEVd
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car423Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ma5oAanCM
around?”423Please respect copyright.PENANAeCkvFdjU2e
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of423Please respect copyright.PENANArHqwDDQlmR
the bar area.423Please respect copyright.PENANAYrxaVZK4UN
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his423Please respect copyright.PENANAwqgw4ZHNFX
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that423Please respect copyright.PENANAK5DXhKF6Tt
they started to stand up.423Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tc5Sc7gDb
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.423Please respect copyright.PENANADd6couNgnz
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.423Please respect copyright.PENANActhLMcltmm
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and423Please respect copyright.PENANAn9LN8ftNZL
see.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAh7DWp8yIpc
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when423Please respect copyright.PENANAldA7wJRCP7
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From423Please respect copyright.PENANAX4kgZFuL9Q
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace423Please respect copyright.PENANAZSQQiYFUHj
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo423Please respect copyright.PENANAsNfOLEiwE4
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.423Please respect copyright.PENANAFMNOtrhDm4
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAXhDFN4fGlr
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he423Please respect copyright.PENANADbyxYgc6RJ
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his423Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9e5IvZfZJ
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.423Please respect copyright.PENANAuGMlXaIUH8
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s423Please respect copyright.PENANAr3hfN9Ok83
seen us.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAKU4jfdPvsi
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring423Please respect copyright.PENANApQh6iLwWar
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?423Please respect copyright.PENANAvk5kdkOxlV
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.423Please respect copyright.PENANAcn7SJ82bxA
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at423Please respect copyright.PENANAXuFOyOA2Dw
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because423Please respect copyright.PENANAjZeCw5u1tZ
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught423Please respect copyright.PENANAQwg2mzuEuM
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided423Please respect copyright.PENANASB7hLfzYG8
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.423Please respect copyright.PENANAqXOxRhlWdv
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his423Please respect copyright.PENANApbq4LnmQ9i
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he423Please respect copyright.PENANAa7jnUbHSrS
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at423Please respect copyright.PENANAcrmJ95hnzL
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was423Please respect copyright.PENANAc8sIHiUoNx
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start423Please respect copyright.PENANAoWSxtgd7ge
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.423Please respect copyright.PENANAgSpGVL8mqd
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.423Please respect copyright.PENANAK6YrXFANFa
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAnSEvBIBny1
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now423Please respect copyright.PENANA054prf0zIk
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to423Please respect copyright.PENANAHuaaolg9tm
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.423Please respect copyright.PENANAgaskYwv3uE
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAH7kuNR1isn
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them423Please respect copyright.PENANAweeQV1RPo8
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that423Please respect copyright.PENANAQZcNM2v9bG
this wasn’t over.423Please respect copyright.PENANArvpjXnfIzJ
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were423Please respect copyright.PENANAms8TGWx2at
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.423Please respect copyright.PENANA9HImlyzAsJ
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.423Please respect copyright.PENANA0y1UF0R1Bh
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.423Please respect copyright.PENANAyeBd3BnuG5
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any423Please respect copyright.PENANAUn9XiSkA2c
favors," said Angel.423Please respect copyright.PENANAF6vBFMJ7Ad
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have423Please respect copyright.PENANAyBK0K7kP9p
they been there?"423Please respect copyright.PENANA1pDHHMgAHd
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I423Please respect copyright.PENANAq33YMWLz9A
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."423Please respect copyright.PENANACoPC00sda9
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the423Please respect copyright.PENANAl548fAlQz1
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."423Please respect copyright.PENANAnmn3n10pHN
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,423Please respect copyright.PENANAxXblxouNun
so you've got to be careful from now on."423Please respect copyright.PENANA0nKEhRnAOm
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but423Please respect copyright.PENANA4VYD8YCMPR
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.423Please respect copyright.PENANALuEXHJmE5p
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver423Please respect copyright.PENANAkPd4rbZ6mh
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.423Please respect copyright.PENANAeI4fQwIl7w
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one423Please respect copyright.PENANAxftjRD4R9J
night only.423Please respect copyright.PENANAVqzy940Cgc
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.423Please respect copyright.PENANASMZgWWgGo3
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”423Please respect copyright.PENANA53I3lNYMTg
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to423Please respect copyright.PENANADEXqMR4Umo
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAs7wNSs2GkI
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned423Please respect copyright.PENANAZBRXsebE0P
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to423Please respect copyright.PENANAYTJeIKWmFa
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath423Please respect copyright.PENANAsIWUW0yS3r
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to423Please respect copyright.PENANAWTa31EOI2U
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you423Please respect copyright.PENANAeGj86A9XM2
want one?”423Please respect copyright.PENANA9oyuMLzFKh
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the423Please respect copyright.PENANAeOLqHVltEq
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as423Please respect copyright.PENANAoRcnY1Gycj
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to423Please respect copyright.PENANAOQQIJsn9ea
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was423Please respect copyright.PENANAkZPx6qaglX
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,423Please respect copyright.PENANArlWADkNtdk
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet423Please respect copyright.PENANAGfFW8FGL9a
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about423Please respect copyright.PENANA4uL0RRk0bW
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?423Please respect copyright.PENANAPRbVLc1ESl
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the423Please respect copyright.PENANADond6S3wkL
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,423Please respect copyright.PENANAVhJy14Yxof
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the423Please respect copyright.PENANAPzn2p9oKxY
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed423Please respect copyright.PENANAjiR0aAW3aK
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.423Please respect copyright.PENANA11oFrw77WX
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even423Please respect copyright.PENANAWEQaAhBTlP
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her423Please respect copyright.PENANAUOMeopGP9n
relief, it was Walters.423Please respect copyright.PENANAiGEj30x4jV
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”423Please respect copyright.PENANADdZ4OhNpIP
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”423Please respect copyright.PENANA3aRmXEp5qv
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda423Please respect copyright.PENANAibmBOivnyF
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAHKEDeGWAZG
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red423Please respect copyright.PENANAVzDl82tJjc
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed423Please respect copyright.PENANANRrs8JmIsC
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black423Please respect copyright.PENANA8c2eamV4mc
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were423Please respect copyright.PENANA5RLsIRwx2X
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red423Please respect copyright.PENANAEPlxV39oiu
Lion?423Please respect copyright.PENANAsvj9rpfFDY
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the423Please respect copyright.PENANAaKp2TjS86t
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone423Please respect copyright.PENANAkyj5tzzCUO
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the423Please respect copyright.PENANA0BHvwDOGOA
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.423Please respect copyright.PENANA7GPqtau29Z
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly423Please respect copyright.PENANAproQ2euCcV
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to423Please respect copyright.PENANAyBLrY7GbD9
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the423Please respect copyright.PENANAvanADGFanJ
balcony.423Please respect copyright.PENANA5tWifhD0PV
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can423Please respect copyright.PENANAU33CSoZGur
begin the meeting.”423Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ5m2amyid
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that423Please respect copyright.PENANAG3wmqct9Ly
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was423Please respect copyright.PENANA7jGG0TBkmg
a charming smile on his face.