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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he41Please respect copyright.PENANAuRHYLC2RxQ
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.41Please respect copyright.PENANADc1RCYorSk
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAJQjJi8GHuY
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to41Please respect copyright.PENANAkY4uHr7dR4
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she41Please respect copyright.PENANAyLUZEDA1rI
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQBQ9jgqjeH
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need41Please respect copyright.PENANAEwc7Sg6Kqc
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in41Please respect copyright.PENANAxjk1JHyNVh
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAglIGeT2kj0
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you41Please respect copyright.PENANAV4yaDtqvMh
want to say it.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9AbFDckYq
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.41Please respect copyright.PENANARLdZwxk33G
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAxFVEQ3TtD2
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,41Please respect copyright.PENANAiY1gaFIBvZ
because that’s just how she is.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAg8jOdmboVC
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone41Please respect copyright.PENANAIeZSANR4LO
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had41Please respect copyright.PENANAjOqbpO6bxS
your fun.”41Please respect copyright.PENANANDfqNJFNCJ
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell41Please respect copyright.PENANAe9e59cCpsF
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way41Please respect copyright.PENANASTCypK5TUo
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA9C3ShMV5gx
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for41Please respect copyright.PENANAC9wYgZ1Xq4
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at41Please respect copyright.PENANAymAvMSdRzt
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he41Please respect copyright.PENANAnYUMim2jdu
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.41Please respect copyright.PENANAmBBMzMP3lm
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his41Please respect copyright.PENANAqJW2gVzZcc
thoughts.41Please respect copyright.PENANAKsKU8KEkje
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as41Please respect copyright.PENANArUuYN9pIoS
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAuIgIVwrQkr
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks41Please respect copyright.PENANAmm4qNu1FvP
too?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAzrDeGHB4qy
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“Yep.”41Please respect copyright.PENANArh1XKGG4oj
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly41Please respect copyright.PENANAIHXvmpcB0f
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs41Please respect copyright.PENANA37syS7YtRC
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.41Please respect copyright.PENANAKZ36ved4Ri
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and41Please respect copyright.PENANANx90eExHIM
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying41Please respect copyright.PENANAQQwxUiq3mo
that they should join Angel and the others.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZciLepSYFB
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table41Please respect copyright.PENANAouXJOgNiPb
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.41Please respect copyright.PENANAhAYRT07lme
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAEw1p1XuHF3
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.41Please respect copyright.PENANA5KrVuGnkx9
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already41Please respect copyright.PENANA4h4PIxzukK
tired.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAuiWupjmT5i
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of41Please respect copyright.PENANAdtuLuogtNq
a drink right now.”41Please respect copyright.PENANASQUWlPy1xZ
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of41Please respect copyright.PENANAVtLIKHefTh
their sight.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAuJgxSGQRFF
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to41Please respect copyright.PENANADFXMIETRY8
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if41Please respect copyright.PENANA7rcAB0DJGY
they aren’t at their table.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAoEHK1JXqGh
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to41Please respect copyright.PENANAlUwpyWbURc
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s41Please respect copyright.PENANAHygLYu1nBn
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she41Please respect copyright.PENANAPnouUzh8NB
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and41Please respect copyright.PENANAsK9CHgby6G
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.41Please respect copyright.PENANApL41F9OB6p
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuNWapCgQSV
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back41Please respect copyright.PENANAlgycqlYo4I
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,41Please respect copyright.PENANAKPgOiaWB0h
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached41Please respect copyright.PENANARtrIiOZ9rc
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.41Please respect copyright.PENANAECxF5B3yoq
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,41Please respect copyright.PENANApXlRxRel9i
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANABjl3I9CaRo
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she41Please respect copyright.PENANAksvMU29zkn
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.41Please respect copyright.PENANAhc8kV2tf3v
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.41Please respect copyright.PENANAconKuIVf7J
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at41Please respect copyright.PENANAA2EnV4PT5l
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he41Please respect copyright.PENANAcmNM9EmA0m
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re41Please respect copyright.PENANApEde3yWhoN
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAjKNAWVXSRI
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when41Please respect copyright.PENANAlOZtbkVowR
he gets here. I really need to step out.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAzjScrikwmL
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.41Please respect copyright.PENANA74O8DlUBJq
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so41Please respect copyright.PENANABpra44QJv0
it was hopeless to do so.41Please respect copyright.PENANAbdsLkcI1pa
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in41Please respect copyright.PENANAiu0uvteucb
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when41Please respect copyright.PENANA2vdVt0OOyE
Walters calls.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA4WII5a3hEm
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.41Please respect copyright.PENANAiRMaojhNPt
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make41Please respect copyright.PENANAM342nirprN
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a41Please respect copyright.PENANAPfN3vqUTP1
minute.41Please respect copyright.PENANAF9bUul4YCq
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the41Please respect copyright.PENANAxbDESFUuHR
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are41Please respect copyright.PENANAKHTXojNT3X
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at41Please respect copyright.PENANAAFinRgqD4D
any moment.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAYUuAuQzLfV
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red41Please respect copyright.PENANAKZAhkx1Kn8
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football41Please respect copyright.PENANAeFmDsYCgsA
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA8wPGqJIpzU
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up41Please respect copyright.PENANAxWMkj1DPPe
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters41Please respect copyright.PENANARBQIQdn1UI
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out41Please respect copyright.PENANAQVnNeLNy4V
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or41Please respect copyright.PENANA8HxpWyhp09
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.41Please respect copyright.PENANAj6yzr3SiUR
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,41Please respect copyright.PENANAOKE3PmdnXh
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so41Please respect copyright.PENANA5WZrNwU4Gf
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel41Please respect copyright.PENANAAi2PCimbRx
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the41Please respect copyright.PENANAHpi03MYoYi
next day.41Please respect copyright.PENANAlWmfE8LofK
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the41Please respect copyright.PENANAVhh1Fz4LPT
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he41Please respect copyright.PENANAExvBTq2x6t
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQtg5gU6k17
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango41Please respect copyright.PENANAvCwzoi7anO
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at41Please respect copyright.PENANAgumASaMYJd
Eric and shook her head.41Please respect copyright.PENANA16ZzBaPcr1
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in41Please respect copyright.PENANAKxroSKTAxi
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco41Please respect copyright.PENANAJ59uVnCw5w
thanked him as Leo sat down.41Please respect copyright.PENANAQogtIRckno
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who41Please respect copyright.PENANAokryOfqrCG
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAHxjwtiCjqE
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here41Please respect copyright.PENANAX66ACCDmd3
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,41Please respect copyright.PENANAjfCz9fmRjH
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even41Please respect copyright.PENANAPFDPxwJ5xP
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA5sham9eXzN
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.41Please respect copyright.PENANAK4iz4gbLCG
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage41Please respect copyright.PENANAsgC6GwUeRB
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in41Please respect copyright.PENANA8jCh10DEPh
cheese.41Please respect copyright.PENANA4gaUMeIIFU
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,41Please respect copyright.PENANAYrUK5ZGKtE
they all burst into laughter.41Please respect copyright.PENANAqjqKHGzXYa
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.41Please respect copyright.PENANAvuvhkinJve
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was41Please respect copyright.PENANAqAPIhCSQOS
supposed to inherit it, not me.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAlAFUw2B2Y8
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAvCOCfWwk3w
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.41Please respect copyright.PENANAlmMvspQeND
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a41Please respect copyright.PENANArF6HXc5UbQ
lot more money in the future.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAULAfOzmHnK
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will41Please respect copyright.PENANAxbfoD6BcEn
understand,” said Angel.41Please respect copyright.PENANAy4sK2OaipY
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan41Please respect copyright.PENANAuqrgm6OdM5
on running them.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAe8JXhIMBib
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.41Please respect copyright.PENANAi5JJS7SufW
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his41Please respect copyright.PENANAtRK8aS3ltQ
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAG8TMpkxykJ
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at41Please respect copyright.PENANARePnOys93x
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched41Please respect copyright.PENANAg8zPgB2gXj
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth41Please respect copyright.PENANA3MRr9qJScb
afterwards.41Please respect copyright.PENANA4pHicGYObW
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his41Please respect copyright.PENANAXOzE6uLZiT
head.41Please respect copyright.PENANAVZg6KZE9pL
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.41Please respect copyright.PENANAszPh0acbFE
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver41Please respect copyright.PENANAyZyBH1q6cH
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in41Please respect copyright.PENANAwt3ug3xBQr
the future.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA9EYjnbDBr2
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out41Please respect copyright.PENANAnpmxWWewRx
later, when he’s older.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAl0uUdPxVSR
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,41Please respect copyright.PENANACbMiBtQIHn
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.41Please respect copyright.PENANAfEllve55QU
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering41Please respect copyright.PENANAKZUBLH0dq4
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge41Please respect copyright.PENANA9q9YV2YRtv
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the41Please respect copyright.PENANAftuirU5zBW
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing41Please respect copyright.PENANAWUVxBmb6Ft
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the41Please respect copyright.PENANAfZZuZiHcpp
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANAOEtQkrvXLw
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.41Please respect copyright.PENANAmlDxkXA4bI
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a41Please respect copyright.PENANAe3lz7so6eB
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and41Please respect copyright.PENANAJDfM6zpxAL
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes41Please respect copyright.PENANA9SQV89WjXf
elsewhere. What should she do?41Please respect copyright.PENANA4uFv6NUYH0
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos41Please respect copyright.PENANA4wxbcR75wN
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.41Please respect copyright.PENANAma3YoW4VKx
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“What is it?” she asked him.41Please respect copyright.PENANAjLTO6R27XB
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was41Please respect copyright.PENANA9VbuoyKwG8
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAiJtHDkH43z
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.41Please respect copyright.PENANALJiPtbqanU
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he41Please respect copyright.PENANAYlACCOJorN
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as41Please respect copyright.PENANAzXwNrxNdRt
necessary.41Please respect copyright.PENANAnBag0IBvSG
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you41Please respect copyright.PENANAPFGHvOGKmu
know.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA3flewwLltl
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on41Please respect copyright.PENANAkDgg0EmTZe
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”41Please respect copyright.PENANANotuc2oxhI
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.41Please respect copyright.PENANAFkQOmttPmC
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting41Please respect copyright.PENANARHhN2hKAKe
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than41Please respect copyright.PENANAf9JtupiVKi
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.41Please respect copyright.PENANAXoP4ntjPcV
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar41Please respect copyright.PENANAsa8mksuDa6
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for41Please respect copyright.PENANAbLaRC8NKsj
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of41Please respect copyright.PENANAZrRJ1kjXa4
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a41Please respect copyright.PENANAIljECRh5T5
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.41Please respect copyright.PENANAxfHTwu5fWD
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see41Please respect copyright.PENANAeSQFcyfNyx
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANA4AYiWLNahN
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I41Please respect copyright.PENANADllwcKzMX1
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAhYFHwwm7wH
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the41Please respect copyright.PENANAk7a4oRnI6h
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the41Please respect copyright.PENANAhKPp7kUOW3
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see41Please respect copyright.PENANAd78wn6Q1VF
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the41Please respect copyright.PENANAfpNjVTqUts
counter for a drink.41Please respect copyright.PENANAQLxSCI9nuk
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at41Please respect copyright.PENANAHn0txOcOGe
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really41Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6I0JyfRwH
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he41Please respect copyright.PENANAVLwsMHwW4U
has.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAN9CzQis333
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and41Please respect copyright.PENANA8UfZW9uEsx
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAYge5gnheeg
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your41Please respect copyright.PENANAmizyjYWVkR
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over41Please respect copyright.PENANA765BaOrfg9
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are41Please respect copyright.PENANAZdD16wC2gv
already doing right now.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAWIiyA6wP9b
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANAt6xXz0lZtJ
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.41Please respect copyright.PENANASuBUe7NEHP
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANAsnCJ8elvTf
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,41Please respect copyright.PENANACkzIxD00SU
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAc3eq6JaEPW
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re41Please respect copyright.PENANA0lzkEEXUI6
just as jealous as I am,” she said.41Please respect copyright.PENANAkwNY06jJzh
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making41Please respect copyright.PENANATwSpjYbfiI
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAYXhJrDxMRX
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see41Please respect copyright.PENANAe8ARCa98BC
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA39L74xpjSM
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man41Please respect copyright.PENANAz2KGCTTvOk
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and41Please respect copyright.PENANA8icGTXoKfr
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let41Please respect copyright.PENANAVP1kX98jVA
go of him that easily.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAUpg0TA4Pu9
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation41Please respect copyright.PENANAugOxrJYjii
was going.41Please respect copyright.PENANAcGsPk6grgV
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m41Please respect copyright.PENANA7AIacEEQkR
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover41Please respect copyright.PENANAvEB1TB9oeK
isn’t going to do you any good.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAv2RSMTzy9L
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to41Please respect copyright.PENANA9oM0PJrir1
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.41Please respect copyright.PENANA95O6DKTY8A
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANAy8GolqxBkx
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with41Please respect copyright.PENANAipzxgdPMRi
your promise after you see this lover of his.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAR7ZRkBjIG5
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After41Please respect copyright.PENANAiHNal9cAGP
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAMUFXm4XAdV
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAzfbJIFOVOr
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get41Please respect copyright.PENANAuif009iJXs
us some drinks.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAMQcclabBdu
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and41Please respect copyright.PENANAfkFBwl7lKk
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was41Please respect copyright.PENANACNY693KoQ9
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.41Please respect copyright.PENANAjtT78BKolB
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.41Please respect copyright.PENANAe8EjKMY16Y
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,41Please respect copyright.PENANAhaXPYEtLkI
she didn’t even give them a second thought.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuqP565Y0BC
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing41Please respect copyright.PENANAVfaYhQzVNx
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the41Please respect copyright.PENANAP3yJ8ybGqA
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long41Please respect copyright.PENANA3QIkienoZK
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few41Please respect copyright.PENANA7xwPqLiiJO
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.41Please respect copyright.PENANAYsQUjsCQdb
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she41Please respect copyright.PENANAeqf4QlvUum
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as41Please respect copyright.PENANAFqVvoZgRvo
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if41Please respect copyright.PENANAUJTmJxU5J8
she wasn’t too careful.41Please respect copyright.PENANAgrznlpDa5h
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly41Please respect copyright.PENANAWJQK67pcKw
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time41Please respect copyright.PENANAe5dS97iF01
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat41Please respect copyright.PENANAgUVRrkvJ7e
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure41Please respect copyright.PENANAkhTX3ADdfI
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such41Please respect copyright.PENANAipqfwyQvoO
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table41Please respect copyright.PENANAbgUGUSjjmb
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.41Please respect copyright.PENANAtaLb3ADMDS
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the41Please respect copyright.PENANAEuxNJdySUF
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on41Please respect copyright.PENANAV9WIIpmeUH
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look41Please respect copyright.PENANAgEnAgkGLa5
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across41Please respect copyright.PENANAhbiOeZwyxf
her face.41Please respect copyright.PENANAYh5FktaEfV
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself41Please respect copyright.PENANASJV3Va2ZGE
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.41Please respect copyright.PENANAIBzoCQVLo5
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You41Please respect copyright.PENANA2PImH2X8fr
might find they embarrass you."41Please respect copyright.PENANA4EhyqoPuXJ
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"41Please respect copyright.PENANAH6bkB8rx7X
Eric asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAmGMkUQnHeh
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."41Please respect copyright.PENANAQDk449Ogh9
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,41Please respect copyright.PENANAiNYee6E6CA
silly," he said.41Please respect copyright.PENANA58EPwDAj9B
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk41Please respect copyright.PENANAVyFleXIgzu
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We41Please respect copyright.PENANANv3uwWy1y7
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so41Please respect copyright.PENANAr97jitLqwg
carried away that I even fell in the pool."41Please respect copyright.PENANAjI7AVNe3z3
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for41Please respect copyright.PENANApa0zDdmlBX
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in41Please respect copyright.PENANA8c494m0uRr
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing41Please respect copyright.PENANAy0OvsH4mkm
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."41Please respect copyright.PENANAABffpeNzsT
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.41Please respect copyright.PENANAUMukThvAky
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been41Please respect copyright.PENANAoo7gEo2P9Y
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't41Please respect copyright.PENANA1XA3PRgYk1
talk to me for a week."41Please respect copyright.PENANAzsE8hK6rhT
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said41Please respect copyright.PENANAuVlyIDv64L
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle41Please respect copyright.PENANAoc7hZo5sjv
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.41Please respect copyright.PENANAXFrd8SLNfc
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out41Please respect copyright.PENANASaC49CY88x
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,41Please respect copyright.PENANAl9XA6OOGxB
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila41Please respect copyright.PENANASxK0dFdEeM
shots ever again."41Please respect copyright.PENANAXDyUlT8chk
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”41Please respect copyright.PENANAs3RTXkNZuW
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took41Please respect copyright.PENANAMIYtIPhC3H
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and41Please respect copyright.PENANAFYInjzXSRw
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAwdR0Z0MiYF
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in41Please respect copyright.PENANABNppzO0RAA
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she41Please respect copyright.PENANAK4fr3un6BH
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”41Please respect copyright.PENANANZ8cDEhYUy
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did41Please respect copyright.PENANADUVK67jVj9
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAZUFbctdNCD
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any41Please respect copyright.PENANAbvvmkp6nzM
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAkB1XtrwNqz
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks41Please respect copyright.PENANA10804fdyiJ
alcohol.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAAJq7H1EGT8
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her41Please respect copyright.PENANA3TEYSBt6R3
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed41Please respect copyright.PENANAVYYrHCpJJv
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.41Please respect copyright.PENANAyDwLVc4x63
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAxkZqIV8cGB
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne41Please respect copyright.PENANAYsWIwTkL6L
on special occasions.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAdvaam8npxg
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But41Please respect copyright.PENANAAJbZQN4F1u
your preference suits you.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAqZrnzMKJOG
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.41Please respect copyright.PENANApK7aR9wi0X
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them41Please respect copyright.PENANAoXJXuOXFyd
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.41Please respect copyright.PENANAfFrDSuHjrD
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such41Please respect copyright.PENANAuSh89xkV1m
are considered classy.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAwDl64Y6ijz
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what41Please respect copyright.PENANABWHf6NMyEH
they drink,” said Eric.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuIeLYLU3xC
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANA5N3ecSXI0D
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked41Please respect copyright.PENANAOB80ZOWiOP
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.41Please respect copyright.PENANANV5GeMXHXr
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”41Please respect copyright.PENANARJeaAMcD0M
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at41Please respect copyright.PENANAmOenpniQM8
Marco.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZfjgnEE6TL
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of41Please respect copyright.PENANAkTdk7BtI1Y
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to41Please respect copyright.PENANA456U0HdgkY
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”41Please respect copyright.PENANApPGrLFiVOq
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie41Please respect copyright.PENANAFp4rHED9Qn
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling41Please respect copyright.PENANA8hOBQqyURO
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the41Please respect copyright.PENANAb3kMpvSIzF
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and41Please respect copyright.PENANAsOLmimmOll
sincere.41Please respect copyright.PENANAg6qwwQQJZB
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw41Please respect copyright.PENANAybWTaq5qOT
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from41Please respect copyright.PENANAqI6hZXHfJI
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some41Please respect copyright.PENANAZCJOI6RtOs
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a41Please respect copyright.PENANAkEru0tAzL6
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.41Please respect copyright.PENANAlcweGu2yHZ
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He41Please respect copyright.PENANAJnDLac6W7q
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to41Please respect copyright.PENANAPsYL5vkliJ
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.41Please respect copyright.PENANA9yhXiGJnJ4
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and41Please respect copyright.PENANAqGgzY8cve8
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there41Please respect copyright.PENANACJJubS89rr
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems41Please respect copyright.PENANAMQqUxErOyq
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her41Please respect copyright.PENANAcxHxPtQQrF
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence41Please respect copyright.PENANARDPNzR7EdA
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like41Please respect copyright.PENANAMISWEa5ka8
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel41Please respect copyright.PENANAvlydzHRoH8
for it.41Please respect copyright.PENANA0fWyF0cYVF
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their41Please respect copyright.PENANAfTJPdshVyU
thoughts.41Please respect copyright.PENANAfzJKg1jCS4
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He41Please respect copyright.PENANAUIZbcEUqp1
really needed to take a breather.41Please respect copyright.PENANAxwZ2NhPaPY
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.41Please respect copyright.PENANA28jB7ZmP3L
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few41Please respect copyright.PENANARtIOdTLkag
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as41Please respect copyright.PENANAzLlP8UhDo7
though she had woken up from a bad dream.41Please respect copyright.PENANA9GqcVBkKJj
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAd4MGkk4cVQ
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to41Please respect copyright.PENANA5RpIOkiIeL
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so41Please respect copyright.PENANASMD5mrAvvj
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.41Please respect copyright.PENANAjTcqAxtTKt
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on41Please respect copyright.PENANAUzDP3kmErF
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she41Please respect copyright.PENANAcyz7IaJ5UP
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say41Please respect copyright.PENANAUt3mgE6fBL
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can41Please respect copyright.PENANAWi3sLiny5J
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to41Please respect copyright.PENANAKSzgtXNTNr
herself.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZ46nNbmtv9
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When41Please respect copyright.PENANANiynWLQwQy
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse41Please respect copyright.PENANAPTn6NkD3Oa
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in41Please respect copyright.PENANAbtvCuKar5e
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the41Please respect copyright.PENANAslakQQro6p
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in41Please respect copyright.PENANAbF2xseahLa
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANAX4a8ufDldu
notice her.41Please respect copyright.PENANALbKUTjpUpy
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His41Please respect copyright.PENANASSFn7AI2Wc
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked41Please respect copyright.PENANAoJzTtp1SPm
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his41Please respect copyright.PENANAGDzIcE3nol
own business.41Please respect copyright.PENANA7mur54m8YI
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to41Please respect copyright.PENANA6vKq5d0pSO
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with41Please respect copyright.PENANAmsafwnOKYr
surprise.41Please respect copyright.PENANA8Cf5k4rGTU
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.41Please respect copyright.PENANAckv4AfWbG1
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.41Please respect copyright.PENANA1yeOh0rBXp
“At the candy store.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA4mdSWk3gFz
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You41Please respect copyright.PENANAiQNh5tO7QP
bumped into that moving shelf.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA2sZpfkFpyl
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”41Please respect copyright.PENANANFu6VXqe0o
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.41Please respect copyright.PENANAfBtTEMAjGX
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.41Please respect copyright.PENANAn9Ev5BoBfI
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling41Please respect copyright.PENANAsaTEtwVdSA
forever.41Please respect copyright.PENANAOHufsvySKJ
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo41Please respect copyright.PENANASaG9WVKum1
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that41Please respect copyright.PENANARsmMbrqjhI
their conversation ended here.41Please respect copyright.PENANA8w1m7qQPiY
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAEkbSn3cVL1
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.41Please respect copyright.PENANAiefXedpe5F
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She41Please respect copyright.PENANA7T67yk5ctn
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?41Please respect copyright.PENANAdaW9InnRPh
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with41Please respect copyright.PENANAjZqJSSXKuf
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda41Please respect copyright.PENANAoe8RHrqbdB
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.41Please respect copyright.PENANArrYBXJrQqP
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANAYiuVMumU6b
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly41Please respect copyright.PENANA11CMGLX8dR
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she41Please respect copyright.PENANARiIxXwlU5F
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought41Please respect copyright.PENANA7VS1F1xQiG
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to41Please respect copyright.PENANAIoKuPubpcL
leave, but after she finished her martini.41Please respect copyright.PENANALjxBt2vUar
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of41Please respect copyright.PENANAroXismMJ7O
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANASwwKugxAmk
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“Thanks,” said Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANAzNY2wsfaED
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.41Please respect copyright.PENANACBoYR0PsUw
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAE5NxzgegQO
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.41Please respect copyright.PENANAUDnKhluZ8s
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,41Please respect copyright.PENANAyFztCMs0eA
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAKFrKAILl7G
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on41Please respect copyright.PENANAraDdbseYPE
Kim’s shoulder.41Please respect copyright.PENANAg2TTJgqRZm
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad41Please respect copyright.PENANAqnaq0kpBUU
idea. We should get out while we can.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAZLAiy45PpV
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat41Please respect copyright.PENANA57zqJrUGMN
the conversation. Let’s go.”41Please respect copyright.PENANARIbjud367V
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to41Please respect copyright.PENANAgO67RKyFAG
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they41Please respect copyright.PENANARrAzBLLirh
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they41Please respect copyright.PENANAet5kEwbgQ5
were able to see Leo’s table.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3bM7TEGB5
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing41Please respect copyright.PENANA2VqroeGqIQ
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.41Please respect copyright.PENANAyxRulbOn2j
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.41Please respect copyright.PENANAx3RvVDGeCS
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be41Please respect copyright.PENANARC9KUhZXc6
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAKcBmvUI2aq
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the41Please respect copyright.PENANAAnBrp7czo6
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they41Please respect copyright.PENANAvr3q1q6iJl
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He41Please respect copyright.PENANAyd50HBdqsX
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar41Please respect copyright.PENANArIR2islm9T
counter in anticipation.41Please respect copyright.PENANAEMxzVVTHwK
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.41Please respect copyright.PENANA5Cn6f3Aixu
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook41Please respect copyright.PENANAkKTuIOIlEa
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4dLFP4fkS
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl41Please respect copyright.PENANAlnlDAHp6lK
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her41Please respect copyright.PENANA6XwEqpT3nW
head.41Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z9kT7YNf0
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but41Please respect copyright.PENANA7L1rRSAhIa
not at that intimate level.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA8CtflQFiyE
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAdfIgIcXSpc
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he41Please respect copyright.PENANA7rubVusCUw
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like41Please respect copyright.PENANAgl1A4dYDn2
he was being friendly to me.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA3eQg2Ccr8k
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQLJNxLGEAW
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and41Please respect copyright.PENANAvlSViB7YAm
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.41Please respect copyright.PENANAm76yshwKvT
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.41Please respect copyright.PENANArU2fJ9MHCv
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar41Please respect copyright.PENANA0B4MAOhY99
counter.41Please respect copyright.PENANAmRbYM0j7DW
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the41Please respect copyright.PENANAVVDGl5EnEN
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her41Please respect copyright.PENANAXgYsVUtaj4
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.41Please respect copyright.PENANAKHmfYVJpug
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.41Please respect copyright.PENANAdJy2ym0OCp
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was41Please respect copyright.PENANAFiN4ORAKpF
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,41Please respect copyright.PENANA6Cj7x5VoJd
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda41Please respect copyright.PENANAl0tLZHV1AS
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly41Please respect copyright.PENANABHjMEYxzvi
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the41Please respect copyright.PENANA8p88eVCR5f
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty41Please respect copyright.PENANARCnCKtd2J2
that was different from Carly’s.41Please respect copyright.PENANArKpqrXm4d3
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuUStOackaF
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda41Please respect copyright.PENANAkGctsAWMO8
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt41Please respect copyright.PENANAkH2Y7tPPKh
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.41Please respect copyright.PENANAPrzZiJIOUJ
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her41Please respect copyright.PENANAMck0ChFMII
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes41Please respect copyright.PENANAUXQy3852se
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda41Please respect copyright.PENANAUulY2R2DRc
doing here?41Please respect copyright.PENANARuKRIyyx1W
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned41Please respect copyright.PENANACHvsB8MCBf
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read41Please respect copyright.PENANABXfw0CHSuj
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind41Please respect copyright.PENANAQFses6ZnCB
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and41Please respect copyright.PENANAKknETeSGGN
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same41Please respect copyright.PENANACqUAcSe0mu
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to41Please respect copyright.PENANAzUl4iuWIie
get her attention, but she thought better of it.41Please respect copyright.PENANATnMZ74mK3b
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANALMMaDaSsLT
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously41Please respect copyright.PENANA2HY5umkzkn
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I41Please respect copyright.PENANACpjr8Qw5TG
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”41Please respect copyright.PENANApuT7ppkXKn
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.41Please respect copyright.PENANALGmLw7RRaN
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and41Please respect copyright.PENANA1nA56xXk5m
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,41Please respect copyright.PENANAku7tyMxoMu
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly41Please respect copyright.PENANAPizVEOfcbo
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to41Please respect copyright.PENANAZimZfrWUJR
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to41Please respect copyright.PENANASJx81qgaiC
the table.41Please respect copyright.PENANApuZ3rpICBi
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAYopUNqNJ6m
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as41Please respect copyright.PENANAWfo4CqJTwM
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.41Please respect copyright.PENANAa2Z60GHumt
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his41Please respect copyright.PENANAbThjD33Q5H
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He41Please respect copyright.PENANAwF5XyM682j
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”41Please respect copyright.PENANANjdwndf4xL
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA2r7zjFNVDI
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason41Please respect copyright.PENANA15d4QHHGu5
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAkxmGCUNJ5L
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.41Please respect copyright.PENANAjCdVaulTb9
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked41Please respect copyright.PENANAzJNIT9UXP7
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA8p0iW0uJCt
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”41Please respect copyright.PENANADqdAZaH4Gp
said Marco.41Please respect copyright.PENANAMnWhRQh2sC
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is41Please respect copyright.PENANAM5izXaDRQK
more handsome than you.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAXZf14GN4Uh
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting41Please respect copyright.PENANAxweZiPYYuJ
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran41Please respect copyright.PENANA5BTnYepzXF
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.41Please respect copyright.PENANAWbLjEWCXq8
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?41Please respect copyright.PENANA0aPhPAEIQy
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at41Please respect copyright.PENANArMrUP04Val
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?41Please respect copyright.PENANAcs5ALXABxn
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who41Please respect copyright.PENANA3yo0SbV7Ek
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was41Please respect copyright.PENANAR2UJ3I9E9h
thinking about.41Please respect copyright.PENANAeVYja3A9e8
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to41Please respect copyright.PENANArtvmMbgHMl
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA43Qt1gCyCN
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his41Please respect copyright.PENANA9TI3zCf203
brother’s face.41Please respect copyright.PENANAO2xMAxir6C
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile41Please respect copyright.PENANAyTR4uk8OTD
at Oliver.41Please respect copyright.PENANAPQiR2wwJMc
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAnL46Pt3nAD
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAqhP47qijRY
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be41Please respect copyright.PENANACG4chfA4YM
heading out too.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA5wYeqrESS8
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.41Please respect copyright.PENANAxn4sElVr7W
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to41Please respect copyright.PENANAC0WresJRgg
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.41Please respect copyright.PENANALquBJ2UTeh
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our41Please respect copyright.PENANATzN1nYiDW0
way home.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7lSFpQ2sV
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time41Please respect copyright.PENANAanzh18O4Lt
here.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAg3psSE2HjM
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave41Please respect copyright.PENANAVThZrxRVo5
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANACJgQt5kE3W
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with41Please respect copyright.PENANAuToUd26p6v
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she41Please respect copyright.PENANAwIVHFXUEi1
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.41Please respect copyright.PENANAZVyCmAboI5
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a41Please respect copyright.PENANAKobO44dpmf
little longer.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAN00YcIGGaz
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost41Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6bZ8kv3Wf
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.41Please respect copyright.PENANADggsTkiQ4Y
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from41Please respect copyright.PENANAR6R3knrgYB
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to41Please respect copyright.PENANAPSVtDr9KCW
get your number, Angel.”41Please respect copyright.PENANASutsnAQUyU
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.41Please respect copyright.PENANASBgandiHXG
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his41Please respect copyright.PENANAWJ7hXf3n1m
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he41Please respect copyright.PENANATRLsCpyUFu
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked41Please respect copyright.PENANA2RSqH2L1Xk
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t41Please respect copyright.PENANAAAu4J4SkLe
care less.41Please respect copyright.PENANAhhUTGI3Vxu
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We41Please respect copyright.PENANAiudviPhnsO
should do this sometime soon.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQUWt7jUkm4
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very41Please respect copyright.PENANA54YUM2LP69
difficult.41Please respect copyright.PENANA3pkVYPHX8N
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,41Please respect copyright.PENANAtyP844GkcM
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a41Please respect copyright.PENANAQASSVRM8a3
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,41Please respect copyright.PENANACEBfkJRO9q
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.41Please respect copyright.PENANAJtZCdqwntu
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.41Please respect copyright.PENANAvS7FxWdTII
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.41Please respect copyright.PENANAUBddvJvKqS
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAhzjUDPOTyq
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked41Please respect copyright.PENANApeToKwnuj1
much at all for a while.41Please respect copyright.PENANAr0oB061RkD
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAcC3cPq4o8x
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling41Please respect copyright.PENANA5blMtNnUer
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,41Please respect copyright.PENANAXAWwDeIHTT
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.41Please respect copyright.PENANABWuSKSCWeq
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head41Please respect copyright.PENANAgU4C3f2eWN
home.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQBggVPAnUF
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely41Please respect copyright.PENANA86q0SOb4nN
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and41Please respect copyright.PENANAfk0rSVefXI
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,41Please respect copyright.PENANAvXfFmGn7Ev
Miranda might still be around.41Please respect copyright.PENANAWywVe4Zs7s
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long41Please respect copyright.PENANASZzY1hL7Xu
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAlNrplJEzW3
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she41Please respect copyright.PENANAKSqIlhjrN0
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well41Please respect copyright.PENANAHOQ1kZXdAz
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that41Please respect copyright.PENANARNi82kotzT
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.41Please respect copyright.PENANADMm9yDF5Mx
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice41Please respect copyright.PENANA19U77IDGMH
cream.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAQu6FDeOlgb
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.41Please respect copyright.PENANAlvAFIxqbJx
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car41Please respect copyright.PENANANzB5K5umAB
around?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAM9ndDcTN19
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of41Please respect copyright.PENANA3j98xHQZkL
the bar area.41Please respect copyright.PENANAeFOCXjVTe7
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his41Please respect copyright.PENANAjDafQHkuBy
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that41Please respect copyright.PENANAqg2XOFAvmb
they started to stand up.41Please respect copyright.PENANAGkKCCZKTHb
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.41Please respect copyright.PENANAVPLk8yGwvh
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuGDqhALLJg
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and41Please respect copyright.PENANARzu1XG5Jjf
see.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA8lf55EKwUx
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when41Please respect copyright.PENANAfEIsetFsHe
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From41Please respect copyright.PENANAWlPTgK45TS
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace41Please respect copyright.PENANAFWkZNlsKSn
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo41Please respect copyright.PENANAAcVAmBU49a
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.41Please respect copyright.PENANA8qXr2NWP2Y
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.41Please respect copyright.PENANARNzaJMQ7HU
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he41Please respect copyright.PENANAxTgug6yG9e
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his41Please respect copyright.PENANAsSfqMyV2Y3
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.41Please respect copyright.PENANAuzWppllyLO
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s41Please respect copyright.PENANAjsXOgdsMWv
seen us.”41Please respect copyright.PENANA78k7h1iuTa
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring41Please respect copyright.PENANAEs7v9rAZbi
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?41Please respect copyright.PENANAEJfeEoDZgF
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.41Please respect copyright.PENANADYS5X8oQmg
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at41Please respect copyright.PENANAOBfmjRmIf4
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because41Please respect copyright.PENANApccyVwdV7h
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught41Please respect copyright.PENANAQpfGzCE0F9
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided41Please respect copyright.PENANACgGI8uJ3Ak
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.41Please respect copyright.PENANAPChkO404Ir
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his41Please respect copyright.PENANAoijfnfGDkS
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he41Please respect copyright.PENANATPCSgQhfyF
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at41Please respect copyright.PENANAXFxahCWzz0
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was41Please respect copyright.PENANA0PEIVioCa7
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start41Please respect copyright.PENANAPsaTbjUEd4
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.41Please respect copyright.PENANAMoZ5aR1oFO
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.41Please respect copyright.PENANAivNgGp6Qa7
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAMMNRVNZ1d3
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now41Please respect copyright.PENANAOOWpljLjzi
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to41Please respect copyright.PENANA3FjstD1I7y
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.41Please respect copyright.PENANAX7lVOuW15R
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.41Please respect copyright.PENANAYKfqfgRMJW
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them41Please respect copyright.PENANAYl672eIDZs
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that41Please respect copyright.PENANAA9WGr3OIel
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were41Please respect copyright.PENANA0lgEeNFWEP
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.41Please respect copyright.PENANAHWngrBdD5h
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.41Please respect copyright.PENANAN4H68PtF96
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.41Please respect copyright.PENANAsJN2o2FSRu
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any41Please respect copyright.PENANAX4mZSjsBFs
favors," said Angel.41Please respect copyright.PENANAx1qS9Qg8rp
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have41Please respect copyright.PENANABdouGx25aQ
they been there?"41Please respect copyright.PENANAjcrEw5S2Xq
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I41Please respect copyright.PENANAWBOwwDjStF
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."41Please respect copyright.PENANASB1p0abjsA
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the41Please respect copyright.PENANArDz2cU0RYB
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."41Please respect copyright.PENANAreEBK7UytH
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,41Please respect copyright.PENANAysmAXiGgVo
so you've got to be careful from now on."41Please respect copyright.PENANADTxx2vSih1
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but41Please respect copyright.PENANAmAwOHGcHl0
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.41Please respect copyright.PENANA7bFy6dBHIM
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver41Please respect copyright.PENANAZjLO3ZqRbr
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.41Please respect copyright.PENANAEgWSlTqOJV
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one41Please respect copyright.PENANAgh7GZcgHlC
night only.41Please respect copyright.PENANAOfGQBGDP7D
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.41Please respect copyright.PENANAfBIs3jyPmQ
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAOgByawHIRV
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to41Please respect copyright.PENANAhpa3aldB1M
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAZOKyAbJ9y7
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned41Please respect copyright.PENANAu5QCVUp2HL
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to41Please respect copyright.PENANAjMDfigyNPD
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath41Please respect copyright.PENANACWkrEiC4Wv
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to41Please respect copyright.PENANAGeQFFS702x
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you41Please respect copyright.PENANARFYw9ib1WH
want one?”41Please respect copyright.PENANA0wz4JylLgr
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the41Please respect copyright.PENANAPzcsysyLuX
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as41Please respect copyright.PENANAoylipumEEE
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to41Please respect copyright.PENANAlNakZeWfe9
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was41Please respect copyright.PENANADMZ5h5AhEY
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,41Please respect copyright.PENANAQG9EsbYrTB
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet41Please respect copyright.PENANAk2mVeKF3Hb
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about41Please respect copyright.PENANAuRBPEtkXEZ
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?41Please respect copyright.PENANAEyPttYb1uD
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the41Please respect copyright.PENANA6LEBk5T0Wn
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,41Please respect copyright.PENANAHOJXGaSJtJ
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the41Please respect copyright.PENANATDqRYkojT7
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed41Please respect copyright.PENANAxNdEsdpsLe
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.41Please respect copyright.PENANAz20fGQ5ZOr
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even41Please respect copyright.PENANAkPrktxhSyw
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her41Please respect copyright.PENANA7FoNTQici3
relief, it was Walters.41Please respect copyright.PENANAVWC1jNO6l1
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAE7rviyBIpp
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”41Please respect copyright.PENANAGfuWtW2vI6
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda41Please respect copyright.PENANAY10gq5AOcn
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAcfSVWu0bTj
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red41Please respect copyright.PENANAMKqRmhh8Bx
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed41Please respect copyright.PENANADlFcJXlUBX
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black41Please respect copyright.PENANAiBUe3eNO9B
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were41Please respect copyright.PENANAdnJ67OKglN
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red41Please respect copyright.PENANAuJsKKU2NMc
Lion?41Please respect copyright.PENANAPeLq8NusJw
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the41Please respect copyright.PENANAmwpjKHH8xH
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone41Please respect copyright.PENANAeyUr3wHDKq
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the41Please respect copyright.PENANAkS5w0YKCaY
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.41Please respect copyright.PENANAmsU0T0vb2k
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly41Please respect copyright.PENANAud68CItuhE
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to41Please respect copyright.PENANAd6wylqEAg3
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the41Please respect copyright.PENANA9WaGJJuPNX
balcony.41Please respect copyright.PENANAwStQNCXnA7
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can41Please respect copyright.PENANA7xW9xPLADn
begin the meeting.”41Please respect copyright.PENANAEdumYJlAk9
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that41Please respect copyright.PENANAweRHRsHjJ5
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was41Please respect copyright.PENANAY6ajoZtvb2
a charming smile on his face.