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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he55Please respect copyright.PENANARf4s9K6a2c
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.55Please respect copyright.PENANABhuoFX5ujp
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANA0NSlMXF6Go
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to55Please respect copyright.PENANAGgy9QubSTS
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she55Please respect copyright.PENANAAjuAYjy9m0
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”55Please respect copyright.PENANATSDrYnTcht
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need55Please respect copyright.PENANAhjJgNH9ffQ
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in55Please respect copyright.PENANAANxZh2v8C9
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”55Please respect copyright.PENANACUZtTOimhb
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you55Please respect copyright.PENANA73ARylbF53
want to say it.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAezpes0LZu8
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.55Please respect copyright.PENANA0AMk9wmt4Q
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA9nQCHKlJHO
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,55Please respect copyright.PENANAQwvkOQMqrr
because that’s just how she is.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAndciFrAQdu
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone55Please respect copyright.PENANAch9Mz0j608
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had55Please respect copyright.PENANAhr8zDSaZSo
your fun.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAvPW64kf2XY
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell55Please respect copyright.PENANA70z19KZRdM
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way55Please respect copyright.PENANAgfaOBmK22K
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAXy2FGjRJ3V
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for55Please respect copyright.PENANAzcNvFPsS2D
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at55Please respect copyright.PENANAEp7THMHa2q
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he55Please respect copyright.PENANAeBPO8OP9sl
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.55Please respect copyright.PENANAF9pIKIi0k0
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his55Please respect copyright.PENANAUa7cQ9iSYb
thoughts.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZy5PeDLM9K
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as55Please respect copyright.PENANA5PQjY2moyT
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAGHGxEuFuyh
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks55Please respect copyright.PENANAVHf91itLAn
too?”55Please respect copyright.PENANAmjFT4iue15
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly55Please respect copyright.PENANA472D23RL7c
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs55Please respect copyright.PENANAn3MONXkFGD
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.55Please respect copyright.PENANAUZPRoeC7Bi
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and55Please respect copyright.PENANAfOuUbm532q
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying55Please respect copyright.PENANABhbzZQQoWe
that they should join Angel and the others.55Please respect copyright.PENANAWtLZKILXZN
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table55Please respect copyright.PENANAX7jMpbOqPB
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.55Please respect copyright.PENANAUG8KqvWmgY
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”55Please respect copyright.PENANAHaxA8dc7Pa
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.55Please respect copyright.PENANAGM8tgUDSbm
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already55Please respect copyright.PENANAa1rICYeNtk
tired.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAyuhi9YiBnB
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of55Please respect copyright.PENANABQS9zD7jTI
a drink right now.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA6ebWaBhYX9
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of55Please respect copyright.PENANANfFH5HEwRn
their sight.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAIhHVPk5dBV
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to55Please respect copyright.PENANAtRYkCxvswh
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if55Please respect copyright.PENANA678LzVgwAm
they aren’t at their table.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAa20gVQaikl
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to55Please respect copyright.PENANArWKQdgRkwE
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s55Please respect copyright.PENANAF14RqgFyR6
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she55Please respect copyright.PENANAtYv5LuxoVU
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and55Please respect copyright.PENANAdzYZDue7df
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.55Please respect copyright.PENANAtaov9E7sHJ
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.55Please respect copyright.PENANAHwbu0hA0Vz
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back55Please respect copyright.PENANACsRVFhjiRG
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,55Please respect copyright.PENANAXfSl3JpaMM
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached55Please respect copyright.PENANAhDoJBo24VM
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.55Please respect copyright.PENANAMhi3jmFlTx
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,55Please respect copyright.PENANAJOTDhIjbi5
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANA2AsPq2DpGk
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she55Please respect copyright.PENANAAtZlfA8iTl
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.55Please respect copyright.PENANAeJrH9N50DV
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.55Please respect copyright.PENANApOrPlEkScZ
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at55Please respect copyright.PENANAXoT9AxuTpW
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he55Please respect copyright.PENANAJpejpHZ2SZ
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re55Please respect copyright.PENANAtlQKHYkxQs
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”55Please respect copyright.PENANAAgyjEuXYsw
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when55Please respect copyright.PENANAEP3VJjwGXZ
he gets here. I really need to step out.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAsdxfE3bHZ2
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4lpEpLAjWW
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so55Please respect copyright.PENANADNHYVxDNeP
it was hopeless to do so.55Please respect copyright.PENANAYkElwaIkhP
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in55Please respect copyright.PENANADCOqopEqIE
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when55Please respect copyright.PENANAHuDiXtEnsu
Walters calls.”55Please respect copyright.PENANARthy1cSOKQ
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.55Please respect copyright.PENANADzZLjolRa3
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make55Please respect copyright.PENANAJksYNMfQGy
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a55Please respect copyright.PENANA63YCLsW9ls
minute.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZWV2NLdU0c
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the55Please respect copyright.PENANAlCn8waq7xZ
door.55Please respect copyright.PENANA92ctlCRD9b
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are55Please respect copyright.PENANATQaNNyS3Zx
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at55Please respect copyright.PENANAL80e7J7UDv
any moment.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAvWNyI0QB0H
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red55Please respect copyright.PENANAYMtvt2bIvU
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football55Please respect copyright.PENANAS4rcEOVmWa
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA09EhjzZNQK
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up55Please respect copyright.PENANAU8rgpCOarT
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters55Please respect copyright.PENANAZtujYetFIM
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out55Please respect copyright.PENANAVDMepmQV7j
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or55Please respect copyright.PENANAVuxeEuPskZ
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.55Please respect copyright.PENANATHNA5H8qbd
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,55Please respect copyright.PENANAe1gDgCunfE
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so55Please respect copyright.PENANAyB06cesoOO
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel55Please respect copyright.PENANA210DKHZGPy
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the55Please respect copyright.PENANAPfnAFP4Oel
next day.55Please respect copyright.PENANAlthCCSnBBU
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the55Please respect copyright.PENANAhkUASHpwNI
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he55Please respect copyright.PENANAWz7by0edBh
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAF50ACgW1e8
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango55Please respect copyright.PENANAnbPWjV1WRk
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at55Please respect copyright.PENANAIY2OB3QJzt
Eric and shook her head.55Please respect copyright.PENANA01JoIzis6Z
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in55Please respect copyright.PENANAKhNjqHW9vC
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco55Please respect copyright.PENANAyk8zzHpCdc
thanked him as Leo sat down.55Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZEfgJymaR
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who55Please respect copyright.PENANAwN5T5fLBLL
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAuVdmdRcIYZ
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here55Please respect copyright.PENANAW2cfOBUWJr
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,55Please respect copyright.PENANArFp2OQu6zw
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even55Please respect copyright.PENANAIDMazCNcwX
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAVKBBdkD5c4
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.55Please respect copyright.PENANAJT6XEQ5tGt
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage55Please respect copyright.PENANAyvWjhTMGA6
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in55Please respect copyright.PENANA5VEgH7bWoC
cheese.55Please respect copyright.PENANAjpofpwudgr
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,55Please respect copyright.PENANAQX7BPlaB2a
they all burst into laughter.55Please respect copyright.PENANAaMZ0UgG7HO
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.55Please respect copyright.PENANAyfEJgccIFY
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was55Please respect copyright.PENANACj9TnBOEHq
supposed to inherit it, not me.”55Please respect copyright.PENANABCrUQeFK0p
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”55Please respect copyright.PENANApgXQ32Rgh7
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.55Please respect copyright.PENANAKHloENuX0J
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a55Please respect copyright.PENANA3DnFVNB4Ap
lot more money in the future.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAH3Wgpgm96p
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will55Please respect copyright.PENANAHlxVLG3BF9
understand,” said Angel.55Please respect copyright.PENANApWT9izIBew
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan55Please respect copyright.PENANAmXrAdyuFJn
on running them.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAsKkrbYMqIK
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.55Please respect copyright.PENANAlZI01lWs5v
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his55Please respect copyright.PENANAfvYc2H2H0n
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAbePH0G8aI0
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at55Please respect copyright.PENANAG5bGtPRR3X
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched55Please respect copyright.PENANAwPykR9OZAQ
out his hand to get a nacho.55Please respect copyright.PENANAOoPYrkFVTW
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth55Please respect copyright.PENANApEEyUaHrdH
afterwards.55Please respect copyright.PENANAdgMRjhr7VN
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his55Please respect copyright.PENANAMvqpxDTLRN
head.55Please respect copyright.PENANAiWroEurdcI
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.55Please respect copyright.PENANAfSsJecXOwZ
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver55Please respect copyright.PENANA9xEVsO3LyZ
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in55Please respect copyright.PENANA5Feq9BlpOh
the future.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAYwAYTkS1jL
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out55Please respect copyright.PENANANaFAkv0Iye
later, when he’s older.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAkayvTvkDh1
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,55Please respect copyright.PENANApodkfwikQD
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.55Please respect copyright.PENANA86hAzxuCjN
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering55Please respect copyright.PENANAwsEvp6YHO7
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge55Please respect copyright.PENANAkqXH1ir04o
the statement.55Please respect copyright.PENANAHv3VVGOFF0
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the55Please respect copyright.PENANAsiXUXr3cYW
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing55Please respect copyright.PENANARXnFi1u3Ld
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the55Please respect copyright.PENANAmTb0G7pGeY
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANAyMfNw6bSUX
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.55Please respect copyright.PENANA2aEWcZrJhV
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a55Please respect copyright.PENANAfXNZW8vEt9
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and55Please respect copyright.PENANAKjWgm07BXk
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes55Please respect copyright.PENANAxcHrUG2Hbb
elsewhere. What should she do?55Please respect copyright.PENANAOlX8F6d2Wf
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos55Please respect copyright.PENANABWqJ5BEJFr
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.55Please respect copyright.PENANA41frvrHHRF
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“What is it?” she asked him.55Please respect copyright.PENANAQp0q4DXTbl
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was55Please respect copyright.PENANAM3DBtZOrvO
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAcoUA7LDLoz
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.55Please respect copyright.PENANAS6Il38wMYP
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he55Please respect copyright.PENANAps7uXvUVwS
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as55Please respect copyright.PENANAOFiw6CWCeK
necessary.55Please respect copyright.PENANA2OzZ2KhqP5
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you55Please respect copyright.PENANAUk5jU8PUMm
know.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAdt5ldqUD9u
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on55Please respect copyright.PENANAZGuBGGflQT
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAdDrSEEqkLL
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.55Please respect copyright.PENANAaGL6kgfkQJ
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting55Please respect copyright.PENANAvAdkUFaTE2
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than55Please respect copyright.PENANA9hugYfMY5y
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.55Please respect copyright.PENANAQcDNU82u1m
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar55Please respect copyright.PENANAcdvjqJg4Cy
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for55Please respect copyright.PENANATm4MO8m32c
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of55Please respect copyright.PENANADcti8vPiHk
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a55Please respect copyright.PENANAEFJ90b3uU1
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.55Please respect copyright.PENANAQT7Bpvw5Hm
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see55Please respect copyright.PENANA8flCm1GVzS
us.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA2vSCHLXLLG
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZH9hSjWpgw
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I55Please respect copyright.PENANAJaXQUd0edE
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAZM2fUZR0Po
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the55Please respect copyright.PENANAFD5u1ka5VY
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the55Please respect copyright.PENANAJK6bcoSuHE
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see55Please respect copyright.PENANAcYnjfnM8CH
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the55Please respect copyright.PENANAEOoJC6BKad
counter for a drink.55Please respect copyright.PENANADzb9W7gny8
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at55Please respect copyright.PENANAo6bHgsvcCP
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really55Please respect copyright.PENANAqEx5Zy0ImR
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he55Please respect copyright.PENANAOMk2Ra7t0t
has.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAowVykNVYNp
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and55Please respect copyright.PENANAFcAi5uYRsV
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAkCFVcVKJYl
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your55Please respect copyright.PENANA9FsA2rKb0G
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over55Please respect copyright.PENANA1R5g1IDrlZ
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are55Please respect copyright.PENANAKFWPtbeLbp
already doing right now.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA7qNm4h6Ac6
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANAvGiMLrYygE
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.55Please respect copyright.PENANAtVNFQQjCw3
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANAc5x889PosE
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,55Please respect copyright.PENANAGhR6dnFQrw
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAtBNGaXfE7g
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re55Please respect copyright.PENANAHgTCbDZUu3
just as jealous as I am,” she said.55Please respect copyright.PENANAYEG8aGds59
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making55Please respect copyright.PENANAPBoe5tysHE
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAWFdOZJASqW
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see55Please respect copyright.PENANAGjTCvPfHtz
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAkOJVvautBn
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man55Please respect copyright.PENANAethgkfDuqN
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and55Please respect copyright.PENANALa5IUlJz6M
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let55Please respect copyright.PENANAldoBJpoDia
go of him that easily.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA3Yc5c77yAV
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation55Please respect copyright.PENANAWaW0uefYyd
was going.55Please respect copyright.PENANAhwtD7y3hXa
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m55Please respect copyright.PENANAxIUJZ64X5X
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover55Please respect copyright.PENANAej1b2LyVQb
isn’t going to do you any good.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAV5biR9HwBs
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to55Please respect copyright.PENANAXm9KhzEDah
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.55Please respect copyright.PENANA9kZEbpquXZ
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4vqDRPGYtm
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with55Please respect copyright.PENANAMtk750GRKg
your promise after you see this lover of his.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAsF19HMiQox
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After55Please respect copyright.PENANAAwDoyfVOKv
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”55Please respect copyright.PENANArMDgMymHOI
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANA5IXPKX6hAR
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get55Please respect copyright.PENANAgEkJXGhAig
us some drinks.”55Please respect copyright.PENANACAhWbGUoxg
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and55Please respect copyright.PENANAh6qmiIotv1
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was55Please respect copyright.PENANAUGnwpZvrp1
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.55Please respect copyright.PENANAz852DkVn5G
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzMGtj0eKFh
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,55Please respect copyright.PENANAKe2iro5zUG
she didn’t even give them a second thought.55Please respect copyright.PENANAXvj9vNxp6m
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing55Please respect copyright.PENANAwFRczt7FRB
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the55Please respect copyright.PENANAPyyThNTqGb
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long55Please respect copyright.PENANAQyz1jAEK5w
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few55Please respect copyright.PENANAlDyqPhwUlb
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.55Please respect copyright.PENANAQXBuJ8MAqP
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she55Please respect copyright.PENANAfQCG0ife2E
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as55Please respect copyright.PENANAPm5GyYsHCO
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if55Please respect copyright.PENANAuiK0PSLEvT
she wasn’t too careful.55Please respect copyright.PENANAa3TWcerBNg
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly55Please respect copyright.PENANA0F3ph89di0
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time55Please respect copyright.PENANAHEkHlL8kdk
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat55Please respect copyright.PENANASlX2B0FmR0
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure55Please respect copyright.PENANA8fOOntyjPE
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such55Please respect copyright.PENANAFE5YwbBnR7
things.55Please respect copyright.PENANAOxtObU7HnI
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table55Please respect copyright.PENANAnzm8x9Okqg
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.55Please respect copyright.PENANA5GQC3k5MQ5
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the55Please respect copyright.PENANAQT2boKlmtj
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on55Please respect copyright.PENANANqadCEd2Dk
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look55Please respect copyright.PENANArWQ6zEv237
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across55Please respect copyright.PENANAXX4xWLM3oh
her face.55Please respect copyright.PENANAjg4gWot6EO
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself55Please respect copyright.PENANAX0CNGhsrAc
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.55Please respect copyright.PENANAB8d207TfUd
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You55Please respect copyright.PENANAnRtL6IbbkR
might find they embarrass you."55Please respect copyright.PENANAP4Lxw4jLtM
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"55Please respect copyright.PENANAunDNsJuneE
Eric asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANAseB2vUZPZx
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."55Please respect copyright.PENANAlXAcWjGGhX
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,55Please respect copyright.PENANAKzisFi7hX9
silly," he said.55Please respect copyright.PENANAHRtJHGvQCI
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk55Please respect copyright.PENANATYx2z2ASzo
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We55Please respect copyright.PENANAEeQzDOZUIT
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so55Please respect copyright.PENANAxI4epS2ErV
carried away that I even fell in the pool."55Please respect copyright.PENANAdMctO9Aq4X
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for55Please respect copyright.PENANA1fqHySRwIz
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in55Please respect copyright.PENANAejIWQp9aLz
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4PyPCaYMo
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."55Please respect copyright.PENANA9CPsrkr3xw
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.55Please respect copyright.PENANAemKI0Wl48e
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been55Please respect copyright.PENANAvjQ0d2n8VL
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't55Please respect copyright.PENANAJHrgGkfK4A
talk to me for a week."55Please respect copyright.PENANAqRrZI4ti4Q
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said55Please respect copyright.PENANADeCprrnldf
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle55Please respect copyright.PENANAygj8OyAsGA
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.55Please respect copyright.PENANAUp9P6VmeRu
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out55Please respect copyright.PENANA9LzCA3lIUu
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,55Please respect copyright.PENANAJVthqIjEHx
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila55Please respect copyright.PENANAj64w6XPQdM
shots ever again."55Please respect copyright.PENANAaurv13zj9s
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”55Please respect copyright.PENANAky0I4800Bf
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took55Please respect copyright.PENANAejZEOOuWY7
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and55Please respect copyright.PENANAPaOxHqe5BS
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAykqqHlsAgt
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in55Please respect copyright.PENANAHMgXcddDsw
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she55Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1TnZ8rJ15
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAfVrfBp0CMi
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did55Please respect copyright.PENANAZvwR4a3EWb
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAW8dZ5eR2Wt
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any55Please respect copyright.PENANApr4pPsFNZu
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANA60OC5NrLxt
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks55Please respect copyright.PENANAWoYdEZhpym
alcohol.”55Please respect copyright.PENANARPOixADGZf
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her55Please respect copyright.PENANAAYLhuxNqJn
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed55Please respect copyright.PENANA1EmNxRF3a9
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.55Please respect copyright.PENANAtsZeNbyJST
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzUXA2xn6Ow
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne55Please respect copyright.PENANAR1Xarx116R
on special occasions.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAsF2jIy5OtS
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But55Please respect copyright.PENANAYix5NdWcA4
your preference suits you.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAmPu4yKWbco
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.55Please respect copyright.PENANALnYVqwUrlI
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them55Please respect copyright.PENANAQaTQWNQwIt
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.55Please respect copyright.PENANA2zWOxqhav8
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such55Please respect copyright.PENANAvGceLx9y9N
are considered classy.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA5eUptkfOgg
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what55Please respect copyright.PENANAFBLg9kxO7U
they drink,” said Eric.55Please respect copyright.PENANAeCrVZH5Ubo
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANA5Obdc0BRtx
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked55Please respect copyright.PENANA3008pfcGx2
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.55Please respect copyright.PENANAlR1d3TDzQ4
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”55Please respect copyright.PENANACu0VDwZKPs
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at55Please respect copyright.PENANAsz2JsG0uKy
Marco.55Please respect copyright.PENANAa75punRBYc
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of55Please respect copyright.PENANAD3zfxdLDgA
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to55Please respect copyright.PENANAEBgiXPngQa
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAt5rLmukLi3
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie55Please respect copyright.PENANAh9elG4X8G3
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling55Please respect copyright.PENANAtw8jAdacvp
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the55Please respect copyright.PENANAgsqjAZkxe3
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and55Please respect copyright.PENANAptuoYfQT1D
sincere.55Please respect copyright.PENANALQUibUq0NE
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw55Please respect copyright.PENANATryfVP2pj7
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from55Please respect copyright.PENANABlpy3Yekec
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some55Please respect copyright.PENANAQffHjVO0Rk
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a55Please respect copyright.PENANAx8oC5ZoBGy
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.55Please respect copyright.PENANAjHyfL6ETDM
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He55Please respect copyright.PENANAi8hq2xBWTP
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to55Please respect copyright.PENANAURRIZuC5AN
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.55Please respect copyright.PENANAyDY5kN7fdU
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and55Please respect copyright.PENANAEmEFoPE1ax
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there55Please respect copyright.PENANAihwk5Ueipd
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems55Please respect copyright.PENANAvXJm9pJ1Hk
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her55Please respect copyright.PENANAtY3Lpk29fV
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence55Please respect copyright.PENANAxggL6l2X6s
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like55Please respect copyright.PENANAMv7BmlvVPi
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel55Please respect copyright.PENANAckLzvnW9wV
for it.55Please respect copyright.PENANA9CDUT26WsO
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their55Please respect copyright.PENANA9BdG0Do6nX
thoughts.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4A6V4S9Did
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He55Please respect copyright.PENANAbOUubbOjwa
really needed to take a breather.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZEWqPr3G6u
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ06WSlp5vb
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few55Please respect copyright.PENANANNg257DYc6
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as55Please respect copyright.PENANACoNpI3KwtW
though she had woken up from a bad dream.55Please respect copyright.PENANAEeAlHQwvfD
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANA1GsF3gLILB
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to55Please respect copyright.PENANANRLACWMVdC
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so55Please respect copyright.PENANA6Gb7CG68UO
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.55Please respect copyright.PENANAs7EuJeMyA7
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on55Please respect copyright.PENANAZy64Fvitjm
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she55Please respect copyright.PENANALdLHYvywBk
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say55Please respect copyright.PENANAiXhL6GADlK
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can55Please respect copyright.PENANAZfO07cxap8
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to55Please respect copyright.PENANAQFyKNYNdq6
herself.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzkbDy9G41i
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When55Please respect copyright.PENANApcmfN2aefB
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse55Please respect copyright.PENANAOmYVh2MIOO
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in55Please respect copyright.PENANAeDjEMhL4NN
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the55Please respect copyright.PENANAuZSBa3Tx3N
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in55Please respect copyright.PENANATZSFqech9E
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANAadaSpCZsKL
notice her.55Please respect copyright.PENANAYVUke9qgi5
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His55Please respect copyright.PENANAXVmervKYng
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked55Please respect copyright.PENANA8egihEd5fF
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his55Please respect copyright.PENANAYYPNqBMPW4
own business.55Please respect copyright.PENANA8z34Ft6KS0
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to55Please respect copyright.PENANA5fpLgKQLBv
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with55Please respect copyright.PENANADolMxXrfdf
surprise.55Please respect copyright.PENANAb4IBPfvBGa
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.55Please respect copyright.PENANAcFTeFYPXGM
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZFkShAZ5lh
“At the candy store.”55Please respect copyright.PENANADwY5qtfmkB
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You55Please respect copyright.PENANAbu3iqX8wqN
bumped into that moving shelf.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAnmL9D4bRvf
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAIjC8wUvWNX
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.55Please respect copyright.PENANARoiWkHDuuV
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.55Please respect copyright.PENANALoiIbke2TW
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling55Please respect copyright.PENANATDMgBUm90x
forever.55Please respect copyright.PENANA3Dv3Jb9YYJ
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo55Please respect copyright.PENANAlrMX7dR014
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that55Please respect copyright.PENANA099B0amFMF
their conversation ended here.55Please respect copyright.PENANASrEmrUSljS
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAoZM8BqED34
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.55Please respect copyright.PENANAPW6zZohOpu
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She55Please respect copyright.PENANAcJJhnzSSHD
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?55Please respect copyright.PENANA36pJIG0uSp
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with55Please respect copyright.PENANAykA3gBORLM
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda55Please respect copyright.PENANAmOLwSbdw5o
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.55Please respect copyright.PENANASyff0tCI5j
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANAJEuuNqno81
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly55Please respect copyright.PENANA5v7O93W4zs
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she55Please respect copyright.PENANAu4kinYLPUP
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought55Please respect copyright.PENANAUJVQ10lqD3
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to55Please respect copyright.PENANAM07uqQehjK
leave, but after she finished her martini.55Please respect copyright.PENANAJMEIMBP5A0
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of55Please respect copyright.PENANAwBe4VV6uJb
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANArkp7hRXCus
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“Thanks,” said Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANAgm3wE62EuA
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.55Please respect copyright.PENANABvN8rANKOq
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAG7aAYlBqgX
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzUljpjxBtK
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,55Please respect copyright.PENANArV0yTQDhgC
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAPuIUM0bq80
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on55Please respect copyright.PENANASbiWePxEd8
Kim’s shoulder.55Please respect copyright.PENANAWHRLsfFfPM
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad55Please respect copyright.PENANA0lguQEIHIf
idea. We should get out while we can.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAiBnk1e62a4
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat55Please respect copyright.PENANAPtR5RgMzYD
the conversation. Let’s go.”55Please respect copyright.PENANADMuBl8JzAz
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to55Please respect copyright.PENANAEyrDGQpkRJ
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they55Please respect copyright.PENANAcNRHKFItMm
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they55Please respect copyright.PENANAeCjJ9vTp5u
were able to see Leo’s table.55Please respect copyright.PENANAFXtaHP9vCX
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing55Please respect copyright.PENANA6p3iXnNvcB
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4TIfOYFdLR
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.55Please respect copyright.PENANAq9LjEa6009
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be55Please respect copyright.PENANARQrfBuyHKq
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAvZUbjOOcEo
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the55Please respect copyright.PENANABRKx7mzmzW
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they55Please respect copyright.PENANAKZiMfrSMlo
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He55Please respect copyright.PENANAloICatRxIP
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar55Please respect copyright.PENANANA9ZkkS5AN
counter in anticipation.55Please respect copyright.PENANALDrpP1yFxI
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.55Please respect copyright.PENANAnkw94Bk4JG
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook55Please respect copyright.PENANAu8M5ufgtgO
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.55Please respect copyright.PENANAix7qRKaJDO
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl55Please respect copyright.PENANA0LXYeESWpE
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her55Please respect copyright.PENANAHoe5hljrwS
head.55Please respect copyright.PENANAHvBGZQbAtc
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but55Please respect copyright.PENANApHHEzaUH77
not at that intimate level.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAWw4pSMJEfh
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA03ZPftWT6G
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he55Please respect copyright.PENANANRSmENaf7N
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like55Please respect copyright.PENANA9C5uEKR8Ek
he was being friendly to me.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAFwSl3HU1lt
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”55Please respect copyright.PENANA1LfYmq3W6v
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and55Please respect copyright.PENANAuUQzQj3chF
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.55Please respect copyright.PENANAbqeERqCNq2
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.55Please respect copyright.PENANA5UgNzZMgpj
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar55Please respect copyright.PENANASMMiWQO024
counter.55Please respect copyright.PENANA0bB5ZW3AAT
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the55Please respect copyright.PENANAvvoPB2PRvt
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her55Please respect copyright.PENANAP74DhLmoAI
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.55Please respect copyright.PENANASEHlvETVd0
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.55Please respect copyright.PENANA60mZNGxkRk
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was55Please respect copyright.PENANAPf7wjPssj6
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,55Please respect copyright.PENANA4AC97mRebc
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda55Please respect copyright.PENANAY97jGp1kb8
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly55Please respect copyright.PENANAGZWge45Roc
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the55Please respect copyright.PENANAeO1HP2dlKR
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty55Please respect copyright.PENANAwEm5ZVkaGu
that was different from Carly’s.55Please respect copyright.PENANAfqM88Cn9iQ
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.55Please respect copyright.PENANAU5ZE8JTJCy
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda55Please respect copyright.PENANA61hp35ntn6
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt55Please respect copyright.PENANAcOHYgzQV9V
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.55Please respect copyright.PENANANf9PTBl9AI
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her55Please respect copyright.PENANAfCGPQviVk3
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes55Please respect copyright.PENANA8OtDsglTMM
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda55Please respect copyright.PENANAiztdAESehe
doing here?55Please respect copyright.PENANAyVU3gF8DOo
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned55Please respect copyright.PENANAbTXFJSfBpj
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read55Please respect copyright.PENANAWuyrmdQuDq
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind55Please respect copyright.PENANAaQXYVT7r5B
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and55Please respect copyright.PENANA6G7jMfkKqb
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same55Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0hdly89Dj
surprised look.55Please respect copyright.PENANAIcb1XNLv0E
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to55Please respect copyright.PENANACPhTyVEbYc
get her attention, but she thought better of it.55Please respect copyright.PENANAuEsCMjc1jQ
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANATkOau3OwQu
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously55Please respect copyright.PENANAj0cXIdwnT0
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I55Please respect copyright.PENANANzgO5N0Uue
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAKBWRBNeJGJ
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZToiBAOtK6
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and55Please respect copyright.PENANAXdWNwDdwG5
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,55Please respect copyright.PENANA6kh5ssuPke
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly55Please respect copyright.PENANA5C6MR2jeiU
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to55Please respect copyright.PENANAf21QWTkltj
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to55Please respect copyright.PENANAmyVF5V2JMH
the table.55Please respect copyright.PENANAMmE0CBkyb5
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANAMR8QH7wcMd
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as55Please respect copyright.PENANAv1x1Qdp3Wz
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.55Please respect copyright.PENANAYFCeOIdH1L
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his55Please respect copyright.PENANAzIivZd8GjV
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He55Please respect copyright.PENANA7O40DvlhiY
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAXD0vBGznUZ
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA6aOQiRP6GE
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason55Please respect copyright.PENANAVopnlLI1Sd
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAQCltFk9If2
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.55Please respect copyright.PENANAWJH9aj3CF2
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked55Please respect copyright.PENANAbOcIzDlIFX
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAfN6kYrsfHk
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”55Please respect copyright.PENANA2RoSiPzQnm
said Marco.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzHMfT6Mfem
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is55Please respect copyright.PENANAINXvq70tDw
more handsome than you.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAo7mbAB7Fcm
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting55Please respect copyright.PENANA21j8YFgrxx
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran55Please respect copyright.PENANAJrtWrG4sD4
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.55Please respect copyright.PENANA3sxPa92uNB
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?55Please respect copyright.PENANAQunviT3zGB
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at55Please respect copyright.PENANAdqAay1Xi8t
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?55Please respect copyright.PENANAcH5aneWiOc
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who55Please respect copyright.PENANAle62BgYkLG
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was55Please respect copyright.PENANArcflZBGHWv
thinking about.55Please respect copyright.PENANAY71hsR1mOK
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to55Please respect copyright.PENANAcKnPlTVFkK
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAfOl3QbbVQw
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his55Please respect copyright.PENANAsqJLlNrogW
brother’s face.55Please respect copyright.PENANAjQFlmh9uw9
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile55Please respect copyright.PENANA2JkwF4fD1W
at Oliver.55Please respect copyright.PENANARhjZ43xBXp
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAHVpJDG5kdq
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAUzF7ziS4LU
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be55Please respect copyright.PENANAYvAeB3DW5L
heading out too.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAXjJ9WYj3HF
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.55Please respect copyright.PENANAVNLmOeP921
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to55Please respect copyright.PENANAyt06cwSebU
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.55Please respect copyright.PENANAXaWqktScl8
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our55Please respect copyright.PENANATzj43OL9Ua
way home.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA4rq7RJVKll
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time55Please respect copyright.PENANAbDWSE0oqvy
here.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAfzoJ1IWTQy
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave55Please respect copyright.PENANAOdv1BXcih8
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANAhBTJiDb2MU
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with55Please respect copyright.PENANAalvkAC5fMQ
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she55Please respect copyright.PENANADKK2LXkgJ9
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.55Please respect copyright.PENANAB5gDZntNvz
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a55Please respect copyright.PENANAUD85WV1gnL
little longer.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA0IVK75Zd9w
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost55Please respect copyright.PENANAbHmZXXs0ZY
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.55Please respect copyright.PENANAzn8J1RTT3x
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from55Please respect copyright.PENANAIbmAv7i7SB
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to55Please respect copyright.PENANArT98iaH6bg
get your number, Angel.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAa6mF3i5mGy
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.55Please respect copyright.PENANANIuUHzB1wL
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his55Please respect copyright.PENANA5Tu9JSpBMN
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he55Please respect copyright.PENANAZG5FShwFWs
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked55Please respect copyright.PENANAnxxbQUBYDD
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t55Please respect copyright.PENANADjvKMIsGag
care less.55Please respect copyright.PENANAF3eJF8t6et
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We55Please respect copyright.PENANAVL6XdXrPwC
should do this sometime soon.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA9o59Hqwi4C
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very55Please respect copyright.PENANARHxdtBgKvW
difficult.55Please respect copyright.PENANANrTlHOBSXL
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,55Please respect copyright.PENANAzmmHfBLv2g
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a55Please respect copyright.PENANAl3RxpGzgIC
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,55Please respect copyright.PENANANErRB1WigK
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.55Please respect copyright.PENANA6zTAjEaiJM
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.55Please respect copyright.PENANAX7faeh4mXL
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.55Please respect copyright.PENANANUVheAQ8JT
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAzZpmAIGK44
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked55Please respect copyright.PENANA2v0wuCVKpu
much at all for a while.55Please respect copyright.PENANA1rhf8hplSg
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANAYNSZQMLpGl
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling55Please respect copyright.PENANAfGs3uwe1b6
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,55Please respect copyright.PENANAhgl3Qo0kuH
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.55Please respect copyright.PENANAmFXGkOPrgS
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head55Please respect copyright.PENANAkHjurBjDw6
home.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAaFBYXP7GqE
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely55Please respect copyright.PENANAHKFJEidSUV
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and55Please respect copyright.PENANAY1hGi4AW6j
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,55Please respect copyright.PENANAO6MQfwRxqW
Miranda might still be around.55Please respect copyright.PENANAAREPxSKowu
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long55Please respect copyright.PENANALEpklI72di
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZPIh56FxO
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she55Please respect copyright.PENANAHFSQyJeAP0
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well55Please respect copyright.PENANATxQqUuY6xX
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that55Please respect copyright.PENANAx3KkrvbLi7
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.55Please respect copyright.PENANAkX3otSt9Kp
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice55Please respect copyright.PENANAh0H4hDjc3r
cream.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA5gmLjmkxDk
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.55Please respect copyright.PENANAjzobvtg2Kf
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car55Please respect copyright.PENANACIyQZgtmiV
around?”55Please respect copyright.PENANA6ooH8DOgtW
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of55Please respect copyright.PENANA2OX9kYaD3Q
the bar area.55Please respect copyright.PENANAWIFlzFg1xM
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his55Please respect copyright.PENANAVTndgYhno0
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that55Please respect copyright.PENANARo3jkuCt6D
they started to stand up.55Please respect copyright.PENANA2hjv6BPYGD
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4iQ952WuL6
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.55Please respect copyright.PENANAJkJKO6TPHE
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and55Please respect copyright.PENANAlfCidxR4mm
see.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAy3olJSxr34
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when55Please respect copyright.PENANAg2vfap0tV6
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From55Please respect copyright.PENANAl1FVQX4C7u
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace55Please respect copyright.PENANAJUhdoqgXvC
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo55Please respect copyright.PENANAfGeerWMjN1
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.55Please respect copyright.PENANAiKh1rG8saK
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.55Please respect copyright.PENANA2WP40TE6eg
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he55Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZP6sU3Wfc
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his55Please respect copyright.PENANAHIKDbfkwYB
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.55Please respect copyright.PENANA4QzH7Em2BZ
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s55Please respect copyright.PENANAlQu6oecr27
seen us.”55Please respect copyright.PENANADoVNeYSWJm
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring55Please respect copyright.PENANA5cV3xQHCVf
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?55Please respect copyright.PENANA71hyUBgiz4
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.55Please respect copyright.PENANAt770ac2kd8
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at55Please respect copyright.PENANArxQeokHJpI
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because55Please respect copyright.PENANAcCYQNZQzVW
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught55Please respect copyright.PENANAOK1z3Y9547
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided55Please respect copyright.PENANA6wKWQbzMEZ
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.55Please respect copyright.PENANAgiMfgsPsOh
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his55Please respect copyright.PENANAsXWKjMpdZJ
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he55Please respect copyright.PENANAhfGnL0zUb0
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at55Please respect copyright.PENANAGQHEy1UcK3
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was55Please respect copyright.PENANABlVFq15Fm7
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start55Please respect copyright.PENANAqMUIngOJ5Z
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.55Please respect copyright.PENANAgUYxLh9Ctf
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.55Please respect copyright.PENANAAVyC05LMa3
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAaysplmnVHn
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now55Please respect copyright.PENANA7WyEv9XoBo
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to55Please respect copyright.PENANAvOJvxWSxy8
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.55Please respect copyright.PENANASbD4OUIPaI
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.55Please respect copyright.PENANAnWAhdhCHNt
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them55Please respect copyright.PENANAk4JTtEXhhM
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that55Please respect copyright.PENANAsI3jtvZ6ad
this wasn’t over.55Please respect copyright.PENANAAoHqsHCgt6
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were55Please respect copyright.PENANAWisR8wMCDZ
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.55Please respect copyright.PENANA6TtV3Y6jaV
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.55Please respect copyright.PENANAEaRIrOaPQG
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.55Please respect copyright.PENANA3NFKAZLTWz
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any55Please respect copyright.PENANAjNJyUtE6lr
favors," said Angel.55Please respect copyright.PENANASirtKGidsI
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have55Please respect copyright.PENANA6juTUHSFPd
they been there?"55Please respect copyright.PENANAdYVuouEhxn
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I55Please respect copyright.PENANAgKukgAxXlG
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."55Please respect copyright.PENANAQgltR8CpQQ
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the55Please respect copyright.PENANA8GucsUg06W
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."55Please respect copyright.PENANAyrTi7uMI4g
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,55Please respect copyright.PENANAw2PVYVdbPp
so you've got to be careful from now on."55Please respect copyright.PENANAZBV61b1rE0
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but55Please respect copyright.PENANA5VFIFYxE9b
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.55Please respect copyright.PENANAEnzICuf2FR
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver55Please respect copyright.PENANAZyrMBCQtzT
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.55Please respect copyright.PENANAHhcpb3HTn0
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one55Please respect copyright.PENANAAX1fnjgm9v
night only.55Please respect copyright.PENANAZH7SOg6MZ2
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.55Please respect copyright.PENANAFxY1Z9uQrq
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAyGbc0fjCPx
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to55Please respect copyright.PENANAOFxdfvTxS5
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”55Please respect copyright.PENANA7pSgXWSSoi
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned55Please respect copyright.PENANAcWioI2LkMh
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to55Please respect copyright.PENANAE8uPQV6vpT
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath55Please respect copyright.PENANAvqsqF9nG6x
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to55Please respect copyright.PENANAE6tL8gJl2l
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you55Please respect copyright.PENANACGq3qvtUBc
want one?”55Please respect copyright.PENANACj3K8e9OGX
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the55Please respect copyright.PENANAGlgQHVaauj
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as55Please respect copyright.PENANAirUBZbd1Xp
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to55Please respect copyright.PENANAzeeDrPb8ww
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was55Please respect copyright.PENANAoeonvT5U0D
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,55Please respect copyright.PENANA6xps6APaCC
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet55Please respect copyright.PENANAvrdMA1fZmG
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about55Please respect copyright.PENANAM3WIVMhWdK
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?55Please respect copyright.PENANAKJqmUwM1tC
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the55Please respect copyright.PENANAJpovnNebF1
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,55Please respect copyright.PENANA9TPnI1ihah
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the55Please respect copyright.PENANApbDW8RDcSz
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed55Please respect copyright.PENANAnR6drSsiVb
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.55Please respect copyright.PENANA9Uu9jWbJaz
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even55Please respect copyright.PENANAKbQ7txeUv4
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her55Please respect copyright.PENANAPWlhAGFS8C
relief, it was Walters.55Please respect copyright.PENANA711HiZN2sV
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”55Please respect copyright.PENANAIcDyedxozb
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”55Please respect copyright.PENANAtUrwM0bfaW
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda55Please respect copyright.PENANAhEYndi3DaA
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAWcDXOofIbw
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red55Please respect copyright.PENANAFGbKOSG8E3
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed55Please respect copyright.PENANAD948BdWjXI
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black55Please respect copyright.PENANASK21MmtGY1
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were55Please respect copyright.PENANAYy7WaYBxht
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red55Please respect copyright.PENANA7ThpgYei3I
Lion?55Please respect copyright.PENANAgfkLPDPMwY
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the55Please respect copyright.PENANABK4caQLX6B
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone55Please respect copyright.PENANAkkGwqRC1pi
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the55Please respect copyright.PENANAlOpUu61aP6
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.55Please respect copyright.PENANA6r6PLhVwfH
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly55Please respect copyright.PENANAE6wUVqQXRW
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to55Please respect copyright.PENANAuGFARpn73T
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the55Please respect copyright.PENANAA62B0Jgejg
balcony.55Please respect copyright.PENANApvdkqSNStW
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can55Please respect copyright.PENANAvxFWW2CRFB
begin the meeting.”55Please respect copyright.PENANAUa32QYNqtv
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that55Please respect copyright.PENANAhhnPgctST2
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was55Please respect copyright.PENANAAEKFIAZNRf
a charming smile on his face.