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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL5Vo85mwk
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xdPqcDsUU
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDp21sl4HO
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlIaqEFn2K
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEenW6KK92v
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ785oiBAYWd
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVQEGXeZVf
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aZ47rOcy8
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2g9lfW5Mi
want to say it.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLnAbVsQ0W
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXQnIDmC3y
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7ppqzMzxE
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJ9HTogp9y
because that’s just how she is.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9L7EMnHR8
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclhpqUJCDY
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnwsD5t9nu
your fun.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ793ncUB1rI
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVc5BRc4Y5
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViib6bvI4J
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGjfCGWpYW
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z4nQk3mx4
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hPw7GMOLR
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmy7bLoaXX
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQMMpVPQBe
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlItHpySgg0
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoUHoD7qQa
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0L0G2T9FEA
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgCL030mh5
too?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLzshsdLrD
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“Yep.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvzPXrOlAT
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtRe0SKDGC
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLdseZ7DyJ
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOIiHUdr0w
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcFaG3bcgb
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3F1p5Ht7C
that they should join Angel and the others.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgNUxCUOIW
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS5EpbIIoJ
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSbRPVPTy7
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTnkYqTSyU
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaFwKMrJp6
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvwWdJ18By
tired.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3tshAik14
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvvhN4Bngc
a drink right now.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2pKnR3pSn
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXxLr2lgJa
their sight.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQz4akdCR9
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDiTGIfbMg
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98MmvekrNA
they aren’t at their table.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBTecaUA9q
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DipiJOQue
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVQSRKH9Jq
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuZQTNPrMz
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GO5BwC3HL
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyooUsLTv3K
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5o8u5D38C
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15bwUBRTuL
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHA1Qo16Qx
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClEeq4tEJR
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEDUUMAB6R
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawNrumivHL
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAnfgYkXsQ
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7bY2E5DAc
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA8j1yX2Oj
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKSyKpq5TW
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcRdKLHySB
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXmfcWrGoK
would speak first.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKR85bYBky
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn6Oo1dXkb
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjuQsh7IM9
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkp1TarQMl
he gets here. I really need to step out.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ993wnUXOTx
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvixY1NwnG0
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdnuOIUfZi
it was hopeless to do so.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEovEGW2nn
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YjVrejCh9
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYNMlBYdoz
Walters calls.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcesveXFMm
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbaDsizOEN
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV025GL7qo
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf6goTqmBz
minute.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67SdLKxhy9
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4ZDWyTPmG
door.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58rGa6Z0dv
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgVnaBbTLp
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9dGtnxDMq
any moment.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0jltqjwIF
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ew88jjmYH
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXmgzmlDKk
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRpdTUtLYq
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ57THaIyk
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl5NOAgw7h
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs9SjhjzQ8
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZ3qKF1Qnt
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApscIOhyX4
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeTkUa304u
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSWnpxFWLQ
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HRAN7D7dW
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNeUsa9y26
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlI791DnNc
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KWNRGgYmJ
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgOurVlpYV
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wC43nQFGg
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTOHqKMCCs
Eric and shook her head.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq435cZJ5FC
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL1drNlp2t
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjjJVn5vl7
thanked him as Leo sat down.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztzFTRAKt5
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXasrIE8x1Z
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbb1dJpAgO
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9Zimt6j88
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYNqIQ9Kwi
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9R30KK6I3
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJKXuoXQXv
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrYWDY9HZP
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YUwDd0Jqb
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcf6fGFLMN
cheese.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVAhJG7iDr
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhat3YAvyC8
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKsnmejgee
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JvuIrL5Fi
supposed to inherit it, not me.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi62ObkCV0d
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzM6UNv5NP
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVlbJcJmhu
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ghVZBcC99
lot more money in the future.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX89BWBUlyD
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa5FZnPyEA
understand,” said Angel.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqLO4fr0oo
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYZjJvvxYe
on running them.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nIEITZazD
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1DsG6NO6m
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKcWoQ5GBa
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ7sBvdtpm
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXY9Ykmwcf
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe51gEw91I
out his hand to get a nacho.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLXg92Jr0S
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Mm61VHHoy
afterwards.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeogQ5nLRNC
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhavbwlF5HV
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllRKqO1EEa
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwuVaoRsje
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneokJUrFpj
the future.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXPRAZbIDb
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa15TuI7uaN
later, when he’s older.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6cMtgKBuH
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxxlmIrjfn
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctfplUYnym
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSNrAnt2rF
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R5v6LPelG
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cnewuL65v
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65FNFWTFHs
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGhDyYx6lr
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlz1EKC6PM
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7HQN8VPiP
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW77RhVIMl
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfTR8TvXqs
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhURfranJ5
elsewhere. What should she do?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBG2zJrizK
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4bqykQ9yk
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4q5T1wxgU
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“What is it?” she asked him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl8Hko5MBs
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkySOvZD3G
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFh2Nxcgip
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2t9A10haO
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WOzXn2uAc
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6nMJVOjE9
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DlT4MJINL
know.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXyOrRg2iH
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj45s3RhHAP
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSeorz68Zt
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8TerPcWgH
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbmmPbhCUA
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9wKwqh600
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t6eAmh4nN
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjKxehDD2D
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcFxNJbGNn
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC0U7FvcK6
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SPQEJtdEI
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURvIOBNAcx
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs5fCrMNxv
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0dboLgYPr
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZSrOoFvs3
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuy1qiHZ4TO
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYOKILAPy6
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ooi8cZsjc
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXV8L2ZPuUF
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYptglz6Lp
counter for a drink.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tTrb0UPJx
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B4VH10KRd
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nk3GVJ1jc
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqOyW2zmkP
has.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkO0bBJ4Y0
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Pg9uFXyx4
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CKRDUDm1e
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmQ8EFEVij
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XsupcLXlC
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXcILKvI3t
already doing right now.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhl7jNsIb6h
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfmE6CcZLu
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AXPad1EMl
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7ShXWpj89
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgakitMBOI
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRQCa0JyaT
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBtHPYoYVy
just as jealous as I am,” she said.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADEIobtV7v
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqvjnmEFo3
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR2W9eu8MU
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4I7naqOvt
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhLgj4VjTc
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHQlsGXJJ8
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p5oDbGZs2
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHOlzXceLa
go of him that easily.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk1y4x2gPi
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BS66PNdxJ
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtFL6AwfAl
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIWaEUFdba
isn’t going to do you any good.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R9HWFwX6g
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdVbsMX0X7
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YNXARwBMD
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLX9MAoASn
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLqbqDloNl
your promise after you see this lover of his.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfJXzIriZ1
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8cHUDepZj
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeYY3oLtUK
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGctmFzVb32
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx2WfiSx3n
us some drinks.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf83DRvQSGV
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJs0PBKEP1y
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T3fukrqDE
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOptlRydyV
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX15EmC0Cnr
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxa0WmlPAz
she didn’t even give them a second thought.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2kppREhaH
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrhN4ny3RH
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1ZFQCfWUm
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxxVQOSfEH
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vqjxEjIPH
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ki0u4u63Q
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgI0xAp8l0
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnMfer1zVK
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwuZXfNRbe
she wasn’t too careful.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmuaclLuCZ
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffyGPv7D0V
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4cnbo978H
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5XDq0ynqh
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxDtY2496l
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmKQGHXZvv
things.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDRwzR8S5N
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmTpBImYLf
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKinqz1A6x
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52oCQROlm6
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTAMtLMyp0
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkWBKhiCp9
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAWp8wVsG3
her face.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJDWhl18Pk
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyeZijanbc
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc78Ml3rNPp
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVUxmHvbCp
might find they embarrass you."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDIiNdKfeI
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChTjMLWxuW
Eric asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxifzkimOC
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBIEwcNJvi
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwrr4CDcZk
silly," he said.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84NI3Sss3K
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qLy5IDqZz
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nJrhsWNBb
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MNvO88M8a
carried away that I even fell in the pool."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrsMZd4Nr4
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOVL9yk6JX
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxhjraNUbf
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQ3UQCZBaS
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEA99Kld2ou
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JQdgIHCNY
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7goeF25Nbq
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtNifQjTsK
talk to me for a week."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡconrTWZLJz
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvjY4f16xZ
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hc2VE3fXN
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HeNKkH3il
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6aqog6OCZ
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiXHIZdnTo
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwV2At6TPs
shots ever again."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfnBwodsMz
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdhJjbmTkg
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKZA63fToT
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MAPuzy8ka
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhRME70kNc
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm0yZb5PyZ
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpwiICJfOH
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxKsOyJiTX
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpezWnQ79r
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk19tyYwa7
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi2DRvVHPp
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBDnBsy3St
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9KhRkg7V5
alcohol.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXLoTNxAo9
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp79egTlMfH
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH8HRdCPJz
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcScFpOrwPQ
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G1de9PwBD
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvJS8jdg0K
on special occasions.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8KbO80wPi
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKyTc2ErCK
your preference suits you.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhosA3xEURz
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlD1ed1f92
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgNyBtttYX
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGYMYVp6Fr
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0II8g8JBlr
are considered classy.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssLpoqsYxF
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF29U00rU4A
they drink,” said Eric.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwV7684Tws
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SIwb0CIqo
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJxv58Qtqg
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy24HC9nS9U
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt0m9du7ap
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckUZLgc8rF
Marco.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfosjJFBdg
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2feenw5iQV
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNmln3Gn0y
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNinUROb0H
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB50SIyGlVp
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtsA9WfVPQ
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkBBB3z8tM
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxSeRjGBXA
sincere.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UPJCSBMPB
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sDqao6mYz
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFubXBhFgt
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSBu9xD33e
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7qE7jQ8zV
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcciSfKfcs
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5v1gHZu7t
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv9vNRqRjm
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPwGfGQPQP
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yFuaW7dxb
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CTb7CeOMa
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WkiDzJYlU
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWKAoJlD2c
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2MMy6Ck1R
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHmDwdpTkD
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCReN0SRC8t
for it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrAcywdrUs
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1THaDsZ80
thoughts.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk2ntAWNqa
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqr2lO0eNq
really needed to take a breather.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxJh8qTE3k
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtd4zyMK5N
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05H4Byr6Ce
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhnfTyKmQU
though she had woken up from a bad dream.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNbZhuO0Rw
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY2Uh3aYMh
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYyeEtif0J
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMKYBVI8CV
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q2PLh2OQF
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZR63sHGVi
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6bRUEM5vm
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ006B0idH9f
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbCTkPgneM
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVzuJLRyov
herself.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe33FRpDPP
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kfZBcHHgh
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8Kq779kHL
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCyktDQBcN
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvJ7cfPVE6
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQiAtceAnE
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBhQBppeHC
notice her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB98DhVNqQ
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxM8Csubhq
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2jURCeKXZ
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9k8fPvPppf
own business.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkBfYAKFAh
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawr4w159qZ
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3UaVxL5KI
surprise.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68hD0vKEom
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvSEGfg6Dm
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzzdQOKfEY
“At the candy store.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3rpFxofPH
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUHsppJJ8m
bumped into that moving shelf.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATgTeR3tQx
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qLhNJrtzY
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1hrcuSHza
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U6AlV5m4p
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX9yjohoNS
forever.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA83kcKvzH
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5TlNllXyw
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIBfm8IT4L
their conversation ended here.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaHlwvWn9r
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOLETbkySL
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4hHwu4LDD
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsqrg7BkHF
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2K0Q3nTafc
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRcYMuuf5y
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqyeOiGp9F
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKG8iyiVrL
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxftn3Uzg9s
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzwnLAhTgt
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN508QPyIv
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Yk23ZWxa7
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fcU0WAGlM
leave, but after she finished her martini.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6HoYWD2Vd
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62TFYL1lyz
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtyUvM8EKo
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“Thanks,” said Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbobPpv57pE
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFjzzPEwLD
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD9sbGb7l4
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcMxUTwAIS
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPyY7R2Dwc
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JRUZeZAbr
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQd61eSv0M
Kim’s shoulder.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK29xRcPf3Q
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MyLJgelIG
idea. We should get out while we can.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7b9ilm6f9
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSwrSOd90j
the conversation. Let’s go.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL88KxoLSAA
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYUsS3XHUU
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06FWUssZjw
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zYJlIOxxt
were able to see Leo’s table.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ184R8TzNNS
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIoipghJBt
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAlodOmF7x
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MX3AH1YJ4
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWlfrqtiXK
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9jK2GNkC8
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83pTf3qdSp
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjWe9lc5aU
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1u9E5JcGEw
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZN7aCx8vw
counter in anticipation.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlCN7JRf5X
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOinqHfdF8
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLiM0VjmVi
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNZcXHVpwn
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR0xVl7HF1
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfSIH15RUo
head.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls6TrvrVa0
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJY2H15r9U
not at that intimate level.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYfAxIYKOH
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI9SehcF6U
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRuNzOOmQj
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2Sm2QT3A1
he was being friendly to me.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3depvCPTBd
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkXlvUpDg1
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnrG6mcIwb
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaowsw3mew
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8WI4AJRZi
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8JG8tin4n
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncgivbgwgX
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vz4CdMQ53
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDcJtiFvZY
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSEv5Af35u
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZKbg0QQ6M
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vYBcVhZ6M
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4mQ2vQBKD
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj50TD1StHi
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSXge86fjz
that was different from Carly’s.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ed6nJX3GH
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0p7GRudq2P
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzXMzy0E87
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhSCpfpDds
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQXeeNqZB7
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgIt1OxJc0
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhOXTE0Pyl
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RHqeKUfcc
doing here?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZkxcA7s7J
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVDNEaQB0M
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWKuqUghhA
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89vKSBAIBM
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaRvHn0uq5
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqD7jWvUUL
surprised look.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmUUReHWzT
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ADld1vm6u
get her attention, but she thought better of it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgk3hu9D95
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxrLCMRRtF
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt69wD284NM
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnbRsmrULs
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4syTyUVCBm
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PFUz9O45T
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTmYb1sDIW
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOIvpcSFcp
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gYHFTAuRh
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP0mIVNCFJ
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeBtUXs5Oi
the table.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvVm2NElgv
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCUvj8c4I0
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEs57QnbkG
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhcATYboqM
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebYl7gOcay
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrn9yMZuH2
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPh9xtkVGV
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZF6QmbrYX
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3dDSB9mhU
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7r1RtIO9f
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCSOJcaTfA
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaU9cUiySq
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgSfScxNkE
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2OCUMp8TE
said Marco.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjr3wiAyMP
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTPBdw9rXl
more handsome than you.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSo8REWk0n
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPBtrmuGjI
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcmIYzesUG
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCwzDh50dk
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz0jtaqhWN
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoK8GyO7li
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1JaavfcT9
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyWJFpgNKg
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80kErGzHDt
thinking about.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNTDsy9dWQ
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGMAaeRUYa
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzdzXl0gFW
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgzYYthkm4
brother’s face.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgMCQ1JQnd
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqloAJV4ZD3
at Oliver.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SKtjnVhfZ
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14owK1IHKj
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWldlh6tNJ
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHZJb5QoAK
heading out too.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV3tnBu8Pd
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3sCamAcNA
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRtGY3Qdpb
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRLcWbU4ge
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcZdpZU4dn
way home.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ58rDV65L
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMptAvuyWK3
here.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeSGkl8sW8
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes0EWleLcv
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb6dfTt7pD
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwmyJMQAsi
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfrKYoHvwO
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT8hrrAVeU
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWO0jJ4usp
little longer.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn77ptAInFq
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tFtkHheM3
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45x3bmdHGP
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjjB7I3sFM
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJQhCIlV5r
get your number, Angel.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMheNvBWsr
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4OQvLih22
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv4kzkcqRS
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqdocoN0uZ
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wndQfhROT
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXayIrstcU9
care less.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8rmlM8LeA
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqdnBhjviH
should do this sometime soon.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0oQFilfVz
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxerIPYe70
difficult.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJuOQWFKex
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAG1OqEVyI
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxbJNJLBMO
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngIeT16X4e
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NP0ewOY0D
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7GI16kF2R
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V7rFNvqch
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4yQzyaVOf
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwwSlcxHLi
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTz2KzinFB
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BVUyYItHU
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqHDHAOrfp
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx3pNRVvV4
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qDgNQ80Ce
home.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8AlPoDPse
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zYVY7EVOv
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroj7JmgwF0
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4dykW3d9G
Miranda might still be around.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk44S6xWyL
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQt6dFLkZK
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnGIfo5YWq
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qyn8nxgcX
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo0ZGRbHMX
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYaLNmcEni
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ8aBlV3Yn
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoNxvAsV9u
cream.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkynDmCaPNQ
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qUTGsSd6m
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF6ks56QVx
around?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVjSTs0Oy2
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPhRNDkeum
the bar area.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p8JT2bT3i
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqQribQ6r7
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU6hKnWc4P
they started to stand up.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFLxgFW5PT
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe3z4nmjG2
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2ln5IBca7
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeocrntfC65
see.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvPw49vhGk
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsMJs5fBX8
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OEk7q210j
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvvtNBlcyV
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZJFOr5SsB
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS70kzyVscS
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtcdcXixO7
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9krJtKOgUX
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPT3FdXjRIV
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh33F4hCXbz
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C8Q5AcN0l
seen us.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktXtrwpEdk
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ9bQQP31e
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFioJZWEOoJ
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DLd13Ekze
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMZoe9Rz6J
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3O269SmO2
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW4MO52wlT
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6GFgqSzdS
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgviPxDxCR3
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jezbDNELL
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhp06vHncw
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeALyD1iwOI
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44352Ww1RP
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKCS3Zy6Db
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYpvA0obgf
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJXm6Fagya
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVSMXD5rLQ
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAnhvLJtjs
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDNA9DvHDs
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgZVaXqjrP
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOvUpdWzPJ
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuxzgdUkmL
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1IZYzTJhI
this wasn’t over.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YVgcLIkTR
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eWHbQ9NJs
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc39Rye0bq
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM8j5D3liW
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoNnxy4BB2
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVLDP9bA1P
favors," said Angel.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfQscJGdwT
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwfqDygV69
they been there?"152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0qVRuU9G1
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdVxtajxP1
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjCOnBB2SC
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8xEgNXUB5
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARwWEkkScl
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG2mbs0WmU
so you've got to be careful from now on."152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DdcqClyAQ
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuop9HD4aQu
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOF800X96A
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnIDITTHWM
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMUAQCIqI8
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZujllPWwCM
night only.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG9hZMU6KO
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL9H1D0BXf
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLst7TXabW9
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJemXqnvuPa
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPXJVopYyy
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7bnpApGJJ
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK76wHSQIc
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQCFin7rzd
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GZNPs7Nzy
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNpWYe9VPb
want one?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouqVQpl4eL
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX37zCqxwBT
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GAeCLEIUE
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WqOkWOxIk
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU34cbqZDxc
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2oRIGWDV1
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9UcDVtDNy
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3cuZAj9Ul
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVejSEvJc8
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNxJmRDucn
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkAzceQ7vf
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe8D6eZEzx
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1wL17zrW3
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWkDqJ3r6x
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJBILBqUPf
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofu2tyUIYO
relief, it was Walters.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8VZH6IHOT
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW3dczEaDa
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGZbHJWyXn
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOan5Eiwhm
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCkvKMT64e
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu5NO0FBXX
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N18pLPahZ
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPQoEvwSXa
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8xNN0vaVK
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89V794JecH
Lion?152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPqPJoT9V0
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR5QpopuPW
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTPpz5AjeW
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO04SxuXe0y
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOMEsWEPNS
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIpkzem1wB
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBHU7QYLWB
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4LYl9aiqB
balcony.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYRpw29qfY
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfKrGsj21Y
begin the meeting.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rpx6vIgbs
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS8jfCztFQ
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzfIzBXCV5
a charming smile on his face.
