Angel was in the living 593Please respect copyright.PENANAHz9YPQEXax
room with Amanda. The doctor had just finished checking up on both of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAjYBji0BWd6
them and was leaving for the door after biding them goodbye.593Please respect copyright.PENANA1hTWtaY0WH
"So, how was it?" Amanda asked immediately the doctor had left.593Please respect copyright.PENANARJa91lHOqi
"How was what?" Angel asked.593Please respect copyright.PENANAomK1Dnohsi
"Getting to know Leo?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAOhwyIjHeIM
Angel could have sworn 593Please respect copyright.PENANAnF0S4lHgDk
that a ghost had just passed by because she suddenly went pale. She 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7n3jfzpzHD
turned towards the window wondering what to say to Amanda.593Please respect copyright.PENANA5hs8T8A6pu
"Umm, it pretty much went okay," said Angel as she turned to look at Amanda in front of her.593Please respect copyright.PENANA1VRY36eVRd
"Really?" Amanda looked a593Please respect copyright.PENANAeWKrXogXMW
little concerned. "I noticed the way you came in from the patio and I 593Please respect copyright.PENANAl46LDtYZkH
thought I saw a sad look on your face. Did Leo say something that might 593Please respect copyright.PENANAHpJwOYsiQ4
have offended you?" 593Please respect copyright.PENANAs55QSROQEv
"Oh, no, no," Angel replied quickly. "I just felt a little discomfort in my body and felt like it was time I saw the doctor."593Please respect copyright.PENANAydrVrUprme
"But Leo should have helped you back in. Why didn't he do that?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAf7wjNiaH3R
"I didn't tell him. We spent a lot of time talking and I didn't want to worry him with my pain."593Please respect copyright.PENANAzUK1y6FK6k
"Awww, you're so 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ9M7wpVmp
considerate, my dear. But right now, you'll need a lot more help you can593Please respect copyright.PENANAKRG04G2J3O
get before you fully recover. Anyway, the doctor said you are doing 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYTdT2TkrNW
well and that you will get better in no time. Maybe then, you will be 593Please respect copyright.PENANAF7LkwCA0OO
able to walk around freely again without any difficulty or pain."593Please respect copyright.PENANAYNLcatGaHB
"You have no idea how I miss walking. I can't wait to do things and get back to work."593Please respect copyright.PENANA1UEyXIvSqB
"Speaking about work, what do you do for a living, dear?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAIu0nlIIC6A
"Well, I work at an editing company. It isn't much but I enjoy what I do."593Please respect copyright.PENANA1E9PuFBqCA
Amanda gave Angel the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAS6oVP31uRr
kindest smile. "That's nice and decent. I figured you're one who loves 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYgnlfCCj4F
to deal with writing. It suits you."593Please respect copyright.PENANA5dARhsJZZE
Angel smiled back. Amanda was really nice that Angel couldn't think of any nice words or gesture to give back.593Please respect copyright.PENANAFuRziD4j2D
Amanda then snapped her fingers. "I just thought of something just now."593Please respect copyright.PENANAkTffaEddgD
"What is it?" Angel asked.593Please respect copyright.PENANABkwyei3Fhl
"You seem to be one 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaXXWwUNLxc
person who really loves their job so much, but just as you said earlier,593Please respect copyright.PENANA3zkyWkh3qR
it's not paying you enough. And I think, you Angel, deserve the best."593Please respect copyright.PENANAqUN0DiCZia
Angel couldn't tell where all of this was going, so she waited for Amanda to carry on.593Please respect copyright.PENANAPCDQvoCA9r
"How about you start working for us? At the MacDonell Technology Construction Company?" Amanda asked.593Please respect copyright.PENANA2TDFZQ8fRo
"What?"593Please respect copyright.PENANA08zk5lMGfg
Angel's face became paler as she heard that voice.593Please respect copyright.PENANARUmoVaRZ4S
Leo who had just come in593Please respect copyright.PENANAuU1Hn9UEeN
from the patio, heard the whole thing. He was standing in the foyer, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtDKdJDPhLn
just at the entrance of the living room.593Please respect copyright.PENANAQxtiykgq0g
"What did you just say 593Please respect copyright.PENANAn5Co5b6tdS
now, grandma?" Leo asked as he stepped in the living room and approached593Please respect copyright.PENANASY0OCBY4tv
the two women on the wheelchairs.593Please respect copyright.PENANAyxGvcKZsF8
Amanda turned her 593Please respect copyright.PENANAjcUw7nddPY
wheelchair around and looked at Leo. "Don't start acting like your 593Please respect copyright.PENANAMct75STt3t
mother like she hasn't heard anything and wants someone to repeat 593Please respect copyright.PENANAScTq6apvmR
themselves."593Please respect copyright.PENANAngyJO7oYDe
"I just can't believe what you're saying right now," said Leo. "Did you just ask Angel to join us at our company?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAeDLeCOST4T
"Yes," said Amanda with a billion dollar smile on her face. "Won't that be nice?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAxlfJeIcPOV
Leo couldn't believe 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqiMQc6aKZy
what he was hearing as he slowly met eyes with Angel. Even she couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANA15fubREt9f
tell why Amanda had suggested this in the first place.593Please respect copyright.PENANA9cHu7DvmhM
"Haven't you thought 593Please respect copyright.PENANADVVdYNHQzp
this through, grandma?" Leo asked, feeling somewhat confused. "I mean, 593Please respect copyright.PENANANI7Upo1I89
what makes you think Angel could come and work for us? Doesn't she have a593Please respect copyright.PENANA9KXxivPBFq
job of her own?"593Please respect copyright.PENANA5Mo2rAUG2k
"Leo's right," said Angel. "I already have a job and I don't see why I have to trade it for another."593Please respect copyright.PENANACW62vZtTsK
"You deserve better, my 593Please respect copyright.PENANA2KkJX4lc51
dear," said Amanda as she looked at Angel. "I haven't said anything 593Please respect copyright.PENANAttI18Bc1mU
wrong. I'm just giving you a chance to do something better."593Please respect copyright.PENANAzvEkcmNdxF
"But grandma, you can't do that, you know," said Leo. "Angel should be willing to come and work at our company."593Please respect copyright.PENANAsVn53cfSYk
"If you ask me, your father would agree to this too."593Please respect copyright.PENANAL0vn192ucf
"What makes you so sure?"593Please respect copyright.PENANARz6zg9j2Qf
"I know your father. And he will think exactly the same."593Please respect copyright.PENANAKtnmhWf11W
"Mum won't though."593Please respect copyright.PENANAAHt7UIm53F
"Does she run the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAg1fvQ9Zxf9
company?" Amanda raised an eyebrow at her grandson. "She might be 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwNP3XxIoVU
married to your father and have a share in the company, but she doesn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaDqd2PL87Z
make decisions. Your father and I do with other shareholders."593Please respect copyright.PENANAKL1r2B5U5N
Leo knew his grandmother593Please respect copyright.PENANAxHDGP7o4ff
was right and there was no way to oppose her. But he still couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANARVeNoE2WIP
believe that she wanted Angel to work at the company. His mother might 593Please respect copyright.PENANAb1mbR221Hb
not make any major decisions concerning the company, but she sure as 593Please respect copyright.PENANA8lqumfj7BO
hell wasn't going to agree with Angel working there.593Please respect copyright.PENANALsdzlfKadL
"I think I am going to work now," said Leo who couldn't take all of this anymore.593Please respect copyright.PENANAWTiThglNHX
"Don't say any of this 593Please respect copyright.PENANAnzmQ8R1dgw
to anyone yet," Amanda warned him. "I'll have to talk to your father 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxapvbgNRZv
first and then smooth talk your mother, which is the most unpleasant 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuQ0QqtaFSN
thing I'll have to do in my life. And....," she looked at Angel. "I'll 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYRg8gTEJpl
have to convince her a little more than I have to."593Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3Hxcf3mXp
Angel gulped. It felt 593Please respect copyright.PENANAXeQ82RAwBl
like Amanda was going to give her a lesson of her life when she was only593Please respect copyright.PENANAKtMj17NTpX
trying to convince her to join the McDonells.593Please respect copyright.PENANATGjvGJ8Tom
Leo made his way out of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqYaSb8YLAc
the room without a second thought of staying to try and convince his 593Please respect copyright.PENANANyZTyjqfur
grandmother to change her mind. He was about to head up the stairs so 593Please respect copyright.PENANAEAA6T8iIf5
that he could go to his room and get his car keys and other things when 593Please respect copyright.PENANAGXFcFPGRej
his mother appeared, making her way down the stairs.593Please respect copyright.PENANA5e6QjLVVSj
"Oh, Leo," said Mrs McDonell as she reached the bottom of the stairs where her son stood. "You already had your breakfast?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAGdHBLMG2zc
"I had breakfast with everyone else," Leo answered. "May you excuse me, I have to go for work."593Please respect copyright.PENANAHAelf8y9jJ
"Wait, Leo, I need you to....."593Please respect copyright.PENANAo3WTT1Aobt
But Leo went up the stairs without giving her a chance to finish. Mrs McDonell looked on at his son as he went to his room.593Please respect copyright.PENANAUdAMw7tuxV
"Looks like he's still mad at you," said Amanda from the living room.593Please respect copyright.PENANAcknb3UtlUi
"I wonder when you're ever going to mind your own business," said Mrs McDonell as she made her way into the living room.593Please respect copyright.PENANA6QTnaKPpbz
"When I finally leave this place." Amanda gave her daughter-in-law a smile. "I know what you're up to."593Please respect copyright.PENANApy6vqXSynG
Mrs McDonell folded her arms. "I don't know what you're talking about."593Please respect copyright.PENANAX1WRCXLiSh
"I'm talking about Kim."593Please respect copyright.PENANAGniBVi8Osw
Angel didn't know if it 593Please respect copyright.PENANARc7o823ZUF
was right to be in this room and listen to their conversation. The way 593Please respect copyright.PENANA2RUldZRo38
she saw it, Amanda and Mrs McDonell seem to have some long time feud. It593Please respect copyright.PENANAHO9QLtSINM
didn't seem serious, but it was dangerous for anyone else apart from 593Please respect copyright.PENANAceqy8Fmuim
the two to be involved in. They were family so it was quiet normal to 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7hZ6Glfuz3
argue. But there was something between the two women that Angel could 593Please respect copyright.PENANAw7oea5quSi
feel but couldn't put together. Did these two really hate each other 593Please respect copyright.PENANAFrUQ5PngdP
just as much or was it they have a bit of a conflict when it came to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAsAfufCub4F
certain things?593Please respect copyright.PENANAvHT67SWz6Z
"Kim is good for Leo. You should know better," said Mrs McDonell.593Please respect copyright.PENANA8F40xt8Qfe
"If she was that good, then why did Leo call off the wedding?" Amanda asked.593Please respect copyright.PENANAAc8Z39YpI4
Angel felt like covering593Please respect copyright.PENANAzjIJphVucr
her ears. Kim was the girl Leo was supposed to marry and she couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAKlhNtrZuuX
help but feel awful about it. Only a few people knew why Leo ended 593Please respect copyright.PENANAXXgpb2i6bB
things with her. It wasn't just about the accident that ruined the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAB4tj5APGdO
wedding day to begin with, but because of Leo's sudden love for Carly.593Please respect copyright.PENANAfvsmj07kyU
"There was an accident that day," said Mrs McDonell. Angel knew she would say that.593Please respect copyright.PENANABtQw19Rx5w
"Ya, but a few days later, he confronted Kim and told her that he didn't want to marry her anymore," said Amanda.593Please respect copyright.PENANAoKOqvZn6Ic
Angel felt her heart 593Please respect copyright.PENANALp0vIik4nW
skip a beat. She couldn't help but feel this was all her fault. Maybe if593Please respect copyright.PENANASrsE9SuNvY
she knew what Carly was up to from the beginning and stopped her, this 593Please respect copyright.PENANAMiAku7kADv
wouldn't have happened. Leo would have never laid his eyes on Carly and 593Please respect copyright.PENANA8pg3QplvPE
would have gotten married and they would never have known each other to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAgKcPlX6j1U
begin with. That's if Mr McDonell hadn't visited her mother on that day 593Please respect copyright.PENANAM62ZqxdIhO
and invited her to the wedding.593Please respect copyright.PENANAz459ICJecp
"Don't start with me," said Mrs McDonell.593Please respect copyright.PENANAeD0HX99mFM
"But you know perfectly well that it is the truth," said Amanda.593Please respect copyright.PENANACMiIbAT5n1
Angel looked at Amanda 593Please respect copyright.PENANA0DMZR8knDc
and then at Mrs McDonell. She soon noticed Leo coming down the stairs. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAI5Blc1ZNtH
She cleared her throat as a warning to the two ladies arguing.593Please respect copyright.PENANAdazzGSRjrL
Amanda and Mrs McDonell 593Please respect copyright.PENANA8UaGr9XAXK
noticed Angel clearing her throat and when they both looked at her, they593Please respect copyright.PENANAqO4mkexUh5
saw her eyes looking into the foyer. They didn't utter a word when they593Please respect copyright.PENANAUSfXdJrK8U
saw Leo.593Please respect copyright.PENANA9ijI7JmN0R
"What's going on?" Leo asked. "Why are you so quiet?"593Please respect copyright.PENANA58FJFjEFl5
"Nothing, dear," said 593Please respect copyright.PENANAVye2ufjcZg
Amanda. "Just arguing over what to have for supper. You know your mother593Please respect copyright.PENANAZq0YDhaSpb
hates it when I try to take over the kitchen for a day."593Please respect copyright.PENANADKQq2yici1
"Okay. I'll be going to work then."593Please respect copyright.PENANAbfustyxqW2
"Have a nice day."593Please respect copyright.PENANABLS7VLRQV2
"Have a nice day, Leo," said Mrs McDonell.593Please respect copyright.PENANApBtF6WCMkv
Leo nodded his head in 593Please respect copyright.PENANAJlSPthoB4i
acknowledgment. He looked at Angel and Angel looked back at him. They 593Please respect copyright.PENANAApO0riEFpx
stared at each other for a little while before Leo nodded his head at 593Please respect copyright.PENANAkwJsqlW978
her and she did the same back to him. Then he walked out of the house 593Please respect copyright.PENANAnmF5YmU5Vk
through the front door.593Please respect copyright.PENANAVMzFmdc8CP
"Where were we?" Amanda asked looking up at Mrs McDonell.593Please respect copyright.PENANAJdb7Yrdslt
"You're unbelievable," 593Please respect copyright.PENANAGyz1Kj0ZwD
said Mrs McDonell with her hands shaking in the air like she couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANANxDqj9vHpx
take it anymore. "I'm going to have my breakfast."593Please respect copyright.PENANAAUun2PKoxv
Mrs McDonell quickly left the living room. Angel looked on as she left. This family had some drama for sure.593Please respect copyright.PENANAOtu8lbJXpN
"I'm sorry for that, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAGDa3vy09qg
dear," said Amanda as she took Angel's hand into hers. "Don't mind her. 593Please respect copyright.PENANA94YqXwZ0Wo
She could be a bit cranky sometimes."593Please respect copyright.PENANArdYbsI381Z
"You don't have to remind me," said Angel, remembering how Mrs McDonell reacted upon seeing her and Carly's luggage yesterday.593Please respect copyright.PENANAoq07VYcUUv
"I think I argued too much I need to take a little rest. I hope you don't mind."593Please respect copyright.PENANALey8PzphdH
"No, I don't. You need the rest. Come to think of it, I think I'll take a little nap too."593Please respect copyright.PENANAA4cJK7ZVuU
"Alright, let's go to our rooms then."593Please respect copyright.PENANAils38E7CT5
Angel slowly followed 593Please respect copyright.PENANASJSPc8VkLN
Amanda. While she rolled herself out of the room, she couldn't help but 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7f1ziGLQqA
think about Kim. She could only imagine how devastated Kim was after her593Please respect copyright.PENANA2kbqOHEowm
wedding was called off and then your fiancé ends things for good. She 593Please respect copyright.PENANAyEh7q88kgr
must have felt awful.593Please respect copyright.PENANAyF4WnGaDKF
Angel couldn't help but feel sorry for her.593Please respect copyright.PENANA8L4ZiiYEry
***593Please respect copyright.PENANAUK2OUhQ0m8
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANAcBw7R8ZbGB
couldn't stop smiling to himself as he looked up at the ceiling 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPXS7eSmqKN
wondering why he couldn't stop getting lost in his own head.593Please respect copyright.PENANAZD51fSrpL3
He593Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9c7UX84Vy
propped upright on his chair as he went back to looking at his 593Please respect copyright.PENANArpeSIZovIh
computer. He bit his lower lip as he leaned back further in his chair 593Please respect copyright.PENANA427idFOERM
and went up to looking at the ceiling again.593Please respect copyright.PENANAl3ycGSPXtx
"Oh, Angel, what are you doing to me?" he asked himself with a smile on his face.593Please respect copyright.PENANAywDLaoaqle
Since593Please respect copyright.PENANAhd6S9H27kS
he left for work this morning, he couldn't stop thinking about Angel. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAketBixFLer
As much as he has been seeing her everyday even when she was in 593Please respect copyright.PENANANOK05alxzC
hospital, he never thought of her as much as he has today. He wondered 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbMLYSz27Gs
why he couldn't stop thinking about her. Did he like her that much?593Please respect copyright.PENANALM1fOrOWbm
Who593Please respect copyright.PENANAHc1Gpd5bvL
wouldn't? She's nice and very beautiful, almost like an angel. And her 593Please respect copyright.PENANASLfiYFGlvV
black and red hair made her look strikingly more beautiful. And her soft593Please respect copyright.PENANAbmTAc55zlq
brown eyes were intriguing to look at and get mesmerised.593Please respect copyright.PENANAtyORV72yk5
He593Please respect copyright.PENANA0HzNi5yD7t
imagined looking into those eyes right now that he didn't hear his 593Please respect copyright.PENANAzmauCDg6J9
landline on the desk ringing at first. It was when it rang the second 593Please respect copyright.PENANANBwPr1rJtb
time that he managed to get out of his daydream and answer the call.593Please respect copyright.PENANArmzoLWMiXG
"Yes?" he answered knowing that it was his secretary, Emily.593Please respect copyright.PENANAc8BIZGMaD2
"You've someone here to see you."593Please respect copyright.PENANAGivRNbtUUg
"Who is it?" Eric rolled his eyes in irritation. He really didn't like being disturbed when he was daydreaming.593Please respect copyright.PENANAC7fmD9PEBj
"It's Trina."593Please respect copyright.PENANAxKDE8CxRV0
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANAzOR81UWF7g
hadn't heard that name in a long time. Trina? What could she be doing 593Please respect copyright.PENANAG1A2SgQKog
here? They hadn't been in touch for a long time since the wedding got 593Please respect copyright.PENANAKffSiqfDvL
called off.593Please respect copyright.PENANA04koM4LjWH
"Tell her to come in," he said putting the hand phone back on the receiver.593Please respect copyright.PENANA5ScfQF7I6n
The door to his office flew open and and Trina stepped into the room.593Please respect copyright.PENANAtTnyi5teRK
"Hi, Eric," said Trina with a smile on her face.593Please respect copyright.PENANAAX67ZT6Ly8
"Trina, hi," said Eric as he got up from his chair and went round the table to her.593Please respect copyright.PENANA0hEQZeSh2E
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANAs14ocwk5xV
gave him a hug and Eric didn't feel that much comfortable as he used to593Please respect copyright.PENANASo5U1Ldokt
when Trina gave him hugs. The two were friends. They weren't so close, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYbtQCpRiPo
but they were friends anyway, because of Leo and Kim. The four of them 593Please respect copyright.PENANAHQPKGeitfh
were almost like a gang during their school years though they used to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAHpGc0TMVIo
fall out sometimes but still get back together.593Please respect copyright.PENANAtfGF70isFU
Now593Please respect copyright.PENANA4HNxjE7VcM
that they were all grown up, they weren't much as friends as they used 593Please respect copyright.PENANALUeEwcLMUk
to since Kim and Leo fell in love with each other and started dating in 593Please respect copyright.PENANA1gxfIHRIf4
high school and straight throughout college. It still didn't mean they 593Please respect copyright.PENANABij15f37CN
weren't friends.593Please respect copyright.PENANAqUA37CfP9x
While593Please respect copyright.PENANAxI36eyZyZ0
Kim and Leo were in love, Eric was more of a play boy. He was handsome 593Please respect copyright.PENANA0UDmnHpJOT
after all and everywhere he went, ladies fell for him. It wasn't that 593Please respect copyright.PENANALfYuzDBAZI
Leo is handsome. He really is. It's just that he was already taken and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAvar2NpG5us
way too early for that matter, so he didn't get to have as many 593Please respect copyright.PENANAH4UMjnrgEk
girlfriends as Eric did during his college years.593Please respect copyright.PENANAyt4dsD0RBV
One593Please respect copyright.PENANAD3dnOnFRE3
of Eric's flings happened to be Trina. Trina has always had her eye on 593Please respect copyright.PENANA1NBEMq3AkT
him for as long she could ever remember. She hoped that Eric would be 593Please respect copyright.PENANAyvKV3016xH
serious with her and the two of them would get into a relationship. But 593Please respect copyright.PENANA5hA3iyZ9cT
that was far from happening. Eric seemed too far to be committed into 593Please respect copyright.PENANAooB4RI5Mmz
one.593Please respect copyright.PENANAkf85ArU09D
Not until he met Angel.593Please respect copyright.PENANAyEYcIzaqLU
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANArVhv3w5zYM
smiled back at Eric after hugging him. She felt so excited to see him 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxbxbdYoCa3
in what felt like forever when it's only been close to two weeks.593Please respect copyright.PENANADH8BYGgK6N
"I haven't heard from you like forever," said Trina. "Are you ignoring me now?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAvquU2Zar3L
"No, it's not like that," said Eric. "Please, take a seat."593Please respect copyright.PENANALmAVECCMvi
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANA98rpwI5olj
did as she was told. She wore a sky blue sleeveless dress, flared and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAu1A0mZ2A07
reaching above her knees. She wore white high heels and she had a cream 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuNR8qtRHiO
coloured handbag and lovely gold neck chain. She looked really 593Please respect copyright.PENANAfgGE4SQH7n
beautiful.593Please respect copyright.PENANAlndswjhCAE
But to Eric, not as beautiful as Angel.593Please respect copyright.PENANAPefkYqSZIu
"Then593Please respect copyright.PENANAP1lL5oGORi
what is it, Eric?" Trina asked. "I thought we were friends. And after 593Please respect copyright.PENANAQWc2pRPRVm
what happened on the wedding day, we're supposed to be by each other's 593Please respect copyright.PENANAlSJeeYDDqH
side to try and work things out."593Please respect copyright.PENANAhJ4bsaRCSI
"Work things out with Leo?" Eric raised an eyebrow as he soon settled down on his chair. "You already know how stubborn he is."593Please respect copyright.PENANADYvS11vRbk
"I know. I do feel so bad for Kim."593Please respect copyright.PENANA47NlVm8lq4
"Ya, me too."593Please respect copyright.PENANAP08UCQoY2W
"She didn't deserve what Leo did to her."593Please respect copyright.PENANAlIHSkXiCQW
Eric didn't say anything as he went back to looking at his computer.593Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ug0TNuqWj
"Do you know something, Eric?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAmpGCujXacX
Eric went back to looking at Trina. "Know what?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAvM6ZZGZXSZ
"Why Leo broke up with Kim? Do you know?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAwQLlBhrCde
"No, I don't," Eric lied without hesitation. "After all that happened he just changed his mind."593Please respect copyright.PENANA0n1Fxr4pWi
"But there has to be a reason. Is it because he fell in love with someone else?" Trina asked with an eyebrow raised.593Please respect copyright.PENANAgh9bYlMshf
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANALD8akpoclQ
almost gulped but that would only show Trina that he was lying and that593Please respect copyright.PENANAqkWjF4oKTQ
he was definitely hiding something. Instead, he playfully rolled his 593Please respect copyright.PENANAiBxF8ukCyc
eyes with a corky smile on his face.593Please respect copyright.PENANAWg9BhhQiBu
"Please,593Please respect copyright.PENANAkev07t08GS
Trina, if there was someone, I would know. Besides, he never told me 593Please respect copyright.PENANAn8B9AC4oAb
why he changed his mind. So instead of interrogating me, why don't you 593Please respect copyright.PENANAQM0HaA7mjY
ask him?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAOrxRRb5znD
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANAmkSfNfH74t
almost dropped her mouth wide open in shock but she quickly said, "you 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWSuTVORcFr
know I can't do that. Leo is scary to talk to sometimes. I asked you 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYMBKoUuTfH
because you're almost like his best friend and he tells you everything."593Please respect copyright.PENANA6RGBtJRUO9
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANAp6Fl9HlzJB
smiled. "He is. But this time around, he really didn't tell me why he 593Please respect copyright.PENANAoq26wtu3IS
did that. I guess he had a change of heart of some sorts."593Please respect copyright.PENANAjH4opl8fo7
"Do you think it has something to do with that girl he hit his car with that day?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAiHeQXoIHZp
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANASIGSnzwoYn
soon went pale as he didn't know how to answer the question. He went 593Please respect copyright.PENANAMQXOXNhMKT
back to looking at his computer screen and tapped away on the mouse, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqpsT9pUTw3
clicking on the desktop, pretending to look busy as he thought of what 593Please respect copyright.PENANAc0zcbBp1f6
to say next.593Please respect copyright.PENANAHx1kWimtMa
"Uh, Eric," Trina called out to him. "Aren't you going to answer me? Does it have to do with that girl?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAdqlK2OgZAs
"You're asking me the wrong question, Trina," he answered, looking at her.593Please respect copyright.PENANAD0H0LcoCjw
"What do you mean? You were there, weren't you, when the accident happened?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAtW3Xj0Pyh0
"Yes, but to be honest, I don't think it has anything to do with her."593Please respect copyright.PENANAcCawWK8YR3
"Are you sure? How is she by the way?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAlYJT20i1ow
"She's593Please respect copyright.PENANAAkMk20UVm7
okay." Eric didn't want to give Trina any more details about the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAmYeW0VJ1yj
Barclay sisters. If anything, Trina only knew about Angel and not Carly.593Please respect copyright.PENANAw4Wraz7lQ3
He was afraid giving her more information might prove to be lethal in 593Please respect copyright.PENANASm9hzLpXzt
the end. She was Kim's best friend after all and he knew she was only 593Please respect copyright.PENANARvXJj5rGnT
here to get information from him because Leo wouldn't talk to her 593Please respect copyright.PENANA08YYkqA1Sv
anymore.593Please respect copyright.PENANAFjEYHw5GMf
"Is that why you have been completely ignoring me? Because of the accident?" Trina asked.593Please respect copyright.PENANAlacbnUJbIP
"Ignoring you?" Eric chuckled but blushed at the same time. "What do you mean?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAvr8bj5aFAI
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANA31ezwJP13F
soon stood up from her seat and the smile on Eric's face soon died 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaGN4tnr0Bd
away. She came over to where he sat standing behind his chair. He 593Please respect copyright.PENANAH0fOO000I0
suddenly felt her hands on his shoulders as she slowly started to 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4Vt4Il66DP
massage him.593Please respect copyright.PENANALVUsIyNkX9
"You've been ignoring me, Eric," said Trina, slowly. "Was it because of the accident or did I do something wrong?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAuhfwK4SPvl
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANAJEvPimk1mj
raised an eyebrow as he tried to figure out the right words to use. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqrgVBp2cru
What happened to Angel had kept him a little busy but that wasn't the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAE8BkXn47L2
full truth. He had grown fond of Angel from the very first day he saw 593Please respect copyright.PENANArv83HsyXos
her. When she was involved in the accident, he felt like it was his duty593Please respect copyright.PENANAsZzxTHKhMU
to be by her side and take care of her. That's why he was always there 593Please respect copyright.PENANACaeknaucZe
everyday at the hospital to check up on her.593Please respect copyright.PENANAUrXKZCkQk6
He593Please respect copyright.PENANA6enDWPpUql
didn't know he would care for someone who wasn't his family that much 593Please respect copyright.PENANA6uKdR1D8S2
like he did for Angel. There was something about her that made him think593Please respect copyright.PENANAIJQLi34eaY
of her always. Nowadays even when he was to see any beautiful lady 593Please respect copyright.PENANAr9RWZKMqLk
walking across the street, he would end up thinking of Angel and how he 593Please respect copyright.PENANAJFKR23yNVt
just wanted to be by her side at that very moment.593Please respect copyright.PENANAipjBYOpXcj
"Hey?" Trina brought Eric back from his thoughts. "What are you thinking about?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAch31ww1XQw
"Nothing," he answered. "I just realised I have a lot of things to do today."593Please respect copyright.PENANAae1C8ihTHL
"I am here now, so why don't you relax a little bit." Trina bended over and whispered in his ear, "I really missed you though."593Please respect copyright.PENANAXR9Xg0RAK0
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANAdlMU8izVqz
felt a sudden discomfort on his shoulders and he soon propped up on his593Please respect copyright.PENANAUiMCW9z4S9
seat giving Trina a sign to stop what she was doing.593Please respect copyright.PENANAMsaOCMPNJL
"What's wrong?" Trina sounded a little worried. "Don't you like my massage?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAMkyQ1nkhVW
"It's not that, Trina," said Eric. "I just have a lot of work to do and it needs to be done today."593Please respect copyright.PENANA1H9F6aDUKU
"Oh,593Please respect copyright.PENANApvd2dyvy9d
I'm sorry." Trina soon walked away from Eric and went back to her chair593Please respect copyright.PENANAaWAZmh8mbF
to get her handbag. Eric couldn't help but blow out a puff of air 593Please respect copyright.PENANASEmHAUCM80
silently from his mouth, relieved that Trina was leaving.593Please respect copyright.PENANAAjmx76k6n2
"Maybe we can try and catch up with each other sometime," said Trina as she turned to look at Eric.593Please respect copyright.PENANA24oVdjsxhb
"Ya, we should," he said hoping that it wouldn't be any time soon.593Please respect copyright.PENANAyAY4Z5oRbk
Trina593Please respect copyright.PENANAMxcoD6BWj2
smiled at him and just as she was about to walk over to him to give him593Please respect copyright.PENANAIF9muuDp6Z
who knows what, the door to Eric's office flew open.593Please respect copyright.PENANAHVA7c3SuqH
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANAFpV9WUYT1W
stepped into the room and he paused when he saw Trina. Trina couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANA8foMDAi0Io
help but feel her cheeks blush in embarrassment upon seeing Leo.593Please respect copyright.PENANAWm9lYodJen
"There's a thing called knocking, you know," Eric said feeling rather glad that Leo was here.593Please respect copyright.PENANAV9GvvqInEH
"I didn't know you had company," said Leo as he turned to look at his cousin.593Please respect copyright.PENANA4VvZ0nwVps
"Isn't Emily at her desk?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAXoxhDuN3uC
Leo show his head. "She must have stepped out for tea."593Please respect copyright.PENANAo8fJTwnqhQ
Eric rolled his eyes. Typical Emily.593Please respect copyright.PENANAqoay69Ttk9
"I was just leaving," said Trina.593Please respect copyright.PENANAA0vtlwai8O
"Okay," said Eric. "I would have loved to escort you out but I'm rather busy as you can see."593Please respect copyright.PENANA7T2dADefxV
"It's fine," said Trina giving Eric a bright smile which soon faded away when she turned to look at Leo.593Please respect copyright.PENANALCiYYGyKqC
With593Please respect copyright.PENANA1LdKbEbwJW
her bag in her hand, Trina quickly made her way for the door. Leo stood593Please respect copyright.PENANAyNsBtphQ8B
aside for her to pass and she was out of the office in seconds.593Please respect copyright.PENANAHZORPiwSRD
"What was she doing here?" Leo asked as he closed the door after her.593Please respect copyright.PENANA2212YIxMUN
"What do you think?" Eric asked as he went back to sit on his chair.593Please respect copyright.PENANARcEqFWl1rn
"Acting as Kim's informant, I presume," Leo answered as he approached Eric's table.593Please respect copyright.PENANAAxjg61JPEd
"Yep. But don't worry, I didn't tell her anything."593Please respect copyright.PENANAeZgE1ZLkSQ
"I know you wouldn't. You're too smart for that."593Please respect copyright.PENANAcIW5Epi9jC
"She thought the reason why you broke things up with Kim was because of the accident."593Please respect copyright.PENANAYqSNQrGpw0
"It's best they think that way. I don't have to explain anything to anyone."593Please respect copyright.PENANA0aUVNePoCm
"Well, you would someday."593Please respect copyright.PENANAgpdnnLe5kE
Leo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAb9BreejpG8
"I mean, you won't be able to hide your love for Carly forever. What if after a year, you two decide to get married?"593Please respect copyright.PENANArRTB0RzMdq
"That would be fine by me."593Please respect copyright.PENANATVKx3AwjHR
"Oh,593Please respect copyright.PENANAhyxUTI3sIR
really? Then how are you going to explain yourself to Kim? Because at 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4gvuYyW9EK
that time, she would realise that the person you ran over is Angel who 593Please respect copyright.PENANAzOL8dHqM0K
happens to be the sister whom you fell in love with and the reason why 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbgEwLv0qlv
you broke things off with her."593Please respect copyright.PENANAusetZCPZd5
"Please, it's not like she's going to figure it out."593Please respect copyright.PENANAvb9ED08GEW
"She will. Kim isn't that much of a blonde, you know."593Please respect copyright.PENANAlnRhxeapST
"Okay, enough about Kim. It's already hard enough that Trina was even here. She annoys me sometimes."593Please respect copyright.PENANA4SVQCp4Bbc
"And she's afraid of you. Your presence in my office made her run out of here like she had met her worst nightmare."593Please respect copyright.PENANAd8DP2fwvW5
"I am everybody's worst nightmare." Leo smirked.593Please respect copyright.PENANAnTFaVB1S6f
"Not to Angel." Eric smirked back. "If anything, she seems like one who always puts you back in your place."593Please respect copyright.PENANAgTyPZJQ7Io
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANA64LTa33Yd0
blushed as he remembered his conversation with her back home at the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwGijJ6oURE
patio and how she made fun of him because Amanda made him apologise to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbUZIwJE1hJ
her.593Please respect copyright.PENANAB204jNCSnM
"Now what's with that face, dear cousin?" Eric asked in a mocking tone.593Please respect copyright.PENANAAKLTQF6Mnz
"What face?" Leo asked trying to be stoic.593Please respect copyright.PENANApQCuBqBzcq
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANA1heMF9WOnD
smiled as his index finger made a circle in the air as though 593Please respect copyright.PENANAifm4NLc1Ab
highlighting Leo's face. "The look on your face tells me you were 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWiHfbQar0t
thinking about Angel just now."593Please respect copyright.PENANAmKMwz7zw1f
Leo shook his head. "No, I wasn't."593Please respect copyright.PENANAvaB2PGRVVZ
"Yes, you were," said Eric with glee. "Did something happen between the two of you before you came here?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAmDmEZBXcA8
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANAfNxoNHBArc
was caught in between telling Eric the truth or keeping what happened 593Please respect copyright.PENANAZdjzpq9b1N
all to himself. He couldn't tell him that he had apologised to Angel 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqwosJNjKsN
because his grandmother made him do so. It would hurt his ego.593Please respect copyright.PENANAbCX6PvpY4X
"Hey? Aren't you going to tell me or not? It's the reason why you're here, right?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAfx8XiwTDWw
"What makes you say that?" Leo asked see with his arms folded.593Please respect copyright.PENANASruaZMa4IM
"Because,593Please respect copyright.PENANAbb8m5ZpXRi
whenever you want to let something out of your chest, you want to let 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4vAwj0eDJ8
it out or else you would burst. And besides, you just came in here 593Please respect copyright.PENANAiJ1cpq7PR4
without even knocking first meaning it's really bothering you and you're593Please respect copyright.PENANAECrJK8DWsS
in a sense of emergency to release it."593Please respect copyright.PENANAZWOSCTSsKv
Leo looked at Eric as he settled on the chair Trina had occupied minutes ago. "You know me so well."593Please respect copyright.PENANAQ93t6LponX
"Of593Please respect copyright.PENANA0B9CehH7st
course, I do," said Eric as he raised his eyebrows. "I'm your best 593Please respect copyright.PENANA0WBLL1K2ms
friend after all. Now, tell me what happened between you and my sweet 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxp04XejZFJ
darling, Angel."593Please respect copyright.PENANAq4BwX7U70v
"Angel isn't sweet. She's a pain in the neck and she's only out there to get me."593Please respect copyright.PENANAMnUhkNWcRY
"Continue." Eric couldn't help but grin.593Please respect copyright.PENANAlLIoanGYAt
Leo ended up telling Eric all that had happened with Amanda, Angel and himself back home.593Please respect copyright.PENANAIuNCXrafh5
"And you think it was all Angel's fault?" Eric asked after Leo finished his story.593Please respect copyright.PENANAWPIscjX0pJ
"Well, ya," Leo answered. "She even made fun of me about it after grandma left."593Please respect copyright.PENANAyRsA6iZQOn
Eric laughed. "Looks like she really put you in your place for sure. She didn't even have to raise a finger to do it."593Please respect copyright.PENANAdsX1mh3VtO
"Grandma593Please respect copyright.PENANAGx85LOjt8r
already likes her, that's why. And I'm afraid this might not be the 593Please respect copyright.PENANARfB1ztfqJw
only time she will ever get the upper hand in things."593Please respect copyright.PENANAHFfFOQfHq9
"What do you mean? Is there something I should know about?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAohRknCCIdi
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANAwlp63Ard0T
wanted to tell Eric about his grandmother's suggestion of bringing 593Please respect copyright.PENANAq3YmhwiJxx
Angel to work at the McDonell company. But he promised he wouldn't say a593Please respect copyright.PENANAybjo49guCN
word to anyone.593Please respect copyright.PENANABKiSNrh0qD
"I'll leave that up to grandma to tell you," he said. "I simply can't say anything."593Please respect copyright.PENANAlnJh34V9S2
"Alright," said Eric. "It seems grandma has a surprise for us, right? Then I better hear it from her then."593Please respect copyright.PENANAaT60fUP3KG
"Yep,593Please respect copyright.PENANAXo61U0V4xt
it's a surprise indeed." Leo couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Anyway, I593Please respect copyright.PENANAou10kGJjCY
better get back to work." He stood up from the chair.593Please respect copyright.PENANA2u8aADMF4W
"Ya, you do that. I've a lot of daydreaming to do." Eric leaned back on his chair and with his hands behind his head.593Please respect copyright.PENANAWT2H7pXnxm
"Let me guess, the Lady Supreme."593Please respect copyright.PENANAzbeLMjCafl
"Just because grandma favours her, doesn't mean that she will always have the upper hand, Leo."593Please respect copyright.PENANAtoihT7NeT0
"You'll be surprised. It seems things are all going in her favour."593Please respect copyright.PENANAFbdoyk4S2k
Eric593Please respect copyright.PENANA7UhDzDIGd5
smirked as he closed his eyes. "You're just upset because for once in 593Please respect copyright.PENANALJH62Cxx0f
your life, you've met the one person whose up to your level in terms of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAlbXD5MCC36
attitude that's it's difficult to bring them down."593Please respect copyright.PENANAMsOsd4I3IN
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANA7yMNpqI4UB
looked at his cousin and he didn't know whether to give him a slap, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAr4BbsmaJZR
which he was wanting to do so badly, or just let him be. He slowly 593Please respect copyright.PENANAijMipbOfZ5
turned around and left the office, closing the door behind him.593Please respect copyright.PENANAMlzRjOfdVF
He593Please respect copyright.PENANAUvGC65BeIk
couldn't get what his cousin said out in his head and it stuck in his 593Please respect copyright.PENANAlD3jyn4SA7
mind even as he reached the office and looked at the documents on his 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwAhZyiNeki
desk that he had to look at today.593Please respect copyright.PENANAJSlbbe2uB1
Could it be that Leo and Angel were alike in terms of attitude and that somehow, Angel had the upper hand?593Please respect copyright.PENANAmzHTPaa1x1
Leo593Please respect copyright.PENANAEzRaiED7uN
shook his head as he finally settled down behind his desk. He wasn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANApoPg4ZbtFV
going to dwell on the issue forever. He had a lot of work to do.593Please respect copyright.PENANA6OSDBnpa9c
And it would take a lot more time for him to finally realise that he might have finally met his match.
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