Leo had a smile on his 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7zn3uGPxO
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJvZu2F5mq
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy27qWZIkL
face right in front of him.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQrjrk741t
It was morning and the 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyL5dwjj7V
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaxd6vJGRe
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpixmaDHftr
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3Ch5vIx1n
brilliantly in the morning sun.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33vTktsoNb
Carly had joined him 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUz65zGtxO
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrdkloEVab
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5ggld1kj5
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dvJK4FuKf
birds, of course.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxIuXOyv8C
It was good she came, 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXgIQbl47Z
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5slXiB5us2
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAZ9H9Re9y
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfhk5vIJz9
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLQpfA7Epi
He stretched his hand 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawXeHNFYQP
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNv5Pxrsz0
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuM6wZDzF6
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnWy4dPIVu
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EuSeJLm8j
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF16pdmKk0J
She didn't respond as 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdQsmFkXDu
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8s4lORamh1
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONQAFkfy1I
himself. Leo chuckled.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SHXvHBgDo
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTilUS2y8m
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmOlYrEhnp
Carly groaned like a little girl who didn't want to wake up to go to school as she covered her head with the bed covers.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwCviWGJRI
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8Jwki9Fe3
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK9uSswG7t
"You're right. But I 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EjEggbmaa
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuFmLVdRPc
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQn53Sbtt5
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDug0NNGHH
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgFz6xNGUA
They both got out of bed698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiREh7HIuF
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp3y1iPzUa
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAK7mEaaI0
way to Carly's.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKlZqI02w3
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwphV5DEK0q
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjM9JTh8rT
Carly gave him a simple 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK79gV38HCc
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMgBHEyIgX
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3isvb2R72n
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPH2qq8Y16
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQr9u89iNWS
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF00tDriNf
He made his way 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTsd32muOA
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02v3pjOyS3
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDew0tkGde
kitchen.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOyQlVH64q
He wondered who could be698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IGhYYLg6d
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTNQgXQY31
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3fGzaf0Js
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9mkSgIg0z
little.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtc48Vceeq
Angel was standing by 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTrYyRHjp1
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdNu8NWO1c
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVboclH3Ml
thing that shook him the moment he got there.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq2qtgMaKW
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASNHzuK6P3
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkgsTLoSbP
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVonZLvLQh6
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL1xwPsUh8
"I just had to."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJbHFD0ksm
"Ummm," Leo still 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ354dDSeTFH
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzcMebiV9o
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9MkGjHYFU
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbX5i1ODuI8
The coffee maker soon 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZdYYRxnZU
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8afauG0Oup
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkGtBghYsB
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowK51SGifC
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBdfM0Ojlt
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqZ9gSiTam
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmIUHDxmKA
"Why? You wanted me 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ss9C9b3BG
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheiE4dzlKT
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezuy7hESwz
a cup.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3yEEdbYAw
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKEY5wOoBt
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRxfiE3rmw
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbziXrLQIrj
"You still don't seem 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUUyutXL7w
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP3tT7JPcC
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOk7PtiB8H
things."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidg5Q6OrBf
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pJuEZ8LqL
Angel took a sip of her 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwHzQokF3L
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15ATrOHcAv
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQqPFQsmKu
spent her night with you."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF7RHkAQyU
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2WmcJ5gWG
Angel smirked and Leo 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2KxlzYw67
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFahidZN6LG
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CbdyEJMcQ
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM1umEn6Ge
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodDqW67Mf2
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQvEv1ZQBC
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx4L71af8l
"You're right, Leo. It's698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKpJ70pp1z
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9ttxgvrEa
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL5qkyXf0y
have any control over."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a0qG4550h
Leo was a little shocked698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QOwNq8qb4
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfpFyBkMd8
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorySVIYO5j
game?698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyfqVsrl1w
She slowly made her way 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WwyeN4p0h
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnSrq8jQDm
look at her and something came up in his mind.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDJ2JuGOMn
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Bwu7IIjr4
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2PYHrVeyk
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FySFQ9nyk
"The time you came into 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGGbYoYqia
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEmXy7q16O
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEUFPzSr7X
Angel smiled at Leo. 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fvii3iI2l
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwzjrah3qq
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWWYtzymf3
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ675wrCnmbo
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN2QQcQoMe
"I don't believe you."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbS3v0gVhwN
"You don't have to, Mr 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgCuWbzGR6
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sT6Il9wbW
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8s0mhN4nlE
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fQTjvjOio
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvayr5h7Wb
"I'll be heading out for698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHqHU7JTdl
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0zbSsIDlx
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyi09ZZH2P
Leo didn't have to 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAMZnztwYs
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjggseVQ5ED
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimoZDi65Ae
her.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19k0s1zMAC
Leo stared at the closed698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6TrPLgjIA
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFSaLADKFr
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW3XHZEOAf
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlVOBLc7tV
utterly disturbed.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnZZhP7sKo
***698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikJEsw1Jka
In698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6A2tAhlcF
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZdNZmeH9j
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeTtiNcmuT
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQURi52KE67
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXiuqcirKR
"Morning," said Amanda.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB5r9myWRd
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNSl9J3XEQ
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ211kSRdQld
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyxqkmK9sJ
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI9gLIu5bm
"And698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtVBv1fK3x
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtRo4fNW2w
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJT8zja2AAP
"Do I?" Leo asked.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhLKIj5zv3
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSA7SRqZVb9
Leo698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq0lXet1qR
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaquPzyZt8R
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY3CTtUHEb
knew the reason too.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAAiZp8fpD
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jBiXRNG8D
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz1glJUicO
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKC77cbQsw
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHLRAL7JFu
"Lovely."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxvIcc5ZAf
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2b36E2pQu
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K89A9qsdO
Upon698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXPjamkEaO
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFHtch6NqP
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcWFzMQPqE
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2IGUZ9Ogc
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a1sJBrWzn
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccGy4W7z81
Eric698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ccrom3jf7
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOeBfn9fnn
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSdZhooy7o
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7GUPTfvSJ
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGSNBSdspJ
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4LEnPBCjX
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9D0gBbPfC
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BmL9Tivnx
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyPOBj0VdH
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ33vaDyOQP
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5QyzY4p5t
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarFCr3JH6K
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTXljR43wE
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqpCJujyfB
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TQnYxpD2q
Leo698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfRNNkw6Rm
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZnNftEYzg
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhso9nSBotP
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGtLerq5yf
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb8odT7IWs
Angel698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4pgvpoIEJ
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMjv5yZKl9
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUei9bqm2dQ
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpksVMCxFYN
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxxwuHVLzY
"I'll698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IA9lmx3Ky
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBkyIlqDlo
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWKKZorpML
"Yes, I would," said Angel.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2pOiwL5Lc
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq4KjsIbRs
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6duykxPxdp
"Yes, I'm not."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNXJYbX2uL
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUkMzrRrsM
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOzlIubpAI
"Yes, I would."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5MXBnRxr4
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3vNa34FFp
"I'm afraid that's the one thing all the boys have in this house, charm," said Diana. "And sadly, no one can say no to them."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtaSFeKV7d
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBXZJeeJdW
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v97vD5gK9
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreh3Kj0OyC
"Yes."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXi1IfGDJo
Leo698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbU6OFdYO1
soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEnPVJkNjW
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT2eH2Ex6L
talking about Angel.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujGUzoTemv
Surprisingly, Angel also stood up from her seat at the same time as he did. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJudvltFm2i
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcoCgO9kGO
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kugZhiraa
Before Angel could find 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtpLHqb4W3
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweOXmAYKls
seeing her sister, standing on her own.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBZy5JUqXJ
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLJqquwi8Z
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCbAVYcTpp
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwsAUX1OwU
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."698Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKMkdOZHFH
Angel made her way out of the dining room while Carly stood there wondering what Mr McDonell wanted to talk about.
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