Leo had a smile on his 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDfvKPHpaQ
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEFM65281i
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMalvCXdNwc
face right in front of him.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHZbbLH97z
It was morning and the 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV7fyxlcDT
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWBVoI35UV
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEPnin9ZsS
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiQN1sZ5Z9
brilliantly in the morning sun.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnMvH1VutA
Carly had joined him 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVhLpdDIpi
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNffPoc4ci
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG1p7uLQjh
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0J1lMcEVf
birds, of course.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T9Y28EdCB
It was good she came, 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcYoVGizgd
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3cAaBobec
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYTUyxPnXn
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BQIWOrrg0
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsLLCdflff
He stretched his hand 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8eNlJuLEx
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtli3E1TFVX
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjJEcXyLRS
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8B4dIybTW
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZ4sba928S
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJC0FYB7rN
She didn't respond as 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1APUfTqzd5
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyA3QVolcB
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQbYRXO3h8
himself. Leo chuckled.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhK8KNjZ1A
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DGQngwJyk
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3PEJOCJ1D
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.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ygSABQxkf
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5jcYtn67p
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aWTkNGctN
"You're right. But I 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Lf4Pcp4q0
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm194pqsNi
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXM8FdRQkCD
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRF85zBJhC
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3x3nree7v
They both got out of bed748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZHxUpJNar
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2qukm0cuP
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobWuOMgHWf
way to Carly's.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfACStDYKID
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbs1bMAMx0
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwhzflghtu
Carly gave him a simple 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhM7J4MS7c
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwykgcdtAM
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqmmjBP4CK
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYDGtWdpKJ
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJFE5FLOmb
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXap3ZTblR
He made his way 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl32FfTuuqQ
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdZzHBsUhw
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukkgJJWUV1
kitchen.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJadMY0JSc
He wondered who could be748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1qjZeiewR
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTwZoHKgGo
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNcZe1L22M
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24K3jOmxfI
little.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZBB2eZH8F
Angel was standing by 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3LSByQoBH
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqWaHXbIB2
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSlsGc5Kbt
thing that shook him the moment he got there.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdelGik311
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cC4Yld7F4
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSBm9Zlcj0
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DO5KlqgU2
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8zJYUAt9F
"I just had to."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLrTwGD09F
"Ummm," Leo still 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK87XDqx9zA
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZxraqQduD
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDwGqykLaV
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT5UrJ7JkZ
The coffee maker soon 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKijqWlIvSI
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqPu3PjHSt
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYF8OBAkgN
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1W2Xar8829
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ58teHkE4
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWQs4w32VG
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSer9NCP6JJ
"Why? You wanted me 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqZhYvASwq
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcKEDA2jFm
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv61wBimPqu
a cup.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyUUr5wCCk
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOSNe7JXYy
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0HHqQfOeb
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxkbZiXLVm
"You still don't seem 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58Zo6jTdW9
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr8I0cA3yj
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCpcBtwfEC
things."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HSOrj5Gii
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIDwBGDocI
Angel took a sip of her 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWyTzUNkND
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4ZMJkztKE
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpaz5BpBlh
spent her night with you."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknACyuN4rc
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQc4D2Q647
Angel smirked and Leo 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOu389vyz6
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQYa2AGxeN
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkM8cY5nTq
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiVTIJ3z8Q
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1v6EoBWWn
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7lhRezayz
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji9hPety2h
"You're right, Leo. It's748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMQc0F6AyB
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJZbxvU8kC
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYxndIjbQi
have any control over."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmizgiPwkJ
Leo was a little shocked748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv9FdDbIrU
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWop6xAy7w
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOjqPURTda
game?748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOrRmDkzJ6
She slowly made her way 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0QYi7KlaB
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTofFijefV7
look at her and something came up in his mind.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KYyPPhmXz
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVsLhK7Fvo
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzfVInCl2U
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eVLKWifMr
"The time you came into 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7KGWRzRhJ
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuYrfD5Ekv
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYsPfwPZrf
Angel smiled at Leo. 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NFvY6w3yR
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QVJ8wvoXY
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP28rBy8OE
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZz55gfbXh
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTWVOP7M3I
"I don't believe you."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgY9WHwXvH
"You don't have to, Mr 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJ4eADDVIA
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbViTo4CAQa
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsepLhDcYc
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmjY0Cmsxv
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80Z8HhplPd
"I'll be heading out for748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RtPumw3Gt
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfx9I0wzsU
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeEmja1r8y
Leo didn't have to 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF0C7qqBzT
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOWKASG9Ps
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7tJNKuTXj
her.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBbyiA2Lgb
Leo stared at the closed748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvA76KBQD6
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WDOgLeudu
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdrfZNogFW
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1A0HRwmXd
utterly disturbed.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVyVvsMSEd
***748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsisSczWYkG
In748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdVDtDGFtu
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt66jplGbt
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgfVzvx2EQ
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVijTox0mQd
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7vx1sFlGu
"Morning," said Amanda.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddw0GxR5f2
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcV9mHly44Q
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDuseBId5C
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3V2eq8tRs
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddYYsCw2JP
"And748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQcEydWSp0
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FkUABf82M
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAT1sF5LmEf
"Do I?" Leo asked.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFjwmsIvva
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGwQHIVI8A
Leo748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCBKtoNYWj
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceG7wlm1q6
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx0747fv1i
knew the reason too.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LDXoskkbJ
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuKMYoOR8t
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgk6NWgDwQ
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq5Yst38CQ
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT3weQlbST
"Lovely."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡie3K6Quaci
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkQ5LkxL9G
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtYSfooQBB
Upon748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhoiYT0DuS
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL6IC6yER6
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdnLb1NCaV
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnklFAwaEPo
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGxv9ZXScJ
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPOrTupVpd
Eric748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBN55GnnaLP
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UUzuKrbyn
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl0TZGZ73r
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4trijkiOU
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcxlLAyRmM
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7J9yR1IwK
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwn85mhovp
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWo92ugsDx
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtntNoLrAU
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehuxA2ODRd
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVysEtTnXPS
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2KOukAb5z
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXn0JeiXyN
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1JB5MlPGq
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPI5z1q71I
Leo748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tiXaN7qKp
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi8IO17xgE
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IklKwILGo
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZK72SJzuC
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvONTGKGDNo
Angel748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh9Y7dTRPr
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcGkJWclsy
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoqBZlavMw
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pE5AN89aZ
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmLcgtct9z
"I'll748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfqiqlxq8V
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWslek2gHZY
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxwo69Hv0T
"Yes, I would," said Angel.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjo1qN1vrJ
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJKsJepTYK
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Geqv1v082
"Yes, I'm not."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8OaJo3A0h
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3CYAc218r
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSlvWdrAZY
"Yes, I would."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKyHBAEqBO
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMW1p60vVl
"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."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0wAbe0yJi
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zsaV9sVhf
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTQVFpFQwO
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7z1XcGucL
"Yes."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMc1xHaYlW
Leo748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjZonGtaqa
soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxkiEO440P
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYiEKfBKWN
talking about Angel.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7wrqGU5Q4
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.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU65thJRdI
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sTt3xbWp4
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFMBYjGq3q
Before Angel could find 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiJvTmgVjh
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm9mSjke3x
seeing her sister, standing on her own.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGAqSl70Yh
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3oQYSfB0d
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAVnnDSXl7
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlnhzgRy3F
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."748Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHYI9S6lFM
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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