After finishing their dessert, there was joyful laughter and conversation all around the table. Everyone was actively participating except for one person in particular, whose mind seemed elsewhere. Angel did all she could to keep track of what was being said, but failed to do so. A funny feeling came over her now and then that something bad was going to happen if Leo were to see Kim and Trina.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9w297pgkr1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVktNrova1U
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXeq0uBJMz
She smiled kindly at Mr. Cho, who addressed her, and never said as much as a simple “yes.” Now and then, she would try to look over her shoulder at Kim and Trina. However, every time she did, Eric would find her looking and would throw her a smile, thinking that she was looking at him. Pretending like nothing was going on, Angel would smile back and try her best to engage herself in the conversation.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiq1EI7Uml
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoOr4TNBKF
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eXFii24ZX
It was now time to leave, as the dinner event had finally ended. Angel felt relieved. Maybe if they left early, Leo wouldn’t have to see Kim or Trina. Mr. Cho and Mr. McDonell stood up to mark the end of their dinner date as they shook hands. Angel slowly stood up from the table before anyone else, and it was then that she saw Kim and Trina through the corner of her eye. Rising from their table, the two women made their way to the ladies' room.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95oV7tJ4Rl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmjuZGjlzX
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdMquXmCRC
Trina and Kim entered the ladies’ room. They had noticed earlier that the McDonells had finished their dinner with the visitors, and Kim had told Trina that it was best to leave in case Leo looked across the room and noticed them.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjHlsOvO1c
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb8hTGdvDl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IsKLj8ZUv
“Gosh, that was scary,” said Trina as she went over to the sinks to look at her scared self in the mirror.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s5jZ0vtuD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZA5amHEMq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23nrlo0czh
“Let’s hope that no one saw us,” said Kim, who still stood by the closed door.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNaD9hP5eY
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeTMmqHr76
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvia2Fzs9nb
“Angel obviously did. I feel she’ll tell Leo that we’re here.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0ypLJjWln
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GKRYPYwLb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsZ30gqjYS
“I doubt it.” Kim shook her head. “If she has known Leo in the short time they’ve been staying together, she wouldn’t tell him. Leo can be a time bomb.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj561OK6hn
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXX2Jk9nTV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9WNCFk2ls
“Yet, I don’t know why you love him.” Trina looked at Kim, shaking her head.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2u1qKkWCO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10sfhSpVQ1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU4nr7cg3U
“It’s called unconditional love. Maybe what you have for Eric is nothing but infatuation.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8plWtl3Gb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOtXtTPVlI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoasxcedl69
Trina threw a surprised look at Kim with her mouth wide open. Kim didn’t give her any attention as she entered one of the toilet stalls.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMFthUITuP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7Y0olDm8i
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylZLXy1s2J
Meanwhile, at the table where the McDonells had had their dinner with the visitors, everyone had now stood. Angel wanted to go to the ladies’ room when Carly stopped her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqzU5t2qw7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrGTefO1oi
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreTEceq6vi
“Hey, if you want to go to the ladies', we can go together,” she said.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO99gq4cTta
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9oOzmw4u1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLXWQVeQFX
Oh, no, Angel thought to herself. If Carly goes with her, she will find Trina and Kim in there, and no doubt she will tell Leo about them.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbG3FR0PVG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ2brtZWc3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSCJiZAIcL
“Ah..., no, I was thinking maybe I should take a look around the beautiful hotel while we’re here,” said Angel.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoZEQW6dq7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY34jpaGon
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eJW2JgBh2
“Good idea, Angel,” said Eric. “Leo and I were thinking of staying here for a while and exploring." Eric threw Leo a look, and Leo brought up a small smile. Carly smiled inward, knowing what Leo meant in the message he sent her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusCLTUgpt8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKddLtOUhL
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLmpSF870V
“I was just about to ask dad and the others to go home without us while we chill around here for a bit,” said Leo as he looked at his parents.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1dQ1BanP5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ze03klTcf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpKDXSfNSc
“Do you mind if I join you?” Marco asked. “We’re booked at this hotel, and I wouldn’t mind."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDtIgv1kom
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLQEf2nfPZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmppNNBk0z
Leo, Eric, Angel, and Carly all looked at him coldly, not wanting him around at all. Marco read their looks, and it didn’t bother him one bit as he continued to smile at them.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXmzp01GnH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuHmDru972
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70dNhumYfy
“That will be great,” said Mr. McDonell. “That way, you can all get to know each other. We old folks will head off home.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTgtEtYE9C
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoQoi6aoKb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNg5WgZBzR
Oliver looked at his mother beside him and asked, “Can I stay with Leo and the others too?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0K17krtZF
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh73VNHAebh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7k2zVpXje
“Considering it’s a Friday, I’ll allow it,” said Diana. She turned to Angel. “Make sure he doesn’t run around too much.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GPMvgYSKZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLZXxXEc8m
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenlqVycyD4
Angel gave a nod of her head.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dmEWUCqJP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNH4evKZcn
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GtcOsfdJP
“Have fun,” said Mr. Cho. “But not too much fun.” With that last statement, he turned to look at his son.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3YZW3tHJc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKJhyvclht
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AAOwJTR95
“Don’t worry, we’ll be responsible,” Marco said as he looked at his dad.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYDaujptpk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUTL8wWzF8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AmHE1nBNS
Carly decided to go to the ladies’ room. Amanda and Diana said they would also come with her. Angel turned to look at the corner of the restaurant that led to the ladies’ room. Had Trina and Kim walked out without her noticing, or were they still in there? Should she follow Carly just in case? Angel didn’t know what to do.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDe2wtSniD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpQTRlE7nH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtjexPiOfe
Carly pushed Amanda’s chair to the restroom, with Diana following behind them. Angel was just about to follow when she felt Eric stand right next to her. She turned to look at him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrwS0qNPRu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnopc2chYn
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlU0x1s2Vr
“Let’s wait for Carly outside,” said Eric.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBFihiirOP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW6f2JulUp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9SdIWoL4R
“Yeah, sure,” Angel agreed.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvavLcn51fT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83PYjLxMPj
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwiNIBzflM
Mr. Cho and his colleagues, together with Mr. McDonell, led the way out of the restaurant. Leo walked alongside his mother behind them, with Angel and Eric following behind them. Angel couldn’t help but watch the other three women on the other side of the room turn around the corner to the ladies’ room.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpqT0Dumnt
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e8KAjDFnM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6l8ZWWFd8
A few seconds before everyone had started to leave the table, Trina had walked out of the ladies’ room first, with Kim still in the stall. She peeped around the corner before fully stepping out, and that was when she saw Carly, Diana, and Amanda heading in her direction. She quickly ran back in, and she knocked at the door of the stall Kim was occupying.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpzXwtDdIb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLvOqlAJlV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QzkQYpqdb
Kim groaned, irritated at the intrusion. “What is it now, Trina?” she asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEihpt7dMm
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsnm3rnKk2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08To7dWsQb
“You have to stay in there for a while,” said Trina as she made her way into the empty stall next to the one Kim was in and closed the door. “We’ve company. Amanda, Diana, and Angel’s sister are coming here.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC40UxpsERR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKP3NUjVCE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl5iqKDGwE
Kim muttered something out of frustration. “This couldn’t get any worse. What of Leo? Did you see him by the table?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBC5W1I74E
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhpCMQXerE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjfjQnxZuS
“Well, everyone looked like they were leaving the place.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhl1mT6fvb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPaSJqFHO2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YqV4HkUzU
Kim knew this was bad. With the three women coming here, she would miss her chance to follow Leo. Leaving this room was out of the question. If they meet Amanda, who is simply the smartest and most irritating person Kim has ever known, she will put two and two together and realize what’s going on.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzAXMkYTnO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tnfe1bIpE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbCFbtbN0W
Before Kim could say anything, she heard the door to the ladies’ room fly open and the sound of wheels of a wheelchair alongside some footsteps. She couldn’t help but press her lips tightly together.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHb4PgQV70
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4NMvqIChw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9drzzQ3aK
“I’ll help my mum, Carly,” said Diana. “You can go ahead.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu6pjq2CBZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXrb8tARas
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nwgxjicO4
“Sure,” said Carly. She entered one of the empty stalls. Kim couldn’t help but feel relieved that there were many stalls in here.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEvP28yMwe
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBQrPckCfd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTJOKoL3Yj
Diana took Amanda into the special stall, and when Kim was sure that they in the stalls, she realized that this was the perfect time to leave.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVUBClN0rs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1PWuroux5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGHViNAVaK
Kim took a deep breath and flushed the toilet before she quickly opened the door to the stall and rushed out. Trina was shell-shocked when she heard Kim rush out as she did. She wanted to go out as well, but she was too shocked to move. Kim, on the other hand, managed to wash her hands in the sink. Without drying them, she rushed out of the ladies’ room.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsNXwLpqIn
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAZpgz1urd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqRZAWxlJx
Angel stood outside the restaurant with Eric, Oliver, and Leo. Mr. and Mrs. McDonell stood a few feet away from them, saying their last goodbyes to Mr. Cho. Marco said his goodbyes to the McDonells when he slowly started to approach the four waiting in front of the restaurant with his hands in the pockets of his black trousers. Eric and Leo looked at him like snakes, ready to strike at any provocation. Oliver and Angel didn’t pay him much attention at first.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu8GH2ASLS
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4LhJZ32zu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS3WTv1cBk
“I suggest we try and mend our relationship over drinks,” Marco offered when he came within earshot.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpr78ZN45f
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliDnpA9c0e
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZPPqqdJpp
“You talk like we just fought,” said Eric. Angel now turned to Marco with an eyebrow raised.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5xK4SmU0f
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYDhuz8zsL
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmBXT7jquz
“No, but I can tell that you all don’t like me,” Marco said with a smile. If anyone were to meet him for the first time would think, he was genuinely kind.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV486r1ESEv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBe5AYHCzJb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSSS57wZwZ
“Well, if you weren’t looking at us in a funny way the whole night, you wouldn’t be saying such,” said Angel.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk4ADvpZXZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2m5tJ6wAg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0bccwBTHE
Marco raised his eyebrow when Angel spoke, and he smiled even more. “I get that comment a lot. When I meet people for the first time, I can’t help but be curious about them. I’m sorry if the way I looked at you made you uncomfortable.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWcmypDT16
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gCu2Rsnvh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR91LY6ATD
“You should also apologize to Carly. She doesn’t like you one bit.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhus0qqKliy
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU7XfLx6b3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBl29i3cUg
Speaking of Carly, Angel found herself quickly looking behind her to see if Carly was coming out of the restaurant. Nothing. Moreover, there was no sign of Trina or Kim anywhere.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfySUh77f5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm0iBlfMy4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPVifL8n4V
No sooner did Angel turn away to look at Marco, did Kim suddenly appear in the lobby of the restaurant, approaching the door. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Leo, with Angel, Oliver, and Eric beside him. They were with the other man they had dinner with. She couldn’t let them see her, so she went back into the dining area and decided to wait for Trina at the table they had been sitting at.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCqi4z7UWH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAHL4Erm8i
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tVHYSoYEJ
Carly left the ladies’ room and started to make her way to the restaurant’s front when a woman in a white dress quickly passed her with no warning, almost bumping into her. Carly stopped and watched the woman walk away, and it didn’t please her that the woman didn’t so much as apologize. Brushing the incident aside, Carly made her way to the entrance, where she found Marco looking straight at her when she walked out.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmfxkFp2tt
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXhxIHDyeo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbpQd3nibf
“Ah, here is she,” said Marco.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCs4N3y5VZM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEq7R8CXKp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdCidzTTV3
“What is it?” Carly asked as she looked at Eric and her sister.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkiFI6Tsje
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYAP78eZHH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0mg4HJCPH
“Marco here wants to apologize to you,” Eric answered. “He didn’t realize that he was looking at you funny during dinner.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9PxMag7YA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9w58t2dEI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDNrIO0DzB
Carly scoffed. “If anyone didn’t know you better, they would think you’re a stalker,” she said.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf5zwq2eFY
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQo3ePvFOv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2UIsFyDsB
“I can assure you, I’m not,” said Marco. “And if I made you uncomfortable in any way, I apologize.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsPgAGS8Yd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaycynf1x30
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FBINpKsXl
Carly didn’t know what to say next as she looked over at Marco, still smiling. Arguing with him wasn’t going to get her anywhere. She gave a nod, accepting his apology. However, she still felt she had to be more careful around him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJdmMISELp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLSyH8QVVv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaW9FvBx82
Angel continued to look at her sister, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It seems like she didn't meet Kim and Trina in the ladies' room, Angel thought. If she had, Carly was going to ask and might as well have told Leo about it. May be it was for the best if she hadn't seen them after all, Angel concluded.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNWO0WnxTr
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQd0AxFoRz
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O9SynWxGT
A minute after Carly left the ladies’ room, Trina quickly walked out, breathing a sigh of relief that she hadn’t been caught. She hoped she would find Kim waiting for her outside the restaurant, but as soon as she walked around the corner, she felt her phone beep in her green purse. When she pulled it out, she saw a message from Kim telling her to come back to their table. Trina found Kim exactly where she said she would be and went over to join her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLduLRdw4v
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8P1N74dUs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQrSOT6DHE
“I thought you went out of the restaurant,” said Trina.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZH1oztWHV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxI5xlrb6X
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWe1c0tbpVT
“I was about to when I found the rest of the family waiting outside,” said Kim, rolling her eyes.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwydEzwc68
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uYriGdiuo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AXXAVjiXh
“Well, maybe they will be going back home, and Leo won’t be staying at the hotel to meet his lover.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslBQGpqg0G
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu9q6rKNGP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZLbh0a3yG
“I doubt it. I know Leo. Whenever he invited me over for dinner with his family, we would sometimes chill out somewhere at a hotel while everyone went back home. Trust me, with his new lover, he’s obviously going to do the same thing.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIU9ClPGWG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTofiYH5e3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjfrs2Gzkn
“I sure hope you’re right. Or else we would’ve come here for nothing.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiYAsckVe1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bTpuum0sq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsW4FBhgkT
"And I almost bumped into Carly just now," said Kim, looking sideways.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxk8NA7m2cD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsEahfB2wE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3vuRb1Y6V
"Did she see you?" Trina asked, looking horrified.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BSlLFA5Wd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0dDn0dpfR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50KLUsQVLf
"No. But if I turned around to apologize to her, she would no doubt tell the others about me. Let's wait a little before we head out."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYEJlIvrmf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu5FOJnteQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qfbL0kfHU
At the entrance of the hotel, Mr. Cho and his colleagues went upstairs to their rooms. Diana and Amanda joined the rest of the family and split, with the older people heading back home and the youth bunch on their own.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ctf8YOlb6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tYNmyMqgg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UF4gwzeIA
“I hear the hotel has a lovely garden out back,” said Angel. “Maybe we can start exploring from there.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1ju0gZRj0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE6wgsBk0h
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6K8YSKVUu
“Good idea,” said Marco. “I was there this afternoon, and the place is gorgeous. I bet it looks beautiful even at night.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoitETpz4f7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww6nJW55mu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhccMCFkqO
“Yeah, let’s go there,” said Eric as he came to stand in between Angel and Marco. He threw Marco a warning look, and all Marco did was smile.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD6bO2tcTt
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkuijTblgs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprOpnen69S
Leo and Carly, on the other hand, shared a look, and both of them smiled.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPTc84dHdd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTzvPBJcaT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp9zFl1hk8
Marco started to lead the way. Angel, Oliver, and Eric followed closely behind him. Carly and Leo also followed.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZr1IRlrkc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbHIX8oY6L
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrRQJzqIuy
Kim and Trina happened to appear in the lobby just in time to see Leo walk away with the others. She and Trina looked at each other. The two couldn’t help but share a look.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY66Y99CnI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpeokdqx7Y
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcXcyaDDui
“I told you he would stay behind,” said Kim.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fgtCWXgmQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBogvxS4JuU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw76XyuHXjq
“Yeah, but is he really going to meet his lover?” Trina asked. “They all look like a group of teenagers going out to have fun after prom night. And there’s Oliver with them.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV49N3L7YFx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpMj4Xvx7N
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlPjKdqNDM
“Well, yeah. He’ll probably ditch the group and head off on his own. I know him. We better go, but we've got to be careful that they don’t see us.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDLtwDXIDk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40lHTGDqvk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW8daFIvMp
“You don’t have to remind me.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmh4ERuZm9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKBXqe0Iyl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdBJIShlwi
The two women walked out of the restaurant, looking both ways to make sure there was no one else from the McDonell family around. They watched Leo from a distance and started to follow. They noticed that they were heading to the back end of the hotel. The two women made sure to follow at a safe distance.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNois6HzH2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjNJdbffgc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JujdKEjo9
At the entrance of the hotel, a black Chevrolet SUV pulled up, and the door to the passenger side flew open. Red Lion stepped out of it. He wore all black today, with a black leather jacket, shirt, jeans, and black boots. Hugo had come along with him as he appeared from the other side of the car. Red Lion signaled for the driver to go ahead and pack the car. The car drove away as Red Lion and Hugo approached the doors to the hotel.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYMmCDMwaX
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC66ebK3wkX
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq9Dyxqh5K
“I hear Walters has already arrived,” said Hugo as they walked into the lobby.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuP3BM6sI0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVa0CdveqX
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRUcvwOytx
“But not our host,” said Red Lion. The two of them walked over to the elevator.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoKIAXkRG2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXC5JXmgjM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImZcxtz74l
“Strange,” said Hugo as he pressed the button to summon the elevator when they reached it. “Isn’t he supposed to be there?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhZPoCPsSi
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUIAdhGq33
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjga9AtRN7
“I hear something came up at the last minute,” said Red Lion. The door to the elevator flew open. A blue-eyed blonde woman walked out of the elevator, holding the hand of a young brown-haired girl. The two men entered the elevator. Hugo pressed the button to go to the floor, where they were supposed to go. The doors closed.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsqsXxJ55R
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfNEMdYAn6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh4ufoSgw6
“Well, while we wait,” said Hugo, “maybe we can try and think through our proposal first.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZTR3xo9M0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a7OnQFiiH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW0ekb1p8y
Red Lion slowly turned his head to look at Hugo. He raised an eyebrow. “And why would we do that?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflC0YKHseI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx768wDRNlK
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnUqqznwL9
“Oh, it’s simple. Did it ever occur to you that all this might be a bad idea?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJR8XZRY3TG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8nnpVlm3C
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdHNqrOT96
“If we’re going to infiltrate Andre’s cartel without him knowing, we will need his help. I’ve worked with him and his men before.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaX2GT0I24Z
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqAqleRgPC
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ22rvCc29A
The elevator stopped, and the bell rang, indicating that they had reached their desired floor. The doors slid open, and the two walked out.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUenVB34zop
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcavGavWpl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UPrec4D1V
“I sure hope your plan works,” said Hugo.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ82nQWMpcM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYRkm8otSR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvUPZDWDEG
Red Lion scoffed. “Since when have my plans ever failed?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgTAhdowz1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQLoAf4XcE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lcZWUr3X4
“Sometimes it does have a few hiccups on the way. There is never a perfect plan, you know. We’ve had to make contingencies.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW1SYNfd5k
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOvW4unR31
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMI6totObW
They had finally reached the hotel room, and before Hugo could knock on the door, Red Lion turned to look at him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp10uDHsoQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzLndXUaSw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh59SrNeOL
“You’re right,” said Red Lion. “But I have a good feeling about this one. And there will be fewer contingencies, I promise you that.” He indicated with his head to Hugo to knock on the door.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YjGMJlZTs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDDRfjKDoT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZGKDFU7pb
Hugo did as instructed, and a few seconds later, the door flew open. Standing before them was Walters.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqeaLnmQuI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELhqOa92vl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjBdW13NKn
“Hey, Walters,” said Red Lion, not waiting to be invited in as he walked past. “Good to see you’re early.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDPZqN8oRS
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcDeEYBUxd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FAaCDD6Id
“I’m not always late for,” said Walters, sounding irritated as he closed the door after Hugo.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89Tqxz3ejy
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaCMZR0QcD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFCASaUJgu
“I see there are no guards around,” said Red Lion as he stood in the living room area. “Where’s that girl you said you'd bring along?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49wMC95Bex
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Jt6Nmzfx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUXJAz6lPt
Before Walters could say anything, the door to the bathroom flew open, and Miranda walked out, humming to herself. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Red Lion and Hugo standing in the living room. Her face filled with horror when she saw Red Lion, as the memory of him back at the party came back to her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdcnYFTpF8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpP2rVZ5fv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oLjrDiYYV
Red Lion smiled at her, remembering her as well. “I remember you,” he said. “You were the girl who couldn’t mind her own business, right?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgVZcVvLL0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenz2uOb3Fh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhywJgAKvD3
Hugo and Walters gave Red Lion a questioning look. Miranda blushed in embarrassment.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6QFrCXLRh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjGE1vkGnB
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L0lANKeGu
“I’m joking, sorry,” said Red Lion, quickly reading the room. “I didn’t mean it like that, really. I don’t want to ruin this for everyone, so I’m sorry.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yA8UgmJfn
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYXcCePGzT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq4R0hmRvQ
Miranda meekly said, “Whatever. I’ll be out on the balcony if you need me.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn9CuHAtny
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8K0OP4eNF
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8zNYMw7Yh
She slowly made her way to the open balcony. Red Lion watched her go, and as soon as she was out of sight, he turned to look at Walters. Walters knew what he was about to say, so he quickly had to say something.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSR3kyAmzD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjFcXzvbf5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOa28JJyvZf
“I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not happening,” said Mr. Walters.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wQzMG4PDP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvuYhHPzpo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuAXCjwgF9
“Oh, I’m in too much of a good mood to say it now,” said Red Lion as he smiled and approached Walters. “But she better not mess things up for me, got it?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiaskG9xVk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd9kQVRws4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSMmjX0SUQ
Walters swallowed. “She won’t. I can promise you that.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a1zVzX8FU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRthOTahqhI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkhU0xF4Ke
Red Lion gave me a huge grin. “Cheer up and relax, Walters,” he said. He sat on the couch. “Oh, the game is on. Pour me a glass of champagne, would you, Hugo?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7FXfqfiq0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqUn3ttV5f
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLoeHVyBd8
“Sure,” said Hugo. He gave Walters a look before going over to the tray. Walters, on the other hand, felt relieved that Red Lion was in a good mood. But she had to give Miranda a heads-up.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1PyoCnlHA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6lSQmxMBo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBekSkiyYq
***176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpaQvlMeok
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1D476fiqx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuws1TVty8w
Angel held on to Oliver’s hand as they walked out of the hotel’s doors into the beautiful garden outside, with well-manicured square lawns surrounded by short green hedges. The garden lights made the place look even more beautiful, as Marco had proclaimed. Angel couldn’t help but look around in awe. There were a few lawns up ahead with white garden benches to sit on. A few people walked around the garden. On the east side was an outdoor bar.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7fVbZeGmk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunuB0llQHC
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqcYKhIlfa
“Well, this looks lovely,” Carly commented as she joined her sister.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWpuYpmvkG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nyooiMu6f
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wW2WR9Ews
“I see why they book weddings here,” said Eric. “It looks like a really romantic spot for newlyweds.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zS5RUXhhc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEn3AbkFem
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOcGl56OZz
“Or for couples,” Carly added, looking at Eric.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN5uZqCt08
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWredxTIaP5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWXAaWb7i8
“Oh, look, there’s a fountain over there,” said Oliver as he pointed to the white fountain at the center of the garden. Surprisingly, the others hadn’t noticed it before, except Marco.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfLNknUCTk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfTXc4BcIw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X3f2lFuUc
“I didn’t see it there,” said Leo. “You really have a good eye, Oliver.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb37LSpxM6N
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxvqh2qTU6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKppVVjACO
“Can we go there and see it?” Oliver looked up at Angel.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFbKWBAG0Y
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxGsNqExxi
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFMfTIJv7B
“Sure,” said Angel, and the two started to walk down the stone path. “This place surely is beautiful.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lQFLm9DlZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hzfrEEOQ9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvfj1rLTN2
“It really is,” said Marco, who came up walking behind her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23XqiTwdz9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckWWnzpOa6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKndzt46diN
Angel could feel his eyes on her, and for once, she thought it better that he walk in front of her. Eric walked beside Marco, keeping an eye on him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGqnhZ9ArD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nvhDCqP7a
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi6CGrpbwC
“I love the way this place is so romantic,” said Carly as she walked alongside Leo. Leo gave her a smile.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgr83FxDniQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxicmFdFKj8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8wZnZmYxw
Angel had a brief look behind her and noticed the look Leo gave Carly. She couldn’t help but feel there was something wrong with this whole affair. She remembered that Eric mentioned that he and Leo had thought of staying behind. Was it because Leo thought of spending some time with Carly? Then a sudden thought came over her. Kim.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDAommKUBb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0tN9f5zu9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDwmCCHu4o
“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxc0mfdPix
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SIiw9rpvC
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3THl0ETdTK
Angel snapped out of her thoughts as she realized she had actually stopped in her tracks. Oliver, who walked with her, looked worried.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxU3UQPuuk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQVkfsShmu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJmSkgTzEN
“Oh, no, don’t worry about me,” said Angel. “I’m fine.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUerHsluHT6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvEVbsdXuR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOB1RhrmdS
"Maybe you're just tired," said Eric. "You did work a lot yesterday."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG2wxv0S54
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlL8u0KNcWq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEQ1PJceU5
"No, really, I'm fine. I just remembered something, that's all."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcf1Yp5Q0y
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RUKhd0SWq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmozK5P4lBT
She turned to look behind her, and she got caught looking at Marco, who, for some reason, wasn't smiling at her. Was he also worried about her? No, that's silly, Angel thought to herself.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNoVlzQv0T
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZQ04IPw77
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEQnYjNtwl
Her eyes soon fell on the pair of lovebirds. She realized that the two were slowly following behind them in deep conversation. Angel couldn't tell what they were talking about, but if Kim was here for Leo, then it spelled trouble. Kim would without a doubt realize that Carly is Leo's new lover.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVG0uvzNqf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsANgDQDtj
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE6BZu9zUC
"Hey, what's going on here?" Leo asked as he noticed everyone had stopped walking.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiy97gJakC
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtpFWFjGiE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4UQv2NKCO
His eyes fell on Angel, who didn't look so happy with him. He started to wonder if maybe it was because he was hanging back with Carly. He thought staying far behind would give him and Carly the opportunity to run off without anyone noticing. He would've had to wait a little longer for that to happen.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1eHUu4Ie4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr46638kUT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRuIPvBBi7
However, he found himself blushing at the way Angel looked at him. Angel, on the other hand, wondered whether to tell Leo or not that Kim was around.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBPvtSwh18
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsemufAxiG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykNMzJErGp
Kim and Trina stood a few feet away from the exit that led to the garden. They watched as Leo and others walked down the straight stone path into the garden. Leo and Carly looked like they were in some conversation with the rest ahead of them.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWLLhHmVE3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAj1nsUScN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yJRucjYhI
"You know, we better stay back," said Trina. "We’re straight in their line of sight if any of them ever decide to look behind them."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5690G1nUVg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPArh2ubsb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnz8AE4Ncz
Kim agreed with her. The two stood behind one of the open doors of the exit, peeping every now and then. If anyone were to look behind them, they could easily turn their heads to face the other direction.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD82BUqC74
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNU6ApZu0i1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaIKriWaKI
They looked at the group ahead of them and noticed Leo and Carly talking to each other.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyO8HrkL9Jx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cCODSs76M
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk66nXYr0IB
“Those two seem to be getting along just fine,” said Trina. “Do you think the two of them could be...”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrKEELDlYI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqWvHZGNwZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GbaZWxEpX
“I don’t think so,” said Kim. “They aren’t leaning in so close to each other. I mean, they live under the same roof, so they have no choice but to get along.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYMMCIKZSL
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8oyP75Rmv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp8bZPOQ71
“But she’s very pretty. If you ask me, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did happen to fall for her.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaOjbbEjCE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5enJ2bBvxk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodA4L97vUH
“The timeline doesn't add up. Those two met after Angel’s accident, and Leo had decided before then to break up with me, so it can’t be her.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzNadjzjWg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe5IGGz8Wt
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN52qLt4XC
“I hear you. Do you think the woman is in this building right now waiting for him?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWTttRhVIa
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohdZ8XWyyi
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYysP3fvGr
“Obviously. I just want to see who it is so that I can pull all her hair out.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsRK1pY89z
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPSg8RnUfk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoyqw0YNiQ
“Hey, look.” Trina, who stood closest to the door, held Kim’s arm to grab her attention. “They stopped walking. I wonder what’s up.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIGoOZjAgb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vs77Q5II3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhktnzYTYV3
Kim bent her head and wondered as well. Was something wrong?176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLaZV2KIhp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbGuRa8416
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aoS0gNEEb
Angel looked at Leo before landing her eyes on Carly. She had to think of something quick.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunwfVt7VZE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeFlmfe2bH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kcxeMjjFD
“Carly, can I talk to you for a second?” Angel asked. She looked at the rest of the male folk. “You guys can walk ahead. It’s just a little girl talk.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBI6Vy8SxV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRRnM4h2jc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoESKXPTU4
Marco raised an eyebrow at her but smiled kindly. “As you wish,” he said. “Though it would’ve been interesting to know what you’re talking about.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5KUEzOb7m
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVGOAh8JZ9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLKDPsy3YV
Angel felt her cheeks heat up, but she quickly looked away by turning her eyes on Oliver. “You can go on with the guys. I’ll catch up.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEh0nzp19A
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEoXahvgXj
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhIPE1aN8r
Oliver nodded, and the others went on ahead, leaving the two sisters behind.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKtVag3jia
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo7D5Kgd0Z
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuqDCaBVkK
“What is it, Angel?” Carly asked. “Are you upset with me and Leo?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu3UVrlxAT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tkcvhR4rx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizv6gbC36W
Angel wrapped her arm around Carly’s. “Let’s continue walking,” she said. “There’s something I want to ask you.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiSREKDwpw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws6R837UPJ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMFn023kTJ
“What is it?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTXAyD9Emh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oAQ4VaUIM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrjkXAEeKE
They slowly walked along the path. The men and Oliver ahead of them turned around the corner to the right, heading towards the fountain. Oliver seemed to be saying something funny because the men had smiles on their faces. Children can be something sometimes, Angel thought to herself.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmRPKHJKHg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl0uFy49mp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXFYqmBYfw
“Were you planning on running off with Leo to the hotel room he booked for the evening?” Angel asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Xwqnpbo9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP3RGXKYpW
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKLTwMvAHt
Carly looked at Angel. “Ah..., no. No, I don’t think so.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulB5nUfetR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbIfWItrjN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDbBix9Y6E
“Funny. Because when I said I wanted to go sightseeing, Eric said that he and Leo had planned to stay here a little longer. And the way you two were falling behind, I had a feeling you were planning to run off. Correct me if I’m lying.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OHWUNvmTv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQV1bCk7Aa
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvfz65Lij7
Carly swallowed as Angel turned to face her. There was a serious look on Angel’s face. Carly didn’t want to admit it, but the look made Angel look even more beautiful. Her dark brown eyes looked so intense that, as much as Carly wanted to look away, she still found herself looking into them. Carly cleared her throat before she spoke.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbW0L1zMUl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aCmjuzgYA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmwRxUf9dF
“You’re right, Angel,” she replied. Angel scoffed. “But you don’t have to worry. Leo and I are responsible adults.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyjy6B93CZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwaMX3vHiZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3CX8e47IF
“It’s not the fact that you’re responsible that has me worried,” said Angel. They were now reaching the turn. The others had already gone far ahead.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuoAd0xKa5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbM4fzV3sA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDa0Cpb42T
“Then what is it? Are you worried that Marco will figure out about me and Leo?” Carly asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5ZtsR6sHp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8sPW4nCfI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmJ5wPjXVk
“Well, if he hasn't, then it’s either you’ve been lucky or he really doesn’t have the natural gift of figuring things out about people.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVDJhd8acd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrurMEwI3o8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbVg0Ckasr
Angel had to choose her words cleverly there. She thought it was best not to tell Carly about Kim and Trina. No doubt, she would tell Leo, which wouldn’t spell good for anyone right now. And if he were to lose his temper in front of Marco, the result would still remain the same.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4UzHKGrdh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte2aaAHae4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3MZDJfrBk
"So, what are you trying to say?” Carly asked as they turned to the path heading straight to the fountain.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4bGBudWwp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eyVkoYucJ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb5QN5PNrt
“Wait for Marco to leave,” said Angel. “That way, we wouldn’t have to worry about him saying things he shouldn’t be saying.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH8KniMMcz
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6weNnyKNMc
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxcB5qj99M
Carly chuckled. Angel looked at her sister, surprised that she was finding this amusing.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXSrKvFvf1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubTYZZHM0B
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZzFRK0WPM
“I’m sorry, Angel,” said Carly. “You sound like some undercover agent, and you want to keep things secret.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pakRpE7sB
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntFMOlGHMS
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYAFbjiOSJ
If only she knew that that’s exactly what I’m doing, especially because of Kim, Angel thought to herself. “I’m just looking out for you," she said.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAidFSUzi6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VrvgPhvxG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1WAgMXeer
“And Leo.” Carly gave her sister a smile. “As much as you don’t like to admit it, your looking out for me means you’re fond of him. Don’t pretend.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoivP3YzgD1
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eNHi1hppZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSCYcUvWpb
Angel rolled her eyes as she scoffed. “Don’t be silly. If you weren’t involved with him, I wouldn’t mind if he ran off a cliff.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLazljwuyUF
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDrxyOO11U
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHdt0Ws1eK
“Now that’s mean.” Carly playfully hit Angel on the head and laughed out loud. “Don’t worry. There will be a time when the two of you will get along like old friends.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz0w23o9bq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1id3bmQHB
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKePzQ9NDy
“That will only happen when pigs fly,” said Angel. “Let’s hurry. I see Oliver beckoning to us.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRke6yMmtIo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy59TwrxW8g
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfkp7E3w3a
The sisters hurried along, and from afar, near the exit door of the hotel, Kim and Trina looked on at the two sisters. They started to make their way slowly down the stone path into the garden. With the cover of trees, they could still hide themselves from plain sight.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnls4tsJ0HM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyXlQvJ0lu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL1MZ1zl72
“I’m guessing Angel didn’t tell Carly about us,” said Kim as she stood beside a tree to hide herself. She noticed Carly laughing aloud.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvT2Z6ntmQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2rvC348Gh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j28MRFDJq
“Maybe they were talking about the other man who is with them,” said Trina, who looked towards the fountain. “When I noticed him at their table, I couldn’t help but realize how handsome he is.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxlwwCeCdz
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvMyJrNudL
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a04baslHg
Kim shook her head. “You claim to be in love with Eric, but it’s plain to see that you’re always drooling for the next handsome guy you lay your eyes on.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡji89luGZPA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhimFKtwW6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcE8HPz6WT
“Oh, please, you can’t deny that there are more men out there handsome than Leo. I just say he’s eye-catching, not that I want to date him or anything.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEB73650gv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN9RLhNhC7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCscbSAzFD
“We should stay here for a while,” said Kim as she folded her arms. “If we follow, they will see us in plain sight.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WR0qMlJ9b
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKWlpsTG6F
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFcyEFlKcl
Trina didn’t argue there. And the two watched as the sisters joined the others at the fountain.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOhIHaNQfo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBta6To6PwO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnjgQJTb90
“Hey, what is it, Oliver?” Angel asked as she unhooked her arm around Carly’s and approached him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf7YZ0r2nS
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmCfA9JecN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zFB4PSHzW
“This seems like a wish fountain,” said Oliver as he pointed to the pool basin. At the bottom of it were dimes and nickels scattered around.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWjiIsDkcI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGrCldIJUg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4naDC26gBc
“Would you like to make a wish?”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU71F21Ug4p
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGNAU9G0B7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoCyE7IoJH
“I would love to, but Leo and Eric are bullying me, saying that those things don’t work and won’t give me a coin.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFIRCYHqwk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOmm97KYwu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfsq1I5Lp8
Leo and Eric, who both stood on the opposite side of the fountain, looked at Oliver in disbelief. Angel looked at the two of them and folded her arms.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks9aPoaDwM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtRCFWKNJx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UT7IhDNSC
“Don’t believe a word he says,” said Leo. “You know how Oliver lies a lot.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv1LwbyqVT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp1Cns2vBP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUlr1GmuY4
“Oh, I can assure you, Angel,” said Marco as he came over to her. “They were in a deep argument about it. I didn’t want to intervene since it felt more like a family affair.” Marco raised an eyebrow at Eric and Leo.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNbVZK69et
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmKnJOkJbb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPve3tWyN9Z
“No way,” said Eric as he shook his head at Marco. “Angel, you seriously can’t believe Marco too.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhlgxyxc3L
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xLGFeCqTj
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyZRdwxsX0
“Come on, you two, give Oliver a coin,” said Angel. “No one has to land in the pool of water tonight.”176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9YGSwxrhO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeP8uwbONW
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxumi6O9ih
“Will you really do that?” Leo asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNLeKXEKNa
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcRtDDEUat
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCSgf13nmE
“Are you testing me?” Angel cocked her head to the side. She started to make her way around the fountain towards Leo and Eric.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteT1xusHXN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1ZGwKJQXf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KHKjD4sSI
While Leo and Eric were making up excuses to save themselves, Marco went over to Carly, who was watching the whole affair with amusement.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfI4Rx4Oae
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7hewAhu7u
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkNGWbZKcG
“So, I hear you're a college student," said Marco as he stood beside her. "What are you studying?"176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyc2Z7fD7a
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1otOAK4Qd6
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb54ngALhx
"History," answered Carly. "I'm in my second year."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrrqlC1hLR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNYmCGs65I
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwZiXmPm7L
"Nice. I was hoping you were also working for the McDonells. I was going to be seeing you at the office."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiYawYlMsb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9TTjChbpQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAdS3sSiOD
"You will be around for a while?" Carly asked, trying not to feel uncomfortable.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJvRANmZRf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINyhYOI4XR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQXL6kQiaj
"Yeah, I will. My dad and his associates will be heading back a day after tomorrow. He told me to stick around to see how things are done at the McDonell company."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tRrsfkGY9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSXlc8YCWN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRbGuItIL6
"Oh, okay." Carly felt a little bad for Angel. She would've had to put up with him for a while longer.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWblVfCjdg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvvM9jRdcv
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gQzmw91yY
"Is your sister dating anyone?" Marco asked as he focused his eyes on Angel, who was now probing Leo and Eric to give her a coin.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oqJHcDKlI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LqWpLDHwa
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S4LWBGt50
"Huh, why do you ask?" Carly raised an eyebrow.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyfeTitEMl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFPZFQvezD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LowBmuIxc
Marco looked at her with a smug smile on his face. "I was just asking," he replied. "I'm betting a woman like her is already taken."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuN5SnYZrzR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHHdEFZtT4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt71UXhlg3
Carly cleared her throat. Lying to him would've been appropriate, but she knows Angel wouldn't like that, especially if he happened to ask around.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWqN5yyrG8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7hejQRF7w
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo2lU6j3zY
"No, she's single," she answered. "Her previous relationship didn't go so well. He cheated on her, and she broke things off."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0MXDFnnLh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPzsxdWliE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04YDItRMbE
"I bet the guy begged for her forgiveness." Marco’s eyes seemed to drift off somewhere in his thoughts. "But a woman like her wouldn't tolerate such behavior."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3aiLqwwcw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYzZDPHMZZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYYCvnvPy3
His response surprised Carly. He sounded like he had known Angel all his life. She noticed the look in his eyes when he went back to look at her sister. She couldn't tell what she saw in them, but it made her suddenly want to change the subject.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOnwgDdWTT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRbpLPWbTl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKxAww9UWN
"And what about you?" she asked. "Aren't you seeing someone?"176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRdQl42aW2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtjTwhCCqg
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS1FNSVFUP
The look in his eyes disappeared as he turned his head to answer her. "No," he said. "Or can I say yes? Many women fall head over heels in love with me, and they enjoy my company so much that I can't really point out if I have one."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iSvjyHFww
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjbXxofoyI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrD2DwtoACj
"Huh?" She shouldn't be surprised. She had a feeling he was more of a player.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx8BhGhGAT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNkQx3YiqU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUwth1e0eI
"Don't tell your sister," he warned jokingly. "I don't want her resenting me because of that."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsOORdEMUs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhCZlTeh7R
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohzH5m4i70
"I doubt she will." Carly had a funny feeling that Marco might actually be interested in her sister after all.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DllhLC4Nm
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9fq5SDWaw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuM5ukuBIDu
She turned to look at Angel, who had somehow managed to get a coin from Leo. He dug into the pocket of his trousers and fetched out his wallet. He brought out a nickel and placed it in Angel’s outstretched hand. She gladly smiled at him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadCt4IhcmN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR23d0ns3k
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvRodJMFnR
"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" she asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJ1QCOibPU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgz3lsxg1v
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQfjoeo3RO
"Well, you threatened to throw us in the water, and I'm wearing an expensive suit," said Leo, feeling his cheeks start to heat up.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfxXmVH64k
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKqBT5h2uM
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3c4jH0GvLf
"It was worth it. You don't think I would?"176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t8UvCHvUo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8URKjUUjEm
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xwuTt8yqt
"Oh, I believe you would," said Eric.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyP4FKsDXr
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMuASIVTko
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCon0vhAeb
"Why are you agreeing to this?" Leo asked as he looked at Eric with a confused look.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx692oaAux
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1PmrUOhVZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlo1MLZqbQ
"You better believe it too," said Carly. "Angel is a lot stronger than you think."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREnbOFXUBN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCz9EsBfgU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiXC50Gt3w
"I'll believe it when I see it." He didn't have to. The struggle they had a few days ago at Carly’s bedroom door was proof of that.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCgIPdmNtp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yVNvWnfmT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOxbky0IBP
"I can show you tomorrow if you want," said Angel. "I would like to have done it right now, but you're in a suit, and you've already given me what I need." She gestured with her eyes toward the coin.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsr3gKTBbS
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoySeqwkCcU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHGFR6qcgR
"Is that a challenge?" Leo raised an eyebrow.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvanPVVjku
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPLq2V4Ukw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaL01Nix8C
"No, no more challenges between the two of you," said Eric.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJAdoAe0LV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaA72PtkrA
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyJIzdvEj1
"Why don't we all go and have a drink instead?" Marco suggested.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY2M9kTwlH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML0YrxYh6e
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7FbYNhKaQ
"Yeah," Angel agreed. "Let's leave this challenge for another day."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2rZ4SLVRb
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQvwLzYL7K
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhSw8pvQ4Y
"Oh boy," said Eric, rolling his eyes. "As long as it's not tomorrow, I'm okay. I want to lose my head a little with a drink tonight."176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2MljQafqp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2p8Nhosxk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5h0qe6alb
"Do you mean you want to get drunk?" Oliver asked.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhI7OfIlJQ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP5BJEqynf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon39sGj7qT
Angel looked forcibly at Eric, warning him that he shouldn't have said that in the presence of a child. The others, who saw her expression, almost burst out laughing. Eric knew he was going to get an earful from Angel after this.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHaAtOcKAf
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2INRtQTwz
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwVJnYVuun
"No, I meant having fun," said Eric as he looked at his brother.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVYRKRijCU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPhWkjecxz
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlGekY0qd7
"Then let's go have fun," said Marco.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiwyzdQLiq
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFElw6ax6I
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzp9wQUKXk
"Wait," said Angel as she gave Oliver the coin. "Don't you want to make your wish?"176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanPDKmgBc9
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY5rzePjuk
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ndwnvaBf7
Oliver looked at it with a contemplative look. "Mm, can I do it after having fun," he answered.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5A3CA3Xmx
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBLDR1WoXj
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOBjFn5qS4
Eric and Leo rolled their eyes at Oliver. They knew giving him the coin was pointless, and that's why they didn't want to give it to him in the first place.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrGe3IidPI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdtuHhP7GO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7OBU80IY6
They all left the fountain and started to make their way to the outdoor bar. Kim and Trina, who kept their eyes on them, started to follow up the stone path.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLpVSKXN9X
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA2VpE0c6j
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsntI74Zqks
Miranda felt like staying on the balcony a little longer. Walters had come to check up on her a few minutes ago to see if she was okay. He brought her a glass of champagne to cheer her up a little and asked her if she would come back inside. She declined, telling him that she would only come in when their host arrived.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWA7VLJlqE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHZx5VmvVD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirZGDk6q7G
As she looked out of the balcony, below her was an open bar. It was evening, and it would only be obvious to find people occupying the tables on the cobblestones of the bar area. Some in large groups; others small. She wished she could go down there and get herself a drink, but not when she was only there for business.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTi7c09I4n
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF4ZoG8gCD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQfX616Ek3
She took a sip of her champagne and wished for something out of the ordinary to happen. After Red Lion terrified her with his presence, she felt going back in there wasn't much of an option.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xgw3ozabe
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZKljbLtUE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4b3Y6MQVB
After taking the glass away from her lips, she stared at the bar below, and her eyes suddenly fell upon a face she never expected to see. Her heart fluttered at the sight of his handsome face. Looking elegant in his suit was Leo McDonell in the flesh.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJBpZMfHUH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5bsZe68qJ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIeLfrRXiz
Miranda gasped, and her fingers around the glass almost grew so numb that she had to quickly tell herself to get it together. Leo McDonell was here. And he walked into the bar area like he owned the place. That's one thing she liked about him. He carried with him authority, and he didn’t shy away from showing it.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrapV1FUzXZ
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRJJukYGiV
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUkfmWLNDD
Walking beside Leo was another good-looking man whom Miranda felt she had also seen before. Behind Leo was another handsome Asian man. And walking beside him were two women who looked extravagantly beautiful. One of them, who wore a red dress, held the hand of a little boy. She couldn't see the faces of the women clearly, as they had their backs facing her as they talked to the Asian man.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweViL8McmN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA5Hv2BEj8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9Qs2w2xed
Miranda turned to Leo, and after he talked to the man who was beside him, he turned around while the man he had been talking to walked to the bar counter. The woman in the red dress and the child went over to the other side of the bar, with the Asian leading the way. Leo remained behind with the woman in the aqua blue dress. Miranda still couldn't see her face.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ216vKPzoHU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9APXYbE5oW
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyZw9Zn1UY
She noticed how Leo talked with the woman before him, and Miranda couldn't help but feel a little envious. She wished she was the one who was standing with him.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzmyF1wgAd
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4KLsebBKC
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBH2i3WV49o
The man who went over to the bar called over to Leo. Leo turned to him and went back to address the woman before leaving her on her own. Miranda would've glued her eyes on Leo, but she wanted to see who this woman was.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr0VFStcBK
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ24uBs5Dun
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDgA4bkrdU
The woman in the blue dress started to look around the bar, and it was then that Miranda saw the side of her face. There was no mistaking who it was under all that makeup. And she should've known from the very start by her body language that it's her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb50zDDUyuw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQa0y4EkLm
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp3Umgstlw
The glass in Miranda's hand slowly started to grow a crack, but she somehow managed to stop herself from fully breaking it. She watched Carly with viciousness, as she looked elegant in her aqua blue dress. Miranda felt like jumping off the balcony to reach her quickly.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaZxdGsDo3
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHDu5hBEON
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KGhogtCHm
Miranda put the glass down on the glass table on the balcony and took a deep breath. Her heart felt like it had been lit up by a fiery fire, and it was raging ever more quickly. There's something she has to do about it. She had been keeping this frustration in for a long time, and the woman down there just had to be the reason for it. It was best to let it out on her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHk2V2jXA5
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw7O1CH1AT
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqL7RGyAOOp
Miranda had to think of an excuse to go downstairs. As much as she wanted to see Leo down there in person, she had to get rid of Carly first, and no one was going to stop her.176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkDVwEjjNe
Penana
search
Loginarrow_drop_down
Registerarrow_drop_down
