Angel put the article 809Please respect copyright.PENANAr3ueNcHBVO
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 809Please respect copyright.PENANA28P2H2mWep
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 809Please respect copyright.PENANAGB6n55NUjj
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 809Please respect copyright.PENANAQqXEZSUywd
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she809Please respect copyright.PENANAktQLOhfv9s
did before.809Please respect copyright.PENANAcmzVnyKQC9
Angel was too lost in 809Please respect copyright.PENANAB84JNuqsOj
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 809Please respect copyright.PENANAWFwWGpRDUT
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.809Please respect copyright.PENANAyyq24koTlZ
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.809Please respect copyright.PENANA6mJGBzlWaR
Angel looked up and she 809Please respect copyright.PENANAQKfE3huTSq
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 809Please respect copyright.PENANAITcquwvLD8
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.809Please respect copyright.PENANAdTvkl0XjPx
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 809Please respect copyright.PENANAIkA3PKu2Te
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel809Please respect copyright.PENANANI5ILlWH5G
nervous.809Please respect copyright.PENANAXVKBTRjsc3
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.809Please respect copyright.PENANAb0lN9N8vih
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."809Please respect copyright.PENANAy9FqewS0Gv
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."809Please respect copyright.PENANAOhrfVH2rwQ
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."809Please respect copyright.PENANAdq4qhTW3R4
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.809Please respect copyright.PENANAqQGXzX90z1
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."809Please respect copyright.PENANAKhEsrRWTkv
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."809Please respect copyright.PENANApmiKMPlePo
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.809Please respect copyright.PENANA2U9dLLsmZ8
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.809Please respect copyright.PENANA64obYMFeu5
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAs66CVEJo3I
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."809Please respect copyright.PENANA4gduLXIjfN
Angel could feel her 809Please respect copyright.PENANAfTSG1FqEzI
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 809Please respect copyright.PENANAhjgYwV2DyV
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 809Please respect copyright.PENANACCGQ4VSKW1
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 809Please respect copyright.PENANAVXt2bdLBGT
like they were going to buckle.809Please respect copyright.PENANAEoghpQohcZ
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."809Please respect copyright.PENANA1wsyMguvr0
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.809Please respect copyright.PENANAtfhtR4hGn2
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 809Please respect copyright.PENANARDuv0LuiuL
Mark just smiled at her 809Please respect copyright.PENANA0H6VBMsqny
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 809Please respect copyright.PENANAiGjs9ex6nX
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about809Please respect copyright.PENANAcCSigHH8HV
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 809Please respect copyright.PENANATmqK7a26O3
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 809Please respect copyright.PENANA8tlDxlYy0Y
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 809Please respect copyright.PENANAAn4bZMZINC
that's for sure.809Please respect copyright.PENANAocAVzEBSCc
"I came here to ask if 809Please respect copyright.PENANASTd5gRh5qM
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 809Please respect copyright.PENANA9WSc4qfFMo
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."809Please respect copyright.PENANABsnDfiGl7I
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."809Please respect copyright.PENANA7wbaIGjZ3F
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."809Please respect copyright.PENANA0lrHGFe4VE
"No, its okay, I..."809Please respect copyright.PENANA40xNWXrecJ
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.809Please respect copyright.PENANAJNOOJqVnjs
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAi1r1XQUMbi
Angel nodded in 809Please respect copyright.PENANAqGagDxuYCv
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 809Please respect copyright.PENANA2KTBTlqSiB
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a809Please respect copyright.PENANA2JoSi4Mx2Y
wink and headed out of the office.809Please respect copyright.PENANA8zAVh8LA4e
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.809Please respect copyright.PENANAM8x2sZDZDw
As Angel sat back down 809Please respect copyright.PENANA4XPQsbZQ8t
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 809Please respect copyright.PENANA7fub9p7jUG
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She809Please respect copyright.PENANA7LiJczVSYz
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.809Please respect copyright.PENANAeNIvcpKnes
"Hello?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAgiyIwz2ymq
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.809Please respect copyright.PENANAsQu3sFlWMt
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"809Please respect copyright.PENANABig8ASnAbl
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."809Please respect copyright.PENANAYjbLL0DzU4
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAf45BENQdBZ
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."809Please respect copyright.PENANAZiL5gYok5F
***809Please respect copyright.PENANA29qhDPluvW
Carly809Please respect copyright.PENANA9cGX2a1Fb5
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 809Please respect copyright.PENANAf99YfWkoQv
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 809Please respect copyright.PENANARYzrjMm7FR
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 809Please respect copyright.PENANAOsoFKdOVHZ
for the first time, it felt awkward. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAQZbUIFYsIf
She809Please respect copyright.PENANA0FTOXJmKkS
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 809Please respect copyright.PENANAnE3gpwVNc7
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 809Please respect copyright.PENANADtRJ3Mh2OR
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 809Please respect copyright.PENANAWpXyuFXj9m
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 809Please respect copyright.PENANArooZ66WSaF
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 809Please respect copyright.PENANARt9S0iWspl
clear mind. 809Please respect copyright.PENANALQOOGM3YZZ
Angel809Please respect copyright.PENANAKYwOzr0kPJ
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 809Please respect copyright.PENANAG4ACL2lr40
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 809Please respect copyright.PENANAdNLY8uWN6I
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 809Please respect copyright.PENANAxj8Yn4pAg7
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 809Please respect copyright.PENANAHerT7HEO3c
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 809Please respect copyright.PENANARdxS7a3LLz
Mr Walters was a big 809Please respect copyright.PENANA308u6iYHtJ
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,809Please respect copyright.PENANAdbu3d7Q95A
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 809Please respect copyright.PENANA7CYIlEW5Bb
would like to hang around with.809Please respect copyright.PENANA69G2fwFjkW
Mr809Please respect copyright.PENANAUTQf6Jkb8h
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 809Please respect copyright.PENANAdoQWYcUx4f
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed809Please respect copyright.PENANA0i6HWWVG1C
to.809Please respect copyright.PENANA3rmcXk354o
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809Please respect copyright.PENANAqjOSFe6KWH
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."809Please respect copyright.PENANAqzlWXbHwkS
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAJoN01MwJz7
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"809Please respect copyright.PENANA1fTqacSSx7
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."809Please respect copyright.PENANAgzFvIiy9Z9
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."809Please respect copyright.PENANAGz0rRRxo1S
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAZR0uQPh4mr
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."809Please respect copyright.PENANA6SRnOlunu5
Mr809Please respect copyright.PENANAPAVpHzCyLp
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 809Please respect copyright.PENANAvUKxh9rmDV
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 809Please respect copyright.PENANAJLOksMLnhc
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the809Please respect copyright.PENANA0KKTn3isS4
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 809Please respect copyright.PENANALWTLbCJYZn
Mr809Please respect copyright.PENANAmxPFxl8TN8
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 809Please respect copyright.PENANAeoAIswz6KH
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little809Please respect copyright.PENANA0PHsqLBIR4
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 809Please respect copyright.PENANAHHIEbl7Ara
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAA7YMKuCiIv
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAOq0lReOT62
He809Please respect copyright.PENANApBV8HPeLS4
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 809Please respect copyright.PENANA6gYh1537Tx
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 809Please respect copyright.PENANAlsXbNE8N0o
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAZDvAJtMmXc
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 809Please respect copyright.PENANACviher08xf
Carly809Please respect copyright.PENANAIj7NRTwnLi
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 809Please respect copyright.PENANAco5892ehJj
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a809Please respect copyright.PENANAZDJiCYr4k9
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 809Please respect copyright.PENANAAP85UkgSkM
came here to see her. And at this early hour.809Please respect copyright.PENANAXBOBYyHZXN
"Mr809Please respect copyright.PENANAvFdvwRgGAW
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more809Please respect copyright.PENANAEMwtCLZFDs
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 809Please respect copyright.PENANA4cQDKBfadL
moment?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAL11I503pe0
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.809Please respect copyright.PENANAEIPgEuCrJs
Carly809Please respect copyright.PENANAdnBb5RDI80
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 809Please respect copyright.PENANAH3Xjlqhnwd
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 809Please respect copyright.PENANAJDqQ4jJCKK
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAgu3SKHR50K
Mr809Please respect copyright.PENANADwiwpcwJC0
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 809Please respect copyright.PENANA55GVdywCVb
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 809Please respect copyright.PENANARW8LIj8fLt
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 809Please respect copyright.PENANANBvUfxGKJc
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 809Please respect copyright.PENANA2d93aiAMbS
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'809Please respect copyright.PENANAS8o2pAwTNl
Leo put his hands into 809Please respect copyright.PENANAGBEZrJLntc
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 809Please respect copyright.PENANAy6pHdnurnF
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 809Please respect copyright.PENANA6CVAyeQdij
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 809Please respect copyright.PENANAhoH7nLR2Lj
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.809Please respect copyright.PENANAL7szfIgtvP
When Leo was just inches809Please respect copyright.PENANAGsR8ppbyov
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 809Please respect copyright.PENANASHga7v33ga
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.809Please respect copyright.PENANAKQt9ZNwK5c
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.809Please respect copyright.PENANALC0uCTayDv
***809Please respect copyright.PENANAWSvt1BGIVu
A809Please respect copyright.PENANAQxz0k7vofJ
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAgqF9RgeMq8
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 809Please respect copyright.PENANAnHouhRSDDE
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAC4XWkFj5yw
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."809Please respect copyright.PENANAelZ9NFISSG
"Sorry,809Please respect copyright.PENANAgrJEmleYPd
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 809Please respect copyright.PENANAXTRl2C6SZv
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 809Please respect copyright.PENANA06WqvVoPHY
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.809Please respect copyright.PENANAHDni13ZvDl
Her809Please respect copyright.PENANAzjXhW0Txit
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit809Please respect copyright.PENANA3A4jeJuHOF
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed809Please respect copyright.PENANA4iDCWaZX8a
back making him look handsome.809Please respect copyright.PENANAxoRt0sb6wO
"Well,809Please respect copyright.PENANAZIk2rg4Xc4
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 809Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8unbyB4mh
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 809Please respect copyright.PENANAVhtSQupAb0
isn't it?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2C01U3Jvz
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.809Please respect copyright.PENANAvDvUqyhsM9
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAdxKSlm5TRs
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"809Please respect copyright.PENANAMNkJ2oEHvD
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."809Please respect copyright.PENANAh89Yy978fD
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."809Please respect copyright.PENANAOLzahwqpgF
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."809Please respect copyright.PENANAqDzBFGuJVv
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."809Please respect copyright.PENANAbJzPVJ2Vgp
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."809Please respect copyright.PENANAkuJd7TBhMS
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"809Please respect copyright.PENANADi0kS1tawl
"Ya,809Please respect copyright.PENANAwLuBkogEdG
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 809Please respect copyright.PENANAoLc8o2RV5w
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."809Please respect copyright.PENANANJ9qGdIzH4
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."809Please respect copyright.PENANAo5kI3i3aDq
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."809Please respect copyright.PENANA3r9EBvOTYc
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."809Please respect copyright.PENANAiT4VLY2Tmb
"Yes, you do that."809Please respect copyright.PENANALnRA2Ij0X5
As809Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ad5oUaIpp
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 809Please respect copyright.PENANAwirzbbY4Dg
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 809Please respect copyright.PENANAgntVQrMKfV
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 809Please respect copyright.PENANA5i2LTlhIsJ
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 809Please respect copyright.PENANASC9RHIpNNV
dizziness. 809Please respect copyright.PENANA3a6YYf3YRl
As809Please respect copyright.PENANAuPB31PVukS
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 809Please respect copyright.PENANA1P4fV8J4Fo
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 809Please respect copyright.PENANAOoYC6Kpgd9
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 809Please respect copyright.PENANAqbHeq4g2cD
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 809Please respect copyright.PENANAFpvf0zl0su
is it something else? 809Please respect copyright.PENANAjrvy6RrAiE
Then809Please respect copyright.PENANAUwQhadQt2L
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 809Please respect copyright.PENANAuHs56zML5Q
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 809Please respect copyright.PENANAS1o4VZ0joU
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.809Please respect copyright.PENANAkq2QDEBEsG
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 809Please respect copyright.PENANA1rtpntJOWs
Mrs809Please respect copyright.PENANADLJiYcEz8G
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 809Please respect copyright.PENANAkL3FabjmOl
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 809Please respect copyright.PENANAtSCFQoHgvr
floor.809Please respect copyright.PENANAZMfBfmQh59
"Angel, call her, call 809Please respect copyright.PENANAXJhMePAmkU
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 809Please respect copyright.PENANAgqhwZJeGqW
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 809Please respect copyright.PENANASoT8IZwtE6
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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