Angel put the article 808Please respect copyright.PENANAM98d9acOxq
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 808Please respect copyright.PENANAGOfiwocVL9
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 808Please respect copyright.PENANAphDs9DOVrt
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 808Please respect copyright.PENANABQfOCq94VR
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she808Please respect copyright.PENANApengakb8p2
did before.808Please respect copyright.PENANAVrfaZHWggS
Angel was too lost in 808Please respect copyright.PENANA8oEs9hEGpY
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 808Please respect copyright.PENANApdIbsR8xD6
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAlqDEn2mO51
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.808Please respect copyright.PENANAtBYkEs8Nao
Angel looked up and she 808Please respect copyright.PENANAJvGhwfrGGX
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 808Please respect copyright.PENANA2UfrlR6vhH
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.808Please respect copyright.PENANAkhzgxmg4UG
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 808Please respect copyright.PENANA6IFTAWpWxZ
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel808Please respect copyright.PENANAvaUiz43II1
nervous.808Please respect copyright.PENANA3iops6eXXp
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAXxPlZHFADa
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."808Please respect copyright.PENANAWQqr59srOY
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."808Please respect copyright.PENANAYdOusFIDq5
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."808Please respect copyright.PENANAXEQIQbBqxi
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.808Please respect copyright.PENANARbpZoeiY0t
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."808Please respect copyright.PENANAaeSh1vn3Tr
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."808Please respect copyright.PENANAbsm92oHg4u
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.808Please respect copyright.PENANAe12oCqVvWR
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.808Please respect copyright.PENANAVvid0kg7T9
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAq3WX3y1D6B
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."808Please respect copyright.PENANAPzHVTGsuc2
Angel could feel her 808Please respect copyright.PENANAd3agSPnEzh
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 808Please respect copyright.PENANAXXIvLAKvTM
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 808Please respect copyright.PENANA7bMyG23tmk
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 808Please respect copyright.PENANALra71kSlYP
like they were going to buckle.808Please respect copyright.PENANAkJOd0aRSYs
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."808Please respect copyright.PENANAQm5QMOElqS
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.808Please respect copyright.PENANAd87yPyXu1H
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA5BMu9FdqXb
Mark just smiled at her 808Please respect copyright.PENANAXNrInMUws9
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 808Please respect copyright.PENANAGAHYtyLdHr
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about808Please respect copyright.PENANALHBpZztuKm
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 808Please respect copyright.PENANAsp69JsrMYi
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 808Please respect copyright.PENANA6W1co6e06P
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 808Please respect copyright.PENANATjWQeHn0sy
that's for sure.808Please respect copyright.PENANAlmxyacgOQD
"I came here to ask if 808Please respect copyright.PENANAidZFwDEXoa
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 808Please respect copyright.PENANARSwFRAvJeq
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."808Please respect copyright.PENANA6OgxYyPx46
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."808Please respect copyright.PENANA5xvTkiAyRs
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."808Please respect copyright.PENANA38nlWFuSOS
"No, its okay, I..."808Please respect copyright.PENANA7Us2p4kqG9
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.808Please respect copyright.PENANAIjyOW0yxkl
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA9nI2Qrecy5
Angel nodded in 808Please respect copyright.PENANAutpaJ9Lyia
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 808Please respect copyright.PENANAbJzleD7aUo
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a808Please respect copyright.PENANAKwUjvvdimF
wink and headed out of the office.808Please respect copyright.PENANA8tSdYvutXZ
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.808Please respect copyright.PENANAYbtDFYiuQf
As Angel sat back down 808Please respect copyright.PENANAl42o8havm7
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAIKjcMMbssh
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She808Please respect copyright.PENANA4qfu7Ks7Bo
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.808Please respect copyright.PENANALk6Z6YqrGP
"Hello?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAJyAZhjvlxo
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.808Please respect copyright.PENANAUiETWupasT
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA3pHXh2lHYR
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."808Please respect copyright.PENANAWMbqA2EcWM
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAJiz3eu9y3D
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."808Please respect copyright.PENANASGu1SfchE8
***808Please respect copyright.PENANA9GxGDeOXsa
Carly808Please respect copyright.PENANAAcAhtNHLdR
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 808Please respect copyright.PENANA0o9jRq6JWH
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 808Please respect copyright.PENANAFy9bEiy5b5
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 808Please respect copyright.PENANALDoEEg8vvu
for the first time, it felt awkward. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAYnkfEkSJAv
She808Please respect copyright.PENANASbjrrBk9Hr
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 808Please respect copyright.PENANAiYQxitIhxm
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 808Please respect copyright.PENANAtARX4vwDN9
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 808Please respect copyright.PENANAL8Q0tokBej
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 808Please respect copyright.PENANAHjHD3RSpKY
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 808Please respect copyright.PENANAWPM2gNwE8h
clear mind. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA0btwn3S9sj
Angel808Please respect copyright.PENANA9qtUA8dYdK
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAiKPmIO5WSr
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 808Please respect copyright.PENANAB28K8lNYfD
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 808Please respect copyright.PENANA2l7PhSmYGp
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 808Please respect copyright.PENANAixJ8kXluUz
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 808Please respect copyright.PENANABwQ0LHxDio
Mr Walters was a big 808Please respect copyright.PENANAhEzFnlHZz8
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,808Please respect copyright.PENANA22FRxp9xo0
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 808Please respect copyright.PENANAMJsYWQBMfE
would like to hang around with.808Please respect copyright.PENANAByl1TNnE2V
Mr808Please respect copyright.PENANAtcM0Ym7I1E
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 808Please respect copyright.PENANAFcCl878pVg
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed808Please respect copyright.PENANAygLm4gYwKZ
to.808Please respect copyright.PENANAqtrbWeZgj9
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAjEuS9BRTCx
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAYRQHG5Mzby
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA2bT87qGgxE
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."808Please respect copyright.PENANA4H2mtPK76G
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAuGYc9RxBHB
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAI8clbPA7uf
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."808Please respect copyright.PENANAViNQnFOQq6
Mr808Please respect copyright.PENANADO9lk2niHW
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 808Please respect copyright.PENANAkZWeFNR6On
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 808Please respect copyright.PENANAN2MjvMQq7t
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the808Please respect copyright.PENANA6yA9ac14RM
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAlMSBhnJMOj
Mr808Please respect copyright.PENANA5n8bxFZUE8
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 808Please respect copyright.PENANAU0qi1ViUcm
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little808Please respect copyright.PENANA1GYYF3oRXa
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 808Please respect copyright.PENANA9XTNYjW7MT
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA99B0h7BGS1
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. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAiOagBsUdvS
He808Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9WZ77Q5xX
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 808Please respect copyright.PENANAo4NepV4N8a
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 808Please respect copyright.PENANAL1K6tGqLU0
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAzlSpEcQ3rp
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAqmN4NbY2Ka
Carly808Please respect copyright.PENANA6N0S2d6GCt
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 808Please respect copyright.PENANAVDsshJKZMY
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a808Please respect copyright.PENANAxtT27WP7Fe
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 808Please respect copyright.PENANA66FbWvMztD
came here to see her. And at this early hour.808Please respect copyright.PENANAPLkdsfy07m
"Mr808Please respect copyright.PENANAqsFGcKHoep
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more808Please respect copyright.PENANA5bQlF9ecS6
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 808Please respect copyright.PENANABVDvqhyZ1r
moment?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAyYC2LE4QQh
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.808Please respect copyright.PENANAZr4LCipuFW
Carly808Please respect copyright.PENANA61bHp30byw
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 808Please respect copyright.PENANAol9TXhBOhi
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 808Please respect copyright.PENANAs1Byx6VyA1
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAXYt1NN5oF4
Mr808Please respect copyright.PENANAJhD6b069FN
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 808Please respect copyright.PENANAqJZHpAlRCa
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 808Please respect copyright.PENANAPacm7scIIu
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 808Please respect copyright.PENANAAd3Xbd1sSi
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 808Please respect copyright.PENANAgGsBXTb43i
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'808Please respect copyright.PENANA5Iulnao3Vh
Leo put his hands into 808Please respect copyright.PENANAcqfC55lmPP
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 808Please respect copyright.PENANACIfi0krGlw
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 808Please respect copyright.PENANA9Zudi8N6JQ
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 808Please respect copyright.PENANA6VdOgD5ILs
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.808Please respect copyright.PENANAEvyBVYgRZq
When Leo was just inches808Please respect copyright.PENANAFwRQ52I4Er
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 808Please respect copyright.PENANAqw8RtsXYmH
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.808Please respect copyright.PENANAsmJwek8gMp
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.808Please respect copyright.PENANAQffBS4rEYW
***808Please respect copyright.PENANATlc2hX0BON
A808Please respect copyright.PENANAlC4lL7Lyi8
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAAc6tTncVve
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 808Please respect copyright.PENANAQiEmUCwakj
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA6t6OyRSKQY
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."808Please respect copyright.PENANArseclm8q8i
"Sorry,808Please respect copyright.PENANAXTAFogEJi3
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 808Please respect copyright.PENANAkYvish1ofa
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAySRU7jr1NC
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.808Please respect copyright.PENANAwsgWLpA3Hz
Her808Please respect copyright.PENANAgTru7kvQ9b
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit808Please respect copyright.PENANAVLDUrKgHxM
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed808Please respect copyright.PENANAlTzhWIP5kI
back making him look handsome.808Please respect copyright.PENANA3bUDp9x5jW
"Well,808Please respect copyright.PENANAmY33LaS0oe
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 808Please respect copyright.PENANA9FE5b67uzs
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 808Please respect copyright.PENANAsgCjwMBKjx
isn't it?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAdezVOSgttt
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.808Please respect copyright.PENANAy15eEnQ5Mo
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAyUzXkBv5VV
"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?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAJPfCt6U6Qd
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."808Please respect copyright.PENANAErHHgzPCgN
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."808Please respect copyright.PENANAh7Vvs5snAP
"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."808Please respect copyright.PENANAsl160GIzMM
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."808Please respect copyright.PENANA3hh2BGEJdJ
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAehFxfmrWsv
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAncMI6553Jn
"Ya,808Please respect copyright.PENANAQ844SAtWiV
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 808Please respect copyright.PENANAw7ngxfQoF4
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."808Please respect copyright.PENANAEfMfKtuMKe
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."808Please respect copyright.PENANAoNYhX1JG0C
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."808Please respect copyright.PENANATzmoW7MaaT
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."808Please respect copyright.PENANAbdp2cvsi3i
"Yes, you do that."808Please respect copyright.PENANAWeLEhWk0he
As808Please respect copyright.PENANAHy57iRxxhs
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 808Please respect copyright.PENANAhDBrP8dwcB
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 808Please respect copyright.PENANARY0g3qYPfi
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 808Please respect copyright.PENANAWUBPBwj9RF
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAaKze3kjy7Y
dizziness. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAh5wUHSIoi7
As808Please respect copyright.PENANAAH3qgrUOxv
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 808Please respect copyright.PENANAwc7rrSP0Hf
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAhp3RAhK39Q
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 808Please respect copyright.PENANADC8GFwUVCi
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 808Please respect copyright.PENANA4hvT0KoqHY
is it something else? 808Please respect copyright.PENANAPRNUVm3X9T
Then808Please respect copyright.PENANAGOdXOI4KHe
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 808Please respect copyright.PENANA88pN5iPXwG
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 808Please respect copyright.PENANA2tpIc3csHd
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.808Please respect copyright.PENANA9tDn4AKiFF
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 808Please respect copyright.PENANACUOI9aQaYW
Mrs808Please respect copyright.PENANA12k1gYzxr1
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA0VAVGp9RQ3
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAzfH37BuAbm
floor.808Please respect copyright.PENANAgiSZgAgaD7
"Angel, call her, call 808Please respect copyright.PENANArVNBRIkhEq
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 808Please respect copyright.PENANAKGMiOtJxfv
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAVJ0ExTVT5G
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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