It was Friday morning, and the place was busy as usual, with everyone in the house awake. It’s a crucial day for all of them, and they all knew how crucial it was.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4Rf2Y45Qr
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Leo and Eric were all ready to head out of the house and head to the airport. The visitors from China will be landing there in an hour’s time, and it was essential for them to be there before they arrived to welcome them. Mr. McDonell saw them off. He, on the other hand, was going to be at the office for a little while until it was time for the meeting in the afternoon. As soon as Leo and Eric left, he took off with Oliver to drop him off at school first.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy2Yo6EFvn
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That meant only Angel wasn’t going to work, as Diana offered last night that the ladies of the house go out on a shopping spree to find themselves lovely outfits for dinner. Angel wanted to oppose it, as she thought it was only meant for the family and that she wouldn't attend. However, Mr. McDonell thought it was a good idea and countered Angel while they sat at the dinner table discussing the issue.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy6AG3tets
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"Don’t say that, Angel," said Mr. McDonell. "You won’t go to work tomorrow. I’ll let Mrs. Lance know so that she can take care of the little details at the meeting place." Angel tried to say something, but he stopped her again. "Not another word from you. If you haven’t realized it yet, you and your sister are now part of the family. If you don’t come for this dinner, then you would be breaking my heart."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lnw1LE3Mo
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Angel had no choice but to comply, though she did receive a scary stare from Mrs. McDonell and, surprisingly, none from Leo.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI3fluLo7z
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"What do you think we should do first?" Diana asked as she, Carly, and Angel sat at the dining table having breakfast.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pzVsiYsTb
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"I think we should go shopping, and then we can go for the manicure and pedicure," said Carly, who sat next to Diana.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh70l3a20Rw
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"Shouldn’t you be thinking of attending a lecture?" asked Angel, who sat opposite the two.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHwwriceOp
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"Come on, Angel," said Carly, before filling her mouth with cereal. "Let me have this free day too. Besides, I already called my lecturers and told them that I wouldn’t be coming in."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4JJWFdA1U
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Angel rolled her eyes to the side. "If you wish."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Mjr09M8Xt
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Mrs. McDonell came into the dining room and sat at the head of the table.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMknZp1NJV
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"Morning, everyone," she greeted. "Ready for the day?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkte3YFlt5
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"Very much," Carly answered.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOS4C99exAT
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"Don’t get too excited," said Amanda as she came in with Mandy pushing her wheelchair. "With someone around, it might not be such a good day."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypEbvFhoFu
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"I do hope you aren’t referring to me," said Mrs. McDonell as she watched Mandy settle Amanda around the table.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs7byeQ7VH
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"No, I was talking about the spa Diana will be taking us to. The employees there can be a little messy sometimes when they get absent-minded."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mdRkWbgTL
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"Now you’re just exaggerating, mum," said Diana.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97687KpH0u
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"As always," muttered Mrs. McDonell as she poured herself a glass of juice.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbIpemFOnu
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"Today will be a good day," Angel commented before Amanda, who now sat beside her, could reply to Mrs. McDonell. "I wouldn’t worry too much about employees at the spa, Amanda."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeXHYn941T
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"Trust me, I didn’t really mean them," said Amanda as she winked at Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF158KgNfHu
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"Gosh, I knew that-"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpOtTmpqAt
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"We have a tight schedule, don’t we?" Angel asked, interrupting Mrs. McDonell. "Let’s eat up so that we can leave. We don’t want to be a minute late."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHR1jPyOhN
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Mrs. McDonell had nothing to say as she looked at Angel, surprised that she interrupted her from talking back at Amanda. Diana and Carly looked on at Angel, surprised that she did that without Mrs. McDonell snapping back at her. Amanda, on the other hand, couldn’t help but smile at Angel for her bravery.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjebBmBlhsj
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As soon as the women were done with their breakfast, they made their way out of the house. Bill was the one to be taking them out, and they were going to use the family SUV. Mrs. McDonell took the front seat while the others sat at the back.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGKbS0COHD
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"Where are we going to look for clothes first, Diana?" Amanda asked as soon as they left the McDonell premises.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiW12jfJPM
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"We thought of going to a few malls before going to the complex where my massage parlor is," said Diana. "I want us to try a certain boutique. I hear there are lovely dresses there."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQuf08LPhk
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"I’m so excited," said Carly. "It’s like a girls’ day out."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg23oP8SA6
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"I know, right?" Diana couldn’t help but giggle. "What fun! We should be doing this more often."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9dSxrSZlq
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"Some of us are too old for these things," said Amanda. "So count me out. I’m just coming with you because my son suggested that I attend the dinner."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCcQgBEwvP
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"If you ask me, you really shouldn’t be here," said Mrs. McDonell. "We wouldn’t like to trouble you since you’re pretty old."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOD1oSJj3e
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"No, the only reason I wouldn’t even think about hanging out is because you would make things boring," Amanda retaliated.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr97Fa5TJ4
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"I’m not boring!" Mrs. McDonell turned in her seat to look at Amanda behind her.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTohsg293i2
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"Okay, you two better break it up," said Diana. "I can’t have you fighting in the car like this. You’re going to distract Bill while he’s driving."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UoakhkkSO
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Bill didn’t say anything as he tried not to laugh. Fights between Mrs. McDonell and Amanda never get old.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUxhXPBsau
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"But she started it," said Amanda. "You should tell her to have more respect for me. I’m her mother-in-law."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDt4Hd2Y5O
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Both Carly and Angel shook their heads, knowing they were going to have a long day.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHShMpXE3m
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"How can I respect you when you don’t respect me?" Mrs. McDonell asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW3Bt3ZDHB
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"Oh, goodness," said Diana, wishing she had taken her car instead. "Is it too late to take the bus, Bill?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOs27wEll9
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"I can stop by the nearest bus stop if you want," Bill answered.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2B0FTf8sA
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"Hold up," said Angel. "There will be no need for that, Bill." Angel turned to Mrs. McDonell and Amanda, who sat next to her. "Now is not the time for this, please. If we want this to be like a girls’ day out, fighting each other isn’t going to do us any good. Don’t forget, we have an important dinner tonight. So for today, can you make peace until this is over?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr83Praj5Hm
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Everyone in the car was silent. They probably didn’t expect Angel to speak up like she did when Diana tried and failed. Bill couldn’t help but smile, somehow. Though he did feel a little disappointed that Angel had to stop the two women from fighting, it was better for the two to be quiet. He did need to concentrate at some point with his driving.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TaoEgC8vF
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Mrs. McDonell huffed as she turned around to look straight in front of her. Amanda, for a moment, folded her arms, and she looked like a child who didn’t like to be told what to do. However, she sighed and dropped her arms, looking at Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjArz50Skv
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"As you wish," said Amanda. She turned to look at her daughter-in-law, who still sat silently. "Let’s try not to get into each other’s hairs today, alright, Bertha?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BiqtXoGxu
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Carly and Diana watched on, waiting for Mrs. McDonell to respond. Bill took a quick glance at her in fear that she would end up snapping at him. In the end, she turned around in her seat to look at Amanda.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJidKa9tTH
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"You've got a deal," she said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7hXoW7OPm
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Diana and Carly almost cheered in excitement but stopped themselves when Mrs. McDonell flashed them a look. It’s like she knew they were about to do that. Carly, who sat next to the window, looked out, pretending to have seen something interesting. Diana smiled at her friend, assuring her that all this was for the better, even if it was only temporarily.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWjtJadD1j
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They reached the fashion boutique in one piece as Bill parked right in front of it. He and Carly helped Amanda out as Mrs. McDonell walked in. She was friends with the owner of the boutique and planned to have a quick chat with her before they got started. Angel and Diana waited for Carly and Amanda by the door of the boutique when Diana turned to Angel to talk.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh6B1HRcvc
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"What you did back in the car," Diana started, "was really brave of you, Angel. Thank you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yoBbNcWnh
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Angel vigorously shook her head as she said, "There’s no need to thank me, Diana. I was only trying to ease down the tension."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldkbyw66yq
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"Yeah, and you did it with ease." Diana chuckled. "I can’t believe that Bertha listened to you when she’s so stubborn. And also, I know she isn’t too friendly with you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY2YBx4GOK
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"Oh, I know. I thought for a minute she would snap my head off in there."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQU552Naez
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"You didn’t seem the least bit scared. You did the right thing, though. If you didn’t tell them to lay their arguments aside, we weren’t going to do anything."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY2frQNzLN
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"That is very true," said Amanda, as Carly pushed her wheelchair towards them. "You were very brave to tell us off like that. We’re acting like children in there."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqxHnT2CId
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"You always act like children, mum," said Diana.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDrhY7Nmer
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Amanda hissed at her. "I’m not a child. Watch what you say to your mother."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwaXQZ3zva
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Carly laughed. "She didn’t mean it like that," she said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6m0ZzPs53c
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"Come on, Carly, take me inside," said Amanda, looking upset with Diana.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSEfQQUWUB
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"You heard the lady," said Carly. "Move aside, people."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UhHYXA7Wy
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Diana rolled her eyes at her mother, while Angel chuckled. They both moved aside for Carly and Amanda to go up the ramp to the door. Billy, who watched on, announced that he would be waiting in the car. Angel and Diana followed Carly and Amanda into the boutique.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEIYZgUzEW
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There was a certain ambience the four women felt when they first entered the boutique. The place looked exquisite, as did the beautiful clothes that hung out for display. Amanda and Carly couldn’t help but ‘wow’ at every dress they looked at. Diana and Angel looked cool and collected as they looked around. Soon enough, a young woman with blonde hair neatly tied back in a ponytail, dressed in a white blouse and black skirt with heels, came over to them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZyJ8dVikk
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"Good morning, ladies," she greeted them with a wide smile. "What can I help you with?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMLzabEJxO
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"Ah, Julie!" came a voice behind the young woman. Julie turned to see Mrs. McDonell and a woman in a sky blue suit approach them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52qV4RMOLb
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"Yes, ma’am," said Julie, addressing the woman in the suit.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4SmTgF1Jz
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"This is the McDonell family, and I want you and Alicia to attend to whatever they need," said the woman in the suit. She walked past Julie towards the others.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOHVy8sAfb
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"Nice to meet you," she said, addressing Amanda and the others. "I’m Helena, the owner of this boutique. I’m very good friends with Bertha, and I’m glad you thought of coming here to shop for your dresses."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMslRMqJn6
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"Hello," said Amanda, who was bold enough to speak first. "I’m Amanda, her mother-in-law. This is my daughter, Diana, and these two are the Barclay sisters, Angel and Carly. Thank you for having us."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWZiGWoDbn
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"The pleasure is mine. Please, all of you feel free to take a look around."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q7SkFSpTz
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Amanda and the others all thanked Helena as she went to join Mrs. McDonell, who spoke briefly and quietly. Julie went on to turn to the other women.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURk5uJw6F7
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"Can I suggest some dresses for you, ma’am?" she asked Amanda.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDCQOFV7Tc
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"Yes, please. I’m not good with things, so I would really need your help," said Amanda. "Will you accompany me, Carly?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LxXhH3EfT
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"Of course," said Carly. She went on ahead to push Amanda’s wheelchair as Julie led the way.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEu5ncm5zh
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"Well, that leaves the two of us," said Diana as she looked at Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsECW5rSUi6
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"I thought someone would be joining us," said Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzsJzbU2ey
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"She’ll find us; that’s if Bertha wants to have her." Diana took Angel’s hand and started to drag her to the side. "Come, let’s look at the dresses over here."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMtwW57em8
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Angel had no choice but to comply as she followed. Mrs. McDonell had finished talking to Helena when she saw Diana drag Angel with her to the other side of the boutique. She didn’t mind much as the other girl, Alicia, came over to assist her.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAoRDswXEW
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It took a while for Angel to get into the mood of looking for a dress. It took a little probing from Diana as she presented a few dresses to her. As fun as it was seeing and commenting on which dress to wear, they also had a few talks about their personal lives. Diana had even asked how life was before Angel and Carly came to live with them. Angel wasn’t shy about revealing that they had been struggling as they tried to make ends meet.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5Aey6okbO
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"Life was hard," said Angel as she looked in a navy blue sparkling dress. "It’s even harder now without her."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgAMmDBzX4
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"I can only imagine," said Diana, with her back facing Angel. "I lost my husband when Oliver was still very young. It took a toll on Eric and me. That’s why my brother offered that we stay with him."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡge7rp4MsAp
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Angel turned to look at Diana. "I didn’t know that," she said. "I’m sorry. Eric has never talked about his father before. Moreover, he seems so outgoing. I didn’t know he also lost someone that close to him."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWTfVjMyQf
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"Oh, he’s always been like that," said Diana with a chuckle. "Moving in with my brother was the best thing that I could’ve asked for. Eric went back to his old self, and I managed to get back on my own two feet. Oliver grew up in a home without feeling that he ever lacked a father since my brother took up the role. I’m really grateful for that."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxcj2c3PG9
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"I’m also grateful for what he has done for us. He’s like a father to me too. I grew up with mine, and he proved to be useless."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKwhiT0guf
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Diana turned to look at Angel. "Why? Did he treat you and your mother badly?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPWHrds9M9
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"Not exactly." Angel took a pink glittery dress from the hanger. "He loved to drink a lot. Moreover, he was never there when you really needed him. Whatever money mum made to provide for the family, he would squander it through gambling and alcohol. Mum chased him out of the house one day, and he never came back."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdaxbY73fO
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"I see. He wasn’t worth having around. Your mum did the right thing."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqRY7Fht0z
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"Yeah, she did." Angel put back the pink dress and pulled out a black one. "This one looks too revealing."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp849aG1Bkd
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"I know," Diana agreed with her. "And our visitors mind dressing and being etiquette."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY3HoEBef7
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"I wouldn’t be too comfortable in this, anyway." Angel put the dress back on the hanger.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzijG3m6Yh
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"Okay, enough of the bad stuff," said Diana as she joined Angel, looking at a set of clothes on the hanger. "Tell me, has Eric asked you out yet?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnz2UFrm9M
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Angel’s heart almost jumped. "What?" She looked at Diana with wide eyes.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdO0h3TRaQn
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"Relax; I’m joking." Diana giggled. "Look, people are looking at you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCviNd5R35
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"You really need to learn how to joke around, Diana." Angel held her hand to her chest as her heart continued to beat so fast.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3PEVyw2mJ
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"Okay, relax." Diana rubbed Angel’s back gently. "The only reason I ask is that Eric has had his eyes on you since you two met. And if I can recall correctly, he never missed a day to visit you in the hospital."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCowyE9HS7m
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"Well, he was only trying to be nice," said Angel, "since Leo wasn’t there."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSqAJwWHnA
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"Yeah, Leo can be a pain sometimes. Nevertheless, he’s a good guy. I see the two of you are slowly starting to get along."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiqSxNapEI
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Angel looked at Diana with a questioning look. "We are?" she asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuOQiOe9UM
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"Well, I haven’t really seen it for myself... maybe a little. However, Eric told me what happened yesterday at the candy shop. So, yeah."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8lJFCJxdC
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"Was it pretty obvious that we didn’t like each other from the very beginning?" Angel couldn’t help but blush as she asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6xxWG3vRs
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"I don’t think a lot of people were paying attention. I get that you were upset with him because of the accident, and he didn’t get to apologize. Then there’s that pride that he has. I bet he gets that from his mother."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlnzHyqrdS
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Angel agreed with her, though there’s more to the story than that.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi97EO87eq
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"It’s good that the two of you are getting along," Diana continued to say. "Now that you are working together, you've got to put aside your differences to grow the business. It looks like I have nothing to worry about."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCNXbzpNnE
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"Don’t be rest assured just yet," Angel said as she continued to eye the dresses in front of her. "There are times when we almost act as if we’re like Mrs. McDonell and Amanda."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eWwV6NCIW
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"Yeah, Eric talks about your little fights. But the way I see it, you two seem a little better than those two."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gGsCATWSd
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Angel chuckled, feeling relieved. "That means a lot, thanks."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1IVQRwxor
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"Yeah, just don’t go grabbing each other’s throats."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTOTloatDA
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A little too late for that, Angel thought to herself as she remembered how she wanted to lay her hands on Leo the first time they met.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKN7tIWnL7l
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"I know the two of you aren’t close," Diana continued to say as she pulled out a black dress, "but is Leo seeing anyone at the moment?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmxyR19KZN
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Angel felt like the whole world shook beneath her feet as she stood still, trying her best not to fall over. She was overreacting, she told herself. It’s not like Diana knew who it was.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnJqBdNije
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"No, I don’t think so," said Angel as she turned to look at Diana. "What makes you say that?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvDCFxlzwc
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"Oh, no reason. I thought he found someone, you know. When he called off the wedding, we all thought he did that because he fell in love with someone else."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9rW5sA5O9
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"Well, Leo’s love life isn’t really my business." Angel went back to looking at dresses. "It’s sad that he and Kim aren’t together. He must have his reasons for doing so."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33PhuUM0Hv
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"Yeah, you’re right. To be honest, I don’t think he and Kim were a good couple to begin with. However, you know how his mother favors Kim. Anyway, I hope he finds someone he truly loves."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTwJC4HqBp
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Angel did her best not to comment as she looked at Diana, who continued to look at the black dress.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DmSSM0A92
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"You should try it out," said Angel. "I’m guessing that it will look good on you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRnB1aFmC0
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"You think so too?" Diana asked. "I’ll take your advice."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7XQ2mHmNl
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Diana quickly left Angel for the dressing room, making Angel breathe out a sigh of relief. Talking to Diana was fun and all, but as soon as she started to ask about Eric and, most especially, Leo, she couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. She had to warn Carly and Leo to be careful with how they meet each other in the house. The last thing she needs is for people to start to think otherwise. If they do decide to be together, then they'll have to find a way to break it to the family. Which also means lying to them about when they fell in love with each other and what not.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIitAPiyMqL
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"It’s just lies built on more lies," Angel said to herself as she thought it over. She wondered when all of this would ever end.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRSjW8P4zN
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Diana finally wore the black dinner one-sleeve dress she had picked, showing it to Angel. Carly and Amanda came over to look as she got out of the dressing room. Carly had also found an aqua blue strapless dress that glittered at the bodice and the hemline. When she tried it on, she looked like a fairy tale princess. Everyone commented on how pretty she looked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2cKrAi3YI
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"Haven’t you found anything to wear, dear?" Amanda asked Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sxvV7l9du
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"No, not yet," Angel answered, shaking her head.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENNo03pTsZ
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"Well, that makes the two of us." Amanda laughed aloud.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5COKAb8TTJ
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Julie appeared behind the two. "I think I found a dress suitable for you, ma’am," she said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr9Cr78LB7
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Amanda and Angel turned to see Julie with a cream-white dress in her hands. Angel couldn’t help but notice pearls in some areas of the dress. Moreover, it looked like a fitting dress for Amanda, and she approved admirably.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ocmErlmPq
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"Good work, dear," said Amanda. "This will do me just fine."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K8MciUHmo
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Diana had come out of the changing rooms as she was back into the clothes she was wearing earlier with the black dress in her hands. She looked at the dress Julie had chosen and approved. She and Julie helped Amanda in the dressing room to help her try to put it on. Angel stood outside the dressing rooms as Carly was still in one of the rooms, changing out of her dress. Wondering where Mrs. McDonell was, Angel decided to go look for her.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1X1eJPB2Ur
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She went to the other side of the store, where she saw her last, and found her with the other attendant, who, one at a time, held up a dress for Mrs. McDonell to see. Mrs. McDonell was on the phone, and she shook her head at every dress Alicia presented to her. At some point, she would hold up her hand to stop Alicia so that she would look at the dress and feel its texture, and then she would signal Alicia to pick the next one.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz7yILcp3B
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Angel walked over, and at a certain distance, she couldn’t help but hear Mrs. McDonell’s conversation over the phone.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5WOUVDNNV
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"I wish you could come over for dinner," she said as she shook her head at a white dress Alicia held up. "But it’s more of a family thing, and who knows how Leo would react again?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug9hqzQtIY
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Angel raised an eyebrow and knew that Mrs. McDonell was talking to Kim.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4712zsLIpS
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"If you ask, it would be the perfect time for the two of you to bond... Yes, I know there will be guests; it’s nothing but a business dinner. It would be nice to have you around to try to persuade him to get back together with you. I mean, those two sisters are also going to be there, and they aren’t even family… I think you’re right. Maybe another time."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1eFYxZIJp
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Angel slowly continued with her approach. Even when Mrs. McDonell mentioned her and Carly, it didn’t seem to bother her. It’s the fact that she’s still pushing Kim towards Leo that annoyed her. It’s not that she had fully accepted Leo dating her sister, but the fact that Leo is free to choose whomever he wants. If his mother continues to do this, it won’t end well for the both of them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5Kms1PPvc
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Alicia held up a maroon dinner dress, and Mrs. McDonell gave her a thumbs up. "I just picked out a dress, darling," she said over the phone. "I’ll call you later."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOBhGp2BY3
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Mrs. McDonell cut the call, and with her other free hand, she took the dress from Alicia. As soon as she turned around, she saw Angel standing there.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mecJvNkml
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For a moment, the two women looked at each other. Mrs. McDonell thought of walking past Angel when Angel opened her mouth to speak.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH24oezOUy
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"I’m sorry if I’m going to sound rude, but don’t you think you shouldn’t try to bring Kim and Leo back together?" Angel asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDYjVYkiwS
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Mrs. McDonell looked back at Angel, her look slowly turning into a glare. "What does it matter to you?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3MOZ1GfNO
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"It matters because he is your son."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21UYAMkM2Z
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"I don’t need advice from you. If I say Kim is good for him, then she is."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjgF7zELz3
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"Is that why you’re desperately trying to bring them back together? If you do that, you’re only going to make things worse. You do realize he knew that you sent Kim to have lunch with him the other day, do you?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeDixwZHMa
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Mrs. McDonell’s face grew flustered. "So what if he knows? I’m only looking out for his best interest."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3wocAo3AQ
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"Your best interests don’t align with his, Mrs. McDonell. The time you realize that, it might be too late."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPPFpTLRul
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"What? You’re going to start advising me now?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XVhsMNRL9
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"You don’t like me, and that’s fine. If you don’t want to listen to me, that’s fine too. But if you really care about Leo, then you wouldn’t do what you’re doing and let him live his life."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXMBD547Yw
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"You sound just Diana. I hope you two weren’t talking about this when you were out there looking for clothes."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUSQu4GYe2
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Angel chuckled. "Now you’re being paranoid. No, we didn’t talk about this. I wouldn’t have brought this up if Leo hadn’t told me that he went to have lunch with Kim the other day, and I so happened to hear you talk to Kim over the phone some seconds ago."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QJG3Ygb22
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Mrs. McDonell didn’t even guess for a second that Angel was lying. There was something about the way Angel portrayed herself that made Mrs. McDonell convinced that she wasn’t. Angel continued to look straight at Mrs. McDonell without flinching.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRbeAw44fG
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"That’s all I wanted to tell you," said Angel. "You can give me that death stare that you like giving me so much. Like I said earlier, I don’t really care."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61eZeHw2sT
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Mrs. McDonell huffed as she started to make her way to the dressing rooms, walking away quickly. Alicia, who watched the whole scenario, looked on at Angel, stupefied to say anything. Angel smiled at her before speaking.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jdtJYa1Ii
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"Sorry about that," she said. "I hope you didn’t take things the wrong way."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVKXb1YMJh
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Alicia shook her head. "Not at all," said Alicia. "Mrs. McDonell is a regular customer, so I know how difficult she can be. To go up against her is pretty brave of you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6Guo1vZDh
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"I’m just lucky today," said Angel, scratching the back of her head. "I know I’ll get the silent treatment when we get home."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkn1nGr1T9l
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"Hey, Angel," said Carly as she came from behind. "I saw Mrs. McDonell talking to you, and she looks like she’s about to blow a fuse. What did you say to her?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqH0pQxlwg
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"I’ll tell you about it later. I still have a dress to look for."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp78E4cIRR
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"Oh, yeah. But if we can’t find anything, we can go to the boutique Diana mentioned that’s within the mall where her parlor is."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPOQkmJQJJ
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"Let me help you out," said Alicia. "There’s a special collection of dresses that just came in, and I think I know one that will look great on you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppTGrPRIPq
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Alicia led the way to the section close to the counter. Angel and Carly followed, and when they were shown the collection of dresses, they couldn’t help but admit that the dresses were more unique than the rest. After helping her mother in the dressing room, Diana came to join them in helping Angel pick a dress. So did Amanda and Julie.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskYNKeqejz
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"Gosh, should finding a dress be this hard?" Angel asked as she continued to look around.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRQGtH417z
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"Don’t worry, you’ll find it," said Amanda. "It’s best you find a dress right here instead of going to many stores just looking." She drew aside a few dresses when she suddenly said, "Ah, this will suit you, Angel. Come take a look."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yqYJkBacP
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Angel came to join Amanda and pulled out a red velvet dress.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OIlpwT91K
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"I agree with my mother on this one," said Diana as she saw the dress. "This one looks gorgeous, elegant, and sexy. Wow."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NtYvj8uMN
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Carly came behind her sister and looked at the dress. "This is a dress to kill," she commented. "Like Diana has pointed out, it’s elegant and sexy. Let’s hope no one falls head over heels for you wherever we’re going."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwoseneJ2m
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"It looks like I still have some good taste after all," said Amanda with a huge grin on her face. "Go try it on, dear. We want to see how you will look."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FSAp82x9i
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Angel made her way to the changing rooms when Mrs. McDonell also walked out of one of the rooms in the dress she had picked. The off-shoulder maroon dress looked lovely on her as it came down with a flare, and there was a beautiful white rose dress piece on the left side of her chest.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbkrYxGnTg
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"The dress looks lovely," Angel commented. "Do you plan on getting it?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAndryLqk00
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"Yes, I will," said Mrs. McDonell, who forced herself to answer. She already noticed Diana and Amanda behind Angel, giving her a glance. The last thing she needed was to make a scene in front of them.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrje4vIXjo7
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"I’ll be going in to try this dress," said Angel, and she passed Mrs. McDonell to go to the dressing room.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6fPXXW23B
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A few minutes later, Angel came out wearing the dress. She got everyone waiting for her off-guard, as the women were engaged in a conversation before Amanda noticed Angel first.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJUHoWGlKy
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"Oh, my, Angel," said Amanda. "You look so lovely."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuXg1WsAUw
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The rest turned to look at her, and they gasped at how beautiful she looked in the dress. Mrs. McDonell, who stood alongside Diana, who had already changed out of the dress she picked, looked on without passing a comment.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hF2voKOSR
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"With proper make-up, you’ll look like a goddess," said Diana.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5AtuzXBq1
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Carly chuckled. "That’s something Eric would say," she said.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7179apTbBc
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Angel couldn’t help but blush as Julie and Alicia also commented on how the dress looked beautiful on her. Angel thanked everyone and soon after went to change out of the dress. Diana was relieved that they didn’t have to go elsewhere looking for dresses.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbU6ossZNDs
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After purchasing the dresses, they made their way to a fancy shoe store, where the women all found matching shoes to go with their attire. They went to the mall to have lunch before going to the spa to get themselves a manicure and pedicure. During that time, all five women sat in white bathrobes and chatted amongst themselves. Mrs. McDonell pitched in a few times in their conversation, even when she didn’t feel like it.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZJ6Q5QSPn
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Afterwards, Mrs. McDonell suggested that they pass by a saloon first to do their hair before heading back home. The others received the suggestion openly and went to have their hair done. By the time they got back home, it was late in the afternoon. There was still time for them to get ready for dinner.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKbuDIO78q
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"Okay, ladies, we've got to start off from this place at 6:30," Mrs. McDonell announced as she made her way up the stairs to her room. "So, I advise we rest up a little, or if any of you feel like it, get yourselves ready."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ms253fVHI
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"Does anyone want their make-up done?" Diana asked before she could also go up the stairs, turning to look at the others.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMYsBPpSwa
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"I do," said Carly.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZ55TiwEA1
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"Not me, thanks," said Amanda, shaking her head. "I’ll just powder my face and put lipstick on. I'm too old for make-up."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h4J8eRywp
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"Angel, I need to work on you the most," said Diana, pointing at Angel, who stood behind Amanda.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6bLQuh8UV
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"Okay," Angel answered with a bit of hesitancy. "But not too much, okay?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ0xKUxtXz
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"Don’t worry, I’m a professional," said Diana. "I’ll be right back. I need to check up on Oliver and get the make-up kit." Diana rushed up the stairs.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ESMT3bhMl
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"I’ll rest up a little," said Amanda.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoZiQoSdq8
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"Let me take you to your room," said Angel as she took the shopping bags she had, placed them on Amanda’s laps, and pushed Amanda’s wheelchair to her room.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmWeKeV7jR
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Carly was just about to go up the stairs when she felt her phone beep in her bag. She realized she hadn’t looked at her phone for almost the entire day. She checked it and found she had missed three calls and a message. When she looked at the number, her insides froze. She didn’t have to think twice about who it was. When she opened the message icon, she confirmed it was Andre. The message read:259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7a7pZjVb3
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"Hey, this is André. I’m guessing you’re busy today and thought of dropping a message to say how much I’ve missed you. Do you have time to talk? If not, you can call me at whatever time you see fit. Just know that I miss you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wLYpmEz5q
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Memories of what happened the night before came flooding back, and Carly wished she had never gone to the party in the first place. In addition, she completely forgot that she gave Andre her number. Apart from the two of them kissing on the deck, nothing else happened that night. She thought he might as well have forgotten her, but the message proves that he hasn’t. What was she to do? Should she reply to the message or not?259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf0ZAJGPdX
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"Hey, what are you standing there for?" asked Angel.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZDJ7rfDGE
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Carly quickly turned around, frightened, as she found her sister looking at her. Angel raised an eyebrow at Carly.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEctXpI86wx
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"Are you okay?" Angel asked. "You look so pale all of a sudden."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jCFsYbUH8
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"It’s nothing," Carly quickly answered, though she felt her throat quickly run dry.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl2Jjr46ly
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Angel looked at her sister, then at the phone in Carly’s hand. She hoped no one sent her a disturbing message or anything. One thing is for sure: Leo wouldn’t have sent her anything disturbing.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1falNJ11R
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"What were you looking at on the phone that’s got you so worked up?" Angel asked, folding her arms.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmnLhw5pl0
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"Ah, it's really nothing," Carly said, doing her best not to feel nervous. "I found a few missed calls from a friend at school, and she texted me, saying that I have to study for a test on Monday."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1GNw4iIOG
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Angel scoffed as she shook her head. "This comes to show you that you shouldn’t be missing classes."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgmq3AdMv2
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"I was going to miss all the fun. It’s actually good that I went with you."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtrkF8nNYm
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"Whatever. I’m so thirsty. Do you need anything from the kitchen?"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mBFsfQAQC
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Carly shook her head. "No, thanks; I’m good for now."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWBikfjqkQ
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Angel smiled at her sister as she passed her to head to the kitchen. As soon as she disappeared behind the stairs, Carly looked back at her message. She had to decide quickly. If she does answer his message, won’t that make him think they have a chance of being together, even if she lied about herself for reasons she still didn’t know? Not to mention that she’s dating Leo. She was stuck between two handsome men who were interested in her. What was she to do?259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqrkzYal2B
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She started to text Andre back, telling him that he would call her later in the evening. Maybe then she could talk to him and try to end things. However, the thought of it didn’t sit well with her. The question of why Red Lion introduced them to each other kept playing in her mind, and she realized that she wasn’t too sure of Red Lion’s true intentions. Why did she feel like she was being used for some reason?259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZABRZdf3n
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Carly heard footsteps up the stairs, bringing her back from her thoughts. Diana was coming down the stairs with her make-up kit box in her hands. Carly soon realized that she sent the message to Andre, and she had unconsciously pressed the send button before thinking twice about it. Dang it, she thought to herself. There’s no taking it back. He had already texted back, saying that he would be waiting for her call.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7ATiOjza1
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"Hey. What are you standing here for?" Diana asked as she reached the bottom of the stairs.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1XXabhwH0
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"Oh, nothing," Carly replied, putting her phone back in the bag. "You’re heading to Angel’s room."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILXfw4g3UH
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"Yep," said Diana. "I’m just going to put the box there, and after showering, we’ll go in her room to have our make-up done."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoPJdD49Yk
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The door to the kitchen flew open, and Angel appeared beside the stairs with a glass of water. She stopped when she saw her sister and Diana with a make-up kit box.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bUx0eEa8X
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"Don’t tell me we’re going to put on makeup in my room?" Angel asked.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiszOecW6f
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"Yeah, where else?" Diana asked. "I’m just putting this in your room so that when we come to your room for make-up after freshening up. This is going to be so much fun!"259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaVdx1HsPp
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Diana started to make her way down the hall to Angel’s room. With a glass of water in hand, Angel chased after Diana, telling her that doing make-up in her room wasn’t necessary.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2x8zAHqykA
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Carly stood there for a moment before telling herself to go up to her room. She had to shake away the thought of Andre’s text and focus on dinner tonight. The last thing she needs is to look absent-minded in front of their guests, especially around Leo. He might suspect that something’s up.259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Bugxqwjhh
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"And it won’t look good," Carly said to herself. "I'll have to deal with this later."259Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNQGR6wGUU
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With that, Carly went up the stairs, already shaking the thought of Andre out of her mind.
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