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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoPir6brIY
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GjEV6hCYQ
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSEO647RTc
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3nVvsnl7x
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjTLsOgIcF
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEEw5S7fkF
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnQYMlXkgK
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kACxS0u8A
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR9k5BTmwP
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEFdAl5fvh
want to say it.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMFyFdRsGe
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNh7jvNIhp
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF5sqCtZ0F
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzjILXlYfZ
because that’s just how she is.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi3DXVPF8f
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRGAuMWG5v
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs42GHfHUA2
your fun.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwvIZqUDR4
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvmEzThOVt
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYdwU1X6oh
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxFf8o8URC
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY8Ig8CtTc
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuy79K9dlr
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8qWgUnOIJ
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUlddmWWfe
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWb0rAcg7LW
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFwiP7tTjS
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMe41NIgdP
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJdlJM7tqU
too?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmMvKq5PfQ
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“Yep.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYfXlVBOQK
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJwEqToh81
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbLmVOmbFr
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO1Uu37Eq2
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvGK1s0tqV
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXrFcWxjej
that they should join Angel and the others.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y38aq6WVX
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRaVGLLcKH
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2lVGl9BGV
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDISUhTiCr7
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujTTc7jTVt
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNP6VdRMX5
tired.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ2H2OwQES
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwomebc4rK
a drink right now.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeJyheZiIX
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGK4silDub
their sight.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VY9nyapEE
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKF6XHZWID
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtag1Zahan
they aren’t at their table.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0nKE9kT9Y
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYwtEAc7TK
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Aek81IWs9
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5GTkaamsb
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfWMaOsTm1
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwFby0UfkJ
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJn5J7fgJb3
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZSvJeoHnf
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibTUociGe7
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R1u4RrLKN
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJFvmx1AU9
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4monecCz6X
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeW0qmCnbM
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc55jwWffUA
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4UCoFVZL2
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPjJB77gl2
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9EhhajXlD
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJrDeq2eLp
would speak first.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOQk2QC7lM
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh0EPHMMIn
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbef9lEHtEE
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XH1s8m4Eo
he gets here. I really need to step out.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpujBtkmMx
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtELCKiCs2F
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J6Xe7unnq
it was hopeless to do so.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb81iVBfm1O
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpQaigd3IV
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqDdDVxMmt
Walters calls.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAodMRmeLO
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh9ILiYBbu
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvCVf12Ae6
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wWADtVPe5
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQtJS7pdVy
door.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBjmpjbbSj
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9SLPcPZjj
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZqGuFdi1i
any moment.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7pLFWrjc6
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo72HxCqq9t
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aHoTlolEv
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIAhdrv3b6
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ2vw1orzc
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelw11ecvRy
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvL9x74qFo
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnXFVBlWlI
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvupz6RQBF0
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6l10H35bW
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Msa0YwK1w
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGcDlya0nM
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5XobJPG6C
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPLDTMQVGi
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaZo0FJL26
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvgnIMEyzm
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXzLVWiff2
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHmW7H6xan
Eric and shook her head.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3kv7r5i3l
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpTO2ycEvR
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWLdpaSpWh
thanked him as Leo sat down.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtPIC2pJ9h
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSClngf30K
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6hrjFHIVm
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx70ykhzCWF
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoivcqpukg2
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3PYyv7C1S
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhNcy5HNgT
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1W8hGQoGU
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8a98okBnk
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXnHzx6atv
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkgIPKV6qc
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxn8uvC9ks
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K6wb8Pl8I
supposed to inherit it, not me.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy5rIlp5m2
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxQXBW2B7x
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk1acDT6aR
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6duFqdF7W
lot more money in the future.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdvh4GCQPK
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0rbcpQSjp
understand,” said Angel.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAuCuYjZlS
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hfpcMMNDQ
on running them.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLJHpUHwvv
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHpB5vhw2J
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95NDqcxNVK
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3edb3bRTQu
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuGekZPYNh
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3gxBSsWKh
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqViw07oSDr
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlxw5FqyGs
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAVpWeB96o
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ0UH6ekwK
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8dxfn7Lfu
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQVMEuHX8N
later, when he’s older.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWUr7PO4Td
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6jVZRxESP
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6Y5Hd3Gis
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUVuNTQ0sK
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT9ngO552a
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX8Tz8RFcr
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKO6W5J5X7
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSvT7PMVPM
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGglmMCihM
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiI7AW78Qa
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8LCDaX0Ku
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq90cjClpvy
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO9WKOttwc
elsewhere. What should she do?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAlp1vg75I
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36Jdsd8vPm
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAaISRMyWv
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“What is it?” she asked him.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2GHJFnoBn
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD0au8XnF4
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87BNvvw5AN
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnOUmCudNr
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzB7g4AKnh
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjhnGE6MGJ
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurBvnySHk0
know.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLMIfeXnec
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG1Fcvn7SQ
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthYayX9lNu
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG0q2D6rdj
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQG0HmS7kF
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy2GLW3Npr
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3tm1UBUMp
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtSTyny4WZ
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03HYL34ut4
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWALltnUzZ
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6gLAjjcjA
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ha035jDwe
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCSCREtrUq
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguRSpjP8k2
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi848Tn57f
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGKIkqxcWw
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU71kxPgVwt
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEtIfJzmQd
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T6pP4JoQx
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWGBO5XYyG
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6eVJ88VeF
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhDkV8taup
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVulXVRsPA0
has.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCu1Qz8ThG
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7ItWiwyqa
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTkxtHzr45
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYrsvcZAKO
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMb24B556Y
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDBl59nHeS
already doing right now.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5eKbgjtYn
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGhhiq3Rpe
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S18w4SU7V
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwJZbkJ6xP
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhvdwvr4tM
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY22aTTCXf
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVpTtolza9
just as jealous as I am,” she said.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEvkn1FWep
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOiiPxMKo6
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohB5lyS5tT
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ack7jAbhV
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0DGwx5T0t
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpjlPxIzjf
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqBWFLUIl2
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkVgwJBycu
go of him that easily.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaX3J97Md4W
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRhIUHIDz3
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkjp2KmXgi
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsop3GNhIl
isn’t going to do you any good.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3VEXo1kAt
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpDW1IzOmJ
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uWWyDXJCt
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VGfvhtMno
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAmvPxp0Ez
your promise after you see this lover of his.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJLDExeyMW
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvVfieTIMl
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD38XGR719E
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8soPKT0dPM
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVeM6gWKCm
us some drinks.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RmzLEHj43
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCkfgBJJiG
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS5lr3GC8S
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmtwAKaZDb
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNTFlWvSjU
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she didn’t even give them a second thought.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4ojnTurBc
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiGshzClxw
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeSHBFkJzP
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdYtXRyvij
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdJ5kqYnVF
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m8XGoYp5B
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zRsMrBhnI
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTlcA07BUq
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIeqq2luxT
she wasn’t too careful.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXoom03M6v
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM5naouaVe
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1ECLXLfeU
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡso89T1epc6
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQxfPGk7zs
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ2rPONYyl
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmSIZqzHNg
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5vpMvikQU
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM9VI88Nhi
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGA97lq7daQ
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJYqWvb8VI
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArNSRzS0JG
her face.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYflyhqyPc3
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiOa3DwGjz
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFlUpDjAWc
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dUpG0j36n
might find they embarrass you."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA13bcY8gOg
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqIVnPRmGV
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoZlrPqz6A
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZrMnd3aQe
silly," he said.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUrEWrYbZE
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1t3G35khr
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRp6tdV7i2
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NuoQTpaZ4
carried away that I even fell in the pool."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g5K4RfdkW
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5AZM7Q0KZ
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh2vBTjI9a
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAuGawXxJd
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YdmoTMh0L
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXpWXKCUhL
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0HCCpvMtx
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumuYfwKgHW
talk to me for a week."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYFcUEim1U
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI0y9eM4gZ
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlBEif07ht
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVS6EjS0vL
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3S0Q441YVS
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ALlqrU10z
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmBQ2p8UJ3
shots ever again."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVoW4NGSaX
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVcecXuDLR
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWcjq5T4NT
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMbF6qvM7C
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRWt5LvGNq
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS9wy05was
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJqfKO8fLD
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5dt3XR4AW
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AI55A6Aut
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQReM7eeYWw
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJsox1HvJv
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG4BqquGpY
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU8nXBlzLj
alcohol.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCHOQ6Pvck
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlU9Ttog4L
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5lb2J7B0M
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32NDRWIO9j
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLvurRVxjG
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVZZ75x3qx
on special occasions.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmb10cBjGYo
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeKNODV7rB
your preference suits you.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmry9SnjOR
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDtWUjXm4g
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qjIoYG81j
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk93FM2XbEI
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6mR1DUp5W
are considered classy.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsz0rGiXzpy
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQtKaDnegx
they drink,” said Eric.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajyQG8BgNs
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKnQwezQA2
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ld2PxLWAm
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKw5o8PmUO
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgDYXaYCXB
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4839bxHoM
Marco.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG8TgSctUY
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIPNjQWSWR
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzRgqYq6pM
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJ7hofPkNT
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitwdn5dgJJ
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpcZTfqP6P
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIjIzWnzMJ
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq0eo7z0Zc
sincere.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMA3iYtriQ
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP4TwtT6In
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6EWLJI4bx
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAsQ7ROxRT
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTwrtl0Dow
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l7bEq6EMJ
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn3vJgFUmm
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvr8pqenTK
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmi5ngO4WX
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwlNNf6qpj
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF9sd0npxS
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgPkkonCIK
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfalzXuEpXF
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AvFpNFevu
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3fE611IOy
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTLofWMcd6
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRaFzQ0ElE
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmSqpqY4s7
really needed to take a breather.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWztRx4TJC
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkOFCklrA2
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDrQPMvWiv
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcJSIskt27
though she had woken up from a bad dream.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYG6BCNXKh
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMRs1wj7Dd
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6N3D2W2HN
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoh24MpJOY
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQjqukK4X1
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv5PJw5D1J
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3swLzPLTv
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGMbp1Qnaz
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2VepqOLlD
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1iWv8joN9
herself.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLiyeFi5L5
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsbdkbaZny
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtim8kSFTh0
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVxwlV1pWz
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk0Tbpntvc
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡed46X7xtRE
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7WEgY6VxF
notice her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvgx8b1PYU
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5VYQ9kqr6
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3KScZdC0o
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj74PXlg4Sw
own business.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRomSwjnx7Y
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYZFBDsoqc
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJaLFEqYU4
surprise.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBR5SbBxO7
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1m698Q8Zv
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAmqVPSGRy
“At the candy store.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnb0ZYLFRJ
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrkYfZyGDM
bumped into that moving shelf.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbjhoWW0tB
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzp6ZFrg7x
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzP0sjChEe
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGYJ3PdwI7
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vw0F0D62b
forever.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jdietwTlD
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwypDHUxSVP
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPo0k19wzk
their conversation ended here.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHi8wFMHlP
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIA0YX24IfD
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsOl3dTcTs
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHn25aIClHc
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2LBQg0re5
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYelLg2wqX
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYmMVJT8tz
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRHPk4HsRS
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIknQXbWuDb
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouA4y9nZmW
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklhyfwQQBk
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y8ZSiOAk9
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcTMrS359o
leave, but after she finished her martini.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1K3OexTdXj
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlPvvFpHHV
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKXHKhIXX3
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“Thanks,” said Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1oNUqqlvk
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM12ysYLeL
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiPoa1iZus
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22mU2y1yV6
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdTevDDuNt
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzCjP8M9WI
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhCbBCBKMz
Kim’s shoulder.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzSzBkzSHq
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhh1gyo2u2
idea. We should get out while we can.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg4nDHHLDs
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl1gQozRzK
the conversation. Let’s go.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI6aDFwR7G
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd8Whc9BH8
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTLCWlaE6y
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnJwByXGao
were able to see Leo’s table.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirVSxM8VuE
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmqBWn1kKv
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W6x0Ae2vK
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzPVyv13va
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CA6qqfjGs
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjOf4t7syi
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX64m7gBlG
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb4IVnMXJJ
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNCDMkKtGk
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6Q0xVaVHP
counter in anticipation.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPdOMxJcvL
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPizgkTrXq
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfVoBRqp2S
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxANbEETcNh
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs5q43vZxk
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhbWCiiUtw
head.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO4SMvpCZn
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Oy7049lrc
not at that intimate level.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEcALPd1DK
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡql2bRxKWeb
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkGdhFEPV4
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEzYyaMJqL
he was being friendly to me.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolAneFPqFs
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLupxHoMNS
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfMpBA7nsU
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dWdokS63k
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUOCAnTwcG
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXMl5s2zoy
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq4aVkowqz
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0MZ7FrCRb
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZMOqNcrE1
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SomffcwQg
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosOxJVOdzB
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqjivM63kp
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsc43pv7L4
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSlOQ7E6Pd
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPw3vFvK8iL
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoFtk1orHj
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLv6WUgMYgK
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUKcYyykSQ
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaPJzHfRnh
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefzoY0ABUQ
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffM2BUzLGi
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyoAI5rfnr
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVnYu7wWNX
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSziYyval7
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MiaIRW6h7
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiq7o9eU3Y
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cBZvoVixF
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyhhmEv1kb
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcTeIUe74q
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpDmxZ26CW
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQiurQTXpe
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg6kgl8a72
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQpzE2MVPS
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmhKajPvKX
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelVxwkR2Ha
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWI9RL9ilv
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbPoVfPlgV
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7Rr553egB
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNHAGpSmlp
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq8rKpNkGf
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKNsCHn6EI
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8sjfUCmV0
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kM87f3HHr
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaIEe2V1Hp
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonsz2SaLYA
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnSRfwUZwD
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHc5adtebm
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW6r0M0Zz6
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1Rsug0F85
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnycleDc068
said Marco.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz1STXHNl5
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulhkgyupB8
more handsome than you.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagiHSpje1s
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsdRa0a2mz
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2CTTZ5VLb
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg483rSqwUp
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LjUUby3Ya
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the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffcOu1KRCY
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkwkrSYlod
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMusfTeN7iu
thinking about.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksnRkyx61Y
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojaOyOsGxN
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgBQytw0V7
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5odqCTkT3
brother’s face.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CJ5f1VQbS
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F6ToydnJW
at Oliver.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNwxQOgL98
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZwPm2QFx4
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbzLqfgIEB
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUkO7t56QY
heading out too.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrv1pZcg7TC
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzVrqA8I1h
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpEgcbNfEn
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOFl5lHf2d
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQPboY7MDy
way home.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRpedpJONh
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiLGCTrFrI
here.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIMKmRneE0
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUq2B6uDAg
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl0duEYvbH
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4gvx2Wa17
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyW8JMqzJQ
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfJsosMgxD
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNtncPPB23
little longer.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6RwuIUcVq
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWAPurgCB8
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2XzYSp2EI
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVQgsLQguD
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCMn3swmjn
get your number, Angel.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOV2Bm9DdA
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIDRxx5P7O
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfC0VX8klK
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H7AWgYc8k
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcWneePL8e
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPJGIfDyHc
care less.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKxQ0dCGBG
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetSdeyOBcO
should do this sometime soon.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9APbvUQlG
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6rYZzkBSG
difficult.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RBpQingYK
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6CwKnF9Vz
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn7QaV5aXG
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6CpxsM4yR
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZjzRh945T
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEy2005yDO
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3TaKanvBp
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAqIErbU2J
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYoDCmgoeQ
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3xhmTp5w2
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlTLnkJTM9
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwBqdfKlge
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg6xrLacve
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuTFKeIzj7
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4oVevYDfO
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGveDeFYdrx
Miranda might still be around.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoIy3P0hRB
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFwZaTWuMb
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5ZptoBPKa
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiHZumNcq5
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftRzwMd0yu
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuDztdqST1
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4mBytFV8n
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPOIQXuoNC
cream.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WE5v9zRFV
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuioL23xbCH
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj9aukeAwn
around?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuBS0nyj88
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x0NHrWCE5
the bar area.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9VFanXeCC
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vrhLYvpTY
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOEVMG9mIH
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNdrSSLhzt
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUlyFM3P7h
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHPOSHK7Hz
see.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t591D6MIp
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8zCEj0aI8
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7SoRX5hiz
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGilyGZX4GO
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXs8xj4SOWG
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtt57MPC4dQ
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBagGH6uv2
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WKlvAUMH8
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ao0fuw9Ov
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlVqeoPj9P
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY8GTHVUOq
seen us.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt0Jlp9jSD
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p11Jc0qYw
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJa4dBeKfZ
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHwtmXwIvN
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s0crFOsgs
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjxzqTr8jm
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2v8WGWdvW
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDc6ZhHgkOm
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoq0nn7dLC
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzxNYmHqIZ
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzMG3mpCyn
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgico5azGR
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3jWYZDqMn
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9UUaGZSVp
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs57tUXXU3i
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHaERclJQv
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedEk7iU3Kk
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobdVHeWG10
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ8GhLMPsF
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiq2OVu4ogy
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEJPyPqMXQ
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aostKccMO
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaLZvWpmV3
this wasn’t over.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltHDueGOr8
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Uw110cgTB
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARTZByzOoc
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1B8LT32Lg
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJFg7Ziw6S
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CBAbnxgMt
favors," said Angel.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MagLq12aI
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNi4XK5k0I
they been there?"161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiYk7Kc89A
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99r2nBl7wE
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡff91bHAc9j
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1TBfUYpuw
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNpN8Jg7Ye
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW7IJ7GRRH
so you've got to be careful from now on."161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkznt80c2fg
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDusB3OTaP
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PibchR8zi
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGpDvPfPNX
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lqmsO00hw
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD7z0u9nXH
night only.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwsDHbgC8f
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99Rc9BOSnW
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCGwh30XWT
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItGPoneDVe
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl3xF6WMyU
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW10rlMCPL
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyUYRWa9o1
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgF4lXWSIC
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK5bu2uLNf
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dfuN9cJld
want one?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlFPFYeYQT
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJTDxHwccV
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wqj2IZkAu
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaLHv7cPmS
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71PuOoT1ur
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoqbbwng82
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3hDqaSihS
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5Vx7X6sJV
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp36sTG0cns
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYz3XMUCTRg
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwkx0gx5Uf
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RzvOnrMV7
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGrdd5iDt4
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByGmEioX1M
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7TXzqNBrI
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhFrwLQDxq
relief, it was Walters.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2J3qhrwqR
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixoPHXX9mX
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwVKeFLFsy
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYEvDwXuiL
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiGCUkLTF8
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGPat7NyIC
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y27pWTDio
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp3TXtFXMW
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zLDkcIJac
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ371smePiHZ
Lion?161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7rRRfGSmP
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku03TfAKed
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLSE4bkIeC
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Bh2FsWM8F
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneS2BcFF8W
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0x6h11XV0
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagmZoy3yw8
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnlFfn8bF2
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNola8T0Jro
begin the meeting.”161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlMCa7a3k8
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQhe12LMEI
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdcbV5XUrm
a charming smile on his face.
