Miranda looked round the lecture theater one last time before heading931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKSPG6e2MH
out of the door. She couldn't help but feel strange that Carly wasn't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObZkuFw9qT
here. The past two weeks were understandable. She had to wait for her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3lcAHFUoX
sister to recover and that there was a funeral. She thought Carly would 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUZLrOtVtT
be back by now. Did her mother's passing affect her that much?931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnEJhY5HhF
As she walked out of the lecture theater with the rest of her college931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzF2mcGOdb
mates, she went down the hall and straight to the ladies' room. She had931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOfjImq1NX
another lecture in ten minutes. That gave her enough time to give her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrl7nnm2UC
boss a call.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvO70YVN0Z
"What is it, Miranda?" Mr Walters asked as soon as he picked up.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBb7cQZIW2
"She didn't come for lectures today," said Miranda. "And she is still not picking up my calls."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wzsseuhjz
"Maybe she's still mourning her mother's death as usual."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y5o7tAUiM
"Are you serious? Don't you think something is going on? Because I do."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOzyiIAXu4
"Since when are you ever concerned about Carly's whereabouts?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoUZSeg2Av
"Ever since things stopped going well at the club after she left," 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6Y64Cufge
Miranda answers as she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHsPH92fbE
looked really tired and restless.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanGHGLvi4J
"I know, I know," there was frustration in Mr Walters' voice. He too was just as tired as she was.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQZtuFPHu5
Since Carly left the club, there was a hustle and bustle when it came931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs2crhwkB6
to working there for Miranda and the other workers. The customers 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwH78qNq22
weren't happy that Carly wasn't working there anymore, and it became 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNRtWOkmD6
difficult to please them. And just like that, most of their faithful 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEetu02oRo
customers even stopped showing up to the club. And that amounted to a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADXs74b4hH
huge loss.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrSd9zio3q
"What should we do now?" Miranda asked. "I tried asking a few of her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNajMXuxrr3
close friends if they have been in any contact with her, but they 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiPCKu0CR4
haven't. It will be difficult to find her now."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2Rz4VhGYC
"I'll handle it. There will be no need for you to try and look for her."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7Bpa6Lcnv
"What are you planning to do?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1fn7ocTMd
"You just concentrate on your studies, Miranda. Just as I said, I'll handle it."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvB98XYt3i
Mr Walters cut the call and Miranda stared at her phone wondering 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL8OwRVJXv
what her boss could be planning now. If there was one thing she knew 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gx9RXTDMF
about him, is that he is willing to do anything to get what he wants. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nHXrxb8vM
Even if it means doing so in the most dangerous way possible.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb2bOphpEp
Miranda quickly gathered herself and walked out of the ladies' room to go for her next lecture.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WoyZhofMX
As for Mr Walters, he was in his office at the club tapping his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KGYyiDYVW
fingers on the table, thinking of what to do next. He needed Carly back 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ851m7zXYss
no matter what. Life without her proved to be quite useless. He thought 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSLoybAw2y
of replacing her, but all the women who had come here to fill up her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbk2u1Vbk1
vacant space weren't as good as her.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYZhm0FN42
When Carly was working at the club, business was booming. But now, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni6s0TKKlP
things weren't the same as it was with her around. She was more of his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaQrc8xGPG
lucky charm.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8HNNMlnbu
And he needed her back real bad.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMvFI1NuyH
He picked up his phone that was on the table and made a phone call. At the fourth ring, the person at the other end picked up.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92z86Af7iM
"I have a job for you."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuMq4c7oqy
***931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJRsmosDDP
"The weather is so friendly, don't you think?" Amanda asked as she looked up at the clear blue sky.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk1wmU7c5s
The weather was pleasant indeed. Amanda was 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw90PXpzX1
by the patio with Angel and Leo. There was a small white garden table 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwwCt9vD7G
and they sat around it, with Leo sitting on one of the garden chairs.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7g3L0GQU5
"It sure is," said Angel as she smiled at Amanda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGXxo5mQGX
"Okay, what did you want us to talk about?" Leo asked as he looked at Amanda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQIPVYzXvX
Amanda's eyes averted from the sky to Angel 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWHlVbCBIY
and Leo. The smile she had on her face earlier soon fell away. It wasn't931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv36XZB6hip
like her to be like that. That's if she wanted to talk about something 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxs1N3jSOY
serious.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9p6d5yPP10
"I want to talk about you two," said Amanda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIadj5uQ2U
"Us?" Angel and Leo asked at the same time, again. This time, they looked at each other.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gOa86uZU7
"Yes. I know this is going to sound weird and I hope you don't get mad."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsnRerZkx3
Angel and Leo didn't say anything as they waited for Amanda to continue.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt9ubcjiEe
"I know you two haven't been on the best of terms lately. Considering one ran over the other with their car."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTv7ABXYQb
Angel turned her eyes towards the garden while Leo cleared his throat.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzncdWv7Qf
"I hate to bring this up, but now that we're931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu7Xy2hpqo
all leaving under the same roof, it seems weird that there is tension 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBcSh66kAM
between the two of you considering what happened."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ3mJxun9p
"Wait, you think there is tension between us because of the accident?" Angel asked.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcwc9JoQWG
"Why, yes. I noticed the way you two look at each other."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjtkn4SQIh
"Grandma, look," said Leo, "maybe you're just imagining things, okay? Why should there be any tension between Angel and I?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs7ebnHRVz
"I don't know. Maybe it's because you always look at each other like you want to kill each other."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNytM8SbUnf
Angel and Leo both gave out a casual little laugh. Amanda couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaoSwuikNt
"If anyone should be angry, it's Angel," said Leo. "Since I 'mistakenly' ran her over."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNsuTcWexo
"And you never apologised for it," said 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuTEISsM7V
Amanda. "Eric had to cover up for you when you should have been the one 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wuNG0At3c
at the hospital checking up on Angel. And you're simply not comfortable 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDR9rCSGc0
with her being here because she reminds you of what you have done."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqquSjzvcNX
Leo turned to look at Angel who gave him a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf3EzSvdAF
jeering look. Angel was simply winning this case since she was the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5amWJpBsbj
victim and Amanda had grown so fond of her. But Amanda wasn't wrong 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBHBPeq3kI
about what she said. Leo was in the wrong and he should have been 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeoOwdWVKa
checking up on Angel when she was hospitalised since he was responsible 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GPYjeiDSc
for what happened to her.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi6YU0D9fG
"Are you saying all this was my fault?" Leo asked.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9pvdcI4ya
"I'm not blaming you for anything, Leo," said Amanda. "All this was 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1M7Cqn3Lr
nothing but an accident. I thought by now you would have apologised to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0ig8cIOZV
Angel. That's what a gentleman should do, right?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLfLs11Phs
Leo sighed. He didn't want to apologise today, much less to Angel. If931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uCjRf8zes
only his grandmother knew that the main reason for the tension between 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Vc9ByZf0V
them was because of Carly. The accident didn't even matter. Angel was 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ts36Jw7EV
Carly's sister and she found out that Carly worked as a call girl (a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAeAZiJuKG
more decent way to put it) and now Leo was in love with her. And Carly 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HhP3BR8s8
to Leo, was his lover and didn't like Angel after how she attacked him 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MAj2alb4S
back at the club.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYijpFhjayw
They couldn't tell Amanda the whole thing. She would die of a heart 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNR6BiGwar
attack and it might just put the Barclay's reputation on the rocks 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIRLt0PU4s
considering Carly once working as a call girl. It would ruin the two 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggGVELkp2d
sisters completely.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QXDZ1qNXs
"I know, grandma," said Leo. "I'll apologise right now."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKFmpibBxS
Angel grew shocked as she looked at Leo. She wasn't really expecting 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8tQQveo3n
this at all. Leo apologising? This should be on the news headlines.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaFtSZCISq
Amanda smiled. "Now that's the grandson I know," she said.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0rS3ewBYj
Leo paused for a moment before turning to look at Angel. He 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdDrVHvZGU
swallowed. He didn't want to do this at all. But his grandma wasn't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MoRMo4m5Y
going to let him even if he refused to apologise in the first place. If 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgY4e0zEm3
anything, Angel should apologise for how she attacked him back at the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnm5Hhmlie
club, not him.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoNLhjgL9L
"I'm.....I'm sorry, Angel," said Leo. "I should have apologised to you sooner."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cOSpVEpDj
Amanda felt like she was watching one of those soaps on television. She couldn't help but smile at the two for some reason.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5YP0tT4ci
"It's fine, Leo," said Angel. "I don't like to keep grudges. I've already forgiven you."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDXnwDxWRW
"Good," said Amanda. "This is just what I needed. Now, I hope you two931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPak1BlV3Zd
won't look at each other like angry wolves again. You haven't had a go 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTzdug9FQP
at each other yet, have you?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KvewLBlGG
Leo and Angel gave each other a brief look and went back to looking at Amanda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQkpnDmDJ6
"No," they answered at the same time.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIO6aLdqJLi
"Great. That's good to know."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZltPJZZD9
If only she knew that the two of them already had a go at each other almost two weeks ago.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjYgcvdknj
One of the helpers soon appeared on the patio from the house.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByiK16xdug
"The doctor is here to check up on you and Angel, madam," he said to Amanda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUsfOt568n
"Oh, he came here really early," said Amanda. "I've an idea. You take931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv0ayjXFcM
me up to him first and leave Angel and Leo so that they can talk."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbrfKBJaNY
"Huh?" Angel looked at Amanda not believing what she said.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡha2BNuJbIm
"Yes, now that Leo has apologised to you, it's high time you two get to know each other a little better."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FJhA00azH
"That isn't necessary, grandma," said Leo. "I'll need to go to......"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxtyhBesb5
"Work? You always like dodging whatever I say," said Amanda. "The 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgC4HsBboA
others just left for the office a little while ago and you said you 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb5QrgpivS
would be in late. There is no harm in getting to know someone. Why don't931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4rgqjPs0Q
you keep her company while I go get checked by the doctor? I won't be 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw6j1PGqPV
long."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaCy4gfOEx
Leo almost rolled his eyes but he didn't because he knew his grandmother would scold him for it. He just sighed.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC63uFz31Eu
"Okay, I'll stay here and keep Angel company," he said.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51zRyOABFJ
"Now," Amanda turned to the helper beside her, "you can take me to the doctor."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGhiQKTL9Q
"Yes, madam," said the helper and he helped Amanda into the house.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MdvEYh9K0
As soon as they were out of earshot, Leo turned to look at Angel.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPa3WYLqqR
"I can't believe I apologised to you," he said.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHq7sDzZ4h
"I can't believe your grandmother made you do it," said Angel with a smirk on her face.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzscQ5FR3eQ
Leo couldn't help but blush. There was something about her smirk that931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVomZRmfygg
made his heart race and heat up his cheeks so much. He rarely blushed. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdubzhlp7f
Not like this. Something was wrong.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a3CmytJgp
"Don't make fun of me," he said as he looked the other way so that Angel wouldn't see him blush.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0eJdXXMP4
"Why? Does it hurt your ego that much?" Angel had her arms folded as 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWoWKMj4St
she looked at him. "I see that you're even blushing. Are you really that931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnLruaj4j1
embarrassed?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpYxCX0MFd
Leo blushed even more, but this time, he looked at Angel who looked 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG24NrMHN5P
at him straight in the eye. Angel couldn't help but smile this time. Her931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx18gxwmFO
smile made Leo seem so confused, like he didn't know what to do next.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPgMSX8pO8
"Oh, aren't you going to say anything?" Angel asked. "It's so unlike 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBELcLDx0A
you not to say a word. Has the mighty Leo McDonell gone tongue-tied 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE6OchJn6D
today?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHugHpugnq
"Stop it, Angel," said Leo who finally managed to speak. "Just 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVYjMcZ3YA
because you've the upper hand at this doesn't mean you can do whatever 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIpuKlW7IJ
you want."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusSh1ucsMe
"It worked for you, didn't it?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtstyjFopQ
"What do you mean?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBKMUp9okb
"You remember what happened at the club, don't you? You thought you 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9lvfIJx6S
would get away with everything when you wanted to take advantage of my 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8Ey1YIo3j
sister."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdqLRjmBi1
"I wasn't taking advantage of her. You know she loves me and I feel the same way about her."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii2uSpMZDN
"She doesn't love you, Leo. All that is nothing but infatuation."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGuXn11YLp
"That's what you say, but I know how Carly feels about me. You just don't want to admit it."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeGhUO2J8E
"I'm just speaking the truth."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9jAnetT4n
"No, you're saying how you feel. And you don't like at me at all, Angel."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP2kNaMjN1
"Well, you don't like me either, at least we can both agree on that."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIfzx8gffU
"You made me hate you with the way you approached me at the club that day."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH2Qu7lSLP
"I was protecting my sister."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE9elZXQbr
"Oh, really? Then where were you all those nights when she used to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6vdgVlS2t
work there? If anything, you should be attacking those perverts at the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqTjjpkJdh
club who dared even touched Carly, not me."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2m5HC0AH3
Angel banged her hand on the white garden table. That startled Leo 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxsKBeSUbi
and the two looked at each other with a moment of silence between them.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkx1weW44B
"You don't know," said Angel, slowly, "......what's it's like to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WJeRPApso
know....that the person whom you trusted the most in this world, could 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdl9dqW0Gf
betray you like Carly betrayed me."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnz9ehb5A7
Tears started to form in Angel's eyes, but it surprised Leo that not 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGExQeuinl
one of them fell to her cheeks. They were just there in her eyes like 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt1nHjMiZ2
crystal glass.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H7ShMdp8n
"If I knew what Carly was up to from the very start," Angel 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡig8VEgHNeK
continued, this time she was much calmer, "maybe you and I wouldn't be 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeivRmOnJtk
in this situation right now."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrfB9DeBsG
Leo thought of what Angel said. He realised that she had completely 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IYWpMWOYQ
no idea that Carly was working at the club. And the way she said it, it 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48g30mtRfX
seems like she blames herself for not being aware of her sister's 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFmSxVCMdp
actions.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ5ur47X3K
The two of them just sat in silence, not looking at each other.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L8JZkQM3D
"Maybe now you understand," said Angel as she broke the silence and 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSn4wV3MpC
looked at Leo, "why I'll go to any lengths to prevent you from getting 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokdQWLMqDO
near Carly."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqc86Dal4l
"You know you can't do that, Angel," he said. "I love Carly."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD64g5t83E
"That's what you think. Isn't that what all men think when they go to the club and think they are in love with some......"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl3cQObjSm
Angel couldn't even utter the word. As much as she was still mad at 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl278maE7w7
Carly, she couldn't use that word on her. Not only would it be insulting931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BKgDvX3ws
Carly, she would be insulting herself.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLl2Z1TgXI
"I don't see her like that," said Leo.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdlRykjmZh
"Really? What if one day you don't feel the same way you feel for her now? What would you do then?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Skh4yJoBf
"That would never happen."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoOLAMNvOk
"You're only saying that because you're a fool."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEglEJhPUK
"A fool in love, yes."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOjAjCPoGH
Angel shook her head. "I want to believe you, but I can't."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5GCxRVG40
"Why? Because you don't like me?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNmnqJcIhC
Angel smirked. Again, Leo could feel his cheeks heat up.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TLXOQ8PZA
"Maybe. But let me tell you this. When I found out about Carly, she 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCll7755qbK
broke my trust completely. I don't know if after our mother's passing 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O3yqcMURI
and my accident that she would ever change."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5zpxcgHdf
"She has," Leo defended her. "She promised me she would never go back to that place ever again."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpE5EH16ict
"You don't know her. And until I know she has changed for the better,931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGQDIL95gj
maybe then I won't have to worry about her being with you."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpgdKujR2C
Leo couldn't help but feel confused. Didn't Angel trust her own sister? Why was she saying this?931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD358RukxGR
"Wait, do you think, Carly would be betray me too?" Leo asked.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ynC1wwihB
Angel shrugged her shoulders. "If she could do that to me and my late mother to fulfill her ambitions, what more you?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjQqpJqty8
Leo didn't answer and Angel expected him not to. She soon turned the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIktxscRy7
wheelchair around and dragged herself back inside the house leaving Leo 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLHGFpv6h8
puzzled.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4E5HHn3v3
***931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkycIoYGbvn
Carly sighed. She had never felt this 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRkNlymOnt
relaxed in her life as she sat on the inclined chair and her nails were 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEROMZxK1Un
being attended to by the manicurist at the beauty salon.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85I0Ze38mQ
"This is the life," Carly thought to herself with a smile on her face and her eyes closed. "I can get used to this."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5XVMxL3u1
When Carly got to the beauty salon with 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQehyGV9sF9
Diana since Bertha remained behind and couldn't come along with them, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICe1gOKxgt
she couldn't help but admire the place. She was amazed with what Diana 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY9H7L89a5
had achieved so far. The place was well known and many women came here 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMahuoXcIAB
for manicures, pedicures, hair and cosmetic treatments.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYvNkdXch6
It was surprising how Diana didn't join her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixf0FX4LX4
brother, Mr McDonell in the family business. It seems most successful 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vqhjIODIq
rich families work together in the same company nowadays. But Diana was 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYw2A9eKNO
different. She wanted to do something else. Something for herself. More 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAiL9m6n7o
like defining who she really was from what everyone thought every 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEzHb0v6lQ
McDonell should be.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeTfA4PJok
Carly had asked the question a while back why Diana didn't join in the family business. Diana had answered:931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvAUtdD0NY
"Our family has been successfully with the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1Zlh99fh3
company throughout the years. I thought maybe I can get in the family 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9wRKWKrQJ
spirit and do what everyone else in the family was doing. But it didn't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH8IL2O9o8
feel right for me, you know? I already imagined my future doing 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIheq7xZDi
something else. My parents didn't mind my choice of career. They were in931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q040RH9YZ
fact quiet supportive and helped me in anyway to build this beauty 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Jw4aBvHiY
salon and across some parts of America as well. It's a big thing and a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIdyMPMmwY
huge achievement on my part. Am glad for the support I continue to get, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGxCf2DLYe
especially from my brother. He is so kind."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz8MXZnDnL
That was some story. And Carly couldn't help931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbehQKwPrFv
but admire her more than ever. Diana was a lady of ambition. She didn't931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdbQP4SueN
want to work in the McDonell family and followed her own dreams 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfdhFmq2Kb
instead. She was one a lot of females would like to look up to as a role931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HFbcxvMBa
model.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDewsOj9q4E
What Diana is today, sent Carly thinking of 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsz78dHUHm
what she wanted to do with her own life. Maybe she could be just like 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn45FhwH4eb
Diana. She has always wanted to do something big, not just try and get 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCeiOQx7Nq
enough money so that she could live in luxurious apartments. She had big931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RprWVaezL
dreams when she was a child, but all that faded away when she realised 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLFwehUk4N
the financial state her family was in.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44KjWGrOiW
But now that she was with the McDonell 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqArHnEBDD
family, she might try and do something good with her life. Live the life931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYY1TPL15P
she has always wanted.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTB7rT2nI0T
"Are you enjoying yourself, Carly?" Diana called out to her.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhoQ42KQiO
Carly opened her eyes and saw Diana standing931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBjn5oJCh9
a few feet from her, smiling. She had gone in her office to take an 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpRtNJwOY5
important phone call and left Carly to be attended to.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecpSG7r3Y8
"I am, thanks for asking," replied Carly.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTFUC5wFKv
"Okay, once you're done, we can go out and have lunch together. What do you think?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzbmgLFbGz
"That would be awesome."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuPxlKTxEY
"Great, I'll be in my office. Make her feel 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeJUSfqeuK
comfortable, okay?" Diana directed that to the manicurist who nodded 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMB5eh4LgQI
with pleasure and continued to work on Carly's nails.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGJXw8CDis
As soon as Diana walked away and Carly was 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jT6DUSVau
about to close her eyes again, she noticed from the corner of her eye 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarWoGGBfiB
that her phone was ringing on the small table next to her chair. She had931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtIHKOdKx1
put her phone on silent so that she wouldn't be disturbed. She picked 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kxi609141
up the phone with her free hand and looked at the caller ID.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3hZUGw6nk
Miranda.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU9g2sm3RH
Carly rolled her eyes. Miranda has been 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Upi8EUzJE
calling her for days now and she wasn't interested in picking up her 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBf454R2V1V
calls. It was obvious that Miranda wanted her back at the club. So did 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpDNDTs2n0
Mr Walters who even left her a bunch of messages this past week. She 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2KVGqdBmV
wasn't going back there. She already promised herself and Leo.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkr2BczjzW
Carly put her phone aside as a thought soon 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU295kboa1
came up in her mind. Angel never knew that she was working at the club 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISOFgU5t7I
and she showed up there when it wasn't even during working hours. Who 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQhQpiWVp1
tipped Angel about her whereabouts that day? It couldn't be Mr Walters 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAvpcEZB92
and probably not any of the bartenders or dancers at the club because 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ37qV3isB
she never ever discussed her life with them.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrWSHcp8zw
Could it be Miranda?931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG4LSrZn6L
Carly couldn't help but feel it was her. She931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q3IkyEYsb
didn't even ask Angel who had told her where she was that day. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc4rduENX3
Everything happened so fast she completely forgot about it till now. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2K5xcoSqS
There was no doubt it was Miranda who had told Angel.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNPEQGOpRh
And now she was calling Carly after all this931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDg1VBKYIl
time. Miranda isn't her friend, she never was. Why she put Carly in 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm1erePvTK
such a situation, Carly would never know unless she asks. But she wasn't931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBm1QHisoU
in the mood to talk to Miranda. Not when it's was pretty obvious of her931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqsRDCJNfC
betrayal.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T1lqPPrnp
Carly looked at her phone again. Thinking of931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfxIggQ1nF
whether to answer it. But she relaxed on her chair. She was not going 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qrM9UkN5Y
to let Miranda spoil her mood like she ruined her life some weeks ago.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWEe1kHXcI
"She can go to hell for all I care," Carly thought with a smirk on her face.
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