Leo had a smile on his 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0g0xkJK6N
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeq3Qa34fa
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaQpFWgHqP
face right in front of him.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhK3esZiNmu
It was morning and the 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpS7RMWlwl
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL2ppYOVrh
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdJSQdlA9w
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMtnHjzx75
brilliantly in the morning sun.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZPBu3bjXS
Carly had joined him 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkjGd0vsgB
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBYIf8c2tI
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOeW5IhWpn
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj33Ao918Ku
birds, of course.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6w3heLVGC
It was good she came, 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz1Hatvinj
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHxvuhvd7v
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ082ABGPYb9
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCtge4zv11
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWRukNKnQZ
He stretched his hand 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6me9wprh2
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoZPWRFK5D
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNYkFLBwpI
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVdE3gkFSJ
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b012rnR7g
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUJtETTrzP
She didn't respond as 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQblsEzA9Pc
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6X8JFmHbk
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2bxC2UVll
himself. Leo chuckled.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve7UWslYPz
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCSjrPLRJA
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Fc2tmEqfR
Carly groaned like a little girl who didn't want to wake up to go to school as she covered her head with the bed covers.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNAoJvhP3v
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnPRXKwPSu
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitgmSsTSQn
"You're right. But I 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHOERvNADZ
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEebxrrZeCL
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklH3YfhDx6
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqRy2fN5wQ
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAt1I8HpuB
They both got out of bed840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2kImONmHP
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZVUKsBgd7
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIoZNlhzlP
way to Carly's.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yi3QpQfrb
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dQxaPTIry
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRNqKrBl8I
Carly gave him a simple 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0U67wR3NH
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtMPmiXoGh
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSk1RZgvHA
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SU0dha8uu
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa4aQdl7M7
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwobMln7GO
He made his way 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRbGq2m54o
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHm7BpieFT
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BEfOXdHpR
kitchen.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuOyoVIzlz
He wondered who could be840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM71tz3avdr
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw0yLh60iH
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj3uDpipIj
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUUsv5EZbx
little.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYF1Io05zS
Angel was standing by 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSr2dnezH5S
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrRvDx43OW
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCIUeAbRR1
thing that shook him the moment he got there.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Kza7708us
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxbrvC0oLf
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLkV9O8tMH
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSTUxqx0zc
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHG4lTpCEO
"I just had to."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTmZLdiNuB
"Ummm," Leo still 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUJ6QfubzJ
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob9SVJx1c6
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmMdovOcJg
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmkzLRSawB
The coffee maker soon 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX03aPwnpwa
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAyu9Icj9X
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRs5xIiXOD
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedU1TqLM3i
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCYJcuKg8B
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNen4gWQKZ
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88LHQuySrd
"Why? You wanted me 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJnb1Tays2
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBg7n21eEP
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUltRbd35R
a cup.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XeCZpAZHR
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2INM52eBC
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEJ2Xb4jHn
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAGCdVqsPQ
"You still don't seem 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKpuHYOder
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjkh1CxHnv
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbQ5Bqmv1n
things."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz63AbIxc2w
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc0gwUIaNI
Angel took a sip of her 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JVe81hmqq
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULV09bwOTI
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1HYezxqwD
spent her night with you."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiTV7mVCgs
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0WEdewN1K
Angel smirked and Leo 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVLiIuqDcg
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqdiAF5qtT
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8KfBSBl99
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMun3klQjxz
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECyZ8ws9eX
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVbfmwxzQ1
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa33PH3Qx3o
"You're right, Leo. It's840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfX6RDZICfR
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTtjZKzQSI
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSNS8ilwvV
have any control over."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsH4s07Rdx
Leo was a little shocked840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkXzromGQZ
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B78sz2BDX
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzAYUwM6Mz
game?840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJ9kTCLzHX
She slowly made her way 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa4xVVDKWD
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfoKtsN4rF
look at her and something came up in his mind.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVgMW9mopF
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSo1L0uwJg
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ymbLmFhOF
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC2W6kOgG8
"The time you came into 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFz6wXH2Je
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lxRQcUSjT
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzJE9MhErp
Angel smiled at Leo. 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsZ9tqHFYt
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ7FJktsYj
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1FoLFNtMX
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QnnqmKi43
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3sRAVa3Wx
"I don't believe you."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsKbpH5Ne4
"You don't have to, Mr 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSFiz4AcSI
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8gwQ37lcF
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBSkNwwl54
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYfVjhO8Of
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW4xmQ696A
"I'll be heading out for840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus1CFfDv1v
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2rqkRoL44
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHULnU6wnH
Leo didn't have to 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65IxmWrCbh
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4zLcZV6Kh
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZVnEU3SAw
her.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFPydoOx3s
Leo stared at the closed840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhmGUBGBxW
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sBD32HZFV
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJc1oDY4bC
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dwnuWMWRH
utterly disturbed.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1SesUXePw
***840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLz7KEnPQtn
In840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqnr4BTo89
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RPtzHmeq3
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BxABSxNfJ
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67VxnjZ1VW
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNwJpLUcWe
"Morning," said Amanda.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y8rgp6wTk
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFZWzF3Q03
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrWZPwYLbs
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4CLyBuAJc
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyvJ2GeMxi
"And840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtceYbYGKi
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXTNngCNmj
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dpYyerb9h
"Do I?" Leo asked.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JhRgt00Ng
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hyXcvQB2P
Leo840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofXgToTaoI
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUulPWs188w
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡragBvA2FRu
knew the reason too.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOmF59Crxa
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvUux2JQNo
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4lFzAuOVl
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmpGPfcP24
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2VYJ1mamG
"Lovely."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsLOFKpD4I
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOChH7bdXl
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nlAVLOe6t
Upon840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9WU3lq96U
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCBKujIVfC
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZhlwLXdAi
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdZntKRGr1
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkH5ubFZaf
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0vRPsaeHG
Eric840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWCFHNkC5S
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLd1g5loz8E
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83sZSwCiaa
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoMBUAPTIR
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBejzOs7WG
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83KcXZqJez
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqijwgWpH4
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEWyvKHYDD
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav46RzjLxo
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFErpvrcbVs
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0OXC5xGGZ
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEiTEzKEyg
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOf5zxj2iuV
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSENYiBzuz2
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51OhHZJZFQ
Leo840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zM2iGVBrQ
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAA6BxyG1XF
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawKPzAgdWF
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLD4T8bgrZ
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoXmmLoTcw
Angel840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibJg0VyitP
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrydYK5KQO
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztsPwABSXI
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqBZnTa5xl
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNRQ7BJ0T2
"I'll840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIMBgmeMRo
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjdXcvcgIX
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhimvZAZrp
"Yes, I would," said Angel.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hklK4V8rL
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaB5IMHz5eb
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVHlzWVmFW
"Yes, I'm not."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0hbdfFkhL
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa11r5syLZn
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQLFmAknsp
"Yes, I would."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ411eC1p0To
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEnpT4nWRl
"I'm afraid that's the one thing all the boys have in this house, charm," said Diana. "And sadly, no one can say no to them."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5phVwA2JP
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfoXwB4VIk
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8abdFC5qC
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup4M2qdWb7
"Yes."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs080QoGWN
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soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2zb25pyHI
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts1AOurYZb
talking about Angel.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoISfU3B6Ry
Surprisingly, Angel also stood up from her seat at the same time as he did. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFycbVMxWu
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1RQCJ63sr
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ag4VvYo0I
Before Angel could find 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgox6DBVwT
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauscN8iUrC
seeing her sister, standing on her own.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86fsArD31D
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYphyKzc7j
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaU4vs59Du
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfMaTzk4SB
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."840Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKrNAeP1Z2
Angel made her way out of the dining room while Carly stood there wondering what Mr McDonell wanted to talk about.
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