Angel put the article 868Please respect copyright.PENANAlGk3t3ChEl
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 868Please respect copyright.PENANA5vG9NXlIMO
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 868Please respect copyright.PENANAwr3DG6AX4X
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 868Please respect copyright.PENANAc4zZGKqPbz
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she868Please respect copyright.PENANAJcpYCzip8V
did before.868Please respect copyright.PENANAk07Arz19l6
Angel was too lost in 868Please respect copyright.PENANALq2n5HONSu
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 868Please respect copyright.PENANAsrS2b1hhBZ
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.868Please respect copyright.PENANAI2IpU9L7mr
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.868Please respect copyright.PENANAu9xEyxiIBg
Angel looked up and she 868Please respect copyright.PENANAl6dfi2tMu0
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 868Please respect copyright.PENANAXSQcMV7Mhn
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.868Please respect copyright.PENANABzF4bCZntE
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 868Please respect copyright.PENANABjqejfWRXM
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel868Please respect copyright.PENANAQBcxuvrcZ3
nervous.868Please respect copyright.PENANA6UcbmhUdMf
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.868Please respect copyright.PENANAjQzEJBBDvf
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."868Please respect copyright.PENANAAcBsviuomH
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."868Please respect copyright.PENANAUF4I4VsjSH
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."868Please respect copyright.PENANAokPN760UrT
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.868Please respect copyright.PENANAspfj2b2T7y
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."868Please respect copyright.PENANA9Bt28J27oL
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."868Please respect copyright.PENANA7ctHtXYfCM
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.868Please respect copyright.PENANAtOj8LwLV5h
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.868Please respect copyright.PENANAWO4PF1x0Sy
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAGu789haTX6
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."868Please respect copyright.PENANA0DjUrpPTU7
Angel could feel her 868Please respect copyright.PENANAq7UkQtlP0Y
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 868Please respect copyright.PENANAkh7lSMnPtZ
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 868Please respect copyright.PENANArF48jFWdW6
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 868Please respect copyright.PENANAAGNnrfq834
like they were going to buckle.868Please respect copyright.PENANAgxgYgwtn6K
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."868Please respect copyright.PENANACBNKfv8vKc
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.868Please respect copyright.PENANA4GpTG0OMNy
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 868Please respect copyright.PENANA1MeK6sTsT8
Mark just smiled at her 868Please respect copyright.PENANAFMyhBNLvMR
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 868Please respect copyright.PENANA9223aJPHad
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about868Please respect copyright.PENANAxBZXv8nWsa
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 868Please respect copyright.PENANAxgZQunh65Y
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 868Please respect copyright.PENANADSDdVcUMBR
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 868Please respect copyright.PENANA98EkgsFNGe
that's for sure.868Please respect copyright.PENANAMrPHMv27D6
"I came here to ask if 868Please respect copyright.PENANAJqK5RwBK2z
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 868Please respect copyright.PENANA7D89kWeOVp
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."868Please respect copyright.PENANAlILXG3PpHb
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."868Please respect copyright.PENANAHM8QdDeExv
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."868Please respect copyright.PENANAWtStXQiXHh
"No, its okay, I..."868Please respect copyright.PENANA3xW8nNncvL
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.868Please respect copyright.PENANAN8loc5sXQm
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAPLdBGW1Lvl
Angel nodded in 868Please respect copyright.PENANAEE6XfIVzQD
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 868Please respect copyright.PENANAj8WlZCokn4
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a868Please respect copyright.PENANA0AWuJhb2G4
wink and headed out of the office.868Please respect copyright.PENANAqQUm1pUTZn
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.868Please respect copyright.PENANAQnlLLJjAqe
As Angel sat back down 868Please respect copyright.PENANABfiYC6aPXN
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 868Please respect copyright.PENANAsaU8zP9vnr
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She868Please respect copyright.PENANAMTpQTdZcGg
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.868Please respect copyright.PENANAVijxMaEHKN
"Hello?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAryIk92a21O
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.868Please respect copyright.PENANAY5bRSKvjvQ
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAONR3m96x9s
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."868Please respect copyright.PENANA5nCB9WIhMo
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAs9QpNXAR1w
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."868Please respect copyright.PENANA0HZL6Sz9fI
***868Please respect copyright.PENANAqOJsQ2AsBP
Carly868Please respect copyright.PENANAsK458hCucU
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 868Please respect copyright.PENANAmHkIO9P0am
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 868Please respect copyright.PENANATtoTjsp6yb
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 868Please respect copyright.PENANAvDxgoH4egA
for the first time, it felt awkward. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAy960cpbTiS
She868Please respect copyright.PENANA3F65ApZ7e8
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 868Please respect copyright.PENANAWAugEvh7Bq
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 868Please respect copyright.PENANAzx6FuB7Sjd
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 868Please respect copyright.PENANAC64XFiOSNO
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 868Please respect copyright.PENANAkwAdRpFp2m
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 868Please respect copyright.PENANAItBfeb5OLK
clear mind. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAFzIuxydGnp
Angel868Please respect copyright.PENANAVHmmzcICUA
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 868Please respect copyright.PENANAtANeDEMaWi
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 868Please respect copyright.PENANAxUV681bK4N
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 868Please respect copyright.PENANANZDoFIq3Yp
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 868Please respect copyright.PENANAmZgagGlxEi
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAOWCB7lIL3d
Mr Walters was a big 868Please respect copyright.PENANAQWhOeON6aC
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,868Please respect copyright.PENANAkHMbSt3pS4
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 868Please respect copyright.PENANA3093cVgPzk
would like to hang around with.868Please respect copyright.PENANAhoskCRKf3l
Mr868Please respect copyright.PENANAO2zaeF7MvI
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 868Please respect copyright.PENANAJRVuaGw3yy
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed868Please respect copyright.PENANAcyFO5vZAWd
to.868Please respect copyright.PENANAiG70RntuNM
868Please respect copyright.PENANAk7nIAm9OvT
868Please respect copyright.PENANA05Bdoj3vSf
868Please respect copyright.PENANAFoGzViloYK
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."868Please respect copyright.PENANAjkAYGLAwQ0
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAciKM5hUGQN
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAW0vVSKrsrA
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."868Please respect copyright.PENANAfmdKhF9Ilo
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."868Please respect copyright.PENANA4XPzhq4cxJ
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAGRiKgFuDNR
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."868Please respect copyright.PENANA14KAZNNuHO
Mr868Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0CRL1xqMA
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 868Please respect copyright.PENANAm7XvKTzsO9
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 868Please respect copyright.PENANAQpfo1uLMCC
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the868Please respect copyright.PENANAZeFQTbVa3Y
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 868Please respect copyright.PENANApAtRVzceYk
Mr868Please respect copyright.PENANA6jZ3f0oszP
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 868Please respect copyright.PENANA5vqkPdmWlY
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little868Please respect copyright.PENANAdcOwJl42G6
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 868Please respect copyright.PENANA54rjRLjWDv
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAupXN5FLLf9
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAZVnkVjd775
He868Please respect copyright.PENANAAfJzJX66ac
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 868Please respect copyright.PENANANxCn0TE7Nz
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 868Please respect copyright.PENANAhi5YRGzXhx
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAXX4813irHk
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAWyvrjgFxC5
Carly868Please respect copyright.PENANAPbP7a0HlWK
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 868Please respect copyright.PENANAvsDDVlHUPF
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a868Please respect copyright.PENANA5EodbpTXCW
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 868Please respect copyright.PENANAFSVb494JpW
came here to see her. And at this early hour.868Please respect copyright.PENANAMRJBHiFxxH
"Mr868Please respect copyright.PENANAPuaHVOzSZx
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more868Please respect copyright.PENANATLuxqFk6k3
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 868Please respect copyright.PENANAoGY3kj0p7j
moment?"868Please respect copyright.PENANARjB4GTfye5
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.868Please respect copyright.PENANAwDyfUSlfXN
Carly868Please respect copyright.PENANAV0EIUsNtrn
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 868Please respect copyright.PENANAp6nYwC6qFc
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 868Please respect copyright.PENANArC9yMtnnBj
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAJbM6oQBycy
Mr868Please respect copyright.PENANA8DeYIAkBIR
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 868Please respect copyright.PENANA6l3EkCrCk8
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 868Please respect copyright.PENANAlyo72RGD8Z
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 868Please respect copyright.PENANAzInJUbEHBu
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 868Please respect copyright.PENANAb7DzBOspiJ
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'868Please respect copyright.PENANAfHEMoEOXel
Leo put his hands into 868Please respect copyright.PENANAlE28Z9WbOq
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 868Please respect copyright.PENANA1IZiA2AhPY
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 868Please respect copyright.PENANA2LM6RkbZiV
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 868Please respect copyright.PENANAshWy2aD2qz
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.868Please respect copyright.PENANA3hY3pRXCO3
When Leo was just inches868Please respect copyright.PENANA80LKO8l9t9
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 868Please respect copyright.PENANA7ESjKb814q
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.868Please respect copyright.PENANAjPBo00osvN
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.868Please respect copyright.PENANAmk1bXbScxx
***868Please respect copyright.PENANAP2w5moQYsI
A868Please respect copyright.PENANAU6SdBIHReM
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 868Please respect copyright.PENANA3NGfMSsZTv
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 868Please respect copyright.PENANAmk0Kmnvc2v
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 868Please respect copyright.PENANA1SLUPUGNhX
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."868Please respect copyright.PENANA8Vo5eTrZEd
"Sorry,868Please respect copyright.PENANA4CjQcrlYc3
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 868Please respect copyright.PENANArCUxx8Raoy
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 868Please respect copyright.PENANApUS0OHx4e2
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.868Please respect copyright.PENANA1XG1QgxDZS
Her868Please respect copyright.PENANAwhNQZEZ4fv
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit868Please respect copyright.PENANAwKPiY9wyfa
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed868Please respect copyright.PENANACwmCxnsr0Z
back making him look handsome.868Please respect copyright.PENANAaZbBKskHgM
"Well,868Please respect copyright.PENANAxIRcHOsbFO
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 868Please respect copyright.PENANAzDixl36g8U
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 868Please respect copyright.PENANAsdhxfbJzmS
isn't it?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAmY8CHYy0gS
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.868Please respect copyright.PENANADd3RT65ydz
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"868Please respect copyright.PENANA35IhzjZdv7
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"868Please respect copyright.PENANA8Q0rLAIj5Y
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."868Please respect copyright.PENANAEd3WwGfFVA
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."868Please respect copyright.PENANA9kbdvPsjRL
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."868Please respect copyright.PENANAsG120ayCyb
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."868Please respect copyright.PENANAfPRJdf1D3g
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."868Please respect copyright.PENANAhMPfEeGYvQ
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"868Please respect copyright.PENANAnC3bphWTu6
"Ya,868Please respect copyright.PENANAkkhZNYqUiT
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 868Please respect copyright.PENANAyHKYxYSAGz
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."868Please respect copyright.PENANAVrMuMWHZol
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."868Please respect copyright.PENANAMl1yUGK63l
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."868Please respect copyright.PENANAHR1edGQCsI
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."868Please respect copyright.PENANAbKhaQh1fAX
"Yes, you do that."868Please respect copyright.PENANAS9ognQcTjf
As868Please respect copyright.PENANAJHiH8mMZNJ
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 868Please respect copyright.PENANAAiO39bkYO3
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 868Please respect copyright.PENANA7yObxWFm0B
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 868Please respect copyright.PENANAGtu7ld3oh7
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 868Please respect copyright.PENANACIfTDoNKKn
dizziness. 868Please respect copyright.PENANA3cWb7NkJTt
As868Please respect copyright.PENANADh0ByCI9CF
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 868Please respect copyright.PENANAQNkoZfSyy0
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 868Please respect copyright.PENANAhcamFhgqyC
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 868Please respect copyright.PENANA3qCWcNqspH
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 868Please respect copyright.PENANA1uXn8D8wTD
is it something else? 868Please respect copyright.PENANAWet886kaAD
Then868Please respect copyright.PENANA4hs54NOJTe
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 868Please respect copyright.PENANANDQpfGaziC
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 868Please respect copyright.PENANAYxTtfR3eSt
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.868Please respect copyright.PENANA91SWuLUUz1
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 868Please respect copyright.PENANANJs4wmm9WD
Mrs868Please respect copyright.PENANANvc0iqx4NW
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAGPf1IN203j
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 868Please respect copyright.PENANA4DCgR9gqau
floor.868Please respect copyright.PENANA9WtMx5QnGQ
"Angel, call her, call 868Please respect copyright.PENANAbzyc6zcWBn
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 868Please respect copyright.PENANAsCbegHD5ju
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 868Please respect copyright.PENANAWliiTC4JXB
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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