Angel put the article 839Please respect copyright.PENANASBblDXgs6N
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 839Please respect copyright.PENANAhuDWkb4qJF
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 839Please respect copyright.PENANAj9TxHAJJTd
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 839Please respect copyright.PENANAkgy5WaKKOA
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she839Please respect copyright.PENANAFMfb44m4cd
did before.839Please respect copyright.PENANAaWnE2czmpr
Angel was too lost in 839Please respect copyright.PENANA75xYEYIEYk
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 839Please respect copyright.PENANAKtGilVHPPB
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.839Please respect copyright.PENANApa3iJizAF0
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.839Please respect copyright.PENANA4A33cp9bSB
Angel looked up and she 839Please respect copyright.PENANAMZwe35TYul
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 839Please respect copyright.PENANAClMQWpToRk
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.839Please respect copyright.PENANAcRWzRMjh62
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 839Please respect copyright.PENANAE7GztTCHGs
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel839Please respect copyright.PENANA3C9L9kyvXb
nervous.839Please respect copyright.PENANATs47KbBTVu
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.839Please respect copyright.PENANAhChuhW1zyQ
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."839Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9V3xYN92D
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."839Please respect copyright.PENANA9hlqgaPFbn
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."839Please respect copyright.PENANAL1MOcPdHOp
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.839Please respect copyright.PENANA9OcZzgDWVR
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."839Please respect copyright.PENANAHZPcUxehFv
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."839Please respect copyright.PENANAi5ZeEHSPEb
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.839Please respect copyright.PENANA3oMlkAinOz
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.839Please respect copyright.PENANADuxp9cnH0c
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAvUr2tSylTn
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."839Please respect copyright.PENANAw6q4dWl1HV
Angel could feel her 839Please respect copyright.PENANA2pn1C1gD6D
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 839Please respect copyright.PENANAIVrtFKj9sT
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 839Please respect copyright.PENANAa1kebvnmiF
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 839Please respect copyright.PENANAjwGAeWCfyq
like they were going to buckle.839Please respect copyright.PENANA73XIIvnvaH
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."839Please respect copyright.PENANAG40Wu0CvFc
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.839Please respect copyright.PENANAX4UpnHXoQl
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAg6C07hMVRo
Mark just smiled at her 839Please respect copyright.PENANAipLoh1AhkY
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 839Please respect copyright.PENANA1VrpjIYfjP
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about839Please respect copyright.PENANAQiOGccW3al
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 839Please respect copyright.PENANAIieZH6PkFW
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 839Please respect copyright.PENANAjQu4frnTGP
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 839Please respect copyright.PENANAKTdQPNQp7V
that's for sure.839Please respect copyright.PENANASgxWVBLOcO
"I came here to ask if 839Please respect copyright.PENANA4MNityUUzF
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 839Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9KsjfkWxD
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."839Please respect copyright.PENANALrd19C6P3R
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."839Please respect copyright.PENANA3UUlofcfb7
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."839Please respect copyright.PENANAJrlITB5BJd
"No, its okay, I..."839Please respect copyright.PENANACQBOZTVXJ7
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.839Please respect copyright.PENANAuu7RwRvoPS
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"839Please respect copyright.PENANA1v9nGGiy82
Angel nodded in 839Please respect copyright.PENANAKokTHbKztl
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 839Please respect copyright.PENANAPusF5oXEMw
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a839Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ1G4XGwpz
wink and headed out of the office.839Please respect copyright.PENANADIyEZzg9fB
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.839Please respect copyright.PENANAVajWAFH9Sg
As Angel sat back down 839Please respect copyright.PENANAbVhMpOgDV0
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 839Please respect copyright.PENANARQcaJNeppw
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She839Please respect copyright.PENANAaP7N7FV7qJ
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.839Please respect copyright.PENANATvrPXooIwU
"Hello?"839Please respect copyright.PENANACPf5YfXYsg
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.839Please respect copyright.PENANAEuEySnEDh6
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAIDePevXD8k
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."839Please respect copyright.PENANAkffotaGy0Y
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAhrOXqx96kz
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."839Please respect copyright.PENANAeIRVGeiOAh
***839Please respect copyright.PENANARDjH6uzUsP
Carly839Please respect copyright.PENANAyXSkGvME1t
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 839Please respect copyright.PENANAXOuMWBX8i7
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 839Please respect copyright.PENANASN592bVMx5
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 839Please respect copyright.PENANAv9ichqRCMR
for the first time, it felt awkward. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAbsMB8OSxe2
She839Please respect copyright.PENANAMeH39PHtZZ
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 839Please respect copyright.PENANAl1Q0Z7GVab
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 839Please respect copyright.PENANANYwrRM3cb4
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 839Please respect copyright.PENANAEAhofNrZnH
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 839Please respect copyright.PENANAlUuxsVqMlb
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 839Please respect copyright.PENANA76zfus0ADI
clear mind. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAc42jAXa68F
Angel839Please respect copyright.PENANAR5cnvq1yoB
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 839Please respect copyright.PENANAiLY5O0Zw0j
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 839Please respect copyright.PENANA90CPOXGTsE
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 839Please respect copyright.PENANALyQS5bBI5r
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 839Please respect copyright.PENANAr3m09vZ8BP
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAlCJrdLP2zr
Mr Walters was a big 839Please respect copyright.PENANAsTCyfsGsIL
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,839Please respect copyright.PENANAsDpcH1yxfJ
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 839Please respect copyright.PENANA8GuCAaNbtc
would like to hang around with.839Please respect copyright.PENANAAvNixZY8nR
Mr839Please respect copyright.PENANAiNMjEiDXTs
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 839Please respect copyright.PENANAhwjfU1Cltd
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed839Please respect copyright.PENANAgIJFtjPGtV
to.839Please respect copyright.PENANApKa4w6u1kO
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."839Please respect copyright.PENANApqIUswLLq6
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAg1A7wfTFmj
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAuhP3q8dWwM
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."839Please respect copyright.PENANALyhfDINuWw
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."839Please respect copyright.PENANAaRKbHjt4qE
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"839Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ab50AHawB
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."839Please respect copyright.PENANAYViqIfR3Wv
Mr839Please respect copyright.PENANAvTzQm66Cm5
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 839Please respect copyright.PENANAJTAZxJJHKl
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 839Please respect copyright.PENANAsnJ2kBO6i5
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the839Please respect copyright.PENANAil6kI0sZQM
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAEI52Ap5C71
Mr839Please respect copyright.PENANAeNz71Jl5wn
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 839Please respect copyright.PENANAgsqSoyUy9Z
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little839Please respect copyright.PENANAUKXHiM0urq
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 839Please respect copyright.PENANA4M11RXtVWa
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAEYSBchqx3g
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. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAp8qk0ZPZQj
He839Please respect copyright.PENANAFr0e5YmmWT
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 839Please respect copyright.PENANA2NwoJCV6Ch
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 839Please respect copyright.PENANABvwLaq6jzE
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAAR8DNHHt66
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 839Please respect copyright.PENANA90CI40Pfp5
Carly839Please respect copyright.PENANA8YTB8wX4ob
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 839Please respect copyright.PENANAwysOMrnZry
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a839Please respect copyright.PENANA2WqKijBXLw
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 839Please respect copyright.PENANAfh6s67KFYz
came here to see her. And at this early hour.839Please respect copyright.PENANAw3JPSn4fOp
"Mr839Please respect copyright.PENANA5xROSMlHIQ
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more839Please respect copyright.PENANALoDDaYqB1V
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 839Please respect copyright.PENANANe6Wde3FYi
moment?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAigv3hojvxg
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.839Please respect copyright.PENANAOVKzBNIDz8
Carly839Please respect copyright.PENANALtioUWigU3
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 839Please respect copyright.PENANA0Co0mwyRrV
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 839Please respect copyright.PENANAPOZPgJ7NPt
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAC7KgHoJyTd
Mr839Please respect copyright.PENANA1fCzsh3Ljl
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 839Please respect copyright.PENANAkKiXbV9HBQ
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 839Please respect copyright.PENANALGBp75N9e5
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 839Please respect copyright.PENANA9D7MCle4oH
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 839Please respect copyright.PENANAFZDskROqXD
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'839Please respect copyright.PENANAQT8rEyg6hl
Leo put his hands into 839Please respect copyright.PENANATDmsjZOdEY
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 839Please respect copyright.PENANA4f37sIikCE
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 839Please respect copyright.PENANAZQbxxJ5HTZ
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 839Please respect copyright.PENANAyXbq26s7q5
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.839Please respect copyright.PENANAg8UhCi3sys
When Leo was just inches839Please respect copyright.PENANAfULJCXtH2k
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 839Please respect copyright.PENANAezmCO6lwyy
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.839Please respect copyright.PENANAlMJmbXVUxl
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.839Please respect copyright.PENANAa46tjx08cr
***839Please respect copyright.PENANAhxZZWCrAAO
A839Please respect copyright.PENANAhoVUsXRwAH
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAfu8rOn8qYu
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 839Please respect copyright.PENANATb9zD6xNDz
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 839Please respect copyright.PENANA4yXNe0nSVy
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."839Please respect copyright.PENANAwYxL53n3ZZ
"Sorry,839Please respect copyright.PENANAw2W51meY2u
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 839Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5DGzjbKh9
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAn2EOesZw45
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.839Please respect copyright.PENANANit6Y43ck9
Her839Please respect copyright.PENANAKaLSLzreTz
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit839Please respect copyright.PENANAlDIvJ2KSpX
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed839Please respect copyright.PENANAwgvQemCDGx
back making him look handsome.839Please respect copyright.PENANAfrpOgniZiQ
"Well,839Please respect copyright.PENANAqnmhZoap4q
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 839Please respect copyright.PENANAZWVDknXaAD
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 839Please respect copyright.PENANADK0ewPNlJg
isn't it?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAhNGiOQBxSl
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.839Please respect copyright.PENANAVJNPGfDK5f
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"839Please respect copyright.PENANAQJIGbMAL9Y
"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?"839Please respect copyright.PENANASmcNv5OMNJ
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."839Please respect copyright.PENANAAIx63VaVuY
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."839Please respect copyright.PENANAKbmXRbNoR4
"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."839Please respect copyright.PENANA5WPMMslSWt
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."839Please respect copyright.PENANAV6jdeDW2O8
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."839Please respect copyright.PENANA6QV4SFQ9Dx
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"839Please respect copyright.PENANA6aJuMfXWmv
"Ya,839Please respect copyright.PENANAXGx89zdCid
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 839Please respect copyright.PENANAhs0kApiYRA
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."839Please respect copyright.PENANA6VX6UUpT3D
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."839Please respect copyright.PENANAzaclRYvMGv
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."839Please respect copyright.PENANA1vDenYuSof
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."839Please respect copyright.PENANAKgu0y8zUCM
"Yes, you do that."839Please respect copyright.PENANAYsFKWl7JzT
As839Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6DzgedNWE
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 839Please respect copyright.PENANAKtZKDumzBE
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 839Please respect copyright.PENANAz7GwaHuPmi
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 839Please respect copyright.PENANALKn0h0DvQs
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 839Please respect copyright.PENANAqekYEc426S
dizziness. 839Please respect copyright.PENANALmhrfQBRN5
As839Please respect copyright.PENANAkKoQpJ0IrU
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 839Please respect copyright.PENANApGOYsQnVGv
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 839Please respect copyright.PENANAHegcPzDe1X
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 839Please respect copyright.PENANAewhzhHYkKG
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 839Please respect copyright.PENANACj20EvAr0u
is it something else? 839Please respect copyright.PENANAMC3nwK1g8z
Then839Please respect copyright.PENANAr9oSzlqwjV
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 839Please respect copyright.PENANAatprbAjA76
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 839Please respect copyright.PENANAdHELJvCT1v
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.839Please respect copyright.PENANAv3dVhMcdGd
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAn4ZtqnjQ0d
Mrs839Please respect copyright.PENANAdQqcgfTamQ
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAcBWwEuNH2Y
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 839Please respect copyright.PENANAxOE6aXqxfB
floor.839Please respect copyright.PENANAAGjgd6zFZT
"Angel, call her, call 839Please respect copyright.PENANAW7L0YxSGMs
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 839Please respect copyright.PENANAPMRe6VBhRp
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 839Please respect copyright.PENANAlOhTeIBKkz
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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