The wind blew hard on 848Please respect copyright.PENANAgSCxeJbDfJ
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 848Please respect copyright.PENANAxekdMqrbQ8
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 848Please respect copyright.PENANAR5pJ3WGLsQ
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 848Please respect copyright.PENANAT13GespUTO
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 848Please respect copyright.PENANAylb2FzxmAx
true.848Please respect copyright.PENANAu0Mhun3nuD
After Angel had received848Please respect copyright.PENANA3MpeX4qqBH
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 848Please respect copyright.PENANA8PQ5MMFkQ4
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 848Please respect copyright.PENANAxW5xVndSJk
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.848Please respect copyright.PENANAQurDwVw9J7
"But it's the truth, Angel," Miranda's voice echoed in Angel's mind as she ran down the streets. "Your sister isn't what you think she is."848Please respect copyright.PENANAYEBpG7r9hl
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."848Please respect copyright.PENANAvpxBytKLAT
"If you don't believe848Please respect copyright.PENANA2GCZrO3jAF
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 848Please respect copyright.PENANA14cUqstHct
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 848Please respect copyright.PENANAOzGfRagafw
creating a tradegy in future."848Please respect copyright.PENANAqh06UJdKCw
And Angel was doing so 848Please respect copyright.PENANAR3HLCd2o7Y
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAjsDNOnyr3X
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what848Please respect copyright.PENANAjFb8DGj6ml
Miranda said about her.848Please respect copyright.PENANATQ8jpwwJic
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?848Please respect copyright.PENANAl1EEheYqA1
***848Please respect copyright.PENANASxLVzxVkwp
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."848Please respect copyright.PENANAchcG3mcSYl
Kim848Please respect copyright.PENANAuKeELRQVAo
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 848Please respect copyright.PENANA05a1zVFJHX
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 848Please respect copyright.PENANAl5hm1vJtNB
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 848Please respect copyright.PENANA0feOaclYDr
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 848Please respect copyright.PENANAgiMIPjp035
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 848Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1AUIgKk8C
look magnificent.848Please respect copyright.PENANAi5lRdi86ym
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."848Please respect copyright.PENANAhlBO1sc6pL
"Don't848Please respect copyright.PENANAVtI9BnTcmm
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 848Please respect copyright.PENANAYrmBoroEwR
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."848Please respect copyright.PENANAMmManlvSR0
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAbn4s5kQRKv
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAOOzCeTH7xE
Kim848Please respect copyright.PENANALZJUTPaa9O
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAOGtU5rGGrT
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 848Please respect copyright.PENANAd0tfsrP1bs
for you."848Please respect copyright.PENANAbQYTbn01nJ
"You think so?" 848Please respect copyright.PENANAkODXvFQoYg
"I848Please respect copyright.PENANAgS0NOPc5nX
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 848Please respect copyright.PENANAxryO6iKBHM
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get848Please respect copyright.PENANAvDSSKpR94o
married."848Please respect copyright.PENANAj7zr9TvOsv
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."848Please respect copyright.PENANAtJPxbPP61o
"Oh,848Please respect copyright.PENANAXXoU9AnYnJ
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe848Please respect copyright.PENANAqIvgJ8DLTv
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."848Please respect copyright.PENANAmLzTQMqzBN
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."848Please respect copyright.PENANAnNoMMdeUDD
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."848Please respect copyright.PENANASRXJbLG6pI
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.848Please respect copyright.PENANAV7eMFqA9RV
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."848Please respect copyright.PENANAesOMiIUzGe
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"848Please respect copyright.PENANA4sDlZXDZxX
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."848Please respect copyright.PENANAtwMrumbpfi
***848Please respect copyright.PENANAqquYecCJvY
"What do you mean he is not here!"848Please respect copyright.PENANAMRgFi2CI8X
Mrs848Please respect copyright.PENANAAO7SWKoqg2
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 848Please respect copyright.PENANAE58ZVBK2Lb
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 848Please respect copyright.PENANAz6Wxk6ttKN
chandelier above them move.848Please respect copyright.PENANA3Zn4NAvEcJ
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAg49RL5zLty
Diana,848Please respect copyright.PENANAKLsim4T0d9
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 848Please respect copyright.PENANAf51Fotd7YC
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 848Please respect copyright.PENANAgLm3d9TeP2
dress.848Please respect copyright.PENANAAkOzDJQodi
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAc8GHkfHqTr
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."848Please respect copyright.PENANArruqqadO4J
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."848Please respect copyright.PENANAVavwdiKxFv
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.848Please respect copyright.PENANA3BLkP4Ct4j
"If you start acting 848Please respect copyright.PENANArT3M62Wi3t
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be848Please respect copyright.PENANAbl65mFUlCf
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."848Please respect copyright.PENANAWz2Ftgv0uN
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ8Hn5GW52
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."848Please respect copyright.PENANABCESbyEV4e
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAPrK2FGhUQ7
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAf66WPBrrx1
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."848Please respect copyright.PENANAojQJ3QQWHt
"Oh, is that so? Looks like Leo isn't like his mother after all. He listened to my advice and left this dump of a wedding."848Please respect copyright.PENANAPvvouHw4LG
"You just shut up," said848Please respect copyright.PENANAkAKr0p2tVt
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to848Please respect copyright.PENANAi1WSPPWbMB
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAzLmNAAUW6N
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."848Please respect copyright.PENANAgpc0XsjzCt
"If you two are going to848Please respect copyright.PENANApEg6PVW998
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 848Please respect copyright.PENANAhCLQoVaIdQ
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.848Please respect copyright.PENANAkRA5ryV8uT
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.848Please respect copyright.PENANA69UeNEBvO6
"Your dear Fred isn't 848Please respect copyright.PENANAaxrK0BSldB
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 848Please respect copyright.PENANA1IZfmPMTVD
is supposed to be right here with me."848Please respect copyright.PENANA2wsRdMagb2
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAMep6dp8l27
"What are you trying to say you old-" before Mrs McDonell could finish her sentence, a sound of a car's horn was heard outside.848Please respect copyright.PENANAWMoZX0Fpyx
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAhlLb6aL03t
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell848Please respect copyright.PENANA4YzCmUcniN
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.848Please respect copyright.PENANA9O12DFD5A2
Oliver went to the window and checked outside. He looked back at his mum, his grandma and aunt with a weird look on his face.848Please respect copyright.PENANAi9koGFChFL
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAeY0ILAevhL
***848Please respect copyright.PENANAqV0U4P7NJY
Eric848Please respect copyright.PENANA2ipfmAq0av
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 848Please respect copyright.PENANAORCQ3wsyXA
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned848Please respect copyright.PENANA4T8cLesawg
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 848Please respect copyright.PENANAYm5bWuaojC
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 848Please respect copyright.PENANAh8DszwvBRF
home.848Please respect copyright.PENANAjSbp64HByF
He848Please respect copyright.PENANAi8OxsCLAqW
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 848Please respect copyright.PENANAPZ3GWG3KUN
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 848Please respect copyright.PENANABw2dVOqI91
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 848Please respect copyright.PENANASFqzGZVU18
with the wedding.848Please respect copyright.PENANAmQjtplTmjq
Before848Please respect copyright.PENANAAB1XtjUV9J
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 848Please respect copyright.PENANA3BZlkeeJIm
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black848Please respect copyright.PENANA3WlNPxBgXQ
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 848Please respect copyright.PENANAxzH0BQe8Yx
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 848Please respect copyright.PENANA93MixBVcQN
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 848Please respect copyright.PENANAMCG30zbCha
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAuhIBB6x1Li
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 848Please respect copyright.PENANA0oYF03LRPB
beautiful creature he had ever seen.848Please respect copyright.PENANAaAJXzYvLQY
She848Please respect copyright.PENANAxYrhhiSVsZ
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 848Please respect copyright.PENANAl0z719rxi5
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much848Please respect copyright.PENANAXQtJoj6GM3
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 848Please respect copyright.PENANAgcg9DALTdn
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.848Please respect copyright.PENANAoBFjQNNRYS
As848Please respect copyright.PENANA56llHNzMGO
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 848Please respect copyright.PENANAGiabCAKAcr
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.848Please respect copyright.PENANABsd5aaLt3T
The848Please respect copyright.PENANA7g4rKejJ9i
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 848Please respect copyright.PENANAlBLi4wq4YV
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 848Please respect copyright.PENANA5JLQAm5hxC
find out. 848Please respect copyright.PENANASgol4dmPu3
As848Please respect copyright.PENANA5q3cMMjhKL
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 848Please respect copyright.PENANAu72QuWQzOg
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 848Please respect copyright.PENANA4NpzzQcwBD
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 848Please respect copyright.PENANAjm1LDh8wwo
her.848Please respect copyright.PENANAszWtM9B2Ki
***848Please respect copyright.PENANAqqLwGgqmvs
"May848Please respect copyright.PENANAkLMgZB2jOF
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words848Please respect copyright.PENANAQoBklJSfGr
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.848Please respect copyright.PENANA62MaYcNNCf
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.848Please respect copyright.PENANAVgo8Y2ErtL
His848Please respect copyright.PENANAHPKKNwKeCs
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 848Please respect copyright.PENANA98bjlLvvtZ
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.848Please respect copyright.PENANAflk4RzmdSy
"That848Please respect copyright.PENANA8aLlvq2yxJ
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 848Please respect copyright.PENANAJK3f5xStde
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 848Please respect copyright.PENANATKtojicb5E
and I want to hear it."848Please respect copyright.PENANAa20JWyJn57
Leo848Please respect copyright.PENANAtyE8NeAkhq
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 848Please respect copyright.PENANAzXnEYA9n9G
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 848Please respect copyright.PENANAK5AQMeSwJp
forever.848Please respect copyright.PENANA4d0bp27cM7
When848Please respect copyright.PENANA168eMRb8sn
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 848Please respect copyright.PENANAQgpSnzs0En
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 848Please respect copyright.PENANAlquM8axcFG
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 848Please respect copyright.PENANAMkaX0NaTmv
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.848Please respect copyright.PENANAuSgHgTCIcV
"I848Please respect copyright.PENANA6AndNaIN3z
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 848Please respect copyright.PENANAaEksA3mHk2
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 848Please respect copyright.PENANAka7w3x1pxu
find out what it was."848Please respect copyright.PENANAk3fimC9mPm
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAxHPo7rUbq5
"Most likely."848Please respect copyright.PENANAKtB36pRopC
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."848Please respect copyright.PENANAAIeo2Mb998
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."848Please respect copyright.PENANAOMC7VhK6Ui
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."848Please respect copyright.PENANAmdUack2Vqh
Leo848Please respect copyright.PENANAC7uGwUf2Xo
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 848Please respect copyright.PENANAqYhpLaEJ26
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 848Please respect copyright.PENANAj6HIGuTNvA
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 848Please respect copyright.PENANAGhkakVP9NQ
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling848Please respect copyright.PENANATXT2pqS9yx
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 848Please respect copyright.PENANA3alA6Ts5Fq
was to lose herself in him.848Please respect copyright.PENANAqbMz2WLPcu
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"848Please respect copyright.PENANANRxezoK57k
***848Please respect copyright.PENANAb60s1DLm29
When848Please respect copyright.PENANACrucEGeqyL
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 848Please respect copyright.PENANAQFMRwhVgr0
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 848Please respect copyright.PENANAylKE1NSOeM
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 848Please respect copyright.PENANAi245B2HDa5
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.848Please respect copyright.PENANAxa3TSu0OT4
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 848Please respect copyright.PENANARnVJ6bQvlL
The848Please respect copyright.PENANA6lzahhJMLe
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 848Please respect copyright.PENANAWcIbEGinmG
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAYx1AdJ7lrS
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 848Please respect copyright.PENANA8AwA7d39FW
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.848Please respect copyright.PENANARfhZquqKKd
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.848Please respect copyright.PENANAkGNWGa5DUc
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAGYjSZ592Qq
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAZnJqGWnpOj
Angel's848Please respect copyright.PENANAwttny5H9vC
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and848Please respect copyright.PENANApJvHnFFqVf
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 848Please respect copyright.PENANAA3qAEvJS1n
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 848Please respect copyright.PENANAIGKhkL8FMf
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 848Please respect copyright.PENANAPDrow2qrih
something. Not what Miranda had told her.848Please respect copyright.PENANA10qogvqL4J
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 848Please respect copyright.PENANACZoM04m2xS
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAu7hTysHkbF
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."848Please respect copyright.PENANAo240FjHHcL
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.848Please respect copyright.PENANApDhowu3Lrp
The848Please respect copyright.PENANAr1uE3xOwil
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and848Please respect copyright.PENANAXD2s2uBkkn
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.848Please respect copyright.PENANAOxnrN0M0qN
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."848Please respect copyright.PENANAFWjlgPRjYi
Angel848Please respect copyright.PENANAd6uPAdEU4W
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of848Please respect copyright.PENANAe8FrHhrr9z
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 848Please respect copyright.PENANARBWk3EgMCj
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 848Please respect copyright.PENANAD4v56aAXjS
was right beside her.848Please respect copyright.PENANAvgGsiDAhu5
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.848Please respect copyright.PENANAg1u4xoXohw
Angel848Please respect copyright.PENANAQGt0BNhm8U
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 848Please respect copyright.PENANAO4dHTpJBkA
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 848Please respect copyright.PENANARjs6xBbg7Y
feelings inside her.848Please respect copyright.PENANA6CwQHlKfwo
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.848Please respect copyright.PENANANgMagyZYxp
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAatHpVc2Ulr
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."848Please respect copyright.PENANALgLXqR3VGu
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"848Please respect copyright.PENANAWhW7wooLW5
"Angel."848Please respect copyright.PENANAg4Z3Vb7Fy3
"Ah!848Please respect copyright.PENANAfBDqvHyxEG
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 848Please respect copyright.PENANAbtwK4tWzAn
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 848Please respect copyright.PENANAbOIJ52WlCP
to meet your aquitance."848Please respect copyright.PENANApjTidNW011
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."848Please respect copyright.PENANAF9lBIQbjXP
Eric848Please respect copyright.PENANA3O9vWia9FZ
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 848Please respect copyright.PENANAxwkLccGK9C
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 848Please respect copyright.PENANAAQUPOsU9UH
awkward. 848Please respect copyright.PENANASBqgBVEcsl
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 848Please respect copyright.PENANAffPqsuzswt
Eric848Please respect copyright.PENANAQdwACrkRZc
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 848Please respect copyright.PENANAKU0OB86JAm
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 848Please respect copyright.PENANAnAut5U7G5Q
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 848Please respect copyright.PENANAYwYuL4oRL6
could feel Eric come closer from behind.848Please respect copyright.PENANAlQ4WnCqZRN
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.848Please respect copyright.PENANAE9H7V2mmz2
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.848Please respect copyright.PENANA7tsS4nhv7R
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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