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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he294Please respect copyright.PENANA2w3cjVbv6f
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.294Please respect copyright.PENANAH2zh9ztsOZ
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAYgFrrG2PiB
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to294Please respect copyright.PENANAHAYtFacxdy
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she294Please respect copyright.PENANAntVthkqekj
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAcgGePycErQ
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need294Please respect copyright.PENANAuIDjMJEyfA
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in294Please respect copyright.PENANAlg1w0EDyeO
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAx0AVdBHFsi
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you294Please respect copyright.PENANAktYxq20j5h
want to say it.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAD6BdOpM4u1
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.294Please respect copyright.PENANAfFWqJDl3qH
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAGQxP2SbY6L
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,294Please respect copyright.PENANAyRx6eee4gm
because that’s just how she is.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAeVoP1G7vGe
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone294Please respect copyright.PENANAD5Wh4xoGKO
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had294Please respect copyright.PENANA4TZAimOsQr
your fun.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAnjY4hh1Gdp
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell294Please respect copyright.PENANAy3HGPNbovu
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way294Please respect copyright.PENANAfWkVEYh2Kj
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAwwiTG9M2cz
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for294Please respect copyright.PENANArqOTpf6Vnr
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at294Please respect copyright.PENANAWjtTvPp1EE
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he294Please respect copyright.PENANAZXazk2Cugy
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.294Please respect copyright.PENANAP44F5fBECl
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his294Please respect copyright.PENANAHLvElFlkAF
thoughts.294Please respect copyright.PENANAe988hvh8js
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as294Please respect copyright.PENANAcubR92DINd
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAjCMiKPqqx0
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks294Please respect copyright.PENANAXZcBgJVBDt
too?”294Please respect copyright.PENANASqHZMNaamn
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“Yep.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA6sauHJnqeW
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly294Please respect copyright.PENANAue5hdbU6nJ
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs294Please respect copyright.PENANAaTOmW5ywUR
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.294Please respect copyright.PENANAdG8IKYPPX5
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and294Please respect copyright.PENANACxQ0wFa7PM
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying294Please respect copyright.PENANAR4bQQmSMl8
that they should join Angel and the others.294Please respect copyright.PENANAO4PDI2GAl7
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table294Please respect copyright.PENANA1sLz46AkkK
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.294Please respect copyright.PENANAjRe1NmIvfj
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAJQtvWjg0Qx
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.294Please respect copyright.PENANAT39q0zB92c
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already294Please respect copyright.PENANAEhqEAtw67w
tired.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAmttppHTHRg
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of294Please respect copyright.PENANA10oc9GjZGg
a drink right now.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAG5oACq3zOL
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of294Please respect copyright.PENANAEdam5oEMKa
their sight.”294Please respect copyright.PENANATt7vmwVXsx
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to294Please respect copyright.PENANALgFxxoJKWa
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if294Please respect copyright.PENANAvLZv2WiVdk
they aren’t at their table.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAf9lPlQYHON
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to294Please respect copyright.PENANAQH3voh99Pg
the counter.294Please respect copyright.PENANAzVHXhXcTmK
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s294Please respect copyright.PENANAITWusRxkab
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she294Please respect copyright.PENANAbHTtX24d7o
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and294Please respect copyright.PENANAdIlZtq2FiE
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.294Please respect copyright.PENANAOivC7o7s4J
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.294Please respect copyright.PENANAt8oNiRS3SR
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back294Please respect copyright.PENANABeYuhVtuEs
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,294Please respect copyright.PENANAmAt61T0EYz
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached294Please respect copyright.PENANAxguv5ZDq8D
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.294Please respect copyright.PENANARbXh7dmVl7
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,294Please respect copyright.PENANAFJapG44Q5F
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAa6NfXAQKTE
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she294Please respect copyright.PENANAXtWJToqP9x
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.294Please respect copyright.PENANAKK1Xk6cqzl
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.294Please respect copyright.PENANAHHTjofGD8B
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at294Please respect copyright.PENANAUvlDRdmI5A
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he294Please respect copyright.PENANAQAuuZ4A6Su
would speak first.294Please respect copyright.PENANAcKyBj6bPaw
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re294Please respect copyright.PENANA0uPbeNxzxC
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAbsU2R3nBCV
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when294Please respect copyright.PENANAyR7va0ZnRu
he gets here. I really need to step out.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAZj82eEln1r
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.294Please respect copyright.PENANAH27CgHTSZX
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so294Please respect copyright.PENANAyKZ2G9S4Gg
it was hopeless to do so.294Please respect copyright.PENANA9um300RVWH
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in294Please respect copyright.PENANAgvwxkMFpvY
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when294Please respect copyright.PENANAuSZwiTImvC
Walters calls.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAUKxCEo9OOB
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.294Please respect copyright.PENANATAv2lcBG6C
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make294Please respect copyright.PENANAiorybjtA3e
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a294Please respect copyright.PENANA4T1ZIcLx0B
minute.294Please respect copyright.PENANAsSmIsydQ31
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the294Please respect copyright.PENANA6Snm1gg6Rj
door.294Please respect copyright.PENANAaQs7lxEN2k
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are294Please respect copyright.PENANAhEWqQfUAsk
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at294Please respect copyright.PENANAExTjpJ0Ubd
any moment.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAnL2ii8prjI
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red294Please respect copyright.PENANAjxFtqcB3gY
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football294Please respect copyright.PENANAP6xH9rZo61
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAXNr4o2SH0H
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up294Please respect copyright.PENANAYhuQUmHF4Q
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters294Please respect copyright.PENANAueCLMIa5xu
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out294Please respect copyright.PENANAZUbkdKOAKO
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or294Please respect copyright.PENANAzsyoD22hEY
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.294Please respect copyright.PENANApUHavrFaFo
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,294Please respect copyright.PENANAq2X7b6r6f0
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so294Please respect copyright.PENANAMhcHAOCarH
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel294Please respect copyright.PENANAE4MQoxkJUZ
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the294Please respect copyright.PENANAdA95Vcx6ap
next day.294Please respect copyright.PENANAXPlRlGFYVg
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the294Please respect copyright.PENANAH3adPfrXJZ
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he294Please respect copyright.PENANAwaMAQji5Vr
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAJM5RUzdkQb
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango294Please respect copyright.PENANAs21VUhP7Va
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at294Please respect copyright.PENANACLvRN2YojM
Eric and shook her head.294Please respect copyright.PENANATxQZARB6jh
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in294Please respect copyright.PENANANlvBQ79zc6
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco294Please respect copyright.PENANA2N9H73QfFJ
thanked him as Leo sat down.294Please respect copyright.PENANAwWxWxoAs35
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who294Please respect copyright.PENANAorqQa0Rm7L
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA4aP3hVPfDT
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here294Please respect copyright.PENANAkMp3s8LCu2
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,294Please respect copyright.PENANAZjAe8tevsa
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even294Please respect copyright.PENANASoEEbSrZwt
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3SPEKMqrG
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.294Please respect copyright.PENANAbXiK2l3xZO
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage294Please respect copyright.PENANACibutpjVe0
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in294Please respect copyright.PENANASfzZNy4Q4I
cheese.294Please respect copyright.PENANAobLCRHS4P3
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,294Please respect copyright.PENANA595ruVGBta
they all burst into laughter.294Please respect copyright.PENANAxEWJSyOiti
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.294Please respect copyright.PENANAvS2Vs3maGh
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was294Please respect copyright.PENANAUYiy5iFvBF
supposed to inherit it, not me.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAmtXuVv6SHT
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA8dI5XrRzVt
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.294Please respect copyright.PENANAWf56pFFcPJ
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a294Please respect copyright.PENANAVBQ1nBp9MM
lot more money in the future.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAEWdmgvwL6v
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will294Please respect copyright.PENANAAID7YpNySH
understand,” said Angel.294Please respect copyright.PENANAmwV0AtlRnf
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan294Please respect copyright.PENANA5N0FM8SCp7
on running them.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAOEDKPXRZch
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.294Please respect copyright.PENANA8aKZ7kamTZ
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his294Please respect copyright.PENANAmsDBkZRcaP
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAbXuPgWeFbJ
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at294Please respect copyright.PENANAtTtpgIbuR0
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched294Please respect copyright.PENANATQebeywmbf
out his hand to get a nacho.294Please respect copyright.PENANA6Fgbd5ttVa
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth294Please respect copyright.PENANA8WqO7Gcbmg
afterwards.294Please respect copyright.PENANAzorElvy5zr
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his294Please respect copyright.PENANALWNWzwxbJy
head.294Please respect copyright.PENANAmg7d8SXKx5
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.294Please respect copyright.PENANAddiEPfelE9
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver294Please respect copyright.PENANAv9w3l8L5Qw
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in294Please respect copyright.PENANANm2y1lNU3h
the future.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAt5ZwdvYKld
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out294Please respect copyright.PENANApNf3SyDjHW
later, when he’s older.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAyRwBQH3JNw
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,294Please respect copyright.PENANAGg0qIL3MpA
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2YXPOu4Idc
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering294Please respect copyright.PENANARXmkxDmJtI
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge294Please respect copyright.PENANAEkecIjZzrZ
the statement.294Please respect copyright.PENANANZWoT8SEW2
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the294Please respect copyright.PENANAEe3cZDUO6L
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing294Please respect copyright.PENANAoJU4j6kJNm
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the294Please respect copyright.PENANA3EhnRhLYHX
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAn91XWbQsKW
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.294Please respect copyright.PENANApq5vflAuyp
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a294Please respect copyright.PENANAnbYth4go0g
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and294Please respect copyright.PENANAV71xy0QeOB
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes294Please respect copyright.PENANApIQtcICqhB
elsewhere. What should she do?294Please respect copyright.PENANAQenl4QSn4S
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos294Please respect copyright.PENANATnIgBnlXLh
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAqHJF2Loyvh
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“What is it?” she asked him.294Please respect copyright.PENANAWcgXaUdsUI
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was294Please respect copyright.PENANA6LwOdBWyk6
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA3MzBJ2ICAo
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.294Please respect copyright.PENANAB78Vx3cOBQ
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he294Please respect copyright.PENANAc8WYh6UyDl
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as294Please respect copyright.PENANApgODPLUKSz
necessary.294Please respect copyright.PENANAUlSoa77W35
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you294Please respect copyright.PENANAbHD49ypfjF
know.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA5MQH805r7I
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on294Please respect copyright.PENANA3KZI7yB9uf
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAYZIqcONED4
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.294Please respect copyright.PENANADVMLwGVMDw
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting294Please respect copyright.PENANA1B2OSoKlIS
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than294Please respect copyright.PENANA9oZ3CsUBuU
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.294Please respect copyright.PENANA6dh5YtWNav
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar294Please respect copyright.PENANAy7AeFbG6g4
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for294Please respect copyright.PENANAc8aKW9hDbj
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of294Please respect copyright.PENANALCVk4mCfDM
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a294Please respect copyright.PENANA1Uc2aHhAJR
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.294Please respect copyright.PENANABjD6X4IJHH
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see294Please respect copyright.PENANA7kzFH9z6E3
us.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAg9CCz5lYoI
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANAHG4YEnN6jl
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I294Please respect copyright.PENANA05LwR1ucyt
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAbJZi8xeVgx
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the294Please respect copyright.PENANAcjWubE9gVJ
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the294Please respect copyright.PENANAAsVg5YUqO5
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see294Please respect copyright.PENANAPai93gvw1v
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the294Please respect copyright.PENANAyecMeeUk8X
counter for a drink.294Please respect copyright.PENANAGBRKCz511d
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at294Please respect copyright.PENANA009XURxEt9
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really294Please respect copyright.PENANAdwis8G6vNR
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he294Please respect copyright.PENANAuRXamZCJQZ
has.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAPCvY0w1Hlr
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and294Please respect copyright.PENANA6wNSijyUrX
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA6qqxbHo65B
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your294Please respect copyright.PENANAeYp0VUqG9y
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over294Please respect copyright.PENANACP6LOJM3Fu
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are294Please respect copyright.PENANAhQN7FRzFI2
already doing right now.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAjNWk9KU3qd
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAKxN5EckRqx
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.294Please respect copyright.PENANAEXo0XZ3GP1
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANABq1fQwkhJf
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,294Please respect copyright.PENANA02QoQrSaPg
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAa7hK7RSWqx
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re294Please respect copyright.PENANAYuvAzPRK9Z
just as jealous as I am,” she said.294Please respect copyright.PENANAbalAtqdb7G
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making294Please respect copyright.PENANA0WwqIbEClO
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA6LXjBzDh2J
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see294Please respect copyright.PENANAccLSWs4v6R
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAjK13IPmi06
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man294Please respect copyright.PENANANlb0LU2aIj
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and294Please respect copyright.PENANA7Eg1ZHUQeJ
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let294Please respect copyright.PENANACC0bp24ugq
go of him that easily.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAs2v0GwPyfE
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation294Please respect copyright.PENANA3RkgPw5etM
was going.294Please respect copyright.PENANA5bI6i4RfQF
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m294Please respect copyright.PENANAiQaYeSkJ8k
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover294Please respect copyright.PENANAMam5yxHZ8Z
isn’t going to do you any good.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA4pNxeJrkLq
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to294Please respect copyright.PENANAsLP7LhqTyk
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.294Please respect copyright.PENANAqgQoY4Cb71
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANAp8Q7fG4ks6
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with294Please respect copyright.PENANAVT4UF7RexG
your promise after you see this lover of his.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAL1UojJDNGu
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After294Please respect copyright.PENANAmpYkeDiJmH
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAMcLlfjyl6j
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAC39jtP8XVL
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get294Please respect copyright.PENANAN3OjCBlm5n
us some drinks.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAiL8nJ6LRJo
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and294Please respect copyright.PENANApUafbBSBaD
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was294Please respect copyright.PENANAwQmVQ0v3dV
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.294Please respect copyright.PENANART21gic9TN
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2uMHnhg1Xj
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,294Please respect copyright.PENANAHZoVEhTbuP
she didn’t even give them a second thought.294Please respect copyright.PENANAZSOyLdeKim
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing294Please respect copyright.PENANAdDIUll4CDt
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the294Please respect copyright.PENANAyTv1wmVZPv
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long294Please respect copyright.PENANAOOUMafFuKs
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few294Please respect copyright.PENANAuHyUvZ8sFd
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.294Please respect copyright.PENANAOvOv7h6XEt
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she294Please respect copyright.PENANAmj8D2UBPsV
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as294Please respect copyright.PENANAKNgTbyO9ZL
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if294Please respect copyright.PENANAzzIFVFr7AY
she wasn’t too careful.294Please respect copyright.PENANAlPXTN7P5VP
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly294Please respect copyright.PENANAx1QSaHsEDM
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time294Please respect copyright.PENANA7xodjgRl6o
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat294Please respect copyright.PENANAHRlya847Nd
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure294Please respect copyright.PENANATNjXY9RbTK
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such294Please respect copyright.PENANAcHpzNrO3ED
things.294Please respect copyright.PENANA9vTlHrMHzd
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table294Please respect copyright.PENANAs5Z1wgGKAq
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.294Please respect copyright.PENANA1qvhizdLFX
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the294Please respect copyright.PENANAyhjof8VzLs
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on294Please respect copyright.PENANAG8pIRkYB6b
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look294Please respect copyright.PENANAt6gfFW5rBV
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across294Please respect copyright.PENANAwAR8LuEJfJ
her face.294Please respect copyright.PENANAxQI94XDusj
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself294Please respect copyright.PENANAnVYlpY7jmM
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.294Please respect copyright.PENANAL2xYCJ8bY7
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You294Please respect copyright.PENANA4zKjtYz9q5
might find they embarrass you."294Please respect copyright.PENANAgPhwLvnWsg
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"294Please respect copyright.PENANAQtgiHNMPZA
Eric asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAjvWF83mUEv
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."294Please respect copyright.PENANABrFsCxYAA8
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,294Please respect copyright.PENANAQA7mrZ41WO
silly," he said.294Please respect copyright.PENANARwJ6pooGYC
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk294Please respect copyright.PENANABTYA56cK5Z
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We294Please respect copyright.PENANAMfUVcwsTmT
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so294Please respect copyright.PENANA08HuA3GodW
carried away that I even fell in the pool."294Please respect copyright.PENANAH5WLfxRq4Q
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for294Please respect copyright.PENANAfIITu7dY4S
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in294Please respect copyright.PENANAXrIb3zlW3v
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing294Please respect copyright.PENANAMWTfc3npJk
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."294Please respect copyright.PENANAWsI49VIkuW
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.294Please respect copyright.PENANAiLUWMzjtIN
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been294Please respect copyright.PENANAddDNX0fzgV
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't294Please respect copyright.PENANA88riGipP5X
talk to me for a week."294Please respect copyright.PENANAjd2PZUBThx
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said294Please respect copyright.PENANAIv0PH42XSf
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle294Please respect copyright.PENANAeIjIXwXjx4
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.294Please respect copyright.PENANAv51mwcD3sd
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out294Please respect copyright.PENANA5v6LZzv7Xj
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,294Please respect copyright.PENANArCxGMsDSFN
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila294Please respect copyright.PENANAla09ScKEwt
shots ever again."294Please respect copyright.PENANAoyEqGA6p5l
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”294Please respect copyright.PENANAvwjsMS2f6u
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took294Please respect copyright.PENANAxAaiXDJ4NA
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and294Please respect copyright.PENANAI6aUb4yUnB
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAktlyE2BXqK
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in294Please respect copyright.PENANA6pHD90nAkz
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she294Please respect copyright.PENANAiDa5QdLbTS
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAinwfCPLb5F
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did294Please respect copyright.PENANA7mfmJVnZUJ
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”294Please respect copyright.PENANATLefOYvqt7
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any294Please respect copyright.PENANA5TcBHsQ2fg
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAAknZBqHjqI
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks294Please respect copyright.PENANAeKUiBwZzAH
alcohol.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAs4mZ6GRItf
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her294Please respect copyright.PENANA6V0KCUYlPw
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed294Please respect copyright.PENANAg4XwIjOoew
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.294Please respect copyright.PENANA1eExorMXPR
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAZSHjex94md
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne294Please respect copyright.PENANAkrYkeywnBq
on special occasions.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAVloKcWirgP
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But294Please respect copyright.PENANARsNia5frpc
your preference suits you.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAh7OFivi2gx
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.294Please respect copyright.PENANAu3cd3wycp4
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them294Please respect copyright.PENANAr9A14E4Uaj
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.294Please respect copyright.PENANAQfJAOGa373
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such294Please respect copyright.PENANAxITzAuhHgf
are considered classy.”294Please respect copyright.PENANARtnC8JkFGq
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what294Please respect copyright.PENANAYFyLZZheYn
they drink,” said Eric.294Please respect copyright.PENANAJIyeoZnYPK
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAUVNzpDyNbt
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked294Please respect copyright.PENANAXoAXpwr2v7
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.294Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZHI42M1zS
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAeCdWV61Tbj
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at294Please respect copyright.PENANAPvZBaD2fSn
Marco.294Please respect copyright.PENANAVHWh6dXkAU
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of294Please respect copyright.PENANApvxgWp2k3L
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to294Please respect copyright.PENANAu57oKiuaez
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAxP02bEQKJz
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie294Please respect copyright.PENANA3LM6Xo61Fw
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling294Please respect copyright.PENANAZqydCyPI7R
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the294Please respect copyright.PENANAJisZxv9pkl
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and294Please respect copyright.PENANAqzfMjb5RD8
sincere.294Please respect copyright.PENANACnxS47tcI2
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw294Please respect copyright.PENANA1aeeAMghMg
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from294Please respect copyright.PENANAS1pZXEwibJ
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some294Please respect copyright.PENANAicRiP6Ei7o
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a294Please respect copyright.PENANABWMhbUU4w6
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.294Please respect copyright.PENANAs7PQ5OAg0v
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He294Please respect copyright.PENANAWjvfjzuNUf
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to294Please respect copyright.PENANAwHqJKxrM5S
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.294Please respect copyright.PENANAFO3Xcblnot
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and294Please respect copyright.PENANANGWMVo1UPm
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there294Please respect copyright.PENANA0A4IHAmx3V
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems294Please respect copyright.PENANAGbJc0GLkeF
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her294Please respect copyright.PENANAPEDrNSHCFG
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence294Please respect copyright.PENANAA1rFI9qodh
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like294Please respect copyright.PENANAa82Fys4wBR
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel294Please respect copyright.PENANAhLeE1pPIcb
for it.294Please respect copyright.PENANA7paTF2LsME
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their294Please respect copyright.PENANA32R2EVHrtX
thoughts.294Please respect copyright.PENANAhJQ3BUBMfy
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He294Please respect copyright.PENANAvXJfv01p24
really needed to take a breather.294Please respect copyright.PENANAwrifOD9QMD
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.294Please respect copyright.PENANAHfMOHmnqRC
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few294Please respect copyright.PENANALZm7Yq89O6
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as294Please respect copyright.PENANAYjmp8KFHyV
though she had woken up from a bad dream.294Please respect copyright.PENANAtIhaf4RRsq
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANASzp7ArttWW
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to294Please respect copyright.PENANAwYgQIwllSm
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so294Please respect copyright.PENANA41bzrwOvAq
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.294Please respect copyright.PENANAztwLqfQ2py
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on294Please respect copyright.PENANAjyU69dwadB
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she294Please respect copyright.PENANA7pTuP4cYWs
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say294Please respect copyright.PENANANSoEWGur3p
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can294Please respect copyright.PENANAA7O9o3g3pD
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to294Please respect copyright.PENANALM29s2I3Zm
herself.294Please respect copyright.PENANANTNtBarUQ9
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When294Please respect copyright.PENANAxv45FUkDr7
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse294Please respect copyright.PENANAE6ytQLDVyk
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in294Please respect copyright.PENANASX8MUzcgXp
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the294Please respect copyright.PENANArVZtn4Tkwj
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in294Please respect copyright.PENANA9gOk70oNqQ
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAcqdxHS89aO
notice her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAUV5GdCZGPI
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His294Please respect copyright.PENANAnccVDeUMyz
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked294Please respect copyright.PENANAiCdCHHVkTd
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his294Please respect copyright.PENANADySwkP0huH
own business.294Please respect copyright.PENANAjyNYFYrk6z
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to294Please respect copyright.PENANAz9fDogf3wP
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with294Please respect copyright.PENANAicZ6R6Mi0M
surprise.294Please respect copyright.PENANAgtoOaue7uo
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.294Please respect copyright.PENANAmVWFTax6lW
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.294Please respect copyright.PENANAMULlczD3MJ
“At the candy store.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAdMsvzSpaB6
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You294Please respect copyright.PENANANxuDTXkXax
bumped into that moving shelf.”294Please respect copyright.PENANApj5hER21Dd
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAOhVX8SibCP
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.294Please respect copyright.PENANAd995O3i31Y
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.294Please respect copyright.PENANAiCE8Fa8Yno
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling294Please respect copyright.PENANA78sN9Mt1Ms
forever.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2WN2dRdivQ
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo294Please respect copyright.PENANAIIZ18fnaEv
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that294Please respect copyright.PENANAT8hWfN1ZpE
their conversation ended here.294Please respect copyright.PENANAAG4OSFI9v8
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAezrQgNkRnv
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.294Please respect copyright.PENANAlc3v9PHLmw
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She294Please respect copyright.PENANAAdFlIdHUeu
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?294Please respect copyright.PENANAme3CoGv5XJ
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with294Please respect copyright.PENANAC6Y3gSUl92
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda294Please respect copyright.PENANAKoocciqPdI
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.294Please respect copyright.PENANATEe1aBHcMB
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAxIAh96dxwk
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly294Please respect copyright.PENANAOw4enoC3Wf
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she294Please respect copyright.PENANAHxLt7D3Vmu
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought294Please respect copyright.PENANAoYhHVn6LHc
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to294Please respect copyright.PENANAJrtX9jZZmU
leave, but after she finished her martini.294Please respect copyright.PENANAxqWLoOfV9N
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of294Please respect copyright.PENANA1CshdH57ew
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANATZmEGRqYT7
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“Thanks,” said Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANAeBc1Jb5SvB
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.294Please respect copyright.PENANAS4DnLJwqlG
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAk1dySY5DFe
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.294Please respect copyright.PENANAIS86TFFJSM
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,294Please respect copyright.PENANALJBxme6LzP
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA7qZ6wQ9rhU
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on294Please respect copyright.PENANApcCmcTMFgd
Kim’s shoulder.294Please respect copyright.PENANAAEKcJgR17X
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad294Please respect copyright.PENANActOt0SgnB7
idea. We should get out while we can.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAXAIFqS9JMe
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat294Please respect copyright.PENANA90zXjeh07z
the conversation. Let’s go.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAvyW51lopcy
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to294Please respect copyright.PENANAFd0YYhyZN8
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they294Please respect copyright.PENANADwIlRMm4ee
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they294Please respect copyright.PENANAHUE0BlVCJf
were able to see Leo’s table.294Please respect copyright.PENANApVmQvzRhcx
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing294Please respect copyright.PENANAvsnwnYHfBw
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.294Please respect copyright.PENANAdm9WrN9UOO
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.294Please respect copyright.PENANAq5V6W0CNnh
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be294Please respect copyright.PENANA6zSryhvTvO
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”294Please respect copyright.PENANArOf0S6oVCf
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the294Please respect copyright.PENANAyrAcL7USKR
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they294Please respect copyright.PENANA7nEhgECQgH
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He294Please respect copyright.PENANAnf2lkOseRa
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar294Please respect copyright.PENANANJEbnBalAE
counter in anticipation.294Please respect copyright.PENANAzl2nvp5wSH
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.294Please respect copyright.PENANAwE2GhB4qFD
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook294Please respect copyright.PENANAQuTycs8BWj
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.294Please respect copyright.PENANAl5Y3wspO4V
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl294Please respect copyright.PENANA7ybiKwhrS5
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her294Please respect copyright.PENANAD0qzuCnwQ5
head.294Please respect copyright.PENANAJrz2j2nsCa
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but294Please respect copyright.PENANANSuw8zELYf
not at that intimate level.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAuKpcBUZXgL
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA2rv2kPFGvd
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he294Please respect copyright.PENANA9iTytsOwAH
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like294Please respect copyright.PENANA904nd03hLG
he was being friendly to me.”294Please respect copyright.PENANALlvka4zaOU
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAoDMCyvjdqg
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and294Please respect copyright.PENANABmK9bIJtUl
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.294Please respect copyright.PENANAwKwtnRb2Id
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.294Please respect copyright.PENANAwGNXBIKc75
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar294Please respect copyright.PENANAP72rJKDlAD
counter.294Please respect copyright.PENANA99FrrDMhJ4
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the294Please respect copyright.PENANAv5ykuKAqb1
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her294Please respect copyright.PENANA6eSod6vnrd
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.294Please respect copyright.PENANAHJXqD3iyZj
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.294Please respect copyright.PENANApaIyMXQPO9
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was294Please respect copyright.PENANAxWSPgL6K9X
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,294Please respect copyright.PENANAeigHc9iwGe
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda294Please respect copyright.PENANAmr66rN5QQR
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly294Please respect copyright.PENANAnAjJWmXDql
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the294Please respect copyright.PENANAd3iIbP39zw
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty294Please respect copyright.PENANAGqv42tO4iS
that was different from Carly’s.294Please respect copyright.PENANAzY8VbG94LT
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.294Please respect copyright.PENANAKw1mqOcwim
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda294Please respect copyright.PENANAFDAzteQgfa
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt294Please respect copyright.PENANAg9PupDhw1x
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.294Please respect copyright.PENANA3s8SJCsf0y
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her294Please respect copyright.PENANAjr0yD10IZa
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes294Please respect copyright.PENANA5SvydAwEJF
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda294Please respect copyright.PENANAdwrvbR733U
doing here?294Please respect copyright.PENANABBt4Mnog0v
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned294Please respect copyright.PENANADCkjTafHzk
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read294Please respect copyright.PENANArUNaTUjXPR
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind294Please respect copyright.PENANATBxsVspTCU
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and294Please respect copyright.PENANAbOXUhJfwTG
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same294Please respect copyright.PENANAZEgtBc5iUg
surprised look.294Please respect copyright.PENANAppqc5hvhYR
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to294Please respect copyright.PENANAS2cKsRdVFi
get her attention, but she thought better of it.294Please respect copyright.PENANAQsMTtlDzI8
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAdLccGzIhGt
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously294Please respect copyright.PENANAtg9jL0EUWl
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I294Please respect copyright.PENANAWTENyoqJor
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAUnX90wXc24
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.294Please respect copyright.PENANAEr36OzSZxG
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and294Please respect copyright.PENANAtLILyopwk5
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,294Please respect copyright.PENANA210mg08Mfv
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly294Please respect copyright.PENANAoD0k6ydkCR
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to294Please respect copyright.PENANAxgh2rk2L14
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to294Please respect copyright.PENANAsiKSSfgAoB
the table.294Please respect copyright.PENANARnyXKqVhsL
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAABhWEnMv0f
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as294Please respect copyright.PENANAh3bSjERI9d
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.294Please respect copyright.PENANAp9gtQVjh3P
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his294Please respect copyright.PENANAdSnUIoFBtR
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He294Please respect copyright.PENANA1XXGgm4Bql
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA9l4MveD0nO
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAU6demHefJG
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason294Please respect copyright.PENANAgNdnOlFRzi
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA6EGKYZpIXb
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.294Please respect copyright.PENANAshxoJViAPP
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked294Please respect copyright.PENANAJrttnpZf8f
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA1jMhPMEn9Z
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”294Please respect copyright.PENANAy73ajYCGff
said Marco.294Please respect copyright.PENANAH0eCwv2vFH
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is294Please respect copyright.PENANA0uCz3t33kt
more handsome than you.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAFCpOQbMagQ
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting294Please respect copyright.PENANA5C8rWRqtKn
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran294Please respect copyright.PENANAAV4IwOfkSm
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAyF86XdwVPY
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?294Please respect copyright.PENANA9sMOQ6bzIV
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at294Please respect copyright.PENANAEIVLUcdYmm
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?294Please respect copyright.PENANARIJzQcB9Jp
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who294Please respect copyright.PENANA0KvAkxvaY0
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was294Please respect copyright.PENANAhEyMkn0VxO
thinking about.294Please respect copyright.PENANAkPHCSqO5Oy
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to294Please respect copyright.PENANAS4aKCYanz0
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”294Please respect copyright.PENANANsbRi5IZ1k
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his294Please respect copyright.PENANAdkJ35k1kfo
brother’s face.294Please respect copyright.PENANAGwKdOx7SjW
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile294Please respect copyright.PENANAUICUMEXIdC
at Oliver.294Please respect copyright.PENANAV73n0vMOl5
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAbtXtfLBxzh
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAfeFzNkrkKd
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be294Please respect copyright.PENANAE4WRGhgLr3
heading out too.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAkpZ9RLS21g
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.294Please respect copyright.PENANAzB3orFkB30
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to294Please respect copyright.PENANAAXSBISpEFC
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.294Please respect copyright.PENANAOm9EWaG3A4
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our294Please respect copyright.PENANAwlzXY86Icx
way home.”294Please respect copyright.PENANA0hwLh14Uij
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time294Please respect copyright.PENANACsgV9U3zWk
here.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAppYddpnH5e
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave294Please respect copyright.PENANAMq21iLnBMz
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAPrNpj2RCiB
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with294Please respect copyright.PENANAyPhauUC55H
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she294Please respect copyright.PENANAuVadgfpDDc
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.294Please respect copyright.PENANAAi2YCc5vfF
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a294Please respect copyright.PENANASZVuyG0iiS
little longer.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAgxk1QDnE76
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost294Please respect copyright.PENANARrPXYAaUeG
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.294Please respect copyright.PENANAMsxkQ5cxQQ
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from294Please respect copyright.PENANAPzH8VVPi8l
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to294Please respect copyright.PENANAfRWYOgjArr
get your number, Angel.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAMA5LgVbWho
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAt99gsPJea9
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his294Please respect copyright.PENANA0AsWLaJ33b
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he294Please respect copyright.PENANAArtcfFHIdE
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked294Please respect copyright.PENANAhXQXMnpDts
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t294Please respect copyright.PENANAi7efzizIpT
care less.294Please respect copyright.PENANA0hz3TpmjRU
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We294Please respect copyright.PENANAnvwH7hV19G
should do this sometime soon.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAjzFZIeQxSA
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very294Please respect copyright.PENANA3EWMIBpZXB
difficult.294Please respect copyright.PENANAx59IoMDSeu
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,294Please respect copyright.PENANATfAio2Phqy
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a294Please respect copyright.PENANAFJxOOFDdWV
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,294Please respect copyright.PENANAAynIwqmYQ7
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.294Please respect copyright.PENANArCAJvcsYXj
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.294Please respect copyright.PENANAtZY3DItF8u
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.294Please respect copyright.PENANAhpsbTMH1Go
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”294Please respect copyright.PENANApjURpjbN9z
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked294Please respect copyright.PENANARfBYGa2GWf
much at all for a while.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2FMkNVaLdw
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAhNSwPaxqkq
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling294Please respect copyright.PENANAIaNd8Uk4tD
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,294Please respect copyright.PENANAGFdqujRiAq
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.294Please respect copyright.PENANAY4kY0gpQW9
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head294Please respect copyright.PENANA4qJG8Kq1z8
home.”294Please respect copyright.PENANApizd5hfeLP
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely294Please respect copyright.PENANAisVtLW869h
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and294Please respect copyright.PENANA3iOD0Ve2wS
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,294Please respect copyright.PENANAmuujn3u5a7
Miranda might still be around.294Please respect copyright.PENANApD3kVjfAY9
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long294Please respect copyright.PENANAl7krASe8cH
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAVjPDv1Ehrm
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she294Please respect copyright.PENANAxGwpkEP6cz
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well294Please respect copyright.PENANAow38KdNZDj
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that294Please respect copyright.PENANAnVQt4W15UD
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.294Please respect copyright.PENANAAoVav5o0DU
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice294Please respect copyright.PENANA48O0AMfjXj
cream.”294Please respect copyright.PENANARKwNYfMUc2
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2QWNoMbL5G
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car294Please respect copyright.PENANAHt67rlKF34
around?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAWZHc0iyz5W
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of294Please respect copyright.PENANAbVnMQiFGLa
the bar area.294Please respect copyright.PENANAaSVtMSIuyk
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his294Please respect copyright.PENANA92kWsNHyrc
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that294Please respect copyright.PENANAQtvfIvM68t
they started to stand up.294Please respect copyright.PENANA2bYy5vV1R8
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.294Please respect copyright.PENANA13wWJb3HmE
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.294Please respect copyright.PENANAncVBrTGjGb
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and294Please respect copyright.PENANAwTKcCuZW2J
see.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAGfOJBTfW7O
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when294Please respect copyright.PENANAwUPLCbM180
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From294Please respect copyright.PENANAruzs95RLpv
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace294Please respect copyright.PENANA3G3nNX4XIC
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo294Please respect copyright.PENANAqm4cUwnBce
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.294Please respect copyright.PENANA44mIaV1Wed
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAcxoDiywMQj
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he294Please respect copyright.PENANANM560vv5Kt
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his294Please respect copyright.PENANAvQXDkdJ2Ua
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.294Please respect copyright.PENANA56QVkQu7yw
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s294Please respect copyright.PENANAm7YF9xaWo6
seen us.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAVPG5WxpE6p
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring294Please respect copyright.PENANAdtq6Ub4ADe
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?294Please respect copyright.PENANA8bo2G35JY6
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.294Please respect copyright.PENANAPj7oinKTKE
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at294Please respect copyright.PENANAuVWImx6Cky
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because294Please respect copyright.PENANAjJbniWvO5E
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught294Please respect copyright.PENANAFFXvDvxrr6
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided294Please respect copyright.PENANA4tZyRDDCwL
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.294Please respect copyright.PENANADVmvK9UGWU
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his294Please respect copyright.PENANAARUdVQTuqQ
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he294Please respect copyright.PENANAYWYItmamR1
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at294Please respect copyright.PENANAI9RrgYyCiH
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was294Please respect copyright.PENANAEycWBOxiWR
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start294Please respect copyright.PENANAgsY7pqQZz3
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.294Please respect copyright.PENANAJRnPq7ras6
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.294Please respect copyright.PENANA1clmFif1wl
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAjO8GPO4ISb
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now294Please respect copyright.PENANAoy6NsuRYhL
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to294Please respect copyright.PENANA8y8V7vpf3B
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.294Please respect copyright.PENANAauFFHRqplF
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.294Please respect copyright.PENANA3R3uk0XXug
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them294Please respect copyright.PENANAKBFI9smpa7
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that294Please respect copyright.PENANAE7PCEPoWO0
this wasn’t over.294Please respect copyright.PENANAclTTIbPCI2
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were294Please respect copyright.PENANA6tewIinJoy
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.294Please respect copyright.PENANAA6hgOyomqE
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.294Please respect copyright.PENANAjh2cFHImV1
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.294Please respect copyright.PENANAXcI1oMtT9m
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any294Please respect copyright.PENANAPLFYeqLaT9
favors," said Angel.294Please respect copyright.PENANAPXXwPfpgHu
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have294Please respect copyright.PENANADyaQo5RbVy
they been there?"294Please respect copyright.PENANAGyEEIHpk3y
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I294Please respect copyright.PENANA3OCrochta9
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."294Please respect copyright.PENANAkAMyWvcKqk
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the294Please respect copyright.PENANAwigIWDkEPw
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."294Please respect copyright.PENANAO1JpvVC6i6
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,294Please respect copyright.PENANAlI3KMhJAqz
so you've got to be careful from now on."294Please respect copyright.PENANAI9L4MBLmqu
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but294Please respect copyright.PENANAWvetpwcQnp
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.294Please respect copyright.PENANAPuvSCEWnxd
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver294Please respect copyright.PENANAm0QSGsr1dG
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.294Please respect copyright.PENANAkatcsVU20i
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one294Please respect copyright.PENANAswhKY8MUE9
night only.294Please respect copyright.PENANAPWf09D9Ozi
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.294Please respect copyright.PENANAP3fgzc4ny1
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAOZNk8ilYCz
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to294Please respect copyright.PENANAjC6cnC2LEh
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9u2rQXpoS
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned294Please respect copyright.PENANAZsz7VC6IDS
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to294Please respect copyright.PENANAoolatYxAUA
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath294Please respect copyright.PENANANBs7bcx7H7
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to294Please respect copyright.PENANARkR7A2FpaI
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you294Please respect copyright.PENANATrYK06g5rx
want one?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAGkXD7A8MXJ
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the294Please respect copyright.PENANAFYWabRvmNl
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as294Please respect copyright.PENANA3Q6esP0gI9
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to294Please respect copyright.PENANAdFDmm7p83c
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was294Please respect copyright.PENANAnRYUteGvW0
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,294Please respect copyright.PENANAN41VLhRw7J
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet294Please respect copyright.PENANAptxtCttV2r
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about294Please respect copyright.PENANAK7yFehAsIr
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?294Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZphuX8FON
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the294Please respect copyright.PENANAYQz7hqGiQJ
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,294Please respect copyright.PENANAZjvsyxhMcX
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the294Please respect copyright.PENANAKxcmJJuwAw
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed294Please respect copyright.PENANAUW0HzDiav8
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.294Please respect copyright.PENANA1Vy5Tn5fvg
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even294Please respect copyright.PENANAYO85sLGpuS
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her294Please respect copyright.PENANABttnrTiegA
relief, it was Walters.294Please respect copyright.PENANALi2zmlisRc
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAAiEYpksDsk
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”294Please respect copyright.PENANAc2khvomukU
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda294Please respect copyright.PENANAWLoX5Xwv7G
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAhWHrJT3Bcj
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red294Please respect copyright.PENANAD6i7hjGgzM
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed294Please respect copyright.PENANAqIGOItWW2x
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black294Please respect copyright.PENANAdWdOmviAZX
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were294Please respect copyright.PENANAt3qpCVROeH
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red294Please respect copyright.PENANArPKQOlM7GS
Lion?294Please respect copyright.PENANAH1PF2zhI0J
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the294Please respect copyright.PENANAzv2dMQdRfX
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone294Please respect copyright.PENANAMq2W5DAF6a
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the294Please respect copyright.PENANAufO2DpwQUY
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.294Please respect copyright.PENANApykDdtia5r
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly294Please respect copyright.PENANAiPl68VilDn
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to294Please respect copyright.PENANAj7Lpl7FCJO
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the294Please respect copyright.PENANAsXew9qjaJD
balcony.294Please respect copyright.PENANA0QaoK7J0yd
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can294Please respect copyright.PENANA9j6KSOdh4G
begin the meeting.”294Please respect copyright.PENANAh3pZpzKdkJ
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that294Please respect copyright.PENANAvGUbb4GHz9
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was294Please respect copyright.PENANAVwQPdI3Upb
a charming smile on his face.