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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPYvGd9ujo
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyrZOWWOvk
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApzPvM6xei
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QPMNq18jp
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mK8IyHHZs
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD7iW9wkPY
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xdidi12jO
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHwC08VLEE
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVquandlj1
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMmkfxzr86
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGF1f3rG6gx
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6aSVDcqKm
because that’s just how she is.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lML9H9DjE
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j7mdZU3dy
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM51T76Jlhu
your fun.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdbB8LRjSf
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7TTo7CgJL
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNix0XcXbx
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBNXVEk6bQ
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvIoAO19ci
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDJzTG9fm6
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbEyflwnyq
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezv6uxHyG7
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkApVO9rTtK
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt1w9uY71D
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vp4iloLTl
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fgJl1LXpL
too?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7q9onWPgv
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfwgedhxNX
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfkZuCiA22
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8cdEIj43O
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznhBXZXeeO
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UxTTFCdeK
that they should join Angel and the others.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHFCiqwveN
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObkKbYc6sg
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH17cn0xER
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdLx0Stu1L
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhBTfm6rSr
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZvxpun7Kb
tired.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sj9vRM7zF
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcj3WiRZUa
a drink right now.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLTTLfO0dc
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcjm8SYLDU
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhtINKRTJd
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHIzFuXQ04
they aren’t at their table.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtrTXhko2n
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6hiYlGyOQ
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gJjrglWrC
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL44v0VObeV
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUGtFzA9xG
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ417ZecFAmV
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtZLetj2gG
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNaemSFEiK
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7h6hYqgsPg
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyM99bWdOCC
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VU64wOpWD
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDjqFp3RBL
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdmRgkJvwQ
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRE6tZaTUH
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDL2X3NZSsh
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYruHAgOss
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyGj8mIVid
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJndrp9aAsh
would speak first.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6UXtbFRk8
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VZd8wwGQK
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9Yyd2EcRo
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR0SCWn53n
he gets here. I really need to step out.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsVU6I5VBw
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0t5uD3jPmU
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufKN9Ya2ez
it was hopeless to do so.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xgDtTBZq0
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVYOrwcViN
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelwYzAnmQz
Walters calls.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0suQIC23L
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWrbPPMAoy
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV5MHZWA7f
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbZ4Q0pP9l
minute.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3c3i6VXUK
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXmpCwFr8h
door.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09qQ1igkw0
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTECweP6qx
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0sZjYZFDQ
any moment.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2I6FS4U5c
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWQtDRtJWw
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAkTH7iov1
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpxC6I6fpT
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGspJaHB8h
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBLHB5XsbB
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoRe5MIIYk
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnKjZkGH21
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFceMFCVPsn
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP6TokxETA
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTjhla0S4a
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOINt8T45s
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNp2f6EtL7
next day.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU6oZYK2Nf
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev2igVT7y8
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHdo7jQCWZ
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0D2t9i77Q
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY3ocvQ4ZL
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyFBQtJwjP
Eric and shook her head.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xJxDAIiem
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBWpoKRwTI
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gCK3sq5Hb
thanked him as Leo sat down.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSllGiMyjz
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOVxXaeYHa
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtq25PmZOVU
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxCbWsq78i
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsQIGKpm4w
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6btIOOZml
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7J8h98e4X
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XjzeO56H8
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHNCPNTSV3
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XXSgT3tcH
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3Kj5VUGbi
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo69PZQLkaV
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsv8xGHHul
supposed to inherit it, not me.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3bv1XZhlV
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe3pnTAQ3v
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoWXS9nppz
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1lDQuyYJU
lot more money in the future.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6i4zQbdc2W
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDziKRsXdQm
understand,” said Angel.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4xukoy9yM
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp6fndTI8k
on running them.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzpZlpw2Lu
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIN5O3q1tP
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOWyFN1sJP
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVUr0cZPD8
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0jx8ZVcMI
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iC1fOyl8r
out his hand to get a nacho.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxNTnaQkCa
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmCYk3FcmB
afterwards.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx4FbNg0iw
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokIHCEL5VO
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIruNxYZzLM
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvurmT8QYV3
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw6rq4m21N
the future.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgIJj6Fpmu
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQNiEAfATu
later, when he’s older.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJXBmuqKu7
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr7wLjQu5o
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlczh1FLDUl
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePZvp8JSkD
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5LD8TobxL
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFR8elCzjr
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjZ2u26nYr
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HzOM8vobq
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Dn0Er24tj
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvrJk0vU3g
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlE1eiwAzvc
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXjrXP755P
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoHx8jCvBH
elsewhere. What should she do?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg4SUGVMYw
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvCgWAlT7I
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3dgUDxhzL
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“What is it?” she asked him.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVuga1l6iM
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgdKnJdpzm
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6SZwJs8mU
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxmdJRzYii
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPVUW6Z05W
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAtA9oMsIC
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ja9CiEakY
know.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo67PGuJvxt
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1VNqbkg2u
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrIsVzsQZg
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfrINa9JNQ
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzhQcRpMUg
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3jbdrGvRn
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYVwpH7OU6
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2OGYbnbjr
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNpDTwLOMW
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAqQNuV8BA
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJTNt5CAmv
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerXVnAFp7t
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs9qvEROrP
us.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKU84CBJdE
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH095vuBCBA
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeftJIiQS78
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUx70yj3zNK
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KwgyjEjRm
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PT15fWVBY
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuiCqVk8SG
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMpu8zeEzq
counter for a drink.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmb3O6G1BG
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLAy9wmb6X
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFHpUa6q3z
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTN0ZRMsHD
has.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWxivX9khD
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIoiTbbAxH
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjFEFrCBRm
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y7hLPh2E3
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9m3w1aQn7
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlq5IKE41z
already doing right now.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnWRw5Kmj3
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANpHZexNXa
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV2f32eEhx
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY6vRr36HL
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18CEAOJqpo
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMYHN7cJOh
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw4JSInRVw
just as jealous as I am,” she said.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNmQs9ijKp
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSFpZ9bHc5
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCkaTJgYWd
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhmpu7kYHV
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwI0wrSXcCg
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWLqaasJV8
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCbIexNxcV
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gK2XqbyDw
go of him that easily.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGogiT1HrMh
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MNtPoI741
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcz5K8bkmzG
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNv4VfJwu3
isn’t going to do you any good.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2mOngrJdS
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDkgP1dI37
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf993DdfeG
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvzoBdPiJC
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAju6PWFD1g
your promise after you see this lover of his.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGPTTnecCq
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WG86pTIud
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BhxkGOhj5
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NhZqbO9r1
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78SWsfFQW1
us some drinks.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ebg8t8fRP
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbWe5GX5cw
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYwJPGV6RR
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqSt5jYRez
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLxaR6xshR
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2SSz93O9r
she didn’t even give them a second thought.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx13iZNc4uX
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX3kMWP86d
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRBSmDcUOl
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrls6HpoqU
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVG6BMD34Y
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgspwZwy0C
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFdzXGcYkf
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqh41brW6J
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGTws6Xxtc
she wasn’t too careful.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveuUWlyiqm
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBxO04s6jC
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6SxldgcLv
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYU7QhbE2V
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK6K7zUQU5
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXryjg9Dhn
things.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka1zmFR7W4
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLSXXMDxDK
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVixrWvqn6
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYJXkAscuo
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYYFSfcIOB
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhh5lAq9cbh
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaprUKD2NS
her face.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JXGBL7fM8
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV1SRWTHON
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMQRJ7A928
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzfnSthlQn
might find they embarrass you."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55Tte7Tyxf
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqO4yapyUG
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakhdsoZoMP
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkCnio3XLa
silly," he said.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB4e6G73k5
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Quk4CXUvE
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6WQIVhzvI
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXlx0xZVgx
carried away that I even fell in the pool."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlktR9DtD6
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcBDyT7Dqz
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuqiQszVGn
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LriWxkoVU
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPzU38rgsQ
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4M4Q9j1cJ
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0H6iVhFW4U
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoBVbQVA5c
talk to me for a week."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEc3C3kk0D
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CiTl0pv7T
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zMIGs8mJg
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVcIg5C2IC
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9urTRSg3K
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeSCcmuhSE
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHtA2ZRntQ
shots ever again."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7ITTM3qsl
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJKjHY0xj7
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0YJDT1wFh
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SQyDAGQOx
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcMy2Xdqu0
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WJy7MDvac
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQMeufQ42Z
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxQqCDHSOc
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ157foxxfLX
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyul4xxYSI
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zH00EZLRu
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVDhZb5TFd
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiLWe8Vn0c
alcohol.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCJY8EBJZE
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdncZidIrkw
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgaqbO84Bu
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtULPs1chMe
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRq1snYJly
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqihDNwLn3
on special occasions.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9cmIW0pyu
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOZMxTs3KM
your preference suits you.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztz8R2VpUj
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOXCPB1xrz
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimMACOTvWE
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRHMZr4USP
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNfo79FRyy
are considered classy.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxldI1h2qh
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKzHMSTiAx
they drink,” said Eric.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKvkhM4VXG
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShjhRxQkPB
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9B9zIJvtt4
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfqTOW73w0
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxF7KCi2cz
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbrYom8y9b
Marco.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F3kzzFnoe
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIScb3eyCg
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIECLo9VrS
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0SiisVVJa
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmJnKRU3UB
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfllfHcpnB4
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxcQSORSsm
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwnsvBygm0
sincere.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGbVJ3BXNV
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqqAA7QMKD
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ294BoEYiAy
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbejFqiTMB
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc22JmEhC1
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhhmMrGvPy
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMFawWjgAp
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzALAdH5Hxb
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzbHrmBiE4
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYz2GDL4BAA
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw70ZvVBM7e
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcXlwBeEjW
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFeRETJ8nn
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6mYKixNWu
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOXdXn0Szd
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHvSaX2QCD
for it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAxBX2o0re
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORo6Jy5Drx
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtccoAL5T8
really needed to take a breather.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRTxZomr0p
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeXbVaEkoA
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoE9nH71ZrK
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxquHKsd0P4
though she had woken up from a bad dream.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37IxOZPunc
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1QMI859KF
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitR2cxY3vX
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgLc7CsvBH
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY3XURNGXw
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1coecxbqLP
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYVzjWb2GH
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWoMDuuGLT
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bsyXkhgms
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VDcTAQ97d
herself.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakiGfMQAL0
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbW78CpgArf
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATFLHLx4vV
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5npKVHQrJ
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEa0O1vjLaF
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubSO4KDltW
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58rzRSldE8
notice her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCUVLvCCe9
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW32zBA1PXQ
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Eq9PSqRhg
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU79b6hgPdr
own business.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUthIrqvcvl
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47zlzkdeU7
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbFxhR8oYg
surprise.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aUgmQcfq8
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KVmOPEjR5
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sCpHeNdeq
“At the candy store.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNdrvmKfRN
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigLPzfSxm2
bumped into that moving shelf.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHsYcsvOxl
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Loiq2e0cJ
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflv8MBVthd
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz40hzHs5y
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTD8gFh2Zl
forever.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCJfAF3rfg
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNyYc2a0cq
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4DfGWu1gt
their conversation ended here.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPdHx5tkpf
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5hCe1VAGl
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAQG8pepfY
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdMSWNfOEB
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ2u6HSDJJ
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8WUzowX3I
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnCcagMNVR
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cv5fRtMP5
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJc1GurbLy
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzWyefby8q
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQvxEtzVtr
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBKklllk3i
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25v2pfIkXO
leave, but after she finished her martini.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJli3YGA7D
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8pNegtMhU
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84jBzjFYbc
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“Thanks,” said Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeErhpKdW9
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW89rw4Zp0
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmOEK1yuRr
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkSx2rwPJo
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0vkYDFQnm
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbUDB9fPyZ
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN8NV6bu5l
Kim’s shoulder.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLarMtrybi4
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQreG8ESVVw
idea. We should get out while we can.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vub0qGNAR
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8joeOSxj2
the conversation. Let’s go.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg21wIHkhQq
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj8zn2iUUg
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCp5oaV8Uk
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyE5QwxNaT
were able to see Leo’s table.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7IdXCPRy4
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS8DeN9lHR
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgguXUxFlP
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIibEqtoDh
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUthdZmkTyv
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVhbJ2sfM8
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpTlVkN3eR
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9NitnbgMj
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO7egzphW8
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj80zciBQO
counter in anticipation.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxad4Kr0Dtx
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYGUwTy1Mb
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfLrUjBfhh
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZsqIqbAfM
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNZ9Z23Uk6
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxnSCZQNXY
head.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLTJEKxW8L
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg9cWUgxad
not at that intimate level.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAX0y3JccHs
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuBWzfSzx9
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD1Bq8Dvlh
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF7eSuBagj
he was being friendly to me.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvnmEx7QBo
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUlj5W7e4J
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEsgZfGBKs
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UEnaCJClf
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNO59KuzcK
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkkIVcY9ID
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHB85zIICD
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKIlGwNQqN
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡng1f0X3VAy
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS2sVM1SdV
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcKgGRqVLR
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpte4ZlHpny
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwpc27UjmW
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh10nURAMfn
that was different from Carly’s.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7zOefco0m
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUgn6b0big
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jJrSScI1c
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMTNUpqpUs
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvkK8Cvrio
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzLvZ6UbtH
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQTHT87aGE
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyct8Opx36G
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe0UGs5lJP
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLgQtppEN5
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEIaZ3PGtr
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleNM8Ggc3G
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZM86YFNlh
surprised look.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2w9LYnhDG
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqm9Dwllsh
get her attention, but she thought better of it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZidtQbuGc
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3IczGe8CV
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcBtWHT0i2
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS8aaL455h
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl26bWFy8NR
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsfF2cbuLv
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAcTlO9yjj
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtafextXMV
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrehPgN3rf
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2whT5WCMDm
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM86r5NreL
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QLM5PL48W
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM3hC1Qje1
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL58d5CBFbI
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT7e1Gwa1Z
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qlXKvnX0d
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS2S9h0z5C
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcfyET7WAp
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4sIvNc6ww
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIhVmWFhmm
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtuP6R6ZaD
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0HDrwD08F
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8YLI3ysN1
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9TRLMYyyR
said Marco.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JANh44Wmb
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBGpoAPXVW
more handsome than you.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78w3MOpNdf
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthPn2F2z3p
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDS9w9Je5s
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSL0wEg0sb
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoqZZhYWcn
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FhNwdF6Ak
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaUAmhYskT
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpJASQpADk
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4r2TZ72ih
thinking about.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwsEe4sg1J
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgemmsdOh2G
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrHRELjA1z
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrpGNNosMp
brother’s face.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56jet0WFzc
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8rwMzG6y0
at Oliver.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzlHkkSbJe
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrCYp1WGlO
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QUxmURFu6
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflvRjn75Ur
heading out too.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMYGCfjIwS
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBdI4LTFvt
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgSEt1wQRj
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0Df5xE6MS
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHixTwBCU3J
way home.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaLLGN9mmG
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjb3SJqNEp
here.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LGUOfOI9L
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxWj5hz2h9
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9X7zv18NC
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiIeup2BBA
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbU9gJa4GK
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJXpMgEoli
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg61UgnYDA
little longer.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY0dyIaOTf
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnGPJ4KZln
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrkMp7Ixu4
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRTN2reAGN
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IhBBGqmIa
get your number, Angel.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8Fs2ZNrzE
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZWsMPnKZH
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczNiDXqQQR
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyrPlpHZWG
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR7dinGuf1
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCsWljJtOc
care less.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVyUaKvdfI
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIu6QmiRCQ
should do this sometime soon.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AAcsTH7q7
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU50C8Unif7
difficult.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkPYhfI2mH
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUSd7w9Zc0
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPfdWHCl7q
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7CZOWSPsL
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQwavySYRY
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv2ouuXJ1d
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcA8GbXXEfo
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzoD01s8dx
much at all for a while.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ODYnq3aQO
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YgB8JLUH4
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbmzwg8KiP
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5jzk9xmZg
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9d4ZWGOVY
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0T6lVRfPv
home.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡravoQmwDPc
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG3g9b2Scm
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzuDGEBSZL
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvQJkQO9lM
Miranda might still be around.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EaR2xOp2D
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0JtzjkgAn
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOZdWxxXq6
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhsBmYGo2D
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPQ8UwT0cf
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2Vj09T3zN
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oejmmaJZu
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudX2bP4eVm
cream.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Qlfqp7TG2
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9y5P0VFLQ
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHbH0tnYHI
around?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv8zOMc1ix
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd91R9O2ZS
the bar area.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3bC9lUbFe
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTm17XrSTd
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuE3WDX7r6
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb40GJqhCHj
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzu7kBtrel
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP2gIUKUSx
see.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAd46q5ggI
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9V4PmYhQ7
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbjKEgDZVH
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fTLjezTYx
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCGCfuxQqt
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV5HQ7SvE1
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tU7HVufzu
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Cmwv2uix8
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcxUIajKVc
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKtxxG2WU0
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1jWn08DMX
seen us.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsvaRi4no3
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yVzJUmMB3
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGjFAVEnDB
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa2Lth1hu1
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzR4l20ybOO
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2hWOVc58h
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWye0ccaNV
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8VEWEilC8
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Eksz2NR09
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCovUHyxbm
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI07IRyxC1T
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSETmilphbg
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfblD2VbgKR
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIIhW95HTy
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPJcvve7rr
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIps0Yq7Wn
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYPxcUToPh
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1AKGF5j3X
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLCJ5whgrN
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3dGkgwWHT
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y1Z0auM7k
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShRXlTNYni
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeFIxEfdAw
this wasn’t over.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsQ19UIhVf
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTZsclxwqU
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsnkyYBFgo
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6gVPmMOPY
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckfYvQkVAA
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeWlVjeUug
favors," said Angel.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43UqtbkpXN
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7yP5HWM7R
they been there?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVtfb9iQLG
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYSo5nRFfW
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGIAbFhxaj
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLXRL9hdBP
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLzDWHtbSv
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFDVRa0dak
so you've got to be careful from now on."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRxJwxJ1N4
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfoK1vt8E5
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoTM6q5kHS
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshOB45kHsq
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk6WUkiycd
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeVgmOP194
night only.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8yM2CYJEz
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2v3b8rvHY
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ih2gTVVMZ
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGuZ32MOJN
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2Ejjtvea7
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgArUjMr0WO
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJuLqadISH
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUuccEhzRs
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbSKJduqAa
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXghnv2qZdA
want one?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KJuMXeB1V
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3R1elkyBVf
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfr0heiJ4e2
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWytIE0AXd
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPNe77EItv
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr31IQOtAcD
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2DRMO4Ofo
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51A2inZvEG
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGTRpaDJFx
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0m3o0IJhxE
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ViMueZVlD
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xec8Uqb0t
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufd1cH9ZKc
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBT5IjiJTat
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpGQLPubNN
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrliw6DZi1y
relief, it was Walters.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6rr0e1C5v
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqJTSlr2G1
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWwsjic7Pb
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgg6tuz4wC
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n4R5FjSGv
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HYjVNE8Ax
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJiw7b3y32
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CuuxThWD1
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77qeRUjVpT
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfiWUgEt94
Lion?255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wM39A7Y0V
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFls7sm1Byd
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hL5sAFlXU
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN7GveGto1
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj99GKDNbz
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT5VHRWrR3
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fyNXixtMx
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66tbgF5trq
balcony.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZEAokBMUF
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzJ2KsML6D
begin the meeting.”255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerZ0osEIvp
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4hrBJxDVI
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQgRNqCIkl
a charming smile on his face.
