Leo had a smile on his 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCFDHSj7Wd
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtSx7FNcaa
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IES4GcB5A
face right in front of him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsE3AZnwKN
It was morning and the 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNZesYiiAv
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVFBVxrnPk
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGpIrt3dqH
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NrLlRXyk6
brilliantly in the morning sun.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9bwE1j1so
Carly had joined him 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEUuE8hq0G
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakLyaAlp0M
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdCCQWs4lW
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcUj6HP30h
birds, of course.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIasN0bKurh
It was good she came, 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxZothEQSG
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3LLAWacXX
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWXDiw103C
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglj2gjkDv0
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8KMOBlr1i
He stretched his hand 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIr0a6u6vbW
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EAmK1RTPd
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlrfq1tq1X
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JYjuUpoeT
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NG5Itb2RD
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjfwqNEuqp
She didn't respond as 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk9xxM9rNZ
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtAPT3wzgm
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapOD1RSwEJ
himself. Leo chuckled.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpY9w4pwof
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtexADsbw4N
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlU67WPQ3Q
Carly groaned like a little girl who didn't want to wake up to go to school as she covered her head with the bed covers.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV52TaYtsK
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHI11GYlHy
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6LntAUZta
"You're right. But I 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AeHLadUrQ
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5y4uXNK9j
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy4CW4Ig14
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjX0gfPoHi
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycTPZJYmeF
They both got out of bed740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEzgccaJOW
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhBmaPuNtC
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPd8oyuO8h
way to Carly's.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27pNKT7nFL
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5twdECkocb
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOGCQpTzK7
Carly gave him a simple 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOGpXBBltL
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCAo1BXw8X
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG0v2cOnx9
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdvdOs37kV
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW9QHkasGw
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PNHQGfxQQ
He made his way 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCIibwHJwP
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdqBmWLEWF
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIC2q8qrGg
kitchen.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD13szufMYL
He wondered who could be740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmZnYgjmuV
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRlYBUtrZZ
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaboPPpAJj3
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDagrFjQz9t
little.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtgMZDFXUL
Angel was standing by 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLubXoUaXJ
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2z8sB6ifU
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfUfI2vG2Z
thing that shook him the moment he got there.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItBuhVFUqr
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoi5Q9bqXA
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJQpZYgEw8
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZ6ybcvJXn
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kVMY8NQIc
"I just had to."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3IOT2BcNB
"Ummm," Leo still 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXvsi6hOf0
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74OXqSqBGw
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYcc39erKi
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbPngmcYlf
The coffee maker soon 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBIiBPhlaQ
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVJt7tsNDb
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcRud72FbJ
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0Maqvka27
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LjWwY870i
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SiXusMZ4t
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQAURfq2TZ
"Why? You wanted me 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oGBLyX0RJ
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWqxLMvjFf
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklapEif2dF
a cup.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR42UvHzUyz
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsg1fjeqGH
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8dfKLPhZX
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vpfg6jwEx
"You still don't seem 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIn0V93mym
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjka5N97eyJ
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVV77K3hc1c
things."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2KuewLMA0
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvWSUP6PUX
Angel took a sip of her 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AfwvH0R9n
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlvMX8blB6
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwAXeFLvry
spent her night with you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoz8dJ1eDb
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Dspehk9xO
Angel smirked and Leo 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM48uyNE5H
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSspmZuDNC
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYcU9CGrH7
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06mZIYPukF
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpnAXPUqeH
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaOnjNjyXY
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz2BwHUUiy
"You're right, Leo. It's740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN8TUSb00O
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaa7jUjkUC
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oKBN3kgcv
have any control over."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQoC2xXN82
Leo was a little shocked740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKRYWbLDe6
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpfMj30XO8
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe1roRHzzw
game?740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHBcMA60Jj
She slowly made her way 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKQVGZS1aj
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8brTj4TRK
look at her and something came up in his mind.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojv0SL3C3K
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH7CGkIY4r
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBs0b2ldLp5
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUW1xrLXKHj
"The time you came into 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bD8rhFYLh
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxddTd2k0A
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvp36b11AT
Angel smiled at Leo. 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpznVFJ75kQ
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78V5TOFhP1
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdRxua15Ap
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzgPr6L0wH
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3fzrJWqNI
"I don't believe you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAtGcy72Fw
"You don't have to, Mr 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYZctqO8uG
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFeWfge8VO
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhDterpBTY
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzOzg7lOT2
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4AyqRKaaT
"I'll be heading out for740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp68lIWdgT
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaQZpXyj4m
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMiCvK2w4E
Leo didn't have to 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1SPhOKB4E
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMetgkESe5
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSiPaghlMg
her.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5FkmQIM9w
Leo stared at the closed740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIPmoMZVFb
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg60cIBScAT
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qWkdTHDrV
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBjYDkklBJ
utterly disturbed.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg3jZQKGI9
***740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvema99iVww
In740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdf8mvq9zW3
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVofIfhFp7
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDG2Ie10mV
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvTWqOhoK3
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLxtI6sxRv
"Morning," said Amanda.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8lYLfqxAE
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsTi5mCilF
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25b19KhAYk
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A0b31EcBw
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe8BQ0qH6m
"And740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7YBYPc3xD
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvpE0lNyat
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzif6YOIl3x
"Do I?" Leo asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OPscthQKp
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBTYRqzP1M
Leo740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LwSG0f0g3
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNtsWgik0s
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjL47ugiJj
knew the reason too.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvG61NKBLG
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdDB3XbH8L
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbapdfTGkTc
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlxdowHi4l
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxyMX6071F
"Lovely."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafi0NEfflm
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wj5gTdCc2
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIu1FQWDR5
Upon740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV4zWqS4zr
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxmgQpufAS
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbo5CCJ4H1
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGh6UaMJKw
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRuf9tRFzH
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHezDHr47Ip
Eric740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcXSSKj9oj
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgpFRsI5EK
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeYueEB2Gf
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6Lza0RqnH
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jTAhooT77
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg6TU6B10p
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIwgpem2Nl
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV85NtoU3nl
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ663Ld4kQYZ
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEimTLSET1
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18ALxR7zmp
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqs3Hr1rBo
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxPMHT7Sj2
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofnt5zmnih
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ1TKvl6R4
Leo740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFpNPaUOwH
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhwCGDvKZW
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnBaC9OtFZ
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyiM18kreu
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFB4N5nLA1
Angel740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTu8v3Bo3K
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5X86oCH6x
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMrpy0HA7Q
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFQqNcpKC3
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVVERT5NZ8
"I'll740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3GhI41I1U
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOy6YAroWK
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFz7peH3pb
"Yes, I would," said Angel.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKgYbkcSNC
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6GGGCFqSi
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs6aREYEvw
"Yes, I'm not."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3XuAVTrSg
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAhebm4JBQ
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYXyUrUZmi
"Yes, I would."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfFXEMDvyv
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jE4SVS4Z1
"I'm afraid that's the one thing all the boys have in this house, charm," said Diana. "And sadly, no one can say no to them."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuF3hqufGm
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0kEuA00er
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXxJL5V44H
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf642bk8Ln5
"Yes."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIv0jDJFjg
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soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e3q8zBWIJ
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxqv0Ku9I2
talking about Angel.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc78nYXJEeG
Surprisingly, Angel also stood up from her seat at the same time as he did. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9gHAfJl8m
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7UrCOtjbe
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSGlBMANHz
Before Angel could find 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAr4vt2uI0
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLPtPYtb1h
seeing her sister, standing on her own.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC8SxycTnK
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqICUfNTdM
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tXyHN84b7
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOqq7gaggT
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHFODOg2ED
Angel made her way out of the dining room while Carly stood there wondering what Mr McDonell wanted to talk about.
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