Angel put the article 838Please respect copyright.PENANAxRBFk7iLp0
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 838Please respect copyright.PENANAkl0bpcYobs
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 838Please respect copyright.PENANAUFEHywt5nz
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 838Please respect copyright.PENANAnNam5f0kLj
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she838Please respect copyright.PENANA3ACJ2h6jc2
did before.838Please respect copyright.PENANAtQjA5LogYV
Angel was too lost in 838Please respect copyright.PENANA9yLnwkNmIg
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 838Please respect copyright.PENANAtCUxTkXq30
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.838Please respect copyright.PENANAt3w9LVSRaE
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.838Please respect copyright.PENANAeiL41aWMXr
Angel looked up and she 838Please respect copyright.PENANAc9BSitSQ4Y
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 838Please respect copyright.PENANA8CZZUmkXgu
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.838Please respect copyright.PENANAurXnP3Uc4g
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 838Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZePqSnqLM
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel838Please respect copyright.PENANAZwjmPNRuxc
nervous.838Please respect copyright.PENANA8c1sNMOSoG
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.838Please respect copyright.PENANAGtdPvjy9dn
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."838Please respect copyright.PENANAlFtu4DjymP
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."838Please respect copyright.PENANAzLdpMGb5Qg
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."838Please respect copyright.PENANAgKLyNfXdOy
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.838Please respect copyright.PENANAtWKjh91voH
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."838Please respect copyright.PENANAPbq5nUZswQ
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."838Please respect copyright.PENANA7LefmY2CMn
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.838Please respect copyright.PENANAW17xpRr6CI
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.838Please respect copyright.PENANAXJAMEGWVpg
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAB14AMCZDdn
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."838Please respect copyright.PENANAREdVmEMH9U
Angel could feel her 838Please respect copyright.PENANApzcHEH7Xd8
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 838Please respect copyright.PENANAg6ON5JeEQv
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 838Please respect copyright.PENANAllBGpJ7tE8
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 838Please respect copyright.PENANA6LMPwtncUK
like they were going to buckle.838Please respect copyright.PENANAVKcUbVXDf0
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."838Please respect copyright.PENANArZzXzARYW1
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.838Please respect copyright.PENANAV2jA7tGTH7
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAeK1sdCf6XH
Mark just smiled at her 838Please respect copyright.PENANAkHprKP73lY
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 838Please respect copyright.PENANAB111D1pReI
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about838Please respect copyright.PENANAma59UjoK3X
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 838Please respect copyright.PENANA6O3xX9ypjy
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 838Please respect copyright.PENANAvsBMmmdYMw
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 838Please respect copyright.PENANAePcuL7AMu0
that's for sure.838Please respect copyright.PENANAN0CHTPq3VT
"I came here to ask if 838Please respect copyright.PENANAtsLPYysNiS
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 838Please respect copyright.PENANAOFzGVbFYjY
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."838Please respect copyright.PENANAH76NtSFUJa
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."838Please respect copyright.PENANAx9mp06MQE2
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."838Please respect copyright.PENANALKcIu1jV49
"No, its okay, I..."838Please respect copyright.PENANADuaUYmW78j
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.838Please respect copyright.PENANA0IGIVVbwCS
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAurhoOb42bh
Angel nodded in 838Please respect copyright.PENANAfWb5JjdPbj
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 838Please respect copyright.PENANA9C1Xv0sFM9
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a838Please respect copyright.PENANAGjtgFgWN3G
wink and headed out of the office.838Please respect copyright.PENANA6AyxeLxeDB
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.838Please respect copyright.PENANAWEidRSRXoD
As Angel sat back down 838Please respect copyright.PENANAOxGDn7Fkyh
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 838Please respect copyright.PENANA5pqQPpY6LC
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She838Please respect copyright.PENANAbZ9P7SKC7E
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.838Please respect copyright.PENANA8i5qS5jz3W
"Hello?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAFAS2FvcK2F
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.838Please respect copyright.PENANAdJQSZuUkGv
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAGgwaDJGdNW
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."838Please respect copyright.PENANAM24KBcyFFS
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"838Please respect copyright.PENANASMlHcMgAcv
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."838Please respect copyright.PENANAsk66o0j8qF
***838Please respect copyright.PENANAVY0J1VJgXV
Carly838Please respect copyright.PENANA4QrsG2u3ia
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 838Please respect copyright.PENANA3VsMdLqENT
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 838Please respect copyright.PENANAYsXP4QgEZ9
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 838Please respect copyright.PENANA5VVKwNyybM
for the first time, it felt awkward. 838Please respect copyright.PENANABTa8aHlhLD
She838Please respect copyright.PENANAhBjHHGWiOe
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 838Please respect copyright.PENANAiVbMDd0g0t
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 838Please respect copyright.PENANAjCZX7d91PM
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 838Please respect copyright.PENANAPqBphL7hWD
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 838Please respect copyright.PENANAxSoLQ19dBG
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 838Please respect copyright.PENANA649nQGQ87F
clear mind. 838Please respect copyright.PENANACgpIbGWxBz
Angel838Please respect copyright.PENANAHVSJQmBoOJ
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 838Please respect copyright.PENANAuKpRdVMapo
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 838Please respect copyright.PENANAOY5LtTKtZh
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 838Please respect copyright.PENANANgRUuc3xYx
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 838Please respect copyright.PENANACTPJ16IvaQ
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 838Please respect copyright.PENANA4HxfVoBvtO
Mr Walters was a big 838Please respect copyright.PENANAW62DvwPvhG
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,838Please respect copyright.PENANAFDRJYRClQh
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 838Please respect copyright.PENANABJUWCPogO8
would like to hang around with.838Please respect copyright.PENANAsd6hTkIvgS
Mr838Please respect copyright.PENANAjFOZuzZjz9
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 838Please respect copyright.PENANAjF9j83lLAs
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed838Please respect copyright.PENANAK6x6DmEE0j
to.838Please respect copyright.PENANAEwkljUsCEC
838Please respect copyright.PENANAR7YVvSsM6F
838Please respect copyright.PENANAa9SPTiNHsX
838Please respect copyright.PENANAOk3C0yo4jq
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."838Please respect copyright.PENANA8tT0U6kj3u
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAJSz1L7GfQC
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAw8LKmxZ3s6
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."838Please respect copyright.PENANAD5PWL7o2RW
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."838Please respect copyright.PENANAI0I5curciA
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAP3XA6aTMs7
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."838Please respect copyright.PENANATGQxFC1it3
Mr838Please respect copyright.PENANAINAAxNBbLi
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 838Please respect copyright.PENANA3oCYzReqUe
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 838Please respect copyright.PENANAzZdohNyEGe
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the838Please respect copyright.PENANASbjYHqwnxH
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAEZojemnttY
Mr838Please respect copyright.PENANAodNLLs2zRn
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 838Please respect copyright.PENANAXH7Hq34enW
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little838Please respect copyright.PENANAuTqiYSxf8W
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 838Please respect copyright.PENANAoPQ8RbgVjP
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAp0n8UrM1g2
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 838Please respect copyright.PENANA6nW5Xj08kW
He838Please respect copyright.PENANAH9CqEsOCTo
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 838Please respect copyright.PENANA4N4lHZ6z72
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 838Please respect copyright.PENANAyrgQ9fmCke
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 838Please respect copyright.PENANA7UwPWyaO0m
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAsP4xoJJbrH
Carly838Please respect copyright.PENANARGo1twWVSf
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 838Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8CKnGFgef
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a838Please respect copyright.PENANAaiAye2Nh7i
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 838Please respect copyright.PENANAJE6pLyoVAQ
came here to see her. And at this early hour.838Please respect copyright.PENANAXdCi8p02pM
"Mr838Please respect copyright.PENANAjnvOpJcdGI
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more838Please respect copyright.PENANAFcuz6wLuhN
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 838Please respect copyright.PENANA1XFfMsWsgB
moment?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAYN4TYiEKW5
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.838Please respect copyright.PENANA1XwSYJHv9S
Carly838Please respect copyright.PENANANppd5i9z2q
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 838Please respect copyright.PENANArtSv0HTVLF
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 838Please respect copyright.PENANAVWkW1WSHKs
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAJUH7Pv5WFx
Mr838Please respect copyright.PENANAq3vRXN55nr
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 838Please respect copyright.PENANAaLNzozaBFn
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 838Please respect copyright.PENANAs7YfAm1jVq
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 838Please respect copyright.PENANADoNQrHeEUY
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 838Please respect copyright.PENANACmgZlXO0t1
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'838Please respect copyright.PENANA0LZl18kXzf
Leo put his hands into 838Please respect copyright.PENANAlnI9n3qCok
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 838Please respect copyright.PENANAzCDXDQI1gG
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 838Please respect copyright.PENANAjKYg23jSLH
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 838Please respect copyright.PENANAaFqWhTHOzz
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.838Please respect copyright.PENANA5a7d1lqwhI
When Leo was just inches838Please respect copyright.PENANAKBmHxO4H1K
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 838Please respect copyright.PENANAaXZBcrp3fI
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.838Please respect copyright.PENANAvLLSWZxyfq
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.838Please respect copyright.PENANALR3Kwgo2gr
***838Please respect copyright.PENANA9vnyopbzqf
A838Please respect copyright.PENANAfS2YMSORF2
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 838Please respect copyright.PENANA62rsDXNIDE
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 838Please respect copyright.PENANAPHr90ZjvEU
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAz3Dnw4bfSA
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."838Please respect copyright.PENANA3dDvNJ7sZs
"Sorry,838Please respect copyright.PENANA2FB8wzAkZD
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 838Please respect copyright.PENANAKgiZysXFta
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAoSDgGfJveN
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.838Please respect copyright.PENANA1lU7xN49Br
Her838Please respect copyright.PENANA3vXnp1JM0L
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit838Please respect copyright.PENANAcHGRckMTrQ
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed838Please respect copyright.PENANA2gUJTeKnBx
back making him look handsome.838Please respect copyright.PENANAGQz1rLVA3J
"Well,838Please respect copyright.PENANA3USNIetPgi
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 838Please respect copyright.PENANA8prgJgpd1A
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 838Please respect copyright.PENANAKI7rsCgDRL
isn't it?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAG9xWbvJgVg
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.838Please respect copyright.PENANAUGUMO61DTY
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAFeojWyX8Ho
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"838Please respect copyright.PENANABLv1oGOW75
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."838Please respect copyright.PENANAI9Z824NHR5
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."838Please respect copyright.PENANAg1rV5gfPlR
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."838Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1O0YMui0Q
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."838Please respect copyright.PENANAx3mW6X0NDW
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."838Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3XKuSRgpH
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"838Please respect copyright.PENANAcsmMYVGk3K
"Ya,838Please respect copyright.PENANA80A9MAVzmQ
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 838Please respect copyright.PENANA6nnHDFxJZg
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."838Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZrZImWGFI
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."838Please respect copyright.PENANALMgkyetM6G
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."838Please respect copyright.PENANAMelwRlMvne
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."838Please respect copyright.PENANA0QNXIt1CWQ
"Yes, you do that."838Please respect copyright.PENANAcq1nwKJGyP
As838Please respect copyright.PENANAhu1SnOJrDP
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 838Please respect copyright.PENANA2z9AUlcppk
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 838Please respect copyright.PENANAerDIKJVOsE
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 838Please respect copyright.PENANA1C2J7zW4OD
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 838Please respect copyright.PENANAMQN7BUMyiG
dizziness. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAJHFLyX9YDr
As838Please respect copyright.PENANAWEOcVAwhgm
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 838Please respect copyright.PENANA5CI68Gczda
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 838Please respect copyright.PENANAuVtyERqiqU
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 838Please respect copyright.PENANAwwgjIM7XZN
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 838Please respect copyright.PENANAiOtC9U65ug
is it something else? 838Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6Fxb7OLtK
Then838Please respect copyright.PENANA6KeC3POaq6
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 838Please respect copyright.PENANAvTiZTh8pQd
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 838Please respect copyright.PENANATZ5wK8s8SZ
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.838Please respect copyright.PENANAnXDEm2ptD5
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAduek9LZusK
Mrs838Please respect copyright.PENANA6pFgrZ0vwb
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 838Please respect copyright.PENANATmlsy6I8nI
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 838Please respect copyright.PENANAbK5D2bl4sa
floor.838Please respect copyright.PENANAQV2y7JqPza
"Angel, call her, call 838Please respect copyright.PENANApfwSoohKqW
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 838Please respect copyright.PENANAMTDKj9T8lI
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 838Please respect copyright.PENANAOotqTD17YQ
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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