Angel put the article 870Please respect copyright.PENANAAfu3I5arFt
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 870Please respect copyright.PENANAKlmOyTvnRH
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 870Please respect copyright.PENANA9tZh3UvfnC
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 870Please respect copyright.PENANAXTqy4kA1fI
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she870Please respect copyright.PENANAnegI4LDbY5
did before.870Please respect copyright.PENANA1aVHk1RlKh
Angel was too lost in 870Please respect copyright.PENANApUvfPEFyFk
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 870Please respect copyright.PENANAsVCMB1jLoL
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.870Please respect copyright.PENANAr8J6FwX48C
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.870Please respect copyright.PENANA2ak6eAlCwi
Angel looked up and she 870Please respect copyright.PENANAohKuc0LoeI
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 870Please respect copyright.PENANA8oNFHGddu5
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.870Please respect copyright.PENANAfDyhZvKKSP
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 870Please respect copyright.PENANAQiAS5Ys7kd
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel870Please respect copyright.PENANAphyZfxdDsd
nervous.870Please respect copyright.PENANAAf3id1QK7F
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.870Please respect copyright.PENANAEs0Z97vkTr
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."870Please respect copyright.PENANAk9SDOsoAQX
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."870Please respect copyright.PENANAqnASHbjVR6
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."870Please respect copyright.PENANA81cAYpQugD
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.870Please respect copyright.PENANAIUO6yXeA2G
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."870Please respect copyright.PENANAEJx2paztvj
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."870Please respect copyright.PENANAqtuwYQD4Dp
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.870Please respect copyright.PENANAOWIfRRsG2i
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.870Please respect copyright.PENANARqqyba4Aqo
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 870Please respect copyright.PENANA5WB1gnQ0Cf
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."870Please respect copyright.PENANAHn0dDgI4e9
Angel could feel her 870Please respect copyright.PENANAvWahEJdskV
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 870Please respect copyright.PENANAv35oZSLz8T
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 870Please respect copyright.PENANA1WbXYnwI8N
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 870Please respect copyright.PENANA9UN0DEbyJ2
like they were going to buckle.870Please respect copyright.PENANAmMXg1bgJZN
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."870Please respect copyright.PENANANAwAnYzpuo
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.870Please respect copyright.PENANA3W7BVYV8FW
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAL7KnYmxBli
Mark just smiled at her 870Please respect copyright.PENANA7tHMKagjcT
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 870Please respect copyright.PENANAsj3SAHGQ2y
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about870Please respect copyright.PENANAP4N8WKLCo8
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 870Please respect copyright.PENANAYBNDZfPL9X
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 870Please respect copyright.PENANAqmmIdooGzg
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 870Please respect copyright.PENANAH2K0vZg8hW
that's for sure.870Please respect copyright.PENANAdIGIgA4SSv
"I came here to ask if 870Please respect copyright.PENANA0P18OffEOA
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 870Please respect copyright.PENANAfSrX1XiaYk
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."870Please respect copyright.PENANAgyEaDrrVZt
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."870Please respect copyright.PENANAkumpRv4qmD
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."870Please respect copyright.PENANAVcvuZLjQQw
"No, its okay, I..."870Please respect copyright.PENANAMzaPkEF91c
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.870Please respect copyright.PENANAIEGM3Bi1b9
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAVeIAJVHVuP
Angel nodded in 870Please respect copyright.PENANAS8LBYURWnb
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 870Please respect copyright.PENANALWZmIU9QNC
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a870Please respect copyright.PENANAix6DRORQqG
wink and headed out of the office.870Please respect copyright.PENANACfRB6Es283
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.870Please respect copyright.PENANAeTa0kvWoTm
As Angel sat back down 870Please respect copyright.PENANAqaEPO5YTH1
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 870Please respect copyright.PENANAaGNLHNSBC1
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She870Please respect copyright.PENANAyWRJ31lKq7
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.870Please respect copyright.PENANAmGfv03EXKS
"Hello?"870Please respect copyright.PENANArkMzrru7S5
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.870Please respect copyright.PENANATHtEVYnmhv
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAL8eGA2rveP
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."870Please respect copyright.PENANAyC9ubl7lEB
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAgNvhJfh5qz
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."870Please respect copyright.PENANA04Gw1XeAEz
***870Please respect copyright.PENANAATgsdKgbFk
Carly870Please respect copyright.PENANAK8IkCEGiAw
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 870Please respect copyright.PENANAokksIpvpvX
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 870Please respect copyright.PENANATy48mhZtts
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 870Please respect copyright.PENANA2MpjVQ8XLb
for the first time, it felt awkward. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAvXowY7ofIv
She870Please respect copyright.PENANA9mbJxtZ2GS
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 870Please respect copyright.PENANAXYwFUwLrw5
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 870Please respect copyright.PENANAVhTRakxpJp
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 870Please respect copyright.PENANAUrdffgDhYd
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 870Please respect copyright.PENANAaR2NAxf3UZ
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 870Please respect copyright.PENANARaUyHjqqMY
clear mind. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAPB4Q4DZaAT
Angel870Please respect copyright.PENANAYY0d1IUlEd
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 870Please respect copyright.PENANAUZ0bJzZdYj
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 870Please respect copyright.PENANAkH6WpMGxSa
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 870Please respect copyright.PENANAHb1nboy9LP
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 870Please respect copyright.PENANAWH4SBfZKqt
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 870Please respect copyright.PENANASjxRzWRLCJ
Mr Walters was a big 870Please respect copyright.PENANAMyY3uhC2g5
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,870Please respect copyright.PENANAxTAhdWO9aT
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 870Please respect copyright.PENANAQut0C0o8qH
would like to hang around with.870Please respect copyright.PENANAc7WfPMmh4A
Mr870Please respect copyright.PENANAxJlF2i631w
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 870Please respect copyright.PENANAgnrSVj6TKQ
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed870Please respect copyright.PENANA1JeEWEXnpL
to.870Please respect copyright.PENANAxjloN9GRpg
870Please respect copyright.PENANAsUZr5RMONR
870Please respect copyright.PENANAIrh7WOOFc1
870Please respect copyright.PENANANMOrRBrnh5
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."870Please respect copyright.PENANAiM8MsulBPH
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAF7WVFVtZXA
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAcmedDyByFl
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."870Please respect copyright.PENANAORugiJfurJ
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."870Please respect copyright.PENANA0y3J3XidWF
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAKYZvgY2E0M
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."870Please respect copyright.PENANAmQzTajY2F5
Mr870Please respect copyright.PENANANPzUz3zJCa
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 870Please respect copyright.PENANAU3aDVIOLib
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 870Please respect copyright.PENANAMXpCfWwD2H
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the870Please respect copyright.PENANA3F94TOvQdy
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAQUezq7apQl
Mr870Please respect copyright.PENANABMsa0YNcaR
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 870Please respect copyright.PENANAIGeGtuvzeP
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little870Please respect copyright.PENANAqzzDzyqZ53
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 870Please respect copyright.PENANA8daUJ2m5ZZ
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAZs3B5yafcr
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. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAB0cLt84I1A
He870Please respect copyright.PENANA20GegYoX3G
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 870Please respect copyright.PENANAQzC3CfWIdZ
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 870Please respect copyright.PENANA9o6D60XKcv
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 870Please respect copyright.PENANADqUeLN76Cq
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAVLULkS1xaH
Carly870Please respect copyright.PENANAgBwZ8FieOn
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 870Please respect copyright.PENANAjtsdLFgorP
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a870Please respect copyright.PENANA4GFISn92wg
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 870Please respect copyright.PENANALcyScqxm2U
came here to see her. And at this early hour.870Please respect copyright.PENANAotMFnozyBB
"Mr870Please respect copyright.PENANASG6PalWPGI
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more870Please respect copyright.PENANAsOb4x0gIa2
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 870Please respect copyright.PENANA8T8skwua6h
moment?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAWPfLi87o69
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.870Please respect copyright.PENANAMZuVYyAbjO
Carly870Please respect copyright.PENANA4joDG3TmQh
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 870Please respect copyright.PENANARoX83r3LC8
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 870Please respect copyright.PENANAdJNAFq8r1T
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 870Please respect copyright.PENANA1CIHn8XdrU
Mr870Please respect copyright.PENANAKGR2c6ob68
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 870Please respect copyright.PENANATrwx0lJt3K
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 870Please respect copyright.PENANARfABxLHww5
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 870Please respect copyright.PENANA8KCtLZ4lta
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 870Please respect copyright.PENANAfuD82IS4wC
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'870Please respect copyright.PENANAO9zRqOQPoi
Leo put his hands into 870Please respect copyright.PENANALq4q1X5aqP
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 870Please respect copyright.PENANAEJGQkAXLV8
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 870Please respect copyright.PENANA15RpKvI8uI
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 870Please respect copyright.PENANAu5ZIWy5OAC
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.870Please respect copyright.PENANAcgHbDkfJrB
When Leo was just inches870Please respect copyright.PENANAa65FCGubeT
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 870Please respect copyright.PENANAdgAzi9EJQv
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.870Please respect copyright.PENANAMFFrNM4a49
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.870Please respect copyright.PENANAOHycNK2hBb
***870Please respect copyright.PENANAakNJrpDXR3
A870Please respect copyright.PENANABLpAa9BlzV
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAJwdOSdZPDq
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 870Please respect copyright.PENANAyTbXi59vZ0
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAJTqvofyarg
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."870Please respect copyright.PENANAnsUDWU3dXS
"Sorry,870Please respect copyright.PENANAk7KZCKnWx5
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 870Please respect copyright.PENANAX74yTuSzNN
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAQOnQio65U2
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.870Please respect copyright.PENANAfoq9nvIl4Y
Her870Please respect copyright.PENANApDutI36LuP
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit870Please respect copyright.PENANA5tbKPHAh9S
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed870Please respect copyright.PENANAKs6nRNkMOg
back making him look handsome.870Please respect copyright.PENANASBQnWQaUwn
"Well,870Please respect copyright.PENANAWR3oNofvm7
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 870Please respect copyright.PENANAakFhlxxB6g
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 870Please respect copyright.PENANAIoe5qRbifo
isn't it?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAjahlnegIbQ
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.870Please respect copyright.PENANA45dMrHFNG1
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAjfp6BkNYwE
"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?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAV1J6oH7p8C
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."870Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8d0uaWQzT
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."870Please respect copyright.PENANAgMkgSZEgf3
"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."870Please respect copyright.PENANAJrLfGNaaeV
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."870Please respect copyright.PENANAkKFMPNZHxb
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."870Please respect copyright.PENANAXMDeTwb4uK
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"870Please respect copyright.PENANAlTlNwZMSRJ
"Ya,870Please respect copyright.PENANAxK1KC00Naj
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 870Please respect copyright.PENANAqB1KIjAzn8
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."870Please respect copyright.PENANApZCZdqto9w
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."870Please respect copyright.PENANAuMunjkGuct
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."870Please respect copyright.PENANATC2uqVS4O0
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."870Please respect copyright.PENANA6U9ir3qfQL
"Yes, you do that."870Please respect copyright.PENANADXhFPj0KmN
As870Please respect copyright.PENANAsJCsbJ02as
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 870Please respect copyright.PENANAjbBuiHeLez
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 870Please respect copyright.PENANAytpDOFwSu5
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 870Please respect copyright.PENANAKaHJLr7wPA
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 870Please respect copyright.PENANAs93xjxRwa3
dizziness. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAphfZc7rRsI
As870Please respect copyright.PENANAm74fIgfh4P
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 870Please respect copyright.PENANAY2gr8NQ5yQ
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 870Please respect copyright.PENANAxAaMFDZ5m8
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 870Please respect copyright.PENANALD836AOW5A
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 870Please respect copyright.PENANAaDfPhB9evO
is it something else? 870Please respect copyright.PENANAbOsPrHXPJW
Then870Please respect copyright.PENANAO9eyyegyik
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 870Please respect copyright.PENANAbGf0z8Wsfb
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 870Please respect copyright.PENANALWkIViK9Ex
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.870Please respect copyright.PENANAuwG03x81Be
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAFqd0bGd5wu
Mrs870Please respect copyright.PENANAqahlK5thpW
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 870Please respect copyright.PENANAhsVRj5YwzC
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 870Please respect copyright.PENANARAAhOPCh1t
floor.870Please respect copyright.PENANAz4nAd3qevD
"Angel, call her, call 870Please respect copyright.PENANATTJT2ZupaO
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 870Please respect copyright.PENANA6v31eJsn4C
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 870Please respect copyright.PENANA6eMoX6Fl4D
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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