The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfVbqzcNOM
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGePLRSxmNa
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"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhUjVMuqjP
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The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ148rxuExl
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhl7TcrOg3
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVvZFbVC90
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡod3emJGjjw
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"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lQEGzvrLD
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"Is she still at her desk?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6S1myyVvNV
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34dWkXx3le
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX0TcqqWvc
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"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PLS7CU9YP
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbYSxDuFPb
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQCqrpXU5B
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPt8SMLWDd
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevaSW9L2Nb
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYLy9hOIre
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"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uqu6oTpw5
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Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr3gZ8hAxx
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2FFdAVzZo
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"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lcvZXmCND
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Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rft8JadCi
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRELFLHB3o
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9POsGdeAOw
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjWMJn1at1
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0vyWICro9
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGfRsV2WZm
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfGzIcMlTY
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0zpFrH55M
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCDnagUqDX
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesfZGL71ho
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"Why do you say that?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP6Tacf8Bc
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d8ZxL151e
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnrgO5Qsc6
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop64TJCeqD
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe98lZBTnny
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMSTHM85RY
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVh0WrvFd0
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZDG4eoFiw
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Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnytCPM7kuR
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDg54bf5Il
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi8vWsl5Jy
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJp5BOp3pg
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdMGaPrTlb
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEWOER0RZ5
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"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0UgTdvvl7
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJKgTh3vLp
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh3xI1OgMe
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdipq5Cfbsc
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VhxUFNrby
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtsyCLgNUI
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jTBPqxiOx
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"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz36HrAjLq
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQJeJhj4aY
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ktokVRzrt
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHt71loyOK
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"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJ85iVZYYW
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCXpXQgcvW
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAyRClEZOC
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7jAY4vyqa
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPgw7C31hz
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0O3i4NKIH
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJZaZJbg8S
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"Ya, there wasn't."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8F926Q4OH
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9XfF99KSy
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8Sl0J4C9E
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk96hOh8D8
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDSc7T2PFH
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaEW2bjXOR
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IN3YInrTe
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"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWkdYLSsZr
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVy6SQh2SYz
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcitSDN2Erc
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfuMY2MPrC
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"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLpNKRkUAU
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3OmwdlowI
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Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M34oGWJxK
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC94P47hAcP
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"Great, let's go."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzuliV3T53
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunUhmUEzcK
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhXINeEsrv
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiN2XSt6yQ
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Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs57bI2lZl
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG48gMHZe4X
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJcy2pw3yh
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVRsp0llk5
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Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK2WJuePyH
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoO12vb4TQc
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttNEjbQnK3
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fuxBlz0hO
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"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDG4UrurIV
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqC6fdird24
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5hILJyjwv
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAd0XmGsORu
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"What is it?" Angel asked.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh2qYiItSl
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcxrLtOxRo
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Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zhN9LAZFP
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk8SkP99UI
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ByMObfAng
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYKwRHVNcB
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nJnAgDge8
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb4KBGzUOO
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fLuffGxOA
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzHjt5Aerg
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmwQMnA4zB
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7qcwzGGIU
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY4jzuZ0mA
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtNWZanDls
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU5LbWHOD1
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Nhj7LGDZX
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnJRfYrT5Z
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvCZzVsXQJ
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKfJHHNZKg
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyV8wKKu4qA
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDo7Jz1rJK
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEDu8vzmRK
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"Women like you love wine."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlI1cQLatRC
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhiy5UWCsx
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaUsNebOFH
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTHweR13Mc
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADvQtzWx10
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV9KwbK3gi
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhSOP024oE
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMxgVy60VZ
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxBR4RDRCZ
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiouLNzkjCr
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSW9Xex7Oo
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsxFZnmzXj
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMJbbNpXGy
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZXhfUZ835
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5OuDzAd9V
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5ULeucxJY
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfFebbs8Rq
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlVdxamlIR
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTA5WJRq0r
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiHbBjVWLw
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZKCJ8bEG5
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk0Wemf3I4
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMaXcJB6ZZ
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6Xs1g7eyh
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzQY4e9PJO
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
