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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b36AEflQh
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTMCe9KwWx
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGd8IDln4n
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4bantLBKv
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57MSfYUHSw
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAryU2mzFmw
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPGVkQeii2
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrHEnhos9M
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"Is she still at her desk?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeUjAx2dq1
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARPjx7CvLe
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1x5ifUI3D
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7JzsZ3nio
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82EvxbHWqO
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKQmS862K2
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdxa1wprMw
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FDN3NyXen
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgm4ZEL2eT
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ3kknC1nd
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVhNAvNAg3
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2uKK8scA6
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJRKBep1Ed
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb5RuF36wW
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpM5scGeXJ
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN2TJSu7C6
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3wfNXMuRL
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvERE2hSuJ0
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruyrNzRdLr
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP2i6QAaCO
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYDO5RTNc2
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuR7um81Xh
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bJPVerEF4
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"Why do you say that?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMSbUtM5i8
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSnbWhX4Qs
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiUWQkex7h
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFot6klTly
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8PD0J9cd2
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzecZ96wa0
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbYpevBgM7
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZYKeLmJQu
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGzXdhx9jg
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOithYZQCW0
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJHy7rjPNR
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpzrcY1RCJ
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFo0rVQF5c
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4RkgzWBWH
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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?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXirmEbWPNi
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIKEU0GKwx
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QVZvJl290
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bwGMUqOsO
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY2pzo1L4e
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmSHv8Q8cr
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsW7ORS2HD
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2czlZ8abDi
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYghtlXSX7n
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKxaSfV5sm
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKrBNKV4X0
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgWbhgHyA2
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yOFRsdrPD
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4IqhZ8Ave
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPAULH7qO2
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEH1O0RYSk2
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQUCPESfWw
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQttk6sniB
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"Ya, there wasn't."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61tqbCjJWp
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV9ztx1gee
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalVUFtqzsn
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv08bNXJI18
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYAtLStiPl
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5m0LFEHD8
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMOeR2zZhg
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN39pH9RJT
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW2UYQCn80
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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:626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeEm1MxPE9
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzyxDJuUtu
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEon2Stf9n
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfSwiSnhao
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJwNJSua7m
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43U7ZpAPvE
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"Great, let's go."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFcoKH103a
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***626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyKiQsbRtu
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6ssU7DRnf
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07JsT5EjyC
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU1oEMleum
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRqUPmriYb
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4FTnUEcNE
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlZ6GTzLeF
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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?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1nzss02X4
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrtJdw85PH
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOckI68OVM
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ppOT5Lt3Y
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMVmnHCDgR
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXOK6iMDRX
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZqHLllZ4u
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdPWpLIMln
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwICd2tOOr4
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"What is it?" Angel asked.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAvqtXve7T
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRrLIaDUk9
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7ICdhnMCT
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk0suXF5Wi
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LMPb8NctN
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJK5Tz8CQv
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirj8ftTOmY
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5iNZ4a2aq
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOKhJ64Atk
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRT8EwGxfqJ
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6iCOiBVo9
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPbXwKY72X
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLfGI8ffz4
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZEJX5fn8O
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDefW3BnV5
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCOdWSQcar
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w22IvyqdY
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JDbHf3gZz
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXRVseTy2f
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewfKVgUhGu
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4rScFykC8
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudmWjKgdgI
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"Women like you love wine."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVstAv6GAGc
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJKTCzESVi
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYmY9LelDn
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mJjUz7dtg
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BUc8SSMsY
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOUXkjiCIa
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RJJSUodSa
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNph1jIdFoS
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUrBpFGzYn
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJrUbufLzb
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntcZVtfUNB
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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."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVNvIECcNT
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK5aZT3S6F
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMOBG5ax1L
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQdtLwfeCu
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlFzuBSCXs
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0ktNrIs13
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb8XeyVerP
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hYZYwvEGS
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblir37Yyhl
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i98XJdKBv
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiUUlUD1Aa
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHHoWFVmxO
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNXATb0fTG
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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.626Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHduXSiBH1
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
