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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDEguPIHD2
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAMUeDiVKt
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeMqGOZ2Sb
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6b1913I0W
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOt6Zh6oAI
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGx7uIFQ6t
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAEWHHFzUm
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQKxnWeEb2
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3y4FucMWas
want to say it.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetuGilAWJt
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtuBVXvUZp
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtFLRVOLwX
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzaIbYGwsG
because that’s just how she is.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24AvlTIYnq
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDe9nQuUt0
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsjUgpMxOr
your fun.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV70vnw8jL
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWnhoBVBiu
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYEI6RgMss
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4x9RU9Nyj
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDhrRXdxv2
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLHgq9Bdo1
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7tUafYL21
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO1ycdLbKz
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZPB92uSOF
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOWxYtaxd6
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi84O5TTFR4
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPMBSGEv8v
too?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wcI8izqa3
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“Yep.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ23S6Z6VG
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8DYdQjkZn
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiUbUR5kvI
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPMM4eqoZ7
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK7B2SPxZB
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqQJFJRDIF
that they should join Angel and the others.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxd63jAV1h
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLbmtSpwEs
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FKIw7Oy5q
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTC9L5O0lr
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyulpiuRoP
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqvUGVpBxI
tired.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPajbv25wB1
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuVy4HNsIx
a drink right now.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy7lpsX2CT
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6zAQWrCRL
their sight.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWqdPfEHCj
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkK3Nq2X4o
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiX6j9A3Tm
they aren’t at their table.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIehF8f37W9
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIO5CNwKGG
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCaC43v7oF
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJz972omXS
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BC7kUieVv
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH0VCUbGLR
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHdFblFxBd
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTS07OawpwG
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1X5XqjEABX
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3gL3aD10Z
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MLlLBJ5Ni
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF80VA76ju
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvzfTLSrG2
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ATmV9uFRP
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmy1VWzIo7
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwFTqo9AX6
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXq9HmOY9g
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHuTzd2UBp
would speak first.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZgyFcBye7
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeklNijzcU7
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirz0CWZM6x
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDZiOClbXs
he gets here. I really need to step out.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUt5qTyqqQD
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxm64sA2Of
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovbaXDXv1j
it was hopeless to do so.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4GQnbd5vS
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfV8FOtQCn
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UL9pKHWBO
Walters calls.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfX3LvvFdfU
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Dk6b28FLh
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLT8UqC8NX
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8TjHm5eIa
minute.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuds18iDCWZ
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0Wgtp9BSy
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhc0ms4cck
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFjeQunYeo
any moment.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfHIZl4k7C
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPSgfY8yWS
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9RKHin3EO
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7OjXlNPuy
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xyW0kCzag
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCM4zqfqdgR
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNNeyh62B5
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmILFeHozl
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu5CL4tuL7
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMG7fsp1qs
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJya2VHlSX
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnAMugVEET
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jBQxkaYhn
next day.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln2igZqJuP
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTMTMQH7v3
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MokhprJ8H
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j7DlVyeuK
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R6NAzPwbU
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEpcwtgWoQ
Eric and shook her head.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCgcpTM0MN
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy4napT1rn
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxWaFOF1Em
thanked him as Leo sat down.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18VGur9qIZ
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NTalLmvt8
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqw5mP9gb4Q
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzjOV97kmM
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OyZ1jdGxI
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiETv4CS38D
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd70c7lCpM
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNtp2dopXY
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xvdDEzhtL
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKz9fPJwEa
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKZk7Zdxgl
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CtxIWlxUO
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzjj2dWWYK
supposed to inherit it, not me.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIftK5mcZm7
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFczUvyzQuE
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSKZtYLkWJ
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHzIm4ATtG
lot more money in the future.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLgj3zKYT9
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM491Wh9MN
understand,” said Angel.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrENrCSGA2H
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfNTzXDRgv
on running them.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNjvasma72
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElMrREu20f
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ535r8FKvkp
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sQrktCWtn
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NooASIJZN
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Hf9BaiLMZ
out his hand to get a nacho.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMOrSOnTYH
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjH3UAvVTP
afterwards.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomXbuo0Lde
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyB5gmM7tp
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXFntB1mNa
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGtMZtriMW
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBuh7f3esC
the future.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBsyIObEtZ
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqigWZ1PPp
later, when he’s older.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTX5YKcma1
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHhkmdCcCl
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Scrse1hIx
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81iLPvjP4a
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKTR1scscH
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAUxCI5Vcj
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ARdxdKpnz
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoTYY4rZZX
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw182Sthyjs
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoCvjWhJfs
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2RWPK0Let
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZmC22XuKG
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri7CzfhDi3
elsewhere. What should she do?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDFdbU1t7e
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiKckZC9vP
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDuZoIMPe2
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“What is it?” she asked him.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kiWb51Opq
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd2HKMCFlr
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2XaVmoHwO
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHzUzPE6WN
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOwga5RlUu
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzIWqlR1Jt
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoRhOadOnK
know.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡch4Ov75Edy
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5JxKkfRTK
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvez5SXxV9T
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iP1w4ENEo
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwj42aOklz
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6duo12hmMz
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAl0N2gOvB
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pX5D4doU2
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q01yLPljd
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39foV6r6Nq
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0ActkFqXC
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW1WOrz4y9
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuZ7rmIWZF
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zJYLaC5hc
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJwhHVpI4F
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1RwE2cJja
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQjWI3bIRr
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79cgL4pS2n
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBRSJjzp7E
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOLn87UIw4
counter for a drink.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iRhRKpcqG
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdvqxZmg3c
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uFumks171
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYay3DTKvL4
has.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iiPMpzG2B
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDcbkapGNY
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TfB6PPfwL
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyle4bCmls
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6Orxn83zd
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJzIr4pTNS
already doing right now.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStlswrrkAg
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTfrUUlAB0
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0ieZTshLu
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JADVca3UU
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXochYn8Sm
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDakkExcKIV
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkXJaxKYOY
just as jealous as I am,” she said.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeVCI71fil
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx56PbbFxxV
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3vWlhejww
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJeXuXEh2Q
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7b7MLjWRV
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEs6fbXv9h
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEsbH60N1o
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYk6FitIT5
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg9FmJqqJk
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmXPYsv33c
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8uPoKQ01g
isn’t going to do you any good.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47VDgoXaJM
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavsbULAooS
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsku8JW3Yft
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PRlcJ1w6N
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfdfayy33h
your promise after you see this lover of his.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEsJQetL3F
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLgkgUXAwS
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhmJqGJXM8
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42Ad4ALTKB
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKPfwtvtVW
us some drinks.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdz8RkurXz
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MwIbX4kFK
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtxJFhRPnG
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfWv7jH3bD
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LANqNboy5
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she didn’t even give them a second thought.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2OBxxOC0u
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3iuHNvnOr
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtMZWqf4bq
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uLZz0nYC2
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxA90ubCl4
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyK92esXl8Z
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGq22APKMw
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzapORH2uM9
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMPbnpMGIx
she wasn’t too careful.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfmCn0Kuid
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJISeKLgoD
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2iR379fzA
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWaKSfEGJ7
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nHS2ynOqF
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZYukHvuDJ
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKmu3hjYXT
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWglzK6WTii
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D6MpPbcjG
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPClpJi8oI
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqBWoD14SH
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggcmPkdxpc
her face.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqlPzGriLh
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1iRXKi07E
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquxxJScnKH
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVs7DOYjN5r
might find they embarrass you."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnvESe4bXc
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiMKaTetRQ
Eric asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG6BDmnpyV
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsw2NVJOKg
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWMDDjwNP1
silly," he said.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MoBau7Pyu
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kL9rCJmvl
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjw25F0k0KF
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwxjNJEmlB
carried away that I even fell in the pool."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIMVtluesC
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf96z7rX45
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVRBC5Otaq
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHtFPisdus
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhH5xp56tng
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgOEtNxrMf
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCyl0YkCoX
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPSXLOcHjQ
talk to me for a week."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzgZqNorQT
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvbHPzQZR6
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jYRL3st2v
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2frkKcM7v
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wit7azelf
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0GtWxuKWz
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVAs58Whsy
shots ever again."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOGUk9OBc6
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznce2SzYMK
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qRKw5ektc
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx7phwlPpy
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXWGEHa2mD
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpcZK9gJSx
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyTpzLIcU2
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsZsXXQ5GM
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zgylv9a3k
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQkX6odi0Z
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGUfxu4tOn
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rmSJnuq7Y
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOF0KdA7kz
alcohol.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8j5mCwt3D
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgovoF9Xj6
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePXDoXpsQq
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchvW4avdY0
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytORSYK7GA
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWxjS6YfaZ
on special occasions.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbyQJhvLrK
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMt0vQWzoZ
your preference suits you.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKdiT7ALGC
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACCtNAnXu4
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwz5g6edMR
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqK93d7XUh
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE62cfw6Qyu
are considered classy.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtQTtI0pjx
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuFh5xvuLu
they drink,” said Eric.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1G6PlipoZ
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oOuTr3Hyz
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYJqfXAtGV
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKs55dkp1T
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfYUVfmEVQ
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jRCPYE1x0
Marco.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScKcvsnNPN
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSsXBELDrC
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oZe5WzYLs
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVTEfaVbIg
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FKyos5MTl
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFJUSwS6SO
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XfMptc176
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFTQQ1ryh3
sincere.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAa66x7YcQ
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMhY7LlG5f
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsehQUjYUMd
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnKD2n8UVw
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakC2BPnDyk
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dpxZEiknb
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErqsm8dYv7
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvPA0RyMfm
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hdHTPlY22
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97HktKqI6M
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4O2zcqD48E
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyiCGL4dne
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp5MWdyzJL
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtk7qx8Rjg
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkrJRcye7m
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXicljlIBPt
for it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc3zwfWMcZ
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2hHb6NHjG
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2xCklzdTo
really needed to take a breather.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDlhMXqcdo
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaAEkCNZe6
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsdKXgnC5z
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaB7wrSyUB
though she had woken up from a bad dream.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwcSo7KhyT
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsSprxjlk3
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIqKI8DWJG
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUjGyt6kOf
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTctn4XNvEb
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5489OIHjv4
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECCQ0mtHQa
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YBvesKHLk
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrtQLBC2G8
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlLMOXjYct
herself.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARXzfIU3DO
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Hodn572aG
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVG6F8ms7L
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLYgdKdCht
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGoPOMTnBf
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxmN32px0T
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwYI4TMuEL
notice her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCCred1s3q
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtipy3cyTc
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXtPdIb5W0
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWYOq5gCGN
own business.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1pFYyHpLI
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwIT4OL1yw
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhISqHO5wK
surprise.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZj4KDtunxO
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V7BeYHEWj
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf36t44TZFc
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsuYoyFKV1
bumped into that moving shelf.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0kyDyDN2x
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYivFfn64yX
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBycDfL6d0
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy44bBwU8vc
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXta4lQ914
forever.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwyVvpg5wd
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoGQal1YGD
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4Mne3cAiN
their conversation ended here.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQNDGhAs5O
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQOHn9j9tL
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JwqCIQouU
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sSAfugvV6
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS08omDbBhz
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjDK7vf0H5
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAIbAsltWa
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNjNiyONL8
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs75bk3zNG
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ49QjhmIxU
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRQVB4vQaQ
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA5bY1S3Wc
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIxT8tqrFO
leave, but after she finished her martini.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRaEUP0DyT
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRnJPzKxCq
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjL6Rpdqyt8
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“Thanks,” said Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hra2IKNvZ
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJReYrd5Lov
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKexkFlFLZA
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnRzYQE2vZ
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5APKr7goZg
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVGpq0Arq2
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmTRJbMhgB
Kim’s shoulder.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCosYmeVk1T
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rZBnqVQ39
idea. We should get out while we can.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RNZ8Y1QFh
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGmNgEZ162
the conversation. Let’s go.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGMQNKZtyT
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm42ZswIQe
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpe84ORdigt
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG9LOhvOGK
were able to see Leo’s table.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4LunJcNsG
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoa4StEs2Xg
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlM0oxvZl2
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeFnvqELq7
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWU1Y3wgdij
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveF4GHHlF8
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hXsomF2ce
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9wVbo7Zu8
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUlnQPuXhd
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8Z36F9kWd
counter in anticipation.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnpoURQ5OT
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxAAYYolo1
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA56WmTDdbM
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhXr9EbWfZ
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcVe1YRqSD
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjwBa6aPli
head.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm7GEHfn0Y
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAFAX4RFuW
not at that intimate level.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN7qNCWJGt
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnOuBwID6d
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hOMeCi4d0
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLVosBBETY
he was being friendly to me.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmTt1V8w6n
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwRnDJtftk
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6opEF2Gz4
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSzzFRJaUY
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0KFljjuS2
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVpxNxV1O5
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIsar9AWQ5
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lxnN6NNha
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlY1LbxmvO
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp8QyWj0JJ
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwumodwQNL
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTEtf6vw9i
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIC42UIc40
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgxK80I3ZV
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsadl67Ml7
that was different from Carly’s.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNkXhcNhK4
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys7WPBJ91L
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6z6OnuCkS
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzMcsTOON7
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3QnFYBfVr
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTW9hGP5sH
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IeUQKn0IM
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB9BPBLQZa
doing here?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UyBiv95YN
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5U2L9P2ej
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnHuPYjQZE
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iA66PNPDe
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVQ0arJtcc
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD1tHWgW0D
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCamBzTZ7j
get her attention, but she thought better of it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHTkpVLfuL
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzpnkdpq6z
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNYkgzw0DC
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbHZnrGWnj
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWQloZEwDJ
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIWZr6Zoim
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnsLWm9lJT
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32PkdF4WLQ
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpzoEMQIie
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YvuILwKrJ
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h8pvaO1Zh
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprQhT9avM4
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNoiCifZr3
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrr15DrMSo
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTTKUGpCbh
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJfFMl83WF
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW4VLIDvMt
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn256eL0ES
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wh2F2lXeM
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYB9pjDnl5j
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OHuOayMcg
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7LmT26Yml
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8MambFu2O
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQQpzwndnl
said Marco.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI4yFWA5hB
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcHQF17BsW
more handsome than you.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDJNRQSkWu
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeXeLKdV3H
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx39Sm5AQfV
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SpaLOySE8
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuFuBm9EGh
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0DVdOl5aJ
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0oZg4HxYE
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj3uEoqsTy
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkJHyxuhXN
thinking about.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwmHIf6yp1
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbgZPTDjYL
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iungvIxjT
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vwlTOhwsU
brother’s face.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVhEixDR3D
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNpHgdd9iF
at Oliver.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hh50OZ2S7
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVuhBqicU6
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2luzFrhNh
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTkQT7v4Df
heading out too.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4THwEppk6k
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDWYpGsrc5
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nyshPZvmx
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu06eFTdCO
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgQku9vdOa
way home.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRIYPdux64
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtnQHm6zZ1
here.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz4uXaKPr3
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsumdCKo8o
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWzmZZZqyv
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI75UmRJBZ0
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMr1nzD0qn
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xc0RowpDj
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJvrogM7vl
little longer.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbteeDCDhC
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPyC3TT2IK
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZivnaIwAbZ
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiopUUTvdC
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmL7e8Vf4he
get your number, Angel.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmAx9GzAD9
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ycdwSxLB5
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9UKuZVb7r
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡET2yVHubJu
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MTQO5DGkT
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNWXCih7G8
care less.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtdPEY3wyq
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxAmLx8x6k
should do this sometime soon.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4CHH1E01U
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhJhFOkCmk
difficult.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhnqXAyBst
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbJ5uPuMpU
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqICSzBlW3c
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5AzNor173
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkp4HoJPfO
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrrTiGVBKu
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8f4337LBsr
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyrkUswSlR
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J84P919ZB
much at all for a while.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPtC1jSzYZ
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR7bI2cbFl
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaAIBD6COe
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP6L7rnzeK
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nb8gC3xFO
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zDI53aWyj
home.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4faUXXijj
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY7CDFMge7
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5wbvNJbuG
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDoEctS0SF
Miranda might still be around.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4J4U69jr6
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44XcGKD7FM
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbRWIVpA1o
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESy6wDoVrn
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeWYnIDoKP
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK3FJjKnQY
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIfusIuDci
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSHi8vYsiI
cream.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5lmNagGeT
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYIZwVD3fE
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6jESI6pzm
around?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j5YdoRhdB
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgIeFpU7Z1
the bar area.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbmBk2PJ3E
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeInbG7VR2
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEOy4WtB0E
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAHDRQoVQP
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2CALsoaDp
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpppSG555AL
see.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TRKS59DHN
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRwCpHsLfb
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42O7WP4ef9
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKjrOhpDnR
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5c7c8EH6S
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNaTSrLxQe
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpmwCm9F39
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBvOiQIknZ
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVoqzPnL87
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZ7bT37J8q
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uUYYCOgRw
seen us.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQ1UDFyQ31
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb1DxbaGF3
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw68w4dOD5g
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Id5TaR3pp
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtCaY2er9g
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzUFlr6ujv
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GOnaZmN9S
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcasePC3fB
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORWw7Byvkv
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BTM0cORcO
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6W94Ih9ZY
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5PNYjfkmV
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AsoYv9stP
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEBEMjPYRH
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktjOevaxNd
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dJiCnfCxU
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnMqNrfPom
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRLhmjPKHc
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHqQ07KYWw
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVmrZtvsgK
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk5e286RM5
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhewupqLYGk
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd4Y6Xkl5T
this wasn’t over.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QTGuo5pGE
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BkxbJgiX3
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK1AMbMErR
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNQ6AiioeE
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4c1pdd525
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW3kmaxKBY
favors," said Angel.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavV2LEeOhi
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhe1Kcx6CV
they been there?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvrYuPoSi2
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48U3VJxqRo
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCQSfhnpQf
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOl9u5nwR1m
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8ColrbhWq
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITkLJREMN6
so you've got to be careful from now on."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqhBCc2syp
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIiQw5o2Mo
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05k59vm191
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5LRqyLjaM
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiFZcV3yAI
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6s154JNG8
night only.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJH2UAddRYV
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLQO8QVqzc
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwZgRfSiJO
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy4tQF6v1S
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxypEo84tZ
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCVqKDeS79
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZV8PW8N0z
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXDhD4chjy
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2ryNBZ43Y
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvcvO9AylC
want one?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnteQyUMRuE
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEou3jUrRQM
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDpuu8ZZCv
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtJYGYbsx9
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b2q2Ca7C6
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPOw5wbyMR
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iRI3ozElX
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoIM4rpjB2
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hURzvkfZ3
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstTmBO1qNC
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs6WD3wkBV
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsxwRbKjNg
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsjpBR27iF
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB1oCvVNpk
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvDd5GCRBZ
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXtGnpz4kN
relief, it was Walters.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89sxxQfWSL
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dJngOc3ub
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQSzzVQXsJ
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6PmYUaBCj
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xmkl3UVLh
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhdAyxeGMz
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LfR3gFL1X
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7S6N2xhvx
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMGvWro4Sm
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt5Ok2k5fJ
Lion?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFjdvmjwHo
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bDMxR45Mv
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONepCfqusJ
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLu7YLzzsj
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPJ3QKi2Om
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqw2bLP6MlM
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHq4PmwJI5
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLXoff4LSu
balcony.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKERL4cUFO3
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknmmdA4BrA
begin the meeting.”253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfRMSbaQt1
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIcKTndXHZ
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmFxz7bbBp
a charming smile on his face.
