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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnPp6fAXze
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcgtssOBBU
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxo1kaR81E
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9dgpRm3HH
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdbvP2p663
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDwZbnvLAt
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt8lj5KtRS
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3MerV7FGD
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YsiiLqkLG
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrNvXNznRz
want to say it.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SUUy117HY
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobbfkrUryK
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNsvq0YeoI
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uqIm6HfGV
because that’s just how she is.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89VVOHLBFl
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg7OCEckmX
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFX5mtd8Y5
your fun.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOxbYguVRn
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXWlNm38yR
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C94mtvDvb
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiVWLPsivA
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXLIAVKOHX
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1cJ7G5kXu
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGntumCufxk
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TS7VwMMSq
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQBXUputVZ
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCJFJ2eYvw
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGhdaBl7Z1
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFZwns8nEB
too?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsd11Npggt
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“Yep.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99fZv6gNTI
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jhDbqDrTx
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UlcTZPVwh
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiEiZv0Gsx
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OoyVTXpza
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhhEutRInt
that they should join Angel and the others.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjldl5l8QB
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2a5j738P9
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtyTW7rYpM
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWhe9QXwbp
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1NAMDGejI
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGamFlRv7Ee
tired.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWP2obatyG
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbSFUTI9gQ
a drink right now.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7N3XzLh62
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9D5iQVuEXK
their sight.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JEcRy1ljl
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXf6goL2Ce
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJj3Il0G9A
they aren’t at their table.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylNYpalcB4
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNKBOVrMxI
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivTHEamSNQ
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZKYS5wQad
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCiKJfHIQS
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDKD5iWl2O
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV4L8RhJFs
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuIkcHtFQs
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi1Uewy8Ne
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fTYq8NyEE
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUgkE4P6p2
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7GPlkVLz7
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwE8oS9uMc
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVyNaiyOF3
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Yu1HLulY7
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOO6z5fUL5
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaAR2Hvbvs
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhGS5CjLKu
would speak first.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJil3l8aRFa
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VzmUsKLgN
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQL1uNT6w7
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWWC9bULob
he gets here. I really need to step out.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlLZhydH0I
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF9cO0t1Yh
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEaND4orKV
it was hopeless to do so.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzE5usX0Os
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL3AIOPnX1
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUjNT0Muas
Walters calls.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeN3XOuZUj
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfFvfrpuC7
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWBYzVJ6CU
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd16t5GVEjH
minute.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9HtSxQwA2
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe80L9PNxxM
door.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDkhX8XXit
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D581RNDv1
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Mo7TXxLAr
any moment.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1cwedIwOY
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Bj50jtQsM
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BD9bi3gud
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstreYwkjBk
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3g8NS6oRz
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6TyYA5CRN
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjTMh2FHxi
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgTDF2awgZ
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9LNMcFOQ8
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqe6BLK7Sa
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqIP3lUNEy
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pwdhRIjue
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVsntMkcmG
next day.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxpyNqG1O5
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3A96dzgWU
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eil1Ximgy
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyscSZGZztE
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgy32q3Cnq
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XMBRbQm0f
Eric and shook her head.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRNPlZM9jh
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8xwEo886Z
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSHPoRNtPP
thanked him as Leo sat down.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcECJfPAt9
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXBV5Al82i
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRWnCxM0w1
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLhRuEcsj1
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYSWdGQjGM
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOel5AksUVQ
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnb0v0D0W6
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wuz4UITjW
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwaq8mXlBv
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCmxYWeD7Q
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn90Oho0dnJ
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMM2d73MzO
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13XsU5QwES
supposed to inherit it, not me.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSut9Hh07j
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE9ClfGrFC
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrbAOPVmDy
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpwGdIIHnh
lot more money in the future.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFbIJD1usB
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojzkPEzAiF
understand,” said Angel.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlv8Hok9wpR
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCH9ZgpEKHy
on running them.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrpNzCwXv3
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDN3FKPwWwZ
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrOn63jUrX
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fp7Q2An6s
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxQp6zpIUw
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPecLQYVSj
out his hand to get a nacho.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkHENo3p9t
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdSp1ZeBCn
afterwards.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nj181CnEe
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl8wGzll6G
head.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjpQEM6cHK
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61Kr0mUIYz
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6UWOsJFyO
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQki0f1PoFB
the future.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLTZadFebM
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6O6HmOzutr
later, when he’s older.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv5cWh7Rc6
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3KEjNgsur
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggyuR45h5B
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YcbjWPwyg
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFjjyHCzMK
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHgt7AnvVI
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy2WipEsKR
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV6Fw7Y2Pj
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdInjHpP94u
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzOeY9f5tg
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNb6ODjjKw
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2qc9p39cc
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqeYl8cabW
elsewhere. What should she do?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeYJ0gJqw3
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEHjyTElu9
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwk07vhA0x
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“What is it?” she asked him.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3hygVp7bj
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgb9AfSAxf
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLdJUURvws
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgQR4t8geq
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTZa93LKfF
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo34NpCohVz
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiMRL2lJTj
know.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQB0ezxs2sV
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBIwri2LKE
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94fMhDFRLJ
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusWKXpVbpJ
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuO1DI5Coj
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvpoJCaoXX
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMVqbfDPgj
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKDGfrDnlZ
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLn36m4wzd
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16wfu3tsyw
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhoAdmT8Ke
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidKzC16yij
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT2cuTYZkH
us.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqaUwdWJW4
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3OE4AxuXj
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQxSf0sIy6
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wyP0160ey
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WohobxvOw
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FxGx5IlVL
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9noCOpeNH
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqU60WkLje
counter for a drink.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn04OvU8m6
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjfNo1Uggt
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoVARrX3bf
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanKcrtJbtg
has.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRaJZSOC4c
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkU4ZBhpzU
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusZRgwAz0V
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YI3ri77ET
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBPXxjmK4f
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡej5YGaB8sq
already doing right now.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLTRsAiVAO
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsktRqMdHFs
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIS0yWjUnQE
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFeGn9jLlW
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUe7KUy157
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1exEE54l7E
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkL1iiUgdO
just as jealous as I am,” she said.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBYTwbWpNo
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jR5QKP3ZP
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihhKlXCrt4
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswvs1ZRdd6
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnaqAglulu
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93oQR3LkFa
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjdmlDFDSd
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qoXSwgBj3
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuAiZs9ikj
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZzFh5quyp
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYCTG648c8
isn’t going to do you any good.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG1smLuibo
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMLbknxVdd
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTllvAVOxJx
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhkO6dsNr1
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVOvxNB2ot
your promise after you see this lover of his.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT48Tk7q9y
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKeVIHSTUu
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXkorPHmmp
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7m5ZTv9D3
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTPIjqayx8
us some drinks.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidmZP6vYQ1
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxtBf5awWY
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxTTWyOEVL
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tXZ68wHT0
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZOkvjuh4H
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbLrZ5NARU
she didn’t even give them a second thought.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa88ahuWBUQ
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf8e3EYPk8
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU7wMWaEe4
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbma9V74zr
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqELF99MYv
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98nhpAVigB
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavXrVWWE79
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF2Sirq9B6
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsX866x2tc
she wasn’t too careful.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8cjIqFrij
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoYwtmZdNa
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYu2yihswm
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDTaSvynzB
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKkOG28Bnz
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe89YpB63tF
things.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0XXTcjQGe
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tI1Y62BHi
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvWFnHxLVU
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNiHKbXmnO
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMyhgiFlW0
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVudhS89p0c
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsDQaV0lKX
her face.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZaYk9jMXS
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlRjZBnJ4t
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV1aoCiNBs
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4TZxUlECn
might find they embarrass you."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0IwJyRLW5
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ838pdFddrH
Eric asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOreXuZNHNZ
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE41coi4AJg
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCdw6nadcu
silly," he said.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeSkVvYy0x
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBBQARl3fk
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUdgInjuIg
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cChMybZQm
carried away that I even fell in the pool."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqNgVAdy1q
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJLFxymOsm
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXjzPb1jTV
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbai5l5XzX
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSsOttK4Qm
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9DRN4zh9T
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQI5w3ZXXj
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKfE10S1LZ
talk to me for a week."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O8nZP4Ko7
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEMTDvrjw8
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhTYfYfohy
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o16bVqG2L
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKOVasgDKJ
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq8etsY6Dv
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4hD5pQJGS
shots ever again."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI462ycoRZ
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfESM3kGA30
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4nncJOez4
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzVbrscWI3
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssFgdqpJxv
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSGfy1LjaB
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVMTC32MHe
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3OADODohO
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdny1LWXIKb
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiawTpGlg5I
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIc1TU3RK8
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpleuYikY5
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMTFLCLOxm
alcohol.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaTqd0YSTd
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVd9E8c71vW
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoK8ViIw4R
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrbZJmSmff
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCzt3xnVUQ
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVYprAjfRg
on special occasions.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VuIhXyw82
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM3ii4tfae
your preference suits you.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE6G0OEZHR
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpOfJTIkOz
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dn2GB2QqJ
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7plmKAAg9S
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXbnTs0DDY
are considered classy.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53tjqbGg0Q
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHA3Ms63SOj
they drink,” said Eric.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfPdBnaf1e
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAvm1MAeTg
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0AACmPePa
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM3vFXMqTd
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0viQGANrK
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt97gHDN6m
Marco.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmUEENbs8m
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjpeGIOryD
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2vm9yH1mO
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ9CM8CwiA
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH9MBQ6CRu
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq9ipmvmFn
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE87R0Yxhy9
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFWITa4PxR
sincere.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURH0Ymw0dc
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPiGdCpQKD
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2XIZM9W94
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu800gJg75Z
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtSrEA8KFC
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrS7DbxIf2
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1iQDIjxEP
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoXIS2kIRB
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bOeNTHYyp
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhKDnkWGJf
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8c2Fkhhn4
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQTnM7fODJ
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKALHoF7Gc
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazp0j1Vb5u
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0SuirtpOB
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc640LSnTl
for it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡism48tUWte
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrIEerkK5S
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZwIKf6Qo0
really needed to take a breather.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTht7h9auz
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XCIpnGoys
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCiV6guP5O
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFQ7tyoAx4
though she had woken up from a bad dream.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M5tWIxEiD
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0SCb9nGTI
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyBgReYsMB
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYA3kj8zAJ
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rMHIhoM4Z
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz0FS6neGM
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lji8uYEFk
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQ4jk6D1v5
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42lEUH1ZU2
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGc7DGfg4n
herself.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuXRrOqyLK
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv6QYejizD
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5EZ6Y5Gda
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrDqjsOs5p
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtneGUQYGpQ
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBaGqaAmeC
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3F9v7JlR6
notice her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlq1mUbT90
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bd7HuILt4
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGAL9cPe5R
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmW6tOqn4q
own business.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SrbdDnvw1
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0K7wvkDTA
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DzX0gHKlL
surprise.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLATeoA54QR
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5228Ldo1d
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPkxS2OC5z
“At the candy store.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGCd1vT1iX
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceeZ9qznx7
bumped into that moving shelf.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UvhJNFfIF
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHKzt69Jls
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWKmlQta6Q
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK2UFmLVTj
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnW3ZvqV6Ny
forever.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfT3PEVFQJ
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiU5KsI5PC
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWFLkingmF
their conversation ended here.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsjEzKxwbn
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4fbXTDFDg
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWKsq9gLwa
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5boXNPEHfe
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkW407chmvU
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS43MZHjHt
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmNo1b4IY3
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpIJezF7zY
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsoxHcwPJb
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8p1b1KNWw
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yWkNwRQvU
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUsWUn3gMF
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1QSdHwmgd
leave, but after she finished her martini.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zrtcn0RS2
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlczWWxTTB
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc3D9PmnIQ
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“Thanks,” said Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDS3RGmjo8
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLsQEWjJzM
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPst4R9vYO
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtbzl5EPiF
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t17hvvDiZ
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLsklmV8yK
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6oaLu8WbV
Kim’s shoulder.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZknL1HE7h
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerLa8PyxOC
idea. We should get out while we can.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjORDMOe6BN
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcDID9qZz5
the conversation. Let’s go.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMUCT0JRCb
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7Hi9YGEFE
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYzD9IyJSj
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKuJRt5wVD
were able to see Leo’s table.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchI0iQMfsX
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0tF5mEtJv
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOWLlm1koY
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCSffF8m7m
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K2IkRgXff
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJv2DfbC4K
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuKXJgpiHZ
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcBqmIEslM
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MljzSswb6
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W3UTrseU1
counter in anticipation.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHXZJWNIPC
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8QDVxDmYh
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uRUelYwd2
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwug8Vzo8r
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroTbKaZSKE
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCzif2zzrF
head.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSUOeiNdzG
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB1G2oNqHa
not at that intimate level.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFrnKe09Nh
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQav0EW0ZKz
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9yia3Ul6p
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihIn5yXHBD
he was being friendly to me.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD9IDo9r9u
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡintt0lKGkJ
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1qkt9RwW3
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2FI3PBJq8
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXVCZBWK3V
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOke2nASsiA
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqap4u1esDf
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT80obKMrKg
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspWHif0l4s
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowGhPxf4Tb
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2dlOki75B
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGEi6lgvty
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSnMcpGcKb
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iFSOEyFHz
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh6pZRoaO3
that was different from Carly’s.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GwmUDvJz7
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGa2UYnXJE
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhPg9rZMIu
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb3PuYR0Ur
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS3iwXm4rx
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWe68waKxg7
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciHDGmD5i6
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhAPgtC8ik
doing here?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcSamHUwv1
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogFkFG6NBy
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQczDy7Ixsc
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPMx6JYuWM
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEMc5wudBw
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbENVEMGPaB
surprised look.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQBMou8Uw3
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm317GYt3A
get her attention, but she thought better of it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUSUkALV3R
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ0fxjOKHG
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KyNKA9MiT
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZS9sUB0uc
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat47vhqqYC
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyXUW474KF
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUzHnITGB0
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzCufDNW2H
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R080BiMad
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORG3y4HLuo
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw2OSV5C2R
the table.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvsE5N9woA
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGbRYxxpJy
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzB9O77Wj1
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkTjliCH9T
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkPqrU2DGt
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yO8BOERm5
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcl6vNYtue
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWQ5O0WQUX
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo6l87VJU2
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgzsu1UcwE
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9vfsSQLvq
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5C9jlNio1B
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUMWhQra2Y
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Gj8EvFs6J
said Marco.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gQHYLYOwv
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7tkE17FAU
more handsome than you.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8ed7g7NxK
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡok6MyFjkKY
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1SJlemFdi
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAmI06jcnP
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWysBRDLOTq
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3jxMOVokB
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyXqdqMRYa
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yf1710pbZ
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNuRq2Z3vM
thinking about.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwTRcSp4Ox
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZDy21Sytq
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkGxq5zBpb
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zqbY9voPF
brother’s face.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgFjtBUjpD
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAt8BM9eSP
at Oliver.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquBGemjjoG
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6fIJzaMNr
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1lkTHtb59
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXtWDHZGkh
heading out too.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljCffivoHR
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxCoebMMNU
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1855IrBwXq
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IMFjsbcJu
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZNWaahVBN
way home.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLX5zCH2HdA
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2YFUVvPbS
here.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwhYzVrm9G
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOX2HAgMV2
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AP1Mho2Gv
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuspZZeElVD
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOQCFcchRl
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboSx1bFTSs
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGpD5S2FgU
little longer.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZHCAgS1fh
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HytDpzvU3
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWULH9bHsJt
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyTvwZLq1r
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXdYD2pNOv
get your number, Angel.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnOI7ZmU0Y
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwAjjWVE8C
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RpdFUAG2N
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0y4nXgyQT
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgNMzz9ieZ
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrRs8d0SN1
care less.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0boPQSzeQK
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wHHS1dza9
should do this sometime soon.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wUWoUhALt
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttP73Dudjl
difficult.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzzJQDsD4B
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0ffz0WmjZ
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpCnoBDP75
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQGxaappy5
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLtWVZiTCk
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6th8BwesQY
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYfS4UjMDH
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkxa3M3tuE
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0cl2Wmehh
much at all for a while.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJCuNUoCfL
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mUqv7okc1
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa5xknAzhH
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroG2hHuMTs
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2i1QQ7AS3
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5z1ECupSI
home.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99iNAjTnFC
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngXrahA3DH
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvegTvPTvI
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4KzOSFUsq
Miranda might still be around.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsKrtAqiYd
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEskBgqa4qX
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMyQc2qzk6
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xL9tLMTHn
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIJ296yYiZ
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaejLnqsZSX
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzP8PYpIxH
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkbbL3HtGx
cream.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqZ7jseLcm
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6FQ3fugU7
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoDYHCzEAH
around?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDOqezWXe6
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhl7VkBUxG
the bar area.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9DC6kC9Mp
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhG3KoXxW9x
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnREYlG4fx
they started to stand up.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktL0hzLQyd
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TPXX1ovhw
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7sfQShzwe
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIk3WiEXqTa
see.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFlKncbqFg
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDjPzOYTup
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uTBEDA3vo
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwBaivS6Ux
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5sLX49aIa
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJanUYcfnAZ
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ANpvVGsAM
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbDs9rEVfb
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KgdmEdAwc
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRJeVUgYtb
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76c0oaSMJM
seen us.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXXGwukQJx
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGbFAo6Zkx
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gp4pHdJkq
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVeXvpDjkT
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeoEydQnzi
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc4qXu2FEK
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzsiFLBjeS
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9xVOzDiip
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2v20WimOG
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDR8Aq47o7
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewaDzNYD2t
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dFEnU9JUY
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcjMDX3o6z
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcbF4oKB8w
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg13ZGYX69
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAVISJgv2J
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9u25QaAKI
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L6AfQf14S
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpzWf8j0W8
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEp3KkXvgf
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYcOOfB1Xa
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw9IWMUDoL
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpwTyRA0Er
this wasn’t over.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60ExoqYien
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbn7dtbziC
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtCteLHv1T
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZykQd8b1U
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc92Mhyqtmn
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMklQSJZo4w
favors," said Angel.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Uvx7xCHc3
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiyBIFVRKA
they been there?"284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeeDqeHVT7
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpshpgkTcMD
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXNeM1FhBK
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA4BO49BQo
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPPvquMhnR
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa4DvmU1Wp
so you've got to be careful from now on."284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTiMhU4j08
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerPPJPrs2I
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3i1LDcOjJ
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MScUdXs79
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gCZMM6yyg
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYRxb53LcB
night only.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqVssJWYlG
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN842ulAXFu
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrac1Hf8JB
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIAe9fHnRW
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmNdP3vMNa
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20vkoCG3UT
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu6Pl3A81E
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDKsYW9fLf
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV3E2Jx2Qu
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJS36ojlCQ6
want one?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPrgVq9Qhi
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aRggtGmUh
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzU5RjhNHjz
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqJoafBisu
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLyjUtszjR
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GWf1hDEVO
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxunfzr4V6
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6M4t52CvEP
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHlRyGpWls
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KTrfFmp6E
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQXHLnnZHe
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3PGpeqlnu
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1EBaoGCHE
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOD8vtZ9nF
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXzAVdELcS
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaXu7QbxDr
relief, it was Walters.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oJKUkRAPA
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqJHs6mAxM
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVmTHpIX7a
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mcgPpR0Bm
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByQ940WFCZ
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1ZzDuQeqm
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0LQ2wn2OP
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZcIPp1qDW
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQq9X23yrwr
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZFR1ESvMV
Lion?284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcyb4wxj6v
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0omSGNyZA
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHBz6HnayG
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhWnKgoW5F
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSGvwNwaon
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE7aThctIV
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRiFTRDPmM
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ohCdJ00OB
balcony.284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstnVJLAcey
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HKelgt6WI
begin the meeting.”284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxomSmocCff
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NkvoC160t
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was284Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWBTqHnYZt
a charming smile on his face.
