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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he18Please respect copyright.PENANAFmBXxaZ2LV
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.18Please respect copyright.PENANAGo0dndoEVO
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANASVDE5GKqdb
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to18Please respect copyright.PENANAnHuYn4cgLn
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she18Please respect copyright.PENANAkrlyeXFuVx
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAXRZL0HLAjh
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need18Please respect copyright.PENANAr6lPXVuhg4
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in18Please respect copyright.PENANAOQdz6WYOzl
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAHAExn4qHsD
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you18Please respect copyright.PENANAZrdUYzmxyi
want to say it.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA4Sg47wrQxG
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.18Please respect copyright.PENANA4wfNWr2yI0
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAmP0tJIri4S
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,18Please respect copyright.PENANApjxVo7ZYEM
because that’s just how she is.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAOHv5l5csNV
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone18Please respect copyright.PENANAZLx6vbkvDL
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had18Please respect copyright.PENANAz6eOcWqg5F
your fun.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAHsmtMCyC9y
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell18Please respect copyright.PENANAJwW9FoABop
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way18Please respect copyright.PENANAS1ioFcyRLp
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAK0LkwcdxTr
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for18Please respect copyright.PENANAXXXdjLr28v
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at18Please respect copyright.PENANAbjQAgBzNzy
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he18Please respect copyright.PENANAOsKtMpnW2L
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqVrdUFyobc
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his18Please respect copyright.PENANA2oBudRmFOg
thoughts.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQkHzJ27sHu
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as18Please respect copyright.PENANAJA8N9kFSOe
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAsAnywXIsRZ
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks18Please respect copyright.PENANAMc8kjYwaoM
too?”18Please respect copyright.PENANA5U705GFh2x
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“Yep.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAAB2xLPt9mY
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly18Please respect copyright.PENANA49DlAeGJ91
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs18Please respect copyright.PENANApPq2NP993j
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.18Please respect copyright.PENANAv0P1Af76C8
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and18Please respect copyright.PENANAVwXhGZJr9Q
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying18Please respect copyright.PENANAcpzfsLJtpX
that they should join Angel and the others.18Please respect copyright.PENANA1kZqIULLQ0
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table18Please respect copyright.PENANAP96svxv3Pm
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYdKwKRDIrc
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAijctLO3wUT
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.18Please respect copyright.PENANAumnlEvp1TC
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already18Please respect copyright.PENANAYe0zmb9v6M
tired.”18Please respect copyright.PENANACCLBHKqQ6J
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of18Please respect copyright.PENANA70b8G8NmhE
a drink right now.”18Please respect copyright.PENANArOlwhceoav
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of18Please respect copyright.PENANAWj4R9oPfDt
their sight.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAPu8ryQ3t2Q
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to18Please respect copyright.PENANAkpnGRqdKel
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if18Please respect copyright.PENANAvciOWiQ7E5
they aren’t at their table.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAcfbfTmuxpF
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to18Please respect copyright.PENANAp6X2y0tR7b
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s18Please respect copyright.PENANAqotXFyn0UP
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she18Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9JwQi1cZp
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and18Please respect copyright.PENANA5qlwFDpKTa
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqb1YzgUxaX
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8yYqfsLPI
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back18Please respect copyright.PENANAaVoxRk85uq
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,18Please respect copyright.PENANAqRMUZVDyfz
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached18Please respect copyright.PENANASxvB7BER9x
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7mNLn2W1qz
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,18Please respect copyright.PENANAiuf1rmugXW
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANAAswIC4zGas
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she18Please respect copyright.PENANAOO1uA425kw
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.18Please respect copyright.PENANAWoCXbM7Wzu
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.18Please respect copyright.PENANADF04f7gxrj
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at18Please respect copyright.PENANAtGTNyuBuSj
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he18Please respect copyright.PENANAcX9Eh8OrZU
would speak first.18Please respect copyright.PENANAfmKaNU7v9j
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re18Please respect copyright.PENANAHrxLvfzQSz
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAADhVlpWFtZ
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when18Please respect copyright.PENANA2ujA7fMXGW
he gets here. I really need to step out.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAHPQ0g7tjCy
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzUmqCEZJLY
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so18Please respect copyright.PENANAfZbFHbT1qG
it was hopeless to do so.18Please respect copyright.PENANAnK9uPucNiY
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in18Please respect copyright.PENANAmyUd1x5ocu
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when18Please respect copyright.PENANAclDoL9Zafw
Walters calls.”18Please respect copyright.PENANALJ4unFuDfU
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzajMGt5ZgD
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make18Please respect copyright.PENANAZb0fjGLsWI
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a18Please respect copyright.PENANAYhaTZtSvOa
minute.18Please respect copyright.PENANADOH7NelEKw
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the18Please respect copyright.PENANA1hZPhGRk8M
door.18Please respect copyright.PENANA23Yg8tphWB
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are18Please respect copyright.PENANAhtLiuSUANV
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at18Please respect copyright.PENANA9n7ynRyIbN
any moment.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAw7jRPWLmc0
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red18Please respect copyright.PENANAu33qE0JqL7
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football18Please respect copyright.PENANAOOobjBHyFq
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”18Please respect copyright.PENANABU4b5yNcjF
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up18Please respect copyright.PENANA5jnBbr0BCl
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters18Please respect copyright.PENANATRKtKDl7LX
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out18Please respect copyright.PENANAY9WDL8xDc1
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or18Please respect copyright.PENANAH63OUYpnJo
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJSs07mrfja
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,18Please respect copyright.PENANAd0TytPvar7
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so18Please respect copyright.PENANAwcpPtpH8WK
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel18Please respect copyright.PENANAB92btgJQzb
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the18Please respect copyright.PENANAtyRVjXR5T3
next day.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcij1crCzXE
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the18Please respect copyright.PENANAFSoJ6g5F5j
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he18Please respect copyright.PENANAS2633bPzNl
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA8w60ZolNn4
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango18Please respect copyright.PENANAkZrlCDKgvM
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at18Please respect copyright.PENANAN0DfosE0Ft
Eric and shook her head.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7D560pl5IP
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in18Please respect copyright.PENANAInModTS9Ih
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco18Please respect copyright.PENANAepk38sR3pC
thanked him as Leo sat down.18Please respect copyright.PENANA5yXFkbxbjA
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who18Please respect copyright.PENANAR3sVYfPXeO
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAWeGaTCANiK
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here18Please respect copyright.PENANAe4w1ak5zV2
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,18Please respect copyright.PENANAN6tF87WGtx
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even18Please respect copyright.PENANA1VDfm2zERO
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAQjKKRKmHGX
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaa1jAwE3ZA
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage18Please respect copyright.PENANAxbffGIWnHN
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in18Please respect copyright.PENANAazHft7PJHX
cheese.18Please respect copyright.PENANApuUpF6Yld3
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,18Please respect copyright.PENANAKEw0seogSH
they all burst into laughter.18Please respect copyright.PENANAw7KkDTSzic
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.18Please respect copyright.PENANAWv4GVYsHg0
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was18Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3ZIwFBXZB
supposed to inherit it, not me.”18Please respect copyright.PENANABsd3K2ZC6Y
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAQT9ez2zkZH
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.18Please respect copyright.PENANASTBWWCijnL
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a18Please respect copyright.PENANA7THctaDqBx
lot more money in the future.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ4rcpBpRu
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will18Please respect copyright.PENANAnyhrSbn5wd
understand,” said Angel.18Please respect copyright.PENANAXQuGKXnaDv
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan18Please respect copyright.PENANAlewYZsZRbi
on running them.”18Please respect copyright.PENANARDC5LxCCKA
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.18Please respect copyright.PENANAHkGiVrX8rq
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his18Please respect copyright.PENANAfMJSm84LHY
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA1tNEN2TSxV
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at18Please respect copyright.PENANAWk1L5CeEvK
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched18Please respect copyright.PENANAimYrXTTCt5
out his hand to get a nacho.18Please respect copyright.PENANAQQBX2KtalG
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth18Please respect copyright.PENANAMmUNG7pOFG
afterwards.18Please respect copyright.PENANAtbkwcycR2c
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his18Please respect copyright.PENANAsDbgc62Ci7
head.18Please respect copyright.PENANA9dFWw8Vnwl
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYChLuw2PkG
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver18Please respect copyright.PENANAqKN832JgQE
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in18Please respect copyright.PENANA4dShhE0TlV
the future.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAxQCZw3jtYo
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out18Please respect copyright.PENANAohe5vUBjsT
later, when he’s older.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAe3ZphQKJl8
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,18Please respect copyright.PENANA2YuF5odwVX
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.18Please respect copyright.PENANAf5lvVvSvbo
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering18Please respect copyright.PENANAFFMmgB2HYO
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge18Please respect copyright.PENANAuSwOwbsn3P
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the18Please respect copyright.PENANAXHByH17pxf
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing18Please respect copyright.PENANAXBeyZgeyxn
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the18Please respect copyright.PENANADgqrqerbQV
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANA9ml8WtXnNQ
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.18Please respect copyright.PENANArZSr2OFpJB
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a18Please respect copyright.PENANAoqw3nEoAHj
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and18Please respect copyright.PENANAK65WRGJUFa
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes18Please respect copyright.PENANAGoRIKZUgnG
elsewhere. What should she do?18Please respect copyright.PENANAwvMi6lF8Zq
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos18Please respect copyright.PENANAPEUpMiutSI
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAuGpXG2v7FE
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“What is it?” she asked him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAxYMDK0ztya
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was18Please respect copyright.PENANAb3f4hep9Gp
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”18Please respect copyright.PENANANUPCd6S4zU
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.18Please respect copyright.PENANAd7QcjRSFqw
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he18Please respect copyright.PENANAuIKRAF9YF7
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as18Please respect copyright.PENANAp0QMVEje1f
necessary.18Please respect copyright.PENANAAV6VpgkLDs
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you18Please respect copyright.PENANAEvfkq78BV2
know.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAwkUg2SSw7s
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on18Please respect copyright.PENANAXArXzdNAO9
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAbFMsxPGmtv
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.18Please respect copyright.PENANAtGZqu74HHs
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting18Please respect copyright.PENANAlScGpg2S1e
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than18Please respect copyright.PENANA96biQ8PDaK
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.18Please respect copyright.PENANAeGMhGmmKRa
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar18Please respect copyright.PENANAkOYgq3PUTC
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for18Please respect copyright.PENANAAdAWuZtVZw
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of18Please respect copyright.PENANAfanXCxxkiJ
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a18Please respect copyright.PENANAnQxMWGfLtU
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.18Please respect copyright.PENANABchJ4VRczW
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see18Please respect copyright.PENANAu1PxcOMWpa
us.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAO09HRUgwZu
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANAgolvOio9M3
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I18Please respect copyright.PENANAiw2sXdPbo1
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAt7dPMepFPQ
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the18Please respect copyright.PENANAS1BC846C8l
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the18Please respect copyright.PENANAJSgr21uRv7
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see18Please respect copyright.PENANA41TVaszBAl
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the18Please respect copyright.PENANA6DUkBWC2Zw
counter for a drink.18Please respect copyright.PENANA4EoRZMIJIR
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at18Please respect copyright.PENANAvddoMWGB3R
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really18Please respect copyright.PENANAhF8VovZ4h9
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he18Please respect copyright.PENANAqTdCVwguRS
has.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAjrwbNVt5Pg
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and18Please respect copyright.PENANAVnC2pe6olB
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”18Please respect copyright.PENANADpzvda2d0Y
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your18Please respect copyright.PENANAKzNFe1Gnye
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over18Please respect copyright.PENANAdl50pVId2A
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are18Please respect copyright.PENANANYxeB9aBH0
already doing right now.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6hrOFLkZd
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANAJjksSNVeSj
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcpZTD6KePU
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANAyz720EEiIO
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,18Please respect copyright.PENANAXIJt6h0XB1
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAwNDi0pXAdx
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re18Please respect copyright.PENANADCj3WegQFA
just as jealous as I am,” she said.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJe10VcvTdo
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making18Please respect copyright.PENANAH9jYCvj8Tf
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAGFDqdMnbu4
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see18Please respect copyright.PENANAYLMiID1PIG
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAM43pU7Uuiu
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man18Please respect copyright.PENANAOAbAYt2jil
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and18Please respect copyright.PENANAL0A6EHs2Y6
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let18Please respect copyright.PENANAHqx1s37cRV
go of him that easily.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA48hlLOrQkB
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation18Please respect copyright.PENANACvvVH8yqh5
was going.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqCKLZEUmEC
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m18Please respect copyright.PENANAJyn4T126bU
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover18Please respect copyright.PENANAku5yuUesmA
isn’t going to do you any good.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAomBF6EryCP
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to18Please respect copyright.PENANANMXL8KF84U
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.18Please respect copyright.PENANAfuzxvL36KM
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdu4CRHbgvN
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with18Please respect copyright.PENANALSBPJhd9sq
your promise after you see this lover of his.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAR55lNll3B3
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After18Please respect copyright.PENANArjtd1aTyr4
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAI7vwuINqQi
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAmlmUm1bn6J
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get18Please respect copyright.PENANABHmXid9uQa
us some drinks.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAzMV3oVIIIW
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and18Please respect copyright.PENANAoybYUFV8Eb
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was18Please respect copyright.PENANAWNXrNY0HA3
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.18Please respect copyright.PENANApRtBYoTCUc
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.18Please respect copyright.PENANA8r5tNymXwH
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,18Please respect copyright.PENANAt8U8nqOwlk
she didn’t even give them a second thought.18Please respect copyright.PENANAlywty2kUVH
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing18Please respect copyright.PENANA50o1lqzHsL
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the18Please respect copyright.PENANARNFOKBle6v
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long18Please respect copyright.PENANAZKf1V3voQ9
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few18Please respect copyright.PENANADEEwSUY6w7
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.18Please respect copyright.PENANAwCK2QlYASS
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she18Please respect copyright.PENANAhxOm432mmg
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as18Please respect copyright.PENANA6JYXzwk8e4
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if18Please respect copyright.PENANAwm9ZM5H3B2
she wasn’t too careful.18Please respect copyright.PENANAk2uBNSG3cx
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly18Please respect copyright.PENANApUk8jrvOL6
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time18Please respect copyright.PENANAOIIjlvDL4g
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat18Please respect copyright.PENANAKTsuqHQP6v
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure18Please respect copyright.PENANA0EM9qrWXSL
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such18Please respect copyright.PENANA05uHPDQZfU
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table18Please respect copyright.PENANAd8sT61AR89
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAperAW6Gnw3
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the18Please respect copyright.PENANAFxL0682gut
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on18Please respect copyright.PENANAAvEj5Fm80q
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look18Please respect copyright.PENANADxAi0oyvpK
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across18Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8K298sxIi
her face.18Please respect copyright.PENANAkyXvkjxFTr
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself18Please respect copyright.PENANABfPs4aFYpN
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.18Please respect copyright.PENANAGcSmq2LMv0
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You18Please respect copyright.PENANARJWjJFsbSx
might find they embarrass you."18Please respect copyright.PENANAkngTlk7FSE
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"18Please respect copyright.PENANA9nmLUgKxLd
Eric asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAwbaDS7zhmd
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."18Please respect copyright.PENANAaNx44wmKaj
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,18Please respect copyright.PENANAYVuRVr6Ye3
silly," he said.18Please respect copyright.PENANALQwK4JVMRy
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk18Please respect copyright.PENANA249JHHkAK3
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We18Please respect copyright.PENANAOfmYPNZF7J
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so18Please respect copyright.PENANA5pNSAIsvmT
carried away that I even fell in the pool."18Please respect copyright.PENANAH1YAGGuRzA
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for18Please respect copyright.PENANA6H8Zw5uiRe
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in18Please respect copyright.PENANA6njnwh9VQI
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing18Please respect copyright.PENANAN7wvc4vMdo
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."18Please respect copyright.PENANACV995mDMc5
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJjFYZyl9XT
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been18Please respect copyright.PENANAcXa6tdVapA
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't18Please respect copyright.PENANAH7uiDgnkLp
talk to me for a week."18Please respect copyright.PENANA3IGTuZ5qVX
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said18Please respect copyright.PENANA5PLXqpdQiu
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle18Please respect copyright.PENANAnY9q8CvsdR
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.18Please respect copyright.PENANAIbQp07MmhY
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out18Please respect copyright.PENANAHz2QtslE8p
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,18Please respect copyright.PENANAgFRetXW9Ka
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila18Please respect copyright.PENANAgHecWD6PIk
shots ever again."18Please respect copyright.PENANAvEBDFEOzzo
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”18Please respect copyright.PENANAB676xuyEnb
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took18Please respect copyright.PENANArmNSWl81nQ
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and18Please respect copyright.PENANAJT8kS31udh
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA4gztUPJUc6
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in18Please respect copyright.PENANAxRbhi78vT4
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she18Please respect copyright.PENANAbVjLHUFc0B
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAgUfkFWjw7D
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did18Please respect copyright.PENANA116c9ZQIoA
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAeCiSKa7c6F
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any18Please respect copyright.PENANAzoNa1chTHr
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANA30OnRbE1nK
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks18Please respect copyright.PENANAuSaQZVcTob
alcohol.”18Please respect copyright.PENANANX4dTmKOpZ
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her18Please respect copyright.PENANA2ayl1o2tzH
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed18Please respect copyright.PENANAo3V7Ca5aE0
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.18Please respect copyright.PENANABr88ZH3d7o
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdZaAH1AFxN
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne18Please respect copyright.PENANAF5d0bYBycL
on special occasions.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAXlcoQC6HFD
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But18Please respect copyright.PENANAezrx69beCw
your preference suits you.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAswKxqjlTqy
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.18Please respect copyright.PENANAHwGth46Lkf
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them18Please respect copyright.PENANAiaFRGJxsFR
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.18Please respect copyright.PENANAt0NmXzPI3R
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such18Please respect copyright.PENANApUmVIDPubf
are considered classy.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAzjTJGNodCf
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what18Please respect copyright.PENANAYXnw2S4f6R
they drink,” said Eric.18Please respect copyright.PENANAR3Ps59nUPb
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAO8FUwbVV5N
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked18Please respect copyright.PENANAPpd1FpfV1i
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.18Please respect copyright.PENANA55IVGWJK7X
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA6Xmd9sIeSQ
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at18Please respect copyright.PENANAfjeLHfsRRh
Marco.18Please respect copyright.PENANAoi8IvT6HxV
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of18Please respect copyright.PENANANqPLfETuQ4
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to18Please respect copyright.PENANAGCmMjveSBN
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA4QGXGlopIo
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie18Please respect copyright.PENANAyzyQNFkUcV
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling18Please respect copyright.PENANAW8mekaaWwj
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the18Please respect copyright.PENANAn6zxYUCBbU
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and18Please respect copyright.PENANAqcsyV54mXz
sincere.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzhda5hIzbL
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw18Please respect copyright.PENANAQS5ipM2Bnh
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from18Please respect copyright.PENANAsSuxTzyTuX
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some18Please respect copyright.PENANArZM8mHpK45
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a18Please respect copyright.PENANALORZOMl1LH
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.18Please respect copyright.PENANAKhkz14CwOH
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He18Please respect copyright.PENANATfXWEzd1bM
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to18Please respect copyright.PENANAAinLuco9gO
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.18Please respect copyright.PENANAiZWVXCzjYD
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and18Please respect copyright.PENANAr02czC290r
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there18Please respect copyright.PENANAkc1AHGQ0pn
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems18Please respect copyright.PENANAihSJPN58aJ
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her18Please respect copyright.PENANArCrurxWfOx
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence18Please respect copyright.PENANADUdsarkqBS
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like18Please respect copyright.PENANA8SGgbLu2BV
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel18Please respect copyright.PENANAVenY55hwul
for it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ17Xj6A1N
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their18Please respect copyright.PENANAPAdw9pggcz
thoughts.18Please respect copyright.PENANACYra8Vm5IF
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He18Please respect copyright.PENANA7spDoeuzhL
really needed to take a breather.18Please respect copyright.PENANAGWG2aatTj6
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.18Please respect copyright.PENANAixxzb2w9Pm
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few18Please respect copyright.PENANAu76tFgYycI
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as18Please respect copyright.PENANA4Bd8m11DZ3
though she had woken up from a bad dream.18Please respect copyright.PENANAPIwr55pYYh
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANADqh27lXnXP
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to18Please respect copyright.PENANA9bSvSLB79b
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so18Please respect copyright.PENANABnOIVFrviW
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.18Please respect copyright.PENANAnZOXITfgi5
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on18Please respect copyright.PENANApBn0z8Ens7
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she18Please respect copyright.PENANARDbHpMN68a
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say18Please respect copyright.PENANAImrtKZSchT
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can18Please respect copyright.PENANASnkcx12vvH
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to18Please respect copyright.PENANAJsI2FmG5wU
herself.18Please respect copyright.PENANAEcmUGoxWxQ
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When18Please respect copyright.PENANAf1HH7yxrn3
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse18Please respect copyright.PENANA3ISvVZztZt
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in18Please respect copyright.PENANAV0Vs9QCbmN
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the18Please respect copyright.PENANAVE0DiXTqYT
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in18Please respect copyright.PENANASEFKPpK7CV
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANA5r8AVy91qp
notice her.18Please respect copyright.PENANALX8lcc1cdg
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His18Please respect copyright.PENANAIRmaJTlbTB
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked18Please respect copyright.PENANAiq0cOFtlRu
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his18Please respect copyright.PENANAtANqt17S2o
own business.18Please respect copyright.PENANA0lYNIB4HkJ
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to18Please respect copyright.PENANAayz87QIc2Z
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with18Please respect copyright.PENANAdwHA0rKtx1
surprise.18Please respect copyright.PENANAsMhlQ4nJ8n
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.18Please respect copyright.PENANATZezym5NOr
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.18Please respect copyright.PENANAamppEZATsw
“At the candy store.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1kMB7rOlR
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You18Please respect copyright.PENANARQwA5MFxBo
bumped into that moving shelf.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAfzPmaogjC8
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA2uhfQyWhiu
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.18Please respect copyright.PENANAcwBo7USwoJ
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.18Please respect copyright.PENANAe8LE8Ly3Dq
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling18Please respect copyright.PENANAnwBYGgYZtO
forever.18Please respect copyright.PENANAvEgwsnOHXl
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo18Please respect copyright.PENANADH2yAV18rL
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that18Please respect copyright.PENANAHKgMoeB8k7
their conversation ended here.18Please respect copyright.PENANAf5XCrMYeNn
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”18Please respect copyright.PENANADdQh9MGvxH
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.18Please respect copyright.PENANAWEfpfweeqc
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She18Please respect copyright.PENANApCaDx2rVpN
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?18Please respect copyright.PENANA39aeb3Gm3X
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with18Please respect copyright.PENANA27cZy6JVYp
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda18Please respect copyright.PENANAH15Wg1Ez9G
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAml37jGhzU8
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANArUBhKgdJ2d
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly18Please respect copyright.PENANA6G5jmG6d7i
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she18Please respect copyright.PENANAjkx5xbLDQh
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought18Please respect copyright.PENANAA6xotChRfM
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to18Please respect copyright.PENANAM4GI5DSTPi
leave, but after she finished her martini.18Please respect copyright.PENANA47z0mOBTsX
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of18Please respect copyright.PENANAqlNuc7S9BD
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANA10ePXpu7r8
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“Thanks,” said Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3Op1xsgBA
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.18Please respect copyright.PENANATE886apR6w
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAkqyhL5Hi5I
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.18Please respect copyright.PENANArEnJEfc6NG
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,18Please respect copyright.PENANAahx6P47sWs
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAzOXr4voj4q
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on18Please respect copyright.PENANABlhbnBvQPX
Kim’s shoulder.18Please respect copyright.PENANA0cH1IzK1y5
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad18Please respect copyright.PENANAcUoOiaAxcy
idea. We should get out while we can.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAmfzpryBrMD
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat18Please respect copyright.PENANAfgH4hPHJ2y
the conversation. Let’s go.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAmJg32L2MKf
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to18Please respect copyright.PENANAFetDxrsVaD
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they18Please respect copyright.PENANA7hGIHOvTqV
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they18Please respect copyright.PENANAPnHiX3XX3l
were able to see Leo’s table.18Please respect copyright.PENANAEN9ZW66scU
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing18Please respect copyright.PENANAS3WlzwUl2y
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzNvRFxE0vV
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUyhZX0kBlB
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be18Please respect copyright.PENANAAqMPGxP2D6
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”18Please respect copyright.PENANATurKVeSRv6
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the18Please respect copyright.PENANAE5fPb44R84
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they18Please respect copyright.PENANAbtGjIPzW9l
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He18Please respect copyright.PENANAgjEWEtdZwT
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar18Please respect copyright.PENANAmz9VZMTmzq
counter in anticipation.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUWujmrr8Lv
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.18Please respect copyright.PENANApO6cgQxcGC
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook18Please respect copyright.PENANAIebmCXet8u
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.18Please respect copyright.PENANAJtcAkQDWzr
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl18Please respect copyright.PENANAXT1q71atl3
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her18Please respect copyright.PENANAVszHqHfayS
head.18Please respect copyright.PENANAnEP73TSYrS
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but18Please respect copyright.PENANAchqX8o13LJ
not at that intimate level.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAjWSOGjakpB
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAMLMc8wL86f
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he18Please respect copyright.PENANArDGggijxl4
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like18Please respect copyright.PENANAY9GkqQmSNS
he was being friendly to me.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAfsqVBUsbej
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAoqm0WYUycP
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and18Please respect copyright.PENANA7e1Fyv8UT1
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.18Please respect copyright.PENANAhAlWQrfbAD
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.18Please respect copyright.PENANAgB4k8c9kmD
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar18Please respect copyright.PENANA0RhdB4WQ5L
counter.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUm9VQiLLPF
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the18Please respect copyright.PENANA0GdnepKQox
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her18Please respect copyright.PENANA2ErDm4FKXF
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7UI5E6IVR9
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.18Please respect copyright.PENANAuD8QmyHeyk
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was18Please respect copyright.PENANAvC5hGrnsvF
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,18Please respect copyright.PENANACBmEb7Lurh
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda18Please respect copyright.PENANAUvCSccl2cT
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly18Please respect copyright.PENANAmX025VlcoV
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the18Please respect copyright.PENANAJPTu1z2t26
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty18Please respect copyright.PENANAGS31wkNSKT
that was different from Carly’s.18Please respect copyright.PENANAS7nipvJrQj
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7Lf4C53LXF
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda18Please respect copyright.PENANAi7dVXzqA03
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt18Please respect copyright.PENANA4OjNlYgTvl
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.18Please respect copyright.PENANA74bhGhwVZV
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her18Please respect copyright.PENANAbKu7nwSzp5
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes18Please respect copyright.PENANAzGzoxoADzC
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda18Please respect copyright.PENANAGGkxDGKgtL
doing here?18Please respect copyright.PENANAsuJFKmgied
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned18Please respect copyright.PENANAhm95BjXASo
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read18Please respect copyright.PENANAXjPyj6Gil7
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind18Please respect copyright.PENANAw9MqxSAz6W
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and18Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZjRIge0OH
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same18Please respect copyright.PENANA1J6IPf3iAp
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to18Please respect copyright.PENANAGfcBEDmtyd
get her attention, but she thought better of it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUfSrf74Pz9
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAqZw8akMjpw
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously18Please respect copyright.PENANA3olAUbYGlr
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I18Please respect copyright.PENANAxAArR60vcR
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAfZNa0VEkJm
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.18Please respect copyright.PENANAOz7KN6u6ie
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and18Please respect copyright.PENANAgtauTp0x7t
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,18Please respect copyright.PENANAESDoNU7bmE
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly18Please respect copyright.PENANAcCy1Raargb
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to18Please respect copyright.PENANA3UJGKnIZjD
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to18Please respect copyright.PENANAXh8WrDifzp
the table.18Please respect copyright.PENANAS13JapVsGB
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAjYEXvkqo1f
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as18Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9RvSpmdLH
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.18Please respect copyright.PENANAtSr1i83Qv1
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his18Please respect copyright.PENANABNs2KMiXKq
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He18Please respect copyright.PENANAgLgi8Ng7yo
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA2r5Xteu837
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”18Please respect copyright.PENANALgdXzWc8sL
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason18Please respect copyright.PENANAbKXrPejVAK
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAiUL01w2fw2
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.18Please respect copyright.PENANAxTPuUOG4DB
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked18Please respect copyright.PENANApGubhN0lZQ
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAzXyQuZsgJR
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”18Please respect copyright.PENANA9nHeOdUNZ3
said Marco.18Please respect copyright.PENANAUSObr0aWq8
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is18Please respect copyright.PENANAeEJCWxVjnt
more handsome than you.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA7JJK1K9OkE
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting18Please respect copyright.PENANAg4nYCv4Vw4
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran18Please respect copyright.PENANAUSaIMIhsFl
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7znRFaSyJ3
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?18Please respect copyright.PENANAaN54BGMGki
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at18Please respect copyright.PENANAF4RDkNHmCZ
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?18Please respect copyright.PENANAp9PIAn9D14
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who18Please respect copyright.PENANAN6wgbxBzQy
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was18Please respect copyright.PENANAGAMX1CxfNn
thinking about.18Please respect copyright.PENANAgJHCGpNj0g
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to18Please respect copyright.PENANAbYNas94WvS
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA6mobO6AYej
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his18Please respect copyright.PENANAEiN9HYhSTE
brother’s face.18Please respect copyright.PENANA085UvHzVfq
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile18Please respect copyright.PENANAcatrpNAQe2
at Oliver.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7Qg6Yh5dIi
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAWl63XeuoRI
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA847MTqLtBZ
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be18Please respect copyright.PENANA0W8ISHKfDp
heading out too.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA0HejYkYfBz
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.18Please respect copyright.PENANACMy7GHewz6
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to18Please respect copyright.PENANAeoeAl9rV0g
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.18Please respect copyright.PENANAZFkFXFk7He
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our18Please respect copyright.PENANAaMFtnJXJEL
way home.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAA6uTTqmvVl
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time18Please respect copyright.PENANAKt98hxudaP
here.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA45iQwFWr5J
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave18Please respect copyright.PENANAXXf6OHKvoA
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANABOYFEMovGn
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with18Please respect copyright.PENANAJZzXS5bdmt
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she18Please respect copyright.PENANAcc3SyWe57D
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.18Please respect copyright.PENANAWk3h5IukDd
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a18Please respect copyright.PENANA7waTXhWKTh
little longer.”18Please respect copyright.PENANADbb20O8UAG
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost18Please respect copyright.PENANAKshaTZmYo7
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAthZgta3VKB
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from18Please respect copyright.PENANABYWxvrBQUZ
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to18Please respect copyright.PENANAO0EhcpGTge
get your number, Angel.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAzisYNuCaGT
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAioQgXXhbzY
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his18Please respect copyright.PENANAqhKEws0CM9
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he18Please respect copyright.PENANAFbVanQOroa
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked18Please respect copyright.PENANAUb7PhHl0zf
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t18Please respect copyright.PENANAPsPBsO8BXU
care less.18Please respect copyright.PENANA1RSguqtBhu
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We18Please respect copyright.PENANAHJof4tNSGC
should do this sometime soon.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAaHlMSre6dd
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very18Please respect copyright.PENANAiKD61ZUkqM
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,18Please respect copyright.PENANAEvXRJFoAok
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a18Please respect copyright.PENANAo4x9kwHrxA
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,18Please respect copyright.PENANA4s0c25YTtX
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.18Please respect copyright.PENANA1CvypRLRG4
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.18Please respect copyright.PENANAgERnCNYGTx
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.18Please respect copyright.PENANAClAvtx2Fzm
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAQxFo826U5R
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked18Please respect copyright.PENANA833ELs1dei
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANAj9vzaURAXN
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling18Please respect copyright.PENANAh3KInE8LG9
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,18Please respect copyright.PENANAJAIbPznPWz
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.18Please respect copyright.PENANAYFJT8a0M6U
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head18Please respect copyright.PENANALTh2VU5unR
home.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAk3lARVHoz9
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely18Please respect copyright.PENANA1DIWGqdvqq
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and18Please respect copyright.PENANAnAzbvRknfM
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,18Please respect copyright.PENANAu7h1cVPWl1
Miranda might still be around.18Please respect copyright.PENANALo3cnQzkfZ
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long18Please respect copyright.PENANAw2Og9IwuTe
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAI1KZHxovQd
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she18Please respect copyright.PENANAhJNiXzBH05
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well18Please respect copyright.PENANAFBUfktIrfv
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that18Please respect copyright.PENANAH4SDNAeBeC
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.18Please respect copyright.PENANAlToaYwwh5I
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice18Please respect copyright.PENANAaHZIMGtFqe
cream.”18Please respect copyright.PENANADpyR0aRQ9c
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.18Please respect copyright.PENANAT6vZyJZ0NS
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car18Please respect copyright.PENANAZeRLjFJojD
around?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAYbcX2vzvdx
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of18Please respect copyright.PENANAGGOvLEptQz
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his18Please respect copyright.PENANAYwV4XswJUe
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that18Please respect copyright.PENANAJQoTER0Q8g
they started to stand up.18Please respect copyright.PENANA1WXNVK4OwW
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.18Please respect copyright.PENANAROMfZ4qe4N
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.18Please respect copyright.PENANA4vb3Lf0g3C
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and18Please respect copyright.PENANARJWZIiYDSi
see.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAlnZwgL6Ubx
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when18Please respect copyright.PENANAfWOgDVltnY
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From18Please respect copyright.PENANAzwtvS5blOU
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace18Please respect copyright.PENANAxX75Uoe5fh
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo18Please respect copyright.PENANAhDc2p1YOXT
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.18Please respect copyright.PENANAB0T6eEdTxL
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAzEQDkala3z
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he18Please respect copyright.PENANAtWBP6Y26En
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his18Please respect copyright.PENANAfdONOg9d8w
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.18Please respect copyright.PENANAaGYFX12r2o
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s18Please respect copyright.PENANAPxmOyRWt2P
seen us.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA5rBLq7UkfK
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring18Please respect copyright.PENANAoxGl62u5Mw
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?18Please respect copyright.PENANAPJ8yZRoUpQ
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.18Please respect copyright.PENANADXLPhQMkny
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at18Please respect copyright.PENANAWiMOYQzsqJ
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because18Please respect copyright.PENANAD9vb6bfieV
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught18Please respect copyright.PENANAdISg6jnQdg
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided18Please respect copyright.PENANAWvGsX9sfVf
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.18Please respect copyright.PENANA2NarTQFOUN
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his18Please respect copyright.PENANA2cdmA99qJm
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he18Please respect copyright.PENANApNRChAeMDg
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at18Please respect copyright.PENANAWiTgY9NxRi
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was18Please respect copyright.PENANAtU3y0vT3ZD
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start18Please respect copyright.PENANAdflZ2lqT5Q
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.18Please respect copyright.PENANAO02MXCAauG
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdpDmkA2Soj
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now18Please respect copyright.PENANA8tgSwEoAbA
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to18Please respect copyright.PENANATzg2TIN5O9
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.18Please respect copyright.PENANA7sD6TCKWBL
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAe4brteleiw
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them18Please respect copyright.PENANAVlSHJPzNdz
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that18Please respect copyright.PENANAIxEofJDC6c
this wasn’t over.18Please respect copyright.PENANAR7t4I9r3Hk
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were18Please respect copyright.PENANA996feW4YTx
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.18Please respect copyright.PENANALq7YdfMeeF
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.18Please respect copyright.PENANAt55axDgOYY
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.18Please respect copyright.PENANAWa2hdJguNa
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any18Please respect copyright.PENANAmtBptMjSuB
favors," said Angel.18Please respect copyright.PENANADdEoxYKDmw
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have18Please respect copyright.PENANAcNaPPC9fvb
they been there?"18Please respect copyright.PENANAx2zLKoQLRw
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I18Please respect copyright.PENANAbVQWLiYJWB
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."18Please respect copyright.PENANAerJ2foL4rX
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the18Please respect copyright.PENANARM0HAexrVS
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."18Please respect copyright.PENANAlPjXvOjNK9
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,18Please respect copyright.PENANA4AL3BIlHds
so you've got to be careful from now on."18Please respect copyright.PENANAHFRN16PVBl
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but18Please respect copyright.PENANAUySJmSdAv0
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.18Please respect copyright.PENANAvw9UGLtYMX
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver18Please respect copyright.PENANAgI76aixA7A
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.18Please respect copyright.PENANA81OcW5Exw7
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one18Please respect copyright.PENANAYFpimtnp3f
night only.18Please respect copyright.PENANAM3pZeAvUHm
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.18Please respect copyright.PENANANaqoCYnjXS
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAHJPtXyPP9M
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to18Please respect copyright.PENANAPVADTvzyuR
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAsabvePQ78x
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned18Please respect copyright.PENANAifCuP78o2d
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to18Please respect copyright.PENANAsngEsoS1fB
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath18Please respect copyright.PENANA1AYweXc8tT
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to18Please respect copyright.PENANA9L9MU4qjJO
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you18Please respect copyright.PENANAnpf1ddACV6
want one?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAO0fSI0jfrs
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the18Please respect copyright.PENANAmEclXtnh6A
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as18Please respect copyright.PENANADmq6UvEPkg
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to18Please respect copyright.PENANAlGKztzFGOf
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was18Please respect copyright.PENANAGw3TIc2iYw
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,18Please respect copyright.PENANAR26LIZeU3B
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet18Please respect copyright.PENANAbM0UztU89w
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about18Please respect copyright.PENANAF6rYuGSCdw
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?18Please respect copyright.PENANA7d2nt3zUsY
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the18Please respect copyright.PENANA3bxp2DbDHD
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,18Please respect copyright.PENANArVYRycrHqO
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the18Please respect copyright.PENANAh56dUXxNKI
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed18Please respect copyright.PENANAUFEj4tccaR
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.18Please respect copyright.PENANAlECp3ColeP
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even18Please respect copyright.PENANAsweDuw4Gjf
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her18Please respect copyright.PENANANePaNhnnTX
relief, it was Walters.18Please respect copyright.PENANAlR6Bq5OfRO
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAxVtC1xCcbj
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”18Please respect copyright.PENANAvoK1wvTXeH
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda18Please respect copyright.PENANAiNAnUwhU7r
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”18Please respect copyright.PENANAIVmX0QZBG7
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red18Please respect copyright.PENANAokqMCOzdcN
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed18Please respect copyright.PENANA357w3H4Bjs
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black18Please respect copyright.PENANAkpoiO90YMk
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were18Please respect copyright.PENANAsrxmek5oiO
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red18Please respect copyright.PENANATk18jdtN14
Lion?18Please respect copyright.PENANARPOJv2XKX4
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the18Please respect copyright.PENANAkssfX89PnD
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone18Please respect copyright.PENANAXd6AbhKSOx
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the18Please respect copyright.PENANAXzyQMLsWmB
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.18Please respect copyright.PENANAdCR4IvxwAv
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly18Please respect copyright.PENANAS5g2gAHL7F
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to18Please respect copyright.PENANAiqJ5jteKB1
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the18Please respect copyright.PENANAlPx7q3Ct3M
balcony.18Please respect copyright.PENANApq4xctrbgx
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can18Please respect copyright.PENANAbEhgz1gku3
begin the meeting.”18Please respect copyright.PENANA3WLQ05EmJN
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that18Please respect copyright.PENANAQLm1Z833RY
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was18Please respect copyright.PENANArvSVsdJfxU
a charming smile on his face.