Leo had a smile on his 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡua4WDLCxTd
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhtpaQyZwG
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA15tiloune
face right in front of him.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsNWL8fsDe
It was morning and the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMhH5gi8jI
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpA9MwT4SN
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHClaFbGqPl
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjJHR23dkV
brilliantly in the morning sun.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5p3q2WHsCV
Carly had joined him 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ1VioUMvf
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeqzaMhqr9
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcaRYIXN9H
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrIvV3yt6m
birds, of course.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThgo3sgb5x
It was good she came, 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij5vlJE301
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSYnNopEin
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMDmxcVfiA
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUTQFpO9sG
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhGcfofXxy
He stretched his hand 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf88vFXnmIC
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OwHRYTZbk
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj6nwug50E
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TpWXt7U10
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfXLxnfctJ
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhpy2nm4Rn
She didn't respond as 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuUMYbcrgw
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCyK0rV4Bg
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMlhoZaGzG
himself. Leo chuckled.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3IIFWpIjk
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxOOzeXax4
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETellPcRam
Carly groaned like a little girl who didn't want to wake up to go to school as she covered her head with the bed covers.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9Z1cQrjC0
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz6qAYGxXi
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0eP6YJW8Y
"You're right. But I 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzyhtvwC8d
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvtotImatQ
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeg4ISf7Ljh
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8hGZXM8TR
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTKdCq54Ws
They both got out of bed818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU6H7bf3y0
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgin3YEx0ie
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx7ab4JDrF
way to Carly's.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvnzGAjG9a
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nNhOCNtem
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmoy3TKzbm
Carly gave him a simple 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEcpTpRsgS
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BtfQ7083d
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr45K2VecUk
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9q0Rb2zlQb
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFFUwmrLSc
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04lffDpBvY
He made his way 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9khB5mkyF
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZshBPcywt
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLKbSINMkv
kitchen.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVCWpLU3z7
He wondered who could be818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxLsXfL49b
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEXYo4fGYq
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpSQvC6L2J
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KtxkcOubw
little.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs9KsSLYyt
Angel was standing by 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDXRuoP12o
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIandrZlNd
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpzOhy1jVk
thing that shook him the moment he got there.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJ9NDYqVPC
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCriCUvvJ4
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEtXAsMluv
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPs1J86TXF
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3882oHsMjX
"I just had to."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSoS09wMAS
"Ummm," Leo still 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCIpzvX8tQ
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgqmp6pAy5
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJi8WORWOu
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyI3skG8yt
The coffee maker soon 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVOOn5WD8u
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6U4AYolF6w
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMVvrwrby6
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWlBA8X6PV
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30EKboBg9D
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk5m23buMe
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhzhPucuTD
"Why? You wanted me 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTr58vAqbI
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPFKhrk0hp
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazfkGjhGHp
a cup.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G4LpQbNBW
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAXqL4lMWL
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDD6H5uSgb
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uNKCSQHS4
"You still don't seem 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKpusbmPtJ
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvpRXhHUUt
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjJvuz6YrE
things."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNEOCV0BWh
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cBDsRnUTn
Angel took a sip of her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuqZnPc8Gn
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPfaHJOOMU
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzw6yzIv8n
spent her night with you."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bctNrbfJ4
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwp55nUhda
Angel smirked and Leo 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJRSsF7edD
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE9c5LkFOb
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpi09bFfM9
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzTW1iNCX6
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmYDrG9hu3
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sQMiiNYD0
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rTF4IMz14
"You're right, Leo. It's818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla1Oh7egz1
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyeoIriWcJ
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QGdYRoS5Y
have any control over."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpP8WIO9nc
Leo was a little shocked818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiKkqXAVgD
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvC9AgWdU1
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyo7dBfLSO
game?818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8l9TJuHlhV
She slowly made her way 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NAuyKsJHR
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob3fBirugX
look at her and something came up in his mind.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyYO5shCK1
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlOKb0e69K
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0lOF5KOSR
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPp7RcQMpH
"The time you came into 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79jM4L80Ch
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4s5aFvRg0
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCORMJ1JupL
Angel smiled at Leo. 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ydnak4PvR
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4q9p6BF5G
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H6ogO7bSA
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2hs7nHbji
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjHS90A3AG
"I don't believe you."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf17GSeTrjU
"You don't have to, Mr 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNqYs5ZxC7
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ734dmGeBMD
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BAQ5kZSHj
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzj3vk8c5L
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51cRGW9udU
"I'll be heading out for818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHAvjUsjB8
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDM2FeLUbf
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW598H1ZqIA
Leo didn't have to 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcl4QPJ7HS
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4y6OyVtRf
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrR4IgayVj
her.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI5ivgdtNh
Leo stared at the closed818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0xnorpAPq
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKfdmRsYIj
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdgwrGsajj
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbL7gj4nBk
utterly disturbed.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq1khNFiKi
***818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkheSf7sl21
In818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gR58DCpTr
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKjRznn9oR
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU2Wjl2KzW
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m8zMBFOf9
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBb1NsvZBwz
"Morning," said Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9XdOwDaG3
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GYq0j9Pp0
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKN0170qPRx
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKbFepcqyA
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60oeraGwmH
"And818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUwSH2rWDs
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkgqoyuQ8n
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzbAI3plPT
"Do I?" Leo asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcDo2r7xiC
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMEuMSoCoW
Leo818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXCRrdaw7Q
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r8EGv7y7i
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66vcMAQA0Y
knew the reason too.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7YmQ4c529
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt4efbW3dZ
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6jKueywoE
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOApbrQvHVB
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQwxgDnFj6
"Lovely."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvJHqBFw9J
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLEb7l51pe
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnhjdDpEdN
Upon818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJuW7IpQyA
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTC6xhzop8
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2whIk4vySQ
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4AIxOJeS5
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFtDhhNTLM
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZYzetAHN3
Eric818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeIPLI3WuE
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzK7jCe9Vzr
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kJ9vNgmUk
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5BRiDNl1H
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83HQROlggF
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWuW3nEeac
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8zP3USIFD
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrE4hx0U1r
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBhqkqmwVr
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW8ktqj8FQ
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq77n52JbZ8
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcy1b37i8c
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YIJZUqetD
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVnIafPP7y
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBE5gOAbO2
Leo818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEjPHEDtPQ
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeGc2mIQIM
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA19Swb7TYv
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8Tyi5OH6k
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnsW0s61dc
Angel818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ2UBTlR44
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFayXukuh5T
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHezM9TH3m
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQgtlAtsVE
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MEXPePoo5
"I'll818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvjO9sEzcl
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyz9GcJT76
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0onvfEBp5p
"Yes, I would," said Angel.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqtlvgsCKk
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIc5JzcWAF
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6Lulso5uZ
"Yes, I'm not."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5AfdSghl6
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxwa1AAd22
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSsTzAmFuM
"Yes, I would."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyZhT0DVrD
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbjRPovdKt
"I'm afraid that's the one thing all the boys have in this house, charm," said Diana. "And sadly, no one can say no to them."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb2mfKtDq6
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoeRkDYW6I
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhp8wyOZ5cE
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Nv4xzaDX3
"Yes."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrArySBL5L2
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soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51Tr5pgYw2
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iosP4S9fX
talking about Angel.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrLuRatGV3
Surprisingly, Angel also stood up from her seat at the same time as he did. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfbk1B2snL
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ERlOGiSYQ
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ384V5ylT0f
Before Angel could find 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkQBHo9ZxZ
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKNvxtRtM9
seeing her sister, standing on her own.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJ1fjyRVz4
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdo7e6yfPD
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qq6mLfrs6
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sLjG6mBtF
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wH7hQ0TAQ
Angel made her way out of the dining room while Carly stood there wondering what Mr McDonell wanted to talk about.
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