Carly walked in through 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L421UIQ9r
the front door, exhausted. She had too many bags in her hands and her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PEHqt0IJC
feet were already giving her hell since she wore high heels.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVXEXSIm0s
One of the helpers, a female, came just in time to help her with her bags. Carly couldn't help but feel relieved.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPds1DyJwPr
"Please take them up to my room," said Carly after handing them over. The helper made her way up the stairs.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP0hDNbVap
"I see you're back from shopping," said Amanda as she appeared in the foyer in her wheelchair.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprM3S78TQV
Carly smiled. "Yes, I am," she said. "How have you been?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsd32NPcSa
"Never better, dear. Where is Diana? I thought she was with you."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hdy71gkzv
"She had something to do at the salon and told me to come here."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ifjhq9zLb
"Have you already eaten lunch?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGO4bgc0mO
"Yes, we ate at a restaurant."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tvpjX2gbt
"Looks like the shopping did you good."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZw4xV2H7SP
"Yes, well, a lot has happened these past few days that I really needed this."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmer7gSmyg
"Mmm," Amanda gave Carly a smile. "I can tell. Nice heels by the way."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TJaolQ4xi
"Thanks," Carly smiled at her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmoAIzooB5
"If you need Angel, she's in the study."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9neCD9TVO0
"In the study?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuSkwgrkRo
"The study downstairs. She was a little bored and didn't want to watch TV, so she decided to spend her time with a book."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQ498qVuqx
"She's like that. Always a bookworm." Carly turned around to close the door behind her.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0tFXaBSLl
"You should also be on your books, don't you think?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa7FsMipUE
Carly looked at Amanda and wondered what to say. She could even feel her cheeks blush.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonaVtlzex9
"I know you're supposed 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAsdycf9nd
to be at college," said Amanda as she chuckled when she noticed Carly 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVwSRrpLAS
blush. "But it's okay. It's Friday anyway and considering what's been 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIbL5FTw7D
going on, it was good you went out to get yourself distracted."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MimxcrJPb
Carly felt herself 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwZk3yo8gv
relax. Amanda was only pulling her leg. She didn't like anyone telling 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT5anMabaF
her that she had to go for lectures. She knew that already. And she 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer1G1HEh5F
wasn't going to be comfortable if someone who was not her sister told 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFJCSAKDNF
her that.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9A4fsTkhEz
"I better go and see Angel," said Carly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3OTNqSVCB
"You go do that," said Amanda, "I think I'll go and entertain myself with some soap opera on TV."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJEtuXbmjf
Just before the two 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv8LrSFNrt
could part ways, Mrs McDonell came down the stairs, talking and laughing940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOyCQ8rG0O
loudly on her iPhone. When she reached the bottom, she cut the call.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILfwmUTk4c
"I see you're back," said Mrs McDonell as she looked at Carly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFG9PI4k0d
"Yes, I am," Carly answered.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoVGXLysyc
"Nice heels," Mrs McDonell raised an eyebrow towards Carly's pink heels. "Did Diana chose them for you?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmp5OK6wrI
"Oh, no, I picked them myself."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QZ6OZvTt0
"Nice. You've good taste. I hope your sister does too."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWnfV7w68K
"Oh, she does. You have seen nothing yet. Wait until she gets better."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVvfYm6kUh
"Can't wait." Mrs McDonell tried to smile but it came out dry.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhCfBxwaVL
"I better go and check on Angel," said Carly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdaWGwDE8b
Carly went on her way 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnvY9qC5li
taking the left side of the foyer and into the hall where Angel and 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qaKph3JT0
Amanda's room were. It also led to the study she just found out about 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw480xJBql
from Amanda.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePyZIESioz
She was within earshot of the two ladies who remained in the foyer when she heard Mrs McDonell saying:940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObtvHVn8Td
"Kim will be coming for dinner today. I invited her."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbmT55bDOm
"You really want Leo to be mad at you, don't you?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7cflAOtqv
Carly couldn't hear 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi91mrvNwL
their conversation any more when she turned round the corner after 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYG9ePMOEi
bypassing the two bedrooms and found a huge large mahogany door at the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezDnx5q0Vz
end of the hall. She guessed that it might be the study.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQNfHJCD60
Before she could get to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAq9u3Yvhy
the door, she wondered what the two women were talking about. It 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R958wIq9N
intrigued her in some way because it concerned Leo.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHWffJDYj5
She opened the door to 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkozNfNDgY
the study and was greeted by the sight of shelves filled with books. The940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx2miSTZtr
room looked cosy though. The brown coffee carpet and the empty 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFD9ChCxl99
fireplace with cosy brown couches next to the fireplace gave a warm 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAAQcj73SF
feeling. There was a huge glass window overlooking the garden outside 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCW0Nli0tkv
and just in front of the window was Angel in her wheelchair. She sat 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJe4JQ0Ft2
facing the windows but her face was on the book in her hand. She looked 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtjX08RGpM
taken away with what she was reading because she hadn't heard the door 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQ9rCJILP8
to the study open nor Carly approaching her from behind.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW2ukxIMa1
"Hey, sis," said Carly when she reached out to Angel slowly and placed her hand on Angel's shoulder.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW97IDzsqiA
Angel looked up from the book she was reading and at her sister. She didn't seem startled.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMLoRbVpMd
"You're back," said Angel. She sounded blunt. "How was the mall?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO9IXdbKCT
"It was great," Carly answered with glee like a little child.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafCYkVqCC1
Angel tried to give a slight smile but failed. "Glad you had fun."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfjeWiMr5R
"How has been your day?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQnUyrM513
Carly asked as she went over to an office desk at the corner of the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPozYQvqDe
room next to the huge glass window and took a chair, came back and sat 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkhGFWX3A9
facing her sister.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHBesFgIp8
"It was okay, I guess," Angel shrugged her shoulders.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GNtVFuDYI
"You didn't have another fight with Leo, did you?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfl263IMZRL
Angel furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Carly. "And why do I want to pick a fight with him?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9Ota8gOri
"You look irritated. That's why I asked."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4sIlKALn8
Angel faced the glass 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Q5w9IRN9D
window. "You know he and I can't fight each other within the four walls 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLjvrq8uhu
of this house. We were with Amanda almost the whole time."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WR1Ng0270
"You were?" Carly sounded surprised. "How did the two of you handle each other with her around?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPbwJfrMg3
"We didn't. Immediately she left we had a chat. And it wasn't a good one."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtErIgD536
"Okay, I am not ready to hear what you two had to say since I know it concerns me."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3POllE7h4
Angel rolled her eyes. She didn't say a word more as she went back to her book.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1iTb6g8N8
"I heard these two women, Amanda and Mrs McDonell talking just now," said Carly changing the topic.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSSNJu5PIu
"You know I'm not in the mood to gossip," Angel answered, her eyes still on the book.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcNnfs0eny
Carly didn't listen to her sister as she continued, "I heard them talking about Leo. And someone called Kim."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCPGIRMZpm
"Kim happens to be the woman Leo was supposed to marry."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFowMqrPqw
Carly's mouth fell open 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUUN4wR67o
as she had a surprised look on her face. She looked at Angel, who 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPhrV34qAr
happened to be still looking at her book and not at her sister.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw96SgpzVxf
"Are you serious? You must be joking," said Carly as she shook her head and tried to laugh like it was funny.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0nH0i7ejr
"Do you think I would 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PFZz0iI0B
lie to you?" This time, Angel turned to look at Carly. "If you hadn't 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkdNWy2ru7
gone out to the mall, maybe you would have heard it for yourself."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY08HtLxfEK
"You sound like going to the mall is a bad thing."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnegphMVMbC
"For you, yes because 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGX2dDhtTr
you were just from mourning. I know we have to try and distract 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVWPUB08rj
ourselves from our mother's passing, but did you seriously have to go to940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE3E80NBjW
the mall?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1PijZrVsg
"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It was fun though. Look at the amazing heels I got."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg5c2La189
Carly gestured towards her feet with a grin on her face. Angel looked down at the heels. She sighed and shook her head.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8BHxOohEJ
"Are you really not listening to me or what?" Angel asked. "You should be worried."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqwrD52fDK
"Worried about what?" Carly instantly stopped smiling.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TDhf7tEz0
"About Kim. I feel she is really going to cause trouble for us if we ever get to meet her in person."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT46H5qJscA
"Well, she's coming over so, I guess you'll be worried."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lDAtj1gXA
"She's coming here?" Angel couldn't believe what she was hearing.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwae87aA6t
"I heard Mrs McDonell say that she invited her here for dinner. Amanda didn't sound too pleased."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG1ZYs4Ah0
"The way I see it, she thought Kim wasn't good enough for Leo."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8clt6BPpc
"I wouldn't worry about 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSoAbrxKLC
Kim though." Carly leaned further back on the chair to relax. "For one 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0C5KmztBV
reason only. She doesn't know the truth about Leo and I."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHbUNndG5S
"When a lady's fiancé 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3507SKyYea
dumps her on her wedding day, the lady has no other option but to think 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hVnAuXAPq
that there might be another woman."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DMnkBQq5o
Carly looked at Angel. "An accident happened that day."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgN9NHM7og
Angel felt like 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpJIT50GH6
squeezing the life out of Carly but she looked the other way instead. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRme5OxFBg
"Stop using the accident as a scapegoat. It's irritating."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJNmZc31GU
"Then what should I say? That Leo fell for me?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAQ9P4eB8y
"Well, what do you 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg76CLTNkTo
think?" Angel faced her sister again. "If the accident happened and 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHBojUXtSo
delayed the wedding, Leo would have still gotten married another day. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxvCjpmQZU
But instead, Leo falls for you, the accident happens and then he dumps 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PMMfLPALF
Kim for good."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0zSzSU00Q
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Carly as she sat upright. She couldn't take anymore of her sister reminding her about everything.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUIjOpauK3
Angel placed the book 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJ3Ymmjs0x
she was reading closed on her lap and turned the wheelchair around. She 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6mq4QeExm
started to wheel herself out of the room.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9MOThCHS0
"Where are you going?" Carly asked as she looked at her sister.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjPFqx8P0v
"Reminding you about what you've done is getting on my nerves," Angel answered as she continued on her way.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusj9hizpun
Carly got up from her chair and quickly rushed over to her sister, grabbing the handlebars from behind to stop her from going.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFtXiCR3Ec
"Why can't you learn to move on from all this, Angel?" Carly asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbi3NR48kH
"You want me to move on 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0lgCVOzPk
after what you've done?" Angel asked without turning to look at her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6tMoyVT6k
sister. "You not only betrayed me, but mum as well. She was right when 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9xMaOy8al
she said something was up with you the moment you came home in the early940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhQU81OlHZ
hours of the morning and found a stash of money in your bag."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbK3Fxknz0
"What?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ45ZwvLuqu
Carly felt powerless as 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFEtDb6HCz
she slowly let go of the handlebars. Angel shifted a little to the side 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG2BftdbYX
on her chair so as to look at Carly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL9Wok34U1
"You heard right," said Angel. "Mum had a feeling about you long before I even knew anything."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U8wR38wFN
Carly went pale and she felt her mouth go dry. "When did she tell you this?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKFIEWQURJ
Angel hesitated before she answered, "the day she died."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdTQkU7F4l
Carly felt her knees 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD4ZMPu5ov
lose their strength and she felt like she could drop to the floor any 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWW4Gx9aAE
moment. She took a few steps back away from the wheelchair. She felt 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjenF3lVJC
lost and confused.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ET5eTrPXv
"At least you now know 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGH0zHcY7h
that mum knew something was up with you," Angel continued. "She just 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabQkkayQIv
wasn't sure what it was. I'm glad she didn't know what you were truly up940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuBSH1gWXV
to or else that would've killed her instead."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h8ThPHvK9
"Don't say that, Angel," said Carly. She felt like tears were about to drop down her cheeks.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO51myAb9U
"But it's the truth." 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGTB3e2fQf
Angel fully turned her wheelchair around so as to look at Carly straight940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgcOP6Aspc
in the face. "You know mum wasn't feeling too well at times and finding940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d87G1s0wb
out what you did would've killed her. I'm glad the good Lord took her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO2ZXVTKKl
away instead because if you did you would have felt my wrath."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcjfZo5VmG
Carly flinched at her sister's words. Angel was upset for sure and Carly knew better not to say a word.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf59BF3gqP
Angel looked on at 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ9WTJNA7t
Carly. She was one person who in the past never liked to see her sister 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiROo7TOZJ
cry. Whenever she did, Angel was always there to comfort her. But this 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0wtNCVOTB
time, everything was different. She didn't even feel like hugging her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0W4JTB1oM
sister anymore.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aOr0wKRc6
"I'm tired," said Angel as she looked away. "I think we've talked enough for today."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9115Z1XbWU
"Is anything the matter in here?" Amanda's voice came at the door. "I thought I heard someone shouting."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pBswyTzBq
Angel flinched by the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlSJTzAmL4
sound of Amanda's voice and she silently winced. She prayed that Amanda 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox9bBSiq6D
hadn't heard their whole conversation.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQVKIgVQ12
Angel turned the wheelchair around and saw Amanda by the door. She looked on at the two sisters with a worried look on her face.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDOes98WDG
"It's nothing, Amanda," said Angel. "I was just scolding Carly for going to the mall. That's it."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9HcO9BxLy
Amanda continued to look940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3815qIwgKc
at Angel, then went on to look at Carly. For a moment, Angel was 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gDnV5vGVz
praying for Amanda to believe her. But with each dying second that 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcFOVWES0f
passed, it looked like that was far from happening.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSMvKQdLf1
"Well, you should have 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YdsUmrSa8
talked to her properly, don't you think?" Amanda asked with a smile on 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡits4gEjYMH
her face. "Look, you almost made her cry."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1NkLKf4Nw
"Angel could be a bully when she wants to be," said Carly, trying to hide the hurt in her eyes.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZw5h09ZYh
"I can let this go for now. But Monday, you should be getting back to school, young lady. It's important."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh3RKRonBI
"Of course."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3RsGw3WYD
"Angel only wants what's best for you. You should be considered lucky to have a sister like her."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYSEqCrM1X
Carly smiled at Amanda and said nothing more.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SlxbcnACO
"Well, I better go and 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXsbfOv7py
try to relax myself," said Amanda as she started to turn around in her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon7FWq6Xjh
wheelchair to leave the room. "Before the evening comes, I better be on 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPnRcsH1c9
my best behaviour."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn1YsJ1hwS
"Why do you say that?" Angel asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyMOPT5cDa
Amanda looked at Angel. "Because my very loving daughter in law invited a guest over."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdzQuO0mb5
"You sound really sarcastic," said Carly. "And not in anyway happy."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ILuV4spiN
"You're right, dear. I'm not."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8LWxtTsU3
"Could it be that you don't like who is coming?" Angel asked when she already knew the answer.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepgjWDEqD1
"It's not that I like the person. I'm just worried about Leo because it's his ex fiance coming over."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadF1TiiZQE
Carly went pale behind Angel and Angel was as still as a statue.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehdUhdtIq6
"Why don't you tell Leo about this?" Angel asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82Nz5LiT9r
"I want to but if Leo doesn't show up, his mother will know I had something to do with it," said Amanda.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgmOnbVKAh
Carly looked at Angel 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ717hGufAOi
who was busy contemplating over the issue. Amanda wasn't the only one 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuVLcRSBgd
who didn't want Kim around here tonight. And if any one of them called 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiCSszDD08
Leo, he probably wouldn't show up.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RvzRhs8HX
"So, you're saying that you would rather let this happen?" Carly asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKgg2mX7ZX
"What should I do?" 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJIHgLXjZe
Amanda asked as she shrugged her shoulders. "My hands are tied and my 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMyvCdV0wz
son wouldn't like it if his wife and I argue over Leo not showing up for940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeaKyIZlti
dinner."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cTkXHZT0o
"What if I inform Leo instead?" Carly asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bg6qG7fnB
"Are you serious?" Angel940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3jXws8cca
asked as she looked at Carly. "You heard Amanda. Even if anyone were to940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuRxBP3XbF
inform Leo, Amanda will still get blamed if he doesn't show up."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyonmuENwO2
"Looks like someone knows Bertha more than I do," said Amanda with a sarcastic smile on her face.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8ybUYCE6i
"I wouldn't like to know940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc313IyZ3KU
her, trust me," said Angel as she looked at Amanda. "But I would rather940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60kINdcbwo
know her now so that I won't be surprised by her temper tantrums in the940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cWC9Rbu8U
future."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGwseojh26
"I like your thinking," said Amanda. "Just don't get into any trouble with her."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt52x7xNTz
"Trust me, I wouldn't," said Carly. "So, are we really going to let this slide? I mean, not tell Leo."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxHDnBdvX2
"We shouldn't," said Angel. "Because Leo's problem doesn't concern us. We only just moved in to this house."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIk36cboeF
"But Angel..." Carly started but Amanda interfered.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ywjPvzDPi
"She's right, Carly," said Amanda. "It's best you don't get involved."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6hDMk6eLj
Carly almost gave a 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtZyWsXZGN
frowning look at her sister but controlled herself. She really didn't 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wINitAQyB
want Leo to get here and find Kim waiting for him at the dinner table. 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLAjvbg8Jr
How she wished she could tell him what's going on, but like Amanda, she 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVdxh8nkTl
couldn't. She didn't want Amanda to get in trouble with Leo's mother and940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcKZfrpuZL
Angel would only get more upset with her than she already is.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNx20aKXDZ
"I'll be going now," said Amanda. "You two take care."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpo1CBEFJR
Amanda turned her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u7sP8eDSd
wheelchair around and left the room. The two sisters waited for a good 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkl234fYEl
few minutes to make sure Amanda wasn't within earshot.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ797PoEllBy
"We've to do something, Angel," said Carly.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLBs0ZzR0Z
"With what?" Angel asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPyA7A5yFr
"You know what I'm talking about. Somehow we need to let Leo know that Kim is coming here."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkClnrbbi1A
"Carly, you aren't going940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJ8p573Xky
to call Leo. You heard Amanda. Leo's mum is like a pain in her 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKC2uTQKkO
backside. You don't want to make it worse."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t7hzxUBUd
"But aren't you scared?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93bu7QAYAT
Angel raised her eyebrow940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmXBqXiG24
at her sister. "Oh, now you're taking my words seriously when I said we940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXsahduIL3
should be cautious of Kim, aren't you?"940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYk32uGyQEV
Carly didn't say anything as she continued to look at her sister.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllloVRbllx
"I'm glad you've changed940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyVXJdk1xH
your mind," said Angel with a slight smile on her face. "Maybe you'll 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtHVYboiDJ
realise that all this isn't a joke and I was serious when I said Kim 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LdZRym3b8
would be a problem."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYXdVo4NLe
"You seriously aren't going to do anything?" Carly asked.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQCTJlLqLq
"It's none of my 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7RfyFm9HG
business, Carly. Our hands are all tied here. If Kim is coming for 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR92Kemqza
dinner, she's coming and we can't do anything about it."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYspVouVcGA
Angel made her way to the door, then she stopped.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4VTMeWZvl
"If you dare even try to warn Leo about Kim, I'm serious, Carly, you will see the worst of me."940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwFYU8PLMm
Angel's voice was stern and she didn't look at her sister as she spoke. Carly felt herself shiver to the bone.940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGaZOwUVXd
When Angel left the 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHqy5RoJQi
room, Carly felt helpless. There was nothing she could do about dinner 940Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpaCQEchtd
tonight and she had no other choice but to go with the flow.
