Leo was exhausted as he 473Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3LDGn5UIN
climbed down the stairs of the office building and went in to the car 473Please respect copyright.PENANARJ25Tvzznn
that the chauffeur had held the door open for him. He sat beside his 473Please respect copyright.PENANAY5Zy5xdTQs
cousin, Eric, who was busy looking at his phone.473Please respect copyright.PENANAicatO0qMan
"I am so beat," said Leo as he unbuttoned the first button at his neck just to let the air in.473Please respect copyright.PENANApv4eGHBwUc
"Ya, today was exhausting," said Eric, who didn't seem to be paying much attention to his cousin.473Please respect copyright.PENANAcPIvDO1P38
"I hope you aren't looking at women on that phone of yours," said Leo as he looked at Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAwYLkjimKIO
Eric turned to look at Leo. "And why would I be looking at other women?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAVA22BVyjPQ
"Because that's what playboys like you do."473Please respect copyright.PENANAoKQEOl76Zl
Eric rolled his eyes as the chauffeur was now in the driver's seat and started the car.473Please respect copyright.PENANAE2IYjqznaN
"I'm not looking at women on my phone, dear cousin," said Eric. "I'm simply trying to look for something."473Please respect copyright.PENANAplgcGcRfUA
"For what?"473Please respect copyright.PENANANum3J9KdAJ
"Why do you care? If I tell you, you will get angry."473Please respect copyright.PENANAiOUal4rWd5
Leo shook his head. "Okay, don't tell me. I don't want to know anyway."473Please respect copyright.PENANAlCCol7Qhik
Eric smiled without looking at his cousin. He really liked to trouble Leo for no apparent reason.473Please respect copyright.PENANAOIPGDqOZnU
Leo looked out of the 473Please respect copyright.PENANAv6rTgBMMDr
car window and into the dark evening sky. It was hard to notice the sky 473Please respect copyright.PENANAzXl7Qtxlvg
at night nowadays. Not when you're in a car and the streets you're 473Please respect copyright.PENANAAZUtsjs4X2
driving through are filled with magnificent tall buildings and 473Please respect copyright.PENANAYnDO2N5k50
skyscrapers. The place wasn't lit up with lights from the stars but 473Please respect copyright.PENANAd7e4zZkxLY
rather the lights from the street lamps and buildings. But this was New 473Please respect copyright.PENANAY6iSpjdtDZ
York after all. Why wouldn't the place be lit up by bright lights?473Please respect copyright.PENANABA36F2rNzC
Leo turned to look at 473Please respect copyright.PENANAH7stUAwqZg
Eric after realising that staring out in the street was boring. He 473Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZMYerNWg7
passed through the same street everyday and obviously saw the same 473Please respect copyright.PENANAqbgDLlhusT
people walking down the street, not like he knew everyone's faces. He 473Please respect copyright.PENANAAiuV1g5KXA
couldn't wait to get home and sit at the balcony where he could stare up473Please respect copyright.PENANAWN3Np48aor
the stars to pass time.473Please respect copyright.PENANAvsyBkhyZ8s
"What are you looking at?" Leo asked. He had no choice but to ask.473Please respect copyright.PENANAirVWmmNhEw
Eric looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "Oh, now you're interested."473Please respect copyright.PENANAjMjIzZNqQL
"I don't like it when you're quiet. You're usually the one who talks a lot."473Please respect copyright.PENANAWBazoI60Ij
"And you love it." Eric gave Leo a mocking smile. "You simply can't live without me."473Please respect copyright.PENANA2OvlPgvMP6
Leo rolled his eyes feeling irritated. "Do I have to repeat myself or what?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAAHCETdo1A7
"I know you don't like 473Please respect copyright.PENANAEZbgGNkl9C
repeating yourself so I'll tell you to spare your head that looks like 473Please respect copyright.PENANAXA1mtOpi7o
it's about to blow up. I'm looking for a gift."473Please respect copyright.PENANAF0QYOS0hQA
"For your mum? But her birthday isn't anytime soon, is it?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA1NQeIvslVF
"Don't worry. I'm looking for a gift for someone special."473Please respect copyright.PENANACh3SMMS8E1
Leo rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me it's for the Lady Supreme."473Please respect copyright.PENANAuLKHRKfr8K
"Who else could I be referring to?" Eric gave Leo a smile.473Please respect copyright.PENANAfR58i7KqAD
"I'm sorry I asked."473Please respect copyright.PENANAcUvLribCrk
"Don't be. Maybe you can help me with picking out something for her."473Please respect copyright.PENANArEyP6xCpm0
"No freaking way. Why should I? I would rather get a gift for Carly instead."473Please respect copyright.PENANALXYSxF9waM
"Ya, we all know why." Eric went back to looking at his phone.473Please respect copyright.PENANAfDUm3rWctd
Leo went back to looking at the window. "She seems to be taking up much of your mind these days. That's not good."473Please respect copyright.PENANAUzAoduw4Bc
Eric turned to look at Leo with his eyebrow raised. "Why do you say that?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAwZyW3ACaZM
"I've noticed. You aren't yourself is all I'm saying."473Please respect copyright.PENANASBdzEZIR7o
"It's called love, bro......well, I think. I'm not too sure."473Please respect copyright.PENANAUhy2LZ0POx
"I guess you are."473Please respect copyright.PENANA5QkjUnQA0M
"And don't you feel the 473Please respect copyright.PENANABwi0agaGLh
same way for Carly? Lovestruck, I mean. She's also supposed to be taking473Please respect copyright.PENANAT6lt3aMhyx
up your mind each and every time too."473Please respect copyright.PENANA01Nb3x0kpv
Leo thought of what his 473Please respect copyright.PENANA911wUeRH77
cousin said and didn't know whether to answer him or not. He's been 473Please respect copyright.PENANAxtdAHmifqY
pretty busy this past week, trying to settle on a deal with some 473Please respect copyright.PENANAMHdM5oPEwn
important clients. So his mind was pretty much busy. It's not that Carly473Please respect copyright.PENANAOYC0GhF1qG
didn't occupy his mind. When he had free time, he would think about 473Please respect copyright.PENANA7OX2OYHcRf
Carly all day long.473Please respect copyright.PENANAOgrmkXmW4j
But things weren't that 473Please respect copyright.PENANAt1ERRzPQHF
way now. Not when he knew that from now onwards he would be heading back473Please respect copyright.PENANAVQNFJvwvsN
home everyday not only to find Carly, but Angel as well.473Please respect copyright.PENANAa93RAgTWxc
He groaned at the 473Please respect copyright.PENANATTEUsviqHo
thought of that. If he wasn't irritated of the thought of Angel, then he473Please respect copyright.PENANAxWPcXJRCAr
didn't know what he was feeling. She was going to cause problems. Not 473Please respect copyright.PENANASfEAuqr9QE
only for him, but Carly too.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGxdhcgKkYz
"You know, you've to be careful about who you think about," said Eric, bringing Leo back down to earth.473Please respect copyright.PENANAiSzljv96Zg
"Why do you say that?" Leo asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAzYOejvZdLA
"I could tell you were thinking about Angel just now." Eric chuckled.473Please respect copyright.PENANAma64zuOsPz
"No, I wasn't." Leo shook his head.473Please respect copyright.PENANA3moCs29knX
"Yes, you were. That 473Please respect copyright.PENANAvoCZxhgJqw
look on your face says it all. You look irritated. Still thinking about 473Please respect copyright.PENANAeXZXepkbGM
how Angel took the upper hand on you today?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA5pxISyiGs9
"You're just saying things. Now I preferred you kept quiet while looking for a gift for her."473Please respect copyright.PENANAJujq0GfWPN
"You know I'm right. You473Please respect copyright.PENANAZcKdF8wh7g
should be lucky she and you aren't workmates. You could bring the whole473Please respect copyright.PENANARO0z7jl4WI
office down in flames in just a day."473Please respect copyright.PENANA5ect21U4Pc
Leo gulped as he 473Please respect copyright.PENANAB8lMH4Ejz1
remembered what his grandmother said about Angel coming to work for 473Please respect copyright.PENANA2CfbC1bWlH
them. He had to try and convince her much more than he had to.473Please respect copyright.PENANAmrnWr0Mt8v
"It's good we aren't," said Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANAVJSiCimRaO
The car soon arrived at it's destination parking in front of the mansion. Leo and Eric walked out of the car.473Please respect copyright.PENANArTxzsIDpG3
"I am so tired," said Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANApgpjFgQLCW
"You're tired like you're a child coming back from school," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAlZ38wezzB6
"Don't mind me." The two473Please respect copyright.PENANA1kuiqh9RBQ
cousins walked down the stone footpath that led to the front door. 473Please respect copyright.PENANAqDQnZC67iA
"That shows I work way harder than you do."473Please respect copyright.PENANAVpcytcNAda
"Let's not compete. It's473Please respect copyright.PENANAl56zeJpIZy
not like you're a construction worker or something though you happen to473Please respect copyright.PENANArLQs1se1qd
run the business. You're just simply the man behind the chair who 473Please respect copyright.PENANA5l7zSyketI
controls what's going on."473Please respect copyright.PENANAkI1yvHXwdC
Leo rolled his eyes at Eric and almost burst out laughing. You can never be bored with him.473Please respect copyright.PENANA21EyRVPXve
As they arrived at the 473Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1VMqzSFnB
doorstep, Leo was about to ring the doorbell when the door flew open and473Please respect copyright.PENANAn9NdMWywbD
there behind the door was his mother.473Please respect copyright.PENANAYtMFL2vWCl
"Hello," said Mrs McDonell. "I'm glad you're here."473Please respect copyright.PENANAKYYcrGJA3d
"Hi, aunt," said Eric when he realised that Leo wasn't going to greet her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAan9cPcMD4B
"Why don't you two freshen up and we will have supper ready. We're having a guest over."473Please respect copyright.PENANAipg1YhNkYv
"That's nice," said Eric as Leo passed his mother and entered the foyer.473Please respect copyright.PENANAVjxxtrSOg0
"Yes, so you all better 473Please respect copyright.PENANAkDE7Gy9zrx
get ready." Mrs McDonell sounded excited as she closed the door behind 473Please respect copyright.PENANAlpTsEwWDbf
Eric and soon left for the kitchen.473Please respect copyright.PENANASjmp3fWq4P
"She sounds so excited, have you noticed?" Leo asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAxpQg1L1g3c
"Isn't she always excited?" Eric asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAE50TyFnOXh
Leo chuckled. "You should rather be sarcastic than funny."473Please respect copyright.PENANAHA6Wqxf5j4
"I know. Before I go up to my room, let me go say hi to grandma. And Angel."473Please respect copyright.PENANAdSXbUXVpOg
Eric ran off to the 473Please respect copyright.PENANA72yB2zwcDP
other side of the foyer leading to the hall where Angel and Amanda's 473Please respect copyright.PENANALNKH2nph0h
room were. Leo couldn't help but think Eric was acting childish.473Please respect copyright.PENANAgaaqxgTmam
Just as he was about to 473Please respect copyright.PENANAOD75krC3Hr
walk up to his room, there was Carly, at the top of the stairs looking 473Please respect copyright.PENANAU8Bu9fL11I
down at him. He paused for a minute as he looked at her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAmb30SnQO4M
"Wow," he said in awe.473Please respect copyright.PENANARo3Hw4CfO6
Carly smiled. "You like?" she asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAgj5hxDoMa2
Leo bit his lip. "Definitely. Why wouldn't I?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAvLn9kVeJXh
Carly wore a lovely black flared sleeveless dress that reached almost way above her knees. She also wore matching high heels.473Please respect copyright.PENANAzbywwMEExn
"Are you going somewhere?" Leo asked as she slowly made her way down the stairs. "I've to say, you look lovely."473Please respect copyright.PENANAxZL9o5Rdjt
"Thank you," said Carly 473Please respect copyright.PENANAQNlrT3ZbHd
with her lovely red painted lips raised up into a smile. "I'm not going 473Please respect copyright.PENANA7HcC0SCgPq
anywhere." She slowly continued her way down the stairs.473Please respect copyright.PENANAQDapQp67Ya
"Then what's the occasion?" Leo couldn't take his eyes off of her.473Please respect copyright.PENANA2rsj4OZha0
Carly stood on the last step, close to Leo. The two looked at each other with so much intent.473Please respect copyright.PENANA3wh8EmIeo8
"Hasn't your mother told you?" Carly asked. This time she gave him a questioning look.473Please respect copyright.PENANAp4fuhblq7o
"Told me what?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAm3HeimtqZh
"Well, you two have no shame," said Angel who appeared in the foyer.473Please respect copyright.PENANAP25zIwK0FF
Carly almost jumped by 473Please respect copyright.PENANANWI9knhson
her voice, thinking that it was Leo's mother. She relaxed when she 473Please respect copyright.PENANAVp89b9DRDz
realised that it was only Angel. Leo, however, didn't seem frightened at473Please respect copyright.PENANAHjhLH5H0CB
all.473Please respect copyright.PENANACGKUdnagzQ
"You almost scared me to death," said Carly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAfDhe4ADj5z
"I should be doing that more often," said Angel. She had come in from the living room in her wheelchair.473Please respect copyright.PENANALlZFwaOnL5
"You know this is also my house, right?" Leo asked as he looked at Angel. "So you better take back what you said."473Please respect copyright.PENANA33WRIPwfPc
"Why should I?" Angel 473Please respect copyright.PENANA2AnV48fBg1
shrugged her shoulders. "If you two don't want anyone else finding out 473Please respect copyright.PENANAjvuFgHeYsy
about your relationship, then you shouldn't be seen so close to each 473Please respect copyright.PENANAzOi1NvhFpC
other, don't you think?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA1txhrT453B
The two lovebirds didn't know what to say, and they didn't have to because Eric soon appeared into the foyer.473Please respect copyright.PENANAJdrKfPHtwo
"Angel, I was looking for you," said Eric excitedly as he ran to hug her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAFPCmo4maFY
"Hi, Eric," said Angel giving him a smile.473Please respect copyright.PENANA1VsNE0LaRt
"Wow, Carly, you look really nice," said Eric as he looked at her. "Did you go shopping today?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA1Utyh9CwS9
"I went shopping with your mum," Carly replied as she blushed.473Please respect copyright.PENANAvthjMbtMGK
"You look really pretty." Eric smiled at her.473Please respect copyright.PENANA6XKgCc3oo6
"Thank you, Eric."473Please respect copyright.PENANAUE2VWZTOSh
"I was just asking her 473Please respect copyright.PENANAzAHt989fp8
what the special occasion is for her to be dressed like this," said Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANA4QW31oltig
"And she told me that we will be having a guest over."473Please respect copyright.PENANAsEew8Hteyb
"Oh, really?" Eric asked. "Aunt wasn't joking then? Who is it?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAHypRdRqeKo
"Well, you won't believe this if we tell you but..." Carly was soon interrupted.473Please respect copyright.PENANAzdarIjKJnH
"Leo," said Amanda as 473Please respect copyright.PENANAS1VS9sV081
she came into the foyer. "I was wondering why you didn't come to see me 473Please respect copyright.PENANAt0CYJGd4OS
like your cousin did. Well, now I see why."473Please respect copyright.PENANAe6XCsG819x
Leo turned to look at his grandma and went over to hug her.473Please respect copyright.PENANALM5GFz9Dj9
"How are you, granny?" Leo asked after hugging her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAB8nzpUhkdM
"Never better," Amanda replied with a smile. "I see you four are all trying to get along. That's nice."473Please respect copyright.PENANA1RhUgIQrCe
"Yes, we are," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANABVq7yllZ8G
"Good. Well, you two men473Please respect copyright.PENANAVgKC5vvNWu
better get yourself ready for supper. Your mother will be furious if 473Please respect copyright.PENANA6o31d6YaX8
you don't since she's having a guest over."473Please respect copyright.PENANAnScqBbqTfk
"Who could it be, granny?" Eric asked. "Carly was just about to tell us when you came in."473Please respect copyright.PENANAISisxuUOF8
"Let's not ruin the surprise. Go, go now. You've to get ready."473Please respect copyright.PENANAUpfMmqNBut
Leo and Eric didn't say 473Please respect copyright.PENANAcS58wnc46g
anything as they quickly obliged to their grandmother's request and went473Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9bDbxN1Wz
up the stairs. When the two were out of earshot, Amanda turned to look 473Please respect copyright.PENANA1qJNFApNsX
at Carly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAetR6VJVl27
"I know what you're thinking," said Carly as she looked at Amanda. "I wasn't going to say anything about Kim."473Please respect copyright.PENANAQuvdZP6JOQ
Amanda gave her a smile.473Please respect copyright.PENANApIrZBydx5V
"I know. But you had to be careful. If you did tell Leo Kim was coming 473Please respect copyright.PENANAC5xNK3ueYN
over, he was going to walk straight out that door."473Please respect copyright.PENANAA4VgdxdOZE
"I know." Carly couldn't help but blush.473Please respect copyright.PENANAEc5c6jRMsu
"I hope all goes well tonight," said Angel. "I've a feeling this isn't going to end pretty."473Please respect copyright.PENANAxoQhbZMesX
"Me too," said Amanda.473Please respect copyright.PENANAMuP7xSXzFq
There was a knock at the door and Carly quickly dropped to the bottom of the stairs to open it. Mr McDonell soon stepped in.473Please respect copyright.PENANAzXsYOw0jcI
"Evening, Carly," said Mr McDonell. "May I say, you look lovely tonight."473Please respect copyright.PENANAxUDwepdach
"Thank you," said Carly as she closed the door behind him.473Please respect copyright.PENANAitJAQdmZTt
"Evening mother, evening Angel."473Please respect copyright.PENANACTz125lN5e
Both Amanda and Angel greeted him at the same time.473Please respect copyright.PENANATsxlH1E7Qj
"May I have a word with you in the study?" Amanda asked her son.473Please respect copyright.PENANA2Jb3U2XAuG
"Right now? Is it really that urgent?" Mr McDonell asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAqXFieC1oA9
"Yes and it can't wait."473Please respect copyright.PENANAyyH8OCeGsq
Amanda already started her way back down the hall she came from but 473Please respect copyright.PENANAVQDsCRf80R
this time heading to the study. Mr McDonell had no choice but to follow.473Please respect copyright.PENANA4UF6Sq4D9I
"Could it be that she wants to talk about his wife bringing Kim here?" Carly asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAMo9z9dGJy6
Angel looked at her 473Please respect copyright.PENANASMzGEqEK82
sister. "I wouldn't dwell on that thought if I were you," she replied. 473Please respect copyright.PENANAJp2bbiUCdU
Angel didn't have to think twice about what the two would be talking 473Please respect copyright.PENANA3BC3YzlvFf
about.473Please respect copyright.PENANASk15TYbccW
In an hour's time, 473Please respect copyright.PENANAwaEvsEdqN1
dinner was close to being set on the table. Carly and Angel were in the 473Please respect copyright.PENANAHEvvDNEO5N
living room watching the 8 o'clock news. The house help soon started 473Please respect copyright.PENANAWWwmpOvAAY
bringing out dishes of different cuisines from the kitchen and into the 473Please respect copyright.PENANA5avmgmHVEt
dining room.473Please respect copyright.PENANARYhQSuWynx
"To be honest, Angel, I feel really nervous," said Carly feeling uncomfortable on the couch.473Please respect copyright.PENANAKUUF1Nsh2R
"If you're worried about Kim, please don't show it," said Angel.473Please respect copyright.PENANAx0Lg95nWw5
"I'm not going to."473Please respect copyright.PENANAUcOEBGU6yJ
"Well, you better change that facial expression. Because it completely shows."473Please respect copyright.PENANAb6i2wPOrHK
"Really?" Carly asked as she touched her face thinking that it would help change her expression.473Please respect copyright.PENANAeNuqrElbkG
Angel shook her head and smiled as she went on to stare at the TV. She hadn't messed around with Carly like that in a long time.473Please respect copyright.PENANA88dyMvNTVK
Oliver soon appeared in the living room and came to sit right next to Carly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAmG3lktIbCj
"Hey, Oliver," said Angel. "Are you done with your homework?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAvojH2xGrQJ
"Homework, seriously, on a Friday?" Oliver looked at Angel with a surprised look on his face.473Please respect copyright.PENANAQfwfaqKP7j
"What's wrong with doing473Please respect copyright.PENANApWfv46aTJb
your homework on a Friday? You might have the whole weekend, but you 473Please respect copyright.PENANAIhAsxdvj4s
won't do your homework because you will be out having fun. And then you 473Please respect copyright.PENANAB5iVf8Jtsi
will end up doing your homework on a Sunday evening."473Please respect copyright.PENANAIJSc3qOYCk
"I know what you mean. But it's so hard to do my homework on a Friday because everyone is so busy."473Please respect copyright.PENANA3PYtU9Bfk1
"That, little man, is so473Please respect copyright.PENANAjEghq0lYiu
not true," said Eric as he came into the living room. He had taken a 473Please respect copyright.PENANAAharky0F7a
shower and changed his clothes for the evening. "I always have free time473Please respect copyright.PENANAO7jQ4tyrAj
for you on a Friday."473Please respect copyright.PENANA7YKB8MEytN
"Come on, Eric," said Angel. "Let the little man, speak. He might be telling the truth."473Please respect copyright.PENANAB4Dbx155ej
"Please don't take his 473Please respect copyright.PENANAu1t5KO8fuS
side, Angel." Eric came to stand right behind Angel on her wheelchair. 473Please respect copyright.PENANA8jhVPNSMw2
"The guy isn't as innocent as you think."473Please respect copyright.PENANA9FHfel4TOG
"Okay, let me finish talking to him about his homework first. Then you can air out all your views about him."473Please respect copyright.PENANAGvhy6CKZze
"Don't listen to a word he says about me," said Oliver, pointing at his brother.473Please respect copyright.PENANAkl394borTn
"Okay, okay, you two," 473Please respect copyright.PENANAMTFYVFaS6j
said Angel trying to calm the two brothers down. "Now, Oliver, I think 473Please respect copyright.PENANAEy2QbLp8yx
it's best you work on your homework on a Friday so that you don't have 473Please respect copyright.PENANA6rGHliA397
to struggle so much on Sunday."473Please respect copyright.PENANAMDKbqzfv2n
"Will you help me then?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAKkMl9SlhpB
Angel gave him a smile. "After dinner."473Please respect copyright.PENANAng5CMLmTKB
"Then we can watch a Friday night movie in the home movie theatre. How does that sound?" Eric asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAHvpcPIFJ2V
"You guys have your own home movie theatre?" Carly asked looking at Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANA28ESUE4QPW
"Ya," Oliver answered 473Please respect copyright.PENANA3pOz2D8iTe
excitedly. "My brother, Leo and I usually have a movie night on Fridays.473Please respect copyright.PENANAg2vk95E0Nv
Would you ladies like to join us?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA4HLFR7Wyaz
"Oooh, charming," said Carly. "Of course we would, wouldn't we, Angel?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAqBZ7MP7QC7
"Definitely," Angel replied. "But after he does his homework."473Please respect copyright.PENANAjIn1Fjv6EU
"Deal," said Oliver as he gave Angel a smile.473Please respect copyright.PENANAA3MGbxDWsn
"Is everyone here?" Mrs McDonell called out as she appeared into the living room, coming in from the foyer.473Please respect copyright.PENANAvrMYDlbi3L
"What do you mean, aunt?" Eric asked. "Everyone is around."473Please respect copyright.PENANAMAA04w0s8F
"And what about your uncle, has he arrived?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA9q6KdAaevp
"Yes, he arrived some minutes ago," Angel replied.473Please respect copyright.PENANAONu6IakRJf
"And where is he?" Mrs McDonell asked giving Angel a glare.473Please respect copyright.PENANANbN5U8iVGj
"He went to the study with Amanda. She insisted that they go and have a talk."473Please respect copyright.PENANAKkd419i4E9
Mrs McDonald raised an 473Please respect copyright.PENANAMVOdZAKsrz
eyebrow thinking over what Angel had just said. Angel could tell that 473Please respect copyright.PENANAGcd8d0it1X
Mrs McDonell was thinking twice , obviously wondering if Amanda was 473Please respect copyright.PENANAChHOmA4Qyg
talking to her son about his wife.473Please respect copyright.PENANAmMzXIvQvML
"Are we going to have supper now?" came Eric's mother coming from behind Mrs McDonell. "I'm starving here."473Please respect copyright.PENANAZyWlPOE9Z9
"Same here, mum," said Oliver. "And the food smells delicious from here."473Please respect copyright.PENANAfljELTOhHt
"Don't worry, our guest will be here soon and then we can have our supper," said Mrs McDonell.473Please respect copyright.PENANAd1R920yboz
"I wonder who it is," said Eric. "Because the way I see it, it must be someone important."473Please respect copyright.PENANACYitswJFXt
Angel looked up at Eric 473Please respect copyright.PENANAE6HuwB0Knb
and she was glad that he wasn't looking down at her. She had that 473Please respect copyright.PENANAf4RWwmDSCB
worried look on her face because she knew that their guest was someone 473Please respect copyright.PENANAfUhJZY71nA
Eric and especially Leo weren't in good terms with at the moment.473Please respect copyright.PENANA9VtWlfhOoo
They soon heard a sound of a vehicle and the sound of tires on the asphalt outside. Could that be their visitor?473Please respect copyright.PENANACm6WFPsBvS
"Ah, she's here," said Mrs McDonell excitedly as she went for the front door. Diana quickly went to join her.473Please respect copyright.PENANA0LAOsQdnCD
"It's a she?" Eric asked. "I hope it's not one of those old famous ladies."473Please respect copyright.PENANAN6LXJwIv2U
Angel rolled her eyes. "You wouldn't like it if was anyone younger," she thought to herself.473Please respect copyright.PENANAo788VuBO4G
"I wonder why aunt is so excited," said Oliver. "This must be one very important person."473Please respect copyright.PENANAzpJjV3BsJh
"Maybe in her life, yes," said Carly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAgAnOpv3K60
"I have to see this for myself," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGZGjfi2psh
Before he could even head out of the living room, he stopped as he looked into the foyer. He was shocked for words.473Please respect copyright.PENANANr2lG8CtUq
"Eric, are you okay?" 473Please respect copyright.PENANAKSdBVxzaYs
Oliver asked as he noticed his brother stand still like a statue. He 473Please respect copyright.PENANABevKwyOtuG
soon turned towards what his brother was looking at and he too remained 473Please respect copyright.PENANAYzQkgrR9yJ
shocked.473Please respect copyright.PENANA3r9w4FKGPE
The two sisters knew the473Please respect copyright.PENANAbGrV5DYK2P
worst had finally come. They both turned to the foyer and there in 473Please respect copyright.PENANAmj3Ppc79lK
lovely short purple dress was the most beautiful looking lady they had 473Please respect copyright.PENANAtVwocuXWHh
ever seen.473Please respect copyright.PENANAsIBZx5Wrvg
Kim stepped in to the 473Please respect copyright.PENANAtNe6eyegJ9
living room with Mrs McDonell who had a huge grin on her face. It was 473Please respect copyright.PENANAU0BUsGBAOF
obvious that her plan of getting Kim into the house with Leo still 473Please respect copyright.PENANAp7UOnOykXF
around, worked. Diana remained behind in the foyer with a scared and yet473Please respect copyright.PENANAEh6oiOsB7t
surprised look on her face. She soon left the foyer, heading upstairs.473Please respect copyright.PENANAg9BV3Mi2Dy
"Look who is here to see us after such a long time," said Mrs McDonell. She couldn't be any more happier.473Please respect copyright.PENANAirzkQGWtEo
"Hi, Eric," said Kim as she gave him a dreamy look and a charming smile. "How have you been?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAqoJAfriBtP
Eric cleared his throat then said, "I'm great. It's been a long time, Kim."473Please respect copyright.PENANArn5uZ6Jlgr
"It really has. It's good to be back here. Hey, Oliver, how are you?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA6rFla1LxNq
"I'm fine, thanks," said473Please respect copyright.PENANAD2hHxMAF2N
Oliver and he quickly went to looking at the TV screen as though 473Please respect copyright.PENANAC90GzTewKO
something had captured his eye when it was only just the eight o'clock 473Please respect copyright.PENANA62wwN243GR
news.473Please respect copyright.PENANAQUFK6DO4Pf
"Before I forget my manners, let me introduce to the Barclay sisters, Angel and Carly," said Mrs McDonell.473Please respect copyright.PENANAgw0LZf6EQ6
Carly stood up from her seat and walked over to Kim with a smile on her face.473Please respect copyright.PENANAEXHIUo9yR6
"I'm Carly," she said as she stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."473Please respect copyright.PENANA02mTOmjUP4
"The pleasure is mine," said Kim as she shook Carly's hand.473Please respect copyright.PENANAQDeDNYLRCk
Angel and Eric couldn't help but look at each other when the two shook hands. Kim had no idea what she was in for.473Please respect copyright.PENANAS0UtKcfV9S
"And this is my older sister, Angel," said Carly introducing her sister to Kim.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGtcXpVRGV4
"Nice to meet you, Angel," said Kim giving Angel a smile.473Please respect copyright.PENANA9KmHhDRcpc
"Nice to meet you too," Angel replied.473Please respect copyright.PENANAfaZgJt4KZi
"Where is Leo?" Kim asked as she turned to look at Mrs McDonell.473Please respect copyright.PENANARp3c8HB9br
"He's just freshening 473Please respect copyright.PENANAq2O1OJuwLW
up," said Mrs McDonell. "He will be down here shortly. Why don't you 473Please respect copyright.PENANAmKkQ5yxUSU
take a seat while I go and tell the rest that you're here."473Please respect copyright.PENANAzghME6HiKg
"There's simply no need 473Please respect copyright.PENANAOck0y29SQd
for that, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he came into the foyer with 473Please respect copyright.PENANA6C07h52IYo
Amanda, pushing her wheelchair. "We are already here."473Please respect copyright.PENANATp1p48Blfl
"Aren't you excited that Kim is here?" Mrs McDonell smiled at her husband.473Please respect copyright.PENANAkJH45rGOTm
Mr McDonell looked caught in between answering her or not. He quickly turned to look at Kim to greet her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAW3ObKcpZda
"How are you, Kim?" he asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAiHnEe1YeBJ
"I'm good. It's really nice to see you again. Hi, Amanda, how are you?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAi8SxKXbvpS
Amanda put up the kindest smile. "I'm great and how are you?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAx90ZaAxZDj
"Never better."473Please respect copyright.PENANAyi5XsucWjz
"You take a seat. I'll go and call Leo," said Mrs McDonell.473Please respect copyright.PENANA8EympwFC05
"Let me freshen up real quick," said Mr McDonell and he quickly turned around to leave.473Please respect copyright.PENANAqijO1oU6gE
Kim went over to the couch and took a seat. She sat on the couch close to where Angel sat on her wheelchair.473Please respect copyright.PENANAOT6hA1WZGE
Mrs and Mr McDonell left473Please respect copyright.PENANAfP33jFGjN9
the living room. For a moment, everything felt a little awkward, now 473Please respect copyright.PENANAnEcbscLoSp
that Kim was here. Eric scratched the back of his head as he came to 473Please respect copyright.PENANA2iGR9ZTd6R
settle down on the couch with his little brother. Carly came to join the473Please respect copyright.PENANAuF3XXZoHvj
two and Amanda rolled herself over and settled right next to Angel.473Please respect copyright.PENANAIytUVTX4VJ
For a moment, there was 473Please respect copyright.PENANAd5ROX2T20m
silence as most people in the living room fixed their eyes on the TV 473Please respect copyright.PENANA4ELn8PMBbl
screen, except for Kim who kept looking at each and everyone of them 473Please respect copyright.PENANAvp02CzKwWq
present, trying to see who she could start a conversation with.473Please respect copyright.PENANAG6twUAvSJJ
"I haven't seen you in a while, Eric," said Kim. Eric looked at her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAlmW5vUKnk6
"Ya, we kind of fell out after all that had happened," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANASmAn54uSMq
"I know. It's pretty much normal on your part. I was a little surprised with Leo though."473Please respect copyright.PENANA7HPHZXb4E7
Everyone all turned their heads at Kim, including little Oliver. They all waited for her to continue with what she had to say.473Please respect copyright.PENANAyGXShHSkYo
"I know about the 473Please respect copyright.PENANALzLP9abqhR
accident, Angel," Kim continued. "And on behalf of Leo, I apologise 473Please respect copyright.PENANAJlUcOMiCgq
since I didn't get the chance to when it all happened. I didn't even 473Please respect copyright.PENANARrWAqKkof2
know you were staying with the McDonells until I was told by Leo's mum."473Please respect copyright.PENANATENbCSvkeE
Angel said, "all that 473Please respect copyright.PENANA1opPGAVfqV
was nothing but an accident. I've moved on. If I really wanted to, I 473Please respect copyright.PENANA8S1Mg9fwVs
would have sued Leo, but I know how pointless all that would have been."473Please respect copyright.PENANAAl7TMKMj1t
Carly looked at her 473Please respect copyright.PENANA1ChLfCY4LL
sister, wondering why she said that last bit of suing Leo. All this 473Please respect copyright.PENANAG0jHgEQKhM
looked really confusing to her. It felt like someone was trying to play 473Please respect copyright.PENANAJk8ud6cu2c
the other here, or was Carly simply imagining things?473Please respect copyright.PENANAtr1DM8cD1I
"But I still can't seem to put one thing together though," said Kim as she looked up at the ceiling.473Please respect copyright.PENANAPFSL9ivIHz
Eric, Angel and Carly 473Please respect copyright.PENANADeOiYkBRAk
all held their breaths. What was she going to say now? Was she going to 473Please respect copyright.PENANAPYqbkkpQEL
link the Barclay sisters to Leo's decision of calling off their 473Please respect copyright.PENANAfXAAMyKSUi
engagement?473Please respect copyright.PENANAPDSr8Nw3WX
"I wonder why you and 473Please respect copyright.PENANAATuZnv9DrV
Leo went out that day, Eric," said Kim as she went back to looking at 473Please respect copyright.PENANAH6s5bFFSuM
him. "What were you possibly doing anyway?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAn2aeTmTnuM
Oliver gave his brother a funny look.473Please respect copyright.PENANA6GHGgKNc1J
"He wanted to go out for fresh air and we did," Eric replied. "We didn't know the accident would happen."473Please respect copyright.PENANAmYisEIC31k
"All that was 473Please respect copyright.PENANAPTwaTS3iP2
unpredictable, dear," said Amanda. "I don't know why you're bringing all473Please respect copyright.PENANA8Epp6zU4TC
this up again when it has gone and passed. If you're trying to figure 473Please respect copyright.PENANAwu8fQSlW8z
out why Leo left you, it's best you ask him yourself."473Please respect copyright.PENANAOU2CnujN5b
"You know I tried that, Amanda," said Kim. "And just like always, he never gave me a straight up answer."473Please respect copyright.PENANA87aZq0F7Or
Amanda gave Kim a mocking smile. "Well, that's definitely like Leo, alright."473Please respect copyright.PENANAAEB6Px85kF
Kim could tell that Amanda was just making fun of her. So she went back to looking at Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAcO1sVVsmUk
"So, how is work?" Kim asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANACFm9OvxMn2
"Work is fine and tiring as usual," Eric answered.473Please respect copyright.PENANAbnXWN5XaHR
"That's good to hear." Kim went on to look at the stairs. "I wonder what's keeping the others so long."473Please respect copyright.PENANAN2DzaACyVB
As soon as she said 473Please respect copyright.PENANAqyDjrxP0Or
those words, footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. And just by 473Please respect copyright.PENANARYgZbQdwXK
the sound, you could tell that they weren't happy steps.473Please respect copyright.PENANAybezmxhQya
"Leo, wait a minute," Diana called out to him by the stairs.473Please respect copyright.PENANAbUlSHdmzbC
Leo had already reached the bottom stair and went straight to the living room.473Please respect copyright.PENANA1N1VfHc7aA
"What's going on here?" Leo asked as soon as he appeared in the living room.473Please respect copyright.PENANAWo2AawZK8y
Amanda winced. Eric 473Please respect copyright.PENANAHjjR2u49FC
couldn't help but scratch his head. Carly looked the other way as she 473Please respect copyright.PENANAI0MB5e5SPG
played with her hair. Oliver didn't face Leo's direction, as though he 473Please respect copyright.PENANASognU5aOvy
was avoiding watching a bad scene of a horror movie. Angel however, 473Please respect copyright.PENANAomz8OtJ43z
looked on waiting to see how all this would play out.473Please respect copyright.PENANAbGSyzRbBN2
Kim slowly stood up from the couch. "Leo, how are you?" she greeted.473Please respect copyright.PENANAW6O8y07CBY
There was silence in the room except from Diana's footsteps as she came down the stairs and in to the living room.473Please respect copyright.PENANAXgDwErncS6
"I was fine the time I came home," he answered. "And now I'm not."473Please respect copyright.PENANA30vFbK1Sil
"Leo, calm down, 473Please respect copyright.PENANA4f9YMkDdLt
please," Diana strongly insisted as she held his shoulder. "Your mum 473Please respect copyright.PENANALUAc6O3NK4
isn't going to like the way you're talking to her."473Please respect copyright.PENANAeYQHZinyw0
"She invited her here, did she?" Leo turned to look at his aunt.473Please respect copyright.PENANAcEnnHymnQS
Diana shrugged her shoulders. "She never told me anything. But I'm guessing by her happy mood, she obviously did."473Please respect copyright.PENANATgHO6xMgjr
Leo turned to look at Kim. "Did mum ask you to come here?" he asked her.473Please respect copyright.PENANADCwQrLEvmI
"She did," Kim answered. "But all this was only so that I could see the family after such a long time."473Please respect copyright.PENANAsqJGIlnw01
Everyone had a puzzled 473Please respect copyright.PENANA6RZRoSe4vE
look on their face as they turned to look at Kim, except Leo. It was 473Please respect copyright.PENANADn8rnkE1Tx
clear with the way she spoke to them before Leo came in that she was 473Please respect copyright.PENANADXCheh9rq9
here just to get a chance to see and talk to Leo. No one objected to 473Please respect copyright.PENANAlvvvap756w
what she said. She and Leo were having a conversation and no one felt 473Please respect copyright.PENANAP0gOsy9D4j
like butting in because you were only going to get burnt.473Please respect copyright.PENANA1j815Z6sLr
"I don't believe you," said Leo. "Grandma, did you know she was coming here?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1mxoEDCYv
Amanda looked up at Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANALezUeJ5PJw
"I knew, she answered. "But your mum told me not to tell you because 473Please respect copyright.PENANAbpg3AKAATu
you would freak out the way you're doing right now."473Please respect copyright.PENANAoeydVrFStd
"She knew you would run, that's why," said Diana. "That's definitely what your mother would do."473Please respect copyright.PENANAp9ujRdUziA
Leo rolled his eyes and looked irritated. "Where is she?" he asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANANoxqYw33HA
"She will be down shortly," said Amanda, who had a worried look on his face.473Please respect copyright.PENANAP12ZBVlXfG
"I need her here right now."473Please respect copyright.PENANAHomxIRa401
"Leo, I think you need to sit down," said Eric as he stood up from the chair and came to stand right next to his cousin.473Please respect copyright.PENANAIBzNM0IWRm
"There's no need." Leo looked calm and cool, but you could tell from his voice that he was really on edge.473Please respect copyright.PENANAkOxgacAfay
Mr McDonell soon came down the stairs and when he came in the living room, he felt the tension in the air.473Please respect copyright.PENANAUv08vDnDuR
"Did I miss something here?" Mr McDonell asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAsr85voibRu
"You came just in time," said Amanda. "Leo is not happy."473Please respect copyright.PENANAvsaQPg5YTP
Mr McDonell only shook his head and approached his son from behind.473Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9pDCe50rm
"Leo, can we talk?" Mr McDonell asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANA4nVyppjjI3
"Why should we?" Leo asked as he looked at his father.473Please respect copyright.PENANAW731yCRjN1
"Let's go," Mr McDonell insisted. "It will do you some good. Before your mother comes here."473Please respect copyright.PENANA2UGdkCsrb6
Leo nodded his head and 473Please respect copyright.PENANAWP3VJAFvxg
followed his father out of the living room heading to the study. Just as473Please respect copyright.PENANA61xP1Xc8DB
they disappeared down the other end of the hall, Mrs McDonell came down473Please respect copyright.PENANAy272LtU3wv
the stairs and went in the living room.473Please respect copyright.PENANA9nGLOsPoQD
"No sign of Leo yet?" Mrs McDonell asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGT5eDZkNZ5
"If you looked around the room more carefully, you would see the burning imprint of where he stood on the carpet," said Amanda.473Please respect copyright.PENANA4TBQ8j3iua
Mrs McDonell sighed. "Amanda, please stop talking in riddles," she said. "Was he here or not?"473Please respect copyright.PENANATysLZ0fFTU
"He was and he wasn't happy," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAZfUkX4ku2q
"Did he leave?" Mrs McDonell looked worried.473Please respect copyright.PENANAXb02chpv0N
"If you mean the house, no," said Diana. "He followed his father to the study."473Please respect copyright.PENANAz2izdCpnSh
Mrs McDonell turned around heading for the study.473Please respect copyright.PENANA8LiOr7BrdK
"I think I should leave," said Kim. "It really shows that Leo isn't happy to see me."473Please respect copyright.PENANA0Wn0hw7Bii
"Oh, no, please, stay," 473Please respect copyright.PENANASh4rGTxV3S
said Amanda, yet she didn't sound sympathetic about it. It almost 473Please respect copyright.PENANA7d9muHleG6
sounded like she was making fun of her.473Please respect copyright.PENANAUo6w8JtiXC
"Oh, no, I'm good. I shouldn't have agreed to come here in the first place."473Please respect copyright.PENANA4NF5ueVI7Z
"No, don't leave yet," 473Please respect copyright.PENANAyLlBQjD3wK
said Diana. "You're Bertha's guest and she isn't going to be happy if 473Please respect copyright.PENANAG0TJjR0nTG
you leave. Come with me to the patio, you need a little bit of air."473Please respect copyright.PENANAXq8d8aes8N
"Yes, I guess so."473Please respect copyright.PENANA3znyfdfApo
Kim joined Diana and the two left for the patio.473Please respect copyright.PENANA0vWc73MKHd
"I knew this was going to happen," said Amanda.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGr4FicjvZB
"I would blame Leo for this," said Angel. "He's supposed to act mature. Not like a child."473Please respect copyright.PENANAK1lBbKTnBE
"I behave more maturely than he does," said Oliver.473Please respect copyright.PENANAEuQtl4WIe7
"I know you do." Angel smiled at the young boy.473Please respect copyright.PENANAluWqM7v1FF
"I agree with you, 473Please respect copyright.PENANAZppV50VjbO
Angel," said Eric. "I know he broke up their engagement, but it doesn't 473Please respect copyright.PENANAwuQAmDXeo1
mean he has to treat her that way as though she has done something 473Please respect copyright.PENANADRG7bwedpM
wrong."473Please respect copyright.PENANACfUsKMNhgf
"I kind of feel bad for her," said Carly.473Please respect copyright.PENANATvKteUctwf
"Leo has always been 473Please respect copyright.PENANAAmtIligupw
like a child," said Amanda. "And I hate to admit, though I don't like 473Please respect copyright.PENANABoAUzjd7q9
Kim very much, what Leo is doing to her is awful."473Please respect copyright.PENANALEBF0rtgSO
"It's not anything new that you don't like her, granny," said Eric.473Please respect copyright.PENANAM00qnyy3wL
"I know. But Bertha also473Please respect copyright.PENANAto8PCf3FbZ
did the wrong thing here. She knows Leo's actions towards Kim would be 473Please respect copyright.PENANAfhYSdZtWhI
brutal but she still wanted Kim to come here. She obviously wants them 473Please respect copyright.PENANA5HtrCtizXD
to get back together."473Please respect copyright.PENANAub2HqVtGQd
"There's no doubt about 473Please respect copyright.PENANAxr90PX5nC0
that," said Angel. "But Leo should be more of a gentleman. He shouldn't 473Please respect copyright.PENANAfX2njhsMEj
treat her that way. Now I wonder how he broke up with her. Must have 473Please respect copyright.PENANAazpMPnauWL
been terrible."473Please respect copyright.PENANAr5luowfLQh
"You should tell him that," said Eric as he smiled at Angel. "Maybe he will listen to you."473Please respect copyright.PENANAeyFUz0EdI1
"He's a gentleman when 473Please respect copyright.PENANAvXbhOeRY1U
he wants to be. But towards Kim, I don't know why he acts like that. He 473Please respect copyright.PENANAUFBuVuUw2L
loved her once, you know," said Amanda.473Please respect copyright.PENANAbT3HszEI01
"Like madly in love with her?" Carly asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANA5JHSNE3qKe
"Maybe during their 473Please respect copyright.PENANAkI7tZkRdar
first years of their relationship. But I never approved of her then, and473Please respect copyright.PENANAwwK5AqCUyU
if they were ever to get back, I still wouldn't."473Please respect copyright.PENANAJH6Z8aAyGR
"Are they going to get back soon?" Oliver asked as he looked down the hall. "I'm hungry."473Please respect copyright.PENANADzkcFZPdFQ
"Why don't you get a 473Please respect copyright.PENANAkNQ5ztuVr4
little snack from the kitchen?" Amanda suggested. "You wouldn't want to 473Please respect copyright.PENANAtqj8yfJU5Q
die in this ugly war full of big people problems." 473Please respect copyright.PENANAc3YEsSd53s
While the others waited in the living room, there was a serious talk in the study room.473Please respect copyright.PENANAzTWLIXZgcy
"I'm begging you, Leo, can you at least act mature for once?" Mr McDonell asked Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANAds3eWAHaSP
"Why should I?" Leo asked as he folded his arms.473Please respect copyright.PENANAsVN5dY7NcN
"Because she is my guest," Mrs McDonell answered. "That's why."473Please respect copyright.PENANAk7jaANYKMe
"I wonder why you even bought her here when you know she and I aren't on good terms with each other."473Please respect copyright.PENANAdjpgNaltlk
"Why do you treat her like she did something wrong to you? This isn't the Leo I know."473Please respect copyright.PENANANSkPZWaJbB
"Sorry, mum. She irritates me and I want nothing to do with her. She tends to be clinging and that's not what I want."473Please respect copyright.PENANAyJut2xDzvJ
"But you don't have to treat a lady like that, son," said Mr McDonell. "You need to talk things down with her like an adult."473Please respect copyright.PENANA51RFFj1C8Q
"I did talk to her face 473Please respect copyright.PENANAdmecBz5CUo
to face to break off our engagement, but she still kept on calling and 473Please respect copyright.PENANAwPbiqsuyjy
calling afterwards," said Leo. "You see, that's being too clinging."473Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ij4KRoAYe
"And did you ever give a reasonable explanation as to why you wanted to break up?" Mr McDonell gave Leo a look. "Did you?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA5PVcjBMxWp
"I told her that it didn't feel right anymore to be together and that we had to break off our engagement."473Please respect copyright.PENANAlk6Qf30bgo
"Well, that's not a 473Please respect copyright.PENANAnsunbCRuL5
clearcut answer to me," said Mrs McDonell. "There has to be a simple 473Please respect copyright.PENANACcCfqdf755
reason or else she wouldn't be calling you all the time."473Please respect copyright.PENANAsDUoBUn9CY
"Mum, I have my reasons," said Leo sternly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAXxHBUxe979
"But it still doesn't 473Please respect copyright.PENANApFWYal1Tuu
add up and your mother is right," said Mr McDonell. "I never wanted to 473Please respect copyright.PENANACxD8AKp92k
ask you why you broke up with Kim because I know you don't like to talk 473Please respect copyright.PENANARt8InN8z6N
about such things. But now I'm starting to wonder what's really going 473Please respect copyright.PENANAiojcilrI3Z
on."473Please respect copyright.PENANAqzNc5SzdDe
Leo felt cornered. His 473Please respect copyright.PENANA7OQJDlgsbf
parents were good at making him spit out the truth whenever they wanted 473Please respect copyright.PENANA3898j8X5jN
it. And he didn't feel ready to tell them that he fell in love with 473Please respect copyright.PENANAJHpYTFXNQh
someone else.473Please respect copyright.PENANA5P2efCNDi9
"It's nothing," said Leo. "I just fell out and it didn't feel right any more."473Please respect copyright.PENANAvrvYjgkGHl
"Well, you fell out of it too quickly," said Mrs McDonell.473Please respect copyright.PENANAl78UmZWe4L
"Is that why you brought her here? To change my mind?"473Please respect copyright.PENANA89A7lYuN14
"Leo, calm down," said Mr McDonell. "And you, Bertha, why didn't you tell me that you were inviting Kim over?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAvurUmNolt2
"Don't tell me that you don't like her too," said Mrs McDonell almost looking disappointed.473Please respect copyright.PENANAPiKn4OHTOx
"I have always liked 473Please respect copyright.PENANAo9NOvCZLjB
Kim. But why you didn't tell me about this is what I want to know. You 473Please respect copyright.PENANAICTRyatLTp
knew that your son broke up with her and it hasn't even passed a good 473Please respect copyright.PENANAlXHGVWu5h8
period of time for them to try and ease off the pain. And now, you just 473Please respect copyright.PENANA1DkWursqGG
opened up old wounds."473Please respect copyright.PENANAstvpc1IEIU
"I'm sorry, I should have told you but I wanted it to be a surprise."473Please respect copyright.PENANA7BtyPj7yy7
"A surprise or a way of getting her and I back together?" Leo asked.473Please respect copyright.PENANABiZe54Eg9q
"Bertha, stop," Mr 473Please respect copyright.PENANAbDthRXe2Qw
McDonell raised his hand beside his wife could even speak. "You two are 473Please respect copyright.PENANAIGwTxzt2kZ
just going to argue like you always do and I'm not going to allow that. 473Please respect copyright.PENANAvPJyXyXCtb
Not when we have a guest in the house."473Please respect copyright.PENANAO3Qyx7zYC3
"I'm glad you consider Kim our guest, hon," said Mrs McDonell sweetly.473Please respect copyright.PENANAkVuElgihXU
"That's because you 473Please respect copyright.PENANACXm3JmJ4H4
bought her here and you left me no choice. Leo, I'm begging you, just 473Please respect copyright.PENANA5OeMsuN8T4
for this one night, let go of your anger or whatever it is you have 473Please respect copyright.PENANAFb63uirqyN
against Kim and have our dinner in peace. Can you do that for me?"473Please respect copyright.PENANAnpLjWogJgm
Leo looked at his 473Please respect copyright.PENANAoX4HsGo1i7
father, then at his mother who gave him a look to go ahead with his 473Please respect copyright.PENANA8aquEZaKI3
father's suggestion. He furrowed his eyebrows at her showing how angry 473Please respect copyright.PENANA8jXEcTxd3H
he was. When he went back to looking at his father, he brought up his 473Please respect copyright.PENANAOItbNjuOfm
calm demeanour.473Please respect copyright.PENANAGr9stJyLx8
"For you, dad, I will," said Leo.473Please respect copyright.PENANATOrytY00qQ
Mr McDonell blew out a 473Please respect copyright.PENANAI0lB15IJYJ
sigh of relief. "Thank you, Leo. Though I do suggest you stop acting 473Please respect copyright.PENANAetjyVivn2g
like a child around her from now on."473Please respect copyright.PENANAYV2607ykIU
"I'll. In fact, I'll apologise to her right away."473Please respect copyright.PENANA05bC68lz9W
"That's so sweet of you, dear," said Mrs McDonell but Leo ignored her as he quickly left the room.473Please respect copyright.PENANAH3eC1M3YCx
"You know, you've never 473Please respect copyright.PENANAvwIJbnaDpn
been so good with surprises, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he looked at 473Please respect copyright.PENANAnWK804POTL
his wife and slowly made his way out of the study.