Angel put the article 599Please respect copyright.PENANAEbMzfvOD4M
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 599Please respect copyright.PENANA0nGJl00hwd
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 599Please respect copyright.PENANAhJc1tURwsY
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 599Please respect copyright.PENANACA57X9v0GF
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she599Please respect copyright.PENANA6mK5w1y4fq
did before.599Please respect copyright.PENANAh07Q20e92G
Angel was too lost in 599Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0lRY6qgjS
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 599Please respect copyright.PENANAin6GUYwhXE
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.599Please respect copyright.PENANA8a5imEnut0
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.599Please respect copyright.PENANAKAMd9J2xnl
Angel looked up and she 599Please respect copyright.PENANArujb8xqrXb
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 599Please respect copyright.PENANAPHNZMnsdoA
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.599Please respect copyright.PENANAJvlleWIcys
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 599Please respect copyright.PENANAnfNxgf0N8B
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel599Please respect copyright.PENANAsq4nDRwAVD
nervous.599Please respect copyright.PENANANG9MJEGEWF
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.599Please respect copyright.PENANABvoqrHKD51
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."599Please respect copyright.PENANAtp7a8lPhlF
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."599Please respect copyright.PENANAkCHhMtHae0
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."599Please respect copyright.PENANAhNEjoJeDHS
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.599Please respect copyright.PENANAyMp4TkZJ6o
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."599Please respect copyright.PENANAQw4G5fnM5B
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."599Please respect copyright.PENANARLTU3GHfDB
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.599Please respect copyright.PENANANmlJLgBlzi
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.599Please respect copyright.PENANAJo8W0dOHQ2
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAPbL8wAwyvH
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."599Please respect copyright.PENANAMUjIincACI
Angel could feel her 599Please respect copyright.PENANAPlYkmEmUoG
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 599Please respect copyright.PENANA2LgABBlTl2
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 599Please respect copyright.PENANA6RhiCo8Njv
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 599Please respect copyright.PENANArKaaQOlhNJ
like they were going to buckle.599Please respect copyright.PENANAxi54tK5R2m
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."599Please respect copyright.PENANAGZzXCG8GjL
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.599Please respect copyright.PENANAQcux0ghjrG
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 599Please respect copyright.PENANALXBRnXsJ6z
Mark just smiled at her 599Please respect copyright.PENANAsSSQjyAz0h
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 599Please respect copyright.PENANA9rkiBtF4V3
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about599Please respect copyright.PENANAbEEVjHywzy
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 599Please respect copyright.PENANAHLh22hzRPB
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 599Please respect copyright.PENANAuHcu0Hix7c
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 599Please respect copyright.PENANAoUEhizKZeT
that's for sure.599Please respect copyright.PENANA7wGcQBPLuW
"I came here to ask if 599Please respect copyright.PENANAFNDZ26fNhe
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 599Please respect copyright.PENANAwWVooS6txm
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."599Please respect copyright.PENANAY7Lq9mY4K4
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."599Please respect copyright.PENANAOyEsfsMdds
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."599Please respect copyright.PENANATxUMCccHqX
"No, its okay, I..."599Please respect copyright.PENANA3Zjgmj5ki6
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.599Please respect copyright.PENANAyTTJazbMfz
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAGBb5abvjDH
Angel nodded in 599Please respect copyright.PENANA08PNHzNerg
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 599Please respect copyright.PENANAdnr6FbHbDe
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a599Please respect copyright.PENANAcxI55kdJBC
wink and headed out of the office.599Please respect copyright.PENANA3K6Mvw1FfM
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.599Please respect copyright.PENANAqMnQ7dHb1B
As Angel sat back down 599Please respect copyright.PENANAmqmIwcr0Yn
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 599Please respect copyright.PENANAv8WZh7g57Z
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She599Please respect copyright.PENANA02rj5KuZWx
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.599Please respect copyright.PENANAc0biVcZ3o0
"Hello?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAovZMZx5wae
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.599Please respect copyright.PENANA3KFCXtVi9E
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAOkuhgONgrF
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."599Please respect copyright.PENANASAQSSQ1kJr
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"599Please respect copyright.PENANA0w2AAWF92K
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."599Please respect copyright.PENANAAnSoISMuzT
***599Please respect copyright.PENANAFGiJAUKb6F
Carly599Please respect copyright.PENANAXjzfHZyQjf
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 599Please respect copyright.PENANAy57efM0W1n
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 599Please respect copyright.PENANAWr1KLEkc3R
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 599Please respect copyright.PENANAehv7rjHJEl
for the first time, it felt awkward. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAIzOQUJmsWZ
She599Please respect copyright.PENANA79g5KD3g3r
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 599Please respect copyright.PENANARIzYbyyQDy
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 599Please respect copyright.PENANABOOxe5QVE5
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 599Please respect copyright.PENANAIOvceuODwd
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 599Please respect copyright.PENANATiq5qrVNFN
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 599Please respect copyright.PENANAFF7B4dsHsW
clear mind. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAOPGstcUJ2T
Angel599Please respect copyright.PENANAjgGtpbWVYg
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 599Please respect copyright.PENANA5JoYZQxPKB
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 599Please respect copyright.PENANATTv8KQmIzD
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 599Please respect copyright.PENANAfJT8mvBxhp
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 599Please respect copyright.PENANAsiSMlRsCYP
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 599Please respect copyright.PENANA4erh4VN4Fm
Mr Walters was a big 599Please respect copyright.PENANA8DRAXaoVji
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,599Please respect copyright.PENANA8mN7NU5DSh
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 599Please respect copyright.PENANALssB0q0yt0
would like to hang around with.599Please respect copyright.PENANAxRy3hbFaIf
Mr599Please respect copyright.PENANAnxrVsQtp1Z
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 599Please respect copyright.PENANAPUX4AlxAK7
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed599Please respect copyright.PENANAGmMxU2anzg
to.599Please respect copyright.PENANAdjU5R3BeWN
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."599Please respect copyright.PENANA9HS5Ou2zz7
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAM2U2rgmsg6
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAZP3KadFFXP
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."599Please respect copyright.PENANAxrrz3fxj8Q
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."599Please respect copyright.PENANAjxY1WJpf4i
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAYAYsEo1RMr
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."599Please respect copyright.PENANAhbVM30nwGn
Mr599Please respect copyright.PENANAuHZPaCnsJV
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 599Please respect copyright.PENANAmXtvdYm3EJ
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 599Please respect copyright.PENANAz9fufmvrrD
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the599Please respect copyright.PENANAkntQDC6DPq
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAgtMGymmaD0
Mr599Please respect copyright.PENANAEbEhhg4zC6
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 599Please respect copyright.PENANAId8zsrSEtk
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little599Please respect copyright.PENANANtDwbaxoyu
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 599Please respect copyright.PENANASseEZRJuy6
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAxi5M8UElZe
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 599Please respect copyright.PENANArHkF6pOOnB
He599Please respect copyright.PENANAd1HoWHR2fG
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 599Please respect copyright.PENANAZY5uCDamzS
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 599Please respect copyright.PENANAAAr3YBVj2f
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 599Please respect copyright.PENANA329cSoWDvJ
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 599Please respect copyright.PENANA0MZT39rs7o
Carly599Please respect copyright.PENANAtZOephI6eh
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 599Please respect copyright.PENANABQ9Fqn2dnN
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a599Please respect copyright.PENANAAD46sWXIE3
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 599Please respect copyright.PENANALKwTlEFYsf
came here to see her. And at this early hour.599Please respect copyright.PENANALwrN552L4C
"Mr599Please respect copyright.PENANAuJixWiXSSw
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more599Please respect copyright.PENANAmeU8ZGwNxw
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 599Please respect copyright.PENANAj3OU24DwQb
moment?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAswoZrsbijc
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.599Please respect copyright.PENANAWPpb3way6J
Carly599Please respect copyright.PENANApcYYcAtGhu
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 599Please respect copyright.PENANAMRB20ByGOY
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 599Please respect copyright.PENANAGsrAa7fkdE
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAL9O2U1yHyk
Mr599Please respect copyright.PENANAjhJwyMk3uv
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 599Please respect copyright.PENANAXeNqUymMcn
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 599Please respect copyright.PENANAgDjQoAHmVr
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 599Please respect copyright.PENANAFG5Hbs1hAv
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 599Please respect copyright.PENANAUDuuI4nzFW
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'599Please respect copyright.PENANAbu5P5ImM6e
Leo put his hands into 599Please respect copyright.PENANAH034Pn1PNy
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 599Please respect copyright.PENANAWvnYfCQSTd
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 599Please respect copyright.PENANArATrm9Rizh
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 599Please respect copyright.PENANABA1q72Qdhv
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.599Please respect copyright.PENANAjjeX2oJgiP
When Leo was just inches599Please respect copyright.PENANAU1mAZqL1OG
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 599Please respect copyright.PENANAalggoo5vvt
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.599Please respect copyright.PENANAojjElWMb63
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.599Please respect copyright.PENANAhbru1cmjTn
***599Please respect copyright.PENANAwlchna5FGC
A599Please respect copyright.PENANA2u08zrNhCE
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 599Please respect copyright.PENANArFEbpTOW2K
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 599Please respect copyright.PENANAcZwCQ71Qwj
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAzWGwrjZ9mL
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."599Please respect copyright.PENANAO4pl4v4qmi
"Sorry,599Please respect copyright.PENANA7lsTX5YmWe
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 599Please respect copyright.PENANABj37nQA8T4
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAkeQUzRpWvk
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.599Please respect copyright.PENANAfUFUL9Gy2i
Her599Please respect copyright.PENANAeruI43pobU
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit599Please respect copyright.PENANAaywTx5qkoO
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed599Please respect copyright.PENANALcaJ4wMpPZ
back making him look handsome.599Please respect copyright.PENANAzpcLrwqNHZ
"Well,599Please respect copyright.PENANAcZm7ZTzlAw
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 599Please respect copyright.PENANAtxWHGRMES5
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 599Please respect copyright.PENANAS8bcwT3INN
isn't it?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAgkESWkZOAK
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.599Please respect copyright.PENANA2gbGq6pSaq
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"599Please respect copyright.PENANASvVwIZvrwt
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"599Please respect copyright.PENANASlQH5EmUQs
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."599Please respect copyright.PENANAUcdc5tB2hA
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."599Please respect copyright.PENANAlh8nyAwdz1
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."599Please respect copyright.PENANAo3HKvSC4D2
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."599Please respect copyright.PENANA2sQdauybTn
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."599Please respect copyright.PENANA68juQWNVYL
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"599Please respect copyright.PENANAiXXskOqVWJ
"Ya,599Please respect copyright.PENANAdGYNvP7WJO
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 599Please respect copyright.PENANAoEcErFmShl
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."599Please respect copyright.PENANA76cbcfAaaE
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."599Please respect copyright.PENANAxjsF8EgpjI
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."599Please respect copyright.PENANAey22bNb9TL
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."599Please respect copyright.PENANAUKUDKsInrF
"Yes, you do that."599Please respect copyright.PENANARzO6hYODZt
As599Please respect copyright.PENANAGpfqQociq9
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 599Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZHEqQ8s0b
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 599Please respect copyright.PENANAfuaWQXy8g5
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 599Please respect copyright.PENANAJS3B6CMwJN
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 599Please respect copyright.PENANA1hbc8VYiRe
dizziness. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ788wnb3L
As599Please respect copyright.PENANATYDciS4fcT
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 599Please respect copyright.PENANAmShrtm063a
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 599Please respect copyright.PENANATJFzBbvaCu
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 599Please respect copyright.PENANABhHhz1OllR
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 599Please respect copyright.PENANAVNKsFNI1uw
is it something else? 599Please respect copyright.PENANA1tp3yYcpbP
Then599Please respect copyright.PENANAN766qK0JQV
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 599Please respect copyright.PENANAMcfTkxQd7M
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 599Please respect copyright.PENANATcpl3JbsWV
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.599Please respect copyright.PENANAloXIMNrz3i
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAcTdcYiVn8r
Mrs599Please respect copyright.PENANAFu0uwwCh2h
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 599Please respect copyright.PENANAeWqAj4xIgE
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 599Please respect copyright.PENANAtdVhSLXrn7
floor.599Please respect copyright.PENANAKPSXc15WV6
"Angel, call her, call 599Please respect copyright.PENANA9OVKYDawaY
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 599Please respect copyright.PENANAlHFmoNp8MA
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 599Please respect copyright.PENANA5GKWjUTc7X
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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