Angel put the article 592Please respect copyright.PENANAe3m5gk67Bb
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 592Please respect copyright.PENANAOz0SLGe6pm
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 592Please respect copyright.PENANABGzSn250vf
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 592Please respect copyright.PENANAEaTyjDVZN8
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she592Please respect copyright.PENANAHmGchyjJPZ
did before.592Please respect copyright.PENANANKIr0C3i39
Angel was too lost in 592Please respect copyright.PENANAVX19absk7D
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 592Please respect copyright.PENANAnmXhK8X2Lt
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.592Please respect copyright.PENANAKTFltx2iES
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.592Please respect copyright.PENANAxjUzwOxpJm
Angel looked up and she 592Please respect copyright.PENANAh99enh55b0
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 592Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1TOvpd1jU
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.592Please respect copyright.PENANABUqpJ1msiO
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 592Please respect copyright.PENANAqp96oYoDkg
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel592Please respect copyright.PENANANOCwtnQIts
nervous.592Please respect copyright.PENANAJV7nnvbTTg
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.592Please respect copyright.PENANAT4RxY79b22
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."592Please respect copyright.PENANAay8e3MCkCY
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."592Please respect copyright.PENANAiMaKzjy7FN
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."592Please respect copyright.PENANAmRArbeTkVN
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.592Please respect copyright.PENANATzx4TzKg4p
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."592Please respect copyright.PENANAgTKrMOzY6L
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."592Please respect copyright.PENANA1nKPagQFfe
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.592Please respect copyright.PENANAblOvUXXVV4
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.592Please respect copyright.PENANA2WHQqawQpf
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAPsrgz2W72l
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."592Please respect copyright.PENANAPwmvOx91Vu
Angel could feel her 592Please respect copyright.PENANAs6DyWYW354
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 592Please respect copyright.PENANA8TgI8uoMuI
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 592Please respect copyright.PENANAaYIMj5iZvA
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 592Please respect copyright.PENANASSWY8VOygu
like they were going to buckle.592Please respect copyright.PENANALM3GxirZVC
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."592Please respect copyright.PENANAE5CAk5fL3S
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.592Please respect copyright.PENANAbHE2bkk85i
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAtJT32hhS1W
Mark just smiled at her 592Please respect copyright.PENANAwseGdktFdr
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 592Please respect copyright.PENANAYbfHRjU3Lg
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about592Please respect copyright.PENANAvD3jAo4sFg
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 592Please respect copyright.PENANAB7KCyvWmHZ
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7RxlWsB3Zf
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 592Please respect copyright.PENANA6kR98ccuYv
that's for sure.592Please respect copyright.PENANAILu8gQFPJm
"I came here to ask if 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWZiYUyzFYV
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 592Please respect copyright.PENANAlvC2VpzAT7
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."592Please respect copyright.PENANAw8HkoRIeeq
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."592Please respect copyright.PENANAF9I2jeRg8J
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."592Please respect copyright.PENANASNzONQyQ4o
"No, its okay, I..."592Please respect copyright.PENANAIRjqvwtR0e
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.592Please respect copyright.PENANAkkZa4Zvx4g
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAcILH0wiLdg
Angel nodded in 592Please respect copyright.PENANA5lpmy2mxEh
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 592Please respect copyright.PENANAjhC5kGxuWF
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a592Please respect copyright.PENANAwlNYiQkf9S
wink and headed out of the office.592Please respect copyright.PENANADdjMPEqfjZ
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.592Please respect copyright.PENANAs1jpZqNspH
As Angel sat back down 592Please respect copyright.PENANACzI1FWmrie
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 592Please respect copyright.PENANA5lXOavUMf7
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She592Please respect copyright.PENANAyksRa1GFuI
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.592Please respect copyright.PENANAOCr4BPUsV5
"Hello?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAZADP8j0S3g
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.592Please respect copyright.PENANARFaEXFFPh6
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAKyQwtonE0b
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."592Please respect copyright.PENANAmoa7U4yThG
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAVg48iQGXht
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."592Please respect copyright.PENANAQpwdvRluQK
***592Please respect copyright.PENANADYG8hqpmdr
Carly592Please respect copyright.PENANAzhXmx7WrrT
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 592Please respect copyright.PENANA9TekAhncQb
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 592Please respect copyright.PENANAozzI6lPQS2
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAv7FQ3kShJA
for the first time, it felt awkward. 592Please respect copyright.PENANARS2vfUPV57
She592Please respect copyright.PENANAgmWk3AFwRg
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 592Please respect copyright.PENANAO3qZ0wm4NL
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 592Please respect copyright.PENANA6sgqmzUlUf
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGs5SVuHkG4
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 592Please respect copyright.PENANAgmXeZ1KW0h
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7uZ8Yv1xVG
clear mind. 592Please respect copyright.PENANA6Zc4ix8sE1
Angel592Please respect copyright.PENANAOoyIGa4aFw
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAzdUuKHqMoc
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 592Please respect copyright.PENANAw7y1oOMvP6
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 592Please respect copyright.PENANAdQoNkwuaqZ
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 592Please respect copyright.PENANApJeiCWdth5
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAwARtwvNRWc
Mr Walters was a big 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvhqxhdf6EA
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,592Please respect copyright.PENANAXPdNP2LHmD
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 592Please respect copyright.PENANAq0XZAhhgMJ
would like to hang around with.592Please respect copyright.PENANAKYySGeBJ75
Mr592Please respect copyright.PENANASVbyt2K67P
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 592Please respect copyright.PENANAV37MG8P6gv
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed592Please respect copyright.PENANA4Df1eLkINm
to.592Please respect copyright.PENANAuaAiXiFe76
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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."592Please respect copyright.PENANATiSXDEK9LU
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAdxFylBI6IO
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAi8xk30DzGh
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."592Please respect copyright.PENANARWZGJx5Hcu
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."592Please respect copyright.PENANAzk9nDy5zki
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAF2tRqpP953
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."592Please respect copyright.PENANATZj91MAmjF
Mr592Please respect copyright.PENANAyWEAyb5wt9
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 592Please respect copyright.PENANA8hTkkJ75Ga
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 592Please respect copyright.PENANAd6LS4Qhnqp
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the592Please respect copyright.PENANAhzNjaYNEJ6
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAyiysZo55sC
Mr592Please respect copyright.PENANAWrd7buTNpM
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGmcLqkZjj5
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little592Please respect copyright.PENANAnoHpHq06OR
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 592Please respect copyright.PENANAOqbNvMk3jP
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAVXOdtujJWW
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. 592Please respect copyright.PENANASEWH4zyhbs
He592Please respect copyright.PENANAdvzDNpPMcr
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 592Please respect copyright.PENANABVYWoEFAFU
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 592Please respect copyright.PENANAmXfYyRW6GG
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 592Please respect copyright.PENANABaPhP7H6j0
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAhsyVq5ExXn
Carly592Please respect copyright.PENANAG7jRG7uE4b
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 592Please respect copyright.PENANAqqngjT9CKG
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a592Please respect copyright.PENANAN4cliooe0C
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 592Please respect copyright.PENANAMrs717mT9Y
came here to see her. And at this early hour.592Please respect copyright.PENANAWZBJtcds3C
"Mr592Please respect copyright.PENANAARvlPQBxjF
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more592Please respect copyright.PENANAfE0pQInFe4
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 592Please respect copyright.PENANA8LouZoQtlS
moment?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAtpF8jvrNLa
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.592Please respect copyright.PENANAmKLqTNPrfB
Carly592Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q35xl6oxJ
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 592Please respect copyright.PENANA95KfAsWyhg
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAehQLNPqj9r
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ4GcaLJFD
Mr592Please respect copyright.PENANA0dwzVzU680
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 592Please respect copyright.PENANAHfThf6wLwU
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 592Please respect copyright.PENANAj2kJRwWFeC
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 592Please respect copyright.PENANAJkLRG5zkbE
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 592Please respect copyright.PENANAVXWx074EtP
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'592Please respect copyright.PENANAPodYtWZ7I0
Leo put his hands into 592Please respect copyright.PENANAD00Ih2Kysz
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 592Please respect copyright.PENANAsUcFQfAHDO
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 592Please respect copyright.PENANA4pT9SjDJZX
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 592Please respect copyright.PENANA9SiS4qojW8
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.592Please respect copyright.PENANAVnIUcWgbkd
When Leo was just inches592Please respect copyright.PENANAd6cZ8YjB0e
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 592Please respect copyright.PENANAj4gDEWmumt
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.592Please respect copyright.PENANACfTZ8WY4LI
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.592Please respect copyright.PENANAEZoqOJr51d
***592Please respect copyright.PENANABQuWeHtcd2
A592Please respect copyright.PENANAIMpUhlJMMa
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxkWMLwXIdN
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 592Please respect copyright.PENANAj3DLgEXBKq
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 592Please respect copyright.PENANA2UQwm7czN4
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."592Please respect copyright.PENANAfxNxGiMQeI
"Sorry,592Please respect copyright.PENANAM8n3kUkXKA
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 592Please respect copyright.PENANA9wkwOLz0VT
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 592Please respect copyright.PENANA4bdZTKICe3
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.592Please respect copyright.PENANA7uJ1Ca4iBl
Her592Please respect copyright.PENANAnOnlIZstJZ
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit592Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y61INooLR
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed592Please respect copyright.PENANAuOgnh4bp6y
back making him look handsome.592Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5nrzUugpN
"Well,592Please respect copyright.PENANA4qb1tHgpI0
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 592Please respect copyright.PENANARB10A5OuhE
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAMTddMdo9T6
isn't it?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAHsjApu4Yjg
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.592Please respect copyright.PENANAyGDwGjHuwj
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"592Please respect copyright.PENANArNNDWiJF1q
"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?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAIq5RkRwYi6
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."592Please respect copyright.PENANAlL8jb0pMMQ
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."592Please respect copyright.PENANAsoox0po94W
"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."592Please respect copyright.PENANAwKnmVTESvd
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."592Please respect copyright.PENANAX9ys9p61M1
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."592Please respect copyright.PENANAs7UCCCU1tr
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAII6S6gHvaP
"Ya,592Please respect copyright.PENANAjvxiVkSe5M
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 592Please respect copyright.PENANArSWO7mjQZp
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."592Please respect copyright.PENANARjIJACjR7h
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."592Please respect copyright.PENANAbOhkRGqDC5
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."592Please respect copyright.PENANA8c62a7riLZ
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."592Please respect copyright.PENANA8CPMWcrDCE
"Yes, you do that."592Please respect copyright.PENANAihOggZhtNQ
As592Please respect copyright.PENANAm4iLedYqDk
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxoE8ek7aes
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvxtawy55kC
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 592Please respect copyright.PENANAtAhznFeFWA
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 592Please respect copyright.PENANARxL9GCoG9m
dizziness. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAec4hpprWND
As592Please respect copyright.PENANAkrrqdxz7Ye
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 592Please respect copyright.PENANA0tnJTwcf9W
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAFgXW40A8DY
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 592Please respect copyright.PENANAuCY0QFY1C8
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 592Please respect copyright.PENANAZrcVEDPnhg
is it something else? 592Please respect copyright.PENANACoafwmCnGb
Then592Please respect copyright.PENANA4M5Y4LWigT
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 592Please respect copyright.PENANAyVRurv2uPX
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 592Please respect copyright.PENANA8c7uF4oKJ7
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.592Please respect copyright.PENANAYetticsKsa
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAR71mUkX37I
Mrs592Please respect copyright.PENANASEzlbgS0nP
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAcBlLaYdj7m
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAtqrssdO9Wq
floor.592Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7vU3vjL3s
"Angel, call her, call 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGb69ehJGWw
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 592Please respect copyright.PENANAweeUOQezCc
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAffbxdfHNBI
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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