The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpLWEMEXkt
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZFIFBsFcC
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocjZaQ3ua1
"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Cp37B75fA
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxbhAUNMVz
The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThysJv53UN
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXH8zjRxg6
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbUFKbbi4z
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ8in6Gxz4
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3F0WwVfeP
"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6ilWuRYsG
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYADj0uif4
"Is she still at her desk?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhVSJB0a30
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsQK8l63yE
"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sYDGWpxXe
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHy8vSOnWk8
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Kj9XezTIp
"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07iL4qs8Eg
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwyjQoSJ2U
"You look tired. Are you okay?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzQ35VLuJV
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP4qKsTEEu
"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42l853P2SJ
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRBfdDgMc3
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNUqN3E1DO
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rSiZkjYM3
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucJ6jtC3mH
"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTPK5EAFRc
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY85pRgvxK
Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CfrWi23I3
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnXrMT8NKH
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHFTLzKr6g
"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ7EPXgoDz
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5j8xEJ0WL
Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07PuxRCRsp
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDQI5DeeLD
"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRzklFtSdg
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMrplhlJqC
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkprQlLc3F
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk6eqHLEUK
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR3SnWb9fb
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPIcqpPy40
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeew1ebSwY6
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogAr62vstP
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mHqbfkXsd
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnzabHpk23
"Why do you say that?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY68bZkafy7
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPWz4XXkRi
"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzUeAttacj
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQV216lhq3
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4APCCiI54
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dg26067BP
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDYqSlnXhO
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRmhhfFCoX
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaBXuIqyZ9
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jME3ZRALF
Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaHrno4kXg
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAS7srGvmZ
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7din08q1db
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmzLvDm4Ep
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs4YVapCqh
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWkKGUJQIJ
"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGvMVNQRjW
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV7RV4fnv2
"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH0ACpjCPm
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCbNM42zl5
"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIhYHdqkgK
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqFYQqoLGH
"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHFU5kgxTF
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7of1MEvTjK
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyTtRtD3jc
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIsAquXtgK
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGrvmbTYwa
"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClP2l1MPXp
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3SMllSRgn
"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSNJsrOD1G
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyhJMvYo93
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDshCOQcRdv
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1SiL804Jc
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5mGZ5U3Xs
"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczYfGCnwzG
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpriWidUrc
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCUmWuM7lp
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhKbIZ1klQ
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnzEGElJ3V
"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuYPPdcrh4
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pJpghNwev
"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF4abKzs5H
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH0FG9xns1
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"Ya, there wasn't."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCC6xh40Sy
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgul54snFs
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuCLRo35Hy
"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPzv7XsZch
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1VmLwODJw
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOPVSkzGMC
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD4NY6z78I
"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r9PrDk1Ny
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9Y1AqfeLL
"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyq2cwgsLX
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKiy3w61SL
"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY8CzFHK7A
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlqcbMMyeu
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEBstW5ICR
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrz1scUUM2
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDfNTsfQu2
"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNwfZ8AyUB
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AtO8QnuHN
"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDXUX3ZYEl
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXqNwI7IUB
Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxQYbdGUba
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQ3pTHOuyo
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnmHCyXyeu
"Great, let's go."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqnJ0wztuD
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***733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HClGc57cq
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl57lDR4n7h
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhKEoGYBj4
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoVoov7UYP
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKgDZ3YbSF
Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15kJRC0mHg
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDXomb5oLq
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5XNZELZMQ
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwAxIIMjR
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFjNkRC47h
Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO293BkXhu
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtq347thPa
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3OpU3c6Uj
"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yyfZvLv6r
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGl8hYJFrx
"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2BJHyvzBY
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWj9ZmMn3m
"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xr9fe6f2X
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjTCL7dpty
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcywRfb3zsu
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5LeYQri2l
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCYdL0uJaP
"What is it?" Angel asked.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZHbAvsweO
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52dTNWNGaW
"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipId9Zu1os
733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cMZTS7Xua
Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47DB9R7Yj4
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AeAMZZXUP
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC1VuxLbMw
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46XVGLygiM
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskMiKEFln1
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4dFJSVnm5
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsbi4HeixS
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprqa0ZS64J
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wUtE4i6Zm
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcuSnEzHoo
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwynlwua32
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrDhHFhh2p
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotkcyapdh5
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdx7k3pl5i
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4U7UWoXlI
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJIeeJdTMp
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs16THi7cyI
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfkSLuzx3q
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fWU846k4C
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4IToUJx4H
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"Women like you love wine."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYBfLvdjOV
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81vcSoZyvG
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaveoUS2SY
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHV9pdN5V18
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbxiSI3hrg
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ebV6AFuGu
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YISSaMz5Z
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhw34tWqKZ
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8LhEWQ2nf
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TLUVxaGRh
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7n8I8h8Sj
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXUEJDXuix
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtpwgxglZU
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWMAUrLqTZ
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqqijx8d37
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd2JVuDWct
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86AHJoyPW4
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0slUrx7l6A
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58GcqazThJ
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3Z4x5KCLX
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6OT3rCo4H
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg8i9WOp0R
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI0g2N5fCe
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZcIAWnfb3
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.733Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSKqZDLRtn
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
