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“Angel just ruined everything for me,” said Leo as he37Please respect copyright.PENANAnXMZtHxd6U
came to stand next to Eric by the bar counter.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVwyhQH2Wwq
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“What do you mean she’s ruined everything?” Eric asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANA624Hi6UNCa
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“Carly and I were supposed to run away together, but it’s like she caught on to37Please respect copyright.PENANABzp74Sy2TX
us.” Leo shook his head. “That’s why she stayed behind with Carly. She says she37Please respect copyright.PENANAos6s5AbCzW
doesn’t want Marco to suspect anything.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAeZKmz8Qqy0
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Eric shrugged his shoulders. “Angel does have a point,” he said. “We don’t need37Please respect copyright.PENANA9ihYeqvIFw
Marco knowing that the two of you are dating. He might tell his father, who, in37Please respect copyright.PENANA6Be1cGDWXY
turn, will tell your dad. Well, you know how this vicious cycle goes.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAsqw70vnz09
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Leo sighed. “You do have a point.” He turned to his cousin. “Go on. I know you37Please respect copyright.PENANA1JQU413nuW
want to say it.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAsstCfSfaw1
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“Say what?” Eric asked without looking at Leo.37Please respect copyright.PENANAGx5OCqwYfe
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Leo sighed again, deeply this time. “That she has my best interest at heart.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAjpdLttJjEx
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Eric looked at Leo, this time with a beaming smile on his face. “Of course,37Please respect copyright.PENANAWoHHhuhOO5
because that’s just how she is.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA6b05vQdLYR
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“Can you stop smiling like that?” Leo looked irritated. Eric’s smile shone37Please respect copyright.PENANAjaVlNMeLvP
brightly like the sun. Leo felt blinded as he turned to look away. “You’ve had37Please respect copyright.PENANAAEqFUmEcBw
your fun.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZqVR6vr8z
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“I just want to rub it in. Before we went into the garden, I was about to tell37Please respect copyright.PENANAfwGrxx21rT
you the same thing, but it slipped my mind. It’s good that Angel thought way37Please respect copyright.PENANA8TbAjMwPjt
ahead and talked to Carly about it.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAecXO09fY6C
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Leo felt dumb. None of that came to mind, and he felt like slapping himself for37Please respect copyright.PENANAk8Mbq0454S
being so stupid and careless. He hoped Marco wasn’t paying enough attention at37Please respect copyright.PENANAdELb87iCbY
first for him to realize there was anything between him and Carly. It seems he37Please respect copyright.PENANAGcHz3eCtta
has Angel to thank, but Leo was too embarrassed to think of doing so.37Please respect copyright.PENANAoThbB01q2G
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“Do they serve milkshakes here?” Leo asked, trying to rid himself of his37Please respect copyright.PENANABnM9y4UqOE
thoughts.37Please respect copyright.PENANAt09i6huHFL
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“Yeah, I already asked,” answered Eric. “They serve non-alcoholic drinks as37Please respect copyright.PENANAhfH2f78RrN
well, in case there’s anyone who needs one.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAVDcBP6KQ6F
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“I’ll go over to the table and ask what drinks they want. Do they have snacks37Please respect copyright.PENANAF7Aow0bjDd
too?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAuKpi2wPI36
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Leo left the counter and found Carly where he had left her. She was slowly37Please respect copyright.PENANAdbVU6cJ0RL
looking around, taking in the view of the place. There were bright bulbs37Please respect copyright.PENANAIfzZFDcPDv
hanging over the area, and she apparently stood out with her beautiful dress.37Please respect copyright.PENANAAwkn8bUJr8
If they weren’t around so many people, he wasn’t going to hesitate to kiss and37Please respect copyright.PENANAxNhdUZrjKS
caress her. He smiled at her instead and gestured with his head to her, saying37Please respect copyright.PENANAxNpojrSbzs
that they should join Angel and the others.37Please respect copyright.PENANAtFaOC0ERAC
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Trina and Kim stood by the fountain as they watched Leo approach the table37Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8MZa7tvwO
where Angel, Oliver, and the Asian man sat. Carly joined him soon afterwards.37Please respect copyright.PENANADdlVr7dKGs
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“How long do you think we’ll stay here until he decides to see his lover?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAajWeK8gmEG
Trina asked as she sat at the edge of the pool basin of the fountain.37Please respect copyright.PENANAG9XRJPYjmR
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“I don’t know,” said Kim, who remained standing. “Don’t tell me you’re already37Please respect copyright.PENANA8k1eQusCzF
tired.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAZLvK0IzWwa
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“Oh, no, it’s not that. They are there enjoying themselves when I’m in need of37Please respect copyright.PENANASRSdXHCXf5
a drink right now.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAJCi56ETxSU
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Kim rolled her eyes. “We can go there and take a seat, but we should sit out of37Please respect copyright.PENANAUt6SiWEwQm
their sight.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAa6tq8TWOx0
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“Good idea. Let’s wait for Eric at the counter. Leo looks like he’s checking to37Please respect copyright.PENANAgFbbSzNu3r
see what everyone needs because he hasn’t sat down. They will easily see us if37Please respect copyright.PENANAyUsp0q0pHG
they aren’t at their table.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAJbzDGxsfoO
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Kim agreed with Trina. They continued to watch Leo as he made his way back to37Please respect copyright.PENANAd0hvd7sdaK
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Meanwhile, Miranda, who had been watching over the balcony, followed Leo’s37Please respect copyright.PENANAHjyrYszSrl
movements. She kept telling herself that she needed to get down there. If she37Please respect copyright.PENANA6qOxroEmxy
so much as stepped out of the room, no doubt Red Lion would have her head, and37Please respect copyright.PENANAh1L4OjcLDR
whatever the meeting was all about, she wasn’t going to be a part of it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAiAdPVdSjmL
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She huffed. If that was the consequence, she was going to have to deal with it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVLiKv6Hzwo
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Without giving much of a second thought, Miranda turned around and went back37Please respect copyright.PENANABrnzDCo5Mt
inside the room. The football game they were watching was on a half-time break,37Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZVRmfLqTG
and the three men were there, talking aloud about the game. She approached37Please respect copyright.PENANA9y3HkKF0un
them, and to get their attention, she loudly cleared her throat.37Please respect copyright.PENANAMlHVVqbnOG
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The three men all stopped talking and turned to look at Miranda. For a moment,37Please respect copyright.PENANAwO4A7SSuRz
she gulped as her eyes landed on the terrifying face of Red Lion, who didn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAk24geK8li6
like the fact that she had disturbed them. She had to be quick with what she37Please respect copyright.PENANAcluo17aoOB
wanted to say, as she was running on Red Lion’s patience.37Please respect copyright.PENANA2UMg9EihgG
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“I’ll be stepping out for a bit,” Miranda announced.37Please respect copyright.PENANA02Tth0zgjM
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There was a brief silence in the room as the three men continued to look at37Please respect copyright.PENANA7vigeGxPbp
Miranda, expressionless. Red Lion moved in his seat, and Miranda feared that he37Please respect copyright.PENANA7RFxNE7WVz
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“I don’t think going out is the best thing to do right now,” he said. “We’re37Please respect copyright.PENANALdmI5hHqau
waiting on someone, aren’t we?”37Please respect copyright.PENANA9FMkwvEpAv
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“Yeah, we are, but this person isn’t showing up anyway. You’ll let me know when37Please respect copyright.PENANAZk6Y9PWu2B
he gets here. I really need to step out.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAX1QaqGjLsO
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Red Lion continued to look at her. Walters now had a scared look on his face.37Please respect copyright.PENANAE5tOyR9WuV
He wished he could intervene, but things haven’t escalated between the two, so37Please respect copyright.PENANAWTwdTyiuHC
it was hopeless to do so.37Please respect copyright.PENANA1f4KH9WXtn
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“Whatever,” said Red Lion as he leaned back on the couch. “You get back here in37Please respect copyright.PENANAfPi303KHgp
thirty minutes. If our host gets here before you, you better hurry back when37Please respect copyright.PENANAWuBQjoLgDC
Walters calls.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAsWu0ekU1Px
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Miranda felt relieved. She thought she wasn’t going to be let go so easily.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUW8lDRbyvB
Moreover, the time Red Lion gave her was too little. However, she had to make37Please respect copyright.PENANAlI9LWV0kM6
use of this as much as possible, even if it meant seeing Leo down there for a37Please respect copyright.PENANA3lOksYyyVB
minute.37Please respect copyright.PENANA5Wha8NbPGR
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“I will,” said Miranda. She didn’t waste any time as she made her way for the37Please respect copyright.PENANAcduYLUjMKL
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As soon as she walked out of the room, Hugo turned to Red Lion and asked, “Are37Please respect copyright.PENANApmUbwDS7Np
you sure letting her go out like that is a good idea? Our host can walk in at37Please respect copyright.PENANAeAQyhsVFZd
any moment.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAY1mO1ZmAQM
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“True, but it’s better than her staying out on the balcony while we wait,” Red37Please respect copyright.PENANASa7PIqOQc5
Lion answered. “If you ask me, I would step out too if it wasn’t for the football37Please respect copyright.PENANA8zX5sDc6rB
game. But I was serious about my threat, so she better be here before he does.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAB8si2U5uoH
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Walters didn’t say anything as he briefly looked at Red Lion before looking up37Please respect copyright.PENANAzwsYTT8MzV
at the TV. Red Lion wasn’t kidding when he said he was in a good mood, Walters37Please respect copyright.PENANAg0UKOElExG
thought to himself. Knowing Red Lion, he wasn’t going to let Miranda walk out37Please respect copyright.PENANA0OFQcDdXKy
of here. Something must have really put Red Lion into a good mood today, or37Please respect copyright.PENANAeJrFnAI6EE
else he wouldn’t have done what he did.37Please respect copyright.PENANAw9O2gFQ0XW
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Leo and Eric came to join the others at the table with their drinks, and Eric,37Please respect copyright.PENANAes3qe8c3k7
on the other hand, carried a plate full of nachos and cheese. Oliver was so37Please respect copyright.PENANA2sfZ2b4TFq
delighted to see the plate of snacks that he couldn’t wait to eat them. Angel37Please respect copyright.PENANA7pyz11AcMk
had to warn him not to eat too much, or else he might have a bad tummy ache the37Please respect copyright.PENANAtwYF7cZ8Nq
next day.37Please respect copyright.PENANA1l1o7AygGZ
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“I wouldn’t waste my breath warning the guy,” said Eric as he sat down on the37Please respect copyright.PENANAMoAZ8WhJEO
empty chair next to Angel after serving her a soda. “It’s a Friday, and he37Please respect copyright.PENANAwMQglcNIGF
likes to act like he can do whatever he wants.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAjfHSOe19ck
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Oliver, who sat on Angel’s other side, didn’t answer him as he took his mango37Please respect copyright.PENANAh1dBNwhFkb
milkshake and put the straw in his mouth. Angel, on the other hand, looked at37Please respect copyright.PENANABDUP4ue4A5
Eric and shook her head.37Please respect copyright.PENANA4DB7cFTnZQ
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Leo placed his glass of beer and Carly’s cocktail before taking his seat in37Please respect copyright.PENANATTkeMv2dtn
between them. He also served Marco a bottle of the cider that he wanted. Marco37Please respect copyright.PENANAPbmKAYhgqj
thanked him as Leo sat down.37Please respect copyright.PENANAd5J3Jljtf0
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“Hey, Marco,” said Angel as she turned to look at him, looking over Oliver, who37Please respect copyright.PENANAzfvBOTRzjz
sat in between them. “Have you ever been here before? In America, I mean.”37Please respect copyright.PENANArOMU8VRwxY
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“Oh, yes, I’ve come here several times,” answered Marco. “I usually come here37Please respect copyright.PENANAUt9vJWdCOV
with dad on business trips. Inheriting the family business can be tiring,37Please respect copyright.PENANAzopJ0UEd3k
especially when they’re showing you the ropes. You just have to be there, even37Please respect copyright.PENANAJAlH31MFi7
when you don’t want to. I bet Leo can testify to that.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA3JZaYKOCxQ
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“He’s right,” said Leo, finding it hard to argue with him.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOeuFKdFDtf
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“Wait, does that mean I might inherit mum’s business of running the massage37Please respect copyright.PENANAKqLBoLBS7X
parlors when I’m older?” Oliver asked as he took a nacho and dipped it in37Please respect copyright.PENANA3eIsuzc7ow
cheese.37Please respect copyright.PENANABDWcEzsnQa
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Everyone at the table grew quiet as they looked at Oliver. At the same time,37Please respect copyright.PENANA3a5l55trlk
they all burst into laughter.37Please respect copyright.PENANACNJNW1TRFj
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“Maybe,” said Eric. He tried his best to stop laughing, but it was of no use.37Please respect copyright.PENANATAGn9N1Hgr
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“No fair,” said Oliver after chewing on his nacho. “You were the one who was37Please respect copyright.PENANAa9uCFPADkX
supposed to inherit it, not me.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA80nKDqFQfn
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“Sorry, but I’m more into other businesses, lil’ bro.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAEKRQ5AwNcl
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“Don’t take it like that, Oliver,” said Marco. “Beauty parlors aren’t that bad.37Please respect copyright.PENANAaRMrkfEeP0
Moreover, many rich people love going to such places. So you’ll probably make a37Please respect copyright.PENANAUEG5bmS2Oe
lot more money in the future.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAr98mNh1MBh
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“Besides, if you’re interested in other things, I’m sure your mum will37Please respect copyright.PENANAGefrGPwnoz
understand,” said Angel.37Please respect copyright.PENANAtZ46ehrLry
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“If you like, you and I can run them together,” said Carly. “That’s if you plan37Please respect copyright.PENANAnUshZlHnK6
on running them.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA0soqWhYMPz
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“And I can be more of an investor,” said Marco.37Please respect copyright.PENANA00N4D1epO7
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“I still have a whole life ahead of me,” said Oliver as he shrugged his37Please respect copyright.PENANAmjuIR5417d
shoulders. “I’ll see if I can handle it.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAYa6qaMwGdt
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All the grown-ups at the table looked at the young boy, somewhat surprised at37Please respect copyright.PENANAulx9gXp8Ph
his answer. They all stayed that way for a brief moment before Leo stretched37Please respect copyright.PENANA1s9HcupASH
out his hand to get a nacho.37Please respect copyright.PENANATWK6LmvqDv
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“Good enough response for me,” he said. He put the nacho in his mouth37Please respect copyright.PENANAUuHJTNRSuk
afterwards.37Please respect copyright.PENANAMLOobbIUuZ
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“I swear, sometimes I feel he’s older for his age,” said Eric as he shook his37Please respect copyright.PENANAxF3AWM7sPq
head.37Please respect copyright.PENANAjnwYnUhyJu
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“Aren’t all kids nowadays?” Angel asked with a smile.37Please respect copyright.PENANAKzWXi2kdj8
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“Just like Leo said, a very wise response,” said Marco as he looked at Oliver37Please respect copyright.PENANAWgXaXMM7vj
admirably. “Hopefully, you do inherit, and we will become business partners in37Please respect copyright.PENANA0WoQlAPCYf
the future.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAcJvITDuuIZ
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“Yeah, let’s not push him for now,” said Carly. “He’ll sort all of that out37Please respect copyright.PENANAf88Zc9JrWZ
later, when he’s older.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAfWksUlYBQd
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“Well, sometimes you don’t really have much of a choice. Isn’t that right,37Please respect copyright.PENANAxbpibCgEbY
Leo?” Marco asked, his eyes fixed on Leo.37Please respect copyright.PENANAZkhB7wBlba
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Leo slowly stopped chewing as he looked at Marco. He didn’t know if answering37Please respect copyright.PENANAdxEp6k5nNV
Marco would be a good idea, but he only gestured with his head to acknowledge37Please respect copyright.PENANAAfwUQMIcH0
the statement.37Please respect copyright.PENANAMmDqR30RP3
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Angel was sipping on her drink when her eyes wandered away from the area in the37Please respect copyright.PENANAAuwZxIDpgc
bar and to the fountain. She had a feeling Trina and Kim had been standing37Please respect copyright.PENANAKlxcVs1QME
there for a while. When she found there were only a couple looking at the37Please respect copyright.PENANADgBRjJ5BFR
fountain, she started to worry. Could they have given up and left? Kim didn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAVjJjH7PBl0
seem like the kind of person who would give up on anything, Angel thought.37Please respect copyright.PENANAt3WPISpReY
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She was lucky enough to see Kim and Trina approach the open bar, and she had a37Please respect copyright.PENANAjjhLMCt75C
clear view of them. Leo sat with his back facing them, but she feared Eric and37Please respect copyright.PENANAqdw3I6m4rF
Oliver would see them. Angel had to think of something to turn their eyes37Please respect copyright.PENANAmo3fvRq5hS
elsewhere. What should she do?37Please respect copyright.PENANAMCUAO8emU7
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She turned to Oliver, and he seemed distracted as he was eating the nachos37Please respect copyright.PENANAMKBCYlvm8c
hungrily. Turning to Eric, she found him somewhat staring at her.37Please respect copyright.PENANA6ozBmhNNiK
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“What is it?” she asked him.37Please respect copyright.PENANA9fv8eMH80L
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“Oh, nothing,” he said, somewhat looking a little embarrassed that he was37Please respect copyright.PENANApkiQHbx28L
caught looking at her. “You’re looking really pretty tonight, that’s all.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA6UmZe1AzB0
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Angel noticed Kim and Trina enter the bar area through the corner of her eye.37Please respect copyright.PENANAQlJ4QEieyd
She couldn’t turn to look at them. That would only get Eric to look, and he37Please respect copyright.PENANA4N71UyKXzo
would spot them eventually. She had to keep eye contact with him for as long as37Please respect copyright.PENANAn8EaC2u5xk
necessary.37Please respect copyright.PENANADDHNRc7No0
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“Thank you,” said Angel, smiling at him. “Picking this outfit wasn’t easy, you37Please respect copyright.PENANALzTxjXoBWk
know.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAvJgQsKsJUN
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“Nah, I think it was,” said Eric. “I’m betting that you didn’t have to try on37Please respect copyright.PENANASLVNRNhskb
any other dress. This one was just perfect.”37Please respect copyright.PENANABnIaFo5ww5
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Carly, who looked at the two, smiled. “He’s not wrong there,” she said.37Please respect copyright.PENANAtczSuWvTiq
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Leo felt like throwing up in his drink as he had a clear sight of Eric flirting37Please respect copyright.PENANAzW3tlWejAI
with Angel. He wished he could tell them to get a room, but he knew better than37Please respect copyright.PENANAkNOg3OsvDR
to say it when he was flirting with Carly some time ago.37Please respect copyright.PENANAvbsPhMrOyt
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Angel saw through the corner of her eye that Kim and Trina had entered the bar37Please respect copyright.PENANA6IZQM0ZymX
area and were now looking around for a table on the other side. It was best for37Please respect copyright.PENANAV4OZvsR4yP
them to get a table where they couldn’t be seen. As soon as they were out of37Please respect copyright.PENANASUl3ONyel8
sight, Angel couldn’t help but feel relieved. She went on ahead to pick a37Please respect copyright.PENANACXOM9Seluq
nacho, dip it in cheese, and eat it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAvpMEuUMbk7
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“That was close,” said Trina. “For a moment, I thought Eric was going to see37Please respect copyright.PENANA4ONzp6ILcf
us.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAefpM7tjUn3
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“We better count ourselves lucky,” said Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUQ1MiWeli7
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“If we weren’t on opposite sides, I would thank Angel for distracting him. I37Please respect copyright.PENANAcCXn8vY8SN
have a feeling she saw us and wasn’t into the idea of Eric seeing us too.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAgG7G3lxnRX
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Kim didn’t argue there. She somewhat agreed with Trina. She looked toward the37Please respect copyright.PENANAuxBAlzhIZq
bar. Luckily enough, it was circular in shape with a bar shelve in the37Please respect copyright.PENANAiH56FziwTX
circumference, blocking the view of the other side. Therefore, she could see37Please respect copyright.PENANAAe0srEtKKw
neither them nor them doing the same. Moreover, she could easily go over to the37Please respect copyright.PENANAhdwxtnti1m
counter for a drink.37Please respect copyright.PENANAwle5DfNSDT
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“We should really think things through, Kim,” said Trina as she looked over at37Please respect copyright.PENANA7xgz3ZfQrr
the bar, realizing that the others were out of sight. “Is staying here really37Please respect copyright.PENANA4V8wJiCPgl
worth it? I doubt if he is going to meet his lover with the company that he37Please respect copyright.PENANAddXRAKWHyb
has.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAKs9DWKYduw
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“You’ve been in doubt all this time,” said Kim. “Why don’t you just give up and37Please respect copyright.PENANAiP5rSBQAwH
leave? I’m not going to stop you.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAjLFJvXmtka
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“The reason I am here is that I’m afraid that you might mess this up. Your37Please respect copyright.PENANApro6qi1P0a
obsession over Leo leaving you for someone else is really starting to get over37Please respect copyright.PENANAXNptV1Hshl
your head. If you aren’t careful, you might hurt yourself more than you are37Please respect copyright.PENANAKtHYztTiXd
already doing right now.”37Please respect copyright.PENANANw6tDFYeGW
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Kim looked at her best friend, feeling infuriated by what she said. She didn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAEWz6XBYk2V
want to lash out and tried to find a better way to respond.37Please respect copyright.PENANAyAGAtnl0ti
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“Like I said before, if you want to, you can leave,” said Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANAF4JRGjvJVD
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“I’m not leaving without you,” said Trina. “And besides, when we came in here,37Please respect copyright.PENANALcSpREK0Xp
I saw Eric flirting with Angel. I wonder if he really does like her.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAiAxqpIAt5V
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A sudden laugh came out of Kim’s mouth. Tears almost filled her eyes. “You’re37Please respect copyright.PENANA2AWrarn8Um
just as jealous as I am,” she said.37Please respect copyright.PENANAg270xpmHrK
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“Well, I’m not like you,” said Trina as she folded her arms. “You’re making37Please respect copyright.PENANAD8LeUvW6ia
things worse for yourself, and it will end up being a obsession.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAc0CCBwq1Tv
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Kim shook her head. “I know, but I won’t let this go far. Once I get to see37Please respect copyright.PENANABdF8TRepWq
Leo’s lover, I’ll let this go.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAgzoSysLj3w
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Trina raised an eyebrow. “Will you? I know you, Kim. Leo has been the only man37Please respect copyright.PENANAlqYsVCSkHx
you’ve been in love with since we were kids, and him breaking up with you and37Please respect copyright.PENANAsLYKLFgZWg
calling off the wedding was a heavy toll. I don’t think you’ll be able to let37Please respect copyright.PENANArHwy7jx7G9
go of him that easily.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAGHmDlnSvkp
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“Are you trying to say I am psycho?” Kim didn’t like where their conversation37Please respect copyright.PENANAQEHgk51dOu
was going.37Please respect copyright.PENANAL4wYSit2PW
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Trina swallowed, thinking over her words before she spoke them out. “All I’m37Please respect copyright.PENANAMKbfutgbcr
saying is that it’s time to let Leo go. Thinking about him and his new lover37Please respect copyright.PENANA6lVmFrKxqn
isn’t going to do you any good.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAyLcgAQMY34
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Kim sighed. She stretched out her hand over the table and beckoned to Trina to37Please respect copyright.PENANAi4Mb81LIEg
give her hers. Trina did likewise, and Kim held her friend’s hand tightly.37Please respect copyright.PENANAeuypZQ7IKU
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“Okay, after tonight, I’ll try and let go of Leo,” said Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANAonr6ySLAqa
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“Why not now?” Trina asked. “Don’t tell me you’re going to follow through with37Please respect copyright.PENANA782on9URG5
your promise after you see this lover of his.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAYcoOT3zxzK
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Kim didn’t answer, and Trina rolled her eyes. “Fine,” Trina said. “After37Please respect copyright.PENANAUzvKp40D5P
tonight, I shouldn’t hear about Leo ever again.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA4gsDmssiqa
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“But what if we don’t see her?” Kim asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANAGN25tkUPc6
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“You forget him anyway,” said Trina, pulling her hand away. “I’m going to get37Please respect copyright.PENANAIAKT7IKqsy
us some drinks.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA83dfnCGhJs
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Trina quickly stood up and left the table. Kim looked on at her best friend and37Please respect copyright.PENANAaRdujJphUY
knew she had pissed her off. She wished she could assure Trina that she was37Please respect copyright.PENANA6zMPprN6nV
going to forget Leo after this, but even she knew that was far from impossible.37Please respect copyright.PENANA57L4PrkEpy
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Miranda rushed out of the elevator and ran into the garden like a mad woman.37Please respect copyright.PENANAgaCwbU4fiG
Along the way, she pushed people aside. To some, she apologized, but to others,37Please respect copyright.PENANAGj70WAylvI
she didn’t even give them a second thought.37Please respect copyright.PENANAfueSyqi0UG
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There was only one way to the garden, and that was through the western wing37Please respect copyright.PENANAgdxJMgMKIo
since the doors to the east wing weren’t open, said a woman she had met in the37Please respect copyright.PENANAo7P3RR2DZ6
elevator who was going downstairs and who had lived in the hotel for a long37Please respect copyright.PENANAUyxyKnFMoR
time. Thankful for the information, Miranda had to rush. She only had a few37Please respect copyright.PENANAJtqCUktWWj
minutes left, but all she needed was to see Leo.37Please respect copyright.PENANAoZG5aWCnHv
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She had just bypassed the fountain, heading towards the open bar, but then she37Please respect copyright.PENANAnBiLHp3gQN
stopped herself short. She had to see where Leo was sitting first; he might as37Please respect copyright.PENANA6O3iu4xdiS
well have Carly seated right beside him, and Carly would no doubt see her if37Please respect copyright.PENANAl2sqXx7FCQ
she wasn’t too careful.37Please respect copyright.PENANAqt0hhHdqU3
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She didn’t have to look any further, as she saw Leo at the table with Carly37Please respect copyright.PENANA7zJti3AyiA
beside him along with other people. Leo was holding the floor for the time37Please respect copyright.PENANAIVtoWo803K
being, and Miranda noticed how everyone laughed at what he said. Carly, who sat37Please respect copyright.PENANAdIuGugqmCV
next to him, looked admirably at him. Miranda huffed. If only she could figure37Please respect copyright.PENANAopk4BkygHU
out a way to get the two apart, but now wasn’t the time to think about such37Please respect copyright.PENANAZwgh14GTYe
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She started to approach the entrance of the bar; looking over at Leo’s table37Please respect copyright.PENANA3XtCDJoZjD
and hopeful that Carly wouldn’t turn her head to see her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAIDdlC00NAN
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Miranda walked over to the counter and sat on the stool. Immediately, the37Please respect copyright.PENANAjBWwSuw6f0
bartender attended to her, and she ordered a martini. The bartender went on37Please respect copyright.PENANA1DQxvrkHDc
ahead to make her drink as Miranda slightly turned around on her chair to look37Please respect copyright.PENANA4jB2CjMCfK
at the table behind her. She had a clear view of Leo, and a smile came across37Please respect copyright.PENANAD7jM6W6dQP
her face.37Please respect copyright.PENANAkuGq7gZpV5
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“Seriously, ever since Albert puked on me at the work party, I told myself37Please respect copyright.PENANANww76vSemM
never to drink with him again,” said Leo, concluding his funny story.37Please respect copyright.PENANAHPV3OrfYgY
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"That's why I never hang around drunk people," said Marco. "You37Please respect copyright.PENANATv2hQD62yg
might find they embarrass you."37Please respect copyright.PENANALX9wR9uCrD
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"But haven't we ever done anything embarrassing when we are drunk?"37Please respect copyright.PENANArogt4bZFIO
Eric asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANA0gP9vHk0Ja
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"Not me," Oliver answered. "I'm too young to drink."37Please respect copyright.PENANAMobU0jkcup
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Eric sucked his teeth. "Of course, I wasn't directing the question to you,37Please respect copyright.PENANAECKnTR8Qqd
silly," he said.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmBvRFsSxO5
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"I remember there was one time back at my old college when I got so drunk37Please respect copyright.PENANAlZIkznIttg
that Angel had to come by taxi to take me home," Carly shared. "We37Please respect copyright.PENANAGcDECnE0NO
were having a closing year party as a class at a friend's place. I got so37Please respect copyright.PENANAEgeTOcq5M2
carried away that I even fell in the pool."37Please respect copyright.PENANAb2lD5OMdJJ
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"A friend of hers called, and I had to arrange some dry clothes for37Please respect copyright.PENANA5oqmjvQCxs
her," said Angel as she laughed. "Seriously, Carly, you threw Mum in37Please respect copyright.PENANAthlmaZ42Ps
a fit when I tried to sneak you back into the house. But you ended up singing37Please respect copyright.PENANA9fmhLv2ebM
so loudly that she came rushing from her bedroom to see you in a mess."37Please respect copyright.PENANA6gviCAXgDr
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"Were you grounded, Carly?" Oliver asked as he ate some nachos.37Please respect copyright.PENANAFkO9zEdcpx
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"No, but if us young adults could still be, I definitely would have been37Please respect copyright.PENANAuAU2vvHqlO
grounded," said Carly. "I was punished in a way, though. Mum didn't37Please respect copyright.PENANA6SFZmWwy7w
talk to me for a week."37Please respect copyright.PENANAl0rDEX8Y43
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"I remember when we were having my uncle's birthday party," said37Please respect copyright.PENANAIDCdb5rAzq
Marco, "and we meant to have a nice, quiet family party. Instead, my uncle37Please respect copyright.PENANAd2XepvqKLR
brought in many of his unruly friends. The party turned out to be such a blast.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVxDdUqOrfG
He and I had a competition to see who could drink more tequila. He passed out37Please respect copyright.PENANAPXlHlW2H0u
before he could take the last glass. I won, but at a cost. I puked in the car,37Please respect copyright.PENANAVvkwXX8fKa
and my dad was furious. From then on, I told myself I wasn't going for tequila37Please respect copyright.PENANAAGTGYEcYW4
shots ever again."37Please respect copyright.PENANAJiPO7DuuAW
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“Trust me, the first time I had my first tequila shot in college was awful,”37Please respect copyright.PENANAyvg4vvbZvZ
said Eric. “My head was spinning so much that I slept in the bar, and it took37Please respect copyright.PENANAN3O4Erkf9R
my friends I had back then to carry me back to my room. Leo was also there, and37Please respect copyright.PENANAfO8RSufgyn
he said I was blabbering nonsense before I blacked out.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAfmucvXmrym
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“He was complaining about some girl who couldn’t stop following him in37Please respect copyright.PENANAwoGkH7uCcW
college,” said Leo. “If she happened to be there to hear what you had said, she37Please respect copyright.PENANAjWtCxT41zQ
would definitely have stayed away from you for sure.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAnzOPC4uEWq
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Eric shook his head after taking a sip of his drink. “I highly doubt it. I did37Please respect copyright.PENANAIW24KE5tKt
some crazy things in college, but the girls still loved me anyway.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAD4lVF2p9Ry
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Marco turned to look at Angel. “What of you, Angel? Have you ever had any37Please respect copyright.PENANAPrvsGOmNgu
embarrassing moments when you were drunk?” he asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANANMD60FzJSQ
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“Before she says anything,” said Carly. “You should ask her first if she drinks37Please respect copyright.PENANAZztUBc2snk
alcohol.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAvEmbro1I1I
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Marco, Leo, and Eric now turned their eyes on Angel with curious looks. Her37Please respect copyright.PENANAH34hoxO7us
cheeks flushed in embarrassment as she looked down at the table. She pressed37Please respect copyright.PENANAKgrZH2ovR7
her lips together before looking at everyone, including Oliver.37Please respect copyright.PENANANhhlbzHfQq
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"So, Angel, do you take any alcohol?” Marco asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANAca4P7WLsBQ
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“Of course, I do,” said Angel. “Except that I like to drink wine or champagne37Please respect copyright.PENANA8U7Qnhv0Qh
on special occasions.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA6kO4G1TDih
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“I never thought someone like you would actually take alcohol,” said Eric. “But37Please respect copyright.PENANAwdzjJcNqKs
your preference suits you.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAOQZfVbMgdP
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“Yeah, very classy,” said Oliver.37Please respect copyright.PENANAHNlZp80ZXV
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The adults turned to look at Oliver, surprised. Oliver also looked back at them37Please respect copyright.PENANABWVQJPSLSb
as though he were judging them for giving him such a look.37Please respect copyright.PENANAjCPJLvfwhZ
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“What?” he asked with a shrug of his shoulders. “I hear people who drink such37Please respect copyright.PENANAmtC7mzOXOg
are considered classy.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAGLmsRKo5Kp
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“Wow, someone should tell him that he shouldn’t judge people according to what37Please respect copyright.PENANA6LmnrOsmgV
they drink,” said Eric.37Please respect copyright.PENANAshHqYcTsyD
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“Well, Angel is classy, isn’t she?” Oliver asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANA2exO9rAJIB
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Angel and Carly burst into laughter. Marco and Leo chuckled, while Eric looked37Please respect copyright.PENANAfuuGCu8HXq
like he didn’t know what to do with his brother anymore.37Please respect copyright.PENANAqCsWNMFCb1
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“I agree with Oliver,” said Marco. “Angel is in a class of her own.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAUOhLYJYqE6
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“That’s being too sweet, don’t you think?” Leo asked, raising an eyebrow at37Please respect copyright.PENANAupVbcOtDa8
Marco.37Please respect copyright.PENANALzyxDF5vqk
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“Well, no, I’m being really genuine here. Angel carries a certain level of37Please respect copyright.PENANAtEWW8GAqEu
elegance that I can describe as classy. I don’t know, but there’s much more to37Please respect copyright.PENANAVOCuoOs55n
her than just her beauty. You’re a man, and I have no doubt you see it too.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA8XiiUJkmwd
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Everyone was silent except for Oliver, who loudly sucked at his smoothie37Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9SkTuid06
through the straw. Angel found herself looking at Marco with her cheeks feeling37Please respect copyright.PENANAwTZWbjpyrE
like hot coals slapped across her face. Marco turned from Leo to Angel, and the37Please respect copyright.PENANATbix5h5umw
corner of his lips rose to a smile. This time, his smile was gentle and37Please respect copyright.PENANAFzwfGdEH92
sincere.37Please respect copyright.PENANAKju2PkX1F6
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Leo swallowed, as he didn’t know how to respond to Marco’s statement. He saw37Please respect copyright.PENANA6KR4TsfCXu
Marco shift his attention to Angel. As much as Marco was somewhat right from37Please respect copyright.PENANA3VfCv5c5d2
Leo’s perspective, he did his best to try and not take it to heart. For some37Please respect copyright.PENANA2YLZ7xbCcz
reason, he couldn’t stand the way Marco looked at her, and it bothered him a37Please respect copyright.PENANA0smYTXi0nA
little. He started to wonder if Marco really liked Angel.37Please respect copyright.PENANA9L3wRak2wo
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Eric felt like taking Angel by the hand and dragging her away from Marco. He37Please respect copyright.PENANA8oOABOC5SG
shifted uncomfortably in his chair, and he thought of bringing something up to37Please respect copyright.PENANAST0YMc2zfn
ease the tension that he felt, but nothing came to mind.37Please respect copyright.PENANAGicYocWyaA
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Carly couldn’t help but stare at Angel. What Marco said resonated with her, and37Please respect copyright.PENANADkRbHFRt8x
as she stared at her sister, she could see it clearly. She always felt there37Please respect copyright.PENANA4c7saRIRma
was something about Angel that she couldn’t put her finger on, and it seems37Please respect copyright.PENANAYOhGS5w224
Marco hit the nail right on the head. Carly has not always looked up at her37Please respect copyright.PENANAEpWp7ee7JM
sister because she was older, but she always carried with her a certain essence37Please respect copyright.PENANAl69Ye5RCN3
that Carly’s been following blindly for years. She knew she could never be like37Please respect copyright.PENANA7QJ9zE8hna
Angel, but that essence always showed brightly, and Carly always admired Angel37Please respect copyright.PENANAPGjiz0yGNm
for it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAT4NKPNvXf5
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“We’re out of nachos,” Oliver announced, bringing everyone out of their37Please respect copyright.PENANAo19FNyUJsm
thoughts.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmAPg55ueIn
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“I’ll go get some,” said Leo, grateful for Oliver finishing the nachos. He37Please respect copyright.PENANAN3GOHorHXb
really needed to take a breather.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOy81h3TfGJ
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Leo picked up the empty bowl and started to make his way to the bar counter.37Please respect copyright.PENANA6loEhp46XU
Oliver started to say something to keep everyone busy. When Leo was just a few37Please respect copyright.PENANAvD7kGGDpVU
feet away from the bar, it was then that Angel jerked upright in her seat as37Please respect copyright.PENANABkdhr3hZMu
though she had woken up from a bad dream.37Please respect copyright.PENANAloWxapghRm
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANAkLM701eiO8
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“I’m good, thanks,” Angel replied, assuring Eric with a smile. She turned to37Please respect copyright.PENANABMUfpuB289
Leo, who was heading to the counter. Kim was obviously on the other side, so37Please respect copyright.PENANA62sVS9w5YB
Leo wouldn’t see them. She was worrying over nothing.37Please respect copyright.PENANA0tX44Cogw9
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Miranda quickly turned back in her seat to face the beer and wine bottles on37Please respect copyright.PENANAYB1tP7qKRa
the shelf behind the bar counter as she saw Leo approach. She swallowed as she37Please respect copyright.PENANAUEzSQb2842
felt her hands start to shake. A debate arose in her head. Should she say37Please respect copyright.PENANA4VzwTi8flM
something to him when he comes over? Why should she? It’s not like he can37Please respect copyright.PENANAXxsHKog7Ty
remember that they met at the candy store. I am just being silly, she said to37Please respect copyright.PENANAta39zURaeX
herself.37Please respect copyright.PENANAswBqW7kiFa
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Leo finally reached the counter, and he happened to stand next to Miranda. When37Please respect copyright.PENANAtV11G13bwU
Miranda saw him through the corner of her eye, she felt frightened like a mouse37Please respect copyright.PENANAvOxeX1rApv
that scurries away when it sees the enemy. However, she tried to sit still in37Please respect copyright.PENANAybLJaaZbgz
her seat so as not to draw any attention to herself. She looked down at the37Please respect copyright.PENANAJcfW5vvRHf
glass in front of her and slowly took it. She tried to control the trembling in37Please respect copyright.PENANASJiJdqKcGb
her hand and hoped that she wouldn’t spill the drink over or that Leo wouldn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAPSCaz4tAff
notice her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAc5P6TYh1eA
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Leo ordered another plate of nachos, and his eyes diverted to the side. His37Please respect copyright.PENANAAmSPswPz1s
eyes fell on the woman beside him. He had a funny feeling that she looked37Please respect copyright.PENANAFtbamv3iIE
familiar, but he didn’t know if he should ask. Still, it was better to mind his37Please respect copyright.PENANAMz9pFznpTB
own business.37Please respect copyright.PENANAXcKP5ZA20x
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Miranda felt his eyes on her, and automatically, her head turned to the side to37Please respect copyright.PENANA11kctXxJJW
look at Leo. After realizing what she had done, her eyes went wide with37Please respect copyright.PENANAVgC9jl2sPo
surprise.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUH8aIU7RA6
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“I remember you from somewhere,” said Leo.37Please respect copyright.PENANAMXUi9XrP49
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“Ah, yes,” said Miranda. Her surprised look seemed to have worked in her favor.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOzkaS1AmUP
“At the candy store.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAGCFWTiaEHW
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“Oh, yeah, right,” said Leo as he gave a nod of his head. “I remember. You37Please respect copyright.PENANALDz8qtCFo8
bumped into that moving shelf.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA7VWBv2rpsc
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“That was embarrassing,” said Miranda as she laughed. “I was in a rush.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAon3EOkGxP1
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Leo gave her a friendly smile and nodded his head, showing that he understood.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVldcEa94cH
His gesture made Miranda almost want to shoot out of her stool like a rocket.37Please respect copyright.PENANAsvwQY0kBRZ
Her heart fluttered, and she wanted to hold on to that beautiful feeling37Please respect copyright.PENANAcRdtjximd1
forever.37Please respect copyright.PENANA6SWOlsdMNl
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The bartender came back with the plate refilled with nachos and cheese. Leo37Please respect copyright.PENANADnjFlNmxjw
took it and thanked the bartender. He turned to Miranda, and she knew that37Please respect copyright.PENANAvgXv0rYkJC
their conversation ended here.37Please respect copyright.PENANAAqwTYMiXRG
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“It was nice seeing you again,” said Leo. “Enjoy your drink.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAlNVaijuHHL
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“Thanks,” said Miranda. She didn’t know what to say next as Leo took his leave.37Please respect copyright.PENANAA0A4f0uwYS
The thought of being just a stranger to him didn’t sit well with Miranda. She37Please respect copyright.PENANAVkoVDz3LRf
wanted to be close to him. How will she be able to do that?37Please respect copyright.PENANAGFhSN4ncAP
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Her eyes fell to the table Leo was heading to, and she saw Carly talking with37Please respect copyright.PENANAwCdtLtdDX5
so much glee. She didn’t seem to have a care in the world, and it hurt Miranda37Please respect copyright.PENANAhIk7JCxIb6
that she should be the one close to Leo and not her.37Please respect copyright.PENANASRjwDTMnSe
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Carly turned her eyes to Leo, who was approaching the table, and she couldn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAEAI5X5sn7A
help but smile at him. Miranda was smart enough to turn her head so that Carly37Please respect copyright.PENANAIa6PYxvIh4
wouldn’t see her. Miranda knew her time was up, and she was guessing that she37Please respect copyright.PENANAjdqL97jwrc
might have overstayed at the bar. It was time to go back upstairs. She thought37Please respect copyright.PENANAd3HPDur70y
of looking back at Leo, but it wasn’t worth the risk. It was best for her to37Please respect copyright.PENANAnIxZvDz3Y0
leave, but after she finished her martini.37Please respect copyright.PENANAyCN4KFfRDv
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A few seconds before that, Trina came back to the table with two bottles of37Please respect copyright.PENANAg1nncpheie
cider. She sat herself down and placed one bottle in front of Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANAxuM9VsLzla
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“Thanks,” said Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANAIIWqP4qq2L
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“Have you thought of what to do?” Trina asked. “We can’t see Leo from here.37Please respect copyright.PENANAAnHj9soQMu
That’s if you really plan on catching Leo with his lover.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAmCj2MJ0Yz7
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“I thought of sitting by the counter and peeping on him,” Kim suggested.37Please respect copyright.PENANAgwTxDE4Nhq
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“Sounds like a good idea,” said Trina. “Even if we were to see him walking out,37Please respect copyright.PENANAkGvs5UoE0o
it would be impossible for us to see where he would go.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAbDuQu10kJq
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As the two women stood at the table, Trina stopped Kim by placing her hand on37Please respect copyright.PENANANiM9DPrpvZ
Kim’s shoulder.37Please respect copyright.PENANAEaktTnMpK1
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“I know you’re tired of me saying this,” said Trina, “but doing this is a bad37Please respect copyright.PENANAKWmGvrnTSJ
idea. We should get out while we can.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA1xNqxZHiaX
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Kim scoffed. “I gave you my word earlier, didn’t I? There is no need to repeat37Please respect copyright.PENANAqNHdQk6Hv2
the conversation. Let’s go.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAlywqhDkfnP
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Trina’s hand fell away from Kim’s shoulder as Kim started to make her way to37Please respect copyright.PENANAtgmAlXSTU8
the other side of the bar. Trina followed her, and coming back the way they37Please respect copyright.PENANAYqzfvEYY43
came, they stopped at the counter. From the angle at which they stood, they37Please respect copyright.PENANAZzXylc4659
were able to see Leo’s table.37Please respect copyright.PENANAvrGhnxj028
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The two of them sat on the stools, facing each other. Trina had her back facing37Please respect copyright.PENANA425ObxGbRD
Leo’s table, shielding Kim from plain sight if the worst happened.37Please respect copyright.PENANAaZQi4Z8yeY
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“I can’t see so much, so you’ll be telling me what’s going on,” said Trina.37Please respect copyright.PENANAbscIEgTN4N
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“You’re overthinking things,” said Kim. “You can take a peek and still won’t be37Please respect copyright.PENANAfUGXrjx3DD
seen. Oh, look, Leo is coming over.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAMMod0Mmp8L
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Trina turned her head slightly to see Leo approach the other side of the37Please respect copyright.PENANAO2S5izSCXv
counter. He wasn’t looking in their direction, so they were at ease as they37Please respect copyright.PENANAzBnIaSWI6H
looked on. They saw him ask the bar tender for another refill of nachos. He37Please respect copyright.PENANAtnFvgxQiQ0
soon looked at the woman beside him, and Kim held Trina’s hand on the bar37Please respect copyright.PENANAaO9JNmFBVF
counter in anticipation.37Please respect copyright.PENANA0yNLPfl2wh
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“Could it be her?” Kim asked, almost squeezing Trina’s hand.37Please respect copyright.PENANAPRWg2j5YKE
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Trina looked at the woman beside Leo as she turned to look at him. She shook37Please respect copyright.PENANAj5o9lawQRS
her head. “I don’t think so,” said Trina.37Please respect copyright.PENANAQdHvnu6BXP
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They watched as Leo talked with the woman briefly, and as soon as he took the bowl37Please respect copyright.PENANA4bVDXCfPP2
of nachos, he addressed the woman and went back to his table. Trina shook her37Please respect copyright.PENANABF8TKLxtmJ
head.37Please respect copyright.PENANAr5WYwbYSNu
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“She’s not the one,” said Trina. “They looked like they knew each other, but37Please respect copyright.PENANADiR2agrBJG
not at that intimate level.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAQhG9AHQlle
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“Are you sure?” Kim asked. “Because he was smiling at her.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA4F5GhDxc2D
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Trina rolled her eyes before turning them at her friend. “Does every smile he37Please respect copyright.PENANA4S16qSgwao
gives everyone mean that he is flirting with them?” she asked. “He looks like37Please respect copyright.PENANAeCWWPYPwmy
he was being friendly to me.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAdA0OtpVvi7
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“What if she’s the one and they were communicating in some way through code?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAqtMhMGBFyr
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Trina raised an eyebrow at her. Kim knew she was taking things a little far and37Please respect copyright.PENANAEKCpB7Wlbe
looked the other way, taking a sip from her bottle and feeling embarrassed.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUNXjrBetrJ
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Angel stared at her empty glass of soda, concluding that she needed to refill.37Please respect copyright.PENANAhKlgK7B0UX
She excused herself from the table and started to make her way to the bar37Please respect copyright.PENANASMhgDR90s0
counter.37Please respect copyright.PENANA6wCwBJ5bFG
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Miranda finished her martini in one huge gulp. She placed the glass on the37Please respect copyright.PENANAyqbwXh25p2
counter, leaving the bill under the glass. After she stepped down from her37Please respect copyright.PENANAWy7vpl3dtX
stool, she turned around and came shoulder to shoulder with someone.37Please respect copyright.PENANAb5mobqflS2
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“Oh, sorry about that,” said a beautiful woman in a stunning red velvet dress.37Please respect copyright.PENANAQNQY71Lu0g
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Miranda almost panicked, for she thought the person she had bumped into was37Please respect copyright.PENANABuoZiNLc3Q
someone familiar. However, looking closely, she realized that it was Angel,37Please respect copyright.PENANA8v0wLwX7vn
Carly’s older sister. Miranda knew Angel didn’t know about her, but Miranda37Please respect copyright.PENANAuo7K6kyKjS
knew who she was. In the past, when she and Carly used to work together, Carly37Please respect copyright.PENANADHfGDdJsw7
had shown Angel’s pictures to her a few times. Miranda acknowledged that the37Please respect copyright.PENANADcXcTb7qK0
sisters had looks that could kill, but there was something about Angel’s beauty37Please respect copyright.PENANAduDV8uxyLJ
that was different from Carly’s.37Please respect copyright.PENANA8kXWCZGFnO
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“Oh, it’s nothing,” said Miranda.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOaJl3fNzgV
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Angel smiled at her before turning her attention to the bartender. Miranda37Please respect copyright.PENANAJxvhhrPmCS
turned around to head out of the bar when she froze in her tracks. She felt37Please respect copyright.PENANADLmfDqO0wb
caught in a trap as she looked ahead. This is bad.37Please respect copyright.PENANAti9FA2qDHM
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Carly’s eyes fell on Miranda as she looked over to the bar to check on her37Please respect copyright.PENANAgxqwmKKk22
sister. Miranda happened to be right in her line of vision. Carly’s eyes37Please respect copyright.PENANAUotfRVXKnv
widened with fear as thoughts started to run through her head. What was Miranda37Please respect copyright.PENANASwp1SEIWek
doing here?37Please respect copyright.PENANA1200kvUKP2
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Angel thanked the bartender after refilling her glass, and when she turned37Please respect copyright.PENANAdM1txaEmeT
around, the woman whom she bumped into stood still like a statue. Angel read37Please respect copyright.PENANAmCTd6ameQN
her body language, and she realized that the person seemed to be in some kind37Please respect copyright.PENANAa6Lfm78RWK
of shock. She noticed the woman looking towards the table where her sister and37Please respect copyright.PENANArohlnEJG6l
the others were. Moreover, she saw Carly look at the woman with the same37Please respect copyright.PENANAXwjRnVIifU
surprised look.37Please respect copyright.PENANA4RVK2jjhTK
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Angel raised an eyebrow. She was just about to touch the woman’s shoulder to37Please respect copyright.PENANA80ZZyDzgOB
get her attention, but she thought better of it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAv64UnUVoTv
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“Hey, are you okay?” Angel asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANA7zOmnEm132
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Miranda jolted back to reality and turned to look at Angel. She nervously37Please respect copyright.PENANAL8sJiU2N4h
chuckled. “Uh, yes, I’m fine, thanks,” said Miranda. “I thought I saw someone I37Please respect copyright.PENANAqCFOSGbhYv
knew, but I was mistaken. I should go now.”37Please respect copyright.PENANACPvkZH95Kg
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Before Angel could say anything, Miranda quickly made her way out of the bar.37Please respect copyright.PENANAvb6H1OHFdz
Those who were wondering what took Angel so long turned to the bar counter and37Please respect copyright.PENANAc2mYc3F1Au
saw the woman quickly walk away from Angel. Angel looked at the young woman,37Please respect copyright.PENANAZz91rV7eXQ
and she turned her attention back to the table, specifically on Carly. Carly37Please respect copyright.PENANAWrngnnVM4V
didn’t turn her head right away as she looked at her sister. She didn’t want to37Please respect copyright.PENANAtFhbotbrAV
look like she knew Miranda, and it was best to act natural. Angel went back to37Please respect copyright.PENANAC8yr7n99zD
the table.37Please respect copyright.PENANA0pdDTrsmUR
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“What was that about?” Eric asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmSmzl5CKVp
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“Oh, she thought she recognized someone, but she was mistaken,” said Angel as37Please respect copyright.PENANAaIjsbH30tW
she sat back down on her seat, placing her glass on the table.37Please respect copyright.PENANAXBAwF0FrH9
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“She must have meant me,” said Leo. Carly looked at him, surprised at his37Please respect copyright.PENANALgsFKSSao1
statement. “Remember the time we went to that candy store a few days ago?” He37Please respect copyright.PENANA4A89x5PcH8
looked at Eric. “She was the one who bumped into that moving shelf.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAmmqQOhCYCG
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“Oh, I see,” said Angel. “But she said she didn’t recognize anyone.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAr60J37EV2T
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“Obviously she was nervous because of Leo again,” said Eric. “I bet the reason37Please respect copyright.PENANArdNA3Xxuwh
she bumped into that shelf was because of your scary looks.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA5pTwZvtrTy
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Angel shook her head. “Not this again,” she said.37Please respect copyright.PENANAQNBQjkxJXv
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“Mind you,” Leo started to say, “when I went over to the bar, I actually talked37Please respect copyright.PENANA4UwwdTLbGA
to her. She didn’t seem nervous to me.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAV9adNvv2KS
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“She obviously fell for your good looks, not the scary one as Eric had put it,”37Please respect copyright.PENANAMtMydrTcDH
said Marco.37Please respect copyright.PENANABXS5kugBze
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“You really are a bully, Eric,” said Oliver. “It’s not Leo’s fault that he is37Please respect copyright.PENANAsLah2zdHRa
more handsome than you.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAZWuvFJHbnT
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Marcos and Angel laughed at Eric. Eric, on the other hand, felt like hitting37Please respect copyright.PENANANih4pwapgQ
his brother on the head. Carly had been silent the whole time as thoughts ran37Please respect copyright.PENANAWLt4jX9S0h
through her head. Miranda actually had a talk with Leo, and that scared her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUU38iX78ey
Could she have told Leo that she was also there at his bachelor party?37Please respect copyright.PENANAt6RoXNmkpa
Moreover, they met days ago at the candy store, and she finds herself here at37Please respect copyright.PENANAFxGFMzaPG1
the hotel. Why did Carly feel like she was suddenly in jeopardy?37Please respect copyright.PENANAfqMKz79vSY
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Angel wiped away the tears from her eyes, and she soon looked at Carly, who37Please respect copyright.PENANAYAErMAMF0m
looked lost in thought. She couldn’t help but wonder what her sister was37Please respect copyright.PENANAeIf0D1S1jq
thinking about.37Please respect copyright.PENANARqZPfvA0G8
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“You, Oliver, have really cracked me up today,” said Marco as he continued to37Please respect copyright.PENANA7WisB8GEEy
laugh. “I can’t wait for us to hang out like this again.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAWaipF7KMoo
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Oliver beamed at Marco happily, while Eric felt like slapping that look off his37Please respect copyright.PENANAnigUkm7YnS
brother’s face.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmtGqLo4CA7
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“Yeah, Oliver has really cracked me up too,” said Angel as she turned to smile37Please respect copyright.PENANA6QFwRoymGl
at Oliver.37Please respect copyright.PENANAa2aXhbCaHq
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“I hate to wrap things up here,” said Marco, “but I’m done for the night.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAiYZWqCbqKV
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“Oh, that’s a shame,” said Eric. “We were really having fun.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAd3XRlclXmd
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“Don’t you think it’s also getting late?” Angel asked the others. “We better be37Please respect copyright.PENANAlee62ICSmM
heading out too.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAUExqt3Gj23
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Leo gave Angel a look. He still didn’t get the chance to be alone with Carly.37Please respect copyright.PENANAmFmx0RCJMY
When Marco said he was leaving, he thought he had the opportunity. He turned to37Please respect copyright.PENANAeO6XQwgGaC
look at Carly beside him, and she seemed to look lost in her own world.37Please respect copyright.PENANA0RbSqxB3ld
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“We should,” said Oliver. “I want us to pass somewhere and get ice cream on our37Please respect copyright.PENANAqKl2HrfHkt
way home.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAAjqQsYAz0g
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“Uh, wait a minute,” said Leo. “Some of us would like to spend a little time37Please respect copyright.PENANAjhMl6ejuyC
here.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAhcRPrURyzy
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Angel threw Leo a look, knowing what he was playing at. She wanted to leave37Please respect copyright.PENANAHqkdt35deH
because the possibility of Leo seeing Kim and Trina was high, and she didn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAAi3IAxvXcr
want to risk it. Moreover, if Kim does see Leo spending his time alone with37Please respect copyright.PENANAlK0yPvuGvP
Carly, she will realize without a doubt that Carly is Leo’s lover. If only she37Please respect copyright.PENANA2qNZRTKuMk
could tell Leo without making him so upset, she thought to herself.37Please respect copyright.PENANALyv6QrdtFz
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“Leo’s right,” said Eric, looking over at Leo. “I would like to stay here for a37Please respect copyright.PENANAnZYupY9mfo
little longer.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAHGquExFw54
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Angel sighed, but not the kind that anyone would notice. It looks like she lost37Please respect copyright.PENANA9i2bzStT2f
this one. She just has to find a way to work around it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAEtjA6RGx72
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“Well, then I’ll leave you to enjoy yourselves,” said Marco as he stood up from37Please respect copyright.PENANAdqlgW4N0h4
his seat. “Before I forget,” he said as he turned to Angel. “I would love to37Please respect copyright.PENANAe2bgOHybqe
get your number, Angel.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA7MP6QCDfiJ
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Angel almost forgot about that, and she blushed immediately when Marco asked her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAuBu4664udO
She watched him pull out his phone. He turned his eyes on her, giving her his37Please respect copyright.PENANAsunrbZsUJh
full attention. Angel hesitated for a bit before giving out her number, and he37Please respect copyright.PENANAfAGnHJHWDc
typed it down on his phone. Eric and Leo looked on, wondering why Marco looked37Please respect copyright.PENANAr1JjskJqTX
so eager to get her number. Carly wasn’t paying much attention, so she couldn’t37Please respect copyright.PENANAnCTwG6Hk5x
care less.37Please respect copyright.PENANAT0YoM6mOMR
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“I really enjoyed my time with you,” said Marco, pocketing his phone away. “We37Please respect copyright.PENANAOMZOqrsomm
should do this sometime soon.”37Please respect copyright.PENANANQXtra5vZx
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“Sure,” said Eric, putting up a smile for Marco, which proved to be very37Please respect copyright.PENANAmQBlyW171h
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Marco wished everyone a good night, and everyone responded back. Even Carly,37Please respect copyright.PENANAxs0WftW7FF
who looked absent-minded, said goodnight. Before leaving, Marco gave Angel a37Please respect copyright.PENANAZlvMtd1z2M
wink, telling her to expect a message from him anytime soon. Angel only smiled,37Please respect copyright.PENANA0mv3eWsq3A
feeling embarrassed that he said that in front of everyone.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUyOVnU8t09
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“Marco really likes you, Angel,” said Oliver after Marco had left the bar.37Please respect copyright.PENANAzPqxrwbDQK
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“Why do you say that?” Angel asked, looking at the boy with wide eyes.37Please respect copyright.PENANAQf4u1NatiH
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“Don’t listen to him,” said Eric. “Kids don’t know what they say nowadays.”37Please respect copyright.PENANACmAW3VUZfv
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Leo turned to Carly, and it was then that he noticed that she hadn’t talked37Please respect copyright.PENANAILT9xhxSds
much at all for a while.37Please respect copyright.PENANAPRuwYazmkz
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“Hey, Carly, are you okay?” Leo asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANArbaRKgFiJS
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Everyone turned to look at Carly. She tried to hide it with a smile, telling37Please respect copyright.PENANA5HGWdcPr1e
Leo that she was alright. Angel couldn’t point out why her sister looked low,37Please respect copyright.PENANAg9hs3BSY93
but she knew she could use this to her advantage.37Please respect copyright.PENANALVjvVQPjk6
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“You look tired, Carly,” said Angel. “Maybe we should call it a night and head37Please respect copyright.PENANAUwNzgKXoah
home.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAzus6CMrONd
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Carly looked at Angel, and a small smile appeared on her face. She definitely37Please respect copyright.PENANA636WpGU51z
needed to leave. The fact that Miranda was here messed with her head a lot, and37Please respect copyright.PENANAYd7j2uF0yf
she felt like being as far away from the hotel as possible. Considering that,37Please respect copyright.PENANA89uCF2rXDF
Miranda might still be around.37Please respect copyright.PENANAyIIZQ7s1sv
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“Angel is right,” said Carly. “I’m feeling rather overwhelmed. We’ve had a long37Please respect copyright.PENANAeXvYMZUnDk
day, and I didn’t get enough rest.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAyR5h5F3VtM
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Leo looked a little disappointed, but now that he saw Carly more clearly, she37Please respect copyright.PENANAIBmV42X2uW
didn’t look too well at all. It looks like his plans for tonight might as well37Please respect copyright.PENANAvZRqmrYm3i
go down the drain. If Carly was feeling too tired, it was understandable that37Please respect copyright.PENANA46fRENKuIT
she wasn’t going to enjoy his company alone with him either.37Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y0ZtlrQYt
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“Alright,” said Leo. “We better get going if we’re going to get Oliver’s ice37Please respect copyright.PENANA8rcsbN26ew
cream.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAt701W3pLim
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“We better check out of that room and get our stuff then,” said Eric.37Please respect copyright.PENANAqr48bjIlD1
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“Oh, I forgot about that. Why don’t you go to the room while I go bring the car37Please respect copyright.PENANAklgQrpnVAD
around?”37Please respect copyright.PENANA5A9LiguJAO
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“Sure.” Eric quickly stood up from his seat and started to make his way out of37Please respect copyright.PENANAD0Uy0x3Wb2
the bar area.37Please respect copyright.PENANAVw3Wo3QLjm
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Trina and Kim, who still sat observing Leo, noticed Eric stand up from his37Please respect copyright.PENANAMEmUBmcB6l
seat. The others were still at the table, and it was only a moment later that37Please respect copyright.PENANA2eN4JZhgCV
they started to stand up.37Please respect copyright.PENANArHHjcUSfmT
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“Look, they’re leaving,” said Trina.37Please respect copyright.PENANADQP4bdsW3u
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“Do you think Leo will get this opportunity to see his lover?” Kim asked.37Please respect copyright.PENANA9129A4XVcz
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“He can’t do that with the others tagging along,” said Trina. “Let’s watch and37Please respect copyright.PENANAEUsVY5v1ul
see.”37Please respect copyright.PENANATPd1S26RFM
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Angel and Oliver started to make their way to the entrance of the bar when37Please respect copyright.PENANATB2Pvjk4Cc
Angel, through the corner of her eye, saw Kim and Trina. This was bad. From37Please respect copyright.PENANAKvjXHgbfnH
where she stood, she feared Leo might also notice them. She slowed her pace37Please respect copyright.PENANABDcc5408Kq
with Oliver and waited for Carly and Leo to catch up. If she was lucky, Leo37Please respect copyright.PENANAiL93XDmDoP
might pass by without noticing Kim and Trina, but one can never be too sure.37Please respect copyright.PENANAWJxpXqLiUW
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Carly made her way to Angel and Oliver, with Leo following slowly behind her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAwl4l46vr4E
Without much thought, his eyes found their way to the bar counter, and he37Please respect copyright.PENANA8MmQn7wp2d
noticed someone familiar at the other end. Only when the person turned in his37Please respect copyright.PENANAQVmEHEm569
direction and their eyes fell on him did he realize who it was.37Please respect copyright.PENANALUk2qTdrOS
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“Oh, my gosh,” said Kim as she held Trina’s shoulder in a tight grip. “He’s37Please respect copyright.PENANAHvomyEBO7Z
seen us.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAdlrBhVCTfE
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Trina choked on her own words that she couldn’t speak as he saw Leo staring37Please respect copyright.PENANAt8EdMhmNJa
back. His eyes slowly started to flame with anger. Or was it fury?37Please respect copyright.PENANAyGEXeyT2QN
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“Trina, we better go,” said Kim.37Please respect copyright.PENANA9txByzapfD
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Leo couldn’t believe Trina and Kim were there by the counter, staring back at37Please respect copyright.PENANA8jNOUXHpZa
him. Did they happen to be here by coincidence, or did were they here because37Please respect copyright.PENANAVbElFNkGTR
of him? He noticed how scared they looked at him, as if they had been caught37Please respect copyright.PENANA8pQ9OKlvTa
doing something wrong. That confirmed that they were following him. He decided37Please respect copyright.PENANAKBygUUNvu7
he was going to give them a piece of his mind.37Please respect copyright.PENANArCFV9bWI0f
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Just as he was about to make his way over to them, a gentle touch fell on his37Please respect copyright.PENANAyFO9rGqbiv
shoulder, stopping him from proceeding further. He looked to the side, and he37Please respect copyright.PENANAFaIT3VKUgG
found Angel standing right beside him, her hand on his shoulder. She looked at37Please respect copyright.PENANA2mK0mFcOXp
him with her soft brown eyes; they were stern yet so peaceful. There was37Please respect copyright.PENANAE4FOh7Gf0L
something about her look and her presence beside him that made him slowly start37Please respect copyright.PENANAN8ogEOrVCJ
to feel the anger in him dissipate like smoke.37Please respect copyright.PENANAEcAJCsf8dN
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She shook her head. “Not here,” she said to him in her normal tone of voice.37Please respect copyright.PENANABxJOPxGpUB
“Now is not the time to make a scene.”37Please respect copyright.PENANA1CymHPJMN7
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Leo sighed, and he felt his muscles slowly start to relax. Angel was right; now37Please respect copyright.PENANAESZNMd5gWA
wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum. He looked back at Kim, who continued to37Please respect copyright.PENANA8nev2b5FpO
look at him, still with a scared look on her face.37Please respect copyright.PENANAubgerB4GxN
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"Fine," he said to Angel as he looked at her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAbhNXiaxZX1
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Angel gave a smile of relief. She turned to look at Trina and Kim, giving them37Please respect copyright.PENANAXO8pnkjPDx
a nod of her head. The two best friends looked relieved, but they knew that37Please respect copyright.PENANAjsxIlVsRTO
this wasn’t over.37Please respect copyright.PENANASamPl0BXYs
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Leo turned around to head out of the bar. Fortunately, Oliver and Carly were37Please respect copyright.PENANAy7lFTGXVa0
way ahead of him, so they didn't see his silent altercation with Kim and Trina.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOgEjXwf9eU
He walked out of the bar with Angel following closely behind him.37Please respect copyright.PENANAA1b9S6fUEx
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"Thanks for that back there," Leo said to her.37Please respect copyright.PENANAAOkaDCdlsJ
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"Well, getting yourself angry wasn't going to do you or me any37Please respect copyright.PENANAuZk0Pi6A8H
favors," said Angel.37Please respect copyright.PENANAnwqLVRZFWI
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Leo turned to look at her through the corner of his eye. "How long have37Please respect copyright.PENANA1uMjae8vO0
they been there?"37Please respect copyright.PENANAwyiK1STDyA
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Angel found no point in lying to him. "I noticed them during our dinner. I37Please respect copyright.PENANAWS1NYApJH5
didn't want to tell you in front of our guests."37Please respect copyright.PENANAGWIJ723RN9
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Leo scoffed. "It's obvious that they were following me. I guess that’s the37Please respect copyright.PENANAXVzs4ZgSoy
reason why you didn’t want me to be alone with Carly."37Please respect copyright.PENANAskaWh9xK5S
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"I don't want them to find out about your relationship with her just yet,37Please respect copyright.PENANACZL2uGTKdf
so you've got to be careful from now on."37Please respect copyright.PENANA2DeCBo3Mxe
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A smile appeared across Leo's face. The two might have their differences, but37Please respect copyright.PENANAt3NjaApi6b
it was clear to see that Angel did care about his relationship with her sister.37Please respect copyright.PENANAodCuXqAMLt
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As they continued to walk down the stone path towards the fountain where Oliver37Please respect copyright.PENANAAMg3VLQpjt
and Carly were, Leo tried to fight off the feeling of gratitude towards Angel.37Please respect copyright.PENANAENOMA9KXBA
In the end, he decided to let the feeling settle in for one night, and one37Please respect copyright.PENANAkeV0ckVxmc
night only.37Please respect copyright.PENANApuUzzDNKHO
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“That was a close one,” said Trina as she held her chest, breathing deeply.37Please respect copyright.PENANAf7OnLEuke8
“For sure, I thought Leo was going to come charging at us.”37Please respect copyright.PENANACLozs1Wm9d
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Kim sighed in relief. “I hate to say this, but we really do have Angel to37Please respect copyright.PENANAUv3qQGs0Ix
thank,” she said. “Though I feel Leo will confront us about it.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAf8SQSUgjzC
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“Yeah, but Angel talked to him, and he calmed down in an instant.” Trina leaned37Please respect copyright.PENANArXLtVH9Nle
against the bar counter, looking for the bartender. “Leo barely listens to37Please respect copyright.PENANAM6fl7SEyEd
anyone, but he somehow listened to her. It’s best to receive his wrath37Please respect copyright.PENANA5VR8pBKFZk
privately rather than in an open place where he can embarrass us. I’m going to37Please respect copyright.PENANACY4gEea2O0
order a cocktail and drink to thank Angel for saving our sorry lives. Do you37Please respect copyright.PENANA8q5mtU52yz
want one?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAirUhyzIkkm
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Kim gave a nod to Trina, and while her friend tried to get the attention of the37Please respect copyright.PENANA3kL56KAdTV
bartender, she couldn’t help but look at Leo with Angel walking beside him as37Please respect copyright.PENANA806KIBs3Xy
they went further away from the bar. Memories of her and Leo started to37Please respect copyright.PENANAInqwLJzvq1
surface, and she couldn’t recall once when he ever listened to her when he was37Please respect copyright.PENANAVMIFAUPQm7
upset. Trina was right. Leo barely listens to anyone, except this time around,37Please respect copyright.PENANAhHgUqO4XI8
when Angel spoke to him. Her eyes fell upon Angel, who, even in that red velvet37Please respect copyright.PENANAOvNEwxQbGZ
dress, walked effortlessly with elegance beside Leo. Was there something about37Please respect copyright.PENANApTl0Vpes3B
Angel that Kim wasn’t aware of?37Please respect copyright.PENANAXRgxKpEZP1
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Miranda quickly stepped out of the elevator and ran down the hall back to the37Please respect copyright.PENANA8l7YIkipxD
room where Red Lion and Mr. Walters were. She knew her thirty minutes were up,37Please respect copyright.PENANAV09JWrF9Bu
and she had been so distracted that she didn’t notice her phone vibrate in the37Please respect copyright.PENANAVJWz4n3BJj
pocket of her jeans. When she checked in the elevator, she found three missed37Please respect copyright.PENANAFaVIXdHrYK
calls from Mr. Walters, and she knew she was in for it.37Please respect copyright.PENANAbyR87oBXj1
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As soon as she reached the suite, the door flew open before she could even37Please respect copyright.PENANA1Xezd6Zvo3
knock. She thought the first person she would see was Red Lion, but to her37Please respect copyright.PENANARcmSOLiSDs
relief, it was Walters.37Please respect copyright.PENANAOcgL7QMLEU
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“What took you so long?” he asked. “And why didn’t you answer my calls?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAnXElbytY31
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“I’m sorry,” said Miranda. “I got a little distracted. Is he here?”37Please respect copyright.PENANAWTxqdJ3RJR
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“Yeah, but count yourself lucky,” said Walters as he stood aside to let Miranda37Please respect copyright.PENANALTq5HbYBlT
through the door. “Red Lion was going to kill you if he wanted to.”37Please respect copyright.PENANACHf2O8J40j
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Miranda slowly stepped into the room, looking towards the living room area. Red37Please respect copyright.PENANAUYCTqqAzFV
Lion's comrade sat on the couch. His eyes fixed on the TV screen that showed37Please respect copyright.PENANAFrSX0sTedV
the football game. Two more people sat on the other couch. They wore black37Please respect copyright.PENANA9BQGzXSJHB
suits, and they were of Asian descent. The two looked like bodyguards. Were37Please respect copyright.PENANAAwv4LsY2ur
they here with the host who called for this meeting? Moreover, where was Red37Please respect copyright.PENANA3LKQaXQPTy
Lion?37Please respect copyright.PENANAyIEjLF4IIM
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When she entered the living room area, she heard voices coming from the37Please respect copyright.PENANAmUlvjcd5Jk
balcony. She saw Red Lion standing by the open doors of the balcony. Someone37Please respect copyright.PENANAHqRIHbC2L9
stood in front of him, talking to him. Miranda couldn’t see who it was as the37Please respect copyright.PENANAGYTTHYQtve
person stood on the balcony, and the doors hid him from view.37Please respect copyright.PENANAK1VZki0xIO
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Red Lion noticed Miranda's presence and turned to look at her. He surprisingly37Please respect copyright.PENANAqZEoHbdDQs
smiled. She almost sighed in relief, for she really thought he was going to37Please respect copyright.PENANAShGXmgCeR4
squeeze her throat for being late. He turned to the person who stood on the37Please respect copyright.PENANAn5X6VPbp9L
balcony.37Please respect copyright.PENANAUpWZkRF4v6
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“The young lady we were waiting on is finally here,” said Red Lion. “We can37Please respect copyright.PENANA5gR0EMtHBH
begin the meeting.”37Please respect copyright.PENANAhSnVMD05I3
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The person on the balcony stepped into the room, and the first thing that37Please respect copyright.PENANA2ipQAsz6vl
caught Miranda’s eye was that the person wore a smart black suit, and there was37Please respect copyright.PENANAXl1QbhSE87
a charming smile on his face.