Leo was exhausted as he 512Please respect copyright.PENANAg1nKfN4Fsz
climbed down the stairs of the office building and went in to the car 512Please respect copyright.PENANAt39Qnvnmqz
that the chauffeur had held the door open for him. He sat beside his 512Please respect copyright.PENANAsQOrzQiO6r
cousin, Eric, who was busy looking at his phone.512Please respect copyright.PENANAboeDHIeVwl
"I am so beat," said Leo as he unbuttoned the first button at his neck just to let the air in.512Please respect copyright.PENANABUDhtWrbJl
"Ya, today was exhausting," said Eric, who didn't seem to be paying much attention to his cousin.512Please respect copyright.PENANAP00bdfxthm
"I hope you aren't looking at women on that phone of yours," said Leo as he looked at Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAMnxhrX9buH
Eric turned to look at Leo. "And why would I be looking at other women?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAO3LYmkTgPD
"Because that's what playboys like you do."512Please respect copyright.PENANAK8VaYgMtEZ
Eric rolled his eyes as the chauffeur was now in the driver's seat and started the car.512Please respect copyright.PENANAxghnKS6Dcd
"I'm not looking at women on my phone, dear cousin," said Eric. "I'm simply trying to look for something."512Please respect copyright.PENANAgKPxqPhI9p
"For what?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAHNowlu2E1g
"Why do you care? If I tell you, you will get angry."512Please respect copyright.PENANAKH1frqJKYr
Leo shook his head. "Okay, don't tell me. I don't want to know anyway."512Please respect copyright.PENANAnkhoUJ4vom
Eric smiled without looking at his cousin. He really liked to trouble Leo for no apparent reason.512Please respect copyright.PENANArFYit8I6ZF
Leo looked out of the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAJyQNzpg5HF
car window and into the dark evening sky. It was hard to notice the sky 512Please respect copyright.PENANANWi1SuVmdG
at night nowadays. Not when you're in a car and the streets you're 512Please respect copyright.PENANAOBmXdbQCU2
driving through are filled with magnificent tall buildings and 512Please respect copyright.PENANAnJmcx5UXlR
skyscrapers. The place wasn't lit up with lights from the stars but 512Please respect copyright.PENANAFkAyHkCg7F
rather the lights from the street lamps and buildings. But this was New 512Please respect copyright.PENANA3DExNaO4RF
York after all. Why wouldn't the place be lit up by bright lights?512Please respect copyright.PENANArvnV3daYJc
Leo turned to look at 512Please respect copyright.PENANAZBRG226JDP
Eric after realising that staring out in the street was boring. He 512Please respect copyright.PENANAzfU7EhnxKB
passed through the same street everyday and obviously saw the same 512Please respect copyright.PENANASPeJpU9hqp
people walking down the street, not like he knew everyone's faces. He 512Please respect copyright.PENANAm0eLWVa0vX
couldn't wait to get home and sit at the balcony where he could stare up512Please respect copyright.PENANAAiNMVWszSh
the stars to pass time.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZyCV2Wk2gZ
"What are you looking at?" Leo asked. He had no choice but to ask.512Please respect copyright.PENANABlzh7swdaD
Eric looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "Oh, now you're interested."512Please respect copyright.PENANAR6UJ1eJ9qi
"I don't like it when you're quiet. You're usually the one who talks a lot."512Please respect copyright.PENANASPxAOfPwLK
"And you love it." Eric gave Leo a mocking smile. "You simply can't live without me."512Please respect copyright.PENANAoySjoRT29X
Leo rolled his eyes feeling irritated. "Do I have to repeat myself or what?"512Please respect copyright.PENANANGuSayakHi
"I know you don't like 512Please respect copyright.PENANAxVPZNVGhZB
repeating yourself so I'll tell you to spare your head that looks like 512Please respect copyright.PENANA3kKqmrESvh
it's about to blow up. I'm looking for a gift."512Please respect copyright.PENANA3YXO0EeXWn
"For your mum? But her birthday isn't anytime soon, is it?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAszLe3IZ0LO
"Don't worry. I'm looking for a gift for someone special."512Please respect copyright.PENANAPrBIutiJ3k
Leo rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me it's for the Lady Supreme."512Please respect copyright.PENANAhonFF02fst
"Who else could I be referring to?" Eric gave Leo a smile.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzNd5SmbbO3
"I'm sorry I asked."512Please respect copyright.PENANAn3gblUSkMz
"Don't be. Maybe you can help me with picking out something for her."512Please respect copyright.PENANAPnca3sLLnZ
"No freaking way. Why should I? I would rather get a gift for Carly instead."512Please respect copyright.PENANAYlZUggr5W6
"Ya, we all know why." Eric went back to looking at his phone.512Please respect copyright.PENANAXfBeeuxtIq
Leo went back to looking at the window. "She seems to be taking up much of your mind these days. That's not good."512Please respect copyright.PENANAG3sAtVU6mf
Eric turned to look at Leo with his eyebrow raised. "Why do you say that?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAx6pOUdVuoP
"I've noticed. You aren't yourself is all I'm saying."512Please respect copyright.PENANAjAJBNYLMEM
"It's called love, bro......well, I think. I'm not too sure."512Please respect copyright.PENANAcKQP89URA3
"I guess you are."512Please respect copyright.PENANA5w7IDGsqKK
"And don't you feel the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAgj2DX3A6nM
same way for Carly? Lovestruck, I mean. She's also supposed to be taking512Please respect copyright.PENANACfq01s3vPy
up your mind each and every time too."512Please respect copyright.PENANArhZ4BPt4Hl
Leo thought of what his 512Please respect copyright.PENANAuFYgaiMgEr
cousin said and didn't know whether to answer him or not. He's been 512Please respect copyright.PENANAGG0hC6S6Us
pretty busy this past week, trying to settle on a deal with some 512Please respect copyright.PENANAfYOWSCh9PA
important clients. So his mind was pretty much busy. It's not that Carly512Please respect copyright.PENANAWroH3Rxw2M
didn't occupy his mind. When he had free time, he would think about 512Please respect copyright.PENANARGTudpPLZb
Carly all day long.512Please respect copyright.PENANAPdY1RskG6Z
But things weren't that 512Please respect copyright.PENANAAvzr4Yavph
way now. Not when he knew that from now onwards he would be heading back512Please respect copyright.PENANACSZFA3hqxW
home everyday not only to find Carly, but Angel as well.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGHAUcYlGVA
He groaned at the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAUXAt1bW9j6
thought of that. If he wasn't irritated of the thought of Angel, then he512Please respect copyright.PENANACe4SLCxfC0
didn't know what he was feeling. She was going to cause problems. Not 512Please respect copyright.PENANAKXp5TsSvBO
only for him, but Carly too.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGAmx4a6CML
"You know, you've to be careful about who you think about," said Eric, bringing Leo back down to earth.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZTBsDWsXBx
"Why do you say that?" Leo asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZVDKQgsysV
"I could tell you were thinking about Angel just now." Eric chuckled.512Please respect copyright.PENANAaF4s1uuz5c
"No, I wasn't." Leo shook his head.512Please respect copyright.PENANARgdnjAOtg1
"Yes, you were. That 512Please respect copyright.PENANAzaCguwApEh
look on your face says it all. You look irritated. Still thinking about 512Please respect copyright.PENANA4ua4eBuOpI
how Angel took the upper hand on you today?"512Please respect copyright.PENANApvsxXzgzWj
"You're just saying things. Now I preferred you kept quiet while looking for a gift for her."512Please respect copyright.PENANAX0zyNFjzFe
"You know I'm right. You512Please respect copyright.PENANAXBNA9KUbdI
should be lucky she and you aren't workmates. You could bring the whole512Please respect copyright.PENANATWGxWwXomH
office down in flames in just a day."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8eaqxYNkhH
Leo gulped as he 512Please respect copyright.PENANAe0bkjRgLBB
remembered what his grandmother said about Angel coming to work for 512Please respect copyright.PENANAeP4fdXWwye
them. He had to try and convince her much more than he had to.512Please respect copyright.PENANA9YcTAKOufK
"It's good we aren't," said Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANAtH1PPybv6F
The car soon arrived at it's destination parking in front of the mansion. Leo and Eric walked out of the car.512Please respect copyright.PENANASLIeQIBVqY
"I am so tired," said Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANA1maLvUaLDz
"You're tired like you're a child coming back from school," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANA8Oqo5d74wT
"Don't mind me." The two512Please respect copyright.PENANAM0D5iqAlrF
cousins walked down the stone footpath that led to the front door. 512Please respect copyright.PENANATqzmx95hrG
"That shows I work way harder than you do."512Please respect copyright.PENANAik3DuQPJNy
"Let's not compete. It's512Please respect copyright.PENANANXgJd2eoow
not like you're a construction worker or something though you happen to512Please respect copyright.PENANAKabkH94krB
run the business. You're just simply the man behind the chair who 512Please respect copyright.PENANACxzIGjhmxe
controls what's going on."512Please respect copyright.PENANAhuAgYAGJyG
Leo rolled his eyes at Eric and almost burst out laughing. You can never be bored with him.512Please respect copyright.PENANAvCJYy4Y8hh
As they arrived at the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAY3iEuFgiav
doorstep, Leo was about to ring the doorbell when the door flew open and512Please respect copyright.PENANAmtoU3VN2hD
there behind the door was his mother.512Please respect copyright.PENANArNZyy5yVwS
"Hello," said Mrs McDonell. "I'm glad you're here."512Please respect copyright.PENANAGjl1JrVX1g
"Hi, aunt," said Eric when he realised that Leo wasn't going to greet her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAP8UXYyQerv
"Why don't you two freshen up and we will have supper ready. We're having a guest over."512Please respect copyright.PENANAKr6aDL7l5M
"That's nice," said Eric as Leo passed his mother and entered the foyer.512Please respect copyright.PENANATBvgoB366m
"Yes, so you all better 512Please respect copyright.PENANAomssQkE0DI
get ready." Mrs McDonell sounded excited as she closed the door behind 512Please respect copyright.PENANAbs2Su79jjq
Eric and soon left for the kitchen.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzXO1Sp8hAY
"She sounds so excited, have you noticed?" Leo asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAqn2v90uCaa
"Isn't she always excited?" Eric asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAFZTYVgxoMh
Leo chuckled. "You should rather be sarcastic than funny."512Please respect copyright.PENANALVFLo0cDxB
"I know. Before I go up to my room, let me go say hi to grandma. And Angel."512Please respect copyright.PENANAuWiFBAhZE6
Eric ran off to the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAbkQdVo7G2W
other side of the foyer leading to the hall where Angel and Amanda's 512Please respect copyright.PENANA2jYaLHkvji
room were. Leo couldn't help but think Eric was acting childish.512Please respect copyright.PENANAMMTxEwPrNh
Just as he was about to 512Please respect copyright.PENANATqFwSSFBcn
walk up to his room, there was Carly, at the top of the stairs looking 512Please respect copyright.PENANAvS0S53lDmG
down at him. He paused for a minute as he looked at her.512Please respect copyright.PENANACdutjpmAtc
"Wow," he said in awe.512Please respect copyright.PENANAueOp51W3Ku
Carly smiled. "You like?" she asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ9hsJtnKR
Leo bit his lip. "Definitely. Why wouldn't I?"512Please respect copyright.PENANARWTRFFRiHd
Carly wore a lovely black flared sleeveless dress that reached almost way above her knees. She also wore matching high heels.512Please respect copyright.PENANAvDL23zWqSl
"Are you going somewhere?" Leo asked as she slowly made her way down the stairs. "I've to say, you look lovely."512Please respect copyright.PENANAvsYxkSVaN9
"Thank you," said Carly 512Please respect copyright.PENANAABbWT8o6t4
with her lovely red painted lips raised up into a smile. "I'm not going 512Please respect copyright.PENANAOOD24Go8iw
anywhere." She slowly continued her way down the stairs.512Please respect copyright.PENANAtGX51hmAyA
"Then what's the occasion?" Leo couldn't take his eyes off of her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAyMKivZQkPv
Carly stood on the last step, close to Leo. The two looked at each other with so much intent.512Please respect copyright.PENANAQEgTq3S6GI
"Hasn't your mother told you?" Carly asked. This time she gave him a questioning look.512Please respect copyright.PENANAlho6xHO2hc
"Told me what?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAFEoYCJBlzU
"Well, you two have no shame," said Angel who appeared in the foyer.512Please respect copyright.PENANAekXuXmCLeR
Carly almost jumped by 512Please respect copyright.PENANADBxhnWHASp
her voice, thinking that it was Leo's mother. She relaxed when she 512Please respect copyright.PENANA0Yw2mxJwqV
realised that it was only Angel. Leo, however, didn't seem frightened at512Please respect copyright.PENANAIjLcClOr3O
all.512Please respect copyright.PENANAOncasoZc1y
"You almost scared me to death," said Carly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAkO9bptoA52
"I should be doing that more often," said Angel. She had come in from the living room in her wheelchair.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGjlWEph3QF
"You know this is also my house, right?" Leo asked as he looked at Angel. "So you better take back what you said."512Please respect copyright.PENANASbvsBMxDhQ
"Why should I?" Angel 512Please respect copyright.PENANAuzR1alz4To
shrugged her shoulders. "If you two don't want anyone else finding out 512Please respect copyright.PENANAfFnUXrLfLJ
about your relationship, then you shouldn't be seen so close to each 512Please respect copyright.PENANAeSxjHsRUlq
other, don't you think?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAqZmsET3fmi
The two lovebirds didn't know what to say, and they didn't have to because Eric soon appeared into the foyer.512Please respect copyright.PENANA4bnzhxNqUl
"Angel, I was looking for you," said Eric excitedly as he ran to hug her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAbphYf1OCiV
"Hi, Eric," said Angel giving him a smile.512Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Qjww0QhV
"Wow, Carly, you look really nice," said Eric as he looked at her. "Did you go shopping today?"512Please respect copyright.PENANADRKSmrLvZs
"I went shopping with your mum," Carly replied as she blushed.512Please respect copyright.PENANAIwXzdmsu30
"You look really pretty." Eric smiled at her.512Please respect copyright.PENANARES92t4fXH
"Thank you, Eric."512Please respect copyright.PENANAwS5rNDnQSg
"I was just asking her 512Please respect copyright.PENANAv9SSdOS8k3
what the special occasion is for her to be dressed like this," said Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANAI6K0vh1zXH
"And she told me that we will be having a guest over."512Please respect copyright.PENANA4cl8F5HZC1
"Oh, really?" Eric asked. "Aunt wasn't joking then? Who is it?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAmI7o0IcBPK
"Well, you won't believe this if we tell you but..." Carly was soon interrupted.512Please respect copyright.PENANAq32fpyN0yb
"Leo," said Amanda as 512Please respect copyright.PENANAMhMwTXsU6h
she came into the foyer. "I was wondering why you didn't come to see me 512Please respect copyright.PENANAlWgHh2TZFZ
like your cousin did. Well, now I see why."512Please respect copyright.PENANAE4M9OLDtuo
Leo turned to look at his grandma and went over to hug her.512Please respect copyright.PENANA4c4XZyeita
"How are you, granny?" Leo asked after hugging her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAXDGPIceaih
"Never better," Amanda replied with a smile. "I see you four are all trying to get along. That's nice."512Please respect copyright.PENANA4nP6yGC3D1
"Yes, we are," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzRTwe1P0DV
"Good. Well, you two men512Please respect copyright.PENANABEy4lkYWyX
better get yourself ready for supper. Your mother will be furious if 512Please respect copyright.PENANAmAYtJW0wW6
you don't since she's having a guest over."512Please respect copyright.PENANAFajAVENHHD
"Who could it be, granny?" Eric asked. "Carly was just about to tell us when you came in."512Please respect copyright.PENANAzmRjErDMCx
"Let's not ruin the surprise. Go, go now. You've to get ready."512Please respect copyright.PENANA31n2gvxlVQ
Leo and Eric didn't say 512Please respect copyright.PENANAspEOa3HTP4
anything as they quickly obliged to their grandmother's request and went512Please respect copyright.PENANAxcejJ4FBcE
up the stairs. When the two were out of earshot, Amanda turned to look 512Please respect copyright.PENANAngeNGnRQrK
at Carly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAeuLWcxBKxq
"I know what you're thinking," said Carly as she looked at Amanda. "I wasn't going to say anything about Kim."512Please respect copyright.PENANAhIXqBN9Ciu
Amanda gave her a smile.512Please respect copyright.PENANAF8uBq99Imj
"I know. But you had to be careful. If you did tell Leo Kim was coming 512Please respect copyright.PENANAYqGGPj1ZHJ
over, he was going to walk straight out that door."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8pI2zCBM4P
"I know." Carly couldn't help but blush.512Please respect copyright.PENANA9WrEA4HMLc
"I hope all goes well tonight," said Angel. "I've a feeling this isn't going to end pretty."512Please respect copyright.PENANAlWg6zIfGB4
"Me too," said Amanda.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZL9Dllkw6K
There was a knock at the door and Carly quickly dropped to the bottom of the stairs to open it. Mr McDonell soon stepped in.512Please respect copyright.PENANAWaBUZZyzGy
"Evening, Carly," said Mr McDonell. "May I say, you look lovely tonight."512Please respect copyright.PENANAA2WznNq8Pt
"Thank you," said Carly as she closed the door behind him.512Please respect copyright.PENANAeC5yeAPcUl
"Evening mother, evening Angel."512Please respect copyright.PENANAfHTqxRDZjq
Both Amanda and Angel greeted him at the same time.512Please respect copyright.PENANAftYT8Oq1lp
"May I have a word with you in the study?" Amanda asked her son.512Please respect copyright.PENANAK4paVbR08g
"Right now? Is it really that urgent?" Mr McDonell asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAAUr1JMooac
"Yes and it can't wait."512Please respect copyright.PENANAZj4nf8hHGF
Amanda already started her way back down the hall she came from but 512Please respect copyright.PENANAHNTVSwiboX
this time heading to the study. Mr McDonell had no choice but to follow.512Please respect copyright.PENANASoMxfC4Cd0
"Could it be that she wants to talk about his wife bringing Kim here?" Carly asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANA5AW5bEHcgD
Angel looked at her 512Please respect copyright.PENANAFkvEkT3aKr
sister. "I wouldn't dwell on that thought if I were you," she replied. 512Please respect copyright.PENANAiEXAhJBrxM
Angel didn't have to think twice about what the two would be talking 512Please respect copyright.PENANAELLofghM1X
about.512Please respect copyright.PENANA6rlPuIJMWW
In an hour's time, 512Please respect copyright.PENANAfNJ1ToSs5m
dinner was close to being set on the table. Carly and Angel were in the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAvgu7ZoQk7K
living room watching the 8 o'clock news. The house help soon started 512Please respect copyright.PENANARAweu9UUxj
bringing out dishes of different cuisines from the kitchen and into the 512Please respect copyright.PENANATEc5jf534K
dining room.512Please respect copyright.PENANAS9CyuLyyKb
"To be honest, Angel, I feel really nervous," said Carly feeling uncomfortable on the couch.512Please respect copyright.PENANAbXqHKDeDQE
"If you're worried about Kim, please don't show it," said Angel.512Please respect copyright.PENANAddsAWO8sEe
"I'm not going to."512Please respect copyright.PENANA2wvduCbXTA
"Well, you better change that facial expression. Because it completely shows."512Please respect copyright.PENANAF82msJ2QGC
"Really?" Carly asked as she touched her face thinking that it would help change her expression.512Please respect copyright.PENANALGoSTJIDTZ
Angel shook her head and smiled as she went on to stare at the TV. She hadn't messed around with Carly like that in a long time.512Please respect copyright.PENANAJum4fLkdST
Oliver soon appeared in the living room and came to sit right next to Carly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAPDJFGPPF1l
"Hey, Oliver," said Angel. "Are you done with your homework?"512Please respect copyright.PENANA0QAvokOLf2
"Homework, seriously, on a Friday?" Oliver looked at Angel with a surprised look on his face.512Please respect copyright.PENANAlPpI4TGyh6
"What's wrong with doing512Please respect copyright.PENANAXZb6taXEZm
your homework on a Friday? You might have the whole weekend, but you 512Please respect copyright.PENANApkAD48Ej19
won't do your homework because you will be out having fun. And then you 512Please respect copyright.PENANA50R19q3iAz
will end up doing your homework on a Sunday evening."512Please respect copyright.PENANAeoP82Mjag5
"I know what you mean. But it's so hard to do my homework on a Friday because everyone is so busy."512Please respect copyright.PENANANuXK5RBnkb
"That, little man, is so512Please respect copyright.PENANAvanGLlyT2l
not true," said Eric as he came into the living room. He had taken a 512Please respect copyright.PENANAEpmQUfudEl
shower and changed his clothes for the evening. "I always have free time512Please respect copyright.PENANAgxrJot0Hvk
for you on a Friday."512Please respect copyright.PENANA4aOHD9gdE3
"Come on, Eric," said Angel. "Let the little man, speak. He might be telling the truth."512Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6peFuhDHf
"Please don't take his 512Please respect copyright.PENANADXywP3wTA8
side, Angel." Eric came to stand right behind Angel on her wheelchair. 512Please respect copyright.PENANA8PR14sMm6A
"The guy isn't as innocent as you think."512Please respect copyright.PENANATVf1KkBvNw
"Okay, let me finish talking to him about his homework first. Then you can air out all your views about him."512Please respect copyright.PENANACCrMMbA7KW
"Don't listen to a word he says about me," said Oliver, pointing at his brother.512Please respect copyright.PENANAYKkmCUTrBX
"Okay, okay, you two," 512Please respect copyright.PENANAWxQO5eP3BH
said Angel trying to calm the two brothers down. "Now, Oliver, I think 512Please respect copyright.PENANA7ihKhmvzzJ
it's best you work on your homework on a Friday so that you don't have 512Please respect copyright.PENANAfHsgskKB6X
to struggle so much on Sunday."512Please respect copyright.PENANARQR0IKE0Au
"Will you help me then?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAmpOSNXD6VG
Angel gave him a smile. "After dinner."512Please respect copyright.PENANAN5E05kkgSH
"Then we can watch a Friday night movie in the home movie theatre. How does that sound?" Eric asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAS434DCR4ao
"You guys have your own home movie theatre?" Carly asked looking at Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANACCpmqtbHOG
"Ya," Oliver answered 512Please respect copyright.PENANAyYhQ8gDmCT
excitedly. "My brother, Leo and I usually have a movie night on Fridays.512Please respect copyright.PENANAvMKhxToWP6
Would you ladies like to join us?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8JHGuNV3n
"Oooh, charming," said Carly. "Of course we would, wouldn't we, Angel?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAcfVnXeqmat
"Definitely," Angel replied. "But after he does his homework."512Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9sdKRQIAo
"Deal," said Oliver as he gave Angel a smile.512Please respect copyright.PENANAppf5vxeqIW
"Is everyone here?" Mrs McDonell called out as she appeared into the living room, coming in from the foyer.512Please respect copyright.PENANAP4cqiHvJEp
"What do you mean, aunt?" Eric asked. "Everyone is around."512Please respect copyright.PENANAgWQXUdp8I7
"And what about your uncle, has he arrived?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAInTUvZZ9mO
"Yes, he arrived some minutes ago," Angel replied.512Please respect copyright.PENANA9tp1NKvKzN
"And where is he?" Mrs McDonell asked giving Angel a glare.512Please respect copyright.PENANAbq6EuGas3P
"He went to the study with Amanda. She insisted that they go and have a talk."512Please respect copyright.PENANAQMBFXhmr26
Mrs McDonald raised an 512Please respect copyright.PENANA8IRB4fpPM1
eyebrow thinking over what Angel had just said. Angel could tell that 512Please respect copyright.PENANAjShEW1Ohrs
Mrs McDonell was thinking twice , obviously wondering if Amanda was 512Please respect copyright.PENANAKJEXl6TSGo
talking to her son about his wife.512Please respect copyright.PENANATp08p54lYw
"Are we going to have supper now?" came Eric's mother coming from behind Mrs McDonell. "I'm starving here."512Please respect copyright.PENANAbYdmC4wK3D
"Same here, mum," said Oliver. "And the food smells delicious from here."512Please respect copyright.PENANA5UMKMCKsdd
"Don't worry, our guest will be here soon and then we can have our supper," said Mrs McDonell.512Please respect copyright.PENANAaEdWqRtjWZ
"I wonder who it is," said Eric. "Because the way I see it, it must be someone important."512Please respect copyright.PENANAgEVyb37q2d
Angel looked up at Eric 512Please respect copyright.PENANAHHxVUHASxf
and she was glad that he wasn't looking down at her. She had that 512Please respect copyright.PENANARf8roNx5Fd
worried look on her face because she knew that their guest was someone 512Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5pW1NBAu8
Eric and especially Leo weren't in good terms with at the moment.512Please respect copyright.PENANAtwPqCINfVP
They soon heard a sound of a vehicle and the sound of tires on the asphalt outside. Could that be their visitor?512Please respect copyright.PENANABUnQMFi4H1
"Ah, she's here," said Mrs McDonell excitedly as she went for the front door. Diana quickly went to join her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAvgLOWVy7d7
"It's a she?" Eric asked. "I hope it's not one of those old famous ladies."512Please respect copyright.PENANAwcfJS5kbxi
Angel rolled her eyes. "You wouldn't like it if was anyone younger," she thought to herself.512Please respect copyright.PENANAfHRtpypoOZ
"I wonder why aunt is so excited," said Oliver. "This must be one very important person."512Please respect copyright.PENANATN8MOklWie
"Maybe in her life, yes," said Carly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAEsRDAMIzud
"I have to see this for myself," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAdnsS1Y4vkF
Before he could even head out of the living room, he stopped as he looked into the foyer. He was shocked for words.512Please respect copyright.PENANA1rvG4rp2bs
"Eric, are you okay?" 512Please respect copyright.PENANAc9KcnBih6e
Oliver asked as he noticed his brother stand still like a statue. He 512Please respect copyright.PENANA47fxXDtjiV
soon turned towards what his brother was looking at and he too remained 512Please respect copyright.PENANA13rbQksb1V
shocked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAwNFStVm5vo
The two sisters knew the512Please respect copyright.PENANAX4jN03eWpt
worst had finally come. They both turned to the foyer and there in 512Please respect copyright.PENANAH5UfnxPX0z
lovely short purple dress was the most beautiful looking lady they had 512Please respect copyright.PENANA1RcbKWdMlQ
ever seen.512Please respect copyright.PENANAoFNCADimJn
Kim stepped in to the 512Please respect copyright.PENANASWfEqG1V4d
living room with Mrs McDonell who had a huge grin on her face. It was 512Please respect copyright.PENANAX1nfd8wAR3
obvious that her plan of getting Kim into the house with Leo still 512Please respect copyright.PENANAQVdnq4bPv1
around, worked. Diana remained behind in the foyer with a scared and yet512Please respect copyright.PENANAHGrRcHgyQr
surprised look on her face. She soon left the foyer, heading upstairs.512Please respect copyright.PENANAeFgpmHYgKI
"Look who is here to see us after such a long time," said Mrs McDonell. She couldn't be any more happier.512Please respect copyright.PENANAWDxuic1r74
"Hi, Eric," said Kim as she gave him a dreamy look and a charming smile. "How have you been?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAmQjyAlsNVA
Eric cleared his throat then said, "I'm great. It's been a long time, Kim."512Please respect copyright.PENANAI8haF7HR6i
"It really has. It's good to be back here. Hey, Oliver, how are you?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAy8HxVIkgEk
"I'm fine, thanks," said512Please respect copyright.PENANA7HqrEV64yd
Oliver and he quickly went to looking at the TV screen as though 512Please respect copyright.PENANAmqjoxn7fUq
something had captured his eye when it was only just the eight o'clock 512Please respect copyright.PENANATrpWGItFZ6
news.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzY9ogxBuRN
"Before I forget my manners, let me introduce to the Barclay sisters, Angel and Carly," said Mrs McDonell.512Please respect copyright.PENANA2X1fsoLRIv
Carly stood up from her seat and walked over to Kim with a smile on her face.512Please respect copyright.PENANASZxSAB5eCg
"I'm Carly," she said as she stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."512Please respect copyright.PENANAZVS4DcZNXg
"The pleasure is mine," said Kim as she shook Carly's hand.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZiNNWHvOuH
Angel and Eric couldn't help but look at each other when the two shook hands. Kim had no idea what she was in for.512Please respect copyright.PENANAdE8YvranTp
"And this is my older sister, Angel," said Carly introducing her sister to Kim.512Please respect copyright.PENANAmXHBVpl6qG
"Nice to meet you, Angel," said Kim giving Angel a smile.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGJpN6AsOHX
"Nice to meet you too," Angel replied.512Please respect copyright.PENANAgAlOG9qyGa
"Where is Leo?" Kim asked as she turned to look at Mrs McDonell.512Please respect copyright.PENANAQQd7chdyt1
"He's just freshening 512Please respect copyright.PENANANnWqmVQCxp
up," said Mrs McDonell. "He will be down here shortly. Why don't you 512Please respect copyright.PENANAu56FTORJy5
take a seat while I go and tell the rest that you're here."512Please respect copyright.PENANAIGgbzPFP5D
"There's simply no need 512Please respect copyright.PENANAxos1Ag8MHV
for that, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he came into the foyer with 512Please respect copyright.PENANAopGfBKO8je
Amanda, pushing her wheelchair. "We are already here."512Please respect copyright.PENANA7itOym4X3C
"Aren't you excited that Kim is here?" Mrs McDonell smiled at her husband.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzbOHAtK8Mz
Mr McDonell looked caught in between answering her or not. He quickly turned to look at Kim to greet her.512Please respect copyright.PENANA4evQgvw5wv
"How are you, Kim?" he asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAZKnATkqkdO
"I'm good. It's really nice to see you again. Hi, Amanda, how are you?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAsV74YpY55K
Amanda put up the kindest smile. "I'm great and how are you?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAmSTTrYkfZd
"Never better."512Please respect copyright.PENANAVZcZhFcttx
"You take a seat. I'll go and call Leo," said Mrs McDonell.512Please respect copyright.PENANAeJYFb3mB7b
"Let me freshen up real quick," said Mr McDonell and he quickly turned around to leave.512Please respect copyright.PENANAEAv8aik30P
Kim went over to the couch and took a seat. She sat on the couch close to where Angel sat on her wheelchair.512Please respect copyright.PENANA9sN0zlkkRz
Mrs and Mr McDonell left512Please respect copyright.PENANADOhq9RmVvj
the living room. For a moment, everything felt a little awkward, now 512Please respect copyright.PENANAzinZx9lSGs
that Kim was here. Eric scratched the back of his head as he came to 512Please respect copyright.PENANAtR2JCFriaK
settle down on the couch with his little brother. Carly came to join the512Please respect copyright.PENANAD2HK8wjCCP
two and Amanda rolled herself over and settled right next to Angel.512Please respect copyright.PENANAtotBR6WMvp
For a moment, there was 512Please respect copyright.PENANA58O3tQ2hYu
silence as most people in the living room fixed their eyes on the TV 512Please respect copyright.PENANAKeurdciQdu
screen, except for Kim who kept looking at each and everyone of them 512Please respect copyright.PENANA1Mnk3NysLp
present, trying to see who she could start a conversation with.512Please respect copyright.PENANABi43tDjYah
"I haven't seen you in a while, Eric," said Kim. Eric looked at her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAIecXFHSzKU
"Ya, we kind of fell out after all that had happened," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAIkzSYeBbnt
"I know. It's pretty much normal on your part. I was a little surprised with Leo though."512Please respect copyright.PENANAndShhBG1n2
Everyone all turned their heads at Kim, including little Oliver. They all waited for her to continue with what she had to say.512Please respect copyright.PENANANpJoD2p1B7
"I know about the 512Please respect copyright.PENANAoq8qEPxvbK
accident, Angel," Kim continued. "And on behalf of Leo, I apologise 512Please respect copyright.PENANAju3EwGn5Wp
since I didn't get the chance to when it all happened. I didn't even 512Please respect copyright.PENANA857jOKPWLY
know you were staying with the McDonells until I was told by Leo's mum."512Please respect copyright.PENANAWrlsqNwrzy
Angel said, "all that 512Please respect copyright.PENANANRKUcUJ6ja
was nothing but an accident. I've moved on. If I really wanted to, I 512Please respect copyright.PENANAyYbsZWfGSt
would have sued Leo, but I know how pointless all that would have been."512Please respect copyright.PENANA2kFJqjYwv6
Carly looked at her 512Please respect copyright.PENANAiq91tqvTAp
sister, wondering why she said that last bit of suing Leo. All this 512Please respect copyright.PENANAVBwDNInmYt
looked really confusing to her. It felt like someone was trying to play 512Please respect copyright.PENANAgu1eYc87Wa
the other here, or was Carly simply imagining things?512Please respect copyright.PENANAYFkWk4EMcb
"But I still can't seem to put one thing together though," said Kim as she looked up at the ceiling.512Please respect copyright.PENANAV8NGytqNOw
Eric, Angel and Carly 512Please respect copyright.PENANAyrRY6f00Y1
all held their breaths. What was she going to say now? Was she going to 512Please respect copyright.PENANAcjpHVoCDB7
link the Barclay sisters to Leo's decision of calling off their 512Please respect copyright.PENANAOZabJlWzOZ
engagement?512Please respect copyright.PENANA9ub05OzId5
"I wonder why you and 512Please respect copyright.PENANAUmZl9Aqb2a
Leo went out that day, Eric," said Kim as she went back to looking at 512Please respect copyright.PENANAQc7UxlOIgV
him. "What were you possibly doing anyway?"512Please respect copyright.PENANA8k2C2yNNbU
Oliver gave his brother a funny look.512Please respect copyright.PENANAN1zO1hZu1t
"He wanted to go out for fresh air and we did," Eric replied. "We didn't know the accident would happen."512Please respect copyright.PENANAGCF9LVWoqY
"All that was 512Please respect copyright.PENANA8JWtL1SuX4
unpredictable, dear," said Amanda. "I don't know why you're bringing all512Please respect copyright.PENANAViIQhKRK8u
this up again when it has gone and passed. If you're trying to figure 512Please respect copyright.PENANAS6rBovxo8G
out why Leo left you, it's best you ask him yourself."512Please respect copyright.PENANAbDwH9VZEdc
"You know I tried that, Amanda," said Kim. "And just like always, he never gave me a straight up answer."512Please respect copyright.PENANAt4mzxlQejd
Amanda gave Kim a mocking smile. "Well, that's definitely like Leo, alright."512Please respect copyright.PENANAdcHfgGiYPs
Kim could tell that Amanda was just making fun of her. So she went back to looking at Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAvmaWZWBmQn
"So, how is work?" Kim asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAw9qrcZH0sH
"Work is fine and tiring as usual," Eric answered.512Please respect copyright.PENANAIBpitwPeL8
"That's good to hear." Kim went on to look at the stairs. "I wonder what's keeping the others so long."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8xmKefQZH6
As soon as she said 512Please respect copyright.PENANAR6VSVDyBDz
those words, footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. And just by 512Please respect copyright.PENANAIZKjfquEfx
the sound, you could tell that they weren't happy steps.512Please respect copyright.PENANAs64asHmyeO
"Leo, wait a minute," Diana called out to him by the stairs.512Please respect copyright.PENANA1hQoJOuDbe
Leo had already reached the bottom stair and went straight to the living room.512Please respect copyright.PENANAhki0m0IEQA
"What's going on here?" Leo asked as soon as he appeared in the living room.512Please respect copyright.PENANAocKOdSWwP0
Amanda winced. Eric 512Please respect copyright.PENANAxqJ2bBSva1
couldn't help but scratch his head. Carly looked the other way as she 512Please respect copyright.PENANAFglr9uBa0j
played with her hair. Oliver didn't face Leo's direction, as though he 512Please respect copyright.PENANAPe3yVESKLq
was avoiding watching a bad scene of a horror movie. Angel however, 512Please respect copyright.PENANADetEWSR1TT
looked on waiting to see how all this would play out.512Please respect copyright.PENANAqIfBCEoQnZ
Kim slowly stood up from the couch. "Leo, how are you?" she greeted.512Please respect copyright.PENANAkGVqbfw7jA
There was silence in the room except from Diana's footsteps as she came down the stairs and in to the living room.512Please respect copyright.PENANAFgJGx8vLjj
"I was fine the time I came home," he answered. "And now I'm not."512Please respect copyright.PENANAiBLtdykPrs
"Leo, calm down, 512Please respect copyright.PENANAL3BpVXdKuA
please," Diana strongly insisted as she held his shoulder. "Your mum 512Please respect copyright.PENANACnAz1JWnQI
isn't going to like the way you're talking to her."512Please respect copyright.PENANAgHbz0jvDhY
"She invited her here, did she?" Leo turned to look at his aunt.512Please respect copyright.PENANAQZrTXRQp2I
Diana shrugged her shoulders. "She never told me anything. But I'm guessing by her happy mood, she obviously did."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8IKzMMSSml
Leo turned to look at Kim. "Did mum ask you to come here?" he asked her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAznOx7rNfEo
"She did," Kim answered. "But all this was only so that I could see the family after such a long time."512Please respect copyright.PENANA1PK3KxDEAO
Everyone had a puzzled 512Please respect copyright.PENANARibonscMct
look on their face as they turned to look at Kim, except Leo. It was 512Please respect copyright.PENANAeak5RY1Q1N
clear with the way she spoke to them before Leo came in that she was 512Please respect copyright.PENANApFIeLmFWGJ
here just to get a chance to see and talk to Leo. No one objected to 512Please respect copyright.PENANAzrYCGfDJz7
what she said. She and Leo were having a conversation and no one felt 512Please respect copyright.PENANA6Oem19xd6t
like butting in because you were only going to get burnt.512Please respect copyright.PENANAinMgx2dix8
"I don't believe you," said Leo. "Grandma, did you know she was coming here?"512Please respect copyright.PENANARuWC6l4olG
Amanda looked up at Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANADiOgMIliYj
"I knew, she answered. "But your mum told me not to tell you because 512Please respect copyright.PENANAg58CodKTDv
you would freak out the way you're doing right now."512Please respect copyright.PENANAs15joNEZsl
"She knew you would run, that's why," said Diana. "That's definitely what your mother would do."512Please respect copyright.PENANA83cArqywNo
Leo rolled his eyes and looked irritated. "Where is she?" he asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANA5pARfly4LZ
"She will be down shortly," said Amanda, who had a worried look on his face.512Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5U8RR1B9r
"I need her here right now."512Please respect copyright.PENANAgGTmRF2Uzc
"Leo, I think you need to sit down," said Eric as he stood up from the chair and came to stand right next to his cousin.512Please respect copyright.PENANAzTJi86vEQo
"There's no need." Leo looked calm and cool, but you could tell from his voice that he was really on edge.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGUVJrDUYCG
Mr McDonell soon came down the stairs and when he came in the living room, he felt the tension in the air.512Please respect copyright.PENANAR686UaIDVL
"Did I miss something here?" Mr McDonell asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANA5wdapWwW1T
"You came just in time," said Amanda. "Leo is not happy."512Please respect copyright.PENANAmXKd6KRpBT
Mr McDonell only shook his head and approached his son from behind.512Please respect copyright.PENANA8A7ppUA94k
"Leo, can we talk?" Mr McDonell asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANA5PTaPPxrPj
"Why should we?" Leo asked as he looked at his father.512Please respect copyright.PENANARH4Mx96YZu
"Let's go," Mr McDonell insisted. "It will do you some good. Before your mother comes here."512Please respect copyright.PENANAIdqkHl01LO
Leo nodded his head and 512Please respect copyright.PENANAJi04o1GbNi
followed his father out of the living room heading to the study. Just as512Please respect copyright.PENANAz03w056naj
they disappeared down the other end of the hall, Mrs McDonell came down512Please respect copyright.PENANAl4MTEnrUaj
the stairs and went in the living room.512Please respect copyright.PENANAhfJyCqCz7C
"No sign of Leo yet?" Mrs McDonell asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAIEV8VGhB2E
"If you looked around the room more carefully, you would see the burning imprint of where he stood on the carpet," said Amanda.512Please respect copyright.PENANATArlvVdIhg
Mrs McDonell sighed. "Amanda, please stop talking in riddles," she said. "Was he here or not?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAFt1HB35YQZ
"He was and he wasn't happy," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAHUrZQsoTBC
"Did he leave?" Mrs McDonell looked worried.512Please respect copyright.PENANAYH8GFZYp4C
"If you mean the house, no," said Diana. "He followed his father to the study."512Please respect copyright.PENANAw6Qv0olIhe
Mrs McDonell turned around heading for the study.512Please respect copyright.PENANAKnkLoUHBdd
"I think I should leave," said Kim. "It really shows that Leo isn't happy to see me."512Please respect copyright.PENANARUxcE7ZTUD
"Oh, no, please, stay," 512Please respect copyright.PENANA2X9FTbI75X
said Amanda, yet she didn't sound sympathetic about it. It almost 512Please respect copyright.PENANANn14TvZIJL
sounded like she was making fun of her.512Please respect copyright.PENANAYUdR5GZhMu
"Oh, no, I'm good. I shouldn't have agreed to come here in the first place."512Please respect copyright.PENANAsCkDFjZpwQ
"No, don't leave yet," 512Please respect copyright.PENANAi7iXEb86gX
said Diana. "You're Bertha's guest and she isn't going to be happy if 512Please respect copyright.PENANAxAWaJDtLz3
you leave. Come with me to the patio, you need a little bit of air."512Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ4Ig84c5n
"Yes, I guess so."512Please respect copyright.PENANAXncXRaJoOq
Kim joined Diana and the two left for the patio.512Please respect copyright.PENANAxjN6w4tcuL
"I knew this was going to happen," said Amanda.512Please respect copyright.PENANAl6lLIWu8m6
"I would blame Leo for this," said Angel. "He's supposed to act mature. Not like a child."512Please respect copyright.PENANAdGnXetQ559
"I behave more maturely than he does," said Oliver.512Please respect copyright.PENANAsiU5wJoAUs
"I know you do." Angel smiled at the young boy.512Please respect copyright.PENANAqwZTJsND2n
"I agree with you, 512Please respect copyright.PENANA7EWdtLXQCw
Angel," said Eric. "I know he broke up their engagement, but it doesn't 512Please respect copyright.PENANAHFLPrWkIlx
mean he has to treat her that way as though she has done something 512Please respect copyright.PENANA8WKh7mYa1P
wrong."512Please respect copyright.PENANAdPs1n7ixPI
"I kind of feel bad for her," said Carly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAnVUQcKi9ud
"Leo has always been 512Please respect copyright.PENANArKMBPKkv2G
like a child," said Amanda. "And I hate to admit, though I don't like 512Please respect copyright.PENANAkWKfgdHsLG
Kim very much, what Leo is doing to her is awful."512Please respect copyright.PENANAXvEpEHZUuv
"It's not anything new that you don't like her, granny," said Eric.512Please respect copyright.PENANAnulnojng53
"I know. But Bertha also512Please respect copyright.PENANA2tdcFXHaY3
did the wrong thing here. She knows Leo's actions towards Kim would be 512Please respect copyright.PENANA1j8di3dUCQ
brutal but she still wanted Kim to come here. She obviously wants them 512Please respect copyright.PENANAMRgVPrvioa
to get back together."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8Pz2eboZNw
"There's no doubt about 512Please respect copyright.PENANAIoRmZPMBlz
that," said Angel. "But Leo should be more of a gentleman. He shouldn't 512Please respect copyright.PENANANZSxf5DMwd
treat her that way. Now I wonder how he broke up with her. Must have 512Please respect copyright.PENANAczF78SYh4H
been terrible."512Please respect copyright.PENANAKuEqEdgMGK
"You should tell him that," said Eric as he smiled at Angel. "Maybe he will listen to you."512Please respect copyright.PENANA8APZUSPM1h
"He's a gentleman when 512Please respect copyright.PENANA2rMKCbfgJy
he wants to be. But towards Kim, I don't know why he acts like that. He 512Please respect copyright.PENANAtIjgtpFTwj
loved her once, you know," said Amanda.512Please respect copyright.PENANAqRdSLEnlCp
"Like madly in love with her?" Carly asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANAkur7bvPw22
"Maybe during their 512Please respect copyright.PENANAXHIMc8MOGq
first years of their relationship. But I never approved of her then, and512Please respect copyright.PENANA2cJsYmNSgL
if they were ever to get back, I still wouldn't."512Please respect copyright.PENANAxuG50J3sLA
"Are they going to get back soon?" Oliver asked as he looked down the hall. "I'm hungry."512Please respect copyright.PENANAtofIoqLt37
"Why don't you get a 512Please respect copyright.PENANAluTNx00jqk
little snack from the kitchen?" Amanda suggested. "You wouldn't want to 512Please respect copyright.PENANAPjl15Gdc9w
die in this ugly war full of big people problems." 512Please respect copyright.PENANAEy0fSQvVvd
While the others waited in the living room, there was a serious talk in the study room.512Please respect copyright.PENANArdRgFzWlbN
"I'm begging you, Leo, can you at least act mature for once?" Mr McDonell asked Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANAGq83Utsx2q
"Why should I?" Leo asked as he folded his arms.512Please respect copyright.PENANA0fRgtXNd9E
"Because she is my guest," Mrs McDonell answered. "That's why."512Please respect copyright.PENANADe7fJKyq9k
"I wonder why you even bought her here when you know she and I aren't on good terms with each other."512Please respect copyright.PENANA66ZEzs56ZU
"Why do you treat her like she did something wrong to you? This isn't the Leo I know."512Please respect copyright.PENANARilfZXgXUO
"Sorry, mum. She irritates me and I want nothing to do with her. She tends to be clinging and that's not what I want."512Please respect copyright.PENANAhesKuNj14O
"But you don't have to treat a lady like that, son," said Mr McDonell. "You need to talk things down with her like an adult."512Please respect copyright.PENANAZbqVkMmn9u
"I did talk to her face 512Please respect copyright.PENANAHiNJrhyH7d
to face to break off our engagement, but she still kept on calling and 512Please respect copyright.PENANA6koKEB0E86
calling afterwards," said Leo. "You see, that's being too clinging."512Please respect copyright.PENANA2xLVjTy1n1
"And did you ever give a reasonable explanation as to why you wanted to break up?" Mr McDonell gave Leo a look. "Did you?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAnHXix91KTP
"I told her that it didn't feel right anymore to be together and that we had to break off our engagement."512Please respect copyright.PENANAKZVCGqS05H
"Well, that's not a 512Please respect copyright.PENANAaswANxmcnf
clearcut answer to me," said Mrs McDonell. "There has to be a simple 512Please respect copyright.PENANAC5Q9UMBjaD
reason or else she wouldn't be calling you all the time."512Please respect copyright.PENANACm6HALuHD8
"Mum, I have my reasons," said Leo sternly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAj7XVuWWMDl
"But it still doesn't 512Please respect copyright.PENANAnx4CECHZlQ
add up and your mother is right," said Mr McDonell. "I never wanted to 512Please respect copyright.PENANACaRKaqxWBL
ask you why you broke up with Kim because I know you don't like to talk 512Please respect copyright.PENANALjn0cGGLOA
about such things. But now I'm starting to wonder what's really going 512Please respect copyright.PENANAKxj64TRLrJ
on."512Please respect copyright.PENANAcrWVhILxnr
Leo felt cornered. His 512Please respect copyright.PENANADycM4jbPSi
parents were good at making him spit out the truth whenever they wanted 512Please respect copyright.PENANAx3x3aZDpEM
it. And he didn't feel ready to tell them that he fell in love with 512Please respect copyright.PENANApkvqVTAUkV
someone else.512Please respect copyright.PENANAgP6DdhF34y
"It's nothing," said Leo. "I just fell out and it didn't feel right any more."512Please respect copyright.PENANApHEyJbra7h
"Well, you fell out of it too quickly," said Mrs McDonell.512Please respect copyright.PENANARRnoo0vg62
"Is that why you brought her here? To change my mind?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAhHuXaemPFl
"Leo, calm down," said Mr McDonell. "And you, Bertha, why didn't you tell me that you were inviting Kim over?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAR9dylneYfU
"Don't tell me that you don't like her too," said Mrs McDonell almost looking disappointed.512Please respect copyright.PENANABxgkHpJ9Rv
"I have always liked 512Please respect copyright.PENANA6c1vUiLgks
Kim. But why you didn't tell me about this is what I want to know. You 512Please respect copyright.PENANAVs4V1ufdRU
knew that your son broke up with her and it hasn't even passed a good 512Please respect copyright.PENANAfOKoPXaGL3
period of time for them to try and ease off the pain. And now, you just 512Please respect copyright.PENANAkZXpAWD2uo
opened up old wounds."512Please respect copyright.PENANABdut0CL2Sc
"I'm sorry, I should have told you but I wanted it to be a surprise."512Please respect copyright.PENANAobhSemxtBV
"A surprise or a way of getting her and I back together?" Leo asked.512Please respect copyright.PENANADPfj8WRtCa
"Bertha, stop," Mr 512Please respect copyright.PENANAClHX6LykeR
McDonell raised his hand beside his wife could even speak. "You two are 512Please respect copyright.PENANAHeNJuOX3wF
just going to argue like you always do and I'm not going to allow that. 512Please respect copyright.PENANAtDfmSTgon2
Not when we have a guest in the house."512Please respect copyright.PENANAVSf0iOhlqy
"I'm glad you consider Kim our guest, hon," said Mrs McDonell sweetly.512Please respect copyright.PENANAEtAGsGVVSy
"That's because you 512Please respect copyright.PENANAUPczWlS2em
bought her here and you left me no choice. Leo, I'm begging you, just 512Please respect copyright.PENANAU86rT0G9Da
for this one night, let go of your anger or whatever it is you have 512Please respect copyright.PENANAr8L4mCYydB
against Kim and have our dinner in peace. Can you do that for me?"512Please respect copyright.PENANAesvjhp2G3t
Leo looked at his 512Please respect copyright.PENANAzFEGC9VpYX
father, then at his mother who gave him a look to go ahead with his 512Please respect copyright.PENANAwFaxsmjbum
father's suggestion. He furrowed his eyebrows at her showing how angry 512Please respect copyright.PENANAdB9aa8mvwm
he was. When he went back to looking at his father, he brought up his 512Please respect copyright.PENANAPkUa6SARCC
calm demeanour.512Please respect copyright.PENANAu8NXrNO6J2
"For you, dad, I will," said Leo.512Please respect copyright.PENANAQeqgq67m7e
Mr McDonell blew out a 512Please respect copyright.PENANAxlEGU6VRPu
sigh of relief. "Thank you, Leo. Though I do suggest you stop acting 512Please respect copyright.PENANAOKyyLDnUti
like a child around her from now on."512Please respect copyright.PENANAxMPbzc6P5t
"I'll. In fact, I'll apologise to her right away."512Please respect copyright.PENANAq2KGAGQmu3
"That's so sweet of you, dear," said Mrs McDonell but Leo ignored her as he quickly left the room.512Please respect copyright.PENANA8uWAdT4beb
"You know, you've never 512Please respect copyright.PENANAFHIGmIJVEr
been so good with surprises, Bertha," said Mr McDonell as he looked at 512Please respect copyright.PENANABU4WQZXgpQ
his wife and slowly made his way out of the study.