Angel put the article 620Please respect copyright.PENANAZHPfxpCdEq
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXbSP8SX7XT
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfoEywALl0w
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 620Please respect copyright.PENANA2leCW8fnb6
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she620Please respect copyright.PENANAJMfys7mXn6
did before.620Please respect copyright.PENANAjZ2B5GnTnQ
Angel was too lost in 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjps4SUA7vh
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 620Please respect copyright.PENANAm9b3cghDLH
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.620Please respect copyright.PENANAjEXKK8UrSK
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.620Please respect copyright.PENANAZGWb3ytyuP
Angel looked up and she 620Please respect copyright.PENANAt3cXeYTSvI
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 620Please respect copyright.PENANADBGQRvmwWh
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.620Please respect copyright.PENANAe6M7PKdEHi
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 620Please respect copyright.PENANAs5UoIM2Q7J
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel620Please respect copyright.PENANA5T5qdVgMrt
nervous.620Please respect copyright.PENANAmgQeG8gscf
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.620Please respect copyright.PENANA8hDmoCHHTv
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."620Please respect copyright.PENANAHhuYVEIXWd
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."620Please respect copyright.PENANAWlaK5YZy3S
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."620Please respect copyright.PENANAE98S16zGS5
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.620Please respect copyright.PENANAavPoepc3gQ
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."620Please respect copyright.PENANAj73vbTArRM
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."620Please respect copyright.PENANAwEW6RT9Ue0
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.620Please respect copyright.PENANA3lIF81C6aY
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.620Please respect copyright.PENANAFYsfYfFsPE
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAKqqB6h9ODQ
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."620Please respect copyright.PENANASBZIrNZ2v4
Angel could feel her 620Please respect copyright.PENANA6xhyrpz3B3
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 620Please respect copyright.PENANAEBsBngVdoz
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 620Please respect copyright.PENANAWsqxbFdLLF
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 620Please respect copyright.PENANAi5mCXD40Xw
like they were going to buckle.620Please respect copyright.PENANAjbLdI0Dwsh
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."620Please respect copyright.PENANAjgXecUHBGb
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.620Please respect copyright.PENANALhCdxqCxXm
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 620Please respect copyright.PENANA9KmNj8slEH
Mark just smiled at her 620Please respect copyright.PENANA4YAlxwrInA
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 620Please respect copyright.PENANAu9lOUHrDl2
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about620Please respect copyright.PENANASCFfRC7lYf
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 620Please respect copyright.PENANAdDFT3JF7De
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 620Please respect copyright.PENANAsr6WKQ1nrL
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVfkTOw2Q3B
that's for sure.620Please respect copyright.PENANA5NuGtUgRs6
"I came here to ask if 620Please respect copyright.PENANANdGlBQc8Is
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 620Please respect copyright.PENANAqBnO2q2KRW
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."620Please respect copyright.PENANAGA1WP4fL4I
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."620Please respect copyright.PENANALoGM8BiaWU
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."620Please respect copyright.PENANAlGSUbR4gNo
"No, its okay, I..."620Please respect copyright.PENANAA08KkVXIkM
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.620Please respect copyright.PENANALB9xzpkufW
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAV96HAT8Vg1
Angel nodded in 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXT4qoFNxtJ
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 620Please respect copyright.PENANA9a71oDCWka
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a620Please respect copyright.PENANAdsdpTS7m7O
wink and headed out of the office.620Please respect copyright.PENANAp3jyynvOYA
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.620Please respect copyright.PENANAyPJ87X7juM
As Angel sat back down 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXU4tKbA6Bp
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVon4AN9Pc3
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She620Please respect copyright.PENANAPk3IO7T2mK
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.620Please respect copyright.PENANAkOEatSJ0za
"Hello?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAwyAoVNoDWg
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.620Please respect copyright.PENANAyiao0SavLU
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAzDPlmfd5S0
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."620Please respect copyright.PENANAe4317wj8d2
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAU3oPEN45QK
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."620Please respect copyright.PENANAAwxAM4gHXY
***620Please respect copyright.PENANAvxvkcGfBw2
Carly620Please respect copyright.PENANAVw5ip8mSBP
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 620Please respect copyright.PENANAL4cJpesJlu
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 620Please respect copyright.PENANAGpZ1N43YsL
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAThKvI6rvIM
for the first time, it felt awkward. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAYjUywHyerc
She620Please respect copyright.PENANA3RQZNJ24bZ
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 620Please respect copyright.PENANAT2hQrQG4Yx
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 620Please respect copyright.PENANAisC1X4xcbK
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 620Please respect copyright.PENANAyTxoANu1h2
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 620Please respect copyright.PENANA8bmhUty4Ew
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 620Please respect copyright.PENANA35UROR36Ve
clear mind. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAj1xQpp9oNd
Angel620Please respect copyright.PENANAnbOd7C7dmz
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAhFFyaoHPmp
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 620Please respect copyright.PENANAv70dcP0k5D
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 620Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZHatn25yd
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 620Please respect copyright.PENANADAfXZkBypw
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAJjaGiwFnHA
Mr Walters was a big 620Please respect copyright.PENANAe06uAk2leH
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,620Please respect copyright.PENANArcWUTtfA4N
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjIURD4fx2f
would like to hang around with.620Please respect copyright.PENANAAVHOYcJB6T
Mr620Please respect copyright.PENANAqkz8DT1FbF
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 620Please respect copyright.PENANA6IQVEzcOPr
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed620Please respect copyright.PENANARLDEEwBe0u
to.620Please respect copyright.PENANAF08TEHthEa
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"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."620Please respect copyright.PENANAcgvbGrCelL
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAiywVSJbpcW
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAEebTouX0oq
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."620Please respect copyright.PENANAtEFuUSuJON
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."620Please respect copyright.PENANAksSefElCGI
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAdq7fNY6foO
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."620Please respect copyright.PENANAZ80JATtaTs
Mr620Please respect copyright.PENANAYJXlPYRT11
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 620Please respect copyright.PENANAPXYf1PZAIK
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVaYknasrPY
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the620Please respect copyright.PENANAdjsKN1FufG
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 620Please respect copyright.PENANA69gupnnOu9
Mr620Please respect copyright.PENANAWilT1ydWyt
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 620Please respect copyright.PENANA1xn9bOKW1g
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little620Please respect copyright.PENANArmQtmULPt5
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 620Please respect copyright.PENANADTUIoWnZ1w
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAkcNoa5gRkg
Carly took in a slow deep breath and held it for a moment as she took in what she saw standing in front of her. 620Please respect copyright.PENANASWdOhqjMkC
He620Please respect copyright.PENANAYujbe5wiR3
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVuvdoxDuhD
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3YicRm4i4n
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAbuwVhPeX71
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAyVoTahLsKN
Carly620Please respect copyright.PENANAUcqMTWtDbr
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 620Please respect copyright.PENANAwCeXH1dgkL
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a620Please respect copyright.PENANAUlZdAqD6gX
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 620Please respect copyright.PENANApPWDPv3rTB
came here to see her. And at this early hour.620Please respect copyright.PENANAeF6J0S0Qqi
"Mr620Please respect copyright.PENANASBDBcSk4e0
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more620Please respect copyright.PENANA4uBnY5BmQT
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 620Please respect copyright.PENANAcRGavBbFQ9
moment?"620Please respect copyright.PENANADZi7vJpXP5
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.620Please respect copyright.PENANABT3m4DL9So
Carly620Please respect copyright.PENANAg63TU7DRzh
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 620Please respect copyright.PENANArGzo11Jvht
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 620Please respect copyright.PENANAwAm2mDUKsT
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAsYmOMxAnmN
Mr620Please respect copyright.PENANAz1IjB6pBFF
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3gLXghV4QK
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 620Please respect copyright.PENANAtAtOhTNCXD
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfpFQIRnhuH
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 620Please respect copyright.PENANAejZUwShAIV
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'620Please respect copyright.PENANA7cS7h74uvt
Leo put his hands into 620Please respect copyright.PENANAGfCPvWP640
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 620Please respect copyright.PENANAJeAMq6iqQf
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAnMQCSthP4c
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 620Please respect copyright.PENANAA9jjzcaAFq
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.620Please respect copyright.PENANAfy9KdM5gxx
When Leo was just inches620Please respect copyright.PENANAmYXHWubRWq
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 620Please respect copyright.PENANAqN5oC8faOW
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.620Please respect copyright.PENANAcE3NAFtgnd
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.620Please respect copyright.PENANAfgY8XNOJ8a
***620Please respect copyright.PENANAFSEYhmqiRS
A620Please respect copyright.PENANAbCEcGgAKlU
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 620Please respect copyright.PENANADUZ5zvtBeV
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 620Please respect copyright.PENANA1wiWi1nu46
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAsn4rydwbrl
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."620Please respect copyright.PENANAfACEPEcTpU
"Sorry,620Please respect copyright.PENANAK5C4Yxd2Kg
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 620Please respect copyright.PENANA1qhW5fWqbC
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAk8qCAy033L
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.620Please respect copyright.PENANAlnDaFESnQp
Her620Please respect copyright.PENANAOKfjoYmM9b
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit620Please respect copyright.PENANAvm81iil5Am
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed620Please respect copyright.PENANApmIRLeQ2CV
back making him look handsome.620Please respect copyright.PENANAZJqCKR5vrb
"Well,620Please respect copyright.PENANASxx5UhYvV0
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 620Please respect copyright.PENANAkPzehAxrPH
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 620Please respect copyright.PENANA8anwCMQClD
isn't it?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAgh0VtyXFdc
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.620Please respect copyright.PENANAdSMfUpBeRz
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"620Please respect copyright.PENANALrcrjUCNzm
"You have every right to be, my friend," said Mrs Barclay, "but why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at the wedding?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAF4qCMJMbq8
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."620Please respect copyright.PENANAw4KXKi4KOl
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."620Please respect copyright.PENANAWbDlaOeZRe
"I know it will. And I just didn't come here because I was bored. I came here to invite you to the wedding myself."620Please respect copyright.PENANAHerYOmvOiz
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."620Please respect copyright.PENANAa0h21pxz4I
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."620Please respect copyright.PENANAsyaLidt2MW
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAf0XdlgaNNb
"Ya,620Please respect copyright.PENANALf5pZBxQ2O
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 620Please respect copyright.PENANAPAITggvCp5
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."620Please respect copyright.PENANAuIe8wJ80Df
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."620Please respect copyright.PENANA5Z1PpSFYtz
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."620Please respect copyright.PENANAlAhkn1MGkr
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."620Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4WcG6bAOs
"Yes, you do that."620Please respect copyright.PENANAgwXbbV3nLr
As620Please respect copyright.PENANA0tRbPw4sVO
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 620Please respect copyright.PENANABSfjExr9CG
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 620Please respect copyright.PENANA7sPrOrsUmG
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 620Please respect copyright.PENANAaiQHHbSgLl
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAGPuvRBWKtJ
dizziness. 620Please respect copyright.PENANA5sgw4okLYo
As620Please respect copyright.PENANAo00C0SG5CP
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAe8EJCa3BSE
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAo5ZDAQDyPt
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 620Please respect copyright.PENANAPrCToZwxWc
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 620Please respect copyright.PENANArffhGrLlb8
is it something else? 620Please respect copyright.PENANA2IIOZQfyo4
Then620Please respect copyright.PENANAgwvqfmINkO
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 620Please respect copyright.PENANAYPz3AyY1sc
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 620Please respect copyright.PENANAWvMhl0dKrp
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.620Please respect copyright.PENANAfiocD8lCDe
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 620Please respect copyright.PENANA0XtmBA2Sx4
Mrs620Please respect copyright.PENANAFK8NLuML61
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAoglw39QsoY
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAhZwH9lg0Ym
floor.620Please respect copyright.PENANAVhkQOz0SGC
"Angel, call her, call 620Please respect copyright.PENANA68CRUkvYyd
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVxbiEnwyc0
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 620Please respect copyright.PENANASBAlTZiAaq
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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