Angel put the article 629Please respect copyright.PENANApOLykNRJ2Z
she was looking at aside on her desk as she sat back on her chair 629Please respect copyright.PENANAhzGuRjUkKe
feeling troubled. Carly kept coming onto her mind now and then and it 629Please respect copyright.PENANAtR4bCYm0Ju
wasn't making her think properly. She thought about what her mother had 629Please respect copyright.PENANA0lbzwxSVWV
said. And it was quite clear that her mother didn't trust Carly like she629Please respect copyright.PENANAjqWrhych4l
did before.629Please respect copyright.PENANAUHMYcNvizI
Angel was too lost in 629Please respect copyright.PENANAWjQW8SccSG
her thoughts that she didn't even hear a knock on the door. All she 629Please respect copyright.PENANAZUWtRPufPP
realised afterwards was someone standing in front of her.629Please respect copyright.PENANARu4wPpXvqJ
"Lost in your own thoughts I see," came a deep voice.629Please respect copyright.PENANAZjRRslnfxw
Angel looked up and she 629Please respect copyright.PENANAKEqkfeLYyG
was staring at the director of the editing company, Mark Dean. His tall 629Please respect copyright.PENANAyDoFOK4rJm
frame cast a shadow over Angel and he wore a magnificent navy blue suit.629Please respect copyright.PENANAP28sJM6hla
His sleek black hair was combed back revealing a handsome face. His 629Please respect copyright.PENANA38KK27dznb
dark blue eyes stared right down at her and Angel couldn't help but feel629Please respect copyright.PENANAs3PZpjtH7M
nervous.629Please respect copyright.PENANAeNZjp3UhSb
She quickly stood up from her chair and yet Mark Dean still seemed a whole lot taller than her.629Please respect copyright.PENANA5kRoWkGGPL
"Good morning, Mr Dean," greeted Angel, "I wasn't expecting you here."629Please respect copyright.PENANAE0uMmLX3Y6
"Just thought of passing around to see how everything was going," said Mark, "and you seem a little preoccupied, Angel."629Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZweonoKgG
"I... well, somethings have been running through my mind, thats all."629Please respect copyright.PENANASz4YK39Hnz
"Is it family related?" Mark's voice sounded deep and serious.629Please respect copyright.PENANAAuW1u0JToe
"Well, it is, Mr Dean."629Please respect copyright.PENANAe7x2VO6U6Y
"You know I don't like being formal, Angel. It's best if you call me by my first name for once."629Please respect copyright.PENANAkl45ddiK1O
"Sorry, it's just that you're my boss and all," Angel looked down at her fingers as she blushed.629Please respect copyright.PENANA38KyTaB84y
"Well, from now onwards I want you to call me by name. I'm not old you know?" Mark gave her a cocky smile.629Please respect copyright.PENANAQNyPbJKAGR
Angel smiled back at him. Mark held her chin to lift her face a little higher. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6OHi10OCF
"That's the smile I was looking for," said Mark, "you look beautiful when you smile."629Please respect copyright.PENANALH9Fnaumxs
Angel could feel her 629Please respect copyright.PENANADv5yYKVNIm
cheeks blush even more. The temperature in the room seemed higher than 629Please respect copyright.PENANAc3MtYLWJNp
normal. The spot where his fingers held her chin sent electric pulses 629Please respect copyright.PENANAz2LgfRfnS0
down her body. Her body started to shudder a little and her knees felt 629Please respect copyright.PENANAWK3KVTug1b
like they were going to buckle.629Please respect copyright.PENANA96wbQiV3Zw
"I seriously like it when you smile. You look like an angel just like your name says it."629Please respect copyright.PENANAb90tqDOE20
"I...eh, thank you, Mr De.... oh, I mean Mark," hesistated Angel.629Please respect copyright.PENANAQTCyNe7vO2
Mark's fingers finally let go of her chin and the spot where his fingers touched Angel's chin felt hotter than her face. 629Please respect copyright.PENANATizOcyEiUm
Mark just smiled at her 629Please respect copyright.PENANA00bgiV2yQ2
and Angel turned to look the other way. She knew Mark Dean was a very 629Please respect copyright.PENANANhFAcofCb3
handsome man and every female who worked around here always talked about629Please respect copyright.PENANAI1LhpnHy5U
him. They always tried to flirt with him whenever he came around. He 629Please respect copyright.PENANArfGNU0D9zv
too was also a flirt and he could take any girl's heart away just by a 629Please respect copyright.PENANAhga2w9HgyQ
single word and crushes it so easily afterwards. He was a heartbreaker, 629Please respect copyright.PENANAHHlcwDX6zV
that's for sure.629Please respect copyright.PENANA0E41dhE7z0
"I came here to ask if 629Please respect copyright.PENANACB6jcu1CM4
you would be busy this afternoon," said Mark, "but seeing that you have 629Please respect copyright.PENANAmozuqUotYz
too much on your plate, I came at the wrong time."629Please respect copyright.PENANAAWb8Dh6Z2T
"Well, you might say that," said Angel, "too many things are on my mind right now."629Please respect copyright.PENANAIdchyR04vR
"Why don't you just take the day off? I'll grant you that if you want."629Please respect copyright.PENANA2qMwmlVB9d
"No, its okay, I..."629Please respect copyright.PENANAmC5UMBAb62
Suddenly, Mark's index finger rested upon Angel's lips to silence her. Angel looked at him, stunned.629Please respect copyright.PENANA8frkYOXelx
"You take the day off," said Mark, "and don't try to refuse, okay?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAe3Uf8WnCB7
Angel nodded in 629Please respect copyright.PENANAabWhnGcirR
agreement like a little child and Mark just smiled. His index finger 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIrRE7cnZBu
rested on her lips for a moment and he slowly backed away. He gave her a629Please respect copyright.PENANAAxd45YlxKc
wink and headed out of the office.629Please respect copyright.PENANA7wgHxFmmnb
"Well, that was something," Angel said to herself.629Please respect copyright.PENANAMwHF5QoSMp
As Angel sat back down 629Please respect copyright.PENANAhbpAwuiE6e
on her chair, her phone on the desk suddenly rang. She picked up the 629Please respect copyright.PENANAurXgPgBtgR
phone and saw a number on the screen that she had never seen before. She629Please respect copyright.PENANAb9V64B3dNT
accepted the call and put the phone to her ear.629Please respect copyright.PENANA7Wmw8mEnbc
"Hello?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAavijovnTju
"Hello, is this Angel Barclay, Carly's sister?" came a female voice at the other end of the line.629Please respect copyright.PENANAsF9KZBaqlq
"Yes it is, may I know who I'm speaking to?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAmNe1fnD0R5
"I'm Miranda, a friend of your sister. I called because what I'm about to tell you is very important."629Please respect copyright.PENANA4gDiGht040
Angel's heart skipped a beat. "Is it about my sister?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAeVE6dUubaX
"I'm afraid it is and you're not going to like it."629Please respect copyright.PENANA40Dt8YmfJD
***629Please respect copyright.PENANAOVPppTgNaf
Carly629Please respect copyright.PENANAfMFhQGKQ2y
took in a deep breath before she could open the door to the club. She 629Please respect copyright.PENANAGw3ntiBwOV
looked left and right down the street hoping that anybody she knew 629Please respect copyright.PENANANH4ktGrUu1
didn't see her come here. Luckily, the street seemed a little quiet and 629Please respect copyright.PENANAT5YtScjDXY
for the first time, it felt awkward. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAAqxDz3UwGr
She629Please respect copyright.PENANAqrZ02CwsLI
stared at the neon sign above which was off during the day and on at 629Please respect copyright.PENANA7x5I14Pgdp
night, which read "Walters' Club." For a moment she wondered what would 629Please respect copyright.PENANAJrsPaUOIEm
happen if her sister and her mother found out about this place. They 629Please respect copyright.PENANAU0u1hncC93
would obviously be disappointed and probably devastated. But all that 629Please respect copyright.PENANA1Pu85BXQ6h
didn't matter now, she had to meet her client and she had to have a 629Please respect copyright.PENANA0hy5D8B5cL
clear mind. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAay8NdlVnWs
Angel629Please respect copyright.PENANAOGGSxj7Y6T
breathed out heavily and she pushed the door open and stepped into the 629Please respect copyright.PENANA9s9BxrgLW5
partially dark club. The place looked a little empty with a few chairs 629Please respect copyright.PENANAtOGEazZ69g
up on the tables. People who worked around the club as janitors were 629Please respect copyright.PENANAFXpYUe6jHo
busy sweeping up the place and by the bar where they served drinks, she 629Please respect copyright.PENANA9JTzgwVvKu
saw Mr Walters taking a few shots of whiskey. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAVFIbtKUQWQ
Mr Walters was a big 629Please respect copyright.PENANA7HExa922Im
tall man, with a bald head and an enormous pot belly. He was a good man,629Please respect copyright.PENANAMudP6rhfUJ
but if you ever took him for granted, he wasn't the type of person you 629Please respect copyright.PENANAs55BqQXkx7
would like to hang around with.629Please respect copyright.PENANAKwLzOTH10d
Mr629Please respect copyright.PENANAbWW9ZSlpge
Walters noticed Carly and beckoned her with his huge fingers filled 629Please respect copyright.PENANA8CMESDWpIi
with gold and silver rings to come over. Carly did as she was instructed629Please respect copyright.PENANAVIlAo7IIBW
to.629Please respect copyright.PENANAlRqSHdjjR1
629Please respect copyright.PENANA5Onj7PwYAP
629Please respect copyright.PENANAFLAGsUYh7r
629Please respect copyright.PENANAGBpQF1m7gX
"It's good you made it, Carly," said Mr Walters as he took in another shot of whiskey. "He's been waiting for you."629Please respect copyright.PENANALwtPKLErVd
"Why is Leo here when he's supposed to be getting married today?" Carly asked. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAaJiwBQ1VgH
"That, I'm not so sure," answered Mr Walters, "did you do something to him last night?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAqZ66RNyJye
"Apart from getting down dirty and dancing for his friends, no."629Please respect copyright.PENANADaYHHwMpCN
"Oh, I hope so," said Mr Walters sternly, "you obviously did something to him. I hope he doesn't have any feelings for you."629Please respect copyright.PENANASeiNiNOG8V
"I'm hoping the same. So, where is he?"629Please respect copyright.PENANA9VdlnHUExw
"He's waiting for you in my office. Let's go."629Please respect copyright.PENANAe6HRVKTuhY
Mr629Please respect copyright.PENANAv15iZ1i9iS
Walters got up from the stool and started heading towards his office 629Please respect copyright.PENANA6whbhsjPXe
with Carly at a steady pace behind him. His office was based upstairs 629Please respect copyright.PENANAowBy0VXjOk
where the VIP lounge was also. They got to the end of the hall after the629Please respect copyright.PENANAoaCFTDkSre
VIP lounge and they came across a wooden door which led to his office. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAPUBiKbsWWR
Mr629Please respect copyright.PENANA4inc2yIz9t
Walters turned the door knob and they went inside his office. The dark 629Please respect copyright.PENANA56HqyHWFDe
velvet colour of the wallpaper in his office made the room seem a little629Please respect copyright.PENANAFkFPAKuOjM
darker than usual even if it was daylight outside. The bloody red soft 629Please respect copyright.PENANArADCIgGKzV
carpet added to the scene and it made the room seem so seductive. 629Please respect copyright.PENANA5weDU3mTcq
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. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAQpJZCh2K54
He629Please respect copyright.PENANAoISy8PA6NP
still looked as gorgeous as she had seen him last night. His amazing 629Please respect copyright.PENANAnBnMjjzsZt
blonde hair, his dark blue eyes that you could easily get lost in when 629Please respect copyright.PENANAuiV3yHuI8L
you look right into them and his physique drew Carly's eyes all on him. 629Please respect copyright.PENANA8wTTxOKBur
She couldn't stop staring at him and he couldn't stop staring back. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAuFHSLuRWw1
Carly629Please respect copyright.PENANAIV1o4voOjN
thought of saying something but she was stuck in between words. What 629Please respect copyright.PENANAqjxFHLE29e
would she say? 'Hi' or 'What the hell did you come back here for?' For a629Please respect copyright.PENANAehytQDanYq
second, she didn't want to be rude but then she needed to know why he 629Please respect copyright.PENANAhYyKvj7Xq0
came here to see her. And at this early hour.629Please respect copyright.PENANAH2Yc4RSaxo
"Mr629Please respect copyright.PENANAT1ZjiI5z0T
McDonell, I brought what you asked for," said Mr Walters, sounding more629Please respect copyright.PENANAtxccICS3GF
like a servant fulfilling his master's wish. "Should I give you two a 629Please respect copyright.PENANAomrPG5B8UN
moment?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAtmKK3OVZJL
"Yes, a moment will be fine," answered Leo.629Please respect copyright.PENANAZF9C8bxaCl
Carly629Please respect copyright.PENANAAjuxhSbsaE
shuddered at the sound of his voice. She couldn't explain how she felt 629Please respect copyright.PENANAsUl8oktjF6
about it. Even though he didn't touch her, all it took was his voice to 629Please respect copyright.PENANA35s4J1qgbF
make her feel like she was struck by lightning. 629Please respect copyright.PENANA96Usws9Tie
Mr629Please respect copyright.PENANAZSIN3Nznya
Walters quickly left the room, and Carly didn't notice until she heard 629Please respect copyright.PENANAES7dRDtak4
the sound of the door close behind her. She was left all alone with 629Please respect copyright.PENANAKrfjH3RRRR
Leo. Her legs suddenly felt like jelly. This was the first time she had 629Please respect copyright.PENANAqMVhCIN9xt
ever felt this way towards a client. And the question that was running 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIklCjTJomT
through her head at the moment was 'Why?'629Please respect copyright.PENANA0pVReFZzIR
Leo put his hands into 629Please respect copyright.PENANAwT8yWm0ea2
the pockets of his trousers and started coming towards her. Carly felt 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIEUkSyUGop
like backing away as his tall huge frame made her feel so small and 629Please respect copyright.PENANAFsvBQ8K67U
insignificant, but she just stood there. His blue eyes looked straight 629Please respect copyright.PENANAonZt0e3nzM
into hers and his strong musky scent made Carly crave for him.629Please respect copyright.PENANArDDkDj6GzM
When Leo was just inches629Please respect copyright.PENANA8eEhj5r9t3
away from her, he stopped in his tracks and stared at her. Carly 629Please respect copyright.PENANACFZHQJjocz
swallowed as no words still came out of her mouth.629Please respect copyright.PENANArD1ZcQ0gak
"So, we meet again, Carly Barclay," said Leo.629Please respect copyright.PENANAH5mZeQHjIc
***629Please respect copyright.PENANAltLnSvpSlJ
A629Please respect copyright.PENANABO65o7hWnQ
knock on the door made Mrs Barclay almost drop the broom to the floor. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAYgPztffDRc
She was stuck in the her thoughts busy thinking about Carly while she 629Please respect copyright.PENANAbHvhx3SNXy
cleaned the kitchen. She went to the front door to open it. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAPaSTgQDffi
"Oh, it's you," said Mrs Barclay, "could you've knocked properly? You almost startled me to death."629Please respect copyright.PENANA3vGjkUAMQ3
"Sorry,629Please respect copyright.PENANAPzUIikk7V7
Lisa, I knocked twice and you didn't seem to answer. May I come in?" 629Please respect copyright.PENANA7JKnXvSvcf
came a voice from the person who was standing by the door. 629Please respect copyright.PENANADGDQN2POeC
"Oh, yes, please do come in," offered Mrs Barclay as she stood aside to allow her visitor in.629Please respect copyright.PENANAjLc6ZLT6U9
Her629Please respect copyright.PENANA3QLrWSNUQA
visitor stepped inside the house looking really smart in his black suit629Please respect copyright.PENANAs65dXhqZgA
and his shining black hair with a little grey by the temples was combed629Please respect copyright.PENANAcs3DEwghmE
back making him look handsome.629Please respect copyright.PENANAQIejhJf5Eb
"Well,629Please respect copyright.PENANA1tRHGZidpB
you look smart today," commented Mrs Barclay as she led her visitor to 629Please respect copyright.PENANA1gbEih7qb6
her sitting room, "oh, I remember now. It's your son's wedding today, 629Please respect copyright.PENANACY7LAAoja7
isn't it?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7hvIW6Pyv
Mr McDonell couldn't hide that brilliant smile on his face and that even made him more handsome despite his old age.629Please respect copyright.PENANAyXe4Hqecpc
"It is, Lisa, and I couldn't even feel more proud of him," said Mr McDonell, "why shouldn't I be happy?"629Please respect copyright.PENANABvGBPM0IBN
"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?"629Please respect copyright.PENANA6YMkObcAue
"My wife is getting things ready and I felt bored just standing around that busy house doing nothing."629Please respect copyright.PENANAj77Lsj7BWl
"I bet its going to be a grand wedding since your wife is doing all the preparations."629Please respect copyright.PENANA6gPZZWLufN
"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."629Please respect copyright.PENANA2SEpD11Gv7
Mrs Barclay looked at him with a surprised look on her face. "What? Me to your wedding? No, I don't think thats appropriate."629Please respect copyright.PENANA815406FsSV
"What are you saying, Lisa? You've been my best friend since we were kids. At least let me share my happiness with you."629Please respect copyright.PENANADRAEvvBTfa
"I don't know. Your wife scares me sometimes, you know. The last time we met, things didn't go well, remember?"629Please respect copyright.PENANAZqI2DQKRz7
"Ya,629Please respect copyright.PENANAKSom24HHUR
I know. But she will have to go through me first. And besides, my 629Please respect copyright.PENANA3HtESEK7fB
mother will be very happy to see you after such a long time."629Please respect copyright.PENANAFn5bD6fI1W
"I will consider that. It would've been lovely if I had to go with one of my daughters to the wedding."629Please respect copyright.PENANAEEQIIpof49
"You can come along with one of them if you like. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."629Please respect copyright.PENANArCESjI1N37
"Well, alright. You just make yourself comfortable and I will see if I can call Angel from work."629Please respect copyright.PENANAYIxJxO5qkw
"Yes, you do that."629Please respect copyright.PENANAekplsSouRj
As629Please respect copyright.PENANAmxxsDYIbh6
Mr McDonell took a seat on one of comfortable sofas, Mrs Barclay went 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIi1DZJIqSW
to the kitchen where she left her phone. As soon as she walked into the 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIwPW1jxRA4
kitchen and headed towards the sink, she suddenly felt dizzy as though 629Please respect copyright.PENANAgQwuTaW3bj
something just hit her head hard. She stood for a while to control the 629Please respect copyright.PENANA5P1Vgs6gaA
dizziness. 629Please respect copyright.PENANA8KunTM0BxM
As629Please respect copyright.PENANAzwMQDaguMG
soon as it went, she slowly continued walking towards the sink and 629Please respect copyright.PENANAcxjKJMeDZP
right on top of the sink was the window. And on the window sill was the 629Please respect copyright.PENANA4wDTqjuirl
phone. As she got the phone, she suddenly felt her heart ache and that 629Please respect copyright.PENANAg0Ol2Hxzae
something was really wrong. Was any one of her daughters in trouble? Or 629Please respect copyright.PENANAJLatdCUgM9
is it something else? 629Please respect copyright.PENANAajdkGVYNoG
Then629Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5XeRtjzI7
she heard footsteps coming in from the sitting room and she knew Mr 629Please respect copyright.PENANAiOUqGMvyVO
McDonell was coming in to check up on her. The pain in her heart 629Please respect copyright.PENANAVKTP2K0EPt
increased and Mrs Barclay wondered what was happening to her.629Please respect copyright.PENANAMG89DwTiBS
"Lisa, are you alright?" Mr McDonell's voice could be heard by the door which led to the kitchen. 629Please respect copyright.PENANABIQ04ROpJS
Mrs629Please respect copyright.PENANARK6MiPxgmi
Barclay looked up and realised that her sight was getting all blurry. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAxw83pCYWii
The dizziness came in again and the phone in her hand dropped to the 629Please respect copyright.PENANAIigOHNsVx0
floor.629Please respect copyright.PENANAGPDnYUtz7Z
"Angel, call her, call 629Please respect copyright.PENANAmzRYOTHkKU
Angel," she muttered weakly. She could hear Mr McDonell rushing towards 629Please respect copyright.PENANArlZJvpjS7d
her to keep her from falling to the floor. 629Please respect copyright.PENANAnohGsloe19
And the next thing she knew, she was falling into oblivion.
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