Carly walked in through 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUagmsHemR
the front door, exhausted. She had too many bags in her hands and her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBfSUKRuS2
feet were already giving her hell since she wore high heels.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQugK2ZKrG5
One of the helpers, a female, came just in time to help her with her bags. Carly couldn't help but feel relieved.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgZW6JV2tz
"Please take them up to my room," said Carly after handing them over. The helper made her way up the stairs.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvIpHRCbVJ
"I see you're back from shopping," said Amanda as she appeared in the foyer in her wheelchair.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4pcyNMxGq
Carly smiled. "Yes, I am," she said. "How have you been?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QOMwh3VQY
"Never better, dear. Where is Diana? I thought she was with you."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSUzZExxfb
"She had something to do at the salon and told me to come here."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVP73gBoK3
"Have you already eaten lunch?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe472LEuTGY
"Yes, we ate at a restaurant."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKlMQ5zB7u
"Looks like the shopping did you good."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCViXlQPNul
"Yes, well, a lot has happened these past few days that I really needed this."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMUESc2hlW
"Mmm," Amanda gave Carly a smile. "I can tell. Nice heels by the way."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyTtNEJ4re
"Thanks," Carly smiled at her.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdJBq3MvpC
"If you need Angel, she's in the study."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XtwUYFwMQ
"In the study?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85ALWqodZC
"The study downstairs. She was a little bored and didn't want to watch TV, so she decided to spend her time with a book."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcHpTJutwL
"She's like that. Always a bookworm." Carly turned around to close the door behind her.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6VWPNKnHU
"You should also be on your books, don't you think?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6MlWLTzN7
Carly looked at Amanda and wondered what to say. She could even feel her cheeks blush.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uXYPRI7wv
"I know you're supposed 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOd8WconYH
to be at college," said Amanda as she chuckled when she noticed Carly 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKVrLyqyzc
blush. "But it's okay. It's Friday anyway and considering what's been 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruUcEECClf
going on, it was good you went out to get yourself distracted."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjri3DUOh4Y
Carly felt herself 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HSN5uom3Q
relax. Amanda was only pulling her leg. She didn't like anyone telling 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguLaKLFioF
her that she had to go for lectures. She knew that already. And she 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf0YEARPqK
wasn't going to be comfortable if someone who was not her sister told 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLPjbW6T4i
her that.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvYIJpBdxx
"I better go and see Angel," said Carly.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIyRPcRHty
"You go do that," said Amanda, "I think I'll go and entertain myself with some soap opera on TV."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKV4fosbTea
Just before the two 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3RzeBaRBW
could part ways, Mrs McDonell came down the stairs, talking and laughing819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfiNNwO3U6
loudly on her iPhone. When she reached the bottom, she cut the call.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxu0wxwi5X
"I see you're back," said Mrs McDonell as she looked at Carly.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxovglR90L
"Yes, I am," Carly answered.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkD3lqBW9P
"Nice heels," Mrs McDonell raised an eyebrow towards Carly's pink heels. "Did Diana chose them for you?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWZ84vEKbB
"Oh, no, I picked them myself."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXASnTSaId
"Nice. You've good taste. I hope your sister does too."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y6rJYlCQp
"Oh, she does. You have seen nothing yet. Wait until she gets better."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5pCYLULyb
"Can't wait." Mrs McDonell tried to smile but it came out dry.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPqV8notuz
"I better go and check on Angel," said Carly.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7zykJQFKE
Carly went on her way 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUjldwIYy4
taking the left side of the foyer and into the hall where Angel and 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm5a7EZ7N1
Amanda's room were. It also led to the study she just found out about 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54hGp4S32V
from Amanda.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN95fn1vtwP
She was within earshot of the two ladies who remained in the foyer when she heard Mrs McDonell saying:819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL4sa2jhQ8
"Kim will be coming for dinner today. I invited her."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgpK7eXX4r
"You really want Leo to be mad at you, don't you?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AZAyEg0WZ
Carly couldn't hear 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uJnboUjdS
their conversation any more when she turned round the corner after 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt5FtUbkf2
bypassing the two bedrooms and found a huge large mahogany door at the 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWZoSmzL39
end of the hall. She guessed that it might be the study.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM0T5yLe1k
Before she could get to 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPrNH28lq0
the door, she wondered what the two women were talking about. It 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U3Bk2aYwM
intrigued her in some way because it concerned Leo.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK77lV303q
She opened the door to 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1ApOQbFMI
the study and was greeted by the sight of shelves filled with books. The819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2Rnp76TUT
room looked cosy though. The brown coffee carpet and the empty 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NQ4WQi88x
fireplace with cosy brown couches next to the fireplace gave a warm 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3td3W6WMpF
feeling. There was a huge glass window overlooking the garden outside 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB16NGoEmu
and just in front of the window was Angel in her wheelchair. She sat 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0pzFWzXuS
facing the windows but her face was on the book in her hand. She looked 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyJysAEbCE
taken away with what she was reading because she hadn't heard the door 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC9xKJzs1m
to the study open nor Carly approaching her from behind.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLenc63vihT
"Hey, sis," said Carly when she reached out to Angel slowly and placed her hand on Angel's shoulder.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTSUflqiGi
Angel looked up from the book she was reading and at her sister. She didn't seem startled.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKmtnou8iA
"You're back," said Angel. She sounded blunt. "How was the mall?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNjA7vZuRg
"It was great," Carly answered with glee like a little child.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMN6DCMk2C
Angel tried to give a slight smile but failed. "Glad you had fun."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7MgPjPmK7
"How has been your day?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEDlxMKDjF
Carly asked as she went over to an office desk at the corner of the 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nolypXzIK
room next to the huge glass window and took a chair, came back and sat 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLin202tsld
facing her sister.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbG1q1BFC0
"It was okay, I guess," Angel shrugged her shoulders.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRZ39P3XuR
"You didn't have another fight with Leo, did you?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7y5OQjkQF
Angel furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Carly. "And why do I want to pick a fight with him?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSPXDc9REH
"You look irritated. That's why I asked."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcgVXjJZIC
Angel faced the glass 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoKu7hVMW4
window. "You know he and I can't fight each other within the four walls 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXr0W1LuAg
of this house. We were with Amanda almost the whole time."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA6nBOi3sn
"You were?" Carly sounded surprised. "How did the two of you handle each other with her around?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XuBEbXUDh
"We didn't. Immediately she left we had a chat. And it wasn't a good one."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RvcTwrEO2
"Okay, I am not ready to hear what you two had to say since I know it concerns me."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWJdtaAifi
Angel rolled her eyes. She didn't say a word more as she went back to her book.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11yaik88rq
"I heard these two women, Amanda and Mrs McDonell talking just now," said Carly changing the topic.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxhOKdCFie
"You know I'm not in the mood to gossip," Angel answered, her eyes still on the book.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLtzDRAKAO
Carly didn't listen to her sister as she continued, "I heard them talking about Leo. And someone called Kim."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ycQKR8Wvv
"Kim happens to be the woman Leo was supposed to marry."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d8IwmBgzA
Carly's mouth fell open 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK73hIMebi
as she had a surprised look on her face. She looked at Angel, who 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcyAHb6JvL
happened to be still looking at her book and not at her sister.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuukwDMQvyn
"Are you serious? You must be joking," said Carly as she shook her head and tried to laugh like it was funny.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONONQ3fZG3
"Do you think I would 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLU96jjRoP
lie to you?" This time, Angel turned to look at Carly. "If you hadn't 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TnDad8bfn
gone out to the mall, maybe you would have heard it for yourself."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlwxvKmWA4
"You sound like going to the mall is a bad thing."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkiOiKIu3h
"For you, yes because 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr72KcbzQJg
you were just from mourning. I know we have to try and distract 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDMky1KHDu
ourselves from our mother's passing, but did you seriously have to go to819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fhhand14k
the mall?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczQYvqgtoN
"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It was fun though. Look at the amazing heels I got."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10vH7OiEME
Carly gestured towards her feet with a grin on her face. Angel looked down at the heels. She sighed and shook her head.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu6w9gnAHB
"Are you really not listening to me or what?" Angel asked. "You should be worried."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqlysVdG4p
"Worried about what?" Carly instantly stopped smiling.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaohXtsKQK
"About Kim. I feel she is really going to cause trouble for us if we ever get to meet her in person."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYKZjES3AS
"Well, she's coming over so, I guess you'll be worried."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcR2W4ZC6c4
"She's coming here?" Angel couldn't believe what she was hearing.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzoFhS8dCo
"I heard Mrs McDonell say that she invited her here for dinner. Amanda didn't sound too pleased."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI38mBRh13
"The way I see it, she thought Kim wasn't good enough for Leo."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3wtiaM8WU
"I wouldn't worry about 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuttvgwqVY
Kim though." Carly leaned further back on the chair to relax. "For one 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWYkLO8CqX
reason only. She doesn't know the truth about Leo and I."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKckhck1uQ
"When a lady's fiancé 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3KmO4WU0w
dumps her on her wedding day, the lady has no other option but to think 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SvI3hfB9b
that there might be another woman."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAomvMTcqk
Carly looked at Angel. "An accident happened that day."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZockUfXivr
Angel felt like 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b8mnwFTQZ
squeezing the life out of Carly but she looked the other way instead. 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqFKtuNZit
"Stop using the accident as a scapegoat. It's irritating."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYOmygfTmU
"Then what should I say? That Leo fell for me?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr9ZkQCZF7
"Well, what do you 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22kt8aA1Ch
think?" Angel faced her sister again. "If the accident happened and 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHAqsyUODQ
delayed the wedding, Leo would have still gotten married another day. 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrz3NxFUgAr
But instead, Leo falls for you, the accident happens and then he dumps 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF8Vdhu6LP
Kim for good."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8g8Pbke25
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Carly as she sat upright. She couldn't take anymore of her sister reminding her about everything.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6cvT3FLni
Angel placed the book 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPtQluXOPN
she was reading closed on her lap and turned the wheelchair around. She 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ei5b71UPZ
started to wheel herself out of the room.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KBjTdS1Me
"Where are you going?" Carly asked as she looked at her sister.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdYkcFtUKg
"Reminding you about what you've done is getting on my nerves," Angel answered as she continued on her way.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5go7GlBZYP
Carly got up from her chair and quickly rushed over to her sister, grabbing the handlebars from behind to stop her from going.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBo2yibdca
"Why can't you learn to move on from all this, Angel?" Carly asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4TlI6qtQY
"You want me to move on 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlSWky7SNE
after what you've done?" Angel asked without turning to look at her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA6P5cH7Gl
sister. "You not only betrayed me, but mum as well. She was right when 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomZAu7iCJR
she said something was up with you the moment you came home in the early819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksXpGBEH1v
hours of the morning and found a stash of money in your bag."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlA4aff118
"What?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwVXKqEFP3
Carly felt powerless as 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vTHDdevxe
she slowly let go of the handlebars. Angel shifted a little to the side 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7te8s3BbHx
on her chair so as to look at Carly.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRSXZa5Gvg
"You heard right," said Angel. "Mum had a feeling about you long before I even knew anything."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZWh22H0Mw
Carly went pale and she felt her mouth go dry. "When did she tell you this?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdEEJj9o6h
Angel hesitated before she answered, "the day she died."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnL0sLDRNs
Carly felt her knees 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFGvkSiddf
lose their strength and she felt like she could drop to the floor any 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSFqQzMMrg
moment. She took a few steps back away from the wheelchair. She felt 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb2nqLaNDp
lost and confused.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uywx1a563
"At least you now know 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0q5MOeOypD
that mum knew something was up with you," Angel continued. "She just 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfpw4DzVZZ
wasn't sure what it was. I'm glad she didn't know what you were truly up819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbfZWGkYLq
to or else that would've killed her instead."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sQeX3XyaV
"Don't say that, Angel," said Carly. She felt like tears were about to drop down her cheeks.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡql8sLqDx57
"But it's the truth." 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDg94IugPk
Angel fully turned her wheelchair around so as to look at Carly straight819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJzyhgj3JJ
in the face. "You know mum wasn't feeling too well at times and finding819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFp3ozwkmH
out what you did would've killed her. I'm glad the good Lord took her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUUCHTLT9K
away instead because if you did you would have felt my wrath."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBNpgmxHF1
Carly flinched at her sister's words. Angel was upset for sure and Carly knew better not to say a word.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2622LhWxGO
Angel looked on at 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpZiANB9uP
Carly. She was one person who in the past never liked to see her sister 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoTBjetd6N
cry. Whenever she did, Angel was always there to comfort her. But this 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QZs0VgzCi
time, everything was different. She didn't even feel like hugging her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVcn5HrpIr
sister anymore.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ498bys4OQ
"I'm tired," said Angel as she looked away. "I think we've talked enough for today."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieujBHyKsO
"Is anything the matter in here?" Amanda's voice came at the door. "I thought I heard someone shouting."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOuma5LWgh
Angel flinched by the 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXetS5cTMU
sound of Amanda's voice and she silently winced. She prayed that Amanda 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81xmaM22oP
hadn't heard their whole conversation.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPelhuyI2Eo
Angel turned the wheelchair around and saw Amanda by the door. She looked on at the two sisters with a worried look on her face.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2udpNY5V5M
"It's nothing, Amanda," said Angel. "I was just scolding Carly for going to the mall. That's it."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUeStcWRFv
Amanda continued to look819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdtbMNnW4q
at Angel, then went on to look at Carly. For a moment, Angel was 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqUIJwzEs4
praying for Amanda to believe her. But with each dying second that 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr9Pow3bu2
passed, it looked like that was far from happening.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aX8Q7xtXB
"Well, you should have 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryPU3eEDFn
talked to her properly, don't you think?" Amanda asked with a smile on 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcUtzmy916
her face. "Look, you almost made her cry."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1IUkS8QiX
"Angel could be a bully when she wants to be," said Carly, trying to hide the hurt in her eyes.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLHmOMxds9
"I can let this go for now. But Monday, you should be getting back to school, young lady. It's important."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmivnvXXxQ
"Of course."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMMcp4yQIX
"Angel only wants what's best for you. You should be considered lucky to have a sister like her."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1ndsCwCe7
Carly smiled at Amanda and said nothing more.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddqV2otPKG
"Well, I better go and 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsD5SgQGSt
try to relax myself," said Amanda as she started to turn around in her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14mPr8ZqXp
wheelchair to leave the room. "Before the evening comes, I better be on 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnxgglAgdp
my best behaviour."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsAz7Imgmk
"Why do you say that?" Angel asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJMi9sIpSm
Amanda looked at Angel. "Because my very loving daughter in law invited a guest over."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQvLUTYTp9
"You sound really sarcastic," said Carly. "And not in anyway happy."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1GQNc2teF
"You're right, dear. I'm not."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5SkBeOZ7d
"Could it be that you don't like who is coming?" Angel asked when she already knew the answer.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTj4T4eb22
"It's not that I like the person. I'm just worried about Leo because it's his ex fiance coming over."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM2YhX1lEf
Carly went pale behind Angel and Angel was as still as a statue.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzFR5EOaKs
"Why don't you tell Leo about this?" Angel asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3HD65aWrn
"I want to but if Leo doesn't show up, his mother will know I had something to do with it," said Amanda.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0bvKm8ECm
Carly looked at Angel 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVPkS4luSS
who was busy contemplating over the issue. Amanda wasn't the only one 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH448JIDTK9
who didn't want Kim around here tonight. And if any one of them called 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIES1JZ5Ol
Leo, he probably wouldn't show up.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjFQLAH7af
"So, you're saying that you would rather let this happen?" Carly asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKv5rCBobw
"What should I do?" 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ypK765SaW
Amanda asked as she shrugged her shoulders. "My hands are tied and my 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9cHPRSIzh
son wouldn't like it if his wife and I argue over Leo not showing up for819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDotURvswu3
dinner."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe64D9KNiba
"What if I inform Leo instead?" Carly asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCvv5NTF1P
"Are you serious?" Angel819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z1c408sRc
asked as she looked at Carly. "You heard Amanda. Even if anyone were to819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXIWNZsv6i
inform Leo, Amanda will still get blamed if he doesn't show up."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nurjYgFGa
"Looks like someone knows Bertha more than I do," said Amanda with a sarcastic smile on her face.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNduYIJdmlJ
"I wouldn't like to know819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavfy1kxwLr
her, trust me," said Angel as she looked at Amanda. "But I would rather819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5kG9Oh4vU
know her now so that I won't be surprised by her temper tantrums in the819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi2XrrPF1x
future."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGcOj4LWhg
"I like your thinking," said Amanda. "Just don't get into any trouble with her."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI3wi8vx3j
"Trust me, I wouldn't," said Carly. "So, are we really going to let this slide? I mean, not tell Leo."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwBZj3hHZo
"We shouldn't," said Angel. "Because Leo's problem doesn't concern us. We only just moved in to this house."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGO5kqopkGV
"But Angel..." Carly started but Amanda interfered.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGyQMJuKQl
"She's right, Carly," said Amanda. "It's best you don't get involved."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPLrMEhBiw
Carly almost gave a 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHnqiksRaa
frowning look at her sister but controlled herself. She really didn't 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl884VUHOPZ
want Leo to get here and find Kim waiting for him at the dinner table. 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPnG9OaaYu
How she wished she could tell him what's going on, but like Amanda, she 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgOuUNGmtf
couldn't. She didn't want Amanda to get in trouble with Leo's mother and819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7t4tdfLSUv
Angel would only get more upset with her than she already is.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKLQgIjpNx
"I'll be going now," said Amanda. "You two take care."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iXYl2X7tG
Amanda turned her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6Qksaz1y3
wheelchair around and left the room. The two sisters waited for a good 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVlDGoojQ7
few minutes to make sure Amanda wasn't within earshot.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt9TUwONen
"We've to do something, Angel," said Carly.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoRhSTzBT6
"With what?" Angel asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8zjsYMbAH
"You know what I'm talking about. Somehow we need to let Leo know that Kim is coming here."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXHFydXbAj
"Carly, you aren't going819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1K38KAX6FG
to call Leo. You heard Amanda. Leo's mum is like a pain in her 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WuXHYJi9i
backside. You don't want to make it worse."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡud0tW4tpvb
"But aren't you scared?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lai23qJVh
Angel raised her eyebrow819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm4ErNePS3
at her sister. "Oh, now you're taking my words seriously when I said we819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsS1ejvGap
should be cautious of Kim, aren't you?"819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswGNYDbpys
Carly didn't say anything as she continued to look at her sister.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9AgO8aEQA
"I'm glad you've changed819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9zzqCoDRC
your mind," said Angel with a slight smile on her face. "Maybe you'll 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2deB9HojI8
realise that all this isn't a joke and I was serious when I said Kim 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZiK0kZ0lF
would be a problem."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQubo0H4ws
"You seriously aren't going to do anything?" Carly asked.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoZh2Q5Alc
"It's none of my 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZijLvx1DEN
business, Carly. Our hands are all tied here. If Kim is coming for 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJym24ICiTk
dinner, she's coming and we can't do anything about it."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtDA9QBcEW
Angel made her way to the door, then she stopped.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCHvixBSno
"If you dare even try to warn Leo about Kim, I'm serious, Carly, you will see the worst of me."819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoixYar8qK
Angel's voice was stern and she didn't look at her sister as she spoke. Carly felt herself shiver to the bone.819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcf3GYuWJ3
When Angel left the 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEQ6Cf5sYO
room, Carly felt helpless. There was nothing she could do about dinner 819Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJLUnQzC4x
tonight and she had no other choice but to go with the flow.
