Leo had a smile on his 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfs3wxqxcZ
face when he brought himself to a comfortable position. He never had 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kqnX9Whub
this excited yet happy feeling within himself just by staring at the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfPFVouhiU
face right in front of him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR7aoMLfC5
It was morning and the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbepE5kN8r2
sun rays managed to seep into his room giving it a wonderful golden 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzL8h3bwcf
glow. But nothing in his room shined brighter than the woman sleeping 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0l0JMtPz8m
next to him who had the lovely skin colour of bronze that shined 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2sJidK9He
brilliantly in the morning sun.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdajEc0CqO
Carly had joined him 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfeaCPYzll
last night after she had watched a movie with Angel, Eric and Oliver. By841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw0vTifTb8
then, it was already late, Kim had left a good two hours ago and almost841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnfEjlBDij
everyone in the house had gone to sleep, except from the two love 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69wFR6luHT
birds, of course.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziErfOQfsx
It was good she came, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHxpgiyxxQ
Leo thought to himself as he continued to stare at her. She was still 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7ie8Gm6ll
sleeping and she looked beautiful, no doubt in his mind that she was. He841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNE6xLDvtS
wished time could slow down so that he could look at her for just a 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6whIJsd2SE
little while longer. Sooner than later, he would have to wake her up.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWPORcI3nW
He stretched his hand 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe0pBSWRhw
and ran it through her lovely silky black hair. For an African American,841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPhtNzJ1LN
her hair was gorgeous. He tucked away a strand of her hair that was on 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmEkFXKmnr
her cheek. When his hand brushed over her cheek, ever so gently upon 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0Q2KpIBE1
pulling it away, her eyes slowly flew open.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9XNC0HkA5
"Morning, sleepy head," said Leo with a smile.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEbF3yrN5T
She didn't respond as 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cygY2AniX
she smiled through her sleepy eyes and closed them again. She still 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNTMQFu2LB
looked so beautiful with that goofy smile on her face, he thought to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2mOxJzGVp
himself. Leo chuckled.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYza3i16bfV
"It's already morning?" she asked as she opened her eyes again and looked at him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtiw3m4x7a
"Sadly, yes," he replied. "You know what that means."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6amlUKYFP2
Carly groaned like a little girl who didn't want to wake up to go to school as she covered her head with the bed covers.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxEYlskRBa
Leo continued to chuckle. "Come on, you know the drill." He sat up and uncovered the bed cover covering her head.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWBCoyVSNq
"Fine," she said as she gave up and sat up on the bed. "I really hoped that I could stay a little longer."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtpJKdl8IE
"You're right. But I 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNete5Tt9e3
better get you out of here before anyone wakes up. It might be a weekend841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhbWJDPsyf
but there are still a lot of early birds around here."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60Ym1V0k8E
Carly smiled at him. "Like you?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNhHqx1suA
"Like my dad. Come on, we better hurry."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJMeP4rHFQ
They both got out of bed841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCNY9ULIAV
and got dressed into their nightwear covering themselves with their 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODkrrIZ4um
sleeping gowns. They sneaked out of Leo's room and they tiptoed all the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtxU3mjTjj
way to Carly's.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmw3bGYunQ
"Thanks," said Carly in a low voice when they got to the door. "I'll continue sleeping and we will meet later on."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFKSKzzoiI
"Great, I'll see you soon," said Leo as he smiled.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMHLsXHiHG
Carly gave him a simple 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZmE3dtiS3
peck on the cheek and quickly went in her room. For a moment, Leo 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKi7LXsO5SP
couldn't help but stand there for a moment, lost in thought, until he 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyLC0QS8rB
realised that he had been standing there looking at the door. He smiled 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKtihlRAeC
at his stupidity as he made his way back to his room.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfywaZCPXx
Just when he got there, he changed his mind and thought he really needed a cup of coffee.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypSrBrfuot
He made his way 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnezITotOS
downstairs and before he could make his way to the kitchen when he 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUhfPTJjsH
reached the bottom of the stairs, he heard a noise coming from the 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDivfgYmOO
kitchen.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDVhfFnea5
He wondered who could be841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDuvLn67cX
up at this early hour. He knew his dad was always an early bird, but 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoV6QEhiJY
when it came to the weekend, Leo knew he wouldn't be awake for another 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUurrXERLl
hour. He made his way to the kitchen and what he saw, shook him a 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LCVEfjrVY
little.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9Slu1MZeF
Angel was standing by 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEb6nmUu7le
the kitchen counter where she had put up the coffee maker to make some 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJM5YxSpmv
coffee. Her presence somehow didn't matter to him, but there was some 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmHogzVo51
thing that shook him the moment he got there.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb7OW8Es5X
Angel was standing, and not on a wheelchair.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFvfaIh5aY
Sensing someone's presence, Angel turned to the door. When she saw Leo, she neither gave an angry look nor a smile.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmq9on5uAB
"Morning," she greeted as she turned back to the machine on the counter.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgo9KGgTsB
"Morning," Leo somehow managed to say. "You're up early."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsWxUXgzNJ
"I just had to."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnULCzHx9xX
"Ummm," Leo still 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuix95DjfhB
couldn't believe that Angel was standing in front of him. He expected 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNtak7cu70
her to be still on her wheelchair. "Are you going somewhere?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsIpNCm9hS
"Thought of taking a walk to strengthen my legs a little."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChcTYfgPcO
The coffee maker soon 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWSaDSHeXH
finished making her coffee and the room became slient. Angel went over 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSPICICxHa
to the cupboard next to the sink to get a mug. There was a slight limp 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW2vepLuyW
in her walk, but all in all, she seemed okay and not in much pain.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDogu6lkxQP
Just as Angel was heading back to the coffee maker, she noticed Leo's eyes on her. She turned to look at him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfRCJJM1tU
"Why are you looking at me like you've just seen a ghost?" she asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9UuSt2MA6
"Uh..." Leo hesitated. "I'm just surprised that you're walking."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIsTNkhAqn
"Why? You wanted me 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42aOegcko8
confined to a wheelchair forever?" Angel raised an eyebrow at him before841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEL1zYxoIO
she turned towards the coffee maker and went over to it to pour herself841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfqCs3hU9y
a cup.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4YlRUsgYn
"Umm, no. I'm just surprised, that's all."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkVlcJSMr1
"The doctor said I should start walking around to strengthen my legs."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLPYcAVeRJ
Leo just nodded his head but he was still in shock. He expected her to be confined to her wheelchair a little while longer.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Qtu2d7M86
"You still don't seem 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnWfzDMPVV
happy that I'm walking again," said Angel, bringing Leo back from his 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCFYLUHm7B
thoughts. "I hope you don't think that this will get in your way of 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqKZG6V4LN
things."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcieBq4DorF
Leo was the one to raise his eyebrows this time around. "What do you mean?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GCflCCO6R
Angel took a sip of her 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHr5dtLO74j
coffee as she leaned on the counter and placed her hand on it. "You know841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL60b474pw1
what I mean. I know Carly didn't sleep in her room last night. She 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKHXE1eyox
spent her night with you."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C0XU8il1w
Leo retaliated, "that's not true."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2eL8ZvSWT
Angel smirked and Leo 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnAmaXFFQL
felt his cheeks heat up suddenly. He cursed himself from the inside 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlIlxx2LzA
still not understanding why he was feeling like this.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNatYJ3YU5
"Tell it to the person who is now able to walk up the stairs," she said.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1ig9bTmS4
"Does that matter? Carly is a grown woman, you know?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UgYOPDzXm
"Carly is a grown woman, yes, but that doesn't mean she knows that what she's doing might lead her into trouble."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRFvXuZSeG
Leo shook his head. "I don't think I want to talk about this with you."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SSn3ucIAZ
"You're right, Leo. It's841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40mXIrNf1E
early in the morning and I would rather walk around the garden to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxAOo07qlx
exercise my legs rather than talk about something that I know I don't 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNZ584p58o
have any control over."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3hD2oXH57
Leo was a little shocked841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLk6eT50wx8
to hear Angel talk like this. Was she finally giving up, allowing Leo 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMN51pw0D8G
and Carly the chance to be happy? Or was she playing some kind of mind 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBVWZYCbzG
game?841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5X4sKZ0RJ
She slowly made her way 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbhrDnTdAR
to the backdoor of the house still with her coffee mug. Leo continued to841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxk2pETdYr
look at her and something came up in his mind.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZa3ckVYle
"How do you know, Carly's room?" Leo asked suddenly.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhroBKI98Vb
Angel stopped upon reaching the door and slowly turned to look at him.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Vd8QLm3fV
"I beg your pardon?" she asked politely. Leo wasn't buying it.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXauw8eLZtp
"The time you came into 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ubLNfbbwu
this house, you were still in your wheelchair and you never made it up 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yyygw289T
the stairs. So how do you know where Carly's room is?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlpP2VBeCy
Angel smiled at Leo. 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKRDEEuaGE
"Yesterday when Carly came home and after we argued in the study, she 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjwcEewVJh
invited me to come over to her room since she wanted to show me what she841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGahXxcCaj
bought from the mall. With the help of two of the house helps, they got841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e4zS2CoLh
me up the stairs and when they helped me back down afterwards."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDamlSagX4A
"I don't believe you."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG246bcO8UH
"You don't have to, Mr 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQyayRP9Vq
Detective," Angel gave him a fake smile. "I don't have to prove myself 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZepG4Se5aO
that I'm telling the truth because you would never believe me and it 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNdiE2qEU3
will clearly be a waste of my precious time."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdo2UwR3F2V
Angel turned back to face the door and unlocked it. When she swung the door open, she turned to look at Leo.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM4TZYYzXF
"I'll be heading out for841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFKFUChvXX
a stroll in the garden. I would have liked if you would accompany me, 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr4a5G3ZYN
but, as usual, things wouldn't end so well, would it?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfssI1oLUe
Leo didn't have to 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW9he3xhjY
answer that question and Angel didn't expect him to. She slowly walked 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQeCIiBHvR
out of the kitchen as silently as she could and closed the door behind 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR1F0i5AsH
her.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhJK9xuR3g
Leo stared at the closed841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvKhiSB766
door and he couldn't tell if he was angry at Angel like he always has 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuZOV3Y7U1
or he was just surprised that she was able to walk around again. Either 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7045Kc57Vo
way, he forgot about making coffee and went back to his room, feeling 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ITYbXHEIV
utterly disturbed.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPypNbfAAZ
***841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcP7agh7jQ
In841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjha7RzPXjD
an hour's time, almost everyone in the McDonell mansion was awake. At 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzjXIwk8N9
the breakfast table, Mr McDonell and Amanda were having their breakfast.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5xtTWc3Is
Leo and Eric soon came to join them.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hIwwqNsTL
"Morning grandma, morning dad," said Leo as he sat beside his grandmother.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESTLqoVYeW
"Morning," said Amanda.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mH9ciJEw9
"Morning," said Mr McDonell who was looking at his daily newspaper.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzKh7gHh37
"Hope you all slept well," said Eric as he sat opposite Leo and Amanda.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphJFoQNMJ3
"We did," said Amanda with a smile. "And I can see you two boys slept well too."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZmkq7y46X
"I sure as hell did," said Eric.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0aXJC2cs0
"And841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aJNvcRZYO
Leo has this smile on his face," said Mr McDonell. He might have been 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO9lngc6CR
looking at the newspaper, but he was pretty observant.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaluu1yIQsB
"Do I?" Leo asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64ABc52OEK
"Of course, dear," said Amanda. "That smile is even making you look more handsome."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N20965gxI
Leo841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9nPKgqFzL
continued to smile. And he knew the reason why. He noticed his cousin 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjsEm2ssaM
looking at him across the table. Leo couldn't help but feel that Eric 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3khOlBboZ
knew the reason too.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10v2iAYLBV
"Do you have any plans today, boys?" Amanda asked as she drank her tea.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLoB6XKzWl
"No, granny," Eric replied as he got two slices of toast. "It's a weekend after all."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQftE9J5fS
"I just wanted to know. It would be nice to spend some quality time with you two handsome grandsons of mine."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡos7sDVc7do
"You would," said Leo. "We aren't going anywhere."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx8ZusJNMj
"Lovely."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Kfrtiv1vE
A few seconds later, just as Leo was pouring tea from the teapot into his cup, Angel walked in.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmYBWM46El
"Morning, everyone," she greeted.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I2KVS5uqA
Upon841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED5366K9jI
hearing her voice and seeing her face, Leo spelt some tea on the table.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU4dnzK6bv
Some almost poured on his trousers, but he was very lucky.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcKujbmf8D
"Oh, my, careful, Leo," said Amanda. "You would have got burnt."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfumwqSPaBf
"I'm fine," said Leo as he cleaned up the spelt tea with a napkin.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlRnpTtlWy
"Oh, morning, Angel," said Amanda, then she gasped. "I didn't realise that you're walking and not on your wheelchair."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvbXm6wtZ6
Eric841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BFsCK5o4Y
quickly turned to look at Angel and he also looked surprised. Mr 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zplYfhRQf
McDonell smiled at Angel. Leo groaned as he realised that all that he 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljpIVbzdjM
had seen earlier wasn't a dream.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uJXjyJvlX
"Yes, the doctor told me that I should start walking to strengthen my legs a little," said Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eSP6XHHso
"Well, that's good," said Mr McDonell.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsiF4wCw4q
Eric stood up from his seat and drew out a chair next to him for Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYAhbhNxFR
"You can take a seat here," said Eric.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qnUJ432yF
"Thank you, Eric," said Angel as she slowly but gradually made her way to the table and sat down.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAZKPBH3CM
"It's good to see you walking again, dear," said Amanda.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViZn3U5NRV
"It does feel good, Amanda," Angel smiled.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52yoaPGKlC
"So does that mean you will be going back to work anytime soon?" Mr McDonell asked.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrULOT5zG0B
"I've been given more time from work to recuperate before I go back."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9f7PTcUtt
"Okay, then. If you don't mind, I would like to talk to you about something. And Carly too. After breakfast, that is."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFNKPcEvLl
Angel nodded her head. "Of course."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZFjugWYGh
Leo841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPxTJL3UXi
couldn't help but feel that something was up. Could it be that his 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjC7bpLPuh
grandmother had told his father about Angel working at the company? Leo 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4FcCCXeH6
hoped she hadn't. And if she did, he hoped his father had disagreed with841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGItrCNlp0b
her and that he wanted to talk to Angel about something else.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs3optiSlL
Angel841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZgablQIiN
poured herself a glass of juice and looked up at Leo who had looked 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dxXsBgNEv
away after he realised that he had been looking at her since she sat at 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyF2qUcjv8
the table. Angel ignored him as she got some toast.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaD6auDg4hf
While the others continued to have breakfast, Oliver and his mother, Diana, joined them.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LI2X04LM0
"I'll841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOjVaZVjeF
be in my study if you need me," said Mr McDonell as he drank the last 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsx6t4z7dm
of his coffee. "Angel, you can join me in the study when you're done."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8tEySqk9o
"Yes, I would," said Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBy0VfH43ju
Mr McDonell soon left the dining room.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl0kvbeWZv
"I see that you're not sitting on your wheelchair, Angel," said Diana.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8IMh9HImc
"Yes, I'm not."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo3MEbWaGN
"That's nice," said Oliver. "It would be so much easier now taking you around."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMHiJi6DKk
"Why? You want to take me around the house? I never got that opportunity since I wasn't feeling too well."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnmaxbSHFo
"Yes, I would."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ3bSA6M7c
Angel smiled at Oliver, sitting next to her. "Charming."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn1K2CARrw
"I'm afraid that's the one thing all the boys have in this house, charm," said Diana. "And sadly, no one can say no to them."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMiNu3o0iv
"Well, it doesn't work on me," said Amanda.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftgBU73UCA
Almost everyone at the table laughed, except Leo.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHnF9mMxhz
"You can take me around the house after I'm done talking with your uncle, okay?"841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiizSFwt5I
"Yes."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGeZbiHeJY
Leo841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbVXW08Ck2
soon found himself standing up, ready to leave the table. He had had 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6TigYjyRC
enough of his breakfast and he certainly had had enough of everyone 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DZFfCZ7EM
talking about Angel.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR6XLysJmC
Surprisingly, Angel also stood up from her seat at the same time as he did. The two of them looked at each other for a moment.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHvC7TZHBa
"I'll be going to see Mr McDonell in his office now," said Angel as she drew away from the table.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIl4dwIvvd
"You'll find us here," said Amanda.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtHAlhog6I
Before Angel could find 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaYbcRvd2K
her way out of the dining room, Carly soon came in. And she paused upon 841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeh5zObt4p
seeing her sister, standing on her own.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpAA1LxlZ6
"Wow, Angel," said Carly with a surprised look on his face. "You're walking again."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BdZXEbKdc
Angel only smiled. "Yes," she said. "You should have your breakfast and come to the study."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KQe28LKGl
"To the study? Why?" The excited look Carly had on her face, soon disappeared.841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozSxx8Xopt
"Mr McDonell wants to have a word. You'll find me there."841Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKZW9KwyTz
Angel made her way out of the dining room while Carly stood there wondering what Mr McDonell wanted to talk about.
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