Carly walked in through 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7DBJRqbuW
the front door, exhausted. She had too many bags in her hands and her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimyb2p6qIW
feet were already giving her hell since she wore high heels.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfCM9cyZht
One of the helpers, a female, came just in time to help her with her bags. Carly couldn't help but feel relieved.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlqB24MoSq
"Please take them up to my room," said Carly after handing them over. The helper made her way up the stairs.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KCCT4X1ox
"I see you're back from shopping," said Amanda as she appeared in the foyer in her wheelchair.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLErbuYdEqp
Carly smiled. "Yes, I am," she said. "How have you been?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JpaimHI5o
"Never better, dear. Where is Diana? I thought she was with you."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3WZzNP415
"She had something to do at the salon and told me to come here."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRtoOyspHI
"Have you already eaten lunch?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SlWwJXXM0
"Yes, we ate at a restaurant."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdyFcK1x3h
"Looks like the shopping did you good."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6qVFqUcdC
"Yes, well, a lot has happened these past few days that I really needed this."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid7eqD3VoF
"Mmm," Amanda gave Carly a smile. "I can tell. Nice heels by the way."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkVbGEaZWQ
"Thanks," Carly smiled at her.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPJmqGSV1O
"If you need Angel, she's in the study."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu82sKcJC1o
"In the study?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvAin8EEtD
"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."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc58i1RhhK
"She's like that. Always a bookworm." Carly turned around to close the door behind her.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUyJUPye19
"You should also be on your books, don't you think?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5Pb2R2Tut
Carly looked at Amanda and wondered what to say. She could even feel her cheeks blush.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkncB4k0Zv
"I know you're supposed 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWvw0vKsC7
to be at college," said Amanda as she chuckled when she noticed Carly 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdRUutshal
blush. "But it's okay. It's Friday anyway and considering what's been 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaon9kR2lYS
going on, it was good you went out to get yourself distracted."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1njPxtfdji
Carly felt herself 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9ehhYkCRG
relax. Amanda was only pulling her leg. She didn't like anyone telling 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M8sEnJMES
her that she had to go for lectures. She knew that already. And she 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw4saleGRo
wasn't going to be comfortable if someone who was not her sister told 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HNoAgjeOD
her that.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs6HBHg6Nt
"I better go and see Angel," said Carly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKW1NrHLpE
"You go do that," said Amanda, "I think I'll go and entertain myself with some soap opera on TV."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeE6MqNzDX
Just before the two 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHue2pedXc
could part ways, Mrs McDonell came down the stairs, talking and laughing818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGDd3fWFF2
loudly on her iPhone. When she reached the bottom, she cut the call.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT3oFq1Dzo
"I see you're back," said Mrs McDonell as she looked at Carly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2CgP39vPr
"Yes, I am," Carly answered.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1icqETcyx
"Nice heels," Mrs McDonell raised an eyebrow towards Carly's pink heels. "Did Diana chose them for you?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEytomn4AVz
"Oh, no, I picked them myself."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe17UBFn4Qe
"Nice. You've good taste. I hope your sister does too."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV7Ri4mO6e
"Oh, she does. You have seen nothing yet. Wait until she gets better."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpC1tf7alJ
"Can't wait." Mrs McDonell tried to smile but it came out dry.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4lU7ga5q3
"I better go and check on Angel," said Carly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2YVQX9oR5
Carly went on her way 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6y02O5q1k
taking the left side of the foyer and into the hall where Angel and 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY7US6STiI
Amanda's room were. It also led to the study she just found out about 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOqouoYjm6
from Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc3Sj93e8p
She was within earshot of the two ladies who remained in the foyer when she heard Mrs McDonell saying:818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLimXYxrYy
"Kim will be coming for dinner today. I invited her."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL67on02Qo
"You really want Leo to be mad at you, don't you?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGPaDDnUJV
Carly couldn't hear 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhPyYUFPJ0
their conversation any more when she turned round the corner after 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ047EUEZFWF
bypassing the two bedrooms and found a huge large mahogany door at the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoXYMSAgX0
end of the hall. She guessed that it might be the study.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSOKacIVGw
Before she could get to 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8hy4Yt5cm
the door, she wondered what the two women were talking about. It 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRCq7giFWV
intrigued her in some way because it concerned Leo.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgcnKa0CY5
She opened the door to 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfdhp7fLwS
the study and was greeted by the sight of shelves filled with books. The818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdqocOMmzx
room looked cosy though. The brown coffee carpet and the empty 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLHVdSTB21
fireplace with cosy brown couches next to the fireplace gave a warm 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoveJtPvtoe
feeling. There was a huge glass window overlooking the garden outside 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHifC5IJd5
and just in front of the window was Angel in her wheelchair. She sat 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XEcA3PLZF
facing the windows but her face was on the book in her hand. She looked 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoLoU1Thgs
taken away with what she was reading because she hadn't heard the door 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzmKrqNTUi
to the study open nor Carly approaching her from behind.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lc4UgGaXP
"Hey, sis," said Carly when she reached out to Angel slowly and placed her hand on Angel's shoulder.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVyEtGxlEF
Angel looked up from the book she was reading and at her sister. She didn't seem startled.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjayJhAuwT
"You're back," said Angel. She sounded blunt. "How was the mall?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEjVV2wMgX
"It was great," Carly answered with glee like a little child.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JXg3KA6eh
Angel tried to give a slight smile but failed. "Glad you had fun."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9lL0Ff3Cw
"How has been your day?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjxKjyI3PU
Carly asked as she went over to an office desk at the corner of the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmqD2mpVng
room next to the huge glass window and took a chair, came back and sat 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PNRF0hUK8
facing her sister.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozQ3tDuw1H
"It was okay, I guess," Angel shrugged her shoulders.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbfVIAceyA
"You didn't have another fight with Leo, did you?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmh0wdWfU7n
Angel furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at Carly. "And why do I want to pick a fight with him?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAT2A8UoqJ
"You look irritated. That's why I asked."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTyItMpAx9
Angel faced the glass 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8jw8Xte1l
window. "You know he and I can't fight each other within the four walls 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI6sktQIO0
of this house. We were with Amanda almost the whole time."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8ypbb1udv
"You were?" Carly sounded surprised. "How did the two of you handle each other with her around?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRrxLFjfIk
"We didn't. Immediately she left we had a chat. And it wasn't a good one."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsf79LyqzV
"Okay, I am not ready to hear what you two had to say since I know it concerns me."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dsXSKuZBt
Angel rolled her eyes. She didn't say a word more as she went back to her book.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreJMZ0Bcue
"I heard these two women, Amanda and Mrs McDonell talking just now," said Carly changing the topic.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg3vDyhkLD
"You know I'm not in the mood to gossip," Angel answered, her eyes still on the book.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNFDtg69FP
Carly didn't listen to her sister as she continued, "I heard them talking about Leo. And someone called Kim."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN5TLm8HUg
"Kim happens to be the woman Leo was supposed to marry."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpftMnYeK8
Carly's mouth fell open 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uKFMa6zPi
as she had a surprised look on her face. She looked at Angel, who 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMzOSPkxJM
happened to be still looking at her book and not at her sister.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdMYrtKoJA
"Are you serious? You must be joking," said Carly as she shook her head and tried to laugh like it was funny.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpim1Ueqe6
"Do you think I would 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6WTpHAfxa
lie to you?" This time, Angel turned to look at Carly. "If you hadn't 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YptTM91iR
gone out to the mall, maybe you would have heard it for yourself."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZqYcQv2L6
"You sound like going to the mall is a bad thing."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFwgoLgtK6
"For you, yes because 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvSNwABjAT
you were just from mourning. I know we have to try and distract 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXM2nkpTQFu
ourselves from our mother's passing, but did you seriously have to go to818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoHl7OGWfO
the mall?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy7ZNO33Xr
"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. It was fun though. Look at the amazing heels I got."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8I3dy96fi2
Carly gestured towards her feet with a grin on her face. Angel looked down at the heels. She sighed and shook her head.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi9Si8hee9
"Are you really not listening to me or what?" Angel asked. "You should be worried."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IL78qWO6p
"Worried about what?" Carly instantly stopped smiling.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5LnMqkOy3
"About Kim. I feel she is really going to cause trouble for us if we ever get to meet her in person."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgfh0DXLWK
"Well, she's coming over so, I guess you'll be worried."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt6DbrfELg
"She's coming here?" Angel couldn't believe what she was hearing.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDSNco5XNy
"I heard Mrs McDonell say that she invited her here for dinner. Amanda didn't sound too pleased."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwRdUeO8Hg
"The way I see it, she thought Kim wasn't good enough for Leo."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtwdWUZjgH
"I wouldn't worry about 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgiyE36vap
Kim though." Carly leaned further back on the chair to relax. "For one 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4yYhe3AHU
reason only. She doesn't know the truth about Leo and I."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUwpIDLILg
"When a lady's fiancé 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjrBIGrIZT
dumps her on her wedding day, the lady has no other option but to think 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVukWFHiay
that there might be another woman."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwWIOmdzlJ
Carly looked at Angel. "An accident happened that day."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAygZkRqcU
Angel felt like 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUBWYlnIeQ
squeezing the life out of Carly but she looked the other way instead. 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKRubo6q8W
"Stop using the accident as a scapegoat. It's irritating."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCthfwLoeXP
"Then what should I say? That Leo fell for me?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFY9XHhSQS
"Well, what do you 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GIXlwY5fX
think?" Angel faced her sister again. "If the accident happened and 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdYvWFKiti
delayed the wedding, Leo would have still gotten married another day. 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tySlr3AOy
But instead, Leo falls for you, the accident happens and then he dumps 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbBW3Egwcs
Kim for good."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHztsjJBnG
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Carly as she sat upright. She couldn't take anymore of her sister reminding her about everything.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzvs3HMxmb
Angel placed the book 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrFBVOR2uj
she was reading closed on her lap and turned the wheelchair around. She 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy8yV2Aa6S
started to wheel herself out of the room.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5p30fEzmQ
"Where are you going?" Carly asked as she looked at her sister.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM5kHJKIqO
"Reminding you about what you've done is getting on my nerves," Angel answered as she continued on her way.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnod2DamBM
Carly got up from her chair and quickly rushed over to her sister, grabbing the handlebars from behind to stop her from going.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ034GyMBPeq
"Why can't you learn to move on from all this, Angel?" Carly asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyVIJq6BRn
"You want me to move on 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ7ozmjHXN
after what you've done?" Angel asked without turning to look at her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUSZPFyBQ3
sister. "You not only betrayed me, but mum as well. She was right when 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO8dtx5LXF
she said something was up with you the moment you came home in the early818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpxdQLyebd
hours of the morning and found a stash of money in your bag."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihgKMshcky
"What?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYCIWsgILD
Carly felt powerless as 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhhsnKI8jI
she slowly let go of the handlebars. Angel shifted a little to the side 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N9ViEociD
on her chair so as to look at Carly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXJyCk6eU5
"You heard right," said Angel. "Mum had a feeling about you long before I even knew anything."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYyxxcInrZ
Carly went pale and she felt her mouth go dry. "When did she tell you this?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueUY1m1iga
Angel hesitated before she answered, "the day she died."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Aa93vHw2s
Carly felt her knees 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNjhqafdY2
lose their strength and she felt like she could drop to the floor any 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDlepPENkg
moment. She took a few steps back away from the wheelchair. She felt 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHIV03MOjL
lost and confused.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnB0LQTUFZ
"At least you now know 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3KNUamttd
that mum knew something was up with you," Angel continued. "She just 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXYKfkZUJQ
wasn't sure what it was. I'm glad she didn't know what you were truly up818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnu6MUohMe
to or else that would've killed her instead."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8deL7oGTY
"Don't say that, Angel," said Carly. She felt like tears were about to drop down her cheeks.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnanrknUPNb
"But it's the truth." 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9ZTy4mLQ1
Angel fully turned her wheelchair around so as to look at Carly straight818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCLviQ2dAF
in the face. "You know mum wasn't feeling too well at times and finding818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMn4IcmYkb
out what you did would've killed her. I'm glad the good Lord took her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYp025ouvq
away instead because if you did you would have felt my wrath."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBxJseQXco
Carly flinched at her sister's words. Angel was upset for sure and Carly knew better not to say a word.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt49cQJlaYL
Angel looked on at 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwi65A9Qpm
Carly. She was one person who in the past never liked to see her sister 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKl8WCvv3N
cry. Whenever she did, Angel was always there to comfort her. But this 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq8OkolT9L
time, everything was different. She didn't even feel like hugging her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LUkXcGrsj
sister anymore.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVeSFtZAGk
"I'm tired," said Angel as she looked away. "I think we've talked enough for today."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1UnxWO31A
"Is anything the matter in here?" Amanda's voice came at the door. "I thought I heard someone shouting."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ud5kkfMoy
Angel flinched by the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobweCVfLFM
sound of Amanda's voice and she silently winced. She prayed that Amanda 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsGtYUd7co
hadn't heard their whole conversation.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIkDIezJUU
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.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4QPWhTOxm
"It's nothing, Amanda," said Angel. "I was just scolding Carly for going to the mall. That's it."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGvJMtE9ju
Amanda continued to look818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGhJQ2EFRv
at Angel, then went on to look at Carly. For a moment, Angel was 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsTI2j6ktm
praying for Amanda to believe her. But with each dying second that 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZfI3OrzMY
passed, it looked like that was far from happening.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVqnErS1pN
"Well, you should have 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJmLZSKvZw
talked to her properly, don't you think?" Amanda asked with a smile on 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CrxXAZ2Kh
her face. "Look, you almost made her cry."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cZ04N5amA
"Angel could be a bully when she wants to be," said Carly, trying to hide the hurt in her eyes.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWhFmrkKXg
"I can let this go for now. But Monday, you should be getting back to school, young lady. It's important."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34La1xhBfO
"Of course."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmQj6VLgHO
"Angel only wants what's best for you. You should be considered lucky to have a sister like her."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2O4KA1nqz
Carly smiled at Amanda and said nothing more.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdjCUGAgC4
"Well, I better go and 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuXGNYxzTR
try to relax myself," said Amanda as she started to turn around in her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevB7gdhH4M
wheelchair to leave the room. "Before the evening comes, I better be on 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGHyEWCcEq
my best behaviour."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyDo9TtWb2
"Why do you say that?" Angel asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTJP7ZTdB2
Amanda looked at Angel. "Because my very loving daughter in law invited a guest over."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupr670vuqt
"You sound really sarcastic," said Carly. "And not in anyway happy."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgh6FI5uIw
"You're right, dear. I'm not."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSmPiAndG1
"Could it be that you don't like who is coming?" Angel asked when she already knew the answer.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2XecjHFLF
"It's not that I like the person. I'm just worried about Leo because it's his ex fiance coming over."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgiaYh8qma
Carly went pale behind Angel and Angel was as still as a statue.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBS3bGcwzP
"Why don't you tell Leo about this?" Angel asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nbj5gfc2e
"I want to but if Leo doesn't show up, his mother will know I had something to do with it," said Amanda.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrma8WmN9t
Carly looked at Angel 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAJRHMKFJa
who was busy contemplating over the issue. Amanda wasn't the only one 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYehkb8OsV0
who didn't want Kim around here tonight. And if any one of them called 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX6Y2HpOTB
Leo, he probably wouldn't show up.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VhMWCWIo4
"So, you're saying that you would rather let this happen?" Carly asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoR96ko9J6
"What should I do?" 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpA07mPnBP
Amanda asked as she shrugged her shoulders. "My hands are tied and my 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sidrka5M6
son wouldn't like it if his wife and I argue over Leo not showing up for818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD83vKzyu2A
dinner."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aC6neKc3N
"What if I inform Leo instead?" Carly asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUBZ4wQuHl
"Are you serious?" Angel818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHveqA3rhf
asked as she looked at Carly. "You heard Amanda. Even if anyone were to818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjyu8hVNGo
inform Leo, Amanda will still get blamed if he doesn't show up."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5pYjFMtS6
"Looks like someone knows Bertha more than I do," said Amanda with a sarcastic smile on her face.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK0us8qgZr
"I wouldn't like to know818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VnX8027WC
her, trust me," said Angel as she looked at Amanda. "But I would rather818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMAOTMSCUh
know her now so that I won't be surprised by her temper tantrums in the818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11LZmSO8oz
future."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TFCC1FLNk
"I like your thinking," said Amanda. "Just don't get into any trouble with her."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2sLimTg6h
"Trust me, I wouldn't," said Carly. "So, are we really going to let this slide? I mean, not tell Leo."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyZRYYybdN
"We shouldn't," said Angel. "Because Leo's problem doesn't concern us. We only just moved in to this house."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDtJP5IRQ6
"But Angel..." Carly started but Amanda interfered.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ClnOeTuOh
"She's right, Carly," said Amanda. "It's best you don't get involved."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8pALAmRd6
Carly almost gave a 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnoVWDaFW6
frowning look at her sister but controlled herself. She really didn't 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4cK1vvmL0
want Leo to get here and find Kim waiting for him at the dinner table. 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHLLc69dvw
How she wished she could tell him what's going on, but like Amanda, she 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOwvrgcy5O
couldn't. She didn't want Amanda to get in trouble with Leo's mother and818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVM0Zi4zzvw
Angel would only get more upset with her than she already is.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCuEBmIQIt
"I'll be going now," said Amanda. "You two take care."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRjiMJZNFh
Amanda turned her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJbmSE4Esz
wheelchair around and left the room. The two sisters waited for a good 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0znORdGuX
few minutes to make sure Amanda wasn't within earshot.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwkPa6lgTz
"We've to do something, Angel," said Carly.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwPB9JH8Uy
"With what?" Angel asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQHxDBbSr5
"You know what I'm talking about. Somehow we need to let Leo know that Kim is coming here."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH70E3bH48g
"Carly, you aren't going818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q8fA5LUsv
to call Leo. You heard Amanda. Leo's mum is like a pain in her 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJup6V0BWw
backside. You don't want to make it worse."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjdgOFjFXr
"But aren't you scared?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSOmTzOL69
Angel raised her eyebrow818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXpaxrmqeG
at her sister. "Oh, now you're taking my words seriously when I said we818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLOHBzlk0u
should be cautious of Kim, aren't you?"818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuauch5QYM
Carly didn't say anything as she continued to look at her sister.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqXV7EpDS8
"I'm glad you've changed818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0vGVsK0LM
your mind," said Angel with a slight smile on her face. "Maybe you'll 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAU93VEKiF
realise that all this isn't a joke and I was serious when I said Kim 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pWY89jUfp
would be a problem."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ520GbVgYDQ
"You seriously aren't going to do anything?" Carly asked.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibB1oVJISF
"It's none of my 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTM8SKczLL
business, Carly. Our hands are all tied here. If Kim is coming for 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OuMNdMNBQ
dinner, she's coming and we can't do anything about it."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4P9uNbWTYA
Angel made her way to the door, then she stopped.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVQWjStmRt
"If you dare even try to warn Leo about Kim, I'm serious, Carly, you will see the worst of me."818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZei0rClbNW
Angel's voice was stern and she didn't look at her sister as she spoke. Carly felt herself shiver to the bone.818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsZ4Oy67h5
When Angel left the 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2RMcQ9iqN
room, Carly felt helpless. There was nothing she could do about dinner 818Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TIbNmXfLT
tonight and she had no other choice but to go with the flow.
