The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqX8tIbZ6s
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPiYruZPHC
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"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9asg9UWtG
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The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94ePBEUAaS
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8zXIRqaTx
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6mfJdEdU0
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFfSGsANoN
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"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZnTgzcR0W
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"Is she still at her desk?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGuvzwqk2K
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZXc47o96G
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2KckufqTi
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"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRK5FwrNYY8
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiP3AOaIAG
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI16pokCEF
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BgFDZmtf0
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7rSWK73r7
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal2p3Xm5n4
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"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5yqrP5rVm
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Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7uSRgIULY
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGBxCUI7vy
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"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8pw6Z2pY8
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Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QxpAi4oJ6
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zYItb0bW9
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQ2lktFMyp
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC31HJfyHz
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5JOpulFC5
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRvHqRFxkB
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6ungDt6kf
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVW7SUuSctt
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTHBaDmTCS
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCXyGYUZn6
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"Why do you say that?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMNZhn5cQb
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5fRWTiYRi
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSJRGvyRVc
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4mrXeVUXR
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx4LqL4BAB
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNpgWZXR0h
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPaikBihpa
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpd704Mvrb
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Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHYjs1kcxX
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KCVpM8U2i
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk0HBvb2JT
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxA5NeluLCE
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGhyBFSIFT
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl93TYDV7S4
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"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2cTn6jUPd
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEyrl93w0V
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF56IbyhU9V
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrIcLuWO2G
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnpdTVCmhB
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7Hh5Kw3WG
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WBeIzdpC1
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"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s4XIIgeCS
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjgvK21H8j
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNNmbblnTj
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9luL1r3Gou
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"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dnlpxZHWR
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4mIfz7x6Q
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn8WAdShBc
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXSmXSQPnV
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmfePbURqo
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJmyzjPrUz
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnF3ZHBDA9
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"Ya, there wasn't."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCNnAUe0ng
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RCMsOHABn
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrclT5viuf
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutFmiMvE5B
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehvh7hNMTL
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCH1X3QCIOf
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWeNTWuFEa
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"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE6y3K8Xw4
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLNXfPEiC3
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58IoIHD0Dj
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHA33CtZzy
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"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPQmDvH9rT
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl5midnGpB
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Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqT85UVKgsC
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhkIsrjo8m
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"Great, let's go."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QNCZhLYn7
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLn4npILdR
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6pNbcQoX8
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoToAb7YmaC
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Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWau45PONQh
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIkGeew5pP
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsuz8H709x
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ48xjuVJ6
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Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzcyuHVBFP
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnPY3F5QJL
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjR8xYJ6pX
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp4HIr0HbV
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"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1oAEVunN6
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29c1Y4GyKn
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ij1XAnzj8
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6NbQLabpT
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"What is it?" Angel asked.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aDYZrsbY3
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDZionMPea
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Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6w64USrxup
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfBGzHYppL
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEhkbcEdec
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EuO9Zhnnm
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QMXllw5JE
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDq89mgySj
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1NgdQeJZ8
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtbgeGUPaL
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuDNiSznWt
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqLwdvyHYD
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUNA0E1kb4
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNLlYsW4RM
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzHjOLfEQR
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oG3Z27Uho
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32XCUFDeUA
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgECoe3EbtN
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXFFXJa60k
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyXqrzpAo7
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlXsRmYu9U
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUE1B6hvGm
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"Women like you love wine."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpxHWlZVFC
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCqzVIf6m4
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfUuHD7lqE
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFY9Zj54Yz
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSXKjG0NlR
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81NUkGAUR7
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmae9s1purM
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZddzS14om
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TPQzbtrsW
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W62285rta
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84pS1jSV2j
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP6KaaQIoT
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdTfQzwpsC
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nN2gU7NDg
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdlZ6YbF2L
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PF4Mo303X
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x871Y7MRu
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJkKnnXZtF
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bqp88mxK5
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUWTfx4eUE
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTkDjoyjul
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4D6YPDiNT
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBMYU0pPuk
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgbvQ1Og3x
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroumKgGfIS
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
