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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uJeLl4zBg
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBcNfv1UmJ
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV9XfkJuPd
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0o5RUbJED
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jmJqmeUMu
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Au2GBDSpx
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsswNXqKUIm
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzsaG0Pfjo
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"Is she still at her desk?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M4JgNK4Kj
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZgYMfiyfx
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmkskHISO3
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJEvyj5DvO
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnvKXc2UK7
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f638n0KOO
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNbOBGflV5
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7biOTWoc2j
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcY5I1ubfO
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYanyJCKPFq
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2GpPYKSN2
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELBwVOWoU5
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqSksJkif6
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNLt45HX0y
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIEXaRztXx
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY28XdrZlj
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeE8SUgEHk
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wAwvjNw99
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyz7fnnQgew
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgKZl3orw7
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiTmq9yx25
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurfG4mWUJC
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NxwmdHvlc
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"Why do you say that?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTryiLPEA77
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52IvqGnRuO
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO1iCdT4Lj
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FAeJjDZQC
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfGu8ozkxT
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Q15rXmDCB
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLD58W47Qg
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ftTKlQWnE
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfRRlmusHZ
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYptlmCfLpj
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqZzVnaUuS
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIgZsOthxA
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLXbXiCQjT
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VIiKIjOwE
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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?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1WXtu1ZBb
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjVouHTDsS
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeT2J5vP98j
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UQDHNKziH
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhC0KNR0ae
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOOSpIhq04
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTyNRByyC0
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxp6R9bmrUo
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZef256C24
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sufptm9v1
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08uNtrAA0j
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvX1ezJwg2
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WwBS01TH0
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡierZqDElIj
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY4rVt5sVy
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibj5utY8hr
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJZgBGQbjz
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxun3KzVlX
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"Ya, there wasn't."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQUP1XVNcq
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD88Sf1buV
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZSKbGESLs
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJkMp4IQbg
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeZeSf9HD9
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxBTv3z2Mt
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9QN0CqXbH
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJzijZuie4
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauI879kZH7
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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:613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfADInuBXKg
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rFaUUILos
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkcm4bs5Ef
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGkcCAhufe
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz8F1KPivY
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0LdMWwT9R
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"Great, let's go."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kdnkPj26b
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WQPCCmZCL
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z5MHn2Phv
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAw3fCg3Yjc
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6xZJrrxLJ
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI5nsOeeAg
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttoNd6592u
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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?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5q8nUhRcX
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDmpLy31PR
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvFMEbcBJn
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUrDWKYpd7
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhuYYIKCIr
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6FqWPQhe5
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnqeKSdo4S
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yk7KdBFnY
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lPg713Hzw
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"What is it?" Angel asked.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEzyNW5LID
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RRW28XHky
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLaw9pdlpF
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRrMnWncq7
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyhVZyCJ02
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwt9XAtfhy
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9cyXoUAtq
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFCDQZBGg6
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApiRdUyPHZ
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZIuNKuUW0
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25PSqMqpqY
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGpjqGgzq4
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJw63Ags4N
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnApQyaw4N
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSf7IbgDtM
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn52ZXn8ML
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXGslU316o
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgezraCOqDz
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM3LMAGNmQ
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbSW9myreG
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNtv4bxiIc
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcsktKjRFs
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"Women like you love wine."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6KqbuDAN7
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32cAXWyIPL
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSPtREUGpI
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEXqE6FeAB
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SnjAc8p1B
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwuZV79VM0
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtirdeAYo1A
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsayXzYTzZ2
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIocpVxpHG7
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m2wk6T8qG
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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."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iTzWErZbj
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrfIg6tPhk
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIU2mFsAQC
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd6qNFOBFy
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsswo6ioJwW
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIPzVNcw1O
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmnTJJ7Bj0
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyCgh7nHhV
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtM7Rh3Lc6
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS30KGCcMy2
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIw9t50vjF
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPro3UH6Du
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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.613Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xq0VIe0fB
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
