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After finishing their dessert, there was joyful laughter and conversation all around the table. Everyone was actively participating except for one person in particular, whose mind seemed elsewhere. Angel did all she could to keep track of what was being said, but failed to do so. A funny feeling came over her now and then that something bad was going to happen if Leo were to see Kim and Trina.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoIvGnZ1bc
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She smiled kindly at Mr. Cho, who addressed her, and never said as much as a simple “yes.” Now and then, she would try to look over her shoulder at Kim and Trina. However, every time she did, Eric would find her looking and would throw her a smile, thinking that she was looking at him. Pretending like nothing was going on, Angel would smile back and try her best to engage herself in the conversation.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWizJAq02z
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It was now time to leave, as the dinner event had finally ended. Angel felt relieved. Maybe if they left early, Leo wouldn’t have to see Kim or Trina. Mr. Cho and Mr. McDonell stood up to mark the end of their dinner date as they shook hands. Angel slowly stood up from the table before anyone else, and it was then that she saw Kim and Trina through the corner of her eye. Rising from their table, the two women made their way to the ladies' room.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0zbdrjOSL
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Trina and Kim entered the ladies’ room. They had noticed earlier that the McDonells had finished their dinner with the visitors, and Kim had told Trina that it was best to leave in case Leo looked across the room and noticed them.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlMcl2DqMX
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“Gosh, that was scary,” said Trina as she went over to the sinks to look at her scared self in the mirror.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllqzR1vgGE
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“Let’s hope that no one saw us,” said Kim, who still stood by the closed door.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXVVOqDCVY
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“Angel obviously did. I feel she’ll tell Leo that we’re here.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFEsUAjYGU
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“I doubt it.” Kim shook her head. “If she has known Leo in the short time they’ve been staying together, she wouldn’t tell him. Leo can be a time bomb.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdk0nJUmUI
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“Yet, I don’t know why you love him.” Trina looked at Kim, shaking her head.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoiozS9Tje
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“It’s called unconditional love. Maybe what you have for Eric is nothing but infatuation.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFxppJlHDZ
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Trina threw a surprised look at Kim with her mouth wide open. Kim didn’t give her any attention as she entered one of the toilet stalls.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHag3npUHEJ
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Meanwhile, at the table where the McDonells had had their dinner with the visitors, everyone had now stood. Angel wanted to go to the ladies’ room when Carly stopped her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2DvXpsiS7
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“Hey, if you want to go to the ladies', we can go together,” she said.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz2eC0vXN8
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Oh, no, Angel thought to herself. If Carly goes with her, she will find Trina and Kim in there, and no doubt she will tell Leo about them.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0ZSgaO01g
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“Ah..., no, I was thinking maybe I should take a look around the beautiful hotel while we’re here,” said Angel.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY1qnIWfDm
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“Good idea, Angel,” said Eric. “Leo and I were thinking of staying here for a while and exploring." Eric threw Leo a look, and Leo brought up a small smile. Carly smiled inward, knowing what Leo meant in the message he sent her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUO5EEDO5x
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“I was just about to ask dad and the others to go home without us while we chill around here for a bit,” said Leo as he looked at his parents.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri3GYnHiUW
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“Do you mind if I join you?” Marco asked. “We’re booked at this hotel, and I wouldn’t mind."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHZ9D4yIGj
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Leo, Eric, Angel, and Carly all looked at him coldly, not wanting him around at all. Marco read their looks, and it didn’t bother him one bit as he continued to smile at them.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyUYDDseQz
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“That will be great,” said Mr. McDonell. “That way, you can all get to know each other. We old folks will head off home.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirPYuZVrC6
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Oliver looked at his mother beside him and asked, “Can I stay with Leo and the others too?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bvRXi6Hdc
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“Considering it’s a Friday, I’ll allow it,” said Diana. She turned to Angel. “Make sure he doesn’t run around too much.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGfq2lpLL8
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Angel gave a nod of her head.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhQrlwhDJY
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“Have fun,” said Mr. Cho. “But not too much fun.” With that last statement, he turned to look at his son.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz0j1e65J7
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“Don’t worry, we’ll be responsible,” Marco said as he looked at his dad.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZshJqxcTAj
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Carly decided to go to the ladies’ room. Amanda and Diana said they would also come with her. Angel turned to look at the corner of the restaurant that led to the ladies’ room. Had Trina and Kim walked out without her noticing, or were they still in there? Should she follow Carly just in case? Angel didn’t know what to do.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCOpM0PMpP
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Carly pushed Amanda’s chair to the restroom, with Diana following behind them. Angel was just about to follow when she felt Eric stand right next to her. She turned to look at him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXvaaP7LvK
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“Let’s wait for Carly outside,” said Eric.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC8bDp1Hr8
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“Yeah, sure,” Angel agreed.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3bogG4lei
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Mr. Cho and his colleagues, together with Mr. McDonell, led the way out of the restaurant. Leo walked alongside his mother behind them, with Angel and Eric following behind them. Angel couldn’t help but watch the other three women on the other side of the room turn around the corner to the ladies’ room.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBp6gCZOloH
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A few seconds before everyone had started to leave the table, Trina had walked out of the ladies’ room first, with Kim still in the stall. She peeped around the corner before fully stepping out, and that was when she saw Carly, Diana, and Amanda heading in her direction. She quickly ran back in, and she knocked at the door of the stall Kim was occupying.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI17e6YSsE
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Kim groaned, irritated at the intrusion. “What is it now, Trina?” she asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR9JFuPc6k
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“You have to stay in there for a while,” said Trina as she made her way into the empty stall next to the one Kim was in and closed the door. “We’ve company. Amanda, Diana, and Angel’s sister are coming here.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfqGooErzn
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Kim muttered something out of frustration. “This couldn’t get any worse. What of Leo? Did you see him by the table?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw42sfReZ2
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“Well, everyone looked like they were leaving the place.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetzlliM1ec
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Kim knew this was bad. With the three women coming here, she would miss her chance to follow Leo. Leaving this room was out of the question. If they meet Amanda, who is simply the smartest and most irritating person Kim has ever known, she will put two and two together and realize what’s going on.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIR4mizalyB
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Before Kim could say anything, she heard the door to the ladies’ room fly open and the sound of wheels of a wheelchair alongside some footsteps. She couldn’t help but press her lips tightly together.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVpVE16kZ2
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“I’ll help my mum, Carly,” said Diana. “You can go ahead.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7hwFjEBpl
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“Sure,” said Carly. She entered one of the empty stalls. Kim couldn’t help but feel relieved that there were many stalls in here.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq0366Hpnj
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Diana took Amanda into the special stall, and when Kim was sure that they in the stalls, she realized that this was the perfect time to leave.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxD76moZ7Q
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Kim took a deep breath and flushed the toilet before she quickly opened the door to the stall and rushed out. Trina was shell-shocked when she heard Kim rush out as she did. She wanted to go out as well, but she was too shocked to move. Kim, on the other hand, managed to wash her hands in the sink. Without drying them, she rushed out of the ladies’ room.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzTzUmUd8T
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Angel stood outside the restaurant with Eric, Oliver, and Leo. Mr. and Mrs. McDonell stood a few feet away from them, saying their last goodbyes to Mr. Cho. Marco said his goodbyes to the McDonells when he slowly started to approach the four waiting in front of the restaurant with his hands in the pockets of his black trousers. Eric and Leo looked at him like snakes, ready to strike at any provocation. Oliver and Angel didn’t pay him much attention at first.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bAvZzwvmO
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“I suggest we try and mend our relationship over drinks,” Marco offered when he came within earshot.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dcKVdyDq7
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“You talk like we just fought,” said Eric. Angel now turned to Marco with an eyebrow raised.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfdgMqqzQo
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“No, but I can tell that you all don’t like me,” Marco said with a smile. If anyone were to meet him for the first time would think, he was genuinely kind.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3D4LkkC4B
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“Well, if you weren’t looking at us in a funny way the whole night, you wouldn’t be saying such,” said Angel.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4EJwDwi75
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Marco raised his eyebrow when Angel spoke, and he smiled even more. “I get that comment a lot. When I meet people for the first time, I can’t help but be curious about them. I’m sorry if the way I looked at you made you uncomfortable.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5b9o1QxPiY
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“You should also apologize to Carly. She doesn’t like you one bit.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfG8KCbr8Xe
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Speaking of Carly, Angel found herself quickly looking behind her to see if Carly was coming out of the restaurant. Nothing. Moreover, there was no sign of Trina or Kim anywhere.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppGT0GtfOW
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No sooner did Angel turn away to look at Marco, did Kim suddenly appear in the lobby of the restaurant, approaching the door. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Leo, with Angel, Oliver, and Eric beside him. They were with the other man they had dinner with. She couldn’t let them see her, so she went back into the dining area and decided to wait for Trina at the table they had been sitting at.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRMOjsLLP8
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Carly left the ladies’ room and started to make her way to the restaurant’s front when a woman in a white dress quickly passed her with no warning, almost bumping into her. Carly stopped and watched the woman walk away, and it didn’t please her that the woman didn’t so much as apologize. Brushing the incident aside, Carly made her way to the entrance, where she found Marco looking straight at her when she walked out.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFOqsFF4zV
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“Ah, here is she,” said Marco.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgZVHdQAu4
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“What is it?” Carly asked as she looked at Eric and her sister.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQrfuV9b4i
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“Marco here wants to apologize to you,” Eric answered. “He didn’t realize that he was looking at you funny during dinner.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHnaQs2BEn
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Carly scoffed. “If anyone didn’t know you better, they would think you’re a stalker,” she said.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8YneHtQRU
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“I can assure you, I’m not,” said Marco. “And if I made you uncomfortable in any way, I apologize.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC3xKLalmh
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Carly didn’t know what to say next as she looked over at Marco, still smiling. Arguing with him wasn’t going to get her anywhere. She gave a nod, accepting his apology. However, she still felt she had to be more careful around him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUCDElY3hk
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Angel continued to look at her sister, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It seems like she didn't meet Kim and Trina in the ladies' room, Angel thought. If she had, Carly was going to ask and might as well have told Leo about it. May be it was for the best if she hadn't seen them after all, Angel concluded.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbxZuDhR0c
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A minute after Carly left the ladies’ room, Trina quickly walked out, breathing a sigh of relief that she hadn’t been caught. She hoped she would find Kim waiting for her outside the restaurant, but as soon as she walked around the corner, she felt her phone beep in her green purse. When she pulled it out, she saw a message from Kim telling her to come back to their table. Trina found Kim exactly where she said she would be and went over to join her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ9t8Ko6bH
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“I thought you went out of the restaurant,” said Trina.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYffadMKbI
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“I was about to when I found the rest of the family waiting outside,” said Kim, rolling her eyes.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZaKEDIMEM
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“Well, maybe they will be going back home, and Leo won’t be staying at the hotel to meet his lover.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rXaDLdIJl
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“I doubt it. I know Leo. Whenever he invited me over for dinner with his family, we would sometimes chill out somewhere at a hotel while everyone went back home. Trust me, with his new lover, he’s obviously going to do the same thing.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmqGt0gsSr
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“I sure hope you’re right. Or else we would’ve come here for nothing.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡra9s5JxwU1
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"And I almost bumped into Carly just now," said Kim, looking sideways.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMAJ1AuvFX
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"Did she see you?" Trina asked, looking horrified.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAH4BN46zh
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"No. But if I turned around to apologize to her, she would no doubt tell the others about me. Let's wait a little before we head out."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9sbwXQKDm
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At the entrance of the hotel, Mr. Cho and his colleagues went upstairs to their rooms. Diana and Amanda joined the rest of the family and split, with the older people heading back home and the youth bunch on their own.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqv6Xndl1u
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“I hear the hotel has a lovely garden out back,” said Angel. “Maybe we can start exploring from there.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAOnQP0Ns8
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“Good idea,” said Marco. “I was there this afternoon, and the place is gorgeous. I bet it looks beautiful even at night.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c5JfmXXX6
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“Yeah, let’s go there,” said Eric as he came to stand in between Angel and Marco. He threw Marco a warning look, and all Marco did was smile.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8m8uY6kle
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Leo and Carly, on the other hand, shared a look, and both of them smiled.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwC75ufSgQ
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Marco started to lead the way. Angel, Oliver, and Eric followed closely behind him. Carly and Leo also followed.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEeIBxmp9j
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Kim and Trina happened to appear in the lobby just in time to see Leo walk away with the others. She and Trina looked at each other. The two couldn’t help but share a look.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3BWjgp3Br
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“I told you he would stay behind,” said Kim.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JEBkLDeDj
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“Yeah, but is he really going to meet his lover?” Trina asked. “They all look like a group of teenagers going out to have fun after prom night. And there’s Oliver with them.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAywNlgZyu
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“Well, yeah. He’ll probably ditch the group and head off on his own. I know him. We better go, but we've got to be careful that they don’t see us.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T73qkzSLJ
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“You don’t have to remind me.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlppHDACfFv
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The two women walked out of the restaurant, looking both ways to make sure there was no one else from the McDonell family around. They watched Leo from a distance and started to follow. They noticed that they were heading to the back end of the hotel. The two women made sure to follow at a safe distance.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9q4oaoJPtf
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At the entrance of the hotel, a black Chevrolet SUV pulled up, and the door to the passenger side flew open. Red Lion stepped out of it. He wore all black today, with a black leather jacket, shirt, jeans, and black boots. Hugo had come along with him as he appeared from the other side of the car. Red Lion signaled for the driver to go ahead and pack the car. The car drove away as Red Lion and Hugo approached the doors to the hotel.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5xQZU1afb
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“I hear Walters has already arrived,” said Hugo as they walked into the lobby.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CX0vuoHig
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“But not our host,” said Red Lion. The two of them walked over to the elevator.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPNyzcCXSS
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“Strange,” said Hugo as he pressed the button to summon the elevator when they reached it. “Isn’t he supposed to be there?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf59umBxa2h
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“I hear something came up at the last minute,” said Red Lion. The door to the elevator flew open. A blue-eyed blonde woman walked out of the elevator, holding the hand of a young brown-haired girl. The two men entered the elevator. Hugo pressed the button to go to the floor, where they were supposed to go. The doors closed.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aL7nDC66Q
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“Well, while we wait,” said Hugo, “maybe we can try and think through our proposal first.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnGC1s6292
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Red Lion slowly turned his head to look at Hugo. He raised an eyebrow. “And why would we do that?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKxmCpL3wa
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“Oh, it’s simple. Did it ever occur to you that all this might be a bad idea?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1In6cdPEn5
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“If we’re going to infiltrate Andre’s cartel without him knowing, we will need his help. I’ve worked with him and his men before.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM84S7HipTq
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The elevator stopped, and the bell rang, indicating that they had reached their desired floor. The doors slid open, and the two walked out.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjg7zRd1oJ
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“I sure hope your plan works,” said Hugo.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcj8bRC8Q1d
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Red Lion scoffed. “Since when have my plans ever failed?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJBi2cMiwY
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“Sometimes it does have a few hiccups on the way. There is never a perfect plan, you know. We’ve had to make contingencies.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK65KYIz9K
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They had finally reached the hotel room, and before Hugo could knock on the door, Red Lion turned to look at him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVs1NYykLE
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“You’re right,” said Red Lion. “But I have a good feeling about this one. And there will be fewer contingencies, I promise you that.” He indicated with his head to Hugo to knock on the door.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxJUj799hn
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Hugo did as instructed, and a few seconds later, the door flew open. Standing before them was Walters.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYGMyXX2ET
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“Hey, Walters,” said Red Lion, not waiting to be invited in as he walked past. “Good to see you’re early.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkxgghpkS4
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“I’m not always late for,” said Walters, sounding irritated as he closed the door after Hugo.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPob8S9QBo
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“I see there are no guards around,” said Red Lion as he stood in the living room area. “Where’s that girl you said you'd bring along?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwjf4ToWzp
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Before Walters could say anything, the door to the bathroom flew open, and Miranda walked out, humming to herself. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Red Lion and Hugo standing in the living room. Her face filled with horror when she saw Red Lion, as the memory of him back at the party came back to her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpXy31QbVq
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Red Lion smiled at her, remembering her as well. “I remember you,” he said. “You were the girl who couldn’t mind her own business, right?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfackfVUMf
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Hugo and Walters gave Red Lion a questioning look. Miranda blushed in embarrassment.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGFrqd9gxu
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“I’m joking, sorry,” said Red Lion, quickly reading the room. “I didn’t mean it like that, really. I don’t want to ruin this for everyone, so I’m sorry.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUjjbG2maB
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Miranda meekly said, “Whatever. I’ll be out on the balcony if you need me.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTvEAnoxhu
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She slowly made her way to the open balcony. Red Lion watched her go, and as soon as she was out of sight, he turned to look at Walters. Walters knew what he was about to say, so he quickly had to say something.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJY7j0s4t7
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“I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not happening,” said Mr. Walters.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5tFXUdvgC
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“Oh, I’m in too much of a good mood to say it now,” said Red Lion as he smiled and approached Walters. “But she better not mess things up for me, got it?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDsOUrYUQu
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Walters swallowed. “She won’t. I can promise you that.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8R9EnOSim
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Red Lion gave me a huge grin. “Cheer up and relax, Walters,” he said. He sat on the couch. “Oh, the game is on. Pour me a glass of champagne, would you, Hugo?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNottrj6UmA
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“Sure,” said Hugo. He gave Walters a look before going over to the tray. Walters, on the other hand, felt relieved that Red Lion was in a good mood. But she had to give Miranda a heads-up.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dXvIgEEQ5
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Angel held on to Oliver’s hand as they walked out of the hotel’s doors into the beautiful garden outside, with well-manicured square lawns surrounded by short green hedges. The garden lights made the place look even more beautiful, as Marco had proclaimed. Angel couldn’t help but look around in awe. There were a few lawns up ahead with white garden benches to sit on. A few people walked around the garden. On the east side was an outdoor bar.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImyxwKVboH
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“Well, this looks lovely,” Carly commented as she joined her sister.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK4nQheR4Q
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“I see why they book weddings here,” said Eric. “It looks like a really romantic spot for newlyweds.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpe4wyV2nq
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“Or for couples,” Carly added, looking at Eric.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdgL76PxVq
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“Oh, look, there’s a fountain over there,” said Oliver as he pointed to the white fountain at the center of the garden. Surprisingly, the others hadn’t noticed it before, except Marco.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbvO8gRwzx
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“I didn’t see it there,” said Leo. “You really have a good eye, Oliver.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoMRGQODX3
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“Can we go there and see it?” Oliver looked up at Angel.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5wYT5FyYM
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“Sure,” said Angel, and the two started to walk down the stone path. “This place surely is beautiful.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhftp1KQVk4
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“It really is,” said Marco, who came up walking behind her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VC9SyNswK
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Angel could feel his eyes on her, and for once, she thought it better that he walk in front of her. Eric walked beside Marco, keeping an eye on him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhLmxnhwqZ
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“I love the way this place is so romantic,” said Carly as she walked alongside Leo. Leo gave her a smile.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jGOxOgY12
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Angel had a brief look behind her and noticed the look Leo gave Carly. She couldn’t help but feel there was something wrong with this whole affair. She remembered that Eric mentioned that he and Leo had thought of staying behind. Was it because Leo thought of spending some time with Carly? Then a sudden thought came over her. Kim.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt9pz2CYqW
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“Hey, are you okay?” Eric asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85SYeYCkFd
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Angel snapped out of her thoughts as she realized she had actually stopped in her tracks. Oliver, who walked with her, looked worried.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWgPCwQR7S
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“Oh, no, don’t worry about me,” said Angel. “I’m fine.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL73U1ihfd
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"Maybe you're just tired," said Eric. "You did work a lot yesterday."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnvwRal7Db
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"No, really, I'm fine. I just remembered something, that's all."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpx0vfNNvX
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She turned to look behind her, and she got caught looking at Marco, who, for some reason, wasn't smiling at her. Was he also worried about her? No, that's silly, Angel thought to herself.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsr9edCHct
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Her eyes soon fell on the pair of lovebirds. She realized that the two were slowly following behind them in deep conversation. Angel couldn't tell what they were talking about, but if Kim was here for Leo, then it spelled trouble. Kim would without a doubt realize that Carly is Leo's new lover.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgggwyJ468
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"Hey, what's going on here?" Leo asked as he noticed everyone had stopped walking.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj09r4rWLOq
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His eyes fell on Angel, who didn't look so happy with him. He started to wonder if maybe it was because he was hanging back with Carly. He thought staying far behind would give him and Carly the opportunity to run off without anyone noticing. He would've had to wait a little longer for that to happen.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2UVtxyIL5
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However, he found himself blushing at the way Angel looked at him. Angel, on the other hand, wondered whether to tell Leo or not that Kim was around.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRS1dvkWvBr
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Kim and Trina stood a few feet away from the exit that led to the garden. They watched as Leo and others walked down the straight stone path into the garden. Leo and Carly looked like they were in some conversation with the rest ahead of them.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbyfwC6EGQ
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"You know, we better stay back," said Trina. "We’re straight in their line of sight if any of them ever decide to look behind them."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9DEZX0eNV
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Kim agreed with her. The two stood behind one of the open doors of the exit, peeping every now and then. If anyone were to look behind them, they could easily turn their heads to face the other direction.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6QfQmfZHj
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They looked at the group ahead of them and noticed Leo and Carly talking to each other.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqo062gzin
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“Those two seem to be getting along just fine,” said Trina. “Do you think the two of them could be...”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq6Rwl6Z4V
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“I don’t think so,” said Kim. “They aren’t leaning in so close to each other. I mean, they live under the same roof, so they have no choice but to get along.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk7HcmDd4r
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“But she’s very pretty. If you ask me, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did happen to fall for her.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ9dnLUjiJ
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“The timeline doesn't add up. Those two met after Angel’s accident, and Leo had decided before then to break up with me, so it can’t be her.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCupDdOcCaY
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“I hear you. Do you think the woman is in this building right now waiting for him?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dgyyltl42
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“Obviously. I just want to see who it is so that I can pull all her hair out.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VAbsSjjRn
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“Hey, look.” Trina, who stood closest to the door, held Kim’s arm to grab her attention. “They stopped walking. I wonder what’s up.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSbIZLb52j
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Kim bent her head and wondered as well. Was something wrong?323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLCSrw2iNW
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Angel looked at Leo before landing her eyes on Carly. She had to think of something quick.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8prFMZM6Tc
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“Carly, can I talk to you for a second?” Angel asked. She looked at the rest of the male folk. “You guys can walk ahead. It’s just a little girl talk.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwx6dAsCj9F
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Marco raised an eyebrow at her but smiled kindly. “As you wish,” he said. “Though it would’ve been interesting to know what you’re talking about.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfpgDsM8vd
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Angel felt her cheeks heat up, but she quickly looked away by turning her eyes on Oliver. “You can go on with the guys. I’ll catch up.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB3lnVriIS
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Oliver nodded, and the others went on ahead, leaving the two sisters behind.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOkltYWKXo
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“What is it, Angel?” Carly asked. “Are you upset with me and Leo?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YEcloLHCm
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Angel wrapped her arm around Carly’s. “Let’s continue walking,” she said. “There’s something I want to ask you.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFvaVPZFHW
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“What is it?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbR8ds3V82o
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They slowly walked along the path. The men and Oliver ahead of them turned around the corner to the right, heading towards the fountain. Oliver seemed to be saying something funny because the men had smiles on their faces. Children can be something sometimes, Angel thought to herself.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpr84umJPZw
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“Were you planning on running off with Leo to the hotel room he booked for the evening?” Angel asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21aX7waYVB
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Carly looked at Angel. “Ah..., no. No, I don’t think so.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22lACayClR
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“Funny. Because when I said I wanted to go sightseeing, Eric said that he and Leo had planned to stay here a little longer. And the way you two were falling behind, I had a feeling you were planning to run off. Correct me if I’m lying.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8njZz99NYz
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Carly swallowed as Angel turned to face her. There was a serious look on Angel’s face. Carly didn’t want to admit it, but the look made Angel look even more beautiful. Her dark brown eyes looked so intense that, as much as Carly wanted to look away, she still found herself looking into them. Carly cleared her throat before she spoke.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nxbqkcBAZ
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“You’re right, Angel,” she replied. Angel scoffed. “But you don’t have to worry. Leo and I are responsible adults.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4GAwPyRuu
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“It’s not the fact that you’re responsible that has me worried,” said Angel. They were now reaching the turn. The others had already gone far ahead.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdzdnRUOJc
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“Then what is it? Are you worried that Marco will figure out about me and Leo?” Carly asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIons7dHm1
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“Well, if he hasn't, then it’s either you’ve been lucky or he really doesn’t have the natural gift of figuring things out about people.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIC7Cx7NUz
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Angel had to choose her words cleverly there. She thought it was best not to tell Carly about Kim and Trina. No doubt, she would tell Leo, which wouldn’t spell good for anyone right now. And if he were to lose his temper in front of Marco, the result would still remain the same.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsm8z41kjD
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"So, what are you trying to say?” Carly asked as they turned to the path heading straight to the fountain.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVl64GfJcv
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“Wait for Marco to leave,” said Angel. “That way, we wouldn’t have to worry about him saying things he shouldn’t be saying.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8nIXBJVlK
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Carly chuckled. Angel looked at her sister, surprised that she was finding this amusing.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyXgO21j6Z
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“I’m sorry, Angel,” said Carly. “You sound like some undercover agent, and you want to keep things secret.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS09WYB1ql
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If only she knew that that’s exactly what I’m doing, especially because of Kim, Angel thought to herself. “I’m just looking out for you," she said.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1hiFfLJse
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“And Leo.” Carly gave her sister a smile. “As much as you don’t like to admit it, your looking out for me means you’re fond of him. Don’t pretend.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iYlzp5u2o
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Angel rolled her eyes as she scoffed. “Don’t be silly. If you weren’t involved with him, I wouldn’t mind if he ran off a cliff.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVPuhZ68aw
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“Now that’s mean.” Carly playfully hit Angel on the head and laughed out loud. “Don’t worry. There will be a time when the two of you will get along like old friends.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlENInvk2XG
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“That will only happen when pigs fly,” said Angel. “Let’s hurry. I see Oliver beckoning to us.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgXbm9wIt7
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The sisters hurried along, and from afar, near the exit door of the hotel, Kim and Trina looked on at the two sisters. They started to make their way slowly down the stone path into the garden. With the cover of trees, they could still hide themselves from plain sight.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuZi1LXDCS
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“I’m guessing Angel didn’t tell Carly about us,” said Kim as she stood beside a tree to hide herself. She noticed Carly laughing aloud.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eOccrn1C3
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“Maybe they were talking about the other man who is with them,” said Trina, who looked towards the fountain. “When I noticed him at their table, I couldn’t help but realize how handsome he is.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweDHZyzCgp
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Kim shook her head. “You claim to be in love with Eric, but it’s plain to see that you’re always drooling for the next handsome guy you lay your eyes on.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YfrnAycke
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“Oh, please, you can’t deny that there are more men out there handsome than Leo. I just say he’s eye-catching, not that I want to date him or anything.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoJCCIQqQe
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“We should stay here for a while,” said Kim as she folded her arms. “If we follow, they will see us in plain sight.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2driymSNa5
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Trina didn’t argue there. And the two watched as the sisters joined the others at the fountain.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF23FplAd1S
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“Hey, what is it, Oliver?” Angel asked as she unhooked her arm around Carly’s and approached him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxLcCOsq8y
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“This seems like a wish fountain,” said Oliver as he pointed to the pool basin. At the bottom of it were dimes and nickels scattered around.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBh0kDOszlg
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“Would you like to make a wish?”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxmmx0P4Gy
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“I would love to, but Leo and Eric are bullying me, saying that those things don’t work and won’t give me a coin.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGqGZIwgQT
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Leo and Eric, who both stood on the opposite side of the fountain, looked at Oliver in disbelief. Angel looked at the two of them and folded her arms.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQAZ6nG2zO
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“Don’t believe a word he says,” said Leo. “You know how Oliver lies a lot.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvFsV8BDyv
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“Oh, I can assure you, Angel,” said Marco as he came over to her. “They were in a deep argument about it. I didn’t want to intervene since it felt more like a family affair.” Marco raised an eyebrow at Eric and Leo.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNsfEcFnYr
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“No way,” said Eric as he shook his head at Marco. “Angel, you seriously can’t believe Marco too.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZT0uGRgZb
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“Come on, you two, give Oliver a coin,” said Angel. “No one has to land in the pool of water tonight.”323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpJMYIIAtH
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“Will you really do that?” Leo asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1K8XfIFBi
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“Are you testing me?” Angel cocked her head to the side. She started to make her way around the fountain towards Leo and Eric.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsnfUvsGVI
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While Leo and Eric were making up excuses to save themselves, Marco went over to Carly, who was watching the whole affair with amusement.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrsJYekzBF
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“So, I hear you're a college student," said Marco as he stood beside her. "What are you studying?"323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf6dAG5pFi
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"History," answered Carly. "I'm in my second year."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZf8kArqOCG
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"Nice. I was hoping you were also working for the McDonells. I was going to be seeing you at the office."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1mL3IGXgC
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"You will be around for a while?" Carly asked, trying not to feel uncomfortable.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAS1HtbXMP
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"Yeah, I will. My dad and his associates will be heading back a day after tomorrow. He told me to stick around to see how things are done at the McDonell company."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE5MhpC0uW
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"Oh, okay." Carly felt a little bad for Angel. She would've had to put up with him for a while longer.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Xu8Gv4i3
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"Is your sister dating anyone?" Marco asked as he focused his eyes on Angel, who was now probing Leo and Eric to give her a coin.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8MK6FkHyJ
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"Huh, why do you ask?" Carly raised an eyebrow.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6ntJxQwH1
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Marco looked at her with a smug smile on his face. "I was just asking," he replied. "I'm betting a woman like her is already taken."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEMLdkqN2t
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Carly cleared her throat. Lying to him would've been appropriate, but she knows Angel wouldn't like that, especially if he happened to ask around.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G0PsDOd1X
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"No, she's single," she answered. "Her previous relationship didn't go so well. He cheated on her, and she broke things off."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqM2a4BKWl
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"I bet the guy begged for her forgiveness." Marco’s eyes seemed to drift off somewhere in his thoughts. "But a woman like her wouldn't tolerate such behavior."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE3wTekciB
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His response surprised Carly. He sounded like he had known Angel all his life. She noticed the look in his eyes when he went back to look at her sister. She couldn't tell what she saw in them, but it made her suddenly want to change the subject.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5JBUOVrVa
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"And what about you?" she asked. "Aren't you seeing someone?"323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOkaBm5PXn
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The look in his eyes disappeared as he turned his head to answer her. "No," he said. "Or can I say yes? Many women fall head over heels in love with me, and they enjoy my company so much that I can't really point out if I have one."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8C9CTuuiT
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"Huh?" She shouldn't be surprised. She had a feeling he was more of a player.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo62azxWQ2
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"Don't tell your sister," he warned jokingly. "I don't want her resenting me because of that."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYZnxca5TS
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"I doubt she will." Carly had a funny feeling that Marco might actually be interested in her sister after all.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggtON9MT8Z
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She turned to look at Angel, who had somehow managed to get a coin from Leo. He dug into the pocket of his trousers and fetched out his wallet. He brought out a nickel and placed it in Angel’s outstretched hand. She gladly smiled at him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU3XTgFlog
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"Now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" she asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLGf7c8yl8
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"Well, you threatened to throw us in the water, and I'm wearing an expensive suit," said Leo, feeling his cheeks start to heat up.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAvjLwbL8V
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"It was worth it. You don't think I would?"323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQHP1x2Iay
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"Oh, I believe you would," said Eric.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfZg8v0MNs
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"Why are you agreeing to this?" Leo asked as he looked at Eric with a confused look.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDH8hDVeCk
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"You better believe it too," said Carly. "Angel is a lot stronger than you think."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93xXpSIPPj
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"I'll believe it when I see it." He didn't have to. The struggle they had a few days ago at Carly’s bedroom door was proof of that.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarsj5Yo7Si
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"I can show you tomorrow if you want," said Angel. "I would like to have done it right now, but you're in a suit, and you've already given me what I need." She gestured with her eyes toward the coin.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATmPb2sxhN
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"Is that a challenge?" Leo raised an eyebrow.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXGoDkHAoM
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"No, no more challenges between the two of you," said Eric.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63OO1cm0hu
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"Why don't we all go and have a drink instead?" Marco suggested.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC8Ca6ChF1
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"Yeah," Angel agreed. "Let's leave this challenge for another day."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyihkC366kt
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"Oh boy," said Eric, rolling his eyes. "As long as it's not tomorrow, I'm okay. I want to lose my head a little with a drink tonight."323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvLKDC4zgK
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"Do you mean you want to get drunk?" Oliver asked.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL2rRYjYkD
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Angel looked forcibly at Eric, warning him that he shouldn't have said that in the presence of a child. The others, who saw her expression, almost burst out laughing. Eric knew he was going to get an earful from Angel after this.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeAmp16lGa
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"No, I meant having fun," said Eric as he looked at his brother.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo33Z5A9sW
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"Then let's go have fun," said Marco.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wd9OefnBH
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"Wait," said Angel as she gave Oliver the coin. "Don't you want to make your wish?"323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc1cpNvWd7
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Oliver looked at it with a contemplative look. "Mm, can I do it after having fun," he answered.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzAiZDj0k3
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Eric and Leo rolled their eyes at Oliver. They knew giving him the coin was pointless, and that's why they didn't want to give it to him in the first place.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36JJjJERP6
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They all left the fountain and started to make their way to the outdoor bar. Kim and Trina, who kept their eyes on them, started to follow up the stone path.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZrddRkSW2
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Miranda felt like staying on the balcony a little longer. Walters had come to check up on her a few minutes ago to see if she was okay. He brought her a glass of champagne to cheer her up a little and asked her if she would come back inside. She declined, telling him that she would only come in when their host arrived.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzcrj7AcO9
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As she looked out of the balcony, below her was an open bar. It was evening, and it would only be obvious to find people occupying the tables on the cobblestones of the bar area. Some in large groups; others small. She wished she could go down there and get herself a drink, but not when she was only there for business.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19lWaFRLVC
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She took a sip of her champagne and wished for something out of the ordinary to happen. After Red Lion terrified her with his presence, she felt going back in there wasn't much of an option.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBMJYNv3N6
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After taking the glass away from her lips, she stared at the bar below, and her eyes suddenly fell upon a face she never expected to see. Her heart fluttered at the sight of his handsome face. Looking elegant in his suit was Leo McDonell in the flesh.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpPm12QUpl
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Miranda gasped, and her fingers around the glass almost grew so numb that she had to quickly tell herself to get it together. Leo McDonell was here. And he walked into the bar area like he owned the place. That's one thing she liked about him. He carried with him authority, and he didn’t shy away from showing it.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAC3x1EXGQO
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Walking beside Leo was another good-looking man whom Miranda felt she had also seen before. Behind Leo was another handsome Asian man. And walking beside him were two women who looked extravagantly beautiful. One of them, who wore a red dress, held the hand of a little boy. She couldn't see the faces of the women clearly, as they had their backs facing her as they talked to the Asian man.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Frqr3Ih5c
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Miranda turned to Leo, and after he talked to the man who was beside him, he turned around while the man he had been talking to walked to the bar counter. The woman in the red dress and the child went over to the other side of the bar, with the Asian leading the way. Leo remained behind with the woman in the aqua blue dress. Miranda still couldn't see her face.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKycz9hbO52
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She noticed how Leo talked with the woman before him, and Miranda couldn't help but feel a little envious. She wished she was the one who was standing with him.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWlB0DSDs0
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The man who went over to the bar called over to Leo. Leo turned to him and went back to address the woman before leaving her on her own. Miranda would've glued her eyes on Leo, but she wanted to see who this woman was.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7BoDgTtd3
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The woman in the blue dress started to look around the bar, and it was then that Miranda saw the side of her face. There was no mistaking who it was under all that makeup. And she should've known from the very start by her body language that it's her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodhucBSra7
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The glass in Miranda's hand slowly started to grow a crack, but she somehow managed to stop herself from fully breaking it. She watched Carly with viciousness, as she looked elegant in her aqua blue dress. Miranda felt like jumping off the balcony to reach her quickly.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF6uD5V3Qc
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Miranda put the glass down on the glass table on the balcony and took a deep breath. Her heart felt like it had been lit up by a fiery fire, and it was raging ever more quickly. There's something she has to do about it. She had been keeping this frustration in for a long time, and the woman down there just had to be the reason for it. It was best to let it out on her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeO91MvnLw
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Miranda had to think of an excuse to go downstairs. As much as she wanted to see Leo down there in person, she had to get rid of Carly first, and no one was going to stop her.323Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU0W2sEEIU
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