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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxwfppdCyF
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWy6rp4YWJ
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhhn5RrZW5
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GyaaMOv0P
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG41jtRswxD
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR1JP8pIIY
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfqhFxe32y
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzQEd8yafX
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"Is she still at her desk?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05RkmtKvgg
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxhV36LXCc
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Cc8xnOHLb
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wonubpbAX
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZufaANbaiu
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pNNRCKxLo
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBiuHT4E14
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnciNMNBwDN
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtoB8dTxkh
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIlFrKIqH9
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YsyiudRQe
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw95sNUJEO8
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjifsQbsTJs
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGL83D2iWSj
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvPDIfJidu
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8LKB80dhk
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaD1O0v5eX
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXOmC3ScWB
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gf9B0NBmd
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK2hfcW6ep
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPtlLy6vtb
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMBBgGDT6m
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAzDaYibYa
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"Why do you say that?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9ICbBIbMP
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwNBzhpRux
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTLRb0Kb6J
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbQ9zyW1y7
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdRXLTnhlE
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9DVLQ3TYB
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xZFLmLU9i
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE20pFr3AyH
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R0Sk31kkS
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgE0R288HP
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gBfzw4Bm6
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDH1dJRcFh
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68497JRN0G
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVwmljcfaj
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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?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUdzOkno7v
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzyx9DBuo7
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG48TZOUpgc
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIty5cU7vcC
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMeCIxqAZM
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrBwYA86pq
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzhf5wvuik
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqC1PgnFs9
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMerpcqyA31
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJWCh8DJf3
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjcCqoWHXC
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b3sOdsl8u
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EjnZzG9HF
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsU5gJZMVT
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyfxwocGjl
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet9IWijE4g
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUdJ484Des
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqRyRpRHOW
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"Ya, there wasn't."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqkAwsaGk6
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaoCJD9XOZ
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQrKvv5upk
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjKBvuHGFF
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn6NYjrvrl
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgCmZ8wneH
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3JpAooLRj
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbtynf6lwF
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqm2hw0obE
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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:772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCcrjwl3uR
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfagiQaILct
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLDWWuHgb1
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQneYDP1H0S
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyCgk2bnGe
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTBg4MMw2r
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"Great, let's go."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEbfTSOS4M
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2jViynbre
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGGAyeDQOq
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vYTE5p3J6
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm0HDM0OSu
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRntRlK31gy
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8md41SU2bI
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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?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRAGbEmzoT
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp51YHSgxk
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb41M7gsU0S
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLUil6YkGA
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDFpsQxS3x
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm1HMU5CXi
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAuFGKDhjh
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU6kmdcjKT
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgDOM17clM
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"What is it?" Angel asked.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclMGeyTGym
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOSFkfeKuq
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIT7l7Bb6W
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0i5mZhgPj
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXhBzKwFYk
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk4Om3uPeL
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVbGsKGJ8b
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7XOPlOUBI
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27ixwJl7n5
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwHRncMdtj
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OEJ5E2Crb
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbisoQJjyX
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KwNfecGCB
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tjlH7geV7
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUPHzkJC1A
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1aooXA9Kl
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdc1XxLi3V
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb6c5wmi37
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNemSHgDiY
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP1LbwaGuF
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDXfINRIwK
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA2Qha4MCZ
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"Women like you love wine."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBoimblyNQ
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5heEBSoUR
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJtEvWg5m9
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWe1pmG8or
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZex1kVUes
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uqksjcZQS
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lq6vvmRfg
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiGVibrfFt
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHdkicW1Bm
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2iV3HPKwY
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASUyCVL1fr
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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."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOWLepF27M
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuxomLCNdg
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXQ2f5lS65
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7YhfT6Kgx
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x5MULLVmZ
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5mvq0iBDJ
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMb6nbhMgk
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCp6HANjne
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGQhr6w1Hk
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RcrS4HJ1m
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XKIurlaK1
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKIAPRFJpV
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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.772Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT19mUBT058
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
and then Add to home screen.