When Love Is a Lie

Whitney paused for a few seconds before realizing he was referring to Hachel's pargnancy. She replied, " "Then you should also know I planned to send her away. Her pregnancy might not even be true - Chapter "Whether it's true or not or whether you send her away or not, it's none of my concem," Whitney interrupted, brushing his hand off her arm. "I'm not interested in knowing." with that, she turned on her heel and strode away, leaving Damian standing behind her Akobe 111 Ainia being kind at Gateng Ton Chine Chapter 115 Avoid Being Accused of Getting Too Close The car pulled into the underground parking garage et coaska thrights Whitney tetrieved her phone and called William in inquire about the status of the second batch of medication hitting the marker.

The thought might love seemed self-serving, but i <<of Howard Comp's shares meant the weldi eive ammul dividends large enough to cover her She even began to think that her father would no longer have any leverage over her and that she could soon break off the engagement. Still, she felt a pang of guilt • She vowed silently to treat Elijah as if he were her own grandfather. Whether or not she becpart of the Howard Family, she would fulfill her duty to care for him like atmır granddaughter.

William's reassuring voice one through the Okent, Mc Spencer, Best assured, as soon as it's available, I'll make sure your mother gets it first." Whitore exhaled in reliet as if she could already tre the dawn of hipe. It wouldn't be long before she was free.

Anund noon, Whitney was called into Amy'sollkr is this the data y collected?" Ator asland.

Whitney modded. "I measured every single point." Amy frowned, "Take a look at these What is this? The deviations are too large. You can't even handle such a simple task? Go back and do it again!" Whitney glanced at the data and firmly replied, "I'm certain I measured every point thoroughly and verified the numbers multiple times. There's no discrepancy.

"Çlli, se harm, you're saying I'm making this up to pick on you? Why would I bother? What do I have to gain from targeting you?" Amy smicked Leaming back in het chait, she gave Whitney a mocking look. "If youcan't envite accutate data, maybe you should hand this position over to someone who can" Giving up the position was not an option, and resigning was out of the question. Becoming an outstanding architectural designer was Whitney's dream.

Taking a deep breath, Whitney stood her ground. "Fine, I'll redo it." during lunch, the in was sent to the construction site. The project site was located on the outskirts of the city. Fortunately, there were a few small diners nearby hitney wasn't about to let herself go lungry. Even if she was sent out during lunch, As she sat down, her eyes landed on a familiar figure seated a few tables away.

Noel was dressed in a cream-colored casual suit, which accentuated his tall frand elegant presence. In this modest small diner, he stood out like a beacon of Light Whitney hadn't expected to run into him here, though it made sense if he had business at the site, Noel, engaged in conversation with someone at his table, seemed to sense her gaze. He tumed his head slightly, his eyes meeting hers.

Whitney instinctively began to smile, only to have his gaze pass over her with detached indifference.

The awkwardness of the moment hit her like a wave. Her smile faltered as the lowered her gaze, feeling deflated She had thought that after he helped her that day, his anger would have dissipated. Clearly, she had underestimated the extent of his grudge.

The project macuper from the client side, Kenelm Webb, spotted Whitney and waved her over. "n't that Ms. Spencer? ts, Spencer, visiting the s join us for ach." Whutney quiddy shook her head. "Thank you, Mr. Webb, but I've already ordered." "Don't worry about it. It's justand Mr. Howard here. No need to be shy," Kenelm sald enthusiastically Kenelin's enthusiasrodeft Whitney will little color but to join them. Noel and Kettelni were seated across from each other.

Whitney glanced at Nord for a few moments. His face was uneadable, but the chill in the air around him was impassable to miss.

Whitney chose the empty seat ideel and sat down. Yet the als seemed even colder site again? CThangbout the meal, Kenelin carded most of the conversation, with Whitney occasionally clining in. However, Noel remained silent from the moment she sat down, not even sparing her a glance.

When the bill came, Whitney readied for her wallE.

"How could we let alady 'Kenelmsaid, stopping her. "Mr. Howard alreadysid Take case of it Just as Kenelin finished speaking. Noel's cold yoke broke through. "Tintreating you, Mr. Webb. As for anyone else, it's better to keep things clear, I don't want by Noel was bring au Kenelm blinked, conduurd. The meal, even including Whitney's portion, barely added up to a hundred dollars. He couldn't understand why atingy all of a sudden Kezelim night not have understond, but Whitney knew exactly what Noel meant. It was his response in ber remark the other night about keeping their distance. If Seeing that Noel wasn't joking and had no intention of covering Whitney's pait, Kenelm attempted to smooth things over. "Perhaps Mc. Howard just didn't bring Chapter 115 Avoid lieng Amissed at Getting Too Close mough cash. No worries, I'll handle it." Kenelm was about to scan the payment code when Noel interjected again, hus gaze sharp and laced with sarcasm. "How do you know Ms. Spencer doesn't prefer splitting the bill? His deep blackeyes locked on Whitney with a subtle hint of mockery, coming across as sharp and unyielding.

Whitney forced a polite smile and turned to Kenelm. “Thank you for the kind offer, but my company provides meal reimbursements. Since I'm out on an assignment, it's fully covered by the company." After paying her share, Whitney said, "I still have work to do, so I'll take my leave." As she walked away, she could feel Noel's cold gaze piercing her back the entire time.

When she arrived at the construction site, her phone buzzed with a notification. Whitney pulled it out and opened the message.