When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 38 You Should Understand Why | Don’t Want to See You

Chapter 38 You Should Understand Why | Don’t Want to See You

Rachel didn’t look the least bit surprised by Whitney’s request. | was as if she hadi

TL“Nalglanced uneasily al Diman.

malaking why Whitney had come

Tarian spoke oprtook the necklace it, then pushed Rachel down the stairs. If the roles weer versed,

would you expect Verine to drop the charges?” Only now did Whimey te alle that it seas Damian’s idea to

press charges. He wanted to stand up for Rachel that badly? He couldn’t bear to her suffer even the

slightest bir?

Whitney suppressed the cold foot forming inside her and gave Rachel a small be” apologier on ‘Yvette’s

The soup of the necklace still needed investigating, and the fall had happened in the heat of the moment.

half for making you fall down the stairs. But he didn’t do it in prpar; she was

If she wanted Rachel to consider dropping the charges, Whitney had no choice but to humble herself for

Veetta’s nake Rachel accepted the bow without a flicker of hesitation.

She then said gently, “Whitery, it’s not that | want to make things d

(as you can see, Edd get hurt, and besides, Ms. Jennings has quite a temper-she’s too impulsive.

Maybe this will be a lesson for her that she don’t make bigger mistakes in the future.”

Rachel’s one was pendle, almost sympathetic as it she were doing this for Wette’s good as if Ye should be

grated

Whitney heard it clearly Rachel had invention of dopping the charges

Her only hope now was to appeal directly to Damian

Turning to him, the Esced him directly, “Damian, Tete didn’t mean to hurt her. Can't you let this go for my take?

Don’t pursue the assalt charge, and let's focus on investigating the necklace situation fire

“Rushing to without

toe could damage the Howards” reputation if it out veste di’t do it, I think you should consider this carefully,”

Damian was sent as if he were actually weighing her words.

Rachel suddenly raised a hand to hearhead, looking pained. “Uncle Damian, my head hurt. And I'm feeling a bit

diary”

- Danian’s attention stapped back to her, and he leaned dos ansiously. “Is it really had? I'll get the doctor”

Bachel kept her eyes closed, giving a dight nod in response.

baghted and looked back at Whimity. “As you can see, Rachel's head injury isn’t mine. We're definitely pursuing

this. Whimay, i hope you don’t get involved. This has nothing Bo do with y

Whitney let our cold nugh. “You can stand up for Bachel, but I'm not allowed to land

dup for Tea?”

She met Damian’s gaze, her voice steady and uniting “We find the evidence.”

By the tshe lett Rachel's hospital ward, it was already late.

Not wanting to disturb vee’s rest, Whimey sent her a quick message and then headed straight back to Cowska

Heights.

Just as ‘Whitney entered the building, ale spoed Noel sexining by the elevator

Remembering how he had stopped Yvette

beweren teen there.

exposing Damian and Rachel's relationship, a chill settled per expression. She walked over, going him

completely and treating him an

The elevator arrived, and Noel stepped inside. Seeing that she hadn't moved, he held the dioots

“Aren’t you coming in?“”

Whitney said nothing

Noel avleased the button, and the elevator do slowly closed between them

She took the elevator up When she reached the 16th floor, the wasted to Noel still there, waiting for her.

“If you're here to explain, save in. | don’t want to hear it.” The cut him oft unwilling to give him a chance to

speak

“Do you think “veme’s accusation would we changed anything? Prove her in?” Noel's gate was study, affected by

they look on he face

If he hadn't stopped Yvette, her outburst would have made her a laughingstock

Besides, Burnin’s influenor wasn’t something people would question lightly. Kone

wouldhave believed Tvete without concrete proet.

In the end, it wouldn’t have helped-it would’ve only ensured that the Jennings family thoroughly offended

the Haidu

And Damian would never have let Yette go after that

Whitney had cto realize all of this afterward

But there were other ways would have intervened he didn’t have in choose the one that hurt her the most.

“You stood up for Rachel. | can understand that. After all, she’s family” Whitney lifted her head, mosting

bis gaze directly

“Sq, il ’'m angry and don’t want to see you, you should understand that too

With that, the brushed past him, unlockedhet door, and went inside without looking back

The next day, when Whitney used at the hospital, Helwan lady in Tee’s ward Helena had been breed on

everything that had happened at the banquet.

“Determining whether or not the injury was intentional I'imposable. We can t what happened using video

footage om diferent angles and by interviewing guests who were closest you the time. It’s just

complicated” she explained

She dressed in a sleek black suit with her has pulled back in a low ponytail. Helena hyped rapidly on her

laptop as the spoke

Yerel a sigh al called “Helena, you’re amazing ”

But Helena’s expressed serious

*1 stopped by the hotel on my way here, and unmunately, there’s no surveillance in the rest of the bangiet

hall.”