When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 5 Done Savoring

Whitney Telt imam, her body still from head to toe. A fine kryer of sweat formed on her back.

Noel did recognize her!

The driver had already opened the back door of the car. Noel didn’t look at her again. He sat down inside,

leaving the door open

He was obnously waiting for her.

Feeling goby, Whitney didn’t want anyone to notice anything unusual, so she steeled herself and got into the car

“Whereto, Ma. Spencer?” the driver asked

“Howard Group, please” Whaney replied.

After she spoke, theea fell into pin-drop silence.

She pressed herself against the car door, lewing enough space between her and Noel for another r Whitney

curled her hands on her lip. “Thank you for savingearlier

Noel for another person to sit. The atmosphere was so awkward it almost suffocating.

Nord sat with his legs crossed while leaning apamut the back of the chair as he looked at the design dratts on his

tablet. His dark casual attire did nothing to diminish hi distinguished presence. For a long time, there was no ply

That night was chaotic, and Whitney felt she should explain hersel

She gathered her courage, cleared her throat, and began, “Thad too much to drink that night, so I'm sorry.”

She turned toward him, her palms a lsweaty. “Can you just pertend nothing-

“Did you like the pill?” Noel suddenly interrupted her without even lifting his head.

“What Whimey was condused

Noel hated his head trom his tablet. His deep, dark eyes behind silver-framed glasses met hers.

Up close and with the daylight, Whitney noticed how striking his eyes were. His lang, dark lashes framed the

deep pools of his pupils, allering in their depth and pull

Her gaze dropped. She noticed his Adam’s apple slightly visible under the collar of his shirt, the solid build of his

shoulders wrapped in the shirt, and the firm chest beneath

In an instant, bet memory was pulled back to that night His narrow wall, the defined contours of bas

“Are you done voering?

Nord’s voice broke through her thoughts. The dangerous look in his eyes, coupled with his hall-smile, made

whitney’s face bun with beat. She hurdly looked out the window

The car stopped at the roadside, and the driver got out to enter a nearby pharmacy.

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In a moment, becout with a plastic bag and handed it to Noel

Whitney glanced at the hag before it was placed right in front of her.

“Take it when you get home,” Noel said.

r me? Confused, she opened the bag She bit her lip hard when she saw what was inside. It was the morning-after

pill.

Lost in Erotient, he hadn't used protection during the last round that might

An awdward since filled the car again. Whitney felt increasingly uncomfortable. “I'll take it,” she muttered

She recalled how he hadn't agreed earlier and brought it up again, “Can you just pretend that night never

happened?”

We had no choice but to wait until he was done

A manute Liter, he hung up instead of answering her question, he coldly said, “We're not heading the sway.

Get out.”

He was the one who wanted to give her a ride, but now, he was saying it wasn’t on his way?

Dropped off hathway down the road, Whitney watched Noel's car drive away. This man’s mind was revilly

perilictable. She wasn’t sure what she said that attended him.

But from his attitude, it serund le didn’t want anyone to know what had happened that night either. That meant

they had an umpoken understanding, right?

The entire afternoon passed without Damian returning to the company. He called Whatury once, asking why she

had left without waiting for him.

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know where you wete,” Whitney replied coolly

“in a fine, as long as you're back at the company Their’s a new bag from Dior vehitset home. See if you like

He didn’t ma plan why he had disappeared. He chose to avoid that subject and quickly changed the topic, even

trying to win het mee with abag It was as if nothing had ever

back Boner Chemoved in with Damian after their engaertsend sin onths ago. They loved under the inte

ad caning, saying herosadn’t bear to be intimate with her before manage

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Chapter 5 Done Savoning...

flashed her a sweet smile and quickly stepped forward, taking her arm. “Whitney, what do you think? Does this

the look better on

Her demeanor was a stark contrast to how she had behaved by the pool carber.

Meanwhile, Damian, in a gray suit and white shirt, was wearing a crooked dark burgandy te

The dark blue the with a subtle pattern that Whitmer had personally picked out was discarded at the foot of the

coffee table.

Whimney still remembered how, when she gave it to Damian, he immediate had het sie it for him and didn’t take

it off for several days after.

Noticing Whitney's gaze on the the on the floor, Rachel particked. “I'm sorry, Whitney. | didn’t know this was your

gift to Uscle Damlan

She apologized, but Whitney saw no sincerity in her eyes.

“It’s just a tie,” Whitney said with a smile. “You two carry on.” With that, she tumed to leave.

“Whitney, it’s just a tie. Don’t overthink a “Damian blocked her path. “Rachel gave it as a gift to thankfor

rescuing her.”

Right, he was receiving a gift for ignoring his fiancée to save another woman

Whimey shered in silence.

“It’s all my fath for upsetting Whitney. I'm sorry. I'll leave DDWL*

Dvenian ordered the driver to send her back to the Howard Chefs lace showed hurt as she dashed out

then turned to Whitney with a stern expression

“You always want to make a scene,

don't you? No matter how angry ypu

are, you shouldpit phakeda Sore at

the Bon ieaidence And you left

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So, he believed she pushed Rachel into the pool as a way to make a scene.

The emotions that had been suppressed for so long finally burst out “Let him know everything, then! We'll cancel

the wedding and go our separate ways

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Damian grabbed her wrist. “I told you, Rachel is just my niece!

Would a nice give her uncle ate as agim? Whimey wrenched her arm free. “Don’t you know that only someone

close to you would give you a tie?

Damian was at a loss for words. He knew this very well, yet he was still defending Rachel. The bias was so

obvious.

Whitne’s heart grew cold She continued, “Whether you believe it or not, | didn’t push her. You know | can’t swim!

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But today, he was right there with her.

“I'm moving out tonight, and | find a chance to tell and the wedding is canceled.” Whitney pushed down the

bitterness in her chest.

Het nicht war of love would end today

Sering her heading for the door,

Damian immediately caught up with

her. “The wedding wag'y be om

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I'll prove it to you!”