When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 4 in a Thousand Dollars Enough

Chapter & is a Thousand Dollars Enough

With a splash, Whitney hit the water.

As she went under, she heard someone scream, and her body immediately started sinking. The sudden plinge fillether nose and throat with water

She wasn’t a swimmer, so her failing attempts to suitce were chaotic and ineffective.

Amid her pane, Whitney saw a familiar pure dive in. She reached out, but Damian warn quickly in the opposite direction, as if he didn’t see her.

Het fiance–the man she had loved for right years–chose to save Rachel over her when they both fell into the water.

The pain piced her heart like a knife, cutting deeper than she had ever thought possible.

Stunned her limbs stopped fighting Whitney watched as Damian held achel close and guided her safely to the surface

Suddenly, a firm grip seized her waist, pulling her up

She turned instinctively and met a pair of deep, mysterious eyes–the same ones she had seen on that unforgettable night.

It was him!

Forgetting she was underwater, the gaped her mouth in surprise, only to pulp in more water

Doce out of the pool, Whitney coughed repeatedly. A maid wrapped a towel around her and helped her deraff

She didn’t know why that man had shown up here, but she knew she should thank him When she looked up, though, he was alr

Her gaze shifted back and landed on Damian, who was hugging the pitiful Rachel

Noticing her state, and gently set Rachel down and walked over. His eyes were full of concem as he asked, “Are you okay?”

Now, he remembered she was her?

Whimney scotted, refusing to respond

After hearing the commotion, Djh hurried over. When he saw the scene, he asked how Whimey and Rachel ended up in the pool.

/ pone.

“I sum Whitney push Rachel in,” said Jenny Howard, who was standing beside Rachel Derek’s daughter, Jenny, had always been close to Rachel.

everyone’s gaze turmed

frowned and asked, “Did

believe me? Whimey

you’ve been upset

at Damon off mid–sentence. His half–spoken words had already made his stance clear Ignoring him, Whitney turned to confront

it when I came out from the living room is there a

there are many plants in the way. You must have Incredible vision, Ms. Jenny”

muking

Rachel Whimey paused and turned her gazeto Rachel. Did

she finally said, “I was just, Bod släppery by the pool.

help the two worm inside

that Damian turned to Whitney, saying,

As he walked away, Rachel glanced

but who nuttered most to Damian was painfully obvious

changing clothes, Whitney made it just in time for the family bunch to start. Everyone was taking

is here,” the butler, has

• and Derek’s families all stood up Whitney looked up

Etable

strikingly handsome features looked almost sculpted. His hair was slightly damp, as

by one, then moved to

grassroots level recrily,

Berkhams Howard, had a political background, so for rarely appeared at the Howard residence. Understanding

Muit. Iratead, he often reminded his other two sons to act prudently.

softened a looked at his long–absent eldest grandson. “Are busy

other day, I doubt you’d have thought

didn’t try to defend hunarli. “T’in

at Sedemake Architectural Institute. He must be

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

Samuel Howard, interjected. “Let’s start eating before

or what saved Whitney, ed to Noel

Damian next month. You two tort when you

their seats Elijah, having

is a

saw Nool earlier, she

that the man from that night would turn out to be Noel Howard, Tamian’s

up

as he placed food on her plate. She didn’t even hear him when he explained ther he had