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.

gaze turmed toward

“Did

me? Whimey held his gaze

been upset

Rachel and I were by the pool earlier. How did you see what happened? Whitney at Damon off mid–sentence. His

out from the living room is there a

pool is quite far away from the Ining room, and there are

sharp, muking Jenny feel unewIY:

why would I push Rachel Whimey paused and turned her gazeto Rachel. Did she

said, “I was just, Bod släppery by the pool. Whitney and I both tell

the maids to help the two

ankle. Sering that Damian turned to Whitney, saying, “Rachel can’t

walked away, Rachel glanced back and smirked

but who nuttered most to Damian was painfully obvious now:

clothes, Whitney made it just in time for the family bunch

the butler,

• stood up Whitney looked up as

Etable

His deep–set eyes glinted behind silver–framed glasses, and hij strikingly handsome features looked almost sculpted. His hair was slightly damp, as though he had just finished

man greeted them one by one, then moved to

recrily, so they couldn’t make it back. They asked me to send their regards to

son, Berkhams Howard, had a political background, so for rarely appeared at the

often reminded his

worry.” tipal’s face softened a looked at his long–absent eldest grandson. “Are

you the other day, I doubt you’d have thought to come back.”

and didn’t try to defend

at Sedemake Architectural Institute. He must be busy. Don’t blame

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

Samuel Howard, interjected. “Let’s

was or what saved Whitney, ed to Noel and sad, “The person

Damian next month. You two

resumed their seats

4 is a

Whitney saw Nool earlier, she

would turn out to be Noel Howard, Tamian’s cousin and the

had ended up sleeping with

and stunned, she barely registered Damian’s affectionate gestures as he placed food on her plate. She didn’t even hear him when he explained ther he had only one