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

and asked, “Did you posh Rachel?

believe me? Whimey held

you’ve been upset

what happened? Whitney at Damon off mid–sentence. His half–spoken words had already made his stance

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

away from the Ining room, and there are many plants in the way. You must have Incredible vision, Ms. Jenny”

gaze was sharp, muking Jenny

and turned her gazeto Rachel. Did she do

just, Bod släppery by the pool. Whitney and I

qarkly instructed the maids to help the two worm inside to change

have an injured ankle. Sering that Damian turned to Whitney, saying, “Rachel can’t walk. I’ll take her in. You should

As he walked away, Rachel glanced back

this round, but who nuttered

in time for the family bunch to start. Everyone was taking their

is here,” the

• Derek’s families all stood up Whitney looked up as well.

Etable

tall, graceful man. His deep–set eyes glinted behind silver–framed glasses, and hij strikingly handsome features

greeted them one by one,

went to oversee the grassroots level recrily, so they couldn’t

Howard, had a political background, so for rarely appeared at the Howard residence. Understanding the need for discretion, thijsh never

he often reminded his other two sons to act

them not to worry.” tipal’s face softened a looked at his

the other day, I doubt you’d have thought to

lebars and didn’t try to defend hunarli. “T’in

Architectural Institute. He must

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

Samuel Howard, interjected. “Let’s

what saved Whitney, ed to Noel and sad, “The person you and is Mr. Spencer’s

You two tort when you were

resumed their seats Elijah,

a

saw Nool earlier, she had been stunned

from that night would turn out to be Noel Howard, Tamian’s cousin and the eldest grandson of

up

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 to save