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.

her words, everyone’s gaze turmed

frowned and asked, “Did you posh

you believe me?

been

and I were by the pool earlier. How did you see what happened? Whitney at Damon off mid–sentence. His half–spoken words had already made his stance clear Ignoring him, Whitney turned

“I saw it when I came out from the living

pool is quite far away from the Ining room, and there are many plants in the way.

gaze was sharp, muking Jenny

paused and turned her gazeto Rachel. Did she do something

Bod släppery by the

qarkly instructed the maids to help

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

walked away, Rachel glanced back and smirked at Whitney

round, but who nuttered most to Damian was painfully obvious now:

in time for the family bunch to start. Everyone was

Noel is here,” the butler, has

• all stood up Whitney looked up as well.

Etable

behind the screen stepped a tall, graceful man. His deep–set eyes glinted behind silver–framed glasses, and hij strikingly handsome features looked almost sculpted. His hair was

Uncle Derek,” the man greeted them one by one, then moved to stand

and Mom went to oversee the grassroots level recrily, so they couldn’t make it back. They asked me to send their regards to you.

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

often reminded his other two sons to

Tell them not to worry.” tipal’s face softened a looked at his long–absent

the other day, I doubt

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

in the chirt designer at Sedemake Architectural Institute. He must be busy. Don’t blame him,”

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

Samuel Howard, interjected. “Let’s start

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

next month. You two

their seats

is a Thousand

saw Nool earlier, she had

expected that the man from that night would turn out to be Noel

she had ended up sleeping with

he placed food on her plate. She didn’t even hear him when he explained ther he had only one to save Rachel because Noel had already gone to rescue