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.

words, everyone’s gaze

“Did you

will you believe me? Whimey held

know you’ve 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

“I saw it when I came out from the living room is

the Ining room, and there are many plants in

gaze was sharp, muking Jenny feel unewIY:

turned

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

maids to help the two worm

saying, “Rachel

arms. As he walked away, Rachel glanced back

this round, but who

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

is here,” the butler, has Hughton,

• families all stood up Whitney looked up

Etable

strikingly handsome features looked almost sculpted. His hair was slightly damp, as though he had just finished showering

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

to oversee the grassroots level recrily, so they couldn’t make it back. They asked

appeared at the Howard residence. Understanding the need for discretion, thijsh never pressed him

in Muit. Iratead, he often reminded his

looked at his long–absent eldest grandson. “Are

other day, I doubt

lebars and didn’t try to defend hunarli.

Institute. He must be busy. Don’t blame him,” D

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

interjected. “Let’s start eating before

saved Whitney, ed to Noel and sad, “The person you and is

month. You two

their seats Elijah, having

is a Thousand

Whitney saw Nool earlier, she

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

had ended up sleeping with

plate. She didn’t even hear him when he explained ther he had only one to