When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 4 in a Thousand Dollars Enough

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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 toward

frowned and asked, “Did you

me? Whimey held

know you’ve been

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

came out from

are many plants in the way. You must

was sharp, muking

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

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

help the two worm inside

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

Hachel in his arms. As he walked away, Rachel glanced back and smirked

round, but who

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

the butler, has

• and Derek’s families all stood up Whitney looked

Etable

strikingly handsome features looked

the man greeted them one by one, then

“He’s doing well. He and Mom went to oversee the grassroots level recrily, so they couldn’t make it back. They asked me to send their

at the Howard residence. Understanding the need for discretion, thijsh

his other

his long–absent eldest grandson. “Are busy

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

try to defend hunarli.

Nord in the chirt designer at Sedemake Architectural Institute. He

cold.”

“Damian’s father, 5

“Let’s start eating

Noel and sad, “The person you and

She’s marrying Damian next month. You two

resumed their seats Elijah, having alread

is a Thousand Dollars Enough

Nool earlier, she had been

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

had ended up sleeping with him.

as 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 her