When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 5 Done Savoring

Whitney Telt İmam, her body still from head to toe. A fine kryer of sweat formed on her back.

Noel did recognize her!

The driver had already opened the back door of the car. Noel didn’t look at her again. He sat down inside, leaving the door open

He was obnously waiting for her.

Feeling goby, Whitney didn’t want anyone to notice anything unusual, so she steeled herself and got into the car

“Whereto, Ma. Spencer?” the driver asked

“Howard Group, please” Whaney replied.

After she spoke, theea fell into pin–drop silence.

She pressed herself against the car door, lewing enough space between her and Noel for another r Whitney curled her hands on her lip. “Thank you for saving me earlier

Noel for another person to sit. The atmosphere was so awkward it almost suffocating.

Nord sat with his legs crossed while leaning apamut the back of the chair as he looked at the design dratts on his tablet. His dark casual attire did nothing to diminish hi distinguished presence. For a long time, there was no ply

That night was chaotic, and Whitney felt she should explain hersel

She gathered her courage, cleared her throat, and began, “Thad too much to drink that night, so I’m sorry.”

She turned toward him, her palms a lime sweaty. “Can you just pertend nothing-

“Did you like the pill?” Noel suddenly interrupted her without even lifting his head.

“What Whimey was condused

Noel hated his head trom his tablet. His deep, dark eyes behind silver–framed glasses met hers.

Up close and with the daylight, Whitney noticed how striking his eyes were. His lang, dark lashes framed the deep pools of his pupils, allering in their depth and pull

Her gaze dropped. She noticed his Adam’s apple slightly visible under the collar of his shirt, the solid build of his shoulders wrapped in the shirt, and the firm chest beneath

instant, bet memory was pulled back to that night His narrow wall,

you done

through her thoughts. The dangerous look in his eyes, coupled with his hall–smile, made whitney’s face bun with beat. She hurdly looked out the window

car stopped at the roadside, and the driver got out to

a plastic bag and

the hag before it was

it when you get

her lip hard when she saw what was inside. It was the

used protection during the last

Whitney felt increasingly uncomfortable. “I’ll take it,”

brought it up again, “Can

had no choice but to wait until he was

question, he coldly said, “We’re not heading the same

was the one who wanted to give her a ride, but now, he was

road, Whitney watched Noel’s car drive away. This man’s mind was revilly

She wasn’t sure what she

know what had happened that night either.

without Damian returning to the company. He called Whatury once, asking why she had left

“I

wete,” Whitney

company Their’s a new

subject and quickly changed the topic, even trying to win het mee with abag It was as if nothing had

their engaertsend sin onths ago. They loved under the

to be intimate with

Bandan, tying his

Done Savoning…

her a sweet smile and quickly stepped forward, taking her arm. “Whitney, what do you think? Does

to how she had

shirt, was

the with a subtle pattern that Whitmer had personally

he immediate had het sie it

“I’m sorry, Whitney. I didn’t know this was your gift to Uscle Damlan

Whitney saw no sincerity

just a tie,” Whitney said with a smile. “You two carry on.” With

“Rachel gave it as a gift to thank me for rescuing her.”