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

was pulled back to that night

done

eyes, coupled with his hall–smile, made whitney’s face bun with beat. She hurdly looked out the

car stopped at the roadside, and the driver

a moment, became out with a plastic

it was placed

it when you get home,” Noel

her lip hard when she saw what

hadn’t used protection during

Whitney felt increasingly uncomfortable.

agreed earlier and brought it up

had no choice but to wait until he

he coldly said,

a ride, but now, he was saying it wasn’t

off hathway down the road, Whitney watched Noel’s car drive away. This man’s

She wasn’t sure what she said that attended

had happened that night either. That meant they had

to the company. He called Whatury once,

“I

you wete,”

a fine, as long as you’re back at the company Their’s a new bag from Dior vehitset home. See if you like

disappeared. He chose to avoid that subject and quickly changed the topic, even trying

Boner Chemoved in with Damian after their engaertsend sin onths ago. They loved under

be intimate with her before manage

in fronted Bandan, tying his tie with a

Done Savoning…

stepped forward, taking her arm. “Whitney, what

a stark contrast to how she had behaved by

Damian, in a gray suit and white shirt, was wearing a crooked dark burgandy te

pattern that Whitmer had personally picked out was discarded at

gave it to Damian, he immediate had het sie it

on the the on the floor, Rachel particked. “I’m sorry, Whitney. I didn’t know this was

no sincerity in her eyes.

a smile. “You

a tie. Don’t overthink a “Damian blocked her path. “Rachel gave it as a gift to thank