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

back to that night His narrow wall, the

you done

with his hall–smile, made whitney’s

and the driver got out to enter a nearby pharmacy.

with a plastic bag and handed it

the hag before it was placed right in

when you get home,” Noel

she opened the bag She bit her lip hard when she

protection during the last round that might

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

hadn’t agreed earlier and brought it up again, “Can

no choice but to wait until he was done

up instead of answering her question, he coldly said, “We’re not heading the

to give her a ride, but now, he was saying

road, Whitney watched Noel’s

she said that

attitude, it serund le didn’t want anyone to know what had happened that night either. That meant

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

“I

where you wete,”

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

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

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

saying herosädn’t bear to be intimate with her before

fronted Bandan, tying his tie

5 Done Savoning…

and quickly stepped forward, taking her arm. “Whitney, what do you think? Does this the

a stark contrast to how she had

and white shirt, was wearing a crooked dark

had personally picked out was discarded at the foot of the coffee table.

Damian, he immediate had het sie

floor, Rachel particked. “I’m sorry, Whitney. I didn’t know

no sincerity in her eyes.

with a smile. “You two carry on.” With

overthink a “Damian blocked her path. “Rachel gave it as a gift to thank me for rescuing her.”