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 defined contours

done voering?

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

car stopped at the roadside, and the driver got out

moment, became out with a plastic bag and handed

the hag before it was placed right in front of

when you get home,” Noel said.

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

he hadn’t used protection during the

the car again. Whitney felt increasingly uncomfortable. “I’ll take

and brought it up again, “Can you just pretend that night never

to wait until

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

who wanted to give her a ride, but now,

Noel’s car

what she said

what had happened that night either. That meant they had an umpoken

returning to the company. He called

“I

wete,” Whitney

at the company Their’s a

he had disappeared. He chose to avoid that subject and quickly changed the topic, even trying to win het mee with abag It was as if

in with Damian after their engaertsend sin onths

herosädn’t bear to be intimate

in fronted Bandan, tying his tie with

Done Savoning…

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

a stark contrast to how

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

had personally picked out was discarded at the foot of the

remembered how, when she gave it to Damian, he immediate had het sie it for him

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

apologized, but Whitney saw no sincerity

smile. “You two carry on.”

“Rachel gave it as a gift