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

bet memory was pulled back to that night His

you done

her thoughts. The dangerous look in his eyes, coupled with his hall–smile, made whitney’s face bun with beat. She

stopped at the roadside, and the driver got out to enter a nearby

with a plastic bag and handed

the hag before it was placed right in front of her.

you get home,” Noel

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

he hadn’t used protection during the last round that

since filled the car again. Whitney felt increasingly uncomfortable. “I’ll take it,” she muttered

earlier and brought it up again, “Can you just pretend

choice but to wait

up instead of answering her question, he coldly said, “We’re

who wanted to give her a ride, but now, he was saying it wasn’t on his way?

Noel’s car

sure what she said that attended

didn’t want anyone to know what had happened that night either. That

returning to the company. He called Whatury once, asking why

“I

where you wete,” Whitney replied coolly

back at the company Their’s a new bag from Dior vehitset

subject and quickly changed the topic, even trying to win het mee with abag

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

to be intimate with her before

in fronted Bandan, tying his

5 Done Savoning…

a sweet smile and quickly stepped forward, taking her arm. “Whitney, what

a stark contrast to how she had behaved by the pool carber.

gray suit and white shirt,

dark blue the with a subtle pattern that Whitmer had personally picked out was

Damian, he immediate had het sie it for him and didn’t take it off for several days after.

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

apologized, but Whitney saw no sincerity in her

with a smile. “You two carry on.”

path. “Rachel gave it as a gift