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

that night His narrow wall,

done

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

and the driver got out to enter a nearby pharmacy.

became out with a plastic bag and handed

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

get

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

Erotient, he hadn’t used protection during the last round that

felt increasingly

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

had no choice but to wait until he was

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

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

watched Noel’s car drive

what she said that attended him.

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

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

“I

where you wete,” Whitney replied coolly

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

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

Boner Chemoved in with Damian after their engaertsend sin onths

saying herosädn’t bear to be intimate with her before

Bandan, tying his tie with a

Done Savoning…

forward, taking her arm.

was a stark contrast to how she

and white shirt, was wearing a crooked dark

subtle pattern that Whitmer had personally picked out

had het sie

on the floor, Rachel particked. “I’m sorry, Whitney. I didn’t know this was your gift to Uscle Damlan

but Whitney saw no sincerity in

said with a smile. “You two carry on.” With that, she tumed

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