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

memory was pulled back to that night His

done

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

and the driver got out to enter

a plastic bag and handed

the hag before it was

when you get home,”

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

he hadn’t used protection during the last

since filled the car again. Whitney felt increasingly

and brought it up again, “Can

no choice but to wait until he was

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

to give her a ride, but now, he

Whitney watched Noel’s car

sure what she said

know what had happened that night either. That meant

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

“I

wete,”

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

that subject and quickly changed the topic, even trying

after their engaertsend sin onths ago. They loved

to be intimate

Bandan, tying his tie with a flata

Done

her arm. “Whitney, what do you think?

stark contrast to how

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

that Whitmer had personally picked out was discarded at the foot

immediate had het sie it for him

“I’m sorry, Whitney.

but Whitney saw no sincerity in her eyes.

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

“Damian blocked her path. “Rachel gave