When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 12 You Live Here Too

To Whitney’s sumprise, it was Morl

She hadn’t expected the person waiting outside the elevator who guided her through the deal to be him. No wonder he had call here at det beke she was trapped in the elevated?

“Thank you, Mr.Howard”

“‘s nothing”

The property management

si stait thanked Noel and then asked Whitney if she felt unwell and needed to go to the hospital whey shook her head, saying their was no need. She was just a bit shaken, nothing more.

Once the stall leit, she turned to thank Nor. “Thank you. You saved me again. “

This was the second time he had come to her rescue.

As much as she tried to mid any entanglement with him, late seemed intent on making her men, flat she was genuinely thankhel Hewing his voice in the elevator had truly calmed her nerves –

Noel lowered his paze. His deep eyes lingered on her for a moment behind his sibvs framed glasses. Then, picking up the umbrellapainst the will, he saidcently, “Don’t play hard to get over and over again. Men will get tentotit.”

“What?” Whitney looked at him, contused The coutent was so nin of the bhee that she had no idea what he met

Noel shook off the son from his umbrla “Move back home at least you won’t ha

Whitney frmed at his words. She trad to put his words together, and finally, she understood what he meant.

to anger at once “You think I’m doing this un piepose to

with a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Do you ally plan on breaking up with

fell silent at

to simply walk away. And after all, it was eight years of devotion. It wasn’t easy to

Dame is

lips into a line and moved past Noel without a second glance

she didn’t know it would break down again. So, she

herself moving quickly up the stairs. By the time she reached the eighth floor, she was out of hingath and had to

to see or following her at a steady pace.

advice and was now coming to lecture

dhe snapped. “Are you thinking of going to my place

between the seventh and eighth floors, his breathing wins stil

he ascended, he added, “If

dumblinded. “You live here

His voice floated down from above,

his reply, Whitney decided

were only a few steps between them. Whitney noticed that he hadn’t stopped even after a long line. She wondered which four he

on the 16th floor

the door across

me?” Whitney was astonished. The same neighborhood, the building, and even

since she moved in, she hada’t sem anyone or heard a sound from across the hall,

boel booked at

shut her

live was his own

he probably didn’t even know she lived across frombin, let alone hatbor any intention

and tumed to unlock her own door