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.

once “You think I’m doing this un piepose to get Dvenian’s

with a hint of amusement in his eyes. “Do

fell silent at

wanted to end things, but reality made it hard to simply walk away. And after all, it was eight

saving me again, but my elationship with Dame is my business, I don’t need you worrying dioul

that, she pressed her lips into a line and moved past Noel without

the later was fixed, she didn’t know it would break down again. So, she took the stairs

the stairs. By the time she reached the eighth floor, she was out of hingath

to see or following her at a

Had he not given her enough advice and was now coming to lecture her more?

me?”” dhe snapped. “Are you thinking of

the landing between the seventh and eighth floors, his breathing wins stil

he added, “If you keep

stopped, dumblinded. “You live here

His voice

his reply, Whitney decided to drop the conversation

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

finally stopped on

door across from

live across from me?” Whitney was astonished. The same neighborhood, the building, and

hada’t sem anyone or heard a sound from across the hall, so she had mounted

in yesterday” boel booked at her

her mouth.

was his own

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

replied and tumed to unlock her own door