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.

gratitude tumed to anger at once “You think I’m doing this un piepose to get Dvenian’s

in his eyes. “Do you ally plan on breaking up with

fell silent at

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

with Dame is my business,

line and moved past Noel without a

the later was fixed, she didn’t know it would

reached the eighth floor, she

peered down to see or following her at a steady pace.

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

you doing following me?”” dhe snapped. “Are you thinking of going to my place to conte

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

he ascended, he added, “If you keep a

stopped, dumblinded. “You live

had already passed her. His voice floated

Whitney decided to

more slowly. There were only a few steps between them. Whitney noticed that he hadn’t

finally stopped on the

door across

was astonished. The same neighborhood, the building, and even the same out

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

moved in yesterday” boel booked at her “Anything ebe

shut her mouth.

live was

even know she lived across frombin, let alone hatbor any intention of chuging saber aver

she replied and tumed to unlock her own door