When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 40 Why Didn‘! You Lee

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-As for climbing went him? Absolutely not.

“Noel, could you please let me out?” she asked, trying inkeep her voice ready.

Whitney’imitation flared, and the used his fullname “Noel Howard, let me out. I want to go home.”

At last, he looked up, his gare cool and intense. His well–shaped but not overly thin lips parted slightly as he asked, “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me?

know Helena was meeting you to drop off documents, “Whitney replied, her tone dipped. She was clearly intitared

me as soon as you walked in,

ne Anment

hadn’t wanted to see him, she could have burned around and

made Hellena spicious,” she said

Noel’s gas held steady as if he were

for a moment, then mot his eyes again. A trace of frustration was

to pretend he

of the Howards, her relationship with Noel was supposed to be distant

planning to just stand bere and let everyone indide watch?” Noel took a sip of water, his

was busy, and there was a good

Whitney sat

go check the banquet hall?” he

overheard Helena mention

replied, avoiding his eyes

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of Rachelor Jenay, it wouldn’t

in surprise. He

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other angles

knew the crifices. Tvie had made tabuild her business. The success at her studio

on the table. “You could try fund witnesses from that night–the walters ar

hadn’t she thought

raced with possibilities, and she

low if Jerry planned to set you up, she would’ve waited until no one was around. And with so many

in number,