When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 78 Moving On from Each Other

Wayed her head slightly, her delicate fare etched with deep disappointment.

She said in an icy tone, “I thought you were allegem bon Damian. Ir turns out that you’re just the same. To both of you, emotion are nothing but something to be hoped with” The man in trout at hei had ovidhri, helpedber, ind defendsther She’diheright that Noel was an honocable man, someone who took responsibility seriously.

Whitney was fun,ant, ashamed even, that she ‘Which a sparked aftertim for him just depnapo. What a joke.

With a faint, mocking laugh, the kanked at him. “Tee clearly overestimated you. From now on, let’s keep our distance.”

Whitey turned away sesolutely amei bei last sentence, not sparing him another glance the strade out of the greenhouse.

As the tealed farther awan, Noel’s playful smile Daded, replaced by a flickey of implexémotions selling in hỏi gàir.

Tut soon enough, his expression returned to calm indifference.

morning, Whitney had barely finished getting ready when she received a message in Hambanthat trail. “T’incoming to plik you up!

Het browsed as she replied witha Bark expressin, “It’s fine: 10meet you there.”

ahes sending the message. Whimes stood up and walked out the door without packing a single tinc

She had no intention of moving back intohis villa

Nael had been light. The Howard family might be powerful enough to control everything but she would still try to challenge Tumbat.

Sherbusedto believe she had no way to baldhin accountable.

pulled up to Damian’s

a month away, returning here telt surreal, like everything

this place. Everything here helda

decorations in the villa

the living room, she beard footsteps approaching

you came in?” “Dandan saldas be handed down the stars, noticing she wasn’t carrying

smiled, “TIl

bring any hippage,”

he asked, “Why not? thought we agreed

her outside. “Come on, 11 help you

with an ky tone. “Tim not moving back. I’m

the engagement again seemed to intitate Damian, his patience thinning. “Trold you, calling off the engagement isn’t an option. Stop dreaming

out her phone and brought up a video, tilting the screen

footage and incriminating soumch

face shinedition frication to something dicker,

the screen to ‘Whitney, his tune phillisgly menacing. “So, there was someone

finished, Whitney calmly pathes phone away. “Whether it was me or not doesn’t matter. You never our things off with her. I’m

know we can come up with a suitable explanation totell Grandpa,

to end things peacefully, without causing too much damage, as that

asked. “So, you’re threatening me now,

a threat. Lani just giving you advice Whitey’s voice wascalm.

with defiance, “And what if I don’t take your advice?”

few seconds. “Then I’ll pour

to avoid involving anyone else, especially the media.