When Love Is a Lie

hapter 92 You Blocked My Way

Whitney felt as though she was wrapped in an invisible shackle, trapped in a muddy swamp.

No matter how hard she tried to climb out, she couldn’t escape. Her chest felt weighed down, as if it were

filled with stones.

She took a deep breath and lifted her head.

Up ahead, two workers were carrying a heavy piece of tempered glass.

Nearby, the sound of a crane echoed through the air. Following the sound, Whitney noticed an open clearing behind the trees where larger cabins were under construction.

She walked forward while watching. Just as she was passing one of the workers, he stumbled over something and lost his balance.

The heavy tempered glass suddenly tilted and it came crashing toward her.

“Watch out!” A sharp, urgent voice sounded from behind.

Whitney turned around. Before she could see clearly, she was yanked aside by a rushing figure.

A loud crash echoed as the tempered glass smashed into the group where she had been standing moments before, creating a deep dent in the hard, packed earth.

The area near the foot of the mountain seemed undeveloped, and the ground hadn’t been paved with flagstones yet. Otherwise, the tempered glass would likely have shattered into pieces.

“You were walking so absentmindedly,” came Noel’s slightly irritated voice from above her. The still- shaken Whitney finally came back to her senses.

Whitney looked up with her pale face and imagined what would happen if the glass had hit her.

Seeing her startled expression, Noel pressed his lips together and said no more.

“I just saw the construction over there and… Whitney trailed off, suddenly realizing she was still held in -his arms. She quickly pulled away.

the danger just now and how he had appeared in time, Whitney asked, “Were you following

arena to here, one had to pass through

been following her, how would he have shown up just in

empty. He discreetly touched his fingertips before putting his hands into his pockets.

my

Whitney was speechless,

workers were also frightened, having almost injured someone. Seeing that they were both fine,

over to apologize.

that they were

to

Whitney didn’t blame them,

had to carry everything up ourselves. I must have slipped on a stone,”

over there? Is it

stargazing rooms and tree houses,” he replied before hurrying off to deliver the glass and moving

else to do, she decided to take a closer look. With that in mind, she

behind her, she turned to see Noel following at a leisurely pace.

time, I’m not in your

walked past her. “It’s a project by the Howard Group. I’m just here to take a look.”

The Howard Group?

he was following her or not. She caught up and asked, “Do you mean the Howard Group is in charge of the entire

the Howard Group typically handled large–scale projects worth billions of dollars. The manor didn’t look like it could be more than a

at her, seeming to read her thoughts. “What you’re seeing now

family has secured the development rights for this entire valley, spanning over

That explained it.

they reached the construction site.

everywhere, and workers wearing safety helmets were–busy

were

further back, small tree

A voice

Department, Harris Grant, whom

Whitney greeted