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.

now and how he had appeared in time, Whitney asked, “Were you

tactical arena to here, one had to pass through a

following her, how would

suddenly felt empty. He discreetly touched his fingertips before putting

blocked my

Whitney was speechless,

injured someone. Seeing that they were both

to

that they were just

remind them to be

hurt, Whitney didn’t blame them, but

The mountain road’s too rough for vehicles, so we had to carry everything up ourselves. I

toward the new construction. “What’s being built over there? Is it part of the manor’s

he replied before

in various buildings. Since she has nothing else

she turned to see Noel following at a leisurely

time, I’m not in your

by the Howard Group. I’m just here to

The Howard Group?

didn’t mind whether he was following her or not. She caught up and asked, “Do you mean

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

thoughts. “What you’re seeing now is only

to read her thoughts. “What Quinn family has secured the development rights for this entire valley, spanning over 1700

That explained it.

reached the construction site.

various scaffolds were set up everywhere, and workers wearing safety helmets were–busy working

were

cabins were beginning to take shape, and further back, small tree houses being constructed on the thick branches of large trege

voice called her

to see a designer from the Architecture Department, Harris Grant, whom she recognized from delivering documents

Whitney greeted