When Love Is a Lie

hapter 122 Der Agree to Grandpa’s Request

The maid had just unlocked the door and was about to ten the home when the dont was suddenly bed open from the inside.

Noel ribbed his temples, his face full of displeasure “Whorisit?”

The mais immediately lowered their heads in a hurry when they saw him, trembling with fear. They knew better than to upset someone like him, whose presence in the Howard fandy was almost godlike. Even Samuel’s and Derek’s families dared not anger him, and certainly, the maids didn’t have the courage to either.

“I–I’m so sorry, Mr Howard We didn’t know you were inside “amaid stammeerdermoly.

Noel’s time was thick with exhaustion. “This mom kempty. I was just resting here.

– por tanit for disturbing you. We leave right away, the two mais apologized and quickly bourried out of the room.

The half–open door was shut with a soft thod, and Whitney, who halbernhading behind it, let out a sigh of relief.

She plated at Nort. “We’re at the Howard residence. How dace you?–

opened the door himself did they avoid bring

Earlier, when the maids were about to enter, she had nearly panicked, poly when Moletantly released her at opene discovered

his lower lip that Whitney had

date agree to Grandpa’s request,” he said as he

you think I can avoid marrying Damian as long

it were as simple as host rebusing, thenthis whole matter would

goed her helplessness and

couldn’t raise her voice, so she lowered hertone and said angrily, “What gives you the right to demand anything from me! Noel, I’m not one of your family members. I don’t need to live by

marrying Damian. But in the end, he threatened me. How could I not care about my mother?” Whitney telt

emotion, and the comers of

didn’t care anymore,

and said,

the outcome can’t be changed, and I have to

Or is it that you just don’t want to resist? Ask yourself–have you

eyes. “Then tell me,

for a moment before responding with another question, “Back in Grandpa’s room, your gare kept shutting between Damian and Rachel. When Jenny mentioned the 20 million dollars, Damian didn’t

glances while Whitney kept glancing in their direction. Her expression wasn’t one of jealousy or pain bur

head slightly and said, “Rachel

eyes narrowed for a moment. After a pause, he spoke, his tone heavy with implied meaning,

Damian for eight years. Hearing that another woman was carrying his child,

hurts. It’s heartbreaking. I even hate him.” Noel’s gaze darkened further, as though something was stirring beneath the surface. “Hate only comes when there’s love. Do you still love

first heard the news, it did hurt–briefly, But the hate wasn’t