When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 161 Collusion

Every day, Whaney would styll around the back and the household statt koew ben notine and

she headed down the path that led from the backyard to the greenhouse. Various floral scents greetedben, aheady pertiner interspersed withominest freshly

Whitney looked up and sow Kachel staisling betere the pet et fobiet roses on the shelt. The blooms were an exquisite shade of champagne, their bodi and layered

“Did we kases it takes is years to cultivate these ques? And it takes a highly trained botanist to date, 199,

duit already anticipating her arcal, Rachel alid not tuum to acknowledge her and only stared at the poses. Whitney continued as the countered forward, “They cou zlove to tk million dollars, making them one of the most expensive noses in the world:

“They are expensive, innlend. But dhees that mean the other towers air worthlessaishida not deserve to be tended to? or kept ?” Rachelemntered vaguely. Her was on the roses, but it was distant. Like she wasn’t payine minchattention to them.

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There was a pained and too look is Rachel’s eves. Before Whitney could esposti her temark, the honed and finally looked at Whitney, changing the sujet,”

“We deded to work with won but on one condition. ”

will be sate, and give me së mulliondollus. Tipobeg abroad.”

I be leamed that she was not carrying a bor, she would be completely worthless to him. There was no telling how things might end tot het – he could make het vanish trees This

said, “You are canving acluld of the Howard family. The only person who can ensue your andd the baby’s safety in ML. How and Semet I could persuade him to forgive you for the baby’s sake.”

entanglement, but he would leash his temper if he new Hachel was pregnant with the fourth generation i Howardtamily. The old man would even take measures to keep the babie sate.

might even stop hounding Whitney

wan‘ That will rain Thamian’s plan, and he’ll hunt me downs and tear me

Whitney

insists on marrying you no

rid of me,” Rachel said Fear clouded her eyes as she continued, “It you won’t agree to my term, I can’t work

my suggestion. Even if you had the money to start over abroad,

I need is for you to hold up

sterly resolve, Whitney dropped the subject and did not press the former to change her mind

me to

her gaze for a second before waving away any doubt or hesitation. “I can no longer go ins and

evening, Damian was considerate and chivalrous as he gave Whitney helpings of food. Everyone at the table lauded him for taking such good

at the table was Emily, who couldn’t resist mocking Whitney for her limp and pointedly reminding her to test up so she

pursking me or Whitney,

face made Emily purse her lips and tall

up with him becase

he reached out to smooth it down. However, Whitney tipped her head

as he said, “You’ll