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.”

to him. There was no telling how things might end tot het – he could make het vanish trees This would it he wanted.

Rachel’s proposition, then 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

Rachel’s entanglement, but he would leash his temper if he new Hachel was pregnant with the fourth generation i Howardtamily. The old man would

might even stop hounding Whitney to

plan, and he’ll hunt me downs

plan?” Whitney asked

don’t know the details, either. All I know is that he insists on marrying you no matter what,

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

least consider my suggestion. Even if you had the money to start over abroad, you would be alone.

for you to hold up your

Whitney dropped the subject and did not press the former to change her

to do? Rachel asked

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

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

for her limp and pointedly reminding

pursking me or Whitney,

face made Emily purse her lips

Danial insisted on escorting Whitney back to her room. She put up with him

to the bed noticing that her hair was slightly mussed, he reached out to smooth it down. However, Whitney tipped her head

said, “You’ll come