When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 185: “How Do You Plan to Settle This?

“cally dries or have Dairi pick you up,” Whitney said fatly, glaring at Noel She could believe someone like him would need a tide home

The patepped out of the Night as her spoker.

“Yeecan callavah,” Whitney suggested, motioning toward the road. “Or better yet, unether. There’sen shutage of options.

It was clear she way determined not to share ande with him. She wanted to cut ties completely no lingering.contact, no mixed signals

“Look around,” Nork said, his tone unfunded. “Do you see any rabs stopping leich

Whitney glanced at the street. Hewan’t wrong. The uptrale furattracted a wealthy clientele, and luxury cars outside, knowing they were likely to get passengers.

“Eme. F’il book you an Uber

on at bet melt,” die said, pulling i

Befour she could openibe

Noel plocked the car karys dangling tromler finger

centrance. Taxi drivers didn’t botheridling

The smundet hercandocking on themgh the night.

the passenger seat.

you’re to set on settling scores, how about repaving the Lavors I’ve done for

for him once or twice, she

got into the driver’s seat, started the car, and pulled away from the cub

closing his eyes. The faint scent of whiskey lingered on him, but

however, kept replaying his words “Repay what

grip on the wheel tightened. Finally, she couldn’t hold back

flushing, “what about the two times

that made her regret speaking. A faint

want to repay me in kind?” he asked,

of his words hit

“That’s not

an air of Lazy arogance. “But don’t mind the

car!” Whitney sled

halt threw Noel forward, though he caught hielt easily.

to kill me?” he asked, glancing at her to make sure she hadn’t hit her head on the steering

“I didn’t mean it that way!

arms and replied, “I’m just repeating what I heard Repayment in kind. Seems fair

she snapped, her voice a mix of frustration

me how you plan to repay mr,” Noel said smoothly, shitting the conversation

hadn’t expected him to flip the question back at

go with my plan,” Noel continued, his smirk deepening. “hyme count, you’ve repaid me twice. Add

as if