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 you first ?* Noel said

for

into the driver’s seat, started

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

however, kept replaying his words “Repay what you owe

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

“what about

gaze locking onto hers with an intensity that made her regret speaking. A faint smirktugged at his lips, teasing and predatory.

want to repay me in kind?” he asked, his voice low

his words hit her like a

Salmon “That’s not what

me,” he interopted, leaning back with an air of

car!” Whitney sled

halt threw Noel forward, though

me?” he asked, glancing at her to make sure

voice rising. “I didn’t mean it that way!

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

a mix of frustration and embarrassment.

tell me how you plan to repay mr,” Noel said

but no words came out. She hadn’t expected him to flip the question

we’ll go with my plan,” Noel continued, his smirk deepening. “hyme count, you’ve repaid me twice. Add tonight, when 1 bailed you out with Govin, and that still leaves.”

if calculating “Severmore