When Love Is a Lie

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

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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.

repaving the Lavors I’ve done for you first ?* Noel

cooking for him once or twice,

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

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

replaying his words

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

“what about the two

his dark gaze locking onto hers with an intensity that made her regret

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

of his words hit her like a freight train.

tumed Salmon “That’s

he interopted, leaning back with an

sled on

Noel forward, though he

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

ignored his question, her voice rising. “I didn’t mean

just repeating what I heard Repayment in kind. Seems

far!” she snapped, her voice a mix of frustration and

me how you plan to repay mr,”

mouth, but no words came out. She hadn’t expected him

Noel continued, his smirk deepening. “hyme count, you’ve repaid me twice. Add tonight, when 1 bailed you out with Govin,

if calculating