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.

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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.

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aside from cooking for him once or twice, she hadn’t done much to

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

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

replaying his words “Repay

unsettled ber. As she diove, her grip on the wheel tightened. Finally, she couldn’t hold

about the two

that made her regret speaking. A faint smirktugged at his lips, teasing and predatory.

YOUÛTE MİYİNg you want to repay me in kind?” he asked, his

implication of his words hit

face tumed Salmon “That’s not what I meant

said it, not me,” he interopted, leaning back with an

sled on the brakes.

sudden halt threw Noel forward, though

to make sure she hadn’t hit her head on the steering wheel.

“I didn’t mean it that

crossed his arms and replied, “I’m just repeating what I heard Repayment

snapped, her voice a mix of frustration and embarrassment.

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

She hadn’t expected him to flip the question

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

if calculating “Severmore