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.

you’re to set on settling scores, how about repaving the Lavors I’ve done for you first ?* Noel said

for

she got into the driver’s seat, started the

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

kept replaying his words “Repay

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

she said hesitantly, her cheeks flushing, “what about the two

hers with an intensity that made her regret

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

his words hit her like

tumed Salmon “That’s

an

car!” Whitney sled

forward, though he

me?” he asked, glancing at her to make

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

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

voice a mix of frustration and

mr,” Noel

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

anything? Then 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

if calculating “Severmore