When Love Is a Lie

Chapter 186 No Easy Money

The call connected, and Rachel’s voice came through ina hushed, urgent tone.

“You

You need to get to Damian’s villa right now. We’ve got a chance.”

The line went dead.

Whitney didn’t ha time to dwell on Noel’s earlier amics. Focusing entirely on the rank ahead, she restarted the car and made a U-turn toward Damian’s villa, When the stepped inside, she tool Tachel lounging on the couch in lelacateslip dress covered by a sheer shawl. Whitney innumerately understood why they’d been at the villa in the first place. So much for Thamian’s promises. They were worth less than the air used to say

“Where the?” Whitney asked, komming the coom

but I slipped some sleeping pills into his chinh. He’s out cold,” Kachelsa

she approached, holding out an object. “Here’s the watch. What’s

Whitney took the watch, her fingers trembling slightly. “I need to make a call.”

She quickly duled a number. “I’ve got it. Let’s begin.”

A few ”

split up. Whitney stayed glord to the computer while Bachel went

suffocating. The program worked tirelessly to decode the watch’s encrypted files, but it felt like an

Rachel’s voice from

She stood quietly by the study door, straining

the bedroom, Rachel sat frozen on the edge of the bed Damian

you doing here?” he muttered, his volor grogry, his eyes halt

drenched in cold sweat, but she managed to force a nervous smile. “Nothing, really I couldn’t sleep-it must be

hard,

but his body betrayed him. He collapsed back onto the mattress, mumbling in frustration, “Why do I feel satired?” Rachel saw her opportunity. She leaned forward, putting on a flustered expression “Maybe because youuh were me out earlier? could barely

worked. Damian gave a weak chuckde, rlearly too

quickly, rushing to the nightstand

mumbled something about being tasty, and she brought the glass to his lips. He downed the

she watched his eyelids flutter closed.

she

bolted back to the

to ram her racing heart. “That was way too close. Don’t ever ask

easy,” Whiltiary quipped, already

but came over

box of code disappeared, replaced by a folder icon. She double-clicked, and